After Rebirth, Minor Character Only Wants to Level Up

Old Mrs. Ye’s kindly expression froze, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes slowly gathered together, her eyes narrowing into slits. Ye He Ping shivered involuntarily, realizing that although he hadn’t figured out what he did wrong, his mother was already angry.

"Mom, Ye Qian is a kind-hearted child. That day, when she saw you leave in anger, she passed out from anxiety. Her face was as pale as if it had no blood. When she woke up, no matter how her mother and I insisted on taking her to the hospital, she refused, saying she was fine to save money, blaming herself all the while. Bai Xue and I didn’t take it seriously. I thought of arranging things at the company before coming to see you. Then, at the company, I heard from someone Bai Xue sent that Ye Qian refused to go to school, shutting herself in her room all day, calling herself a sinner, saying she wouldn’t go to school, and only letting her sister attend."

"Ye Qian is an obedient child and never disobeyed us as a kid. Bai Xue got angry seeing her like that and slapped her, but this child stubbornly refused to go to school." Ye He Ping sighed with a heartache thinking of his sensible younger daughter, "This child is just too kind, but unfortunately, she’s suffering from such an illness."

Talking about his younger daughter, Ye He Ping forgot to pay attention to his mother, lost in his own thoughts, completely unaware of the pain, regret, and disappointment that flashed across his mother’s face before it settled into indifference.

"He Ping, Mom has always said, I am doing well alone in the countryside, spending a lifetime here. I feel uncomfortable in the city like I’m sick, so I am more at ease in the countryside." When her son looked over, Old Mrs. Ye held his gaze for a moment before looking away, with a tone of indifference in her voice, "As for Ye Qian, go back and advise her well, tell her it’s not her fault. She doesn’t need to act like this. We know she’s kind, but outsiders might think she’s using it as a threat."

"Mom." Hearing his mother think this way about his younger daughter, Ye He Ping’s heart tightened. Realizing he was too tense, he quickly lowered his voice, "Mom, for the sake of my filial duty and my granddaughter’s intentions, why not come to the city with me? It’s been so many years; I haven’t been able to show you my filial piety properly. Please let me fulfill my duty as a son."

Remembering his younger daughter crying in his arms saying it was her fault, and how she had become so thin from not eating that she felt as light as a piece of paper, Ye He Ping couldn’t help but feel distressed. If he didn’t bring his mother back this time, how could his younger daughter endure the ongoing sadness and deterioration?

Looking up again at his mother’s silence, Ye He Ping steeled his heart, "Mom, even if you don’t go to the city for retirement, how about coming to stay in the city for a while and then returning? Would that be okay?"

After Ye He Ping’s words fell silent for a long time, his mother still did not speak.