When I was discharged from the hospital after giving birth to my son, a trending post popped up on my phone while I was paying the bill. "A neighbor I've only met twice just had a baby and insists I help her take care of it. But my daughter also gave birth a couple of days ago. I really don't know how to refuse. Asking for help from netizens." The suggestions in the comments were varied, but the author only replied to the most useful one. "Simple. Just say you two are getting old and plan to travel after retirement, then move into your daughter's house. The neighbor can't reach you, so there's nothing she can do. Move back when her child is older." My eyes lit up, thinking this netizen had high emotional intelligence. At the same time, I despised this ungrateful neighbor. Only met twice and said hello, how could she have the nerve to make such an unreasonable request? Luckily, my mom agreed to help me take care of my son. But when I opened the door to my house, it was empty. No one answered when I called my parents. Two hours later, my mom sent a message. "Jane, while we're still young and can move around, your dad and I decided to go traveling for a while. We haven't set a return date. The thing we promised you might have to be postponed. You just hang in there by yourself for now." My hand holding my son froze instantly. I subconsciously clicked on my cousin's account, and sure enough, she had updated. In the video, my mother's aged figure was busy in the kitchen, holding a newborn baby in her arms. Caption: "A child with a mother is a treasure. Thank you, Mom, for lightening my burden. Love you for ten thousand years!" 1 I widened my eyes, staring at this line of text in disbelief, reading it over and over again. It wasn't until my son in my arms cried from hunger that I suddenly woke up from my thoughts. The water and electricity at home had long been cut off. I couldn't even make formula for my son. When I called my mom, the phone rang for ten minutes before she picked up. She sounded very busy. "Hello? Jane? What's wrong? Why are you calling me at this time? I'm busy." I took a deep breath. "Mom, what did you mean by that message you sent me?" "Didn't we agree three days ago? I would hand the baby over to you directly after being discharged, and I would go back to work. What am I supposed to do now that you suddenly changed your mind? The company is still waiting for me for a meeting!" My mom was silent for two seconds, her tone sinking. "Jane Lin, get this straight. I'm your mother, not a nanny you hired." "Raising you for decades was hard enough. Now that I'm finally retired and can enjoy life, you want me to take care of your child. Fine, I didn't say I wouldn't, but at least let me take a breather, right?" At this moment, tears were swirling in my eyes. What else didn't I understand about that help post? I, her biological daughter, became the neighbor she claimed to have only met twice. And my cousin, whom she went to help take care of, was the daughter she truly recognized. "Then when can you come back?" "I don't know! I just arrived at the first scenic spot and you called. My good mood is ruined by you. Fine, no more sightseeing today, I'm going back to the hotel to rest." My dad took the phone at the right time. "Jane, your mom is going through menopause, don't take it to heart." "But don't blame Dad for scolding you. If you affect your mom's mood for a day, our trip will be delayed by a day, and we'll go back a day later." I understood immediately. They even found my phone calls a hindrance. My cousin, Bella, asked softly: "What's wrong? Is it because Sister knows you came to see me and is unhappy?" "Should I apologize to her personally?" My mom responded coldly: "No need. Do I need to report to her where I go?" "Old Lin, hang up quickly. Don't say more. Hearing her voice is annoying. Like a debt collector, can't give us a break for even two days." Before Dad hung up, I asked him: "Aren't you and Mom traveling? Why does it sound like Bella is there too?" There were two light coughs on the other end. Dad seemed to be rapidly thinking of an excuse. "Oh, it's like this. Your sister isn't feeling well, a bit of postpartum depression. Your mom thought of taking her out to relax." "Bella's child is being taken care of by a confinement nurse. Found through connections back home, cheap. You refused to let outsiders take care of the child before, so your mom didn't tell you. Jane, you must not overthink this." After hanging up, I felt like a bucket of ice water had been poured over me from head to toe. Afraid I would overthink, yet they did exactly what would make me