Seeing that Du Mansheng was silent, Song Xiaoyu spoke slowly.

"Mom, I used to think the world was unfair. Why did my parents only love my older sister and younger brother, but never care about my feelings? I always thought that I didn't do well enough, so they treated me differently..."

"But when the production crew came, my thoughts changed again. Since strangers can be so nice to me, why can't they? It wasn't until the nurse Aunt Wen mentioned that two people with type O blood couldn't give birth to a child with type B blood that I realized... maybe my parents are someone else?"

"At that time, I was happy and scared... Where are my biological parents? Do they know that they have a daughter? Why did I come to the Song family?"

She looked up, her expression full of confusion.

After a moment, a ray of light came into view.

"When my mother appeared, I felt something." Song Xiaoyu's face lit up. "My mother's kindness to me was different from Aunt Yueqing and the uncles and aunts from the program team. The look in her eyes also made Xiaoyu feel very warm... I had a hunch at that time that it was my mother who came to see me!"

"But I didn't dare to ask, for fear that I was just dreaming... So when my mother quietly mentioned that she had a daughter who was lost... I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night!"

She looked at her mother with admiration, as if she was afraid that Du Mansheng would abandon her, and she felt cautious and nervous.

"Mom, after returning home, I finally understood how much effort you put in to find me. It turns out that when I thought I was unimportant... someone cared about me and loved me so much, fearing that I would get hurt..."

She lowered her eyelashes and suddenly sighed: "Mom, after knowing how he sent me away, I was very jealous of Song Xiaoxiao... I thought she took my place and enjoyed my mother's love... But that day, Aunt Yueqing suddenly said something to me."

Du Mansheng touched his daughter's thin face guiltily: "What did you say?"

"She said that life is not always smooth sailing. When you encounter problems and hardships, don't always think about how things would have been better in the past. Instead, think about how to deal with things that have happened so that you don't have any regrets."

Song Xiaoyu said seriously: "I didn't understand at first, but now I finally understand! Mom, I was sent away by that man for seven years, and Xiaoxiao replaced me for seven years, but that love is what mom has for her own daughter. I can't always think that if I hadn't been sent away, this love would belong to me. Things have already happened, and those seven years can't be recovered... But mom's love has never diminished!"

Du Mansheng was confused by Song Xiaoyu's logic: "I don't quite understand..."

"Aunt Yueqing said that dwelling on the regrets of those seven years will only make us all suffer in this life." Song Xiaoyu thought for a moment and repeated Yan Yueqing's original words, "She said that we should cherish the present."

Du Mansheng understood, and she choked up and said, "Your Aunt Yueqing is a very wise person, so what she said is certainly right."

"So mom, don't worry about the fact that you have loved Sister Xiaoxiao for so many years!"

Song Xiaoyu shook her head with a sighing expression: "I am happy and joyful to meet my mother after a long separation. But Sister Xiaoxiao left my mother just like that... She must be very wronged and sad. If she could choose, she might not want to live such a life. My mother is gentle and kind, and the children she taught must be generous and sensible. I don't believe she will change her mind just because the truth is revealed! She must love my mother secretly, but she dare not tell anyone..."

Are you secretly loving yourself?

Du Mansheng silently held Xiaoyu in his arms: "No matter what, my love for you is irreplaceable."

Song Xiaoyu patted her on the back and said, "Mom, calm down and have a good talk with Sister Xiaoxiao tomorrow. Grandpa, grandma and uncle all said that she is sensible and obedient. She must not be that kind of ungrateful person."

"I understand." Du Mansheng sighed, feeling more and more distressed for Xiaoyu's people-pleasing personality.

Maybe it's because he has been oppressed for a long time in Song Hui's family...

How much of what she said now was sincere?

Perhaps, he was afraid that she would hate Song Xiaoxiao, which would arouse his disgust, so he kept persuading himself to get along well with Xiaoxiao?

When Du Mansheng thought about the life his daughter had lived over the years, he felt both hatred and anger.

Xiaoxiao, I have to see you!

We can say goodbye to each other properly at that time, which will be considered as the fulfillment of the mother-daughter relationship we have had over the years.

She only wanted to keep her love for Xiaoyu, who had suffered so much for so many years.

The next day, the weather was fine and sunny.

Yan Yueqing brought the two little ones to meet Du Mansheng and her daughter at the wandering base.

The stray animal base was near an abandoned bus stop. According to her request, Jun Jiu bought two pieces of land and merged them into one.

The green tree embankment surrounds the rather old gray wall, which has a sense of history.

The cobblestone path is covered with green grass. Although there are not many wild flowers, it is quite interesting.

The renovated factory building is not very good, but it is not bad as a place to stay.

As they walked, Jun Jiu introduced the factory to Yan Yueqing: "This used to be a goat milk powder production plant. It closed down last year due to poor performance, but the location was too remote and no one bought it. The owner sold it until this year and we took it over. His goat milk powder is of good quality, but he couldn't make it big. Now there are still a lot of finished products stored in the warehouse. I bought them all at a suitable price."

Yan Yueqing nodded: "Yes, goat milk powder is quite suitable for stray cubs who have just been born and have no milk."

"There are dormitories for employees in the factory, but they are made of prefabricated houses and have fallen into disrepair over the years. Their safety needs to be studied. There are also some rooms in the factory that can be used for employees to rest temporarily. If there are too many people in the future... I'm afraid there won't be enough space for them."

"Then let's postpone the reconstruction." Yan Yueqing said generously, "Considering that the people who come to work here are disabled, it may be inconvenient for them to climb up and down. Let's build a two-story red brick house first. The construction will start quickly, and it will be warm in winter and cool in summer, and it will be comfortable to live in."

"Okay." Jun Jiu nodded, "I'll make the arrangements."

Yan Yueqing thought for a moment and added, "Each dormitory should be equipped with a private bathroom, air conditioning, television and other basic supplies. This place is remote, and if it is inconvenient for employees to go back often, they will most likely bring their families here."

"OK."

Jun Jiu had only been involved in large projects before, with tens of millions of dollars in cash flow in the blink of an eye, so it was not as detailed as Yan Yueqing thought.

I can't help but admire him!

As expected, as a mistress who has been working in the entertainment industry for several years, she always considers things from the perspective of people's basic needs.

The two chatted for a while, and she received a call: "Sister Man Sheng is here, at the door."

Du Mansheng and Xiaoyu had just gotten out of the car when they saw a familiar car driving over.

This license plate... belongs to Song Qinglong’s car.

She couldn't help but clench her fists.