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More than 20 years have passed, and the young and beautiful Jixiang has entered her twilight years, but today, she resolutely took off the mask that accompanied her through the spring and autumn of 20 years, and decided to welcome the new stage of life with a new look.
When the gentle sunlight gently brushed Jixiang's cheeks, as if time had gone back, the girl who was full of longing and waiting for the fifth child to come to the world resurfaced in front of people's eyes.
She slowly touched the mask, and her face showed a rich and complex expression—not only the satisfaction of releasing the past and looking forward to a new life, but also the fear and anxiety of the unknown future.
This mask has long been a witness to Jixiang's 20 years of ups and downs, whether it is laughter or tears, hardship or loneliness, it is her strong backing to face the challenges of fate.
At this moment, Jixiang was finally able to break free from the shackles of the mask and rejoin the sunny and beautiful life. She took a deep breath, then carefully removed her mask, a bright smile blooming into her mouth.
Although the tip of her tongue and teeth have been shattered by twenty years of illness, her eyes that sparkle with hope are still bright and moving.
The moment the mask was taken off, it was as if a warm current poured into Jika's heart, and she felt as if she had been reborn from the darkness and regained the courage to face the world.
Yes, once her haggard, deformed face made her ashamed and uneasy, but now everything will be turned upside down, and she will stride forward to a bright future with a new confidence and courage.
Seeing her mother glow with such a vibrant state of mind, the daughters couldn't help but burst into tears. For the past two decades, they have been incomprehensible and even disgusted by their mother's behavior.
However, after learning more about it, it dawned on them that what their mother needed was not sympathy, but understanding and support. It was because of their misunderstandings and prejudices that the poor woman endured untold suffering.
The daughters stepped forward one after another to hug Jixiang tightly, with extremely happy smiles on their faces. Watching their mothers regain hope in life, their hearts were filled with endless relief and joy.
From now on, they will devote more affection and understanding to the great mother who was once forgotten.
Let our thoughts be reversed back to the turn of the century, when Jixiang was a beautiful age full of youth and outstanding style, with endless anticipation and joy for the newborn baby.
However, fate often plays tricks on the warmth of the world, this little life who has not yet had time to come to the world, has passed away before experiencing the love of his parents, and has never had a chance with the warmth of this world.
The grief of losing her child undoubtedly hit the young Jixiang hard. She was immersed in grief all day, and tears always uncontrollably welled up in her eyes, mourning for the lost child.
The guilt and remorse in her heart flooded her like a tide, and she kept reflecting on what kind of mistakes she had made that led to such a tragedy.
The painful experience of childbirth took a toll on Jixiang's body and mind, and she even completely ignored that she also needed to be cared for as a mother. When she noticed something unusual in her body, her facial muscles twitched involuntarily and her tongue became extremely stiff.
However, medical technology and knowledge were limited at that time. Jixiang did not pay too much attention to these minor illnesses, but chose to devote herself to family work and do her best to maintain the normal functioning of the family.
She is a typical Korean traditional woman who knows that family is more important than the individual.
However, the disease did not lessen because of her hard work, but worsened over time. The tongue gradually lost the ability to speak, and even breathing became difficult, and the teeth and jaw were painful, and simple eating and drinking became a kind of torture.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble for her family and neighbors, Jixiang had to choose to wear a mask to hide her increasingly deformed face.
In this way, a once beautiful and moving girl, under the trauma of losing her son and the negligence of postpartum care, gradually transformed into a strange image that is difficult to look at, and is ruthlessly destroyed by life.
She began to be afraid to show her true self, fearing that she would frighten her relatives and friends around her. The haggard, distorted faces seemed to trap her in the endless darkness of the night.
Since putting on the mask, Ms. Jixiang's life trajectory has changed dramatically. Her appearance problems have caused her to have a deep sense of inferiority, and she is no longer keen to show her style in front of everyone.
Even when doing daily activities at home, such as washing and eating, where she had to undo her mask, Jixiang still chose to face it alone, afraid that her family would witness her unsightly face.
When the daughters accidentally break this scene, Jixiang will immediately become angry and severely reprimand them for their uninvited behavior. These unwarranted accusations have actually become her way of preserving the last remaining bit of dignity for her daughters.
The family members slowly began to stay away from the strange and abnormal mother, and the affection between them gradually faded.
