"Grandma!" Tao Chenyang rushed over to Tao Ying with great enthusiasm when he saw her.

"Mom." Wang Chuntao was lighting the stove when she heard the voice and came over to take the lunchbox from Tao Ying's hand.

"I'll serve two portions of the meal when it's ready. Baoshan is in the hospital, and Baomin is with him. I'll take them to them later," Tao Ying instructed Wang Chuntao without any formality.

"Mom, what happened to my third brother?" Wang Chuntao looked at Tao Ying with a worried expression.

"It's nothing serious. We'll send Yangyang to daycare tomorrow and get his household registration sorted out," Tao Ying said casually.

"Mom, I'll go with you to deliver your food later," Wang Chuntao said after thinking for a moment.

"No need, just stay home and do your homework. Don't worry about me," Tao Ying said before returning to her room.

Tao Ying is a bit tired today. She's still a little worried because she hasn't received the house yet.

I'm thinking of taking another day off tomorrow and buying the shop first.

I fell asleep while thinking about it.

"Mom, Mom, dinner's ready," Wang Chunni called softly to Tao Ying from outside the door.

"Here I am!" Tao Ying rubbed her eyes and slowly stood up.

"Grandma, wipe your hands." Tao Chenyang had been waiting outside, holding a wet towel in his hand.

"Thank you, Yangyang." Tao Ying didn't stand on ceremony and returned it to Tao Chenyang after she finished using it.

Tao Chenyang happily went to put the towel away again.

For dinner, I made mixed rice, stewed potatoes and green beans, and braised pork head.

"Mom, I've served my second and third brothers' food." Wang Chuntao handed the chopsticks to Tao Ying.

"How was Chunni's work today? Are you tired?" Tao Ying asked softly when she saw Wang Chunni hesitate.

"Mom, Director Cao is a kind person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She is very good to me. Mom, what happened to Baoshan? Why is he in the hospital? Is it serious?" Wang Chunni was still quite concerned about Wang Baoshan.

“Nothing’s wrong in Baoshan. Can you adapt to the job? Once things are settled in Baoshan, Mom will look into night schools for you. You can enroll in an accounting program.” Tao Ying glanced at Wang Chunni.

Finding that Wang Chunni seemed to be speaking sincerely, they stopped worrying about it.

“Mom…” Wang Chunni was even more worried when her mother didn’t mention Wang Baoshan’s situation.

"Sister, have some meat." Wang Chuntao put a piece of pig's head meat on Wang Chunni's plate.

“Chuntao…” Wang Chunni looked up at Wang Chuntao.

"Sister, didn't you ask Yangyang if he was happy at school today?" Wang Chuntao sighed.

My sister's personality is really...

Mom clearly didn't want to talk anymore, but she kept asking. What will she do if Mom gets angry?

Tao Ying didn't look up; she hadn't expected the two younger ones to be so clever.

"Mom, I'm going to school tomorrow." Tao Chenyang happily shared with his mother as soon as he heard his name.

"Yangyang is going to daycare tomorrow, not Auntie's school," Tao Ying said to Tao Chenyang with a smile.

"Grandma, I promise I'll study hard so I can buy you delicious food in the future." Tao Chenyang's eyes sparkled.

"Okay, then Grandma will be waiting." Tao Ying interacted with the little girl happily.

After eating, Tao Ying took the lunchbox to the hospital. She returned after the two of them finished eating, giving Wang Baomin a dollar before leaving so he could buy food for breakfast the next morning.

The next morning, carrying her schoolbag, she took Tao Chenyang to the daycare center, and then went to find Wang Xin with her bag on her back.

"Auntie, how's your child? I didn't expect your family to be in such dire straits. Just give me two thousand two hundred." Wang Xin had thought Tao Ying wouldn't be able to come.

Wang Xin felt extremely guilty after returning home yesterday, thinking that if she hadn't haggled for so long, she probably wouldn't have encountered this situation.

If something happens to that child, I'll never be able to live a good life.

“My Baoshan is fine. The price we agreed on yesterday can’t be changed. You’re a kind-hearted girl, and I can’t take advantage of you.” Tao Ying sighed. This girl really is kind.

“Auntie, let’s transfer the property now.” Wang Xin felt that she got along very well with Tao Ying.

"Come on, your auntie loves your straightforwardness," Tao Ying said cheerfully.

“Auntie, talking to you always feels like we’re pretty much the same. Don’t you think we’re kindred spirits?” Wang Xin genuinely felt close to Tao Ying.

"How old are you, kid?" Tao Ying asked casually.

“Auntie, I’m thirty-four this year, and you?” Wang Xin replied.

"I'm already forty-five." Tao Ying thought to herself, tears welling up in her eyes.

If this were in the past, anyone who was a year older than her and dared to call her "auntie" would have been someone she would fight to the death with.

“Auntie, you’re so young,” Wang Xin replied with a smile.

The two went to complete the property transfer. Tao Ying first slipped a pack of cigarettes to the clerk, and the rest of the process went incredibly smoothly.

After completing the property transfer, Tao Ying hummed a little tune as she went to the hospital.

Upon arriving at the ward, they saw Wang Baoshan lying on the bed with his eyes closed, looking at Wang Baojun with a wary expression.

Wang Baojun stood to the side with a dark expression, while Zhao Shuangfeng sat timidly to the side.

Upon seeing Tao Ying, Zhao Shuangfeng immediately knelt down.

"Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong, can you please let me go?" Zhao Shuangfeng said, crying.

"Wang Baojun, is this the strategy you came up with? Are you trying to put me on the hot seat?" Seeing that the other patients had gathered around her again, Tao Ying felt her hair standing on end.

I'm so annoyed by being stared at like a monkey.

I really wish I could transform into a monkey from Mount Emei and give each of us a giant sinus.

"Mom, I was wrong. This is the money we scraped together for you. Please don't abandon me, okay?" Wang Baojun also knelt on the ground, took out a large wad of money from his pocket, wrapped in a handkerchief, some in small change and some in large bills.

“Who doesn’t want whom? You’re a good worker, earning fifty or sixty yuan a month. This is the letter of severance I wrote yesterday. Your family can sign it and put their fingerprints on it, and I’ll go to the police station with you two.” Tao Ying took the handkerchief and handed it to Wang Baoshan, indicating that he should count the money.

As for the letter severing ties, it was discussed with Wang Baoshan yesterday, and Wang Baoshan personally wrote it; there are two copies in total.

Wang Baojun was stunned the moment Tao Ying took the money, especially when the letter of severance was presented; all of Wang Baojun's strength and resources vanished.

I thought Mom was just throwing a tantrum and being a little temperamental.

I never expected him to be serious.

My mother actually wants to sever ties with me.

Zhao Shuangfeng was also dumbfounded, kneeling on the ground, not knowing what to do.

"You old woman, how could the child..." The onlookers couldn't bear to watch anymore. What kind of heartless mother could be like this, with her child in such a state?

"Shut up! If you want to watch the show, then watch quietly. If you want to fight, I'll fight you." Tao Ying retorted when she heard the onlookers start talking.

"How can you be so ungrateful?" an old man said, somewhat displeased.

"I only didn't expose you for peeping at old women taking a bath because I knew better than to tell everyone." Tao Ying glared fiercely at the old man.

I hate people who watch the drama and then spout nonsense; they're just as disgusting as those trolls hiding behind their screens.