CHAPTER 756: CHAPTER 756 DID YOU HAVE A GOOD CHILDHOOD?

"I understand, I will talk to Brother Ou," Xia Chuyi nodded in agreement and then said to Xia Chengzong.

Xia Chengzong also nodded and went off to take care of things.

There really was nothing much wrong with Mother Xia, and following the examination, the doctor immediately announced that she could be discharged right away.

That’s why Xia Chengzong was busy arranging Mother Xia’s discharge.

There were many people around Xia Chuyi, so there was really no need for her to get involved—between Xia Chengzong, Sister Hong, including the driver that Xia Chuyi had called, they quickly and efficiently packed up everything that needed to be taken care of.

Since there was no need for her involvement in packing, Xia Chuyi simply stepped aside—she walked over to where Ou Jun was and looked at him, who had been silent all along.

"Ahem, Brother..." Xia Chuyi called out to Ou Jun.

Hm, as for the matter her brother had discussed with her, she was somewhat unsure of how to bring it up.

"Chuyi," Ou Jun was the one who spoke first and asked her, "Did you have a good life before?"

"Ah?" Xia Chuyi was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

Ou Jun looked at the person who could very likely be his sister—no, he could even almost be certain that she was his sister!

However, Mother Xia refused to acknowledge it.

"I meant, Chuyi, your childhood, was it a happy one?" Ou Jun’s gaze held a mixture of complex emotions as he looked at Xia Chuyi.

Xia Chuyi blinked and asked somewhat puzzled, "Brother, are you talking about my childhood?"

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Brother, do you think my childhood was not very good because of my father?"

Xia Chuyi somewhat believed that Ou Jun had truly come to console the family of a martyr.

She tilted her head and said frankly, "To be honest, life is indeed somewhat difficult without a father."

"However, I knew from a very young age that my dad was in the liberation army, a martyr—I was told by my uncle, and that is what everyone in the village also said."

"So, as a martyr’s child, I didn’t face too many hardships because of my dad."

"Besides, even though I didn’t have a father, I had an uncle who was like a father to me." At this point, Xia Chuyi smiled gently and continued, "My uncle, as well as my aunt, were both very good to me."

Then, Xia Chuyi paused briefly before continuing, "My uncle is very capable, able to mingle with all walks of life, so during my childhood, under my uncle’s care, I had a rather good life."

"I got to try malted milk that others had never tasted before, and I occasionally got to have canned food that others had never eaten."

"As for snacks like crispy sugar sweets, fruit candies, peanuts, and sunflower seeds, I also had plenty of those..."

As she recounted these past memories, Xia Chuyi’s eyes were filled with stars of happiness.

"So, not having a father didn’t really impact me," Xia Chuyi concluded in the end.

Xia Chuyi didn’t want to convey all this to make Ou Jun pity her past self.

Living her life a second time around, Xia Chuyi clearly understood that very often, the quality of one’s life depended on one’s mindset.

Just like her childhood, if one were to talk about hardships, it was indeed tough—without a father, having a mother might as well have meant not having one, and family members at home were like jackals, wolves, tigers and leopards, all favoring males over females.

Yet if one didn’t consider it tough, it really wasn’t that difficult—she had an uncle who loved her dearly, and an aunt who loved her by extension.

Plus, because her father was a martyr, the people in the village were generally quite kind to her.