Xie Zhiyan sat down next to Shu Ying and quietly took her hand. "Mom, Dad called and said you haven't eaten anything tonight. There's still food in the kitchen. Why don't you have a bite?"

Huang Meiling waved her hand. She was preoccupied with her thoughts and didn't have much of an appetite anyway. She had bought two sesame seed cakes in the car and wasn't hungry at all.

"Don't bother me anymore. I can't eat. I just ate a little something on the way. It's getting late, and I have to get up early to go to the hospital tomorrow. I won't bother you any longer. You should get some rest too. Zhao Di, you should get some sleep as well. I'm going back now."

Huang Meiling took her things and got up to leave. Shu Ying could see her reluctance. Her daughter, who had been missing for more than 20 years, had finally been found, and she was about to leave before they could even exchange a few words. Shu Ying immediately took the things from her hands and held her arm with one hand.

"Mom, it's already so late. You came back rather suddenly today. We haven't had time to clean the yard over there yet. It's not like we don't have a room here. Why don't you just stay here tonight and share a room with your sister?"

Xie Zhiyan immediately nodded in agreement, "There's a large empty room on the first floor. When we moved in, we originally planned to save it for you and Dad, but you haven't been back for a while. The room has good lighting and is larger. Yingying and I cleaned it before you came back."

The house Xie Zhiyan was allocated was relatively large, and it was no problem for them to live there. Huang Meiling obviously wanted to have a good chat with Song Zhaodi, so she simply gave them one night to chat enthusiastically.

Huang Meiling's eyes lit up, and joy almost overflowed from them. But then she saw Song Zhaodi next to her. She and her daughter had been separated for so many years, and they weren't as close as a typical mother and daughter. Their relationship hadn't been established yet, and she was worried that Song Zhaodi would feel awkward sleeping together so soon.

But obviously her worries were unfounded. Song Zhaodi immediately nodded in agreement, "I just aired out the quilts in that room today. I don't have much in my room, so I can just take the quilts over and sleep there."

She has never had the chance to be with her family since birth, and now that she has the opportunity, she wants to spend more time with her mother.

Shu Ying's eyes curved into crescent moons. "Then I'll go prepare another pillow. Let's get some rest early tonight. We need to have blood drawn early tomorrow morning. We'll celebrate when we get back from the hospital."

Huang Meiling's eyes were a little red as she looked at her grown-up daughter and felt a pang of sadness.

"What happened back then was all due to our carelessness. But now that we're reunited, we'll never be separated again. So, what are you planning to do next?"

Song Zhaodi brushed a stray hair from her forehead with one hand, her voice somewhat low, "I haven't decided yet. I don't have any special skills, so I'm thinking of learning some skills so that I can have a trade to make a living when I get older."

Even knowing that the Xie family would not mistreat her regardless of whether she was their daughter or not, Song Zhaodi still felt uneasy.

Without your own true skills, you'll always lack confidence.

Huang Meiling looked at her daughter with admiration. Although she grew up in the mountains, she had her own proud and unyielding spirit.

“You’re right. I heard from Yingying that you’ve been learning tailoring recently. Making clothes always requires experience. If you can keep up with your studies, you can open your own shop. Our family will help you look into different options. If you find it too difficult, you can learn other skills. In any case, your father and I will support you unconditionally.”