CHAPTER 488: CHAPTER 487: RURAL RECUPERATION

After hearing his mother’s words, Zhen Yan also fell silent.

But his silence lasted only briefly before his thoughts swiftly returned to Mrs. Zhen.

Because now was not the time to consider his sister and Han Mingyue!

"Mom! Let’s not talk about Xiao Yu for now! Will you listen to me about your own issues?!"

It was only then that Mrs. Zhen pulled her thoughts away from her worries about her daughter and looked up at her son with firm resolve. "...Xiao Yan, can you really make him give up Xiao Ci’s custody? If you can,"

"I understand! Mom!" Zhen Yan immediately grasped his mother’s meaning! He quickly organized his thoughts internally! Then he stood up and said, "Mom! Do you know? The doctor said you can’t take care of the children now!"

Mrs. Zhen first shook her head, then nodded. After pondering for a bit, she said, "I don’t even know what’s wrong with me now. I can’t take care of them, so I won’t! I’m tired too..."

"Mom! How about this? I’ll take you away first! Let’s find a place for you to recover properly! Let’s talk about other things after you are better! Especially about the children! Let the Gu Family take care of it for now!"

Mrs. Zhen almost immediately nodded! Her face even showed a trace of relief and Schadenfreude!

"Sure! Let him take care of it for now! It’s his son! It’s time he looked after him!!"

"Then I’ll call Brother Li Si right now! And then we’ll get the discharge procedures done and move to another hospital!"

Mrs. Zhen immediately understood her son’s intentions! He didn’t want her to see the Gu family anymore! That’s perfect! She didn’t want to see them either! It’s just a bit hard to leave my younger son... But this slight reluctance dissipated once she thought of the torments of this past month!

Without this mother who can’t provide, he still has his biological father and sister! Who would mistreat him?

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It was unknown what Gu’s father had been busy with! He hadn’t appeared even after Mrs. Zhen was transferred secretly to another hospital.

This actually made Zhen Yan breathe a sigh of relief! He had been worried about this, afraid that any hint would bring Gu’s father here to hold onto Mrs. Zhen and not let her leave!

The new hospital wasn’t Zhen Yan’s final destination! He just wanted his mother to stay here overnight for a transition, other matters would be discussed when daylight came.

That night, Zhen Yan stayed by the bedside, and as Mrs. Zhen had trouble sleeping late into the night, he kept her company, chatting intermittently.

Early in the morning on October 2nd, Li Si’er, along with his Aunt Li, came to the hospital, and they also brought breakfast for the Zhen mother and son.

Zhen Yan felt a bit embarrassed, "Brother Li Si, thank you!"

"Hey! No need for such formalities!" Li Si’er waved his hand, and when Zhen Yan approached him, he turned his back and asked in a low voice, "What about Zhen Yu?"

Zhen Yan patted his head and said, "I forgot to tell you last night, my sister isn’t in Qi City right now, so she doesn’t know yet! Let’s keep this quiet, I’ll tell her later!"

"Alright! I’ve already arranged the place for you to stay after discharge! Shall we go after eating?"

Zhen Yan nodded firmly! "Yes! Let’s go after breakfast!"

After breakfast, Zhen Yan completed the discharge procedures for his mother, and they took a taxi straight to Rich District Hospital. There, they registered and admitted her for further treatment!

"Mom! You always got along well with Aunt Li, so I asked Brother Li Si to have her come and take care of you this time."

"Alright!" Mrs. Zhen first nodded to her son, then turned to look at the middle-aged woman and sighed, "Aunt Li! I’ve made you laugh at me again."

"Hey! In life, who doesn’t face trials and tribulations! Once you’re past these hurdles, it’s all good! Let go of what needs to be let go! Open your heart and think positively, big sister!"

——

After settling his mother, Zhen Yan took a taxi back to university.

Of course, Li Si’er was in the same car with him! The two of them also had a conversation in the car.

"Brother Li Si, does the dwelling in the countryside have heating? Winter is approaching in a few days!"

Li Si’er smiled and said, "Don’t worry! It has everything! Especially our Northeastern heated kang!"

Zhen Yan was relieved, "That’s good! My mom’s stay might last for a year and a half."

"What about after all these matters are settled? What are your plans?"

Zhen Yan was silent for a while, then said, "I want to take my mom with me!"

"Take her with you?" Li Si’er was surprised! "Are you going to bring your mom to university?!"

"Yep! I don’t want Xiao Yu to worry about these trivial family matters anymore!" Zhen Yan spoke sincerely: "As an elder brother, how can I let my sister busy herself with in and out of household chores while I just wait to reap the benefits!"

"...You’re right." Li Si’er empathized: "We are both sons! The mother as well as the family should be our responsibility to take care of! Girls should just go study beautifully and not worry about anything else!"

"Brother Li Si, what you said makes sense!" Zhen Yan also wanted his sister to just focus beautifully on her studies and not bother with anything else! But this requires him to take care of everything! Otherwise, he knew Xiao Yu would still step in in the end!

"Next up, I’ll entrust my mom to Aunt Li! The doctor said she needs treatment for at least half a year! And she needs someone to talk and guide her often! I think Aunt Li is very cheerful..."

"Just leave it to her! I guarantee she will keep her company very well!"

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After Zhen Yan left, Aunt Li started chatting with Mrs. Zhen.

Perhaps because they are of similar age and both women, they spoke more freely without much rein.

"Big sister! Since your son has arranged everything for you, you should stop worrying about everything else!"

"Mmm, I won’t."

Though she said she wouldn’t, Mrs. Zhen’s mind was still spinning with thoughts about her turbulent second marriage with Gu’s father.

Aunt Li noticed it, so after thinking for a while, she smiled again and said, "Big sister! We’ve interacted several times now, but you haven’t yet asked about my family situation. How about I tell you about it?"

Mrs. Zhen hesitated but still nodded, "Go ahead! I’d like to hear."

Aunt Li’s smile widened.

She knew it! Even out of courtesy, Mrs. Zhen wouldn’t refuse her suggestion!

It seems she made the right move!

"In my family, now I am the only one!" Aunt Li dropped a bombshell right from the start!

Mrs. Zhen was so shocked that she even held her breath for a moment! Several seconds later, she tentatively asked, "What about your children?"

"My two sons were not good at studying. After graduating from junior high, they idled at home for two years! Their father is gone! Seeing that there was hardly any income at home, they both went out to work!" Aunt Li knew what Mrs. Zhen wanted to ask, so she crisply answered herself!