If flowers bloom, youth will naturally follow.

Our little chubby isn't in a hurry to have surgery. He's still young and hasn't even thought about something as unethical as dating early. He's also so thick-skinned that he's not afraid of being called a "two-tailed brat" or a "transvestite."

Although Little Fatty is a good-for-nothing, he is actually quite sensible, as can be seen from the fact that he only needs 50 cents of pocket money a day. He often overhears his parents chatting during meals about how difficult business is, how they run out of money to buy raw materials, and how someone who owes them money has run away. He understands and sympathizes with their hard work in earning money, so he has never pressured them.

But now, from what my sister is saying, it's not about the money that she didn't have the surgery, but about her parents not caring about her?

"Nonsense! Didn't I say I'd do the surgery for him once I had the money?!" Xia Donghai shouted.

“Tian Tian, ​​don’t talk nonsense. How could your parents not care about Xiao Bao’er?” Ma Dongmei said.

"Mom, you don't know anything! Dad, it's one thing for you to eat and drink all the time, that can be considered socializing, but why did I only see 100,000 of the 200,000 you brought back last month?" Xia Tian asked.

"I've paid back my debt! Do you think only others owe our family? Does our family not owe others?" Xia Donghai's breath was clearly insufficient, and his momentum suddenly dropped.

"You paid back your debt?! You lost! Mom, he lost 100,000 last month! He used the money to gamble and didn't even pay for Xiaobao's surgery!" Xia Tian cried out.

A pillar supporting Xiao Pang's heart collapsed, and he felt dizzy and weak all over, unable to even stand while holding onto his bicycle.

He shakily put his bicycle aside, leaned weakly against the screen wall, and listened quietly.

"Old Xia? Is this true?" Ma Dongmei asked, her voice trembling.

"No, let me explain, Dongmei. Our family has always been short of money. We owe your brother, we owe the bank, and we need money for Xiaobao's surgery. I just wanted to win some money to relieve the pressure. I was on a winning streak those days..." Xia Donghai said.

“I am Xia Donghai,” Ma Dongmei said, marking the first time she had ever spoken ill of Xia Donghai since they met.

Ma Dongmei trusted Xia Donghai more than anyone else. She had trusted him since he was a petty thug, and he had not let her down, truly giving her a good life.

She believed everything Xia Donghai said, and even if he did something bad, she would sincerely find excuses to defend him.

But this time she couldn't take it anymore. Little Fatty heard the sounds of things being smashed and thrown around inside the house, accompanied by Ma Dongmei's hysterical crying and cursing. He didn't hear Xia Donghai's voice.

After a while, the sounds of smashing stopped, and all that could be heard was Ma Dongmei's hysterical crying and cursing.

Xia Donghai's bitter voice came from inside the room again: "I was wrong this time. I will never gamble again. I will live a good life and save money for Xiaobao'er's surgery. You can believe me. I also want Xiaobao'er to get better soon."

“You told me a long time ago that you wouldn’t gamble! I don’t trust you anymore, we can’t go on like this, let’s get a divorce. I don’t want any of your money, I just want 100,000 yuan for Xiaobao’s surgery,” Ma Dongmei said, her voice hoarse as she calmed down.

"Dongmei, please trust me one last time, I really won't gamble anymore," Xia Donghai pleaded desperately.

"It's no use kneeling down, you're heartless, you gambled away our son's life-saving money! Tiantian, come on, let's go pick up Xiaobao, the three of us will live on our own," Ma Dongmei said with an unprecedentedly resolute voice, as if she were a stubborn turtle eating a weight.

Then Little Fatty heard a scream and two shouts of surprise coming from inside the house.

"Tian Tian, ​​I have hemostatic medicine on my bedside table, hurry up!" Ma Dongmei's voice was filled with panic.

“Dongmei, please trust me one more time. I… I didn’t intend to gamble last time. It was… Old Chen brought two swindlers to set me up. They let me win tens of thousands at first, and I lost so much because I got carried away,” Xia Donghai said.

"Believe me, I believe you, Lao Xia. Tian Tian, ​​hurry up, let's go to the hospital," the family's chaotic voices grew louder as they approached.

Then Xiao Pang saw Ma Dongmei supporting Xia Donghai's arm. Xia Donghai was holding a piece of cloth in his right hand, covering his left wrist. The cloth and his body were covered in blood, which looked very scary.

The family of three were all taken aback when they saw the chubby boy leaning against the wall.