Chapter 380: 380
Empty-handed, Pei Ge once more boarded a taxi to her home with a heavy heart .
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When she unlocked the door grill, the frustration on her face was instantly replaced with a faint smile .
“Mom, I’m home . Why haven’t you gone to bed yet?” Hearing television noise from the living room, she asked this question .
“Ge Ge, you’re back,” Zhang Manhua warmly welcomed before replying, “The show I’m watching hasn’t ended yet . ”
Walking in, her sight was greeted by her mother laughing languidly to a TV drama that the latter was following daily .
Seeing her mother’s genuinely relaxed smile, her smile also grew bigger and became more natural .
Honestly speaking, if it were not for the hospital’s findings that her mother had gastric cancer, she would really say for sure that her mother was not sick at all .
She really did not know how her mother, who was clearly the epitome of a fit person with her healthy glow and good appetite, could be sick . Besides the first few days upon discovering her sickness where she was weak-hearted from shock, her mother had never shown any indication that she was not a fit person .
“Mom, how do you feel today? Is your stomach in discomfort?” She sat next to her mother on the sofa after brewing a cup of honey water for the latter .
Her mother gratefully took the cup from her . “Honestly, I don’t feel any discomfort . I even think that my body is completely fine and see no sign of sickness . ”
While she also thought that her mother seemed well, she still knew that the latter had said those words to reassure her .
“Mom, let’s go to the hospital tomorrow . We can’t delay it any further,” she said lightly .
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They had delayed going to the hospital for a week now; they could no longer afford to delay further .
“Ah… Sounds good; I also want to ask for confirmation regarding my sickness . I really think that I’m a very healthy person . ” Nodding, she chuckled .
“Mom, how can you still joke around at this time?” Pei Ge muttered and then rolled her eyes helplessly .
She laughed at her daughter’s disbelief .
Heaven knew that she was really fine . When others fell ill, they would ache all over, but she experienced none of that at all .
Could it be because her illness had not reached the stage where she would feel pain?
“Alright, Mom, you’d better rest early today . We’ll go to the hospital tomorrow to settle the paperwork . ” Her mother looked to be deep in thought, and she mistook this for worry, so she gently grasped her mother’s hand in reassurance, urging her to rest .
“Mhm . ” Her mother nodded at her .
Once her mother was in her room, she silently cleaned her body before retiring to her room as well .
While she was firm on going to the hospital tomorrow, she was actually at a loss on how to deal with this matter .
She was really worried, first, over her mother’s sickness and, second, about the cost of the operation .
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Her relatives refused to help her family financially, while her best friend was unreachable; her other friends did not have money to spare as well .
How could she not feel flustered?
Still, regardless of whether she had the money or not, she was determined to bring her mother to the hospital tomorrow .
Once the paperwork was settled, she would make another trip to her second uncle’s office .
She refused to believe that her second uncle, who was mindful of his image, would ignore her if she kicked up a fuss at his company .
Besides, she had long decided to source for her mother’s 200,000-yuan operation cost even if she had to resort to doing such shameless methods .
Once her mind was made up, the panic in her heart faded away .
“Haaaa!” She yawningly wormed into her blanket after switching off the light and lay comfortably in her bed .
Once she closed her eyes, Ji Ziming’s handsome face surfaced in her mind .
The annoying person in her mind looked at her with much gentleness she uncontrollably blushed…
After a good night’s sleep, she opened her eyes in a relaxed and happy mood .
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This was her first time waking up in such a good mood since finding out about her mother’s sickness .
Well-rested, she spiritedly rose from her bed .
She stretched her body as she watched the rays of the sun flood the sky with light .
“I probably had a happy dream last night,” she smilingly concluded as she got up from the bed .
Quickly getting dressed, she opened the bedroom door .
From the bedroom door, she faintly smelled the sweet scent of porridge .
Without even seeing it for herself, she promptly knew that her mother was boiling a pot of congee in the kitchen .
“Smells delicious! Mom, are you making eight treasure congee?” she asked with a grin when she saw her mother, who was wearing an apron, busy herself in the kitchen .
Zhang Manhua smiled and nodded at her daughter . “Yes . Now, go wash up . Breakfast is almost ready . ”
“Okay . ” She turned toward the bathroom at this .
When she came out of the bathroom, the table was already laden with food and cutlery .
As she observed her mother minding the table, her nose soured .
When her mother was hospitalized, she would be alone at home…
“Ge Ge, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and take your seat to eat . ” Zhang Manhua urged once she had sat down at the table and saw that her daughter was merely standing in one spot .
“Mhm, coming . ” She quickly collected her thoughts and happily went over .
She pulled a chair and sat opposite her mother . She then took large mouthfuls of the porridge .
“So delicious! Mom, your cooking is simply the best! This eight treasure congee is the tastiest!” She gave her mother two thumbs up after she finished a bowl of porridge .
Zhang Manhua shook her head in amusement at her daughter’s compliment and said, “Alright, stop it; just continue eating . ”
“Xi xi, okay . ” Pulling a cheeky face, she dug into her breakfast once more .
After breakfast, the mother-daughter pair organized the house and packed a bag before leaving for the hospital on a public bus .