Chapter 702 - 214: I Have My Own Home
Chapter 214 [I Have My Own Home]
Planting trees, planting all day long.
Six peach trees, four apple trees, were planted in different locations of the yard.
Even though they hadn’t done the work themselves, by the time the workers left in the afternoon, Lu Sisi and her mother, Lu Xiuting, appeared covered in dust after bustling about all day.
Gui Geng’s face was all black.
Lunch was ordered takeout, a casual meal, and they also treated the workers to a meal.
After the workers left, although Lu Sisi asked Lu Xiuting to rest, Lu Xiuting still toured around the yard, picking up the things the workers hadn’t tidied up, and organizing them on one side.
Lu Sisi called out to her a couple of times, but then fell silent, quietly walking over to help with the arranging.
They didn’t prepare dinner and ordered takeout again, just reheating the radish ribs soup from the previous day.
Lu Xiuting drank another bowl of soup that night, and the gentle warmth it spread throughout her body made her feel much more relaxed.
That night, Lu Sisi didn’t mention sending her home, and Lu Xiuting didn’t bring up leaving.
It seemed as if, having "worked all day and being very tired, wash up and rest early" became an unspoken excuse between the mother and daughter.
Another night passed, and Lu Xiuting again enjoyed a good sleep, sleeping a full nine hours before waking up.
The feeling of lying on the pillow, being fully rested so that her whole body felt soft yet completely relaxed and comfortable, was something she hadn’t had in a long time.
That day, with no workers at home, it seemed much quieter.
In the morning, the two sat in the dining room, Lu Sisi steamed some buns, and suddenly, Lu Xiuting took out a small frying pan, retrieved some eggs from the fridge, and fried a few eggs.
Lu Sisi’s gaze towards her mother was somewhat complex, but she didn’t say anything, nor did she stop her. Instead, as her mother fried the eggs, Lu Sisi stood quietly at the kitchen door, silently watching Lu Xiuting’s back shadow.
The girl’s eyes carried a hint of warmth.
Not from being moved, but more like... a grievance.
How many years had it been since her mother prepared any food for her?
Even if it was just a simple fried egg.
Ha!
During breakfast, the mother and daughter didn’t speak, silently finishing their meal, until Lu Sisi suddenly said something.
"I’m going to the supermarket this morning; do you want to come along?"
Lu Xiuting was surprised: "...Sure!!"
Watching her petite and slender daughter skillfully start the huge beast-like G-class SUV in the garage, Lu Xiuting felt a momentary daze.
After getting in the car, she looked at Lu Sisi’s focused driving and suddenly asked, "Is Chen Yan... good to you?"
"Very good!" Lu Sisi’s tone was serious and resolute: "He is the person who treats me the best in this world!"
"Do you... love him a lot?"
"Of course!" Lu Sisi answered again with the same determined and earnest tone: "I can do anything for him!"
Lu Xiuting hesitated: "Does he... give you enough money to spend?"
Only then did Lu Sisi frown and glanced at her mother, seemingly disapproving of such a question from her.
But her temperament was ultimately gentle and soft. She hesitated a bit and then slowly said, "Mom, my relationship with Chen Yan isn’t how you think... vulgar."
Lu Xiuting hesitated, mused over her words, and then spoke softly: "I don’t mean anything else, after all, you’re my daughter. I just want to remind you... he likes you now, sure, but women always need to think for themselves. Just because he’s spending money on you now doesn’t mean he’ll always treat you like that.
If you’re thinking for yourself, you should make sure he..."
As Lu Xiuting rambled on, she didn’t notice that Lu Sisi’s expression had quietly darkened.
Suddenly, Lu Sisi’s voice lightly interrupted Lu Xiuting.
"Mom."
"...Yes?"
"Is this how you lived with my dad? Always calculating?"
Lu Xiuting’s expression changed.
Lu Sisi took a deep breath, trying to use a restrained tone as she slowly said: "My relationship with Chen Yan really isn’t the kind you think it is. Whether it’s money or things you consider very important, none of those matter between me and Chen Yan."
Looking at the silent and embarrassed Lu Xiuting, suddenly she felt in her heart...
Hmm, utterly bored!
Completely meaningless!
In these short two days, as if out of a dream, the fragile harmony between the mother and daughter dissipated after these few words.
Money?
She probably only cares about money.
Hmm, right, in her eyes, the most important thing has always been interests.
Since giving birth to me, taking me to Port City to acknowledge our ancestry, not being able to enter the Yang Family shrine and lineage, she immediately became cold towards me.
To secure her status, she went through so much trouble to give birth to my brother; having a brother allowed her to secure her status as "Mrs. Yang," making my father treat her slightly better—which means he gave her more money.
And then aiming for a third child...
So, in her eyes, there is only calculation and interest?
Hmm, money, right?
Lu Sisi felt a chill in her heart.
If only Lu Xiuting knew that in the cabinet at home there was a box filled with property deeds and real estate certificates; Chen Yan had thrown them to her to manage. All the properties, even the account for receiving rents, Chen Yan had given her the account and password, and over such a long period, never asked about it once.