"Mom …"
Perhaps it was due to pregnancy, but Shi Yao's emotional reaction was slightly stronger than that of ordinary people. When Shi Yao called out those words, her eyes reddened, and she nearly burst into tears.
Mother Shi seemed to be at a loss as to what to do. Her eyes darted around frantically. There were several times when she wanted to look at Shi Yao, but she didn't dare to meet her eyes.
Perhaps it was due to the fact that she had opened her mouth, but Shi Yao found it much easier to speak, "Mom, why are you … here?"
"I … I …" Mother Shi stuttered for a moment before she finally managed to squeeze out a complete sentence, "… I came here to look for a job, but I didn't think that I'd meet you here …"
As she spoke, Mother Shi glanced at the school behind Shi Yao and asked, "… Yaoyao, are you working here now?"
Shi Yao nodded and replied with an "Mm". Then, she asked, "Mom, have you had lunch yet? If not, why don't we eat together? "
"Sure, sure …" Mother Shi nodded repeatedly.
Shi Yao remembered what her mother liked to eat. She had wanted to eat something light, but in the end, she still brought her mother to a nearby Sichuan restaurant for boiled fish.
It had been two years since they last met, so it was inevitable that the two of them would feel a little awkward. Fortunately, they managed to enjoy the meal peacefully.
When it was time to settle the bill, Shi Yao couldn't help but ask Mother Shi, "Mom, my dad, h-he …"
Before Shi Yao could finish her words, Mother Shi had already interjected, "Your dad is getting on in years, and his health hasn't been too good for the past two years. However, it's nothing serious …"
Shi Yao replied with an "Oh", not knowing how she should continue the conversation.
However, Mother Shi soon spoke up once more, "Yaoyao, do you blame your dad and me?"
"Yaoyao, your dad and I have indeed let you down for what happened back then. We also …" Mother Shi seemed to want to say something, but just as the words were about to leave her mouth, she swallowed them back down. "… Sigh, forget it. It's all in the past, so let's not talk about it anymore. No matter what, your dad and I are the ones at fault … Yaoyao, if I have the time in the future, can I still come here to visit you?"
Over the past two years, Shi Yao had dreamed of her mother or father coming to look for her, telling her that they wouldn't be like that anymore … She had always thought that this scene would only exist in her dreams forever, but who could have thought that it would actually come true today?
In the end, Shi Yao still couldn't hold back her tears anymore, and tears began streaming down her cheeks.
Seeing her cry, Mama Shi's eyes reddened as well.
"Mom, don't cry …" Shi Yao reached out to wipe away her mother's tears.
Mama Shi raised her hand and wiped her face. "Don't cry, don't cry …"
She said that she wouldn't cry, but the tears in the corners of Mother Shi's eyes increased. She didn't even have time to wipe them away, and in the end, she burst into laughter.
Seeing that her mother was smiling, Shi Yao chuckled as well.
…?
Shi Yao had lessons in the afternoon, so she didn't chat with her mother for too long before they parted ways.
After returning to school, Shi Yao gave Lin Jiage a call before class started.
Lin Jiage was currently at work, typing on his keyboard while chatting with her.
Most of the time, Shi Yao was the one doing the talking. She said that she had coincidentally met her mother, and she said that her mother had reconciled with her …
Even through the phone, Lin Jiage could feel that Shi Yao was so happy that she wanted to spin in circles on the spot.
She was happy, and he was happy too.
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