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Sunlight streamed through the glass window, and Ye Wenyu stood in the golden sunlight, her body bathed in a honey-like glow. The snow began to melt, making a soft, melodious sound, like music. Outside, everything was still a vast expanse of white, and the sunlight was so bright it was hard to open one's eyes, but the ice and snow were beginning to melt.

Winter is coming to an end, can spring be far behind?

There was a large pot of daffodils on the living room table, with many flower buds and a fragrance already wafting out. It must have been prepared by my mother for the Spring Festival.

Ye Wenyu couldn't help but laugh. She tilted her head, her ears perked up like a cat's, listening to the sound of the snow melting in the extreme silence, as if the ice and snow in her heart were also beginning to melt.

This is such a warm home!

At this moment, she is so happy, like a joyful little bird chirping and laughing as it returns to its nest.

Her phone beeped with a WeChat notification. She picked it up and saw a private message from Cai Wenchuan: "How's it going? Have you talked to him?" He was concerned about her? He had always been concerned about her!

Upon seeing this, Ye Wenyu couldn't help but smile, a warm feeling rising in her heart. She happily typed and sent him a private message, telling him that they had successfully broken up and that he was currently staying at her mother's house.

Cai Wenchuan asked her to send him the location of her home.

Ye Wenyu sent the message. After sending it, Cai Wenchuan didn't reply. Ye Wenyu felt a little uneasy. Could it be that he would come to see her?

After breakfast, since she had nothing to do on her holiday, Ye Wenyu diligently cleaned the house, like a busy little bee, mopping the floor, wiping the table, sweeping, watering the potted plants, and even cleaning the windows and the kitchen exhaust fan. She then put all the family's dirty clothes in the washing machine and hung them out to dry on the balcony.

Golden sunlight shone on the clean clothes, and a breeze blew, as refreshing as a mountain stream. The clothes on the clothesline swayed in the wind. Ye Wenyu held a cup of hot tea, stood on the small balcony, and looked at the clothes, feeling an indescribable joy.

After finishing all that, it was already eleven o'clock when she decided to go out for a walk. She quickly found an agency that helped people find jobs and decided to look for a job during the winter break to ease her mother's burden, such as tutoring elementary school students. So she went in and signed up.

Just as she stepped out of the job agency, her phone rang. It was her mother calling. Standing in the warm sunlight, Ye Wenyu answered the phone with a smile. Her mother's anxious voice came through: "Where have you been?"

Ye Wenyu playfully raised her eyebrows, sensing her mother's worry and feeling puzzled. A cloud of doubt rose in her heart, and she smiled and said to her mother, "I'm downstairs, I'll be home soon." She didn't understand why her mother was inexplicably afraid. She always seemed to worry that something bad would happen, but now everything was over, and she was very happy. What was her mother worried about?

That's really strange.

Ye Wenyu returned home with a big question mark in her mind. When she got home, Zhang Susu was like an ant on a hot pan, anxiously pacing around.

Ye Wenyu, seeing this, felt even more puzzled. She called out loudly, "Mom!" and quickly went inside. Zhang Susu, seeing her, finally relaxed and smiled, scolding her, "Where have you been? We don't know anyone here, don't wander around aimlessly!"

Ye Wenyu took the old woman's hand and shook it affectionately, then smiled at her and said, "Mom, don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. I just went downstairs for a walk and saw a job agency, so I signed up. I'm on winter break now, and I was thinking that if I could find one or two tutoring jobs, it would help ease the burden on you and Uncle Wang. After all, I'm not a child anymore, and I can't let you support me anymore."

A person should be independent. As her stepfather, Uncle Wang is already a very good person. But she is also self-aware. If she wants Uncle Wang to support her after breaking up with Lin Tingfeng, that would be too much.

Anyone with eyes can see that Uncle Wang's family is barely making ends meet and cannot withstand any additional burdens.

Uncle Wang is a good man, but his abilities are limited, and we cannot simply push heavy burdens onto him just because he is a good person.

When Zhang Susu heard that her daughter was planning to look for a job, she felt a surge of joy thinking about how sensible her daughter was. She smiled and said, "My child, you are so sensible and filial. Oh, you even helped me clean!" She looked around the room with surprise and found that the floor was very clean, all the dirty clothes had been washed, and the dining table was shiny, shining like glass.

Her eyes reddened, and she said emotionally, "Wow, no wonder there's a saying that daughters are their mothers' little cotton-padded jackets! Your Uncle Wang and his two sons have never helped me with chores. Now that you're here, I'm not as tired as before."

Zhang Susu was very happy, holding her daughter's hand tightly and looking at her with affection.

Ye Wenyu smiled; her mother's praise and affirmation made her happy and warmed her heart.

Zhang Susu said to her, "Oh right, I remember you loved eating green beans when you were little, so I just went to the market and bought some. We're going to make stir-fried green beans with meat for lunch today. Come on, let's clean the green beans now."

Zhang Susu took out a bunch of bright green long beans from the bag.

Ye Wenyu moved a small stool over and sat facing the old man. The two of them began to prepare vegetables. This scene was so similar to her childhood.

She laughed happily nonstop.

The mother and daughter were picking green beans. A few minutes passed, and Ye Wenyu noticed that Zhang Susu was still lost in thought, her face as pale as paper, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was worried about something. So she asked curiously, "Mom, what are you worried about?"

Hearing her daughter's question, Zhang Susu was stunned. She opened her mouth, then fell silent and continued to break off the green beans.

She did have a fear that had been with her ever since she decided to let her daughter leave that rich man, like an invisible giant hand choking her.

Ye Wenyu put down the green beans and said earnestly to Zhang Susu, "Mom, I'm all grown up now. If anything's wrong, just say it. Has my arrival caused you any trouble? Mom, if it has caused trouble for you and Uncle Wang, then I'll move back to my university dormitory today." She thought to herself that the university dormitory was open during the winter break, so she could go back to her dormitory and live alone, just like when she first started university.

However, the thought of returning to that cold dormitory and starting from scratch still made her very sad, as if she hadn't made any progress in the past three years.

However, my mother's life today has not been easy. Although it has been hard, she has a warm and lively home, and Uncle Wang treats her well.

Priceless treasures are easy to find, but a loving husband is hard to come by.

She couldn't ruin her peaceful and happy life because of herself.