overthink. Since Bella entered the family eight years ago, I knew this home was going to change. Little me didn't know how to express my insecurity, so I could only cry and make a scene at home. Demanding a new backpack, demanding beautiful notebooks. It seemed that as long as my parents agreed to my requests, I still had a place in their hearts. I did get the backpack, and the notebook is still kept in my cabinet. But after that, my parents drifted further and further away from me. They thought I was insensible, couldn't be a qualified older sister, and wouldn't actively take care of my younger sister. When I cried in sadness, I always heard big principles. "You are the older sister, Bella is the younger sister. You have to set an example. Look at you crying like this, what would Bella think? She'd think our family abuses children." "Bella's parents died pitifully. Your dad and I can't ignore her. In the future, she is your biological sister. You have to be sensible and take good care of her when Mom and Dad are not around." When I cried uncontrollably, my mom exhausted her last bit of patience. "Jane Lin, look at you now! As an older sister, you can't even compare to a hair of your younger sister. Bella lost her biological parents and didn't cry like you! I'm so disappointed in you!" Later, my parents' attention was all on Bella. Along with their love. I thought if I sent them more money after working, my parents' eyes would fall on me again. Until I spent a million, and didn't even get a smile back. I knew then that some things can't be bought with money. Bella and I fell in love and got married at the same time, and were deceived by scumbags. I divorced, she broke up. My parents ran to comfort her without hesitation. And I could only get a sentence: "You only know how to bury your head in work every day. What did he marry you for? It's normal for him to run away." "Now it's good, the family is broken up. You can continue working. Go ahead, no one is stopping you." My son's cry pulled me back to reality. Holding my son in one hand and the water card in the other. Using almost all my strength, I finally got the lights back on and water flowing from the tap. After making formula for my son, he fell asleep quickly. I frantically changed his diaper and washed the bottle. Exhausted. When I opened my phone to relax, I saw Bella had updated another video. In the frame, Mom was helping her put the baby to sleep. She sat on the balcony enjoying the sun, her cheeks still retaining the innocence of a young girl, collagen overflowing the screen. Dad handed over a plate of washed and cut fruits at the right time, half of which were imported cherries I couldn't bear to buy. Caption: "Mom and Dad say I will always be eighteen in their eyes, forever the little princess of the family~" And under that help post, a reply was updated: "This method is very useful. Moved to my daughter's place. The annoying neighbor really didn't find out!" Turning my head, my gaze fell on my home, which looked like a battlefield due to taking care of the child, a mess on the floor. My heart suddenly soured. I remembered last time I snatched a box of cherries from a livestream to send to my parents, not willing to taste a single one myself. Result, before I could enter the door, they threw me and the box out. "What's the use of buying such expensive things? Might as well give me cash. These are all capitalist tricks. Aren't these just the cherries grown in our hometown?" That day I was eight months pregnant, squatting on the ground picking up cherries one by one, crying until my eyes were swollen for three days. But now with Bella, they changed their faces. I took a deep breath and messaged my parents. "Where are you traveling? I'm not in a good mood either, let me join you to relax." The next second, Mom called. "Jane, what do you mean? We've been gone for days. There's no direct bus for you to come now. It takes a long time on the road. Mom can't bear for you to suffer. Don't run around, just wait for Mom to come back." I smiled bitterly. "Is that so? How many places have you visited? Why haven't I seen you post on Moments? I thought you were still in the same place." Mom's tone instantly panicked. "That's because I haven't had time to photoshop the pictures. You know your dad's photography skills are terrible!" "If you don't believe me, Mom will send them to you." Three photos were sent over quickly. I clicked open and my heart went colder. The watermarks of the AI software at the bottom weren't even removed. They really put in effort to deceive me. "See, Jane? Mom has been so tired these days she hasn't even looked at