Chapter 153: Was she a bad or good mother?
There was no denying that she had harmed herself as well in the process of trying to keep her family intact. While she had told herself many times that she was doing it for happiness of her daughter, in the end all she had brought Mingzhu were doubts and misery.
Jun Meilin wondered if she was a bad mother. A good mother would probably have divorced as soon as her husband’s mother called their daughter a money loser and her husband remained silent. Or when her husband said his daughter’s birthday was not as important as a night out with his friends.
Or when her young daughter was forced to stand outside the house after school by her grandmother on a rainy day. By the time Mei Mei had returned from work, Mingzhu was hiding with a dog inside the doghouse owned by the security guard of their apartment.
Mei Mei had been lost for words that night. She did not know if she had to thank the security guard or slap him for putting her daughter in a dog house.
She had been so angry that she fought with Mrs. Sun that day and then she and Mei Mei had been kicked out of the house. They had slept in a hotel that night. The next day Mo Liang called her all the way from space which was a rare occurrence.
He apologized for what his mother had done and encouraged them to return home, promising that such a thing would never happen again. She went back and Mrs. Sun had apologized to them. Indeed she never did it again but never the less, the damage had been done.
"I am a bad mother." She said softly.
"No." Mingzhe disagreed. "I have seen bad mothers and you are not one. I am an imperial soldier, you would not believe some of the things that I have seen in my line of work. You wanted Mingzhu to have a full family, a father who loved and cared for her, a grandmother who dotted on her. Wanting your child to be loved is not a crime.
Even though you were docile while living with the Mo’s, you would fight anyone that dared to harm Mingzhu. You even chased Mo Ai with a knife when she pushed Mingzhu to the ground. It was at the Mo Xuelian’s birthday. You boldly told them all that you would be buried with anyone that harmed your daughter."