Chapter 7
Gu Man put away the gift into an end-table by the bed, then handed a cup of water to An Qian .
“Thank you so much,” An Qian took the water and thanked politely .
“Gu Ning, how’s your body?” An Qian asked .
“Oh, I’m fine now, and ready to leave,” Gu Ning replied .
“Really?” An Qian was happy for Gu Ning, “Congratulations!”
“Thanks,” Gu Ning said .
After a while, An Qian walked Gu Ning and her mother out of the hospital .
Gu Man knew An Qian was working in this hospital, she didn’t want to bother An Qian, so she disagreed .
But An Qian insisted, so Gu Man accepted her offer .
While on the way out, An Qian had already called the taxi for them . Gu Man couldn’t thank An Qian enough for what she had done .
As for Gu Ning, she was at ease though, but she still thanked An Qian out of politeness .
When Gu Ning finally left the hospital, she felt super free and comfortable .
After half an hour, the two were home at last .
Gu Ning and her mother lived in an old alley at the old district . It was too old and about to be demolished sooner or later .
Therefore, Gu Ning and her mother wouldn’t stay here for much longer .
This house was the property of Gu Ning’s grandparents . When her grandpa had passed away 10 years ago, her grandma moved to live with her eldest uncle, Gu Qinxiang .
And the house became the home of Gu Ning and her mother .
But they needed to pay the rent .
Since they were family, Gu Ning and her mother only needed to pay half of the rent .
It was an old area in the old district with old amenities, so the rent wasn’t high .
The house had two floors . Each floor was around 40 square meters . The first floor was living room, kitchen and bathroom, and there were three rooms on the second floor .
In the past, when the Gu family had lived together, Gu Ning’s grandparents had shared a room, her eldest uncle, Gu Qinxiang, and third uncle, Gu Qinyang, had shared another, while the third room was shared by Gu Qing and Gu Man . It had been extremely crowded .
Then, Gu Qinxiang became rich and bought another house . Gu Qinyang had got a cradle-to-grave job with a house allotted by his company . The Gu family had lived a better life afterwards .
But this old house had been left with some basic furniture, without any household appliances .
Gu Ning was astonished to know that her family was dirt poor .
Tang Aining, in her previous incarnation, had never ever lived such a miserable life .
Luckily, Gu Ning didn’t feel hopeless, but satisfied, because she had the strong deep love from her mother .
She wanted to earn money as soon as possible to let Gu Man live an affluent life .
The first thing Gu Ning wanted to do after she earned money was to buy a big house, then buy some good clothes and expensive skincare products for Gu Man . She wanted her mother to enjoy her life .
Gu Man wasn’t an old woman actually . She was only 39 years old . There were a lot she could do for the rest of her life .
For 18 years, Gu Man had stayed single .
Gu Man was pretty indeed, and had many admirers, but she didn’t want Gu Ning to feel uncomfortable, so she never agreed to marry again .
Since Gu Ning had grown-up now, probably it is time for Gu Man to chase for her own happiness . So Gu Ning made up her mind to find her mother a good man in the future .
As for Gu Ning’s biological father, Gu Man never talked about him . Even their relatives had no idea who he was .
All Gu Ning knew was that Gu Man got pregnant when she was just 19 . Gu Man had been in her second semester as a freshman in her college, then she dropped out of her school and gone home .
At that time, the Gu family were all astonished by the fact . It was beyond their imagination that the most docile girl in their family would have done such a bad thing .
It was a great humiliation to them . They all agreed to have Gu Man abort the baby .
Gu Man was unwilling to abort her child . To keep her baby, Gu Man left her family, and worked outside on her own .
It had been a hard time . Gu Man hadn’t successfully got any job due to her pregnancy, and Gu Qing had taken care of her .
Gu Ning’s grandpa had been alive at that time, and he had always loved Gu Man, his youngest daughter, so he had brought Gu Man home at the end .
During the time when Gu Ning’s grandpa had been alive, Gu Ning had been under the care of her grandpa, while Gu Man had worked hard to earn money .
Since Gu Man had lived in her parents’ house, her income had always been used by the whole household .
Ten years ago, Gu Ning’s grandpa had passed away . Her grandma had moved to live with her eldest uncle, Gu Qinxiang .
Gu Qinxiang and Gu Qinyang had been unwilling to let Gu Man occupy their parents’ house, so they had persuaded their mother to ask for rent .
“Ningning, have a rest on the bed first . I’ll cook now . And don’t forget to change your clothes . I’ll do the laundry later . ” Gu Man said .
“Mom, you can cook, and let me do the laundry . ” Gu Ning felt sorry for Gu Man, who was skinny and always reminded her of her mother from the last lifetime . She wanted to do something for her .
“No, you’re the patient,” Gu Man disagreed .
“I’m fine now,” Gu Ning argued .
“I said no,” Gu Man pretended that she was mad .
“Fine,” Gu Ning gave up .
Half an hour later, the meal was ready .
Because they lived a poor life, the meal was very simple . They didn’t have meat normally, except today, because Gu Ning had just left the hospital .
During the dinner, Gu Man kept sending the meat into Gu Ning’s bowl, while herself didn’t have a piece at all .
Gu Ning was moved and about to cry . Actually, Gu Man now needed nutrition more than Gu Ning .
“Mom, there’s enough meat . Please have some yourself . It’s hot today, and we better not leave it to the night . It will be smelly . ” Gu Ning immediately gave Gu Man several pieces of meat .
Gu Man surely knew what was on Gu Ning’s mind, but she didn’t reject because she didn’t want to hurt her daughter .
However, she felt sad in her heart .
She blamed herself for being unable to provide her daughter a good life .
After dinner, Gu Man urged Gu Ning to take a rest in her room . Gu Ning didn’t want to lie down, but to hang out on the antique street .
She wanted to try her Jade eyes and win some money .
Gu Ning took out her savings of 500 yuan and her ID card, “Mom, I want to have a walk, and I’ll be back soon . ”
Gu Man was worried, because Gu Ning had just left the hospital, “But, you need a rest now . You just left the hospital . ”
“No worries, mom . I’m fine now . A walk and the sunshine are good for my health as well . ” Gu Ning replied .
“But…” Gu Man was still slightly worried .
“Mom, I’m not a little girl anymore . I’ll take good care of myself . And, I have my phone with me . You can call me if you’re worried,” Gu Ning said to comfort her mother .
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