Mei Yu, who had just returned from the washroom, saw her mother awake in the hospital bed. Excitedly throwing down the basin, she ran to the bedside, grasping her mother’s hand and bursting into tears, calling, “Mom… Mom.” After days of busy work, she had darkened, grown thin, and exhausted, but she had persevered, waiting for her mother to wake up. Now she finally saw her mother awake, collapsing into her mother’s embrace.
Mei Yu’s mother looked at her daughter and softly moved her lips, saying, “Mei Yu… Mei Yu, Mom is sorry…” She pulled Mei Yu into her arms, stroking her hair and also breaking into tears.
Mother and daughter embraced, crying happily.
It turned out that Mei Yu’s mother, who had been bedridden at home, couldn’t bear to burden her young daughter with such a heavy responsibility. This would destroy the originally pure and beautiful Mei Yu, who was still so young.
Seeing Mei Yu gradually mature and able to take care of herself, Mei Yu’s mother felt relieved and chose to commit suicide the day Mei Yu went to work.
She hoped to free herself and her daughter through death, hoping her daughter could have a good life…
(Chapter 52 – Lingering Sorrow)
After this, her mother gradually recovered. However, her already weak body became even weaker after this ordeal, and her previous illnesses became more severe, requiring more expensive medication daily. She suffered constant chest pain and headaches, spending her days in bed…
Mei Yu worked even harder after her mother was discharged. She wanted to earn more money to buy medicine and health supplements for her mother. She left early and returned late, single-handedly supporting their barely-existing family…
No matter how hard she tried, her earnings were never enough. Monthly medication for her mother consumed a large portion of her salary, plus supplements, meals, rent, and various expenses. For months, this young woman hadn’t bought a new piece of clothing or shoes. Her old bicycle continued to break and be repaired repeatedly…
Mei Yu especially wished she could become superhuman, do many jobs, earn lots of money, and give her mother a good life. But as a weak woman, no matter how hard she tried, their life remained stagnant, barely getting by day after day.
