Extra 2: Mother's Hometown (1)
Shang Yuwan, dressed in white and with white hair, stood blankly on the side of the zebra crossing.
There were many people standing beside her, some wearing long, flowing robes like her, others in strangely shaped clothes... Why were those women's hair hanging in the air? There seemed to be a smell... They were wearing clothes, but the colors and styles were very distinct, making Shang Yuwan look unconventional among them.
It's September now, neither too cold nor too hot. On the other side of the road stood people dressed simply and smartly: some in short-sleeved shirts, shorts, and flip-flops, some in suits and ties with slicked-back hair, and some students with dark circles under their eyes.
A vehicle was passing in the middle of the road, and in Shang Yuwan's eyes it looked no different from a big iron box.
She stared blankly for a few seconds, then raised her head. Tall buildings rose from the ground in her eyes, and a few birds flapped their wings and flew between the buildings in the blue sky and white clouds.
...Where...is this place? It looks so rich, so strange, so...Shang Yuwan took a deep breath and pinched his nose.
So smelly.
Shang Yuwan looked down and saw that the colored smell came from the tails of those big iron boxes.
It smells bad, but doesn't seem dangerous.
Although this place was unfamiliar, Shang Yuwan didn't sense any malicious intent. Instead, he vaguely felt two or three glances of surprise or admiration... ?
She decided to take things one step at a time. After all, she was going to die soon, so why should she be afraid? She might as well walk around. She just didn't know if Twelve and the others could find her. If she suddenly disappeared, Twelve and the others would probably be going crazy with worry.
The traffic light across the street turned green, and people began to move. A bunch of teenagers playing cosplay walked onto the zebra crossing, but Shang Yuwan stood in the middle, motionless.
"Hey, hey, hey, miss, why don't you just stand aside and don't block the road, okay?"
Someone behind her urged her, and Shang Yuwan came to her senses. Although she didn't know what the three words "young sister" meant, she could still understand that they were asking her to get out of the way.
Shang Yuwan turned sideways, and the man who urged her glanced at her, his eyes suddenly filled with unconcealable amazement.
Shang Yuwan was unexpectedly pulled aside by him. The boy in a black wig and cosplay makeup looked at her with shining eyes: "Teacher, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to rush you just now! Teacher, what role are you in? Teacher, can I collect stamps, teacher!!!"
This teacher is absolutely stunning even without makeup! He's lived for eighteen years and has never seen such an antique-looking and beautiful young lady! She looks like she was carved out of an ancient painting!
Shang Yuwan: “?”
Chicken fat? What chicken fat?
The young man was too enthusiastic, and Shang Yuwan was unable to resist and retreated repeatedly.
"I don't know what you're talking about..."
Shang Yuwan was about to retreat to the road when a car happened to be driving towards him quickly. The young man saw that the car was about to hit Shang Yuwan and reached out to pull it away.
"Teacher, you..."
Before she could finish her words, Shang Yuwan felt a hand grab her arm and pull her hard, and she was knocked forward by the force.
“Ouch!”
Shang Yuwan was weak and could not react in time, and her forehead collided with the man's forehead. The person who pulled her over cried out in pain.
Shang Yuwan was startled for a moment, then immediately apologized: "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to—"
The words stopped abruptly.
The person who pulled her over was a little shorter than her, with a pair of amber eyes, a low bun, and a professional suit. He held her arm tightly with one hand and rubbed his forehead with the other.
"Why don't you keep an eye on it? Some cars won't let people pass."
Lu Xu was 22 years old and had just graduated from college. He'd encountered this on his first day of job hunting, so it would be a lie to say he wasn't unlucky.
"......" Shang Yuwan stared at her blankly, his eyes red.
This person looks exactly like my mother!
Seeing Shang Yuwan staring at her intently without blinking, Lu Xu thought she was frightened and waved her hand in front of her: "Hello, can you speak?"
"......able!!!"
Shang Yuwan was silent for a moment, holding back her tears, and suddenly blurted out a word, which scared Lu Xu.
She patted her chest and said, "Hey, if you can talk, then talk. Why are you speaking so loudly?"
Shang Yuwan was slightly startled, then immediately apologized: "I'm sorry..."
Seeing how aggrieved she was, Lu Xu felt embarrassed to embarrass her.
"Okay, okay, let's go now that everything is fine. I still have an interview to go to. Bye, and be more careful when crossing the road next time."
After Lu Xu left, the young man came over and apologized to Shang Yuwan, then left in disgrace.
He had just scared the teacher, so how could he have the nerve to collect stamps?
Shang Yuwan was completely oblivious to the situation, just following her inner choices and silently following Lu Xu.
She didn't understand the rules of this world and made a lot of jokes along the way.
Fortunately, she didn't lose Lu Xu.
Lu Xu, who was about to reach the company gate: "......"
This person had been following her all the way, practically sticking close to her. Could he also be here for an interview? He looked rather pitiful.
Lu Xu touched his chest.
