The actress is reborn and is chasing after her husband.

Yu Qingtong's eyes were gentle as she said softly, "You eat slowly, I'll take Merlin out for a while."

"Okay, you two should talk things out..."

Yu's mother felt around in the fruit plate, picked up a piece, and slowly chewed it.

Xi Molin followed Sister Yu into the living room, where washed fruit and brewed tea were laid out on the coffee table.

"I'm sorry, we haven't been very hospitable."

"No...you usually take care of the nanny all by yourself?"

Schimerling could hardly imagine how much time and effort this would take.

"No, I asked an auntie in the neighborhood to help take care of it. Sometimes when I'm busy, I can't take care of it at all."

Yu Qingtong smiled faintly, seemingly already used to it.

"What about your brother?"

Schimerlin lowered his voice, afraid that Yu's mother would hear.

“He also has a dedicated caregiver.”

Yu Qingtong took out meat and a few eggs from the refrigerator and walked into the specially partitioned kitchen.

She needs to hire people to take care of her on both sides, and there are also hospitalization costs. In a place like Haishi, the monthly expenses are simply unbearable for ordinary people. No wonder she works with Mei Xiaofei.

"I'll show you a couple of cooking skills today. Don't be too upset if they're not delicious..."

"No, I'm not a picky eater."

Schimerling feigned nonchalance, but inwardly he felt deeply guilty.

If it weren't for them, she wouldn't have resigned. Such a heavy burden of life cannot be filled by casual jobs. What will she do when her savings run out?

Perhaps no one outside would believe that Yu Qingtong, who seems optimistic and cheerful, would have such a situation at home.

She disguised herself too well, and swallowed and endured all her misfortunes alone.

If her brother hadn't had that accident, the three of them might have moved away from here long ago, and Yu's mother wouldn't have gone blind.

To be able to temporarily set aside his hatred for the Mei siblings and stay by Mei Xiaofei's side to work for an extended period of time, one can imagine how much torment and helplessness he had to endure.

She came to the kitchen doorway and asked softly, "Sister Yu, haven't you ever thought about finding a partner to share the burden?"

Yu Qingtong was cutting meat, remaining calm as ever: "Who wouldn't avoid my family after seeing my situation? I'd better not harm others."

Has Mei Xiaofei contacted you again?

Xi Molin feared that she might not be able to support herself in the future, and that if she ran out of money, she might be driven to despair...

"I deleted her a long time ago. She definitely doesn't want to see me again. Who wants to see an employee who insults them..."

Yu Qingtong said with a smile that she gradually increased the pressure when cutting the frozen meat.

"But can you support yourself every month by just driving for others and doing part-time jobs?"

"What else can I do but hold on? Whether I'm disappointed or desperate, I have to keep going, otherwise they won't survive either..."

Feeling sorry for her, and seeing how much effort she was putting into cutting the meat, Xi Molin washed his hands and took the knife from her, saying, "Let me do it."

Yu Qingtong was pushed aside by her, and looking at the little girl who was so worried about her, she felt quite warm inside.

Since the incident at her home, she has almost completely lost contact with her old friends, and sometimes she doesn't even have anyone to talk to.

At noon, Yu Qingtong cooked three dishes and a soup. During lunch, the dining table was set up next to the bed. The two of them kept Yu's mother company and talked for a long time. Her mood gradually improved, and she ate quite a lot of food, which was rare for her.

After dinner, Yu Qingtong cleaned up the dishes in the kitchen, while Xi Molin stayed with Yu's mother in the bedroom, taking out his harmonica to play her favorite old songs "Tian Mi Mi" and "Da Hai".

The harmonica's unique and melodious notes unconsciously awaken long-hidden memories in the listener's heart.

Yu's mother listened calmly and serenely.

She thought of her husband, and of the ordinary days when the family of four was still together.

Although the family wasn't wealthy at the time, they were full of hope for the future. She and her husband worked hard to raise their two children, hoping to send them to university so they could pursue their dreams...

Tears streamed down her cheeks, but she didn't wipe them away, seemingly still lost in those beautiful memories.

As the performance gradually ended, the melodious sound seemed to still linger in my ears.

Yu Qingtong took out a tissue, quietly sat down by the bedside, and gently wiped away her mother's tears.

"That sounds beautiful... Merlin, thank you, thank you."

Yu's mother was sincerely grateful to her.

"I haven't thought about those wonderful days for such a long, long time..."

Yu Qingtong's eyes also welled up with tears. She knew that her mother had endured too much pain in the past few years, crying for her husband, crying for her son, shedding all the tears she had in her life.

"When I learn a new piece, I'll play it for you."

Schimerlin smiled faintly, but his heart was filled with bitterness. Money may be the foundation of a family, but if even family members are gone, what is the point of it?

Compared to them, she was already incredibly lucky to have grown up safely in the Shu family, yet she still dared to dream of taking away the brightest star…

Yu's mother smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting for your new song."

Yu Qingtong looked at Merlin, her gratitude evident in her eyes and etched in her heart.

Time waits for no one, and it seems to have passed exceptionally quickly for them.

But the brother in the ward was in a state of endless stillness. If it weren't for the little girl's arrival, his life would have remained dull and lifeless.

Schimerlin nodded to indicate that he understood, but immediately realized that Yu's mother couldn't see him, so he added, "If you have any favorite songs, you can tell me too..."

At 2:30, Yu Qingtong urged her mother to take a nap.

After Yu's mother fell asleep, Yu Qingtong prepared to see Merlin off.

As for part-time jobs, starting tomorrow, they will almost all be hourly jobs. You won't earn much big money, but you can earn some living expenses.

After Xi Molin and the others boarded the bus, he sent a message to Sister Yu, who placed the little money under the fruit plate on the coffee table, asking her to buy more good food for the aunt.

Yu Qingtong called her a silly girl, but she did not reject her kindness and expressed her sincerest gratitude.

It's relatively easy to find part-time work in Shanghai.

Many newly opened shops need to distribute flyers, so you can wear a mascot costume to promote the business, or help wash dishes in a busy Chinese restaurant. Although the wages are settled daily, the price is kept very low.

Compared to other jobs, only the pay for promotional work while wearing a mascot costume is slightly higher. After all, in the summer when the temperature reaches 30 or 40 degrees Celsius, not many people can endure such hardship.

Xi Molin greatly admired Sister Yu for being able to continue doing these hard part-time jobs during the day after finishing her nightly driving service.

The two took a lunch break at the stairwell of the mall, temporarily took off their mascot costumes and put them aside, ate the cheapest bread, and drank the mall's free drinking water from their own water bottles.

"Can you still hold on?"

Yu Qingtong handed her a tissue.

Schimerlin's hair looked like it had been washed, and his short-sleeved shirt and shorts were completely soaked with sweat.

She took the tissue and wiped the sweat from her face.

"No problem, our military training is much tougher than this."

"That's true, I often forget that you're an armed police officer."

Yu Qingtong drank water in large gulps, and beads of sweat slid down her flushed cheeks.