Chapter 5 - Nutrition (1/2)

Chapter 5: Nutrition

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However, before Ding Jiayi could reach Qiao Nan and order her to go away, Qiao Nan had found what she was looking for.

When Qiao Nan saw the fever medicine that was retrieved from the dustbin, she could not help it and her tears started rolling again.

Her mother was too heartless. There was apparently fever medicine in the house but she would rather throw it away than to let her have it. She would rather her be sick than enroll in school.

Qiao Dongliang, who has been following behind, also saw the medicine in the dustbin. He recognized it as the fever medicine that he had seen in the morning. “You told me that was none left? What is this?!”

Ding Jiayi, whose lie was exposed, blushed with embarra.s.sment and then simply shouted, “The medicine has expired. I can’t possibly give my own daughter expired medicine. What if she gets ill because of this!”

Qiao Nan firmly wiped away the tears on her face. “Mom, you just said you had already given me medicine? So, did I take the medicine or has it expired?”

Qiao Nan then realized that her illness and quitting of school was a ploy right from the start!”

Ding Jiayi held her neck straight. “Expired. If it has not expired, why do you still have a fever after taking the medicine? I am your biological mother. Would I harm you by giving you expired medicine?”

Qiao Dongliang was exasperated but also wanted to laugh at his wife’s ridiculous words. “I know that this medicine has expired and there is no use taking it. But you just told me not to send Nan Nan to the hospital. You said Nan Nan would get well soon and we don’t need to spend the money unnecessarily.”

Having said something that contradicted herself, did his wife’s pride hurt?

“Dad, the medicine did not expire.” Qiao Nan took the medicine and ran to Qiao Dongliang. “You see, it did not expire!”

The expiration date of the medicine was printed on the back of its plastic packaging. The date clearly stated that there were a few more months to expiry.

This time, Qiao Dongliang was furious. “Ding Jiayi, what were you thinking!”

Obviously, there was medicine for their daughter, and she claimed that it had expired!

“You also said that you are Nan Nan’s own mother. Does a mother behave in this manner? You would rather throw the medicine away than to give it to our daughter. And you said it has expired? Let me ask you again. Have you given the medicine to Nan Nan today!”

Qiao Dongliang was in the army. He thus exuded a sense of influence. He looked extremely scary when his face was as fierce as a tiger.

Ding Jiayi trembled. Her face was stunned and she could not answer for a long time.

Qiao Zijin quickly stepped before Qiao Dongliang. “Dad, it was my fault, it was all my fault. I must have seen it wrongly. I told mom that the medicine had expired. Mom had given Nan Nan the medicine. It was only thereafter that she realized that it had expired. She then threw it away. I’m the one to be blamed, not mom. ”

With the elder daughter’s support and cover for Ding Jiayi, she seemed to regather her strength. “She is my daughter. How could I not feel concerned? It’s just a fever. She will recover after a good sweat. I don’t know why you have to kick up such a big fuss and shout at me so furiously. Both old and young ones have no conscience.”

“You.” Qiao Dongliang was not good at words. Although he felt that something was amiss, he could not refute Ding Jiayi. “Nan Nan, let’s go. I will take you to the hospital.”

Qiao Nan ran to Qiao Dongliang and said. “Okay.”

“Mom?” said Qiao Zijin, clutching and shaking Ding Jiayi’s arm.

“Dad is going to the hospital with Qiao Nan. I don’t know how much it will cost. The money is needed for other things and can’t be wasted.”