First of all, the husbands couldn't stand this wife who was full of lies and hideous faces, and they chose to leave one after another, completely abandoning Jixiang. The daughters were bewildered by their mother's unusual behavior and grew disgusted with her.
In their eyes, their mother was always busy and taciturn, and seemed out of place in the world.
So, Jixiang began a long lonely journey. She watched her face grow old and flabby, and the pain in her tongue and teeth was not effectively treated, but the more powerless she was to change the situation, the more she felt inferior and self-defeating.
However, despite the misunderstanding of her family and the indifference of society, and despite the endless darkness in her life, she still has the tenacity to bear all the burdens. In order to sustain the family, she did everything she could every day: cooking delicious meals, washing clothes diligently, tidying up the yard...... She explained the responsibility and responsibility of being a traditional Korean housewife with practical actions.
In the face of misunderstanding and criticism, Jixiang tightened the last string of reason. Even if passers-by cast strange glances, she never defended herself, but just silently endured all this criticism.
Perhaps deep down in her heart, self-esteem is her only insistence and the hope that supports her to continue to move forward.
After Jika thinks she has passed the most difficult moment of her life, the goddess of fate does not seem to plan to stop there. As time passed, her eyes were brutally eroded—the eyelids, which had been bright and radiant, began to look heavy and drooped downward, and those eyes that had been gently closed were now unable to open them again.
In the early days, Jixiang could barely make out her surroundings with her hands gently propping up her eyelids. However, it didn't take long for her heavy eyelids to become more difficult to lift, so much so that she could barely see anything without the aid of her hands.
As a result, the permanent loss of eyesight plunged Jixiang's life into endless darkness in an instant.
This poor woman can no longer feel the colorful colors of this world in person, and she cannot communicate with people with her aura of eyes. Housework has become the only support in Jixiang's life, and she needs to grope in the dark every day to complete a series of tedious housework such as laundry and cooking.
Even when walking outdoors to get some fresh air, Jika must rely on her hands to explore her sight and carefully follow the streets of her memory. In order not to let her family worry about her, she always chose to endure the inconvenience caused by the permanent loss of her vision alone.
For Jixiang, going to the hospital is undoubtedly a luxury. She is just a hard-working housewife with a great mission to provide for her family.
Despite her gradual blindness, Jixiang never stepped through the doors of the hospital, choosing to endure all this silently alone. Having lost her eyesight, she faced new and dark challenges in her life.
She is still alive and strong, and she interprets the responsibilities and responsibilities of a traditional Korean housewife with practical actions.
Time flies, time flies. Just when Jixiang thought that she was going to go to the end of her life alone and bear the pain alone, the daughters who were confused and even disgusted by her behavior finally deeply realized the bitterness and selfless dedication of motherhood after entering the marriage hall and giving birth to a new life.
In order to ensure that her daughters can grow up carefree and healthy, Jixiang is determined to bear the endless darkness in her heart blindfolded, and she is even more determined not to let her ugly appearance bring heavy psychological pressure to her children.
Each of the daughters felt extremely guilty and regretful about the conflicts caused by past misunderstandings and prejudices. In these long 20 years, they failed to understand the pain in their mother's heart, but instead hurt this venerable woman again and again.
The daughters took the initiative to seek reconciliation with their mother, sincerely apologized to her, and went all out to persuade Jika to let go of her stubborn self-esteem, take off the mask that had lasted for 20 years, and regain her courage and confidence in life.
Jixiang is still full of resistance and doubts about such a change. That deep inferiority complex and self-enclosed habit have long been deeply rooted in her bones, and she is afraid of being insulted and indifferent by others again.
With the enthusiastic encouragement of her relatives, she finally ignited a glimmer of hope to embrace the warm sunshine again.
Accompanied by her daughters, Jixiang stepped into the hospital door for the first time. After a careful examination by the doctor, she finally understood the root cause of the pain she had endured for more than 20 years – a serious mistake that had not been properly cared for after childbirth, which had caused her muscles to stiffen and deform, and irreversible damage to her tongue and teeth.
If she had been treated in time, perhaps she would not have had to endure such great misfortune.
Although it was too late, doctors tried to give her physiotherapy to control her condition and prevent it from getting worse. But, at least, Jixiang was relieved to unload the heaviest burden in her heart, and she could finally show her true self without any scruples, and no longer be bothered by many worries and self-torture.