But the young woman is only thirty-three years old, and she will have to wait another twenty-five years to receive her pension.

I was already old enough to receive my pension at 45.

Why can't people with the same toxic and harmful working environment be allowed to retire early?

Mingming's living conditions are much better now, and he is much wealthier.

But why are people more tired? You can tell just by looking at how exhausted the children are.

Grandma Tao believed that Tao Ying had simply worked herself to death.

If I hadn't come, the little girl might never have woken up.

However, there's no way to tell this to others, because they wouldn't believe it.

Grandma Tao didn't delve into Tao Ying's memories because it would give her a headache.

As she was thinking, Wang Jing returned.

"Tao Ying, are you feeling better? I bought some wontons, millet porridge, and steamed egg custard. What would you like to eat? Can you eat by yourself? I'll feed you." Wang Jing opened the boxes one by one and asked Grandma Tao softly.

"I'll have wontons, I can eat by myself." Grandma Tao glanced at the two bowls of food, not really wanting to eat either.

I crave meat more now, especially since I haven't eaten much meat in a long time when I was still single.

It's not that I can't afford it, but it's hard to digest if I eat too much, and I also have a sensitive stomach, so I don't dare to eat too much oily food.

"Okay!" Wang Jing handed the spoon to Grandma Tao.

Grandma Tao didn't stand on ceremony with Wang Jing; she was genuinely hungry, having not eaten for four meals in her memory.

If it weren't for the nutritional injection, he probably would have fainted from hunger long ago.

Instead of picking up the bowl, I ate it right there on the table, afraid that I would suddenly have a headache and spill the food.

After finishing a bowl of wontons, Grandma Tao fell asleep again.

Wang Jing glanced at the time and finally asked someone to find her a caregiver.

Two hundred yuan a day, 24-hour care.

This is only because Tao Ying is physically healthy that she asked for so little.

When Tao Ying woke up, she saw a woman in her fifties sitting next to her bed.

"You're awake? I'm the caregiver your sister found for you. Just call me Aunt Liu. Are you hungry? I'll go buy you some food," Liu Yanli asked Tao Ying.

In fact, Liu Yanli thought this family was just throwing money away. This girl was perfectly capable, so why did she need to be taken care of?

However, Liu Yanli wouldn't say anything more about it; she was very serious about her work.

"No need, I ate lunch, I'm not hungry yet," Tao Ying shook her head and said softly.

Liu Yanli is really amazing. No matter how difficult the customer is, she can handle them very well.

But Tao Ying had nothing to say at all, and after finishing speaking, she closed her eyes and continued to stare blankly.

I don't know what to say, and I don't know how to say anything. My head also hurts.

I can't help but wonder how long it will take for my death to be discovered, whether my grandchildren will be heartbroken, and whether they will regret it.

Will Chun Tao know that her mother is gone? Will she come back to see her one last time?

She was worried about how she would face her husband in the afterlife.

And then there's his eldest daughter, Chunni; will she hate him?

I didn't realize it when I was young, but now that I'm older, I see other people's daughters bringing home loads of gifts for their mothers, buying them clothes and food, and even inviting them to stay at home.

He only has his son and daughter-in-law; he has nothing else besides himself.

Sometimes, Grandma Tao wondered if things would be different if she had brought Chunni back herself in person.

Why can others abandon their husbands and children to return to the city, but my daughter can't? My daughter threw her life away in the countryside.

He didn't even visit his daughter before she died. Did he hate himself before he died?

But it's too late to think about all this now. My daughter doesn't have her own destiny; she can't go back…

Right, I clearly went back, so why didn't I go and pick up Chunni first?

Thinking of this, Grandma Tao couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

She fell asleep again soon after.

Seeing that Tao Ying had fallen asleep again, Liu Yanli went out to buy some things Tao Ying needed. There was nothing here, not even toiletries.

After buying toiletries, I went to buy some other household items.

He went to eat first, and then started buying food for Tao Ying.

I bought a boxed lunch. The doctor told me that Tao Ying can eat anything and doesn't need any special care.

Because Liu Yanli would basically come back to check on Tao Ying's situation after each shopping trip.

So by the time the food was all bought back, it was already more than two hours later.

"Awake? Do you want to eat? I bought you a boxed lunch," Liu Yanli asked softly.

Because Tao Ying's brain was injured, Liu Yanli dared not raise her voice.

"Have a little, thank you," Grandma Tao said politely.

No one has ever treated me like this in the second half of my life.

"No need to thank me. You paid me to take care of you, so it's only right that I do this. If you want anything to eat, just tell me and I'll go buy it for you. Your sister told me the standard rate is 100 yuan a day, and you can pay for anything more yourself. I'll pay for everything with WeChat Pay, and I have screenshots. I'll show them to you later. Don't worry, I absolutely..."

"My head hurts, stop talking." As Grandma Tao listened, she felt as if someone was hitting her head with a small hammer.

Liu Yanli immediately shut up, afraid that she might have made the patient's condition worse.

It took a full half hour for Grandma Tao to recover.

“From now on, if you speak more than two sentences, and someone comes to visit me, only let your sister come in,” said the pale-faced old lady Tao.

"I'll feed you." Liu Yanli looked at Grandma Tao with some trepidation.

Now I finally know why they hired me.

Grandma Tao didn't say anything, but put the boxed lunch on the table and opened the lid herself.

The rice was snow-white, but Grandma Tao rarely ate it.

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