"I've been sick for so many years, but you and dad have always taken care of me. I'm already very glad that you don't mind that I'm a burden. If I really can't be cured, then I'll accept it. I don't hate anything. I have you, Dad, and Brother. I'm already luckier than most people."
Sun Xiaoshan knew that many people had worse luck than her. Many children were abandoned because of their gender, disability, or illness. Those who were lucky would get to live at the Welfare Institute. Those who were unlucky were abandoned by their families and died in an unknown corner of the world.
She had congenital heart disease. She was very glad that she could grow up under the protection and love of her parents.
To prevent her mother from complaining, Sun Xiaoshan changed the topic. She asked, "By the way, Mom, didn't you say that the girl who looks like me that we met at the hotel last time might be our relative? I've heard others mention that I have an aunt who seems to be in prison, right?"
Sun Xiaoshan felt that it was a little strange. "Even though Auntie is in jail, she did not commit any unforgivable mistake. Grandma's old neighbors said that Auntie was very pitiful. She married a man who would beat her up. He almost beat her to death several times and even almost had a miscarriage. Auntie did not want to kill that man. She accidentally injured that man's vital organs when she resisted, and that man died. Auntie is too pitiful. Why don't you and Grandma ever mention anything about her?"
After a pause, Sun Xiaoshan asked again, "Is that girl Auntie's daughter? Actually, Auntie's daughter did not die, right? Was she given away by Grandma to be raised by someone else? That girl and I look really alike. I've seen photos of you when you were young, Mom. She really does look like you, like the same person."
Mrs. Sun's expression gradually became gloomy as her daughter kept talking about that.
She had gone to the hospital in Jindo City that day to get the report, but it had exceeded her expectations.
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