Mingxia, when talking about her own situation, only mentioned that she was now selling meals from a stall and did not mention that she owned a restaurant or had bought several properties. She also didn’t mention that Cao Yuan was the chief of the Police Station, only that he was a police officer. It was not that she did not trust her family, but she feared getting involved with troublesome relatives. She had a duty to support her parents, but she felt no such obligation toward her siblings, so she kept her achievements to herself to avoid any trouble.
These years, she also had her reasons for not visiting them. In her previous life, after Gong Mingxia’s divorce, her family’s attitude had utterly broken her heart, and she never returned home. In this life, it was her turn, and she was somewhat indifferent toward their earlier actions. After all, Gong Mingxia was still a member of the Gong Family. It was bad enough that they didn’t stand up for her, but they went even further by kicking her and her mother out.
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When she revealed her reasons for not coming home all these years, her mother was full of remorse, even slapping herself in front of Mingxia.
Mingxia hastily grabbed her hand, "Oh Mom, what are you doing?"
"I’m sorry, my child, we were wrong. We shouldn’t have despised you because of your divorced status. If it weren’t for that, you wouldn’t have had to wander for so many years, having a home yet unable to return. We were foolish, I’m sorry. It was all our fault. When you have time, could you bring your husband and children to visit?"
Mingxia readily agreed and then opened the supplements she had brought, making a cup of milk for her mom. Her dad could now eat liquid food, so she used a straw to feed him some powdered milk from a can. In his condition, he couldn’t taste it, but seeing that it was from Mingxia brought him comfort, his tears mixed with smiles.
Mr. Gong’s health had been poor for a long time, beginning with just a tremor in his hands, which the family didn’t take seriously. Then last month, his condition drastically worsened, nearly costing him his life. Now it seemed he wouldn’t last much longer as he was expected to be in a rehabilitation unit but was still at home, which was not a good sign.
He looked incredibly thin.
"Mom, are you here all by yourself?"
Old Lady nodded, "They are all busy, working or studying. Besides, we are in the county, everything costs money, so I am the one watching over your dad day and night. Thankfully it’s summer now; I just place some cardboard down and sleep on it, it’s okay, we’re managing. Your brother also contributes some money, your little sister and her husband often come by to visit."
Gong Mingxia didn’t know the current situation at home, but from her mother’s words, she realized that aside from her, the rest were just farming at home, never venturing out of town, barely making any money.
Before she could ask more, a nurse came in to ask for payment fees. Gong Mingxia took the bill and saw it had accumulated more than 2,000 yuan in arrears.
"Mom, you sit here, I’ll go ask about the situation, and I’ll come back soon." Before leaving, she also greeted her father.
Walking out of the doctor’s office, her heart felt heavy, because Mr. Gong’s initial condition had not been so complicated. It was completely due to delayed treatment that it had deteriorated as such. From the New Year till now, he had been hospitalized four times. Each instance was critical before he was admitted, and he was soon discharged when it stabilized a bit—just because they had no money.
The doctor also said that for Mr. Gong, in the best-case scenario, he might last another three to five months; in the worst case, it could be anytime...