Triplets: Daddy, Please Pamper Us Lightly
Chapter 244 - 243: Untangling Emotional Knots_1

Chapter 244: Chapter 243: Untangling Emotional Knots_1

Lady Hao Lian suddenly expressed a desire to meet Qi Yunjue’s family, catching Yan Ling off guard.

Her maternal grandmother hardly used the internet, so she was unaware of Qi Yunjue’s true identity.

Nor did she know that Qi Yunjue was the man she was betrothed to.

Even though she was betrothed, she couldn’t let her grandmother meet Qi Yunjue’s family at this time.

She hadn’t even met Qi Yunjue’s family herself!

How could she introduce her grandmother to them?

Moreover, Tian Tian wasn’t her child with Qi Yunjue.

Would she tell her grandmother that the child she bore out of wedlock was actually from a man of unknown origin?

And that the mother of Qi Yunjue’s two children wasn’t her, but another woman?

If she revealed the truth,

her grandmother, whose health was just starting to improve, might deteriorate again!

She didn’t want to see that outcome.

After much thought, she decided to keep the truth from her for a while.

When her grandmother’s health improved a bit, she would tell her everything she found unbelievable.

But...

How would she explain to her grandmother so that her grandmother would temporarily give up on meeting Qi Yunjue’s family?

"Grandmother, actually... The truth is, I’ve been married to him for a while! I didn’t tell you before because I didn’t want my career to be impacted by my marriage. As you know, the workplace is not fair towards married women with children, especially for us who are doctors. If people found out I was married and had a child at a young age, many opportunities might pass me by. That’s why, I chose to keep my marriage a secret..."

"Is that really the case?"

Lady Hao Lian was somewhat unsure whether Yan Ling was telling the truth or not.

She was old and had been out of touch with the world for so long!

She was unsure whether workplace discrimination truly existed as Yan Ling described.

"Yes, it’s true. Most workplace opportunities are reserved for single, unmarried women! Regardless of a woman’s prior accomplishments, the moment she gets married, she is often sidelined in her career due to domestic and child-raising responsibilities. The reason why Tian Tian doesn’t often stay with me is also due to this..."

Yan Ling didn’t feel guilty about what she was saying.

It was a fact that workplace discrimination against married women existed.

Dean Pan had also previously shared this with her.

If she wasn’t an Ancient Medical Inheritor and hadn’t worked at Dow Jones Hospital,

it would’ve been hard for her to find a job in a domestic hospital, being a single mother.

Whether in hospitals or elsewhere, there were very few employment opportunities available to married women with children.

Lady Hao Lian, noticing Yan Ling’s sincerity, had her doubts significantly alleviated.

She could see how much her granddaughter loved her job!

It was little wonder she had made such a decision for her career.

Lady Hao Lian sighed, quietly speaking after a long while, "It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t cut ties with your mother in a fit of anger and ignored you, you wouldn’t have had to suffer so much, let alone keep your marriage a secret just to hold on to a job..."

Yan Ling felt a pang of guilt when she heard her grandmother say this.

She quickly reassured her, "Grandmother, please don’t think that way! Neither my mother nor I ever blamed you. Before my mother passed away, she told me that she didn’t regret any of her decisions, but her greatest regret was not being able to be with you and fulfill her filial duty. We made our own choices in life, there is no need for you to blame yourself or feel guilty. If an apology is necessary, we should be the ones to apologize... "

Yan Ling’s words managed to untie the knots in Lady Hao Lian’s heart.

She had always thought that her daughter held a grudge against her!

She never imagined that even in her dying moments, her daughter had still been concerned about her.