Jin Lixia heard her father-in-law tell them to leave, imdiately knowing these two young ones were lying, unclear why her father-in-law found such two youngsters to fool her.
However, once interrupted, Jin Lixia lost the mood to argue; previously speaking with gusto, but now interrupted, she was too lazy to repeat. She had already said what needed to be said; the old guy was thick-skinned, refusing to leave no matter what.
Jin Lixia had to go to work, so she didn’t open the door for Beisitian and the other. She turned around to pack her child’s schoolbag, grabbed her own bag, and left with the child.
As she passed by Beisitian and the other, she rolled her eyes impatiently at them.
After Jin Lixia left, Jiang Fei, who had been sitting on the sofa with his head down, not speaking, also stood up. His face was full of helplessness. He sighed, whispered to Jiang Mingzhong, and picked up his stuff to go to work too.
The door was wide open, and only Jiang Mingzhong was left inside, looking at the two of them, feeling both embarrassed and bitter.
"If you don’t mind, co in and sit for a while," Jiang Mingzhong said.
Jiang Mingzhong never brought his old friends or guests back ho. Enduring the cold treatnt from his daughter-in-law and son was one thing, but if his friends had to suffer the sa, he’d lose face completely.
Now that they all left and Beisitian and the other were at the door, Jiang Mingzhong finally invited them in.
From his heart, he felt this wasn’t his ho and didn’t have much sense of belonging, only that he was now trapped due to financial dependence.
Jiang Mingzhong deeply regretted selling the old house at that ti, even more so regretted putting the house in his son’s na directly.
The house was a ss, with the blanket on the sofa not yet folded. Jiang Mingzhong folded the blanket and set it aside, then poured water for the two of them.
"Sorry for the ss, I didn’t have ti to tidy up since morning."
Jiang Mingzhong usually slept on the sofa. In the not-so-large two-bedroom apartnt, one room was occupied by Jiang Fei and his wife, and the other by his grandson. There was no room for him from the beginning.
"Did you pay for this house?" Beisitian asked.
Jiang Mingzhong remained silent, discussing this now was of no use, too late already.
Tian Zhi indignantly said, "You could move out and then go through legal procedures, forcing your son to pay you maintenance fees!"
Jiang Mingzhong sighed again. It’s not that he hadn’t thought of filing a lawsuit; firstly, he didn’t want to deep down, and secondly, even if the court did rule for his son to pay maintenance fees, at first, he might comply, but eventually, with Jin Lixia’s nature, she’d certainly make trouble about the money, and after a few hard months, he’d face starvation, can’t keep running to court constantly.
Now, Jiang Mingzhong’s financial lifeline was completely taken.
Jiang Mingzhong once thought of going out and doing sothing, like giving lectures on traditional dicine. His experience was quite extensive, and for a period, he indeed managed to earn money; albeit ager, it wasn’t nothing.
Unfortunately, the good tis didn’t last; Jiang Mingzhong, previously as a Mystic Doctor, was naturally proud, let alone being an exceptional Mystic Doctor, which inevitably attracted jealousy and enmity. Now he was a dragon trapped in a shallow pool, with people taking the chance to step on him.
With one word, Jiang Mingzhong lost his job, and even after several tries, he couldn’t find another, leading to despair, Jiang Mingzhong stopped looking for work altogether.
Beisitian and the other had already witnessed the most embarrassing scene. Jiang Mingzhong simply stopped hiding, spilling his woes to them as if pouring out his heart.
Beisitian and the other initially thought Jiang Mingzhong would have been bound by old rules and the forr proud of being a Mystic Doctor and didn’t strive. Unexpectedly, he tried to break through his current predicant.
"Are you planning to continue enduring like this?" Beisitian asked.
Jiang Mingzhong sighed in silence. If he could, who would want to suffer such grievances? Not only was his daughter-in-law giving him a hard ti, but his son too, it wasn’t about being angry or feeling aggrieved, it had truly broken his heart.
"What else can I do now?" Jiang Mingzhong closed his eyes. Thinking of how his son treated him like this, it felt like a heart being cut with knives.
The son he poured most of his effort into, not only couldn’t have his back in old age and weakness but even wanted him to leave.
"If I could help you, and in the future your son asks for you to return, would you go back?" Beisitian asked.
She didn’t know why she wanted to ask this, perhaps due to the Mystic Doctor’s pride, once gone, never to return.
A bitter smile tugged at Jiang Mingzhong’s lips, his son begging him back? His daughter-in-law couldn’t wait for him to leave, how could they possibly ask him back?
"No, won’t go back, too heartbroken," Jiang Mingzhong sighed.
He had already raised his son; he need not worry anymore, and now with his heart completely broken, even if he had the capability, he no longer wished to involve himself in their affairs.
Jiang Mingzhong was now just thinking, if he could find a stable job with a steady inco to provide for his food and lodging, he’d move out and not see his son’s family again.
Beisitian nodded, and asked, "Is your spirit exhausted? What specifically caused it?"
Hearing her ask this, Jiang Mingzhong knew what she ant, she wanted to cure him, but he had no hope for that, and rather than waste energy on this, it’d be better to help him find a suitable job, for which he’d be imnsely grateful.
"My spirit was hard during talisman making, once because my son had an accident, normal talismanic water didn’t work, I had to use Original Essence Qi Spirit..." Jiang Mingzhong’s face showed a trace of pain as he spoke. If not to save his son’s life, he wouldn’t have used Original Essence Qi Spirit. Now the son was saved, but he beca a cripple, ridiculed by his son and daughter-in-law.
"You know what Original Essence Qi Spirit ans to a Mystic Doctor, don’t use it easily. Once used, it harms the root." Jiang Mingzhong sighed, "I suppose you understand this well, you should know by now that curing is basically impossible. I appreciate your intention."
Jiang Mingzhong wanted to ntion a job referral, he now didn’t wish to discuss Mystic Doctor matters anymore because it constantly reminded him of his past glory, the reasons for his downfall, and the treatnt he endured now.
Beisitian nodded; it was much like she imagined. Spirit depletion falls into several types, if due to natural depletion, reversal is nearly impossible, but damage to Original Essence Qi Spirit just requires using Original Essence Qi Spirit to recuperate.
For an average Mystic Doctor, it was naturally impossible, but it was not difficult for Beisitian.
Tian Zhi, having previously dealt only with the Wei Family’s first-rate Mystic Doctors, heard for the first ti outside about Original Essence Qi Spirit, not expecting it to be so precious to typical Mystic Doctors!
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