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Xia Jie quickly opened the car door, and her mother gracefully got in. As Xia Jie drove, she gave her mother instructions as if she were talking to a child:

“I rented it for two months first, just in case you don’t like it there and come back early, and the rent won’t be refunded. If you’re happy with your stay, let me know in advance and I’ll renew the lease. When you’re living with your aunt, you have to be careful with your money. It’s best if we each spend about the same amount. Don’t think that just because my aunt is the older sister, you can take advantage of her.”

Xia's mother said impatiently, "I know, I know, you're so long-winded."

Xia Jie accompanied her mother to the airport and watched her pass through security before sighing and heading back.

Chapter 379 Money

That day, Li Mu was chatting with Xia Jie when Xia Jie's phone suddenly rang. She answered it casually and heard the system voice: "Dear Ms. Xia Jie, you have passed the review and have officially become a ride-hailing driver..."

Xia Jie's expression changed, and she quickly hung up the phone.

But it was too late. Since he started practicing martial arts, Li Mu's five senses had become extremely sharp, and he naturally heard the voice on the phone.

He glanced at Xia Jie and asked, "Xia Jie, are you having any financial difficulties lately?"

Xia Jie shook her head and said, "No!"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Then why did I hear on my phone that I've passed the review and become a ride-hailing driver?"

Xia Jie lowered her head.

"I…"

Li Mu said, "If you have any difficulties, just say so, and we can help each other out. You're a young girl, and so pretty, so you don't need to be a rideshare driver."

Xia Jie retorted somewhat indignantly, "Why can't I be one? I'm a police officer, why should I be afraid of bad guys?"

Li Mu said, "Precisely because you are a police officer, you need to abide by the rules and cannot engage in other side jobs. Being a rideshare driver is also a side job."

Xia Jie lowered her head dejectedly.

"understood!"

Li Mu glanced at her and said, "Xia Jie, if you have financial difficulties, everyone can help you out. Don't be afraid to ask."

Xia Jie shook her head and said, "We don't need anything right now, but my mom went to Dali for a trip, and we don't have much savings. I'm worried we won't be able to make ends meet, so I was thinking..."

"However, that won't happen again. With my salary and my mother's pension, as long as I don't travel around so extravagantly like I do now, and I'm frugal, it'll actually be enough to live on."

Li Mu nodded without saying much. But in his mind, he was pondering a question: should he find a reason to lead everyone in making some money? There were indeed quite a few poor people in the police station.

Xia Jie has one, Zhao Jiwei has one, Chen Xincheng has one, Cao Jianguo has one... they all basically live very diligently.

However, within the system, there are too many constraints. If you want to lead everyone to make some money, you must pay attention to the methods and impact to avoid negative effects.

After thinking for a while, Li Mu put the idea aside for the time being and would decide what to do next based on the situation.

……

That day, Li Mu led a few new recruits on a mission when Li Dawei answered a phone call: "Mom, I'm at work, what's up? What? What?!"

When the call connected, Li Dawei froze, his face looking very pale.

Standing nearby, Li Mu overheard some of the conversation and looked at Li Dawei with some sympathy, knowing that Li Dawei's family also needed money this time.

After hanging up the phone, Li Dawei paused for a moment, then looked at Li Mu and said, "Director Li, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't go on this mission. I need to ask for leave and go home."

Li Mu patted him on the shoulder: "Go back, be strong."

Li Dawei nodded vigorously: "I will."

After changing his clothes, Li Dawei rushed home. As soon as he entered, he shouted, "Mom! Mom!"

"Dawei." Seeing Li Dawei return, Li's mother came out of the bedroom crying, her eyes red, and hugged Li Dawei and started crying.

Li Dawei comforted her, "Mom, don't cry. I'll take care of everything, no matter how big the problem is. What exactly happened? You didn't explain clearly on the phone. What's wrong with you?"

Li's mother hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your father has a glioma. I didn't want to tell you at first, but after going to several hospitals and having several follow-up examinations, it's still the same disease."

Li Dawei asked, "Where is my dad?"

Li's mother lowered her head and said, "He went out to play with his old friends."

Li Dawei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly jumped up: "Going out to play at this hour. No wonder he came back! No wonder he said he wouldn't leave again this time! So he knew all along, and came back to ask us to treat his illness and take care of him in his old age?"

Li's mother pleaded, "Dawei, he's your father! You can't say that about him."

Li Dawei said, "My dad... what's wrong with my dad? He gave birth to me and now he's trying to extort money from us? No way!"

Li's mother said with red eyes, "Dawei, glioma is incurable! Your father didn't want to get treatment. He didn't want us to treat him."

Li Dawei was stunned for a moment, wanting to cry but unable to, his emotions surging with nowhere to go: "Then why did he come back? When he was able to eat, drink, and play, he was running all over the world, causing trouble everywhere. Did he come home with an incurable disease? I have to have a serious talk with him! I'm going to call him."

Li's mother came over to stop him and snatched his phone: "Dawei, you can't do this! He's your own father, he has an incurable disease, and now is the time when he needs the comfort of his family."

Li Dawei was agitated: "Bullshit! He needs comforting. Why didn't he turn back sooner? Now that he's turned back, with a father like this, who do we know to comfort him?"

Li's mother said, "Dawei, I only asked him to come back because I knew he had this disease. It was my own choice."

Li Dawei exclaimed in surprise, "Mom, you..."

Li's mother said, "Dawei, can't you see how much Mom loves Dad?"

Li Dawei stood there, stunned: "Mom...you...you love him? Haven't you suffered enough at his hands in this life? Didn't you file for divorce before he came back?"

