Chapter 1307 - 1305: Gradually Losing

Chapter 1307: Chapter 1305: Gradually Losing

A single line, "A useless mother," made Wufu pause while stirring the Bird’s Nest Porridge, looking at the thin-faced woman whose once good complexion had faded over the past year.

"Mother, you’re still sick, don’t say such things. Let’s wait until you recover," Wufu said with a gentle smile.

Madam Zhou shook her head and said, "It’s me, as your mother, who has been a burden to you."

Wufu lowered her eyelids and said softly, "What’s this talk of burden or no burden? You are my mother."

Madam Zhou opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but Wufu had already brought the Bird’s Nest Porridge forward and said, "If you don’t eat, my siblings will have to. You’ve lost so much weight, and they’ll suffer because of it! If you don’t want me to get angry, just listen to me and get better first."

Madam Zhou lowered her head, touched her bulging belly, and ultimately did not dare act capriciously, obediently eating the porridge.

...

With Bai Xiaobai around, Madam Zhou’s illness quickly showed improvement. But as the saying goes, "An illness comes like a mountain falling, but leaves like silk being drawn." To fully recover, careful nurturing is necessary.

Fortunately, with Bai Xiaobai’s prescriptions and an ample supply of fine medicine, there was no worry about the body’s recovery.

Wufu stayed with Madam Zhou at the estate for a few days. By mid-to-late July, seeing that Madam Zhou’s complexion had improved and she could move freely, Wufu began thinking of returning to the city.

"Should I also go back?" Madam Zhou, who was being led by Wufu for a walk to exercise at the estate, stopped and looked at her when she heard this.

Wufu said, "I still have matters to attend to, so I can’t stay at the estate all the time. I don’t feel at ease leaving you alone here. Although there are people to serve you at the estate, it’s not meticulous enough. It’s more convenient to take care of you in the city."

Madam Zhou lowered her head and said, "Will I be a bother to you?"

"It’s no trouble." Wufu smiled and asked, "Or do you prefer staying at the estate? I can assign a few more people to take care of you. The scenery here is nice and suitable for your recuperation."

Madam Zhou pondered for a while before saying, "I’ll go back with you."

Wufu noticed a trace of determination on her face, and though her heart sank a little, she said nothing.

Madam Zhou bit her lip and mustered the courage to ask, "Wufu, your father..."

Wufu immediately looked over, and her dark eyes startled Madam Zhou, making her a bit afraid to meet her gaze, so she turned slightly aside, asking, "Did he come looking for you?"

"He did!" Wufu bent down, plucked a piece of foxtail grass, and said, "He wanted to know where you were."

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou asked eagerly, "And you?"

"If I told him, do you think he’d come looking for you?" Wufu said, looking at her belly.

Hearing the coldness in her tone, Madam Zhou’s heart chilled, and after a long moment, she said, "Wufu, he is still your father."

"You know, I would rather he were dead!" A flash of disgust crossed Wufu’s eyes as she looked at him intently, "He disappeared for so many years, so why should he come back now to disrupt our peaceful lives? It’d be better if he were dead! You wouldn’t have so much trouble and could comfortably hold your title of Old Lady!"

"Wufu!" Madam Zhou’s heart ached unbearably, her eyes quickly filling with tears.

Wufu turned away, stepping forward and said, "I will respect your choice, but I also have my own life and opinions, so I hope you respect me too."

Madam Zhou stood there stunned, watching her walk away step by step into the backlight of the setting sun, becoming blurry and indistinguishable.

Feeling something slipping away, Madam Zhou’s heart ached sharply, as if an invisible hand was squeezing her heart tightly, making it hard to breathe.