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Chapter 65: Chapter 54: Receiving the News
Zhou Jiao listened and smiled at the old man, saying, "Grandpa, I’m also very happy. I grew up with your stories since childhood. Because of a good grandpa, I received a lot of kindness and care. Of course, the main thing is having someone standing up for me, so I could stand tall. We are true family, no need for formalities. I’ve taken everything you’ve said to heart, and I won’t resent my mom. It hasn’t been easy for her. As a mother myself, I understand her. Many things just coincidentally led us to be separated for so many years. But my mom is still my mom, she gave birth to me and raised me, and for seventeen years, she’s been searching for my dad, waiting for him alone. This alone is enough for my respect and to move me.
There are many forms of maternal love, and just because my mom couldn’t care for me herself doesn’t mean she was negligent. If my dad were by her side, she could have stayed with me and accompanied my dad peacefully. She wouldn’t have had to wander alone, searching for my dad’s traces. She couldn’t come see me in person, and while others might question her, I understand that beyond the difficulties due to war and transportation, her heart was always yearning for my dad. My dad was her faith. She valued my dad immensely, and that is enough for me. Valuing him makes her a great wife and mother in my eyes.
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