When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1140 Shengnan 72
Jiang Shengnan nodded, looking at Old Jiang lying on the hospital bed. He should have heard everyone talking. What were his feelings upon hearing this? Regret? Heartache? Sadness?
Jiang Shengnan began to try to figure out what Lao Jiang was thinking, but after thinking about it for a while, she suddenly found it uninteresting.

While still in the hospital room, Jiang's mother looked at Jiang Shengnan immediately after receiving the transfer from Jiang Shengli: "He transferred 140,000 yuan to me."

Jiang Shengnan nodded slightly, glanced at Wang Sumei's murderous gaze, then looked at Old Jiang, and finally looked at Jiang's mother: "Hmm."

Jiang's mother fell silent, realizing for the first time that her son was unreliable. Therefore, once the money was in her hands, she absolutely could not give it away, no matter how eloquently Jiang Shengli spoke, she could not be swayed.

She's not even that old yet. If Old Jiang isn't around anymore, she can find odd jobs and make ends meet...

Even with all the machine assistance, Lao Jiang's life still came to an end. When the doctor came to remove the life support, all anyone could vaguely hear were a few words: "Sheng...Nan...Nan..."

Jiang's mother said with tears streaming down her face, "Sheng Nan is back. She's come back to see you, Lao Jiang..."

Jiang Shengnan stood by the bed, looking down at Lao Jiang, watching him slowly close his eyes. Just as she had once said, at the moment Lao Jiang died completely, most of her former resentment was erased.

As for the remaining small portion, she glanced at Jiang's mother, then indifferently looked away.

Jin Jue kept a close eye on Jiang Shengnan's emotions, only feeling somewhat relieved when he saw she was still holding on. At that moment, he realized that being too sentimental wasn't a good thing, as it only led to him getting hurt in the end.

The funeral was very simple; Jiang Shengli didn't want to spend too much money, so Jiang Shengnan naturally went along with his wishes. What's the point of a grand funeral when the person is already dead?
After arranging Lao Jiang's funeral, she and Jin Jue returned to S City. As for the matter of Jiang's mother's dowry, Jiang Shengnan ignored her.

Jin Jue initially thought Jiang Shengnan would pull through, but she developed a fever the day after returning to S City. Her condition persisted, and her thoughts drifted into a state of confusion, unsure of where she came from or where she was headed.

It was three days later when she fully regained consciousness. Looking at her friends gathered around her bedside, Jiang Shengnan smiled and said, "The way you're all looking at me makes me feel like I'm receiving end-of-life care."

"Don't talk nonsense," Jin Jue half-lifted her up, "I was so worried. The weight I finally gained back has now fallen off again."

Sara held her hand: "You didn't tell me anything. If I hadn't asked President Jin, I wouldn't have known you were sick."

Jiang Shengnan took a breath: "It's nothing serious. I didn't expect to have a fever. I thought I had already pulled through. Why did you come back from Singapore? Wasn't it inconvenient for you to take leave?"

Sara: "Work isn't as important as you, Nan Nan... don't shoulder everything alone..."

Jiang Shengnan glanced at Jin Jue: "I didn't carry it myself; Jin Jue was with me."

Sara nodded helplessly at her, truly at a loss for what to do. Knowing that she was unwell and needed to rest after waking up, everyone expressed their concern and then went back to their work.

Jiang Shengnan drank a glass of water, then looked at Jin Jue's haggard face, and suddenly smiled, "You'll have to take care of me again. You look much more haggard."

"When you were lying in bed, I just hoped you would stay well and that it wouldn't happen again," Jin Jue said softly. "Nan Nan, right now I wish you were a little more heartless, so you wouldn't torture yourself like this."

"They tortured me like this too."

Jiang Shengnan looked at the ceiling: "I know you want to help me share the burden, but some responsibilities cannot be handed over to others and must be done by myself. Fortunately, this time it is not as painful as last time."

Jin Jue looked at her silently. He was a smart man and knew what Jiang Shengnan was implying. But he would rather Jiang Shengnan push this responsibility that originally belonged to her onto him than see Jiang Shengnan lying in a hospital bed. "Nannan, let's get married after you are discharged from the hospital."

Jiang Shengnan glanced at him sideways: "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"

“It wasn’t sudden. I was thinking about this the day you agreed to be with me.” Jin Jue said in a hoarse voice, “I know that marriage can only bind women and only protect the interests of men, but even so, I still want to selfishly keep you by my side.”

"I need you. What would I do without you?"

Jiang Shengnan looked at him and suddenly realized that Jin Jue understood her far better than she had thought. More than any vague, ethereal love, she desperately needed a sense of being needed.

She used to seek that insignificant sense of being needed from Old Jiang and his wife, and she was willing to drain herself dry for it. But now, finally, someone truly needs her from the bottom of their heart.

"Okay, but not now. I'm definitely not pretty right now." Jiang Shengnan originally thought she would struggle a bit or act arrogantly, but she just said it calmly.

Jin Jue retorted, "What do you mean? You've always been exceptionally beautiful. It's just a pity that after you're discharged from the hospital, I'll have to take you to see Old Master Zheng again... Old Master Zheng will probably blame me for not taking good care of you..."

Watching the two below whispering to each other, Tan You remained calm. Marriage is indeed a shackle for women, but some people spend their entire lives searching for a sense of being needed and bound together.

You can't say she's wrong, because this is a mark left on her by her family of origin. This mark may never be erased throughout her life, even if she received a higher education and even if she has tried her best to become stronger.

But subconsciously, she still longed for someone to need her.

Tan You herself would not make such a choice. In her opinion, she is free and unrestrained, and she really does not need a man in her life, especially not the entanglement that comes with a man.

Okay, she subconsciously harbors some misogyny because her biological father, Tan Lin, is really not a good role model.

After Lao Jiang's funeral, Jiang's mother returned to the countryside. She declined her eldest daughter-in-law Wang Sumei's warm invitation to enjoy family time in the city.

Old Jiang suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. The veil that had concealed Jiang's mother for decades was torn away, and Jiang's mother finally saw through everyone in the Jiang family. They were all heartless and ungrateful, with only money in their eyes.

But even her youngest daughter, Sheng Nan, who was once closest to her, was heartbroken by them, and she will never come back.

In the countryside, she would occasionally do odd jobs, grow some vegetables, and raise chickens, ducks, and geese, living a fairly self-sufficient life. Wang Sumei sent her son Tongtong to the countryside several times, and Jiang Ma no longer gave him any special treatment.

She ate whatever Tongtong ate, and as for spending money on Tongtong, Jiang's mother didn't contribute a single penny. She didn't touch a single penny of the 140,000 yuan that Jiang Shengli transferred to her; she would occasionally deposit some of the money she saved from odd jobs into the account.

Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of Jiang's mother, Jiang Shengli and his family of three gradually stopped going back to the countryside. Jiang's mother was happy to have some peace and quiet, only occasionally looking through old photos in her album.

Ironically, the album only contains a few family photos, and there isn't a single solo photo of Jiang Shengnan.

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