Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder's Comeback in the Era Tales

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Hapless Eldest Sister 12

”Back then, when Xiao Lan moved to the family’s house, Yuan Chun was already over one year old.” Someone chimed in.

Everyone’s suspicious gaze immediately turned towards Mrs. Zhong.

Mrs. Zhong hurriedly explained, ”Yuan Chun is my daughter, my own flesh and blood, don’t talk nonsense.”

She anxiously turned to Yuan Chun, ”Yuan Chun, don’t listen to their nonsense. You are mother’s daughter, born after ten months of pregnancy. You have to believe in mother. Mother was wrong before. She believed that since you were the eldest, you had to take care of your younger siblings. After all, that’s how it’s always been in every family; the eldest has to sacrifice. Since you are the eldest, why do you have to suffer more? But mother regrets it now. Mother shouldn’t have let you do so much work. Mother had no choice. She wanted to make more matchboxes to earn more money to support you and your three siblings. I didn’t expect your health would deteriorate like this, sob... Yuan Chun, it’s all mother’s fault.”

A few words explained that her actions were out of helplessness, as it’s the same for other families. So why couldn’t it be for hers?

During this era, every family suffered. Who’s family hasn’t gone through this?

Every family has the eldest do more; hers was merely making the eldest do a bit more work. She didn’t expect the eldest’s health to be so poor.

Mrs. Zhong felt very innocent and quick to acknowledge her mistake.

Some of the old ladies spoke, ”Oh, in my family, the eldest also does more work. It’s not easy for us to feed so many children. If the eldest doesn’t help do a bit more work, we’ll suffer even more.”

”In my family, the eldest was also washing clothes and cooking at eight or nine years old. Everything had to be done.” It just wasn’t as much as Yuan Chun.

After all, the parents and other siblings would all pitch in, and the housework would be done with just a little help from everyone.

But in the Zhong family, Yuan Chun was completely exploited.

This is where the Zhong family went wrong.

”Xiao Lan, Yuan Chun’s health is so poor. After you go back, don’t let her do any work. Let her rest well. A girl this age with poor health won’t find a good family.”

”Yeah, she’s already seventeen. If not for Yuan Chun still studying, she would’ve been engaged by now.”

Some busybody older ladies went to ask the doctor, ”Doctor Xiao Wang, Yuan Chun’s health is so poor; please prescribe some medicine for the child to take home. How can so many ailments go without medicine? Small illnesses should not be dragged into big ones, which would be really troublesome.”

”Alright alright, I will prescribe some stomach medicine and rheumatism medicine, and a few patches for the child to use.”

The doctor picked up a pen and swiftly wrote out five kinds of medicine, including pills, ointment, and patches.

Mrs. Zhong opened her mouth to suggest not prescribing medicine, as resting for a few days at home would make her better. But seeing the ten or so older ladies looking at her as if she were a stepmother, she closed her mouth.

She was extremely resentful of her eldest daughter.

If not for her eldest daughter being troublesome and coming to the hospital, she wouldn’t be ridiculed or scolded like this.

Her eldest daughter is a thankless wretch; she raised her well, and in return, she was bitten back, ruining her reputation.

How could she possibly face others in the future?

Mrs. Zhong lowered her cold gaze, feeling so angry she almost ground her yellow teeth to bits.

Yuan Chun took the doctor’s prescription to get the medicine, charged to Mr. Zhong, and then bowed to thank the older ladies and cheerfully went home.

After entering the house, Yuan Chun guiltily said to Mrs. Zhong, ”Mom, I can’t do any more work now. I have to take care of my health and study. From now on, you’ll have to take on the house chores.”