So strange.
Why did she feel a little sad?
Lu Xu turned around suddenly: "Are you here for an interview too?"
Shang Yuwan was not shy when she saw that she had been caught stalking someone, but she did not understand interviews and asked, "Are you here for an interview?"
Lu Xu nodded.
Shang Yuwan quickly walked to Lu Xu's side and said casually, "Then I'm here for an interview too."
She just had to do whatever her mother did. Although her mother didn't seem to recognize her, Shang Yuwan recognized at a glance that this person who looked exactly like her mother was her biological mother.
Lu Xu: “…” Who would believe that she is dressed like this, in mourning, and with Lan… something is not right.
A glint flashed in Lu Xu's eyes, and he asked, "Are you COSing Lan**?"
He came to the interview to COS that character and was even more enthusiastic than her, a reader who had read the original text several times.
Shang Yuwan: “?”
Blue? Who? Sounds familiar... Oh, one of the protagonists from "The Gnawing Arm Alliance"?
“…” But she was wearing women’s clothes.
Lu Xu also noticed something was wrong and touched his chin. "You're wearing the wrong clothes. Your hair color is wrong too. Why is it white?"
But it still looks very ancient, and this person is without makeup, and has a good temperament, which is rare in the COS circle.
Shang Yuwan: “…It should be.” If the mother said yes, then it must be.
Lu Xu reached out and held Shang Yuwan's arm. Since they were in the same boat, there was no need for her to be on guard against Shang Yuwan.
"Come on, let's go together."
She inadvertently pinched Shang Yuwan's arm. Wow, there are muscles.
There seem to be a few scars left. They feel bumpy and uneven.
Shang Yuwan's expression changed slightly, and she subconsciously grabbed Lu Xu's hand.
She has many scars on her body and must not let her mother find out.
Lu Xu thought she didn't like others touching her, so he smiled and put his arm around Shang Yuwan.
"Let's go, it's getting late."
Shang Yuwan nodded obediently.
She goes wherever her mother goes.
"My name is Lu Xu, what's your name?"
"Shang Yuwan."
"...Oh, what a nice name. Even though the early season has passed, it's never too late to celebrate the sunset. Your parents must be very educated. Hey, is your hair really white? Is it albinism, or just premature graying..."
It sounded familiar. Did she know someone named Shang Yuwan before? No, she couldn't recall.
The two of them entered the company and chatted for a few minutes until someone called Lu Xu's name.
After the interview, Lu Xu came out.
The two of them sat on the bench and waited for a while. Almost everyone had left, but Shang Yuwan still stood there motionless. Lu Xu asked, "You haven't come yet?"
Shang Yuwan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, feeling a little uneasy.
Lu Xu comforted her: "It's okay, I'll wait with you, it will be your turn sooner or later."
Shang Yuwan's outfit was really eye-catching, but Shang Yuwan's name was not called until the last interviewer finished the interview.
Lu Xu thought the interviewer had missed Shang Yuwan, and immediately stopped the interviewer who had just left: "Wait!"
Interviewer: “?”
"What's wrong?"
Lu Xu pointed at Shang Yuwan, who was sitting obediently on the bench: "You missed her."
He was just sitting there quietly, such a well-behaved child, how could he have been missed?
The interviewer looked at Shang Yuwan, and Shang Yuwan also looked over.
The interviewer's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he asked, "What's your name?"
Shang Yuwan was about to speak when Lu Xu replied first, "Wan'er."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Xu was stunned.
When did she become so familiar? Shang Yuwan doesn't even like having her arms touched, could it be...
Lu Xu looked back and saw Shang Yuwan looking at her with joy in his eyes.
Her mother had not completely forgotten her!
Lu Xu: "..." She seemed to think too much.
The interviewer thought for a moment and said, "We don't have anyone named Wan'er submitting a resume."
Moreover, the people who submit resumes use their full names, not a nickname.
The interviewer saw the sincerity in Shang Yuwan's eyes - although she only had that look when looking at Lu Xu, but the girl's extraordinary temperament made the interviewer a little more patient and stayed to interview Shang Yuwan.
"May I have your name?"
"Shang Yuwan."
"Did you bring your resume?"
What is a resume? A brief resume of experience. Why should I carry it with me?
After Shang Yuwan vaguely guessed what a resume was, she opened her mouth and said, "I forgot to bring my resume, but I can tell you one by one."
The interviewer thought for a moment and nodded.
Today's job market is very challenging, and interviewees often fabricate information on their resumes to secure a job and earn money. Rather than focusing on the fluffy words, it's better to look directly at how the person speaks.
Shang Yuwan took a deep breath and said, "My family is from the army..."
My father is the General Zhenxi, and he is very famous. To put it simply, he is in the military.
"I have been taught by him since I was young, and I have learned..."
The interviewer raised his hand. "I'm sorry to interrupt you. What did you just say? From what?"
"Join the army."
"Join the army?"
