Xu Qingran whispered, "Mom, does it have to be like this?"
Song Ning stopped and turned to look at her: "Do you want to continue living like this?"
Xu Qingran froze and fell silent.
Song Ning sighed: "When I ran away from the Song family to marry your father, I knew I loved him, but I couldn't bear a life of hardship. I was the eldest daughter of the Song family, and I had been pampered since I was a child. I had to stay in the supermarket until nine o'clock at night for a bottle of discounted soy sauce. At that time, I knew that I could never go back. But regret was useless. I had to bear the consequences of my wrong choice. Fortunately, your father later lived up to expectations, and the family's conditions gradually improved, so I didn't have to suffer much more."
She paused and said, "But your father passed away, and the company collapsed. Those debts are enough to crush you. Hundreds of thousands are just a drop in the ocean for the Song family, but for you, it's a debt you can't pay off even if you work your whole life. Qingran, Mom doesn't want to treat her like this either. She's my daughter too, how can I not feel sorry for her? But I have no choice. There's only so much love, and it can only be enough for one person. Between you and her, Mom will definitely choose you. If you don't want to continue living this life, you'll have to be selfish and cruel."
Xu Qingran felt as if a heavy stone was pressing down on her heart, and she couldn't utter a complete sentence to refute Song Ning.
After a long pause, she took a deep breath and forced a smile: "I understand, Mom."
"Yes, that's good to know. Your sister is very thoughtful, so you need to be more careful around her in the future and pay more attention to everything. You are different from her. She grew up in a very stimulating environment and has developed a very sharp mind. I don't expect you to be as capable as her. I'll be happy if you can grow up safely and happily."
"Okay, Mom."
After taking Song Ning, who had been sunbathing downstairs for a while, back to her ward, she booked the last bullet train back to her hometown.
With ten minutes left before she was to drive, she nervously rubbed her fingers on the screen, staring blankly at the number.
As the broadcast began, Xu Qingran finally put down her phone and got into the car.
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