Wen Chan lay sickly in bed, recalling the past and feeling very regretful.

If she had listened to that man's advice and married him, even if there was no love between them after marriage, at least she and her son would have had a secure life.

In the face of life and death, what is love? In the face of money, what does it matter whether the feelings are good or not?

Even if they eventually part ways, her son will be grown up by then. That man is so capable, his salary must be high. If they divorce, the property he gets will definitely be much more than she earned on her own, right?

Having weathered so many storms, Wen Chan had long since come to value money and her son equally.

She was lost in thought when she heard the door open. Wen Chan knew immediately that her son had returned.

As soon as Wenxuan stepped into the house, he shouted, "Mom, I'm home! Are you feeling unwell today?"

Looking at her tall and handsome son, Wen Chan felt a pang of tenderness. Although he was tall, he was too thin, almost like her.

Seeing his mother's distressed expression, Wenxuan chuckled and joked, "Mom, don't overthink it. I'm not thin at all, really. I just look thinner when I wear clothes."

Seeing his mother's disbelief, Wenxuan lifted his shirt, revealing his bulging four-pack abs. "Look, I just look thin in clothes, but my muscles are actually quite strong."

After saying that, he patted his chest vigorously.

Seeing her son trying so hard to make her happy, Wen Chan managed a weak smile as well. "Yes, my son is amazing."

Wenxuan felt a little relieved when he saw that his mother was in a better mood.

After washing and chopping the pork ribs and yams, Wenxuan happily ran over to his mother and told her about the funny things that happened when he was delivering takeout.

Wenxuan spoke with great enthusiasm, while Wenchan listened with great interest.

"Mom, you have no idea, the pay at my current job is much better than that of those recent college graduates! Many jobs these days don't even have the five social insurances and one housing fund, but we do here, so you don't have to worry about me being unemployed while delivering food..."

Seeing that his mother was in good spirits, Wenxuan continued, "You know what? We delivery guys don't eat takeout. Guess why?"

Wen Chan asked curiously, "Why?"

Wenxuan proudly shared, "That's because we give away so many things, we see so much, and we know that a lot of things aren't clean..."

Wen Chan suddenly realized: "So every time you come back, you buy groceries and cook at home yourself, right?"

Wenxuan laughed and nodded, "Yes, yes, Mom is so smart!"

Looking at her son, who was being pampered like a child, Wen Chan couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.

Since falling ill, Wen Chan has been almost completely unaware of what's happening in the outside world, and she has no idea what changes have occurred there.

All the information she knew came from her son, and it was all happy news. Wenxuan never mentioned anything bad or unpleasant.

Not to mention what major events might happen outside, in Wen Chan's world, her memories are mostly stuck before 2017.

She knew nothing about what happened afterwards.

Wen Chan's world is now very small, so small that it consists only of her son.

But it was precisely because her son was all that remained that Wen Chan was furious at her own powerlessness; this half-dead body was truly infuriating.

Sometimes, Wenchan would lose herself in Wenxuan's repeated calls of "Mom," and would think that her life still had meaning.

Sometimes I feel like I'm just a burden, and I want to get rid of it as soon as possible, so that I won't be a burden to my son anymore.

Hmm~ So, you can't make vows lightly.

And so, Wen Chan made this vow, as if the heavens had heard her wish.

A few days later, late one night, she struggled a couple of times due to difficulty breathing and quietly passed away.

……

Wen Chan slowly woke up and was surprised to find that she was still living with her son in the factory dormitory where she had lived for several years.

It's only 2008, and she's already been working at the factory for six years!

Wen Chan is only 29 years old this year, which is quite young compared to her previous life. She is in the prime of her life, full of energy and mature and steady.

Wenxuan is only 8 years old and is in the third grade of elementary school. He lives a carefree life. Although he grew up in a single-parent family, he is not ashamed at all.

Wenxuan loves him very much, and he also loves his mother very much. Sometimes when Wenxuan gets out of school early and sees that his mother hasn't come home from get off work yet, he will take the initiative to cook for her so that there will be food for her when she gets home.

The day Wen Chan was reborn happened to be a Sunday. Perhaps due to the drastic change in weather, Wen Chan caught a cold and developed a fever.

So Wenchan and her son didn't go out today. In the past, whenever it was a day off, they would go out for a stroll or go to the supermarket.

Since they weren't going out today, Wenchan and Wenxuan took the opportunity to do a thorough cleaning of the house and wash all the clothes and sheets.

Wen Chan and her son had just finished tidying up when she sent her son to the market next door to buy groceries.

Wen Chan was listless all day, feeling weak all over. She fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the sofa, but then suddenly her memories of her past life were awakened.

Just as she came to her senses, Wen Chan began to look around their cozy little home with great interest. It had two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a shared bathroom for the entire floor.

The small living room has a cute little sofa and a small square table, which is covered with various snacks and small items.

Next to the kitchen is a refrigerator, a washing machine, and other appliances, which were gradually added over the years.

The kitchen is very small, only big enough for one person to cook in. Wen Chan and Wen Xuan eat in the living room.

The two rooms are of different sizes; the larger one is for Wenchan, and the smaller one is for Wenxuan.

Wen Chan and her colleagues lived in a building exclusively for the factory's management, and it was a couples' room. Only married couples in management and people who had made significant contributions to the factory could live there.

When Wen Chan first joined the factory, she didn't receive such good treatment; she was only assigned a single room.

She and her son lived in a single room, which was quite nice. However, Wen Chan became a long-term employee and her son grew up, so she applied for this apartment.

Originally, it wasn't allowed according to the conditions, but the logistics department saw that she really needed it and was a single mother, so they agreed. Otherwise, how could she afford to stay in such a suite?

The conditions here are much better than those for ordinary workers. There are elevators, fewer people, and it's quiet. The hallways and toilets are cleaned by dedicated staff.

The apartment layouts on each floor of this building are different.

Wen Chan and the others live on the second floor. The apartment is a bit small, so there are five households on one floor.

The third floor also has five households per floor, while the other floors have three to four households per floor.

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