105: Chapter 105 The Male Supporting Character's Biological Mother (10)

Chapter 105: The Male Supporting Character's Biological Mother (10)

"Come, have some water."

Jiang Wan brought over two glasses of water and placed them in front of Gao Rushuang and Zhang Ming.

Gao Rushuang thanked her and then introduced themselves to Jiang Wan.

"Sister, my name is Gao Rushuang, you can just call me Sister Shuang. This is my husband, Zhang Ming, you can call him Brother Zhang. We'll be living across from each other from now on. We just moved in and aren't very familiar with the area yet, so I hope you can tell us more about it."

Jiang Wan smiled and nodded.

"Sister Shuang, Brother Zhang, my name is Jiang Wan, you can just call me Xiao Wan. This is my son, Jiang Yuchen, and that is our nanny, Auntie Liu. I'm a bit embarrassed to say that even though we've lived here for three years, I'm actually not that familiar with this residential complex—at least not as much as Auntie Liu."

"But after living here for so long, I feel that the people in this neighborhood are quite easy to get along with. You'll see after you've stayed for a while."

Hearing this, Gao Rushuang also laughed.

"That's good then. Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease."

Gao Rushuang originally wanted to ask Jiang Wan for more information, such as why the child's father wasn't around, why it was just the mother and son at home, and where everyone else was.

However, Gao Rushuang knew she was a newcomer and that asking such questions would be inappropriate, so she forced herself to hold back, not wanting to make the relationship too awkward.

Gao Rushuang chatted with Jiang Wan for a while longer about domestic matters while Zhang Ming played with Jiang Yuchen for a bit. Seeing that it was getting late, they took their leave.

Now that they were acquainted, she could find an opportunity to ask later.

In this way, Gao Rushuang gradually grew closer to Jiang Wan and learned that Jiang Wan was an orphan whose only relative was Jiang Yuchen. She was currently a senior in college, about to graduate.

The information about her being an orphan was learned from Auntie Liu.

Once, when Gao Rushuang went over to Jiang Wan's place, she saw that only Auntie Liu and Jiang Yuchen were home. Jiang Yuchen was watching TV while Auntie Liu was wrapping zongzi.

Gao Rushuang casually asked why she was wrapping zongzi now, since it wasn't the Dragon Boat Festival.

In Gao Rushuang's impression, people only ate zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.

At other times, because it was too much trouble, people would rather buy them than wrap them themselves.

Auntie Liu told Gao Rushuang that Jiang Wan loved eating them. Especially the ones she wrapped herself—the filling was completely different from the ones sold outside and much more delicious. Jiang Wan said she had never eaten such delicious zongzi before.

Auntie Liu said Jiang Wan was an orphan and didn't know how to wrap them, and aside from the Spring Festival, she had never really celebrated any holidays before.

A few days ago, she heard Jiang Wan mention wanting to eat zongzi. She kept it in mind and bought some bamboo leaves while she was out grocery shopping.

The bamboo leaves at the market were dried, but they could still be used after being boiled.

Auntie Liu soaked the glutinous rice, prepared the filling, and was ready to wrap.

She didn't make them large, just about the size of a fist. Once wrapped, they could be eaten for breakfast, or Jiang Wan could take them to school with her.

When Gao Rushuang heard that Jiang Wan was an orphan and was raising a child on her own, she cursed Gao Jinhua up and down in her heart.

Not only did she curse him internally, but as soon as she returned home, she called Gao Jinhua directly and gave him a piece of her mind over the phone.

"Tell me, what kind of thing have you done? You had your fun and then just walked away, leaving such a huge mess for that girl. An orphan, only twenty years old, pregnant and giving birth without anyone to help her—can you imagine how hard that must have been?"

"I don't even have the face to tell her I'm your sister. I'm too embarrassed to say it; I don't have the nerve. That mother and son finally made it to where they are today, and she finally raised the child to be so big and healthy, yet here we are, barging in to disturb them. To be honest, I feel a sense of guilt in my heart."

Hearing his sister's words, Gao Jinhua fell silent for a long while.

An image appeared in his mind: a delicate and weak Jiang Wan, all alone with a large belly, going for a check-up. The pregnant women in the hospital corridors were all accompanied by their husbands or families, but she only had herself.

When she gave birth, there was only a nanny by her side. If the nanny couldn't make it in time, she would have to scramble to take care of the child herself.

At this moment, Gao Jinhua's heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife, aching with a dull pain.

He hadn't known; his friend hadn't mentioned that Jiang Wan was an orphan last time. He had only asked his friend to help find out where Jiang Wan lived, not to investigate her family members. He had assumed she still had family!

Hearing his sister say this, Gao Jinhua also felt miserable. It was all his fault!

"Sister, I know it's all my fault. I didn't know they existed before, but now that I do, I will definitely make it up to them."

Gao Jinhua promised that he would spend the rest of his life making it up to them.

Gao Jinhua knew that going there now would surely disrupt the peaceful life of the mother and son.

But there was no other way; this matter had to be faced. It would have been one thing if he didn't know, but now that he did, he couldn't act as if nothing had happened.

That was his child, and that was the woman he thought of day and night. Having finally found them, how could he possibly act as if nothing had happened?

Gao Rushuang sighed.

"I hope you don't hurt them in the future. Once you're done with your work, come over as soon as possible and get this settled early. Sigh, their life is okay now, but being a single mother is still very hard. Her studies are heavy, and she has to worry about the child, rushing home every night. Once you've reconciled with her, we can help her out legitimately."

This was something Gao Rushuang had observed for herself during this time.

Although Jiang Wan had a nanny at home, she was very responsible herself and didn't leave everything to the nanny.

If she finished school early, she would pick up the child herself. If she couldn't make it in time, she would always rush back in the evening to have dinner with the child.

After dinner, she would accompany the child for walks and play games together, never neglecting the child because of her own affairs.

Gao Rushuang asked herself if she could have been so meticulous. If she didn't have time to accompany her own children, there were grandparents, and if all else failed, there was the nanny.

But what about Jiang Wan? She only had herself!

It was fine now that the child could run and jump, but she couldn't imagine how Jiang Wan had managed on her own when the child couldn't even walk yet.

Gao Rushuang couldn't help but admire Jiang Wan. She looked delicate and weak, but she was unexpectedly resilient. She was truly amazing.

But how could they know that Jiang Wan actually had a 'cheat' to help her?

The nanny she chose was very responsible, and the child was very well-behaved when he was a baby, saving her a lot of trouble.

Furthermore, before the child could walk, she had hired a maternity matron to help, and the matron only left once the child could walk.

It was hard work, but not as bitter as they imagined.

In order to go find Jiang Wan as soon as possible, Gao Jinhua worked several all-nighters in a row and finally saved up a week's time.

He didn't even wait for daybreak and took a night flight directly there.