Chapter 042 Chapter 42

Chapter 42 (Exclusively published by Jinjiang)

There are two unlocked memory fragments, both of which are about Shen Baili's name in her previous life.

Remote mountains, poor families.

A child is born with his parents' "expectations".

"Is it your son?"

This was the first question the weak mother asked.

"It's a girl." The elderly midwife was used to it.

After a while, the child's father came in, took the child with his hands covered with cocoons, and asked expectantly: "Is it a boy?"

This was the first thing Dad said when he saw her.

"It's a healthy girl." The midwife looked at the baby girl with a smile and said, "Give her a name."

The honest man was silent for a while: "Call me Zhou Yu, Yu in Yu."

Shen Baili looked at the faces of her parents from her previous life without any emotion, as if she was seeing strangers she had never seen before.

It turns out that her name is Zhou Yu.

The second memory followed.

Ten-year-old Zhou Yu sat on a bench, looking at the village chief.

"Grandpa, I'm not redundant."

"My name is Zhou Yu, which means fish."

"The teacher said that if you study hard, you can have fish for every meal."

The village chief looked at her and smiled: "We have more than enough ambition."

He wrote Zhou Yu's name on the village's unified household registration book.

Zhou Yu became Zhou Yu.

She had a dream, to study hard, make a lot of money, and have fish for every meal at home in the future.

…

Shen Baili's gaze fell on the skinny and withered face of the girl. Her eyes were beautiful and full of hope for the future.

Shen Baili felt a tightness in her chest.

Zhou Yuzhi's innocent wish was not realized, and she died on the way to the high school entrance examination.

What were you thinking at that time? Did you eat the fish?

Ah Deng: "Sui Sui, you are crying."

Shen Baili wiped her tears: "Yeah, I cried."

She is very sad.

After being reborn fifteen years ago, Shen Baili has no memory of her previous life. Even if she recovered some fragments of memory, she can easily separate this life from the previous one.

She has no sense of reality about her past self, but wants to fulfill her obsession with herself from her previous life.

In the past fifteen years, Shen Baili has never lived in the mountains. She grew up in the city and cannot personally understand Zhou Yu's situation.

Even if Zhou Yu is her.

But when the memory awakened, Shen Baili experienced the experience of her past life personally.

At this moment, Shen Baili and Zhou Yu felt the same way.

Zhou Yu wants to change his fate by studying and get out of the mountains.

Shen Baili fought against the predetermined fate and refused to admit defeat.

She is Shen Baili, also Zhou Yu.

She is a girl who will never succumb to fate.

Shen Baili burst into tears, her tears like a bursting dam. Before they wet the chemical rolls on the table, she immediately caught them with her hands.

The paper cannot get wet.

Shen Baili cried enough, washed her face, and sat at the desk to finish a set of math papers.

That night, she slept particularly soundly and had a very long dream.

A dream about Shen Baili's childhood.

…

"Mom, wuwuwuwuwuwu..."

Young Shen Baili just entered the house and shouted loudly for her mother. Her doll-like face was dirty, her beautiful black braid was loose, and there were scratches on her neck.

She ran into the house, looking for Shen Wan everywhere. The panda backpack on her back swayed up and down as she ran, and she shouted for her mother.

At first Shen Wan thought it was the sound of boiling water, but when she listened carefully, she realized it was her daughter crying.

She hurried out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron as she walked.

Seeing her daughter in such a miserable state, she immediately squatted down to check: "Sui Sui, where does it hurt?"

"Who bullied you? Come on, mom will take you to find them!!"

The little girl puffed out her chest proudly: "I'm not hurt!"

"Those boys in my class were so annoying. They laughed at my ugly name and pushed me down."

"I fought three men by myself and beat them all."

Shen Wan gently stroked the child's slightly curly hair: "Sui Sui is so brave."

"But...but..." Shen Baili looked at her beautiful yellow skirt: "There's a hole in my skirt."

Shen Baili was extremely sad: "My...my favorite skirt."

Shen Wan followed her gaze and saw a thumb-sized hole on the hem of her skirt: "Mom has a way, don't cry."

…

Shen Baili sat on a small stool, watching her mother sew a skirt.

Ever since she can remember, her mother has been like Superman, good at everything.

"Mom." The little girl's voice was sweet.

