"I was depressed and drank every day to relieve my sorrow. I drank too much the night before last. After drinking, I went out for a walk in the middle of the night and accidentally fell into the village pond... and drowned."

The remaining half of the banana fell.

Zhou Yaozu suddenly covered his face.

She lowered her head, and after a long while, she realized that she was suppressing her crying.

Ye Xiaozhen just watched, waiting for her to vent.

It took a long time for 놛놅's mood to slowly stabilize.

Looking up, Ye Xiaozhen found that her eyes were already red.

"Where's my mother?"

"Your mother has to take care of her funeral, and it's such a big deal, so we have to inform your sisters. I guess your sisters are on their way, so they will be busy recently and can't come to see you."

Zhou Yaozu trembled and said, "So my father is really dead?"

"Yes, this is a matter of life and death, I can't lie to you."

Zhou Yaozu felt as if the sky had fallen on him, with his father's image filling his mind.

The look of me being carried on my shoulders when I was a child and taking me to the playground.

The city had already begun to develop by then, but our village was still very poor.

The family conditions were not good, but my father was still willing to take me to the playground.

I secretly quit smoking and drinking until I cried and had a runny nose, just to save the money to take you to the amusement park.

The construction of the city required countless workers, so my father took odd jobs in his spare time.

When making money, one always satisfies oneself first, and then the rest of the family.

I went to the best schools since I was young, but my older sisters dropped out early to work and had no chance to go to school.

I never thought that I was not our biological child. I owed you too much.

Now, my father is dead.

"놛 drinks, feels depressed, and walks around in the middle of the night, all because I am not the biological child of that family. So... it was actually me who killed 놅놛, it was me..."

Zhou Yaozu recalled the last time he saw his father. It was before he entered the operating room. His father held his hand and told him to go in with peace of mind, and that he would let him see him first when he came out.

녦 is……놛The person I saw was not 놛, 땤 a doctor.

The doctor said that we are in a sterile room and cannot see our relatives for the time being.

Well, I'll definitely see you when I come out of the sterile room.

However, when he woke up again, he didn't see them.

It was a long time before I saw my mother.

From then on, I never saw my father again.

The farewell in the operating room became a farewell forever.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yaozu burst into tears again.

Ye Xiaozhen sighed lightly, "It's not your fault. If there is any fault, it's the adults' fault. No one can choose where they are born, but they can choose how they live. You got a serious illness and finally survived. You have to live for yourself."

"For myself? How can I live?"

"Look forward, your life has just begun."

"I……"

Before he could finish, Ye Xiaozhen said, "You are ten years old, an adult, and you should understand some principles. We are risking our lives to find a way for you to survive, so don't seek death for yourself."

No matter what, the death of Old Man Zhou will probably cast a shadow over this child's life.

What can I do?

Having parents like that means your life story is not glorious.

Zhou Yaozu smiled bitterly and said, "I feel like I have crawled out of mud. I shouldn't have been in that mud."

"So what?" Ye Xiaozhen said calmly, "The lotus still crawls out of the rotten mud, isn't it beautiful?"

Zhou Yaozu stared at her blankly.

Ye Xiaozhen asked, "You are also an educated person. Have you ever heard of 'coming out of the mud without getting stained'?"

놛 nodded.

"So, where a person comes from is not important, what is important is what he will become in the future. Will you merge with the rotten mud, or become a lotus flower that emerges from the mud without being stained?"

"I...I don't know."

"It's okay. You still have time to think about it."

After saying that, she took out two books from her bag.

Young people like martial arts novels, which are the most popular at the moment.

Or Hongxia had just finished reading it and thrown it away at their house, so she took it over.

"Do you see this?"

Zhou Yaozu took a look and said, "I've seen it."

"It's okay, watch it again. Look at the heroes in it, some of them were born with honor."

Zhou Yaozu took it after hearing this.

Ye Xiaozhen said, "This is Hongxia. Do you remember Hongxia? Oh, you seem to have never seen her. She is the daughter of my eldest sister. Is she your niece? You can look at her, but remember not to damage her."

Zhou Yaozu nodded.

놛I opened the book and found that there were even annotations inside?

How old is your niece?

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Ye Xiaozhen smiled and said, "You're welcome. I was just passing by and came to see you."

"Then please ask my mother when I can go back."

"What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said I...will have to stay in the hospital for another half a month."

"Then listen to the doctor."

"It's my father's funeral. I have to go. I want to see him one last time."

This...there is really no reason to refuse others.

Ye Xiaozhen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll tell her. If you go back, you'll probably have to discuss it with the doctor. And then... you may have to wait a few more days, as your sisters haven't arrived yet."

"Okay, I hope you can let me go."

When Ye Xiaozhen left, she was in a much better mood.

This seemingly sensitive child is actually very strong.

That's right, I got a serious illness at such a young age, so I was prepared for the possibility that I couldn't be cured.

It's not as fragile as it looks.

…

After Ye Xiaozhen went back, Xie Linan also came back.

She told 놛 about the hospital and Zhou Yaozu's appeal.

"I coaxed her by saying that my family was holding a funeral for Old Man Zhou, but she said she wanted to attend the funeral and see Old Man Zhou for the last time. This was human nature, and I couldn't refuse, so I told her that I would tell her mother, but she had to wait a while because her sisters hadn't arrived yet."

Xie Linan nodded, "This is a good arrangement. We can cheat for as long as we can. Every day we can cheat will heal our wounds."

"Yes, but I'm afraid the police will call me and I'll be exposed."

"Don't worry, I've already told them, and they understand and won't use this to irritate the patients."

"That's good."

We have done our best.

"By the way, what did the police say? Have they found any signs of your mother's murder?"

Xie Linan was silent for a while before saying, "The body died of poisoning."

Um?

"Didn't you say you were drowned?"

"She was poisoned first and then pushed into the courtyard pond. It's correct to say she drowned. She probably wasn't dead at that time. However, even if she didn't drown, she wouldn't be able to live much longer. Taking it is like rat poison."