The two brothers stood quietly, exchanging a silent glance as neither of them spoke first.
After a moment, Xiao Weiguo slowly turned his head to look at Xiao Mengjie and asked softly, "Mengjie, if you're going to the Provincial Capital, will your mother really be all right left here all alone?"
Back in Xiaotun, the household originally consisted of four people: Xiao Jian, Huzi, and Xiao Mengjie along with her mother. But now, Huzi was severely injured and clinging to life, his fate entirely uncertain. It was a matter of absolute necessity for Xiao Jian to go and tend to him. If Xiao Mengjie were to leave as well, Gu Meiying would be left entirely by herself at home.
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