Even Chu Chu knew that it was unlikely that Gu Ying would tell the maids at home that she was going to work outside. She lowered her head in despair, feeling like she had been completely abandoned by the world.
She can't even go home now, she has nowhere to go at all, and she wanders aimlessly on the street. Lian Chuchu finally couldn't hold back anymore.
"Waaah, why? Why are you doing this to me? None of this is my fault."
"neat?"
A gentle female voice rang out, and Lian Chuchu was startled before slowly raising her head.
The woman in front of him was dressed in coarse cloth, with an old face and some silver in her hair. Upon closer inspection, she did bear a resemblance to Lian Chuchu.
The moment she saw her, Lian Chuchu's first reaction was to look around. There were many pedestrians on the road, so she quickly lowered her head and turned to leave.
The woman caught up with Lian Chuchu in a few steps and grabbed her clothes. "Chuchu, it's Mommy! Mommy has finally found you."
Lian Chuchu brushed the woman's hand away and retorted excitedly, "I don't know you, get out of my way."
Upon hearing this, the woman's eyes welled up with tears. She shook her head, looking at Lian Chuchu in disbelief, and said earnestly:
"I'm your mother, Chuchu, how could you not recognize me?"
People on the street stopped to watch when they saw this.
Lian Chuchu realized this and denied it, saying, "Auntie, I'm not your daughter. You've really mistaken me for someone else."
She hated her mother the most. Since she was a child, her mother had been a housekeeper who cleaned the house. She always felt ashamed in front of her classmates.
Later, as she got a little older, no company was willing to hire her for cleaning, so she started collecting scraps. Even Chu Chu felt extremely wronged at the time. She had endured it for so many years and finally managed to get rid of the title that her mother was a scrap collector and cleaner. How could she possibly fall into that trap again?
"Chuchu, this is your mother. I'm the mother who scrimped and saved to send you to school since you were little. Chuchu, I miss you so much. It's been years since you came home."
The woman's slightly aged face was streaked with tears. She wasn't very old, only in her forties, but she looked like she was in her fifties or sixties, which showed that she had a hard life.
In contrast, Lian Chuchu, though pale-faced, was dressed quite well.
"No, you are not. My father is the head of the Lian family, and my mother is the head of the family's wife. You are not my mother."
Lian Chuchu shook her head in rebuttal. At this moment, she only wished that the matriarch of the Lian family, Lian Jin's mother, was her own mother.
She didn't want such a poor, old, and ugly woman as her mother; it would be an insult to her.
She was afraid of being asked, "Is this your grandmother?" during parent-teacher conferences, a question that had always been a source of pain for her.
In fact, Lian Chuchu's mother was quite beautiful when she was young, otherwise the head of the Lian family would not have taken a liking to her. However, after she left the capital with Lian Chuchu, it was very difficult for a woman to raise a child alone. She only cared about making money and never knew how to take care of a mistress. Sometimes, in order to make money, she did all kinds of hard and difficult work herself. Over time, she looked much older than her peers.
"I think this girl and this middle-aged woman look quite alike."
"Yes, I think so too. Is the child unwilling to acknowledge their mother?"
"Sigh, who knows?"
"This girl looks familiar to me."
"Now that you mention it, I think so too. She just said that her father is the head of the Lian family."
"Damn, isn't that the mistress who's been all over the news these past few days? Her name is Lian Chuchu, I remember her."
"Right, right, I remember now, she's the Lian family's illegitimate daughter. The Lian family even issued a statement today."
......
These words flooded into Lian Chuchu's ears, driving her almost crazy.
He reached out and pushed the woman away, saying, "You're not my mother, and I'm not an illegitimate child."
The woman stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately a kind person helped her up. Her eyes were filled with self-blame and sadness.
He spoke, choking back tears:
"Chuchu, I... I'm sorry, please don't disown me."
"Exactly, she's still your mother."
"He doesn't even recognize his own mother; he's definitely no good."
"There are all kinds of people in this world."
........
Those words further provoked Lian Chuchu, and she shouted excitedly:
“I don’t have a mother like you. How are you like my mother at all? You’re slovenly, vulgar, old, and so poor. What right do you have to be my mother? I hate you the most. Why can’t you be the mistress of the house? Why did you give birth to me? Why don’t you just die?”
The woman stared wide-eyed in shock, looking incredulously at the daughter she had raised since childhood. She was such a gentle and kind person, so why had she become like this?
"You...you're telling me to die?"
The woman's lips trembled as she spoke incredulously.
Lian Chuchu looked at her with a ferocious expression, "Yes, because of you, I have nothing now, my father doesn't want me anymore, I have nothing left, sob sob... I hate you."
When she said those words, the people around her couldn't stand it anymore.
"Do you have any conscience at all? No matter what, she's still your mother."
"You've grown up so much, yet you haven't grown a brain. How can you despise your own mother?"
"The world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. It's a sad and lamentable situation."
"What kind of morals can a mistress have?"
"Pah, scumbag."
......
Even when Chu Chu's mother saw her daughter crying, she panicked and said:
"Chuchu, Mommy won't force you. You can do whatever you want me to do. Don't cry, okay? Mommy just wants to see if you're doing well."
Lian Chuchu stared at her mother with red eyes for a long time before finally speaking:
"I want you to stay far away from me and never appear in front of me again. Will you agree?"
The woman's pupils contracted, and tears rolled down her cheeks. Her hand trembled as she reached out, wanting to touch her child's face, but then she lowered it weakly. After a long while, she nodded, "Okay, Mommy promises you, as long as you're alright."
Lian Chuchu's expression softened. "That's good. I'm still the eldest daughter of the Lian family."
After saying that, he left muttering to himself.
Lian Chuchu is currently experiencing an emotional breakdown. Everything changed overnight, and it seems like she has lost everything.
But she refused to believe these things; she was certain she could return to the Lian family and regain her father's love.
Little did she know, her mother was moved to tears by the sight of her back.
"Auntie, please say yes, okay?"
One of the men couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but ask a question.
Lian Chuchu's mother nodded with tears in her eyes, "Okay, I'll give my daughter whatever she wants. You'll understand when you become a father."
The crowd dispersed, leaving only Lian Chuchu's mother standing there. Lian Chuchu was no longer in that direction, but she still stared in the direction her daughter had left, a gentle smile on her lips.
Just like when she was a child, her daughter would run towards her.
If she could, she would give anything, even her own life, just so her daughter could live a good life for the rest of her days.
She didn't understand before, but she only realized how strong a mother is after she became one herself.
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