her phone. Traveling is most physically exhausting." Before I could speak, Mom said urgently: "Can't talk, the bus is here. Mom and Dad are getting on. The signal here is bad, hanging up." Just hung up, Bella's message popped up at the top of the screen. She sent me a screenshot of a transfer. Three times, totaling 1.3 million. The payment account was my parents' pension card. I transferred money to it for three years, knowing it by heart. "Thank you Mom and Dad, I received it! Love you so much. When the baby grows up, I will tell her she is a child who grew up under the love of her grandparents!" My fingertips trembled, and my heart skipped a beat. Just as I was about to reply, the other party withdrew it. "Sorry Sister, I sent it to the wrong person." "You didn't see anything, right?" I didn't reply. Those screenshots kept flashing before my eyes. One million was what I desperately saved for the family after working. Three hundred thousand was my parents' pension. They didn't keep a penny for themselves. Nor did they spend it on me and the child. But gave it all to Bella. In an instant, my heart felt like it was being pulled back and forth by a dull knife. The tearing pain made me lose all reason. Since they were unkind first. Then I don't need to save face. I immediately picked up my sleeping son and went downstairs. Took a taxi straight to Bella's apartment complex. The apartment she lived in was found by me begging and pleading, troubling a circle of people after the breakup. Just because my parents disliked the environment of cheap houses. And Bella didn't want to pay for expensive places. Everything I paid for this family in the past was now like a slap in my face. Burning hot, and hurting to the heart. Just entered the gate of the complex, bumped into the three coming out holding the child. Bella pretended to refuse: "Mom, you really don't need to come so far. It's too hard. My place is small, not as comfortable as the house Sister gave you. Seeing you squeezing on the sofa every day, I feel really bad..." Mom, who always had extremely high requirements for quality of life, waved her hands repeatedly. "What silly talk? I'm your mom. You are raising a child alone now, who will care for you if not me?" "Family shouldn't say these things, too distant." Bella smiled gently. "Actually, I can hire a confinement nurse. There are many cheap ones now." Mom pretended to be angry. "My granddaughter handed over to someone else? Do you not want me to sleep peacefully?" The next second, the laughter of the three stopped abruptly. Their eyes fell on my face simultaneously. "Sister? Why are you here?" "Jane? Why didn't you say anything before coming?" "Listen to Dad explain, it's not what you think, your mom she—" Panic flashed across my parents' faces at the same time. Only Bella's eyes hid calculation and triumph as if she had expected this. I interrupted them, smiling sarcastically. "Can't I come to the house I found for Bella?" "You said the child was taken care of by a confinement nurse. I was worried. Thinking raising one child is raising, raising two is also raising, so I came specially to see." "Didn't expect, I seem to have come at a bad time?" Dad's words of explanation suddenly stuck in his throat. Mom said anxiously: "No, it's not what you think." "Then what is it?" "The confinement nurse asked for leave due to family matters. I was afraid you would worry so I didn't say. Thought I'd come to take care for two days before leaving, lest Bella is out there worrying about the child..." "Then what about the photos you sent me?" Mom's face turned liver-colored, unable to find an excuse for a long time this time. I looked her up and down. Everything she wore, except for the reading glasses, was bought by me at the mall. I don't know where I wronged her, where I wronged this family. For them to repay me like this. I pinched my palm hard, my breath trembling. But holding the child with both hands, I couldn't even vent my anger. In the stalemate, Bella smiled and took Mom's arm. "Oh, it's all fate. Sister came at the right time. We were just about to leave." "Since you are here now, let's go together. I'll call a car, Dad go up to get the luggage, Mom buy a ticket for Sister." As soon as the words fell, my parents' eyes lit up simultaneously. "Bella is thoughtful. Okay, let's do as you say." "That's what Mom meant! Pity I'm clumsy with words, didn't know how to explain just now." "Jane, send your ID number to Mom, Mom will buy you a ticket." I lowered my eyes. "I sent it, the day I was hospitalized for delivery." Mom smiled awkwardly. "Oh right, Mom forgot. Getting old, brain doesn't work