Yu Yao looked up and saw Wan Xiaozhen greeting her eagerly.
"Yu Yao, I've been looking for you for so long, I've finally found you. Is the seat next to you taken?"
Fang Qiaoqiao quickly picked up her aluminum lunchbox to reserve a seat, and said to Wan Xiaozhen with a fake smile, "Excuse me, this seat is taken."
Wan Xiaozhen's smile froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. She smiled and was about to sit down opposite Yu Yao when Fang Qiaoqiao stopped her.
“There are already people sitting there. You should go somewhere else, we don’t have any seats here,” Fang Qiaoqiao continued, she just couldn’t stand people like Wan Xiaozhen.
Wan Xiaozhen was a little embarrassed. "Yu Yao, I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to apologize to you. I was wrong about what happened before. We're all sisters, so I hope you can forgive me."
Upon hearing this, Yu Yao looked up from her notebook at Wan Xiaozhen.
"I don't consider us sisters. My time is precious; I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. Get to the point—what exactly do you want?"
Wan Xiaozhen never expected that she would apologize to Yu Yao in such a humble manner.
The other party's impatient attitude made her smile falter.
"Since you have nothing to say, then leave. There's no place for you here."
Yu Yao wouldn't indulge her; she was really busy, okay?
“That’s right,” Fang Qiaoqiao said, linking her arm with Yu Yao’s and glaring at her. “Who’s your sister? You’re ugly and you’re dreaming. I’m Yu Yao’s sister. You want to take her from me? Dream on.”
Seeing how close Fang Qiaoqiao and Yu Yao were, Wan Xiaozhen wanted to reveal that Yu Defu was her stepfather, but she was worried about ruining his plan.
She could only manage a forced smile and said, "You'll see after get off work. Here, have this banana. I'm leaving now."
“Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious,” Fang Qiaoqiao said, looking at the bananas on the table. “Do you think she might have poisoned them?”
"I don't know. Anyway, I won't eat it."
Of course, the poisoning joke was just a joke. Fang Qiaoqiao smelled the rich aroma of the bananas and felt a little tempted. "Do you still want these bananas?"
Yu Yao picked up the aluminum lunchbox. "Take it if you like. I've almost finished eating, I'm going back to the workshop now."
Fang Qiaoqiao peeled a banana and waved to Yu Yao, "You go back first. If I hear any news about the hand-cutting secret, I'll let you know."
After finishing her task of making sweet soup for the day, Yu Yao changed her clothes and pushed her bicycle to the factory gate when she saw an unexpected person.
Yu Defu.
How did he end up here?
Yu Defu kept an eye on the people coming and going from the factory. Yu Yao stood out in the crowd, and he spotted her immediately, giving her a friendly smile.
"Yu Yao, over here."
There were too many people at the factory gate. Yu Yao didn't like being watched while doing her family business, so she took Yu Defu to a secluded spot to talk.
She stood in front of Yu Defu, pushing her bicycle, and said calmly, "Speak, what brings you here?"
A flash of displeasure crossed Yu Defu's eyes, but he still smiled and said, "Look at what you're saying, child. I'm your father. I raised you all these years. Can't I come and see you?"
Yu Yao didn't have time for pretense and went straight to the point:
"There are no outsiders here, so let's all stop pretending. Since you've sold your house back home, you shouldn't be planning to have any contact with the people or things from before. Why have you changed your mind and come to me?"
Yu Defu was surprised by Yu Yao's sensitivity, but because he had promised Wang Xiahe, he dared not reveal a single detail, for fear that Yu Yao would become wary.
"My child, are you angry with your father? I have my reasons."
“Your Aunt Wang is very suspicious, and she’s pregnant with your brother, so Dad had no choice but to break off relations with Qin Sheng. Now that Aunt Wang’s pregnancy is stable, Dad came to find you right away.”
younger brother?
Yu Defu is really quick; judging by the timeline, she got pregnant before she even left Qin Province.
“These peach shortbreads and fruits are all your favorites, so please forgive your father.”
Yu Defu handed the banana and peach pastry he was holding to Yu Yao.
Yu Yao refused and tried to stuff it into her bicycle basket, but Yu Yao stopped her.
Her gaze fell on the peach shortbread box in his hand.
If I remember correctly, Wan Xiaozhen seems to have eaten from this box.
Recalling Wan Xiaozhen's words at noon, such as "sisters" and "you'll know after get off work," she seemed to understand something.
"Did Wan Xiaozhen send you? Are you Wan Xiaozhen's stepfather?"
Yu Yao had previously heard Fang Qiaoqiao mention that Wan Xiaozhen's family was a blended family, but she never expected that her stepfather would be Yu Defu.
Yu Defu didn't expect Yu Yao to guess so quickly, and said with a smile:
"As expected of my daughter, she's just as smart as I am. If Xiao Zhen hadn't mentioned it by chance, I wouldn't have known you also work at the food factory. You two sisters should look after each other at the factory."
"Is that all you wanted to say?" Yu Yao pushed her bicycle and was about to leave without saying another word.
She's so busy right now, she doesn't have time to listen to Yu Defu's pretentious father-daughter affection.
As soon as Yu Defu saw her about to leave, he rushed over to stop her. "Yu Yao, I know you've found your biological parents, but don't forget, I'm the one who raised you. Even if I'm not your biological father, you still owe me a debt of gratitude for raising you."
Yu Yao looked at him, a half-smile on her face: "Not pretending anymore?"
"Tell me your purpose. If you want me to take care of you in your old age, name a price, and as long as it's reasonable, I'll give it to you."
Consider it as repaying the original owner's kindness in raising him; don't even think about making excessive demands.
Yu Defu looked at her and said, "Forget about the retirement money. I have your brother, I don't need you. The Wang family doesn't really approve of me, and I suffer at home with no one to back me up."
Seeing that he was about to launch into a long speech, Yu Yao quickly interrupted him: "Just get to the point, what exactly do you want me to do?"
Yu Defu choked, omitting the more than a thousand words in between, "I only have one request: this Thursday is my birthday, you bring Lu Ze to my house for dinner, help me save face."
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Yao said decisively, "I'm not going."
It's obvious that Wan Xiaozhen sending Yu Defu to see her wasn't for anything good.
She wouldn't fall for it.
Yu Defu had originally wanted to play the victim and gain sympathy, but when he heard her decisive and unambiguous rejection, he was like a screaming chicken whose fate had been seized, and all his words were swallowed back.
"No, Yu Yao, I only have this one request, such a simple request, and you won't even grant it?"
Yu Yao had a ready-made excuse: "I signed up for a canned food research and development competition, and I've been very busy lately, so I really can't find the time. If you just want to use Lu Ze's name to make a show of things, I'll prepare a congratulatory gift, and we won't go."
"How can that be? You must come in person." Yu Defu was anxious and subconsciously retorted.
Do they have to come in person?
Yu Yao glanced at him and tentatively said, "Then I'll do it myself. Lu Ze can't leave his training."
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