"Um?"

"I like my name very much." Shen Baili smiled sweetly: "It was given to me by my mother."

Shen Wan smiled and said, "Does that young girl know the meaning of white pear?"

Little Shen Baili was confused: "I don't know."

Shen Wan took out a photo album from the cabinet and opened a photo.

"It's mom!" Shen Baili pointed at the person above happily.

“It’s Sui Sui and Mom.”

"Sui Sui was still in my mother's belly at that time."

Shen Baili: “Wow~”

Shen Wan smiled gently: "Behind us is a pear tree."

"When the pear blossoms are in full bloom, that's when Sui Sui arrives in his mother's world."

Pear blossoms were blooming everywhere. A beautiful woman stood under the tree, looking up at the flowers and smiling, her hands gently caressing her belly.

"White pear means warmth."

"Your arrival has warmed up my mother's spring."

"Mom, I hope your life will always be as warm as spring."

The young Shen Baili didn't understand the deep meaning of it, but she felt very happy.

The next day before school was over, Shen Wan came to the kindergarten and gave a special lesson to all the children.

"Our names."

Shen Wan gently introduced herself and her name "Shen Wan" to the children, and then invited them to tell their own names.

Little girl Shen Baili was the first to raise her hand and proudly told the story of her own name.

"My name is Su Baili, which means the white pear blossoms that bloom in spring. They are very beautiful."

"My nickname is Sui Sui, which means peaceful Sui Sui."

"I love my names, they're great and not weird at all."

The little girl's voice was childish, yet very firm.

With Shen Baili's demonstration, the children gained courage and rushed to introduce their names.

"My name is He Yao. My mother said I am as bright as the sun, so I am called He Yao."

"My name is Lu An'an, which means peace. My parents hope that I grow up safely."

"My name is Wang Zheng. My mother said that girls also have strong character and are not afraid of any difficulties."

…

After class, the three little boys apologized to Shen Baili solemnly, and she graciously accepted their apology.

Because of her fighting ability, the three little boys became Shen Baili's most loyal brothers.

…

Shen Baili's little hand, holding her mother's big hand, passed by a family's yard. The pear blossoms were in full bloom and fell on their shoulders. They were so happy on the snow-white road.

This beautiful memory is engraved in my heart and cannot be erased by time.

Baili came into this world with love and expectation.

She is not redundant.

***

The next morning.

Shen Baili's biological clock was very punctual. She opened her eyes, looked at the dim light outside the window, struggled for five seconds, and climbed out of bed.

Even if you don't have to go to school during the winter vacation, you can't be lazy.

After washing up, she felt refreshed and spent ten minutes making a schedule.

I study in the morning, go to a private training gym in the afternoon, and spend time with my mom in the evening.

She made clear arrangements, changed into sportswear, and prepared to go for an hour's morning run after warming up.

As soon as she walked into the living room, she met Xie Zhiyu who was changing his shoes at the entrance.

"Brother?" Shen Baili was curious.

Xie Zhiyu changed into his sneakers and looked in the direction of the voice: "Good morning, Suishun."

He noticed her sportswear: "Going out for a morning run?"

Shen Baili: "Yeah."

"Would you like to join us?"

"Okay!" Shen Baili agreed readily.

The two of them did a simple warm-up in the yard and then jogged along the green belt.

The villa area covers a large area, is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has a beautiful environment. Even in early winter, the evergreen trees planted there are still lush and green.

There is a natural lake near Xie's house. The developer made full use of the gift from nature. While protecting the natural landscape, it also added a lot of convenient infrastructure to facilitate the lives of its big customers.

The two people's destination today was this lake, and they jogged all the way here.

Xie Zhiyu deliberately slowed down his running speed, and Shen Baili could barely keep up, and the two ran side by side.

Shen Baili's body was hot from running, her face was pale and rosy, and she saw her destination not far away.

"Brother, let's have a competition." She pointed at the fence not far away with great interest: "Let's see who can get there first!"

Xie Zhiyu: "Okay."

"Then... let's start!"

They both speeded up at the same time.

Shen Baili ran forward with all her might. She only felt a gust of wind passing by her side, and Xie Zhiyu rushed out like an agile black panther.

She stared at his back and sprinted forward.

