Reborn in another world, the boss loves me to the core

There were tiny ripples on He Hua's mother's face. She looked at the girl's slightly narrowed eyes, which made her look like a small, soft cat, with a satisfied look.

"I'm afraid it won't suit your taste."

"No, Auntie's cooking skills are very good."

"Then eat more. If it's not enough, auntie will serve more." said He Hua's mother.

Su Xian found it a little difficult to accept her unusual enthusiasm and waved her hands quickly. She couldn't finish such a big bowl of noodles, but she didn't show it because of Tan Hua's mother.

In this situation, she had a vague guess in her heart, but was also surprised by this coincidence. She ate the noodles in silence, waiting for the other party to speak.

He Hua's mother hesitated and said cautiously: "Miss Su, you are so elegant and beautiful, your parents must love you very much."

Su Xian paused and said, "I am an orphan and have never seen my parents since I was a child."

He Hua's mother's heart trembled, and a crazy thought grew uncontrollably from the scabbed wound.

The thought was so horrifying that it made her tremble all over.

She held onto the edge of the table, supporting her slightly limp body.

Her voice was very soft, so subtle that it seemed like it would be blown away by the wind. It seemed a little abrupt, yet tentative.

"I want to tell you a story. It's a long story. Would you like to listen?"

It is chilly in spring, and the spring breeze blows through the window lattices, and the faded wind chimes make a series of pleasant sounds from time to time.

Su Xian did not refuse and pointed to the stool, "Auntie, please sit down and talk slowly."

The little demon closed the door and took a nap against it.

"The village where I was born was very poor, surrounded by mountains and difficult to travel. Medicinal herbs and wild mushrooms in the mountains were the main source of income for the village. When I was very young, I followed my mother to the mountains to collect herbs. When I was eight years old, my mother worked hard to give birth to my youngest brother, but her health deteriorated. Since then, I have often gone into the mountains alone."

"When I was sixteen, I went to the bottom of the cliff to collect herbs alone. I met a dying man who had fallen off the cliff. I brought him home. The witch doctor in the village said he would not survive, so my father threw him into the mountains to fend for himself. But he was very strong and recovered from his serious injuries day by day. Later, he told me his name was Gao Ya, and that he was an outdoor mountaineering enthusiast. He had climbed the highest peak in the world and saw the most beautiful scenery in his life."

"I have never met such a man. He is handsome, knowledgeable, humorous, and has been to so many places and seen so many landscapes, including snow-capped mountains, the sea, and canyons. These are places I have never dreamed of. I was born in the mountains, but my soul follows his stories and wanders through the mountains and rivers.

"After spending so much time together, I... fell in love with him. We went to the mountains to collect herbs together, climbed to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise and sunset, and the starry sky. We sat on the treetops and on the haystacks, and he told me about the world outside the mountains."

Under the dim light, a hint of girlish sweetness appeared on He Hua's mother's face, like a swaying flower in spring, but it soon disappeared.

She looked at Su Xian with eyes full of sadness.

"Xiaohua is right. She once had an older sister. If her sister hadn't died, she would be as old as you now."

Su Xian could almost confirm that the woman in front of him was the kitten's biological mother.

"and after?"

"Then... suddenly one day, he disappeared. The villagers searched for several days, but only found a bloody piece of clothing hanging on a tree branch. The witch doctor said that he was bewitched by the devil and died deep in the mountains."

"Of course I didn't believe him. He had promised me that he would lead me out of the mountains. I firmly believed that a man like him would not lie to me, so I took advantage of the night to run to the depths of the mountains alone to look for him. I wanted to find him alive or dead."

"But I climbed mountains and turned over rocks, and searched for a long time but couldn't find him. I am sure he is still alive, but I just can't find him."

"Rumors were rife in the village. Some said I was crazy, some said I was bewitched by the devil, and some said I wanted to elope but was abandoned. Because of these rumors, my parents locked me up at home. Not long after, I found out I was pregnant. At that time, our village was isolated from the outside world. The clan leader was the most important person, and unmarried women who got pregnant would be thrown into a pig cage. I was very scared and told my mother. She scolded and cried, but eventually she kept it a secret from everyone and asked me to abort the baby."

"I waited until my father went out to work and gave me medicine, but she was very ill and could only get out of bed with difficulty. She had little strength. I knocked over the medicine bowl and refused to take the medicine no matter what. I didn't want to abort the child. I believed that he would come back to take me away."

"Later, my mother threatened to commit suicide. I had no choice but to drink the medicine. Fortunately, the baby in my belly was very strong."

He Hua's mother spoke very simply, and mentioned many things in just one sentence. However, in the isolated village, the pressure that a sixteen-year-old girl who was pregnant before marriage had to bear was unimaginable.

"Did he come back in the end?" Su Xian asked.

He Hua's mother shook her head and said, "No... I never saw him again after that."

"Auntie, do you hate it?"

He Hua's mother did not answer and continued, "My belly was getting bigger and bigger, and I could no longer go into the mountains to collect herbs. My father eventually found out. He was shocked and beat me up. The baby in my belly was already more than seven months old at that time, and I was about to give birth. If I gave birth in the village and was discovered by the villagers, there would definitely be two deaths."

"My father discussed with my grandparents for two days and finally sent me to my aunt's house. My aunt lived in a small town dozens of kilometers away. She was sold when she was young. Apart from my grandparents, few people in the village knew of her existence. Before my father sent me there, I didn't even know I had such an aunt. Fortunately, I have such an aunt."

"More than half a month later, I gave birth to a baby girl in my aunt's woodshed. Because of premature birth and the fact that I had taken abortion pills when I was pregnant, the child was born weak and sickly. My aunt said that the child would most likely not survive. My father and aunt originally discussed giving the child away, but no family would adopt such an unhealthy baby. I also didn't want the child I had given birth to to be sent away, and I didn't even dare to let go when I slept. After giving birth, I couldn't stay at my aunt's house for long, so my father took me back home before dawn. The child was very well behaved and never cried. In addition, our home was a little far from the village, and there were no neighbors around. After returning home for more than half a month, no one in the village noticed that there was a baby in my house."

"But the truth will come to light sooner or later."

He Hua's mother's tone became calmer and calmer, as if she was telling someone else's story.