Chapter 701 - 213: [Eased Atmosphere]
That night, the coldness that had been tormenting Lu Xiuting to the bone no longer troubled her. After falling asleep, she enjoyed a deep, sweet slumber.
Upon waking, she noticed the sunlight peeking through the guest room curtains, revealing that the day was already bright!
As Lu Xiuting propped herself up, she realized her head felt much lighter. The feeling of grogginess that had been torturing her these past days eased considerably after a good night’s sleep.
This feeling of being "well-rested" was something she hadn’t experienced in many days.
She picked up her phone from beside her pillow to glance at the time, discovering it was already nine in the morning—she had slept for over a dozen hours!
For a forty-one-year-old, the luxury of sleeping for more than ten hours had long been forgotten.
Reaching middle age, the common experience is often that even when exceedingly tired, one wakes after only six or seven hours of sleep, still feeling fatigued but unable to fall back to sleep.
As Lu Xiuting sat up in bed, she was momentarily dazed, taking a while before finally standing up.
Her legs felt strong, no longer weak and wobbly.
Her mental state wasn’t the disheartened mess it had been.
She walked to the bathroom in the room and looked at herself in the mirror—dark circles still under her eyes, but that wasn’t something one night’s sleep could erase.
However, her eyes no longer had that vacant look; instead, they held a bit of vitality.
While lost in thought, Lu Xiuting heard a commotion outside the room’s window, coming from the courtyard below.
Moving to the window, she pulled back the curtains and saw several men in work uniforms filing into the yard, carrying bundles of saplings.
Two other men were wielding shovels, digging holes in the courtyard.
Lu Sisi, wearing a loose black T-shirt, stood in the yard with her hair in a ponytail, looking neat and tidy as she directed the workers to dig holes and plant the saplings.
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Lu Sisi wiped the sweat from her forehead vigorously; today’s sun was a bit strong. Using a gentle but firm tone, she directed the workers to dig holes and plant trees according to the layout she had planned earlier.
Then she skipped around, checking the fertilizers and nutrient solution the workers were transporting.
Turning around, she saw Lu Xiuting walking out from the villa’s main door.
Lu Sisi pursed her lips, "Mom, you’re up."
Lu Xiuting tried hard to smile at her daughter, her eyes a bit apologetic, "What’s all this...?"
As she spoke, a sweet smile immediately appeared in Lu Sisi’s eyes, "These are the fruit tree saplings Chen Yan ordered. When we visited the orchard, he thought the big yard at home would be perfect for some fruit trees, so he bought a batch of saplings. Today, the people from the orchard are here to deliver and help plant them."
Saying this, Lu Sisi’s gaze drifted, unable to continue the conversation with Lu Xiuting as she quickly moved to the side, "Sir! Sir! Don’t put it here! Place it inside, next to the fence, thank you~"
Watching her daughter in this place, acting like a hostess, Lu Xiuting stood at the doorway, staring blankly for a long time. Then she suddenly snapped back to reality and turned to walk back into the villa.
Before long, Lu Xiuting came out of the kitchen holding a box of mineral water.
In the layout of the mansion, Lu Xiuting quickly found the storage room next to the kitchen, where some household supplies were stored, including several boxes of mineral water stacked up.
Lu Xiuting, collecting herself, carried out the mineral water, warmly distributing it to the workers and speaking pleasantly.
Beside her, Lu Sisi stared at her mother’s actions, paused as if she thought of something, but stayed silent, quietly stepping aside.
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[It’s not about the water, but for some reason (which is too much to explain, so I won’t elaborate here), I want to write this part delicately. You’ll understand later by reading on.
The mother-daughter Chapter will conclude next, returning to the Snow Cliff Pass battlefield.]
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