Fortunately, the examination results showed that Jin He's stomach was irritated because he ate too much cold food. He was told to go home and drink some hot water to warm his stomach. However, because of Jin He's heart condition, he couldn't drink too much water, otherwise he would have fluid accumulation and need surgery. So An Yi got a medicine pack from the traditional Chinese medicine clinic, planning to heat it up at home and apply it to Jin He's stomach.
Unexpectedly, they encountered uninvited guests as soon as they arrived at the north gate of the community. Jin He was feeling unwell and was a little dizzy from sitting in the car for a long time, so he asked An Yi to park the car at the entrance of the community. As An Yi helped him walk home step by step, they were suddenly stopped by someone.
The moment he saw Yang Xiaoli, the hair on his entire body stood on end!
"You! What are you doing here?!"
Yang Xiaoli didn't look well; she looked haggard. But seeing that Jin He looked even worse, she asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
For the first time in twenty-five years, the first thing she said to her eldest son wasn't sarcasm or moral blackmail, but concern. Although Jin He didn't know if his concern was genuine or feigned.
"Is there something you need?"
"Oh, I made some steamed buns for you at home, with beef filling." Yang Xiaoli picked up the plastic bag in her hand and shook it. "I remember you used to like steamed buns when you were little."
"I was hungry back then, and I loved to eat anything."
"Oh, do you remember when you were five years old? Your father had just passed away, and I was quite sad. You even took your own pocket money and went to the market to buy me meat buns. They were piping hot and smelled especially good."
"Do you remember when I gave it to you, you slapped me twice and scolded me for wasting money and being ignorant, saying that you only have a little money and you spend it on food? A greedy child will have his tongue cut off."
An Yi's expression turned sour upon hearing this.
Yang Xiaoli looked embarrassed: "Oh, really? You really hold a grudge. I was also feeling upset at the time."
Jin He hadn't eaten much since he woke up that morning, and he had just had a gastroscopy. Even though he had received an IV of nutrition at the hospital, he was still a little restless. He looked around and walked to a bench by the roadside, about to sit down, when An Yi quickly took off his coat and placed it under Jin He's bottom.
Jin He glared at him, and An Yi reluctantly took out a portable cushion from his backpack and placed it under Jin He, then obediently took his coat back and put it on: "The coat is thicker."
Jin He ignored his rambling and continued, "You wanted to come and reminisce with me, but unfortunately, you and I don't have any good memories. What exactly do you want to do here today? I can't afford to spend another penny on you."
Yang Xiaoli quickly shook her head: "No, Mom just wanted to come and see you... How have you been lately?"
"Isn't that obvious enough?"
Yang Xiaoli retorted to everything Jin He said, so she had no choice but to shut up and put the steaming hot buns next to Jin He. Jin He was already feeling unwell after her gastroscopy, and the smell of the meat buns made her feel even worse, so she kept backing away.
"My mother has been thinking about things from the past lately."
"Is that so?"
“You were so cute and well-behaved when you were little. You always helped your mother with many things like a little man and took care of your younger sister.”
"That's because if I didn't do it, the two of us would starve to death."
Yang Xiaoli: "..."
"I'm embarrassed to say anything to you. You have two children, one five years old and the other two years old. You just leave them alone at home. Aren't you afraid something might happen to them? What are you thinking?"
"Mom was young then, you have to forgive Mom, it was Mom's first time being a mother too."
"You may not have been a mother, but you must have been a child."
After hearing this, Yang Xiaoli fell silent.
"So I don't understand what you want from me now? Is it money? Or are you waiting for me to die hoping to get a share of my inheritance? Why are you treating me like this? Aren't I your child?"
Jin He took a deep breath: "It's a pity I'm not the fifteen-year-old Jin He anymore."
Fifteen-year-old Jin He might beg his mother for mercy, at least to ensure that he and his sister had enough to eat, at least to make him less tired, and at least to allow him to rest after school and finish his homework instead of having to do farm work at the village chief's house for twenty yuan.
But what's the point of thinking about these things now? He's already grown up.
No matter how difficult the process, he has grown up.
“I have nothing to say to you, and I don’t want to see you again.” Jin He reached out and pinched her brow. “Every time I see you, I feel exhausted. If you really want to release your misplaced maternal love, please stay away from me.”
"Please stay away from me." Jin He repeated again. An Yi could tell that he was at his limit. He reached out to help him up, pinched his wrist to check his pulse, and stuffed a piece of red date candy into his mouth.
“Xiao He…”
“Go back and treat your current child well. Remember to educate him properly, otherwise you will spoil him.”
"How could that be? Xiaoxi is a sensible person."
Yang Xiaoli's instinctive defense left Jin He speechless, but no matter what, it shouldn't be his concern anymore; he had to respect other people's fate.
"Those steamed buns..."
Jin He turned her head and looked at him with disdain: "I never eat beef or mutton, didn't you know that?"
Of course, the neighbor's grilled veal steak is an exception.
"I'm your mother, so does that mean you'll have nothing to do with me anymore?" Yang Xiaoli chased after him, trying to persuade the stubborn child. "What will I do then?"
"What? You still expect me to take care of you in your old age?"
"this……"
"Never in this lifetime." Jin He stared wide-eyed. "If you don't leave, I'm calling security."
Yang Xiaoli wanted to step forward and say something, but An Yi shooed her away with a look. "Madam, this is my property. If you come here again, I will sue you for harassment and invasion of privacy. You'd better watch yourself."
Watching the two walk further and further away, Yang Xiaoli gritted her teeth and said, "Jin He! I'm your mother!"
"Jin He! You'll regret this!"
Yang Xiaoli was rebuffed and was cursing as she prepared to leave the community when she turned around and was blocked by two burly bodyguards.
"Madam, please show me your phone. We need to conduct a body search."
"What are you doing?" Yang Xiaoli said fiercely. "Who are you people? You think you can just look around like that? This is my personal privacy!"
The two bodyguards exchanged a glance: "Hold her down."
"Why!"
"We found some photos of your neighborhood and the exterior of your house on her phone. If this information gets leaked, some obsessive fans will follow the photos to your location," the person on the other end of the phone said. "I'm not sure if she's leaked them. I searched her chat history and spending records, but there was no relevant information."
"Okay, I understand." An Yi, wearing a Bluetooth earpiece, was in the kitchen making cold medicine for Jin He. After all, it was still quite cold outside, and it was always good to drink something as a precaution.
“We can’t let them stay in Haicheng. As long as they’re here, they’ll try every means to harass Jin He and delay his recovery,” An Yi said. “I’ll leave this to you. Be careful and don’t leave any evidence.”
That evening, Yang Xiaoli's husband received a promotion notice. His boss said that he was going to send someone to a branch office in Yunnan for a work exchange. Once there, he would become the branch office's general manager. However, the branch office had just been established, and everything would have to start from scratch.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was actually a demotion in disguise, but the job was so lucrative. Their company's production line was right there, and he could secretly take some out and resell it to make some money. After discussing it with his family at home, the man immediately sold the house and moved the whole family to Yunnan. Strangely enough, houses in Haicheng are not usually easy to sell, but today, as soon as they were listed with a real estate agency, someone contacted them immediately.
"So smoothly." The man smiled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "It's God's will to make me rich. From now on, I'm Boss Sun."
The day after they moved to Yunnan, before they even had a place to stay, Haicheng's company was suddenly acquired.
The branch company was also facing the crisis of liquidation and bankruptcy, but the man was simply not worthy of his position, and he lost his job in Yunnan after only one month.
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