Reborn as an 80s-aged woman, her unfilial son begs for forgiveness on his knees.

I was starving all day yesterday, and today I only had a few sips of thin porridge. My stomach feels empty.

"Boss, I'm still not full," Li Jianguo said pitifully.

Li Wenhai looked impatient.

"The doctor said your stomach and intestines are still very weak, so you can't eat greasy food or too much."

A bowl of porridge costs five cents. It's already good enough that he can eat it. What else would he like to eat?

Also, why hasn't that brat Li Xiaojuan arrived yet? What kind of work is He Caifeng doing?

Seeing that his son seemed distracted and kept looking towards the door, Li Jianguo asked, "Eldest son, what's wrong? Is someone coming over later?"

Li Wenhai snapped out of his reverie and said calmly, "I'm waiting for Xiaomei."

"Xiaomei?"

"Well, it's not easy for us to take leave, so we were thinking of having Xiaomei drop out of school to take care of you for a few days."

She's a girl, she's more thoughtful, and she'll take better care of you.

Anyway, my father was able to walk to the toilet today, so there was nothing inconvenient about it.

I don't believe that Xiaomei won't come to the hospital to help her since she's all alone here.

They killed three birds with one stone.

When Li Xiaomei was mentioned, Li Jianguo's eyelids immediately drooped.

That heartless man doesn't even respect his father.

He raised her with great care, providing her with food and clothing, but when he and Zhang Wenying had a small argument, that wretched girl not only didn't try to reconcile them, but also criticized him for all sorts of things.

Is he really that bad?

As a father, he believes he has done right by his family and every one of his children.

But what about Li Xiaomei? Now that she's grown up, she dares to talk back to him.

If it weren't for her father, would Li Xiaomei have lived this long? She would have starved to death in some remote corner long ago.

Thinking of Li Xiaomei's unfilial behavior, Li Jianguo was furious.

He snorted heavily, turned his face away, and refused to look at Li Wenhai again.

"What's she doing here? Let her focus on her studies. I don't need her to wait on me."

Li Jianguo's tone was harsh, with a hint of defiance.

He didn't want to see that unfilial daughter.

And then there's the eldest daughter, Li Xiaojuan, who's just as ungrateful and heartless.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenhai rolled his eyes.

Does refusing to let Li Xiaomei serve him mean he wants to drag him and He Caifeng down with him?

Don't they have to go to work?

"Dad, please don't be angry."

You are Li Xiaomei's father. When your father is sick and hospitalized, it is her duty to take care of you as his daughter.

"Rather than have us deduct our wages, it's better to have her serve you. She's a student, her studies aren't demanding, so a few days' absence won't be a big deal."

As Li Wenhai spoke, he glanced at the door again. Why isn't that brat here yet?

It's almost eight o'clock, and I have no idea where He Caifeng has gone.

Li Jianguo was speechless after his son's words, but felt even more suffocated.

He lay back down on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Li Xiaomei still hadn't arrived by 10 o'clock.

Li Wenhai finally couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up, walked to the door, and looked around at both ends of the corridor.

The corridor was deserted, with only occasional whispers coming from the nurses' station.

Left with no other option, Li Wenhai called his workplace early the next morning to ask for another day off.

His superiors were easy to talk to and didn't make things difficult for him.

After all, it's only natural to take time off work to care for an elderly family member who is sick.

After hanging up, Li Wenhai called He Caifeng again, but it took a while for her to answer.

"He Caifeng, where the hell have you been?"

You didn't even bring food last night, and that brat Xiaomei was nowhere to be found either. What kind of work are you doing?

He Caifeng's impatient voice came from the other end of the phone: "What are you yelling about? That brat doesn't respect me as her sister-in-law at all. She even colluded with that brat and Director Ma to criticize me mercilessly."

I work a full day, and when I get home I have to pick up my little one, cook for him, and do his laundry. I'm not made of iron.

Go find Li Xiaomei yourself.

What kind of behavior is it for me, as a daughter-in-law, to spend all my time with my father-in-law?

Li Wenhai was furious after He Caifeng's sharp rebuke. Just as he was about to lash out, the phone was abruptly cut off.

Li Wenhai gripped the phone so tightly his knuckles turned white; he wanted nothing more than to smash it.

He was also thinking that if Li Xiaomei came, he could bring Xiaobao to the hospital and let Xiaomei take care of him, which would save him a few yuan.

The children in the daycare were all quite young, and at that mischievous age.

Every time Xiao Bao comes back, either his face is scratched or his new toys have been taken away.

This broke their hearts.

But if Li Xiaomei doesn't come to the hospital, all his plans will fall through.

Li Wenhai grew angrier the more he thought about it, pacing back and forth in the ward, his leather shoes making a "tap-tap" sound on the floor tiles.

Lying in the hospital bed, Li Jianguo felt even more irritated by his son's anxious footsteps and couldn't help but say, "Alright, alright, you're making me dizzy."

What did Xiaomei say?

"What else can I say?"

That brat is absolutely outrageous!

She insisted that she had to go to school and couldn't fall behind in her studies.

Even though Caifeng begged her so much, she still wouldn't budge and even scolded her sister-in-law.

I just don't understand, what could be so important as a student's problem? Something more important than his father being hospitalized?

Li Wenhai became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

That's such an ingrate! He's wasted all his education!

"We shouldn't have supported her to study in the first place. What's the use of a girl studying so much?"

Staying home to do laundry, cook, and manage household chores is the proper thing to do.

"Caifeng also said that Xiaomei was not studying well and was getting very close to a senior high school boy from their school. The two of them were flirting, exchanging gifts, and walking home together after school."

Then there was the third brother, who also chimed in, saying that he respected Xiaomei's choice and that times had changed and girls should also have their own future.

Dad, listen to this nonsense!

The saying goes, "A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. Why read so many books if all she has to do is get married, have children, and be a good wife and mother?"

I think the third brother is just bookworm-like; he keeps saying nonsensical things.

Li Jianguo closed his eyes in anger, his chest heaving violently.

He can't talk much yet, because his throat hurts if he talks too much.

But he was furious!

The family has never lacked food or clothing for its children, so why is she so shameless as to accept gifts from boys?

Giving gifts to boys?

Did his family's money come from a blizzard?

She really inherited her shameless mother's ways; she never knows how to behave properly anywhere, and she has a frivolous streak in her bones.

"Dad, I just called to ask for leave, and my boss was absolutely unwilling."

One of my research projects has reached a critical stage, and if I leave, the project will have to be halted.

My boss said he'd only give me half a day off at most, and that I should go back as soon as I've settled things here.

But Dad, if I leave, there will be no one to take care of you. I really can't rest easy about that."