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However, two hours later, Ye Wenyu's phone rang again, like a squeaking mouse. She picked it up and saw it was her mother calling again. Ye Wenyu felt her head sink in, as if filled with lead. Feeling incredibly annoyed, she reluctantly answered. Her mother's commanding voice immediately came through: "I'm at the school gate, the south gate. Come see me right now!"

Ye Wenyu felt like she was going crazy, her head was about to explode. She held her head in her hands and said into the phone, "Mom, I'm not at school right now, I'm outside."

Zhang Susu said in a steady voice, "Go back to school immediately!" meaning, "I won't leave until the end of time."

Ye Wenyu rubbed her forehead. Zhang Susu, fearing she wouldn't listen, said defiantly on the other end of the phone, "I won't go back until I see you today!" Her tone was as firm as iron. In ancient times, there was a "waiting-for-husband stone"; today, her mother was becoming a "waiting-for-daughter stone."

Ye Wenyu was extremely helpless and had no choice but to ask the bookstore owner for leave and hurriedly return to school. She couldn't let her mother stand foolishly at the school gate for five or six hours; the weather was getting cold, and she was afraid her mother would catch a chill.

Half an hour later, she arrived at the school gate. It was autumn, and a light drizzle was falling from the sky. The ground was wet, and the trees on both sides of the road shimmered with a bright green light in the dim sky.

Her mother hadn't brought an umbrella and was standing there alone, getting soaked in the rain. Ye Wenyu saw this and felt inexplicably heartbroken.

At such an old age, you don't know how to take care of your health. What if you get sick from getting caught in the rain?

She walked over with an umbrella, called out "Mom," and used the umbrella to shield her mother from the rain.

Zhang Susu glanced at her and asked suspiciously, "Since the beginning of this year, I've told you to contact Cai Wenchuan every day, send him WeChat messages, and call him. Did you do that?!" Her voice rose several decibels as she asked, as if she was trying to control her volcanic anger.

Ye Wenyu's mind went blank, and her heart began to pound like a drum. She felt like she was standing next to a time bomb. At this moment, her heart was even more troubled. Her mother brought up the old matter again, insisting that she marry into the Cai family. She was as stubborn and persistent as an ox, and she had not contacted her for almost half a year.

Seeing Ye Wenyu's sudden realization, Zhang Susu stamped her feet in anguish, her eyes reddening, as if she were witnessing her daughter's lifelong happiness ruined. She yelled at her, "Are you stupid? You're nothing like me! Are you brainless? Would I ever harm you?!"

Ye Wenyu's face turned pale, and she said with annoyance, "Mom, 'a forced relationship is never sweet.' Cai Wenchuan doesn't like me, so why should I try to win him over?"

She stared blankly at the endless drizzle. The small shop not far away glowed with a pale yellow light in the rain, and it looked as if it were about to fall asleep.

Arguing outdoors in this increasingly chilly weather is really unwise.

Zhang Susu turned and left, leaving her with a stubborn back view, and ordered her, "I have an appointment with Cai Wenchuan, so behave well later."

"What?!" Ye Wenyu was stunned, as if struck by lightning.

She had thought her mother was only coming to confront her and vent her anger, but to her surprise, the old lady had also made an appointment with Cai Wenchuan! Indeed, her mother had spent her entire life dealing with trivial household chores. Now, after her second marriage, she had two more children, making her even busier than before. Therefore, she was very efficient and would never do just one thing at a time. When she cooked, she would wash and chop the vegetables, and while the vegetables were cooking, she would clean the knife and cutting board. By the time the food was ready, the kitchen would be spotless. What other housewives needed two or three hours to complete, her mother could usually finish in just one hour.

Therefore, she adopted the same approach as always when it came to educating her daughter about marriage.

If it were just to scold her, she, being so thrifty, would never have wasted her time, energy, and travel expenses to come here.

Old ginger is spicier; she underestimated her mother. Ye Wenyu stared at her mother, who was so tired yet so persistent. She was grateful to her and even admired her a little, but at the same time, the thought of seeing Cai Wenchuan, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, made her feel nervous and scared.

Because the two of them had reached a dead end, she no longer knew how to face him.

Her mother was really putting her in a difficult position.

Zhang Susu took a few steps and realized her daughter hadn't followed. She turned around and yelled furiously, "Hurry up, you idiot! Are you trying to drive me crazy?!" Then she clutched her chest, looking as if her high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol were about to flare up at any moment.

Ye Wenyu had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

She never imagined things would develop to this point!

The rain seemed to be getting heavier, the raindrops hitting the umbrella like scattered beans, everything was chaotic, just like her state of mind at this moment.

Her mother actually became the most enthusiastic matchmaker between her and Cai Wenchuan.

Ye Wenyu's face was as pale as a sheet of paper, her clothes and shoulders soaked through by the rain, but she paid no heed. Her heart was filled with unbearable embarrassment, her chest felt as if it were filled with sand and gravel. Alone, she didn't know how to calmly face Cai Wenchuan, and now she had an extra mother!

She walked beside Zhang Susu, trying to persuade the old lady: "Mom, why did you make an appointment with Cai Wenchuan without telling me?"

Zhang Susu coldly replied, "I'm your mother, why would I need to inform you of anything I do?!" Her tone was self-righteous.

Chinese parents, in the name of love, act dictatorially.

Ye Wenyu was speechless.

Zhang Susu berated her harshly: "I gave birth to you and raised you! I've lived most of my life, crossed more bridges than you've walked roads, and eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!" Ye Wenyu leaned back slightly, as if to lessen the impact of her mother's barrage of insults.

Zhang Susu continued her barrage of insults: "I only have one biological daughter, you. Would I ever harm you?! Xiaoyu, let me tell you, our family is too poor. In this life, finding a man like Cai Wenchuan is a blessing from your past life. You couldn't find one even with a lantern. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so don't miss it!" She was heartbroken and pleading earnestly, as if she could see Ye Wenyu about to throw away a lottery ticket that had won five million.

Ye Wenyu's head started to ache, as if a tiny person inside her skull was drilling into her brain with an awl. She hadn't intended to say anything hurtful, but now she wouldn't; her mother was going to force her to go on a blind date with Cai Wenchuan!