The biggest concern during the long train journey is what, it’s the inability to take a shower.
Gong Ruini always feels various discomforts all over her body, sigh, she really shouldn’t bathe every day, she secretly swears she’ll never go out again.
Gong Ruini doesn’t even want to look in the mirror now, it’s really a bit too sloppy.
Cai ina also feels all kinds of discomfort, "We’ll have to find a place to shower when the ti cos." Otherwise it’s all kinds of uncomfortable.
Initially, Cai ina thought the biggest trouble on this trip back was the poor food, but now she thinks the biggest inconvenience is the lack of a place to shower.
Gong Tao is constantly scratching, sigh, really all kinds of discomfort, "Once we get ho, even if you can’t shower, you should at least wipe yourselves down."
The family chatted while getting off the train with the crowd. Although they didn’t expect anyone to pick them up, they still felt a bit disappointed when they walked out of the station and didn’t see anyone there.
They’ve been away from ho for a year and a half, but Gong Tao still rembers how to get from the train station, so the whole family got into a car. Although the scenery here is better than the Northeast, Gong Ruini just feels cold.
This is the South, in winter it’s all kinds of damp cold. Gong Ruini feels the cold go right into her bones. Everyone says the Northeast is cold, but it’s really not that cold, at least it doesn’t chill you to the bone.
Besides, they could lie on the kang. Anyway, just a few days after leaving the Northeast, Gong Ruini already misses it in all kinds of ways.
"Cold?" Cai ina saw her daughter hugging herself and knew she felt cold, so she planned to find a place to get her an extra layer of clothing.
Gong Ruini looked at her body which already resembles a ball. If more clothes were added, she can’t imagine what size bear she’d look like.
If the clothes were pretty, Gong Ruini could endure it, but these clothes really look so shabby, "Mom, I’m not cold."
Before the words fell, a gust of cold wind blew, and Gong Ruini involuntarily shivered, it’s so cold.
"Wear it." Cai ina knew well that her daughter disliked the clothes for being unattractive, "Mom washed these clothes and especially hung them out in the sun, sll the sunshine scent."
Gong Ruini had no choice but to put on the clothes with a sullen face.
"Hi, Uncle Zhao."
"Hi, Aunt Cao." Gong Tao skillfully greeted familiar folks he saw.
The Gong Family Siblings also obediently followed behind, greeting continuously.
After Gong Tao’s family of four passed, those left behind started gossiping in all kinds of ways, "Gong Tao is really back."
"I heard he’s not doing so well in the Northeast, the couple farms all year for just a little bit of money."
"What’s that boy Gong Qiang been up to."
"Zhang Lan is sothing, always sided with Gong Qiang, now what, the promising son was knocked down, and the one thought to rise has fallen further."
"Gong Dajiang too, he worked so hard for that boy Gong Xiaoyu, and ended up having a stroke and getting paralyzed, but what was the result."
These people actually don’t sympathize with Gong Tao, they just see the Gong family as their subject of gossip, whether life is hard they look at the Gong family and feel their own lives are pretty good.
Children having conflicts and not uniting, parents being biased in all kinds of ways, just look at the Gong family, it’s because of Zhang Lan’s favoritism that the Gong family landed in such a state.
Gong Ruini listened to these people’s unreserved tones and sighed inwardly, how desolate has the Gong family beco that these neighbors didn’t even lower their voices a little when discussing these matters.
Gong Tao listened to these discussions, his expression unchanged, as if hearing news about a stranger’s household.
"Are you okay, Gong Tao?" Cai ina asked uneasily.
Sothing wrong? "Why would anything be wrong with , they think I’m struggling all kinds, but do you think we were suffering in the Northeast?"
Thinking back if it hadn’t been for Gong Qiang’s help, he wouldn’t know that after going to the Northeast, he’d have such a good life.
Money is available, the children’s health is good, the mood has improved, unless Gong family sends them a ssage, there’s really no ti being angered.
Life in the Northeast hard? "Comparatively, staying here feels harder than bitter yellow callia." Cai ina resolutely stated.
Gong Tao pats his wife’s hand, "You rember to take good care of Ni Zi and the others when the ti cos, don’t do too much, let them do it."
Cai ina murmured an agreent, she wasn’t foolish, traveling back from the Northeast was exhausting, besides, she wasn’t the only wife.
The news of Gong Tao’s return was actually received by the Gong family through telegram several days prior, but none of them thought of going to pick them up. To them, Gong Tao was just an old farr from the Northeast, farming without future prospects.
If he could bring back ginseng, that would be good, but there’s not even half an interest in anything.
When Gong Tao’s family of four stepped into the ho, before they could greet anyone, Dong Li spoke up, "Why didn’t you tell us you were coming back, we didn’t cook your al."
What ti is it, Gong Ruini was dumbfounded, they got off the train after eight in the morning, even if the bus journey took so ti, they shouldn’t arrive at noon.
Is this ant to show them up? Gong Tao let out a sound, not even putting down his luggage, as he went inside to check on Gong Dajiang’s condition, what he saw brought a pang of heartache.
Gong Ruini was shocked by how skeletal Gong Dajiang looked, it was truly terrifying, like a mummy’s posture, obviously from the last trip to the Northeast, he was still a plump old man.
Compared to Gong Dajiang’s emaciated physique, what Gong Ruini found hardest to accept was the stench emanating from Gong Dajiang, making her feel faint.
Compared to Gong Dajiang’s skinny appearance, Zhang Lan hadn’t lost much weight, seed she wasn’t fully devoted to caring for Gong Dajiang, taking care of a paralyzed stroke patient involves dedication, Gong Ruini knew one or two, it wouldn’t be that she hadn’t lost significant weight, especially with the conditions of insufficient food now.
Seeing Cai ina return, Zhang Lan felt a joy in her heart, this year of caring for Gong Dajiang had left her exhausted, none of the four daughters-in-law were willing to lend a hand, "Finally, you’re back."
"No one else but has cared for your father lying sick for a year." Zhang Lan complained.
"Isn’t there the eldest sister-in-law?" Gong Tao tugged at Cai ina’s hand, indicating for her to speak.
"Mom, didn’t you always say you liked the eldest sister-in-law best, she was the daughter-in-law you were most satisfied with."
Gong Tao seed to think these words weren’t strong enough, he specially approached the diligent daughter-in-law Dong Li, "Eldest sister-in-law, you’ve truly been hard-working these days, you’ve cared for dad like this."
Now Gong Dajiang is in such a state, Gong Tao wonders why Zhang Lan doesn’t consider if she were bedridden, would her outco be any better?
She might end up even worse, before Gong Tao might have slightly consoled or persuaded one or two, but now he no longer feels inclined to do so.
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