Jiang Yan felt truly remorseful. Thinking back, it was always Jin Lan who made sacrifices for her. Even though their first encounter wasn't pleasant, he had done so much for her. In comparison, she felt she had been selfish.
"Why are you apologizing to me? I think you're wonderful just the way you are. Be good, don't overthink things. I just hope you're happy every day," Jin Lan said with a smile, comforting her.
Everything he did for her was simply because he loved her and wanted to do it. She was worth his efforts, and he didn't want her to feel burdened or to change.
The girl he loved only needed to be herself.
"Will my sister really be okay?" Jiang Yan asked, her heart touched but still worried about her sister's condition.
"Your boyfriend is a doctor. If I say she'll be okay, she'll definitely be okay. Don't worry," Jin Lan assured her.
"Then you also need to take good care of yourself. Don't get too tired. If you need me, call me, and I'll come be with you." Jiang Yan felt rather useless. She couldn't help him professionally, and the only thing she could do was accompany him when he needed it.
"Yan Yan, you're so good to me." Jin Lan was so moved he almost cried. He felt like he had finally seen the dawn after a long night, having finally received her response.
"Only you in this world would think so. I won't bother you any longer. You should rest early too, don't get too tired." Jiang Yan thought of the people around her, whether it was family or friends, they probably all thought she was useless.
Even though she had saved her family from crisis and provided a place for her bankrupt family members to live, they still thought she was less capable than her elder brother and sister.
Jiang Yan felt a pang of sadness. She shook her head, not wanting to dwell on it anymore. Nowadays, she was tired every day and didn't want to think about anything else.
...
The next day, at the breakfast table, Mother Jiang asked, "Yan Yan, have you gotten paid yet? We're out of money again. Give me five thousand yuan first."
"Five thousand? Where am I supposed to get five thousand yuan to give you? I only earn three thousand yuan a month from my part-time job, and I gave it all to you, didn't I? Is it already gone so quickly?"
"Three thousand yuan a month is not enough for anything. It's not even enough for breakfast for the family," Mother Jiang said unhappily. "You don't know the cost of living when you're not running the household. Three thousand yuan is gone, leaving only two hundred."
"That's impossible. I only gave it to you for a week. It couldn't have been spent that quickly, could it?" Jiang Yan knew three thousand wasn't enough, but it couldn't have been spent so fast. What was the family's situation now? How could they still spend money so extravagantly?
"Three thousand yuan is just a small amount. Our family used to spend more than that on a single meal," Jiang Huan said while eating a fried dough stick.
"Then was then, and now is now. You keep making empty promises, don't you? Why don't you bring back some money to use!" Jiang Yan said, looking somewhat angrily at the woman beside her who only knew how to eat.
"You... I don't eat that much in a day. Besides, I haven't found a job yet. Once I find one, I'll definitely bring money back!" Jiang Huan retorted indignantly.
"Can't you get a part-time job if you can't find a full-time one? You just freeload every day! The reason we don't have money is because there are too many people freeloading! Anyway, I don't have any money. Do whatever you want!"
Jiang Yan wasn't a fool. She was willing to give her money to support the family, but that didn't mean she was stupid. Now she finally knew where Jiang Huan's new clothes came from!
It turned out that the money she brought home for the family's expenses was used by her mother to buy clothes for her eldest daughter.
Jiang Yan grabbed two fried dough sticks and stood up to leave. "I'm planning to move out. From now on, do whatever you want!"