A Lot of Money (2)
âYouâre here, Little Ancestor.â Jiang Xing sighed, âShall we go up and have a look?â
He didnât dare to go alone!
âThen you are not allowed to scold Teacher later.â
âThis has nothing to do with me, why would I scold her?â
âThen what did you scold her for earlier?â
â... My brain short circuited.â Jiang Xing was very self-conscious and firm as a boss; no one should eye his money pouch!
The two went to the inpatient ward together. Jiang Xiaoman still remembered the room number. As soon as they arrived, they saw Tao Tao inside.
She was still crying miserably, looking very desolate.
Mama Tao was already asleep. Even so, her face still looked haggard and exhausted, as if she really couldnât hold on much longer.
Jiang Xing just took a glance, then looked away with a guilty conscience. Everything he had wanted to say was stuck in his throat, and nothing came out.
Tao Tao turned around and saw them. She cried and put her motherâs hand down, and walked out of the ward.
âSorry Mr. Jiangââ
âSorry Teacher Taoââ
The two talked at the same time and stopped at the same time.
Tao Tao smiled, âI was reckless earlier, I shouldnât have done that. This has nothing to do with Xiaoman, please donât scold her. The child doesnât understand anything, but she has a good heart.â
âIâm not going to scold Xiao Man.â How would he dare to scold Xiao Man? Jiang Xing hesitated, âIâm here...Iâm here to see your mother...â
âOkay, youâve seen her. Itâs inconvenient for her to see guests now.â Tao Tao said softly, âMr. Jiang, please go back. I will be busy these two days. I will resign as a tutor. Xiaoman is smart and full of initiative; she doesnât need me to be amazing. Iâm not worthy to be her teacher.â
âThatâs not what I meant......â
âThen what do you mean?â
âIâm... here to give you money.â
âI agree.â
Jiang Xing breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand, âI will transfer you the money first, and my lawyer will contact you soon.â
Tao Tao cried and said, âThank you.â
In any case, Tao Tao was sincerely grateful to him for saving her mother. Other bosses would definitely not care about her motherâs life or death.
Jiang Xing glanced at her, not knowing what to say. He did not know how to comfort people, especially women.
His mother and his niece, each one was more amazing than the other. If anyone among them needed comforting, it could only be him!
Jiang Xing hesitated for a while and said fiercely, âWhat thanks? What are you thankful for? From now on, you belong to the Jiang family, and I will work you to the bone to pay your debts!â
Tao Tao nodded, that was what she thought too.
After the two adults finished talking, they returned upstairs.
Jiang Xiaoman looked down from the stairâs vent, trying to eavesdrop, but it was too far to hear anything.
Seeing them come up, she immediately asked, âHow was it, did you shake hands and make peace?â
âYes.â
âWill Teacherâs mother be saved?â
âYes.â
âThen how much money does Teacher really need?â
âFive hundred thousand.â
âEh?â
âFive hundred thousand.â
â...Oh, thatâs a lot of money.â Jiang Xiaoman sighed.
Footnote:
1. The original idiom I translated to âno free lunchâ is âpies donât fall from the skyâ. The word for âpiesâ and âtrapâ sounds similar in Chinese.