Xiao Zhen was interested in Zhu Ya and was incredibly gentle, but their life was extremely tough, unexpectedly so, prompting him to ask a question out of curiosity.
"As the Finance Department Director, surely money isn't an issue for you, so why is life so hard? If you really can't find work, maybe I could..."
Zhu Ya was always proud and preferred to live on her own abilities, without needing help from anyone else. Anyway, she could manage just fine living with her daughter by herself.
"Thank you for your kind offer, Chairman Xiao, but I have a job now, and I'm quite happy living with my daughter. I haven't thought about anything else."
After seeing off Xiao Zhen, Zhu Ya sat on the sofa, looking at the mess around her.
If life truly offered choices, who would want to live so harshly? But there were no choices, and there was no room for regrets, so no matter what, Zhu Ya would grit her teeth and get through it. After so many years, she was used to it all.
