Chapter 285 The Ugly Daughter-in-law Meets Her Parents-in-law (4)
"He drew these and asked me to make these clothes for you!" Zhou Ruilian opened the wardrobe and took out a few pieces of modified Hanfu that looked novel in style and were hanging on the hangers.
"Didn't you give me that one from last time? Why is there still one?"
"He made five pieces in total, and he gave you the one he thought was the best! I thought the rest were pretty good, so I kept them and didn't want to give them away!"
After Zhou Ruilian finished speaking, she handed her a picture album and said, "Look, these pictures were all drawn by him, including this one!"
The album was filled with sketches of Hanfu, all the styles she'd described to the owner at Yanyufu that day. Some were just random mentions, so much so that she couldn't even remember them. Unexpectedly, Lin Zhou had captured them all with his brush.
While these styles aren't as complex and elaborate as the "Moonlight" and "Star Moon" collections, they're still fresh and elegant! If they're planning to release a second season, they'll be perfectly fine to use right away.
Tian Xin didn't know what to say for a moment, and an indescribable feeling of emotion welled up in her heart.
At the end of these sketches, there is a small sketch, showing the two sitting side by side, back to back. Next to it is the inscription: "Once you have seen the sea, all other waters are but puddles; except for the Wushan Mountains, all other clouds are but mounds! I wish to hold your hand and grow old with you..."
Just a few strokes, yet vigorous and powerful, it was his handwriting! She recognized it.
"Girl, I can see that you are a pragmatic child."
Zhou Ruilian walked to the window alone, watching two little birds chirping and chasing each other on the branches below. She slowly opened her mouth and said to Tian Xin, "His father and I divorced a long time ago, and this incident caused great harm to Lin Zhou. Since then, he has rarely spoken or smiled! He has always been distant from me. I tried everything, but I couldn't make him change his mind, even a little bit!"
Her back stood there, still dignified and elegant, just like what Tian Xin had seen on TV. But at this moment, she felt a sense of loneliness and sadness. This was a mother's regret, a pain that could not be rewritten or expressed in words.
"Then...why...don't you take him with you?"
"Let's go together?"
Zhou Ruilian turned around, still smiling, but her tone was filled with sadness. "I wanted to take him with me, too. But his father, in an attempt to snatch the child from me, transferred all our family assets and forced me to leave the house. At the time, I was in the ascendant of my career. I had no money, and no energy, so I couldn't take him with me."
"So, he's been living with his father since he was young? I heard from Li Jing..."
"I've let him down," Zhou Ruilian said. "In order to be able to raise him, I devoted myself to work all those years, always thinking that I would take him in when the conditions were right.
But he ignored his real needs.
By the time I realized what was happening and wanted to make amends, he had grown up and no longer needed me."
So self-righteous again!
What do you mean you don’t need it when you grow up?
Lin Zhou knocked on the door carrying a plate of fruit, but was surprised to hear these words. His hand suddenly stopped, he sighed, turned around and leaned against the wall, and continued to listen.
"How could he not need you? You've been away from him for so long. Even if he's grown up, sensible, and able to take care of himself, he'll still miss you in his heart! You're his mother, and what child wouldn't want to be with their mother?"
This is Tian Xin's voice.
Lin Zhou was startled suddenly, and the hand holding the fruit shook inadvertently, making a slight sound.
Fortunately, the people in the room didn't seem to hear. The voices soon came again. He walked over, put the fruit on the coffee table, and leaned over again.
"Yeah! What child doesn't want to be with their mother?" Zhou Ruilian said, "I thought so too! But ever since he started high school, he's become a completely different person. Every time I visit him, he's always impatient and doesn't want to talk to me! Over the years, the number of days we've been together, mother and son, can be counted on one hand!"
“But I don’t think so.”
Tian Xin said: "Although I don't know what he went through in the past, I can be sure of one thing! It's definitely not what you said!"
"What?"
Zhou Ruilian suddenly became emotional and grabbed her hand: "Child, do you know something? Tell me quickly!"
She doesn't look like the decisive, sharp-tongued and harsh folk art masters on TV at all.
Tian Xin was a little dazed for a moment, and quickly nodded in response: "Oh, oh!"
"Actually, I can feel it! In his heart, he loves you very much! We went to Tongcheng to help a friend find his relatives before, and I asked him. He said he would miss you. Maybe it's always difficult for boys to express their love for their mothers. They feel hypocritical and corny. But I think that all the words he didn't say to you, he said to you through his actions, you just didn't feel it!"
"What's the meaning?"
"Look! Take the fact that we're together, for example! When he thought we were going to be together and meet our family, the first thing he thought of was you, his mother, instead of his father and stepmother who lived with him. Doesn't this show how important you are to him?
Not to mention how often he mentions you in front of me!"
Tian Xin smiled and took Zhou Ruilian's hand, saying with immense pride, "You don't know, but now not only me and my mom, but even our neighbors and everyone in our alley know that my boyfriend's mother is a famous quyi artist. They're all your die-hard fans, and they're looking forward to the chance to see you!"
Tian Xin spoke these words with great emotion, her face showing recognition and pride in Zhou Ruilian's identity.
Zhou Ruilian's eyes flickered after hearing this. She turned her back and tapped lightly with her finger, her voice choked with sobs: "Really?"
"Yes! These days, the things he's said to me the most are how difficult your life is and how much he wants me to meet you. He also told me to behave well in front of you and strive to gain your approval."
Tian Xin rambled on, then acted cute afterward: "It's been giving me such a nervous wreck today! But after meeting you, I found you incredibly kind, not at all like the folk art master I imagined!"
"Oh? So what do you imagine me to be like?" Zhou Ruilian turned around, her depressed and tearful expression gone, replaced by a smile. She seemed very interested in this question and kept staring at Tian Xin after asking.
Tian Xin couldn't laugh anymore!
How do you say this?
You can't say that someone has a poisonous tongue!
"Uh... I imagined it, just like this... Yeah, there's no difference! You're so elegant and graceful, like a sister, and you don't have any celebrity airs at all. I really like you! Really!"
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