Yingtong Lane in the west of the city

An ordinary house with three courtyards at the entrance.

Yu Shuyan stood at the door, holding the little dumpling, her eyes filled with complex emotions. She hesitated to knock.

Just then, the little dumpling slowly woke up. He rubbed his big, watery eyes with his chubby little hands, lifted his head from Yu Shuyan's shoulder, and turned to look at the courtyard behind him.

She tilted her head gently and asked:

"Mother, where is this?"

Yu Shuyan felt a pang of sadness. Since marrying into the Wen family, she rarely returned to her parents' home more than twice a year. Especially after giving birth to her son, Wen's mother almost never allowed her to return home for holidays.

It seems they look down on the Wen family's merchants and don't want to have anything to do with the Wen family.

How ridiculous! They look down on the Wen family, yet they feel perfectly justified in using their money. They're a shameless family, like prostitutes trying to maintain a virtuous image.

In her past life, she was foolish and dared not resist at all in order to please her mother.

So, the little one only returned to the Yu family once, around the time he was a month old. It's normal that he doesn't remember his maternal grandparents' home.

The mother and father missed their little dumpling terribly and had visited the Wen family with various gifts. But each time, Wen's mother would accept the gifts but would use various excuses to prevent them from even entering the house.

Every time she watched her parents' disappointed backs as they left, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart.

However, adhering to her duty as a good daughter-in-law, she could only grit her teeth and swallow all the pain.

Thank God, she was given another life.

This allows her to make up for the regrets her parents felt about losing the joy of family life.

"Miss? Yes, Miss?"

Suddenly, the tightly closed door was opened, and Uncle Fu, who had watched her grow up, looked at her in disbelief.

Yu Shuyan smiled faintly:

"What's wrong, Uncle Fu? Don't you recognize me?"

Uncle Fu snapped out of his daze, dropped the broom in his hand, and ran inside:

"Master, Madam, Miss is back!"

He ran a few steps, then seemed to remember something, turned back, opened the door, and said apologetically,

"Miss, look at me, I'm so happy I forgot to invite you in first. Please don't mind!"

Yu Shuyan felt a warmth in her heart and shook her head with a smile:

"How could this be? Me?"

"Who is it? Is it my Shuyan who has returned? Is it?"

Fu Yuqin, Yu Shuyan's mother, is in her forties and has a kind and elegant appearance.

Around the age of twenty, with a delicate and gentle appearance, she was supported by Wu Manting, Yu Shuyan's sister-in-law.

He stumbled and staggered as he rushed out.

When she saw that the person standing in front of her was indeed her daughter whom she had been longing for day and night, tears welled up in Fu Yuqin's eyes.

"Shuyan, she really is my Shuyan."

Tears welled up in Yu Shuyan's eyes and rolled down her cheeks instantly. For her, this meeting was a reunion across lifetimes.

It was a reunion after being separated by death.

Yu Shuyan wanted to go forward, but found that she couldn't move her legs at all.

Fu Yuqin, however, rushed out the door first, grabbed Yu Shuyan and the little dumpling, and hugged them tightly in her arms, patting them gently.

"Good child, don't cry, don't cry!"

Just like when she was a child, every time she was wronged, she would hug her and gently comfort her.

At this moment, Yu Shuyan's suppressed emotions became uncontrollable, and she burst into loud sobs. All the pain and sorrow she had suppressed before her death in her previous life were released without reservation at this moment.

The little one is still too young to understand adults' emotions.

Seeing his mother crying so sadly, he pouted and also burst into tears.

Hearing his cries, Yu Shuyan and Fu Yuqin finally came to their senses.

Fu Yuqin took the little dumpling from Yu Shuyan's arms and gently coaxed it:

"My little darling, my little Tuan Tuan, don't cry, don't cry, Grandma loves you!"

Yu Shuyan had calmed down by this time. Wiping away her tears, she smiled gently, patted the little boy's head, and softly coaxed him:

"Little dumpling, Mommy's alright, Mommy's happy! Don't cry, little dumpling!"

The little dumpling stopped sobbing, her big eyes, glistening with tears, blinked as she looked at Fu Yuqin and then at Yu Shuyan.

Clearly, it's a mix of confusion and joy—why cry?

Their adorable and innocent appearance made Yu Shuyan and Fu Yuqin burst into laughter.

Uncle Fu wiped his moist eyes and then smiled.

Wu Manting, with a bright smile, stepped forward:

"Alright, Mother, are you just going to let my little sister and Dumpling stand at the door forever?!"

Fu Yuqin then came to her senses and quickly said with a smile:

"Oh dear, look at me! Yes, yes, let's go inside quickly. Little dumpling, Grandma will make you something delicious, okay?"

Children are the ones who can best sense the sincerity of adults.

Feeling Fu Yuqin's genuine affection for him, his big eyes narrowed into slits with a smile:

"Mmm, Tuanzi wants sweet and sour pork ribs~"

Fu Yuqin's face was beaming with joy, and she momentarily forgot about Yu Shuyan, carrying the little dumpling home:

"Okay, sweet and sour pork ribs~ What else would you like to eat, little dumpling?"

"And also~scallion chicken~"

"Mmm, scallion chicken~"

"Grandma, Tuanzi wants to eat hibiscus cake too!"

"Yes, yes, yes, everything's ready! Grandmother will have it prepared right away, Grandmother will have it prepared immediately! Uncle Fu~"

Upon hearing Fu Yuqin's voice, Uncle Fu hurriedly called out:

"I understand, Madam. I'll go buy the ingredients right away!"

With that, he bowed to Yu Shuyan and Wu Manting, then turned and jogged off into the street.

Umanting smiled and said:

"Little sister, you really should come back more often. It's been so long since you've seen Mother. You're so happy."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, a hint of embarrassment flashing in her eyes, and she quickly explained:

"I...I didn't mean that, I just..."

In her past life, this sister-in-law had also advised her to come back and spend more time with her mother, not to be too controlled by Wen's mother, and to come back and talk about any grievances she might have, as her family would support her.

However, at that time, she was completely focused on Wen Lang and felt that this was looking down on Wen Lang, or even trying to sow discord between the couple.

He gave this sister-in-law the cold shoulder.

However, Wu Manting didn't mind, but she never spoke her heart to her again after that.

I must be genuinely happy to be able to say it today, which is why I was speechless for a moment.

Sensing her nervousness, Yu Shuyan felt annoyed but smiled and said:

“Sister-in-law, you’re right. It was all my fault before, for not listening to you. Now I know who truly cares about me.”

Wu Manting was taken aback, and hesitated before saying:

"Did something happen?"

Yu Shuyan thought to herself, "Wu Manting is indeed a very perceptive person. She sensed something was wrong with just one sentence."

A thought struck her: perhaps she could sense something from what happened to her older brother back then.

She looked around, and seeing that no one was there, lowered her voice:

"Sister-in-law, there's something I want to ask you!"

Wu Manting frowned slightly, noticing her seriousness, and a hint of nervousness appeared on her face:

"Little sister, what do you want to ask?"

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