Published at 19th of June 2019 12:18:21 AM
Chapter 5
5 . Scum Dad Who Isn’t Scum (5)
Qiao Panpanpan’s mother; Qi Ya, is an embroiderer . She is gentle in temperament with a beautiful appearance . Although she is over 30 years old, her soft smile is more attractive than those young twenty-something girls .
It’s precisely because of this beauty; that some people coveted her after her husband’s absence .
Qi Ya is weak, but this vulnerability turned into a strong character after facing people who wanted to take advantage of her . She fought desperately, rejecting Second Brother-in-law’s wishes for her to marry him . Later, the family home caught fire, Qi Ya suffered a serious illness and needed medical expenses to survive, but he still wouldn’t let her go .
She resolutely sold the house and took the rest of the money to live with her daughter .
After paying Panpan’s tuition, the money was just enough for Qi Ya’s medical expenses . Her daughter was still young and she was her only family member . Even if she didn’t want to drag her down again, she would have to grind her teeth to survive .
Qi Ya was ill and couldn’t do anything, but her real money-making craft was embroidery . So, sitting on the bed every day, embroidering and selling, could support daily expenses .
The doctor said that her time was running out . Now she was only supported by medicine and could leave at any time . Qi Ya didn’t care . Her daughter was an adult and she had the ability to earn money and support herself . She could leave with confidence .
It’s just… not seeing that man one last time, she was unwilling .
Qi Ya is clever but naive .
She can easily see Second-brother-in-law’s seemingly reliable idea was actually adultery, but she also believed in her husband’s words .
He said he would come back, then he would definitely come back .
The woman slowly drank the soup from the spoon . After the warm soup entered her belly, she frowned slightly, raised her eyes and asked softly, “Panpan, where did this come from?”
“I went on a business trip with the CEO today . when we came back, he invited me to eat, and let me pack a meal for you . ”
Panpan tactfully concealed the fact that she did not eat all day . Seeing that her mother still had some doubts, she hurriedly said what she saw today .
“I heard that our CEO donates money to the orphans every year, saying that it’s for the sake of his wife and daughter . He is really a very nice person and takes special care of me . He also said that he will compensate me with double salary for today’s business trip!”
Panpan skillfully peeled the apple, and said to Qi Ya, who looked dazed, “Mom, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing …” When Qi Ya was called by her daughter, she snapped out of it . She forced out a smile and said softly, “Before your father left, he also said he would bring me red roses . ”
Qiao Panpan’s expression was not as bright as before . She said in a somewhat depressed way, “Mom, don’t think about him . Although communicating was inconvenient at that time, but he hasn’t come back for so many years, he …”
She wanted to say that he did not want them, but looking at her mother with sad eyes; she swallowed the rest of the words .
“Anyway, aren’t we both doing well without him? The company I am working at now has a high salary and good treatment . When I get back after graduation, I will soon be able to save enough money to buy a flat!”
“Okay, mom will wait for Panpan to buy a house . ” It is not so easy to buy a house in this city as Panpan said . But for her daughter’s whimsical fantasy, Qi Ya smiled gently and answered . Her beautiful eyes were full of trust .
Thinking that life would get better and better in the future, Qiao Panpan tilted her mouth a little, handed the peeled apple to her mother, and went out to throw the garbage herself .
Looking at her daughter’s cheerful figure leaving, Qi Ya smiled contently and looked at the apple in her hand .
Her daughter is filial, and excellent, this is one of the most satisfying thing for her .
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But such a good daughter; when she leaves, how sad would it be for her daughter to be alone…
If only Chengqing were still here …
Panpan threw the garbage bag into the big garbage can at the end of the corridor . A middle-aged nurse came up and greeted her with a smile . “Panpan, came to see your mother again?”
“Yes, my mother has troubled you . ”
“It’s my job . ”
The nurse, also surnamed Zhang, is the head nurse of the hospital . Her family also has a daughter; the same age as Qiao Panpan, who looks clever and sensible . She likes Qiao Panpan; who works part-time to pay for her mother’s medical expenses, very much . Qi Ya has never been neglected while she is hospitalized .
(TLnote: 张/ Zhang surname, same as Zhang-jie . )
She was carrying an empty medicine bottle to the nurse’s station when she arrived at the door and heard the crisp sound of a young nurse inside .
“The very beautiful woman who lives in No . 208 is very miserable . The husband ran away, taking care of her daughter by her self . As a result, now she’s sick . She could only rely on her daughter, you think …”
As she was saying this, another nurse; who was listening attentively to gossip, looked at head nurse Zhang; who was standing outside the door with a sullen face, and coughed stiffly .
The little nurse who passed on gossip also felt something and turned around quickly . As expected, she saw head nurse Zhang looking at her with a black face .
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“Are you here to intern or gossip? If I hear you pass on this nonsense again . Don’t ask me to sign for you on the intern appraisal!”
The little young nurse was scolded with a harsh tone . Tears formed her eyes . When head nurse Zhang saw this, her anger dropped a little, “Pay attention next time . ”
With that, she put away the empty medicine bottle and went out to inspect the ward .
But she didn’t know when she left, the little nurse immediately shriveled her mouth and shed tears, “What a snob, ah! Old woman, I was right, that woman in 208 was abandoned! ”
The other nurse beside her looked a little confused . She wanted to persuade but didn’t know how to persuade . Finally, she said, “Maybe their family really was scattered . My father said that at that time, there would really be people who never saw each other again . ”
(TLnote: I think she is talking about the old days maybe 80’s-90’ish when people had to wander to the big city to find work, but couldn’t find their family after they found a job etc etc, because communication was difficult…)
“Come on, I think she’s just abandoned . So what if she has good looks? No one wants her! The head nurse gets along with her so well, she would also be discarded in the future!” She had just been scolded, and now she was trying to belittle both of them .
As soon as she spoke, several equally young nurses pushed the door in and looked at her strangely . Obviously, they heard what she said .
But everybody is an intern . The less trouble, the better . Just act as if you didn’t hear it .
In the ward, Qi Ya frowned slightly at Panpan’s coat . “Why is there a hole in it?”
“Ah, this?” Qiao Panpan was spreading a quilt on the couch and casually replied, “I scraped it on the door when I was going to eat and it tore a bit . I’ll stitch it later . ”
“You’re missing a corner of the material . How can you stitch it?” Qi Ya picked up the sewing box and cloth next to her, chose one of similar colors and whispered softly, “I’ll fix it up for you . ”
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She was skillful and used to doing this . When the two were going to sleep, they had finish mending it . Now she could see nothing in the place where there had been a big hole, and even the marks sewn together had been replaced by a beautiful morning glory .
Panpan was full of praise at her coat . “Mom, it looks so much better than before . It’s amazing!”
Seeing that her daughter satisfied, Qi Ya showed a gentle smile and said softly, “Next time your clothes are torn, give them to me . ”
“Okay! Thanks, mom!”
The next day, Panpan wore her coat to work, which quickly attracted everyone’s attention .
“it’s so beautiful, Panpan . It didn’t look like that yesterday!”
Several women surrounded her and said, “This flower is so beautiful and vivid . It’s absolutely amazing!”
Qiao Panpan raised her lips and laughed a little triumphantly . Even if she usually was mature, to hear her mother being praised at this moment, she couldn’t help but be happy: “My mother embroidered it for me, she is very talented . ”
“Your mother is so wonderful…”
Wei Mingyan came over with his slender legs and saw several people talking and laughing around Qiao Panpan . With a gentle smile on his face, he asked, “What are you all talking about? So happy . ”
As he joked, his eyes were fixed on the beautiful morning glory .