Li's mother said, "Yes, I hated him back then, hated that he wouldn't come home. But he's back now, isn't he?"

Li Dawei said, "Mom, what am I supposed to say to you?"

Li's mother wiped away her tears: "Dawei, I love your father, I've loved him my whole life, and that hasn't changed. In other people's eyes, he's a good-for-nothing, a lazy bum, but in my eyes, I love everything about him that others don't."

“Look at all the people in the world, they’re all vying for fame and fortune, everyone wants to stand out, how tiring is that? But your dad didn’t achieve anything great, and he didn’t care about his family, yet he lived a carefree life. He didn’t pursue worldly fame and fortune, and he just wanted to live a free life.”

"Mom, like everyone else, has spent her whole life struggling to make a living, seeing only people who scheme and deceive each other for profit and power. Compared to them, even if your father is a good-for-nothing, he's still simpler and more lovable. As long as your father is around, Mom feels relaxed and happy. Isn't that enough?"

Li Dawei was speechless.

Li's mother looked at him and said, "Dawei, even though you don't like your father now, you actually take after him."

Li Dawei argued, "Impossible! How could I possibly follow his example?"

Li's mother said, "From a young age, other children always strived to be number one, but you were always last. Other children were disciplined, but you were constantly being called in by your parents. You live a free and easy life, sunny and happy. Isn't all of this thanks to your father? But you are more responsible than him. Dawei, because of your father, I was able to have you, so I should thank your father too."

Li Dawei didn't know what to say: "Mom..."

Li's mother said, "Now that your father is sick, we don't know how long he will be sick. Dawei, it's time for your mother to rely on you."

Just then, the sound of a key clicking on the door was heard.

Li Dawei quickly said, "Mom, stop talking, he's back."

Just then, the door opened, and Li Yisheng appeared in the doorway, carrying a plastic bag of takeout. Before even entering, he happily exclaimed, "Cuiping, look what I brought you! Mutton soup..."

Suddenly seeing Li Dawei standing at home, he paused, then immediately composed himself. Since returning, he had unconsciously displayed timidity and restraint in Li Dawei's presence: "Dawei's back..."

Li Dawei looked at him, unsure of what to say.

At noon, the family of three sat together, and Li Yisheng lowered his head timidly like a child who had made a mistake.

Li Dawei stared at him quietly for a while, then sighed and said, "Dad, if you're sick, you should get treatment. You have to believe in science; nothing is impossible."

Li's mother smiled and said, "Listen to what your eldest son has to say!"

Li Yisheng said, "I...I won't get treatment."

Li Dawei asked, "Why not treat it?"

Li Yisheng said in a low voice, "It's not that I don't want to get treatment. Actually, before I came home this time, I went to several hospitals abroad for this disease. They all said that there was no cure for this disease, and the doctors did not recommend treatment."

He sighed and said, "I'm done. I'll just enjoy the rest of my life."

Li Dawei was losing control again: "How can you say that? You've been irresponsible your whole life, and now you're sick and you're still not taking responsibility? Have you thought about me and Mom? Oh, you have an incurable disease, and you're thinking that Mom and I won't treat you and will just watch you die? Dream on! You must get treatment!"

He suddenly couldn't continue speaking, turned around and went back to his room, slammed the door shut, and squatted down against the door to wipe away his tears.

After a long while, Li Dawei calmed himself down, wiped his face, opened the door, and went out. He sat calmly in front of his parents and said, "Dad, listen to me. I'll arrange for you to be hospitalized right away. Whether you want to get treatment or not, you have to go. You've been irresponsible your whole life, but now that you have this illness, take responsibility for yourself. If you don't get treatment, what will Mom do?"

Li Yisheng looked to his mother for help.

Li's mother said, "Dawei, listen to your father. I've accompanied him to the hospital several times, but this disease is incurable. He suffers, and we suffer too."

Li Dawei said, "But Mom, he didn't get treatment, he just passed away like that, what will happen afterward..."

Looking at Li Yisheng, Li's mother said emotionally, "Mom isn't afraid, and besides, I still have you. As long as your father is happy in his final days, that's all that matters."

"Alright, Dawei, your dad and I have discussed the rest. Mom has saved some money. Instead of wasting it on hospital bills, let's take advantage of your dad's mobility and go out to have some fun, see the world properly, and leave no regrets."

Li Dawei, his eyes red-rimmed, said, "But Mom..."

Li's mother interrupted him: "It's settled then. When your father was pursuing me, he bragged to me that he had traveled all over the world. He also said that when he caught up with me, he would take me all over the world. But in this life, he was always the one traveling outside while I was busy at home. Even now that we're old, he still hasn't fulfilled his promise. Now, we finally have the chance to keep it. You should be happy for us."

Li Dawei nodded silently, tears streaming down his face.

Three days later, Li Dawei carried his luggage and led his parents into the cruise ship's cabin to settle in.

Li Yisheng, with the air of someone who'd been there before, enthusiastically introduced the cruise ships to his mother: "These days, cruise ships are much better than the ones I've been on, they're like being on flat ground..."

Li Dawei worried: "Mom, is it okay? No matter how good the conditions are on this cruise ship, what if Dad's condition worsens? The medical care on board is not up to par."

Li Yisheng said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with that? I know what I'm doing. To put it another way, if that day ever comes, I'll just jump into the sea and feed the fish! A sea burial! Ha... how romantic."

Li's mother said gently, "Don't say that. You have to come back with me. You've been running around all your life, and you have to die at home when you're old, otherwise I won't want that."

Li Dawei quickly changed the subject: "Mom, come back early, I'm still here at home."