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Seeing her daughter's adorable smile, Zhang Susu felt a surge of warmth and tenderness in her heart. However, she also felt even more guilty and uneasy. She stammered, "Daughter, are you really not blaming your mother? He... he has two children, the eldest of whom is still in junior high school. That means that after I married him, I can no longer take care of you. I am willing but unable to support you. I can't support you, and neither can he. From now on, you will have to be responsible for your own college tuition and living expenses."
Ye Wenyu maintained her smile. In her previous life, it was because her mother told her the cruel truth that she broke down and had a huge argument with her mother. But in this life, she wouldn't.
Zhang Susu glanced at her daughter worriedly, her face filled with shame, and continued to remind her, "Xiaoyu, also, this house, you can't come back to live here anymore. I bought this house from the factory when I was young. It doesn't have property rights. I can't marry him without bringing any dowry. His house is small, and I wouldn't be able to live there after I married him. So we discussed it, and he sold his house, and I sold mine, and we bought a bigger house. But it's still small; his two children can only squeeze into one small room. It didn't sell for much money. The 20,000 yuan I gave you for your overseas trip was from the house sale. I took out some of it for you—"
So that's how it is! She wondered why her mother, who had lived a life of poverty, suddenly produced such a large sum of money for her to travel abroad and broaden her horizons. During the few days she was away, her mother must have been busy packing and moving.
Ye Wenyu glanced at the empty living room and dining room. Although she was in pain, she still maintained a smile on her face. However, no matter how hard she tried to restrain herself, the smile was still a little stiff. A voice, like a loud bell, resounded in her heart: She had no home, no home!
Overnight, she lost her mother and her home.
She understood what her mother was saying. She had lost her former home, and she couldn't go to her mother's new home either, because the new house was small and her stepfather's two children were crammed into it.
She is sensible and considerate, and will not make things difficult for her mother.
A few days ago, after learning that she had been admitted to the best university in the country and that her mother had given her money to travel abroad, Ye Wenyu felt as happy as if she were living in paradise. But now, she finds that she is experiencing hell.
Even if she were reborn, the pain would be like a cycle, and the real problems would hit her like heavy punches, making her see stars and her head buzz.
What will she do next? She was just reborn; she has no special abilities or superpowers. She is still just an ordinary poor girl who has lost her home, her mother, her house, and her money. She has to worry about her college tuition and living expenses.
If she were reborn ten or twenty years ago, she could still find ways to buy a house and get rich. But she was only reborn three years ago, and there was no way to get rich. In three years, the world hasn't changed much.
As if afraid her daughter wouldn't be able to accept reality, Zhang Susu began to explain in a rambling voice: "Daughter, don't blame your mother. Your father and I divorced when you were less than a year old. Your father didn't want you and left you with me. Over the years, I, a woman, have endured all kinds of hardships. For your sake, I didn't remarry and managed to raise you until you were eighteen and support you through college. In these eighteen years, I have never lived a single day for myself. I became an adult at eighteen. Over the years, he has always been very good to me and has always been waiting for me. I can't refuse him anymore. Xiaoyu, Mom wants to live for herself for a few more years. You won't blame Mom, will you?"
After Zhang Susu finished speaking, she held her daughter's hand tightly, looked at Ye Wenyu with worry, and her eyes were filled with tears. She was indeed not a good mother; she was selfish, cold-hearted, and ruthless. But everyone yearns for happiness, just like plants turn towards the light.
Having experienced her past life, Ye Wenyu has become much more sensible. She looked at her prematurely aged mother with pity. Her mother originally had a pair of bright and sparkling eyes, but because she had suffered too much, now there were dense crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, and her eyes looked tired and haggard. Her mother originally had a head of cloud-like hair, as black as lacquer, but now, many white hairs were mixed in with the black hair, making it look gray from a distance.
She held her mother's hand tightly, telling herself that no matter what, she couldn't be as ignorant as she had been in her previous life. Although life ahead would be difficult, she believed she could overcome the challenges with her own wisdom. So, Ye Wenyu rallied her spirits, smiled slightly, and said to Zhang Susu in a seemingly relaxed manner, "Mom, how could I blame you? I've always been grateful to you. I love you!" She reached out and gave her mother a big, warm hug.
Tears streamed down Zhang Susu's face as a warm feeling washed over her. She raised her hand to wipe them away, nodding repeatedly, too overwhelmed with emotion to speak.
To cheer her mother up, Ye Wenyu playfully asked loudly, "Mom, would you like me to be your bridesmaid?"
"What?" Zhang Susu chuckled and lightly slapped her daughter, saying, "I'm an old maid, and he's also remarried. We just plan to have a meal at a hotel as a family, without a wedding. Besides, what kind of daughter is a bridesmaid for her mother? If we asked you to be a bridesmaid, all eyes would be on you, and no one would notice this old woman."
Ye Wenyu laughed too. She gazed at her mother and said with utmost sincerity, "Mom, you're not an old woman. You're still very beautiful!"
Zhang Susu smiled, but tears welled up in her eyes because she was so moved.
Ye Wenyu felt a little tired, so she stood up and said to her mother, "Mom, I'm going back to my room to rest. I have to register at school tomorrow."
Zhang Susu nodded and stood up. She stammered apologetically to Ye Wenyu, "I cooked for you, bought you snacks for the road tomorrow, and even bought you a dress. I've packed them all in your suitcase. I really need the money from selling the house right now. In the future, if I have some money and you need anything, Mom will give it to you."
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