Back to the 1980s: Transmigrated as the Bigshot's Pampered Wife-Chapter 151: Became a Pitiful Person
Xia Qiuming’s mentor from abroad was highly renowned in the international medical community, yet even his surgeries weren’t as perfect as Gu Jiaojiao’s.
This showed just how advanced Gu Jiaojiao’s medical skills were, but Xia Qiuming didn’t exclaim it aloud.
Xia Qiuming was completely engrossed in Gu Jiaojiao’s notes. Many of the case studies he read were simply mind-boggling.
Seeing that none of the VIPs had any intention of leaving the Su family’s home, Uncle Dong didn’t feel awkward at all.
The Su family had the finest tea and cigarettes, so he was more than happy to stay and savor them.
Mr. Sheng also wanted to get some rest. He had eaten his fill of the braised donkey meat last night, but his daughter had made his wife cry.
His wife was consumed with self-blame and refused to sleep the entire night. He had no choice but to stay up and comfort her, so he hadn’t slept a wink either.
He had gone straight to work without eating breakfast. Mr. Sheng smacked his lips again, thinking, ’The Su family’s breakfast is so lavish and delicious.’
"Uncle Sheng, would you like to go lie down on the recliner for a bit?" Eldest Brother Gu asked softly.
"Yes," Mr. Sheng agreed readily, giving the gaunt Eldest Brother Gu a meaningful look.
Gu Jiaojiao and Su Shuochi were about to part ways at the compound gate. She gently instructed him,
"I can get to school by myself. You should show our revised blueprints to the renovation crew. If there’s anything they don’t understand, you can explain it to them."
"Honey, be careful on your way. I’ll come pick you up at noon when you’re done with class..." Su Shuochi rambled on.
Gu Jiaojiao wasn’t sure if she had just grown accustomed to his nagging or what, but she wasn’t annoyed. She simply listened quietly.
But time was limited, so Gu Jiaojiao had to wave goodbye. Su Shuochi waved back reluctantly.
Ever since Song Zijie learned the date of his surgery, he had taken leave from work to rest at home.
In the days leading up to the operation, he kept wishing time would slow down, or even stop altogether. His heart was a mix of excitement and trepidation.
After the tests, it was found that only the liver of Uncle Song’s second daughter was a suitable match.
This was the daughter who was a year younger than Song Zijie and had been married for many years without having any children.
Because she hadn’t had children, Song Xiaxia’s life with her in-laws was very difficult. She had married down into the Wang Family.
Song Xiaxia came from a good family, was an outstanding student of fine character, and was also beautiful. There were plenty of young men in the compound who admired her.
Wang Gang was handsome, but his family was poor. However, even the most exceptional woman could hardly resist a man’s relentless pestering.
In the end, it was the poor boy Wang Gang who captured Song Xiaxia’s heart. When they first married, the couple enjoyed six blissful months together.
Her in-laws treated Song Xiaxia well, too. After all, the Song Family was wealthy, and Song Xiaxia had a respectable job at the department store.
After six months, however, there was still no sign of pregnancy. At first, the Wang Family was patient and helped her seek medical treatment.
After all, the doctor’s visits and medicine didn’t cost the Wang Family a dime. But after three years, there were still no results.
Because years passed without a child, Song Xiaxia began to humble herself, trying to appease her mother-in-law and the rest of the Wang Family.
While human nature can be good, it can also be evil. The fact that the exceptional Song Xiaxia had married down to Wang Gang initially brought the Wang Family great prestige.
But once a person reveals a weakness, it gives others a fatal pressure point to exploit. That is human nature!
The human heart can be a bottomless black hole, and the Wang matriarch, in particular, could not accept the defeat of being without a grandchild.
She was not a forgiving person to begin with, and to make matters worse, Song Xiaxia also believed that her infertility was her own fault.
The more deferential she became, the more her in-laws intensified their abuse. The mother-in-law, who had once been meek and subservient around Song Xiaxia, suddenly became arrogant.
They escalated their cruelty for the sheer momentary satisfaction of it, and Song Xiaxia, consumed by self-blame, was unwilling to fight back.
A weakness of human nature is that once you show vulnerability, those around you will bully you, no matter what your job is or how exceptional you used to be.
The darkest side of human nature is to bully the weak and fear the strong. The more you fear, the weaker you appear, the more timid and compliant you become...
...and the more people will bully you. But when you fear nothing, no one dares to bully you.
Song Xiaxia didn’t understand any of this, so she just endured it all. If she gave an inch, her mother-in-law would take a mile.
Eventually, it got to the point where the insecure mother-in-law would even dare to hit the cultured and refined Song Xiaxia in public.
And so, Song Xiaxia—a woman from a good family, with a good job and beautiful looks—slowly became the most pitiful person in the world.
She swallowed her grievances in silence, never complaining when she visited her parents, and even pretending to be happy.
This time, her mother had found the Divine Doctor for her, which was why she had returned to her family home for treatment.
When Song Xiaxia learned that her liver could save her brother, she was thrilled. ’I can finally repay my family,’ she thought.
However, her body was severely malnourished after two years of mistreatment from her mother-in-law, so Gu Jiaojiao advised her to recuperate at the Song home for a few days.
For her brother’s sake, the now-timid Song Xiaxia agreed without hesitation.
She didn’t dare let her in-laws know the real reason, though. She just rushed back to their home to tell them that the Divine Doctor was going to cure her this time.
Song Xiaxia didn’t need to request time off from work, as her direct supervisor was her own father.
’Even if Wang Gang found out and wanted a divorce, I would still give a piece of my liver to my big brother.’
’For the past several years, her brother had given her all the money for her medicine, as well as nutritional supplements.’
’Even though she never consumed them herself—giving them all to her mother-in-law to curry favor—it was her brother’s kindness that mattered.’
"Do your hands and feet get cold in the winter? Is your circulation poor?" Gu Jiao asked softly.
"That’s exactly right," Song Xiaxia said, astonished. "You even know that? You’re incredible."
"These issues are affecting your health. How about this? I’ll prescribe one course of treatment for you to take after your surgery.
You have too much coldness in your system, so you should avoid ’cooling’ foods and make sure to stay warm.
Uterine cold itself isn’t that difficult to treat. The problem is you’ve been taking the wrong medicine, and you’ve also been desperate to conceive for the past few years.
A combination of factors led to inflammation and fluid buildup in your fallopian tubes. It wasn’t treated in time and eventually caused them to become blocked. This can be fixed with surgery.
Oh, and one more thing," Gu Jiao added. "I need you to keep my medical skills a secret, and that includes from everyone else in the compound."
"Don’t worry, Jiaojiao," Aunt Song immediately assured her. "We won’t say a word until you’re ready for people to know."
"I’ll be going now, then. Both of you need to build up your strength over the next two days. We’ll perform the surgery on Sunday."
"Alright. Take care, Jiaojiao." Aunt Song walked her to the door, only to see Su Shuochi sitting in his wheelchair, gazing toward their doorway.
Once Gu Jiao and her husband were gone, Aunt Song burst into tears. "Look at you... Your father and I never wanted you to marry Wang Gang.
But you refused to listen. And now look. You’re only twenty-two, yet you look older than your big sister! Xiaxia, why didn’t you come home and say something?!"
"Mom, my brother was already giving me money for doctor’s visits. His health isn’t good, and he was already making you worry.
I didn’t want to give you another thing to worry about. Besides, what good would it have done? The doctors all said it was my fault, that I wouldn’t be able to have children no matter who I married."
Seeing her mother weep so sorrowfully, Song Xiaxia felt even more miserable.