well. Don't take offense." With that, Dad went back to get luggage, Mom lowered her head to buy tickets. Bella walked towards me holding the child. "Sister, you really came." I ignored her, just looking at Mom's guilty profile. The payment interface was exited three times back and forth, still not paid successfully. Mom smiled sheepishly. "Jane, transfer some living expenses to Mom again. Not enough money for tickets." "Enough for the three of you, but not enough when it comes to me?" Mom's face turned cold instantly. "How do you talk, child? Originally for the three of us, the expenses were planned well. Isn't it you who insisted on coming?" "Besides, I'm your mom. Isn't it right for you to pay for my travel?" I took a deep breath, heart completely cold. "I've been working for years, sending money home every month without fail, adding up to a million. This month I'm on maternity leave, salary not high, no money for you, so you can't take me traveling?" "Where did that million go? Of the money I gave, couldn't twenty thousand be spent on me?" "Bella hasn't worked a day since graduation. You paid her rent, gave her living expenses. Why is it when it comes to me, there's nothing?" "Just because I have a salary, I deserve to be sucked dry by you?" My questioning grew louder and louder. In return, I got a solid slap from my mom. "What are you saying! I'm your mom! Is this the attitude you speak to elders with!" Other owners in the complex also stopped to watch. The more my mom thought about it, the angrier she got, even rushing up wanting to continue hitting me. While protecting the child, I confronted her. Bella came up pretending to apologize. "Sister, don't be like this. Mom didn't mean that." "You are the daughter, can't you bow your head to her? We are all grown up, don't make Mom angry anymore." I lifted my thigh to support my son, and backhanded her a slap. "I'm talking to my mom, none of your business!" The next second, Bella cried with red eyes, knelt down in front of me with a thud, kowtowing frantically. "I was wrong, I know I was wrong. I dare not talk to Mom and Dad anymore. I won't let them help me. Don't be angry, I'll go right now..." Her forehead soon bled, and the child in her arms started crying loudly. Mom stepped forward to protect her. "You dare! What right do you have to talk to my daughter like this!" "I'm willing to take care of my daughter, what business is it of yours!" Someone recognized them and immediately took out their phone to start streaming. The comments exploded instantly. "Damn, isn't this the family entangled by the shameless neighbor? What's going on?" "Is this shrew that neighbor? She actually found them? How can a person be so thick-skinned? Can't see people don't welcome her?" "If I were entangled by such a lunatic, either I die or she dies! This auntie is still too kind!" When Dad came downstairs, he saw the scene before him. Instantly red-eyed with anger. Without asking the reason, he rushed up and slapped me. "What did you say to my wife and daughter!" "You leave, leave right now. Our family doesn't welcome you! Nor the bastard you gave birth to!" In an instant, I remembered when I was little, Dad lifting me to sit on his shoulders. "Daddy, will you always be good to Jane? What if Jane grows up? Can't ride the airplane anymore!" Dad smiled and spun around. "Then let our princess's little princess play. Dad will try to age slower then." The image crumbled, replaced by my parents' hideous faces. I hugged my wailing son tightly in my arms. "Okay, I'll go." "But after I leave today, I won't come back." Dad picked up a stone and threw it at my back. "Who cares if you come back! Don't let me see you in this life!" "Bella is my daughter. You are just an ungrateful white-eyed wolf!" The edge of the stone broke the fabric, skin bleeding instantly. I gritted my teeth hard and left their sight. Walking out of the complex, I took a taxi straight to the agency. Slapped the family property deed on the table. "Sell this house, price unlimited, use the fastest speed!" Since they don't recognize me as a daughter, they probably don't like the house I paid for either. After negotiating the terms, I contacted a lawyer. Bella has no relation to me. I can sue her to recover my one million. Three days passed in a blink. I learned from Bella's account that she and my parents had returned from their trip. Having tasted being internet celebrities, they had their fill. But as soon as the three entered the house, they were all dumbfounded. Following that, thousands of miles away, my phone suddenly vibrated crazily.
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