Having finally seized the opportunity, she plopped down on the edge of Gu Guanhai's bed, adopting a posture of conducting a joint interrogation.

Grandma Gu took off her shoes and sat cross-legged in one smooth motion.

"Tell me about it."

Holding up one shoe, she glared at her son and said, "What do you have to say? Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely. My shoe soles aren't to be trifled with!"

Gu Guanhai exclaimed upon hearing this: "!!!"

He rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

"Mother, I'm already in this state, can you please stop making things worse?"

Grandma Gu glared at her, "No way!"

The old woman gritted her teeth and said, "Before, when you were away from home, if you got hurt or sick, I didn't mind not seeing it. But look at you, look at what you've done in the past six months! When have you ever come back from the brink of death?"

“My son! Your mother is getting old, and the earth is already above my neck. Who knows when I will kick the bucket and close my eyes to go down to join your father.”

"How can I die in peace if you keep acting like this? You have to give me a straight answer so I can face your father in the afterlife!"

Gu Guanhai heard this: ...

If his mother were to use force, he could still give vague answers.

However, his mother tried to appeal to his emotions and kept bringing up life and death!

Gu Guanhai's complete collapse happened in an instant.

"well!"

He sighed and said, "Mother, you've already said all this. If I try to fool you again, you'll definitely hit me with the sole of your shoe."

Upon hearing this, Grandma Gu hummed in response.

She brandished the sole of the shoe in her hand, giving her a "you know what's good for you" look.

Gu Guanhai took a deep breath, reached out, and slowly lifted his clothes.

As he moved, the scars on his body were slowly revealed to Old Lady Gu.

Grandma Gu: "!!!"

The old eyes widened.

His pupils trembled slightly.

The old woman subconsciously reached out and covered the round scar on her son's chest.

Hedao Village is nestled against the mountain, and there used to be hunting rifles in the village.

She had seen what gunshot wounds looked like.

“Mother, after I left home, I took up a gun.”

“When I’m out in the world, I don’t call myself Gu Guanhai, I call myself Gu Hai.”

"..."

"..."

Grandma Gu listened to her son's story with trembling hands, opening her mouth several times, only to be rendered speechless each time.

After a long while.

She calmed down and sighed, "So that's how it is! I was wondering why you and your sister, who were so close, suddenly fell out."

"So it's because you're such a worry, making me anxious!"

She had no idea what her son had gone through all these years.

Unexpectedly, it was her daughter who took on all the burdens for her.

Grandma Gu stood up with a sigh, "Fine, I'll just consider this son of yours as being raised for the country's sake."

"In the future, if you pass away before me, you can go and boast to the ancestors of the Gu family. If I pass away before you, you don't need to worry about me. Being able to give birth to a son like you, I can walk with my head held high and my chest out when I get to the afterlife!"

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Gu, who had reached the door, turned back, frowned at her son, and said, "You're already like this, so don't cause trouble for others."

"She's already been a widow once, does she expect to go back to guarding your tombstone and your portrait?"

Gu Guanhai exclaimed upon hearing this: "!!!"

His handsome face twitched slightly.

It felt like a knife had been plunged into my heart.

Grandma Gu: ...

She gave him a disdainful look and said, "Be good! We won't cause trouble for others!"

The old woman said with a gentle, persuasive tone, "Your mother and sister will take care of you. We promise to send you a wreath later!"

Gu Guanhai exclaimed upon hearing this: "!!!"

I feel terrible.

He asked with a look of surprise and doubt, "Mother! Are you still my biological mother?"

Grandma Gu: "I was thinking of saying no, but when I gave birth to you, no one else lived in our house!"

As she spoke, the old woman opened the door and walked out, "This is so upsetting. I had a son, and after raising him for so long, he ended up working for the government. Sigh!"