Spring River Chasing the Moon

On the way back to the village by bicycle, Chen Lili thought of her husband Luo Zhong.

They were in a free love relationship at the beginning. During a social event, Chen Lili originally went to help, but Luo Zhong took the initiative to approach her and talk to her.

He was clumsy but real, like a silly boy, but it was this pure appearance that touched Chen Lili. The two began to correspond, then got married and had a daughter.

Luo Zhong has not changed after marriage. He is still the same, without too many sweet words, and he does more than he says.

On the day she gave birth to Youyou, she saw a grown man cry for the first time. Luo Zhong once again reaffirmed his idea of having only one child. She knew that Luo Zhong was afraid that he would have to go through the pain of childbirth again.

He is down-to-earth, reliable, kind and filial.

So even though he was constantly suppressed by his mother, who was also his mother-in-law, he just worked silently to make his family live a better life.

Chen Lili couldn't understand why, among the three children, Luo Zhong was always the one who gave in and suffered the grievances, even though they were all born to her mother-in-law.

She had mentioned to Luo Zhong that her mother-in-law was too partial.

Luo Zhong was not unaware of this, but he said contentedly that his father Luo Jiasheng favored him the most. There are gains and losses, and they are all family after all, so there is no need to worry about it.

After the child was born, Chen Lili and Luo Zhong could only go home on weekends because of work, so their daughter lived with her grandmother.

Before today, Chen Lili was grateful to Yang Qian for helping her take care of the children.

So she also agreed that Luo Zhong would give his allowance to his mother. After all, food and clothing require money, and the old lady needs some money for the hard work of raising children.

But she didn't expect that her mother-in-law would take the money and do such a thing.

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When Chen Lili rode her bike to the yard, Luo Youyou was already sitting at the door, leaning against the wall and drowsy. She quickly parked her bike, walked carefully to her daughter, and gently picked up Luo Youyou.

Luo Youyou had a dream in which she saw the days after her death. Her mother also lost hope of living, and went from pain and despair to numbness, and even collapsed and wanted to end her own life.

The scene changed. The mother in the dream seemed to feel her presence. She raised her arms while lying on the hospital bed and gave Luo Youyou a warm hug. She patted her back gently and coaxed her. Luo Youyou smelled her familiar scent, but before she could feel it, everything dissipated like smoke and disappeared in the dream.

"Mom, mom, I miss you so much." Luo Youyou murmured softly, frowning as if she had a nightmare.

Chen Lili quickly hugged her daughter tighter and comforted her softly, "Be good, Mommy is here. Don't be afraid, Mommy is here."

Luo Youyou heard her mother's voice in a daze, and woke up instantly. She saw Chen Lili holding her and coaxing her to sleep.

She was so excited, "Mom!" and immediately hugged Chen Lili's neck tightly.

Luo Youyou shouted excitedly, "Mom, you are finally back. I missed you so much."

At this moment, Luo Youyou was extremely grateful to fate for allowing her to start over again, so that she could hug her parents again. Even if her future life could not go as she wished, as long as the family lived together in peace, health and happiness, it was enough.

Luo Youyou began to be crazily intimate with Chen Lili.

He kept pestering Chen Lili to hug him, and acted like a spoiled child, refusing to let go, and even kissed her from time to time. After a while, he began to drowsily fall asleep.

Luo Youyou had been tense for so many days since her rebirth. Now that her parents were home, she finally let go of her worries, but then she felt infinitely tired.

Chen Lili was a little confused. She was more certain that her daughter must have been wronged at home, otherwise why would she change so suddenly? Although her daughter didn't say it out loud, maybe she was too young to express herself, let alone understand her mother-in-law's thoughts.

Chen Lili hugged her daughter tightly and went upstairs. She didn't see her mother-in-law Yang Qian downstairs. She didn't know where she had gone, so she could only go into their room first.

As soon as she entered the room, Chen Lili saw her husband Luo Zhong sitting on the sofa, dozing off with his head tilted back, one hand raised and placed on his forehead, looking very tired.

"What's wrong?" Chen Lili walked over quietly, sat next to Luo Zhong and asked him with concern.

Luo Zhong heard some noise, put down his hands and saw that it was his wife Chen Lili, who was holding the sleeping Luo Youyou in her arms.

He quickly took his daughter from her arms. The little girl was not light, and Luo Zhong was afraid that his wife would be tired.

After gently placing Luo Youyou on the bed and covering her with the quilt, Luo Zhong took Chen Lili's hand and sat back on the sofa, but for a moment he didn't know how to start.

Chen Lili didn't know what was wrong with Luo Zhong. Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, she thought about it and said to Luo Zhong solemnly, "I just went to my parents' house..."

Luo Zhong looked up at her, wondering why Chen Lili went to her mother-in-law's house alone today. Chen Lili understood the confusion in his eyes, but seeing that Luo Zhong was full of fatigue, she thought about it and decided not to tell Luo Zhong about what her mother-in-law had done. As long as their family left here, there was no need to let Luo Zhong know what her mother-in-law had done and hurt his feelings.

He just said, "My mom wants Youyou to move in with them for a while. They don't have much to do at home every day, and Youyou is old enough to learn calligraphy, so my dad can teach her. She can also learn painting from my dad to cultivate her interest."

"In the village, Youyou comes into contact with very few things every day. Your mother..." Chen Lili paused and chose her words carefully.

"Your mother is sometimes busy with her own things and can't take care of so many details."

After saying that, Chen Lili looked at Luo Zhong and asked him softly, "What do you think?"

Luo Zhong is not a fool. He knows that his father-in-law and mother-in-law are the people who understand etiquette the most. Since his mother-in-law suddenly came up with this idea, something must have happened, and it must be related to his mother, so Chen Lili did not say it directly.

He pinched Chen Lili's fingers and spoke with difficulty: "When I got home today, Youyou hadn't eaten breakfast, and hadn't eaten dinner yesterday. My mother didn't care. The child was waiting for me at the intersection early in the morning. He looked very aggrieved."

Chen Lili's back tensed instantly. Luo Zhong held her hand and stroked it gently. He sighed and said sadly, "It seems that my mother not only hates me, but she also doesn't like my child."

As he said this, Luo Zhong lowered his head sadly.

Chen Lili looked at her husband and felt very distressed.

He is already a father, and at this age, he prays for a little love from his mother like a child, but he can never get it.

As if she had made a decision, Chen Lili grabbed Luo Zhong's hand and said, "Hubby, actually my parents asked me to go home today because someone went to town to see them a few days ago and said they didn't have enough to eat at home. Youyou said your mom usually gave her white porridge and pickles."

"Hubby, she's your mother, so I can't say anything. But Youyou has been weaker than others since she was born. My heart ached the moment I found out. Thinking about how much my daughter has suffered in her daily life, and how your mother can't even take care of her basic needs, how can we expect her to care about Youyou?"

After saying this, Chen Lili seemed to be about to cry, her voice choked with sobs.

Hearing this, Luo Zhong's body froze. He never expected that things had come to this point.