The interviewer was stunned. With such a big background, he came to their small city to find a job?
Shang Yuwan thought that what he said made the person opposite him look down on him, so he immediately added: "And weapons."
The Zhenxi Army has a lot of weapons.
Interviewer: “…”
Did a rival company hire this idiot to bomb their company? He just killed the money tree over there by pouring boiling water on it. So why was he so cruel?
That's not right. That family was so poor that they couldn't even make a sound. When did they become so rich?
The interviewer thought for a moment and asked some other questions without leaving any trace.
Lu Xu sat on a bench, texting his mother on WeChat while waiting for Shang Yuwan to come out. Although she was dressed in a professional suit, she still had the aura of a college student who had just entered the society.
After Shang Yuwan finished the interview, she walked out of the interview room and looked at Lu Xu in a daze.
"Oh, it's out."
Lu Xu's chat box displayed the words "You'll know when you see her. It's a girl. Remember to cook more dishes and keep them light. She doesn't seem to be in good health." She turned off the screen and put her phone into her bag along with the inexplicable excitement in her heart.
She stood up and asked, "How did the interview go?"
Shang Yuwan shook his head, and the interviewer came out at this time.
He shook his head at Lu Xu. "I'm sorry, I didn't pass the interview."
Although the girl looked very pretty, she was clueless and had a mysterious background. She did not meet their company's recruitment standards and was eliminated on the spot.
Lu Xu: "?" Why tell her?
“I didn’t pass either?”
Interviewer: “Yes.”
He was very tactful in his words to those who failed the interview, but he was more direct with Shang Yuwan - because Shang Yuwan didn't understand his questions, and probably didn't understand his tactful words either.
But looking at Miss Lu Xu's expression, it seemed like she had just realized that she had failed the interview.
Lu Xu pursed his lips and thanked the interviewer.
Many companies nowadays are trying to boost performance, and some even ask people to wait for notification for days. Being able to inform the interviewee of the interview result on the spot is already very good, at least in a good manner.
It was her fault for being too excited and not noticing the polite refusal.
Why?
Lu Xu came back to his senses.
What is she excited about?
Lu Xu couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up. After leaving the company, he asked Shang Yuwan, "Would you like to come to my house for dinner?"
Perhaps he felt it was a bit presumptuous, after all, they just met today. Lu Xu was about to explain, but he saw Shang Yuwan's eyes suddenly light up.
"good!"
Mother's home... What would mother's home look like?
Shang Yuwan agreed immediately, and Lu Xu felt an inexplicable surge of joy in his heart that he couldn't suppress.
Oh my, this is really strange.
Seeing Shang Yuwan's happy look, Lu Xu also smiled.
Regardless, this is definitely a good baby! Look at this little face, how skinny it is, and the chin is as sharp as a knife.
"Let's go, let's go home! Let's eat some delicious food to make up for the fat in your cheeks!"
Lu Xu took Shang Yuwan's arm and walked towards the bus stop.
Shang Yuwan endured the strong sourness in her nose and hummed softly.
After getting on the bus, Shang Yuwan stood in front of the barcode scanner and asked, "Can you scan it for me?"
She saw her mother holding a small iron plate and just moved towards that place, but she didn't have that thing in her mother's hand.
Lu Xu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."
Speaking of which, she had never seen Shang Yuwan play with his mobile phone once along the way. He really lived like an ancient person.
The two got off the bus and walked into the residential area, where they met a few old men playing chess and old women dancing in the square in the park.
The sound of the speakers was so loud that Shang Yuwan couldn't help but cover her ears.
It was so noisy. What was that big box made of? The noise was so loud that it hurt her ears.
An old man watching the chess game noticed Lu Xu coming back and waved to him, "Xu'er, you're back. How was the interview?"
Lu Xu responded with a smile: "No!"
The old man said, "I told you not to rush. You should take a month or two off right after graduation. Don't be so anxious. Life only has 30,000 days. Working one more day is a loss. Don't worry, Xu'er. I have connections here and can help you find an easy job when the time comes."
Lu Xu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll trouble you when the time comes!"
"Is that your friend?"
The old man looked at Shang Yuwan, who quickly put down his hands that were covering his ears and bowed respectfully: "Junior Shang Yuwan, nice to meet you..."
"Hey, hey, hey," the old man's face changed, and he quickly ran over to help Shang Yuwan up. "Why are you so polite to everyone you meet? Are you engrossed in cosplay?"
Shang Yuwan: “?”
What is Kuosi?
Lu Xu laughed twice, "Uncle, you are quite fashionable."
The old man hummed, "Of course not. My granddaughter loves cosplay, and as an old man, I can't fall behind in order to make her happy, right?"
Lu Xu smiled and talked to the old man for a few words, while Shang Yuwan watched from the side and answered the old man's questions from time to time.
She stared at Lu Xu's smile, lost in thought.
Whether in Yanmen or Kyoto, she had never seen her mother so cheerful and lively.
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