Xie Zhiyu arrived at the destination and turned to look at Shen Baili. Her eyes were sharp and full of desire to win.

Shen Baili stopped beside him, she bent down, and panted.

"How do you feel?" Xie Zhiyu helped her up and said, "Take it easy first."

Shen Baili calmed down her breathing a little: "It's fun."

She loves the adrenaline rush of competition.

Xie Zhiyu looked at her with a smile: "Very good."

"Your physical fitness has improved a lot. Keep it up."

Shen Baili: "Brother, shall we continue running?"

The morning run has just begun.

Xie Zhiyu: “Sure.”

A few swans swam by the lake, creating ripples. The black and pink figures reflected on the lake became blurred, with a beauty like that in Monet's paintings.

…

Fifty minutes later, Xie Zhiyu caught up with Shen Baili for the third time.

This time he did not pass by, slowed down his pace, and the two ran side by side again.

Shen Baili could only hear her own heavy breathing and her pounding heartbeat. There was a smell of blood in her cavity, and she felt like she was about to die.

Running is great, exercise is great QAQ.

She was filled with energy, and only had a hundred meters to go.

One hundred, eighty, fifty...ten meters!

Shen Baili neither accelerated nor slowed down. She ran across the line designated for herself, and then did not stop immediately, but walked forward slowly.

“Huh~”

She checked the time. It was seven ten.

Today's morning run is completed.

Shen Baili curled her lips: "I'm really awesome."

"Yeah, very impressive." Xie Zhiyu agreed very much. He could see a spirit of not admitting defeat in Shen Baili, who was full of vigor, vitality and brightness.

When Shen Baili heard the voice, she realized that Xie Zhiyu had come over without her knowing when.

"Brother."

Xie Zhiyu: "Walk slowly for a while. You can't rest right after running."

The two walked around the lake for a while, stretching and looking at the scenery by the lake.

"Brother, Swan!!!"

Shen Baili pointed to the distance and saw a white swan spread its wings and flew away from the lake. It quickly flew away, leaving only a few feathers on the lake.

Xie Zhiyu looked over and found the scenery was indeed beautiful.

The sun shone on the two of them, and a breeze blew, scattering fragments of sunlight on the lake.

"I want to eat goose stewed in an iron pot."

Shen Baili looked at the swan flying away and was inspired.

Xie Zhiyu was stunned for three seconds and then smiled softly.

"Goose stewed in an iron pot."

“It should be delicious.”

Shen Baili was thinking about asking the chef to cook goose for lunch. After hearing his answer, she enthusiastically recommended: "Goose stewed in an iron pot is really delicious."

"Brother, you must try it!"

…

After the morning run, the two had a simple breakfast and went about their business.

Shen Baili returned to her room to do her summer homework.

Xie Zhiyu goes to work.

Time passed quickly and it was noon. Xie Tingsi got up and just in time for lunch.

Shen Baili got to eat the goose stewed in an iron pot as she wished.

Shen Wan and Xie Liuzheng went out together. Besides her, the only person at the dinner table was Xie Tingsi.

"Why is there only one goose leg?" Xie Tingsi glanced into the pot, picked up a goose leg and put it into Shen Baili's bowl.

"Xiao Lihua, eat more."

Shen Baili was not polite at all. She bit off the goose leg meat and said with great force.

"It's delicious. Thank you, second brother."

She picked up a chicken wing for him and answered Xie Tingsi's question: "Brother also wants to eat stewed goose. Half a pot has been sent to the company."

"Brother, you work hard, you need to make up for it." Xie Tingsi nodded and took a bite of the chicken wing.

The two of them ate their fill and happily lay down on the sofa watching TV.

After the meeting, Xie Zhiyu also started to enjoy his lunch - iron pot

Stewed goose.

The soup is rich and the goose meat is tender. It is delicious whether it is paired with corn tortillas or rice.

The delicious goose stewed in an iron pot can cure the fatigue from work.

***

Shen Baili has been living a fulfilling life these days, combining study with exercise, and watching soap operas with her mother and Aunt Xie in the evening.

The holiday time always passes very quickly, and it is New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.

This is also the first New Year that Shen Baili and Shen Wan have celebrated since joining the Xie family.

At the same time, Gu Yeliang and Sang Ya also ushered in a new experience in life and spent New Year's Eve in prison.