"Don't be scared when you see your mother later. She has suffered a lot over the years." Father Du took Gu Tingxiao to a remote yard and spoke to him earnestly!

"Hmm..." Gu Tingxiao had heard from Du Qiao before that Du's mother was sometimes normal and sometimes crazy, so he was mentally prepared.

But when Father Du took out the key, unlocked the door and opened it, and saw a woman in cheongsam holding a rag doll with a silly smile on her face, humming a lullaby and constantly asking the doll in her arms if it was hungry, Gu Tingxiao felt very uncomfortable.

He thought he was ready to face it, but when he actually saw this scene, he was filled with sadness and heartache.

"Wife, look who's here?" Father Du said softly, fearing that Mother Du would suddenly go crazy and scare Gu Tingxiao who had just returned home.

But Mr. Du’s voice did not have any effect. Mother Du was still immersed in her own world, humming an unknown lullaby!

Gu Tingxiao dragged his heavy steps and walked step by step to stand in front of Du's mother, just blocking the light in front of Du's mother.

Perhaps it was because a shadow in front of her blocked her sight that Du's mother finally reacted. She slowly raised her head and looked up. Her expression was instantly excited. "Tingxiao, you are my child, Tingxiao. You are finally back. Mom has missed you so much in the past twenty years!"

"People outside say that you were gone for a long time. They all say that I am crazy, but I know I am not crazy. One day you will come back. Do you know how long I have been looking forward to this day? Woo woo..." Du's mother couldn't bear it anymore. She hugged Gu Tingxiao and started crying. There was a hint of clarity in her eyes.

Father Du couldn't help wiping away his tears. He knew who his wife was talking about. They were nothing more than the wives of some people in the circle. After all, everyone knew what happened to the Du family and what they had suffered.

But he didn't expect that his wife had remembered those people's words deeply in her heart.

"It's okay, I'm back now." Gu Tingxiao comforted softly. Although he could not accept Du's mother's hug and wanted to push her away, when he saw her crying, he couldn't bear to push her away and hurt her, so he could only stand there silently and let her hug him.

"I always firmly believed that you would come back one day. I thought I would never see you again in this life!" Mother Du cried sadly again. Soon Gu Tingxiao felt his clothes were soaked by her tears.

Father Du also saw the tears wiping at the side. Fearing that Gu Tingxiao would despise him, he quickly pulled Mother Du away and comforted her softly, "Okay, daughter-in-law, don't cry. Anyway, your son is back now, you should be happy."

"I was just too happy! I couldn't help myself..." Du's mother felt embarrassed after hearing this. This old man kept talking about things that were not related to the topic. He had no tact at all.

"Crying too much is bad for your eyes..."

"Then I won't cry." Seeing that her beloved son cared about her, Du's mother stopped crying immediately and even wiped away her tears. Except for the red eyes, there was no sign of crying.

Father Du felt sour in his heart. He didn't expect that his words were ineffective, but Gu Tingxiao's words were so effective. Did he have another person who would steal his wife?

"Go wash your face first!" Gu Tingxiao was really not used to Du's mother's hug, so he just made an excuse.

"Okay, then you wait for me here and don't go anywhere." After saying that, Du's mother ran out of the room, then went to the next room and rummaged through the drawers!

Listening to the crackling sounds coming from the next room, Father Du could only smile awkwardly, "Your mother must be too excited. I'll go see her."

"Well, I'll wait here."

After Mr. Du left, Gu Tingxiao started walking around the room.

All the necessary furniture was present, and all were made of golden nanmu. Although he did not know the specific price of this golden nanmu, he had heard from the old people in the village that this golden nanmu was very expensive, and most importantly, it was not something that could be bought with money. This showed that the Du family had a wide network of contacts!

What he didn't know was that as soon as Mr. Du in the next room entered the room, he saw Mrs. Gu already wearing a cheongsam and sitting in front of the dressing table putting on makeup!

"Wife, you don't have to be like this! My son is not an outsider."

While Mr. Du was talking, Mrs. Du was drawing her eyebrows. Then she used lipstick that she hadn't used for a long time. It was a gift from her eldest son on her birthday!

"What do you know? This is the first time my son and I have met in the true sense. I must show my best side. I can't let her think that I am a sloppy mother."

When Du's mother said this, she touched her face, her eyes and brows were filled with endless melancholy. She blamed herself for being crazy during this period and not taking good care of her skin. Now it was a little flaky.

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