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Ye Wenyu walked with her head down, carrying the gift box, her mind heavy with worries. Her steps felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and her palms and back were sweating profusely.
Zhang Susu patiently instructed her, "Xiaoyu, when you see your Aunt Shufen later, you must be enthusiastic. Do you know that she is powerful and influential now? When you graduate from university and look for a job or buy a house, you can ask her for help. Hehehe, hehehe."
Mother is in a good mood.
Ye Wenyu blushed, thinking how could she have such a mother? Sigh—
The mother and daughter were walking and talking when they heard a familiar voice call out, "Susu, Xiaoyu—"
Zhang Susu looked up in surprise and immediately ran over, waving her arms and legs. Ye Wenyu also looked up and saw Uncle Cai and Aunt Cai coming out to greet them; they were incredibly warm and welcoming. Zhang Susu and Aunt Shufen were so moved that they hugged each other tightly, like long-lost sisters, and wept uncontrollably. Uncle Cai stood to the side, smiling slightly.
Ye Wenyu slowly walked forward, politely greeting Uncle Cai and Aunt Cai, and handed the gift box to Uncle Cai. Uncle Cai nodded and accepted it. Aunt Cai then wiped away her tears, looked at Wenyu, and said happily, "This child, you didn't need to bring a gift." Although she complained, she was very happy and satisfied to see how well-mannered Wenyu was.
Ye Wenyu immediately said that it was the right thing to do.
The thought of meeting Cai Wenchuan's parents under such circumstances filled Ye Wenyu with mixed feelings.
Aunt Cai said to them happily, "You must be tired from your journey. Come inside. It's been more than ten years since we last met. Susu, how time flies! In the blink of an eye, half a lifetime has passed. Sigh, we've grown old without even realizing it."
"Yes, yes, Shufen, you didn't expect this, did you? I got married again. My daughter is in college. My mission is accomplished, so I got married."
"Oh dear, you've gotten married again. Who did you marry?"
"Wang Jianguo".
"Oh, it's him! Xiao Wang, he's a good man. He's loved you for so many years, you should marry him."
The two women walked hand in hand, talking as they went, their eyes red and moist, as if they had endless things to say.
Uncle Cai led the way, and Ye Wenyu followed silently behind.
Memories flooded her mind, and the closer she got to the Lin family's old house, the more nervous she became. It felt as if she hadn't been reborn, but rather as if a pair of demonic hands were pushing and shoving her back to the past, back to her previous life, so that she could stand in front of the Lin family's old house and in front of Lin Tingfeng once again.
She was powerless, like duckweed on the sea, like drifting catkins and tumbleweeds.
Ye Wenyu wanted to scream desperately, her hands hanging at her sides clenched into fists, her back and palms still sweating profusely.
She regretted accepting Aunt Cai's invitation yesterday. She hadn't considered that the Cai family, as servants of the Lin family, must be living in the Lin family's old house.
Why didn't she think of that for a moment?
She was filled with deep regret.
In her previous life, she visited the Lin family's old mansion several times, but she never glanced at the servants coming and going. She had no idea that Uncle Cai and Aunt Cai were among them! When she came to the Lin family, they didn't dare to recognize her either. Perhaps because she was the young master's beloved, they simply couldn't believe that the woman was the girl next door they had watched grow up.
Life is unpredictable and full of drama.
So in my previous life, although we met a few times, we didn't recognize each other, and thus missed each other, postponing our meeting with Cai Wenchuan for several years.
If only she had met the Cai family earlier in her previous life, and recognized Cai Wenchuan sooner, perhaps her life would have been different. That's life; one wrong step leads to another, and in the end, everything falls apart. But then Ye Wenyu thought about how Cai Wenchuan only had Lin Tingyue in his heart, and how they had already broken up for that reason. Her heart ached as if it were being pierced by needles.
There are no "what ifs" in life, and no going back. So, in this life, we can only be careful with our words and actions, keep our eyes and ears open, and do our best to live this life well.
"Xiaoyu, are you alright?" Uncle Cai asked worriedly when he saw Ye Wenyu's face was as pale as paper.
Ye Wenyu seemed to wake up from a dream and immediately said that it was nothing, that her mother and Cai Wenchuan's mother had already gone ahead.
Uncle Cai looked at Ye Wenyu with concern. The two walked slowly side by side. Uncle Cai suddenly said to Ye Wenyu, "Xiaoyu—"
Ye Wenyu paused for a moment, then looked at Uncle Cai and realized that he seemed to have something to say to her.
At this moment, golden sunlight streamed through the dense forest overhead, falling upon them like a rainbow rain. A mountain breeze blew by, and the leaves rustled softly, as if singing a light and leisurely song.
Such a peaceful living environment is truly like a paradise.
Today, they invited her over for the holiday, not just to catch up, but because they had something to say.
Ye Wenyu had no interest in appreciating the natural beauty around her. Composing herself, she politely said to Uncle Cai, "Uncle Cai, please speak your mind."
Cai Wenchuan's father nodded and said to her earnestly, "Xiaoyu is so sensible. You are such a good child. It's been more than ten years since I last saw you. Seeing how successful you are and how beautiful you are, Uncle Cai is really gratified. Alas, time waits for no one. In the blink of an eye, our child has grown up, while we have grown old."
Uncle Cai was deeply moved.
When Ye Wenyu saw that Uncle Cai's temples were already white, and although his hair was not bald, it was a dark gray like dust, she could only comfort the old man and said to him very seriously, "No, Uncle Cai is the same as when I was a child, he is not old at all."
It's very against my will, but anyone would like to hear this, because I don't want to grow old, and I'm unwilling to grow old.
"Ha, really?" Cai Wenchuan's father touched his graying temples and said to her happily, "Xiaoyu, you are still as gentle and sensible as when you were little, and you know how to make adults happy."
Ye Wenyu smiled.
Cai Wenchuan's father asked her, "I saw you at the hospital last time. It's been more than ten years since I last saw you. I almost didn't recognize you. By the way, how come you're with our young master? Do you know each other?" As he asked this, he looked at Ye Wenyu, feeling a little nervous.
Ye Wenyu was stunned. Uncle Cai addressed Lin Tingfeng as "Young Master," a title that sounded just like that of a servant in a large family decades ago.
She blinked and asked Uncle Cai, "Are you referring to Lin Tingfeng?"
“Yes, yes.” Uncle Cai smiled and said somewhat embarrassedly, “You’re not used to me calling him ‘Young Master,’ are you? I’ve worked for his family for twenty years. He and his father have been very good to me. He has told me many times not to call him ‘Young Master’ and to just call him Tingfeng. But he is such a good master and deserves respect, so I have always called him ‘Young Master.’”
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