Xi Yuanshan didn't allow Gu Qiusha to tell their three sons, who were working hard in their careers away from home, about his illness.
Gu Qiusha thought about how she had already saved up for her daughter's college tuition, and selling her dowry would almost cover the treatment costs, so she agreed.
She couldn't sleep all night.
In the morning, when Xi Zuzi was leaving for school, she saw her mother still lost in thought in front of the dressing table. Those pieces of jewelry were once her treasures in her youth, and now they were packed in bags, waiting for the second-hand dealer to come and buy them cheaply.
Especially an emerald bracelet, a coming-of-age gift from Gu Yuzhi on her 18th birthday, that she'd worn for years without taking off.
She rubbed it gently and couldn't help but feel her eyes well up:
"It's all my fault for not being ambitious. Why did I agree to Yuanshan's request of not going out to work when we got married, focusing solely on the family?"
