Chapter 79 Meeting

As soon as I put my hand down, a soft voice came from inside.

“I am here.”

Then the footsteps became clearer and the tightly closed door creaked open.

What came into Meng Ruoxi's eyes was a slightly wrinkled but still elegant face that was beautiful, fresh and refined.

The person who came was about forty years old, with a calm and gentle aura, and his sharp eyes were particularly gentle when he looked at you.

However, at this moment, those eyes that seemed to be filled with warmth all the time were filled with shock and disbelief.

Everything about the person in front of her suddenly appeared in Meng Ruoxi's mind.

This is the mother of my life.

Just as I was about to call for help, I was unexpectedly embraced in a warm embrace, and then, I heard a choking, hoarse, and broken sound.

"Ruoxi, Mom finally sees you!"

She sobbed intermittently, and she held me tighter and tighter, as if I was her whole world and she was afraid that I would disappear if she let go.

"Mom." Meng Ruoxi called softly with a slight smile on her face.

The mother in this life is the same as the memory in my mind, so I don’t have to worry about being dragged down.

Li Aihua responded excitedly, "Hey, Mom is here." Her voice was filled with unconcealed joy.

I had planned to pick up my daughter in two days after I had tidied up the house, but I never expected that my daughter would come back by herself, and our family of four was finally reunited!

At this time, a tall, handsome and elegant man walked out of the room. He asked in a mature and mellow voice, "Aihua, who's here?"

After seeing clearly who was in his wife's arms, his steps stopped abruptly. Then tears welled up in his eyes and his throat suddenly became difficult to swallow.

Who else could the person in his wife's arms be if not her daughter whom she has not seen for many years and whom she misses day and night!

She turned her back and opened her eyes wide, quickly wiping away the tears that were flowing from the corners of her eyes. After making sure that there were no more tears, she turned around and smiled warmly, "Ruoxi is back."

Meng Ruoxi nodded, "Dad."

Li Aihua let go of her daughter, wiped her tears with her hand, turned around and looked at her husband, smiling and instructed, "Yubai, Ruoxi is back, go to the state-owned hotel and buy a braised fish. Ruoxi likes fish the most, and you won't be able to buy it if you're late. If there are other meat dishes, buy one too, so that our family of four can have a good celebration at noon."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Meng Yubai replied with a smile. When he reached the door, he reached out and gently touched his daughter's head. "Come into the house with your mother and sit down and have a good rest. Dad will be back soon."

Meng Ruoxi nodded, "Okay, Dad."

Li Aihua pulled her daughter into the house, and as soon as they sat down, she stared at her daughter without blinking, as if she could never look at her enough.

I haven't seen my daughter for more than four years. She has become more beautiful and seems to have grown taller. Her figure is about the same as I remembered. At first glance, she is a rare beauty.

The more he looked, the happier and more excited he became. He held his daughter's hand tightly with both hands and asked timidly with a trembling voice, "Ruoxi, have you been well these years?"

After asking the question, I looked at my daughter nervously, not missing any expression on her face. My heart in my chest kept beating like a drum, and my breathing was almost forced to stop due to excessive tension. I was particularly afraid of hearing a bad answer from my daughter.

Sensing her mother's nervousness and worry, Meng Ruoxi smiled slightly, "Although it's not as good as the days at home, it's still pretty good overall. Don't worry, mom. Just look at my hands and you'll know I don't do any work."

As he said this, he stretched out his slender, white, hairless hand and waved it in front of her to show that he was not lying.

In fact, when they first met, Li Aihua was puzzled as soon as she touched her daughter's hand, wondering why it was so smooth and delicate. Now that she heard that her daughter did not do any work, she felt relieved.

Then, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he asked hesitantly, in a rather awkward way.

"Ruoxi, are you... are you..."

He couldn't bring himself to ask the next question no matter what, and the look in his eyes when he looked at his daughter was complicated and incomprehensible.

What should I do if it is really what I think?

Meng Ruoxi wondered what she wanted to ask. Her tired body made her cold eyes look a little tired. She said directly, "Mom, just ask whatever you want to ask. I will tell you everything I know."

Li Aihua took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and blurted out, "Did you get married in the countryside?"

His tightly closed eyelids trembled constantly and he dared not look at his daughter.

Many girls who went to the countryside with them could not bear the heavy farm work and chose to get married. They were afraid that their daughters would become like them, so they chose to get married in order to live an easier life.

My daughter has been brought up well since she was young. Not only is she talented, but she is also very beautiful. There is no way she can marry a country boy.

Although my family is not a wealthy or powerful family, it is still a scholarly family. Secondly, I have to marry into a family of equal status.

As the saying goes, poor couples have many worries. My daughter should marry a rich man and become a noble lady, enjoying a happy life with unlimited glory.

Meng Ruoxi's long eyelashes covered her eyes, and her pupils contracted instantly. She wondered if her mother knew something.

I lifted the curtain and looked at her, only to find that she had her eyes closed with her eyelashes trembling. She looked as if she was afraid to look at me, afraid to hear an answer she couldn't accept. My heart suddenly relaxed and a faint smile appeared on my lips.

"Mom, why do you ask this question? Before I went to the countryside, you told me not to marry a country man. I remember it very clearly and have never disobeyed you."

She said this with great confidence, without even blinking, her picturesque features revealing her pride and contempt.

Li Aihua believed her daughter's answer immediately, and quickly opened her eyes, apologizing repeatedly, "It's Mom's fault. Mom shouldn't ask this question. My daughter has always been well-behaved and obedient, and she would never do anything to disobey her parents."

Then she said earnestly, "Mom did this for your own good. You have excellent conditions and can marry any family you want. Your father, your brother and I have endured all these years in the mines no matter how hard it was, just to be able to return to the city one day. Now the clouds have cleared and the moon is shining, and the future will definitely be better and better."

Meng Ruoxi raised the corners of her lips and said, "Mom, you're right. I thought so too." But there was no smile in her eyes.

Not only did she get married and have children, her husband was also disabled, and she had to sneak back this time.

My head aches just thinking about the marriage certificate. I don’t know how this bastard will torture me before I agree to get a divorce.

Seeing the fatigue on her daughter's face gradually deepen, Li Aihua's eyes were filled with heartache and she quickly stood up and said, "Mom has already cleaned your room. If you are tired, go to sleep. Mom will call you when it's time for dinner."

Meng Ruoxi stood up and thanked her, "Thank you, Mom. I'm really tired after sitting on the train for two days and two nights. I'm going back to my room to rest first."

Li Aihua sent her daughter back to her room. At the last moment before closing the door, she glanced at her daughter's peaceful and beautiful sleeping face with reluctance, then turned and left.

After not seeing my daughter for a few years, her temperament seems to have become even colder. Although her smile is faint and polite, it does not reach her eyes. She exudes a coldness from the inside out that keeps people away.

Can time erode the relationship between mother and daughter?

Or did something bad happen in the countryside in recent years and her daughter didn't tell her?

Puzzled, he sat in a chair in a daze, not even noticing his son pushing the door open.