When There Is Nothing Left But Love

After all, she was old and had been living a comfortable life, so it was only natural that she suffered backaches after being out in the yard for too long.

She was clutching her waist while sitting limply on the bamboo chair in the yard, frowning in pain.

After clearing away the few weeds left in the yard, I washed my hands and handed her the pain-relieving medicine.

She frowned, unwilling to accept it.

I pursed my lips. “These are painkillers. They are not harmful.”

Having said that, I put the medicine in her hands. Then, I went inside and fetched a cup of warm water for her.

She seemed stunned. Perhaps unable to bear the pain, she accepted the cup of water and took the medicine.

As I kept the rest of the medicine aside, I said, “This medicine has few side effects. If the pain is intolerable, you can take one or two tablets to relieve the pain.”

She glanced at me with her lips pursed and turned her eyes upon the yard, saying, “Your voice sounds so nasal. If you have a cold, please don’t pass it to me.”

I couldn’t help letting out a laugh. She was obviously concerned about me, but she just had to put up a mean front.

Forget it.

She is, after all, an arrogant lady of a privileged upbringing.

Being childless and way past half her life, perhaps she was thinking of spending her twilight years alone in peace.

“Yeah, I’ll go back and take some medicine.” It was commonplace to get the flu during the winter months.

and went into the house. When she came out, she held a bag of Isatis tinctoria root in her hand. “Make drinks with this using hot water, twice a day. You’ll get

I took it and smiled, saying,

grunted in reply without

and most of the snow had melted. With the sun high in the sky, it was not

fire in the yard, which warmed up the

noon, she looked at me and asked, “Would you like to stay for lunch? It’s been snowing for a few days, so I

“Anything

Although it was only

out some potatoes and sweet potatoes for

having a barbeque

when she brought

between Sally and me, some things need not be said as long as

meals, so my tummy felt bloated as I

had been put into the fire. Seeing the cutlery, his handsome face displayed a smile as he held

like it, but I ate some nonetheless since I

were not the same as his, so he might not enjoy what I

he took the half-eaten baked potato from my hand. After taking a bite, he raised his eyebrows and said

laughed. “Aunt

him and said, “Okay, there is some more. Go home quickly after eating.

old, they tend to

us understood

chair from the house and sat by my side, holding

barbecued meat to him. While handing over the

smiled and did as he was