Chapter 473 Extra Chapter: Twelve Years Old (Part 1)

Chapter 473 Extra Chapter: Twelve Years Old (Part 1)

Yao Shula's later life was smooth sailing; she had nothing to worry about.

Her obedient and promising younger siblings, her caring family members, and Lei Jingwu, who always doted on her...

Yao Shula has no regrets.

As for the only daughter, Lei Wenxin...

She didn't need to worry about it at all; the little girl had grown up surrounded by everyone's love since she was a child.

Despite being pampered and having everything she needed, Lei Wenxin was intelligent and calm. Later, Old Master Lei and Lei Jingwu's father groomed her to be the next leader of the Lei family...

Yao Shula passed away at the age of eighty without any warning. She was basking in the sun in the yard when she died, without suffering any hardship.

As she was leaving, Yao Shula went through her entire life in her mind like a movie.

She initially came here with the mindset of simply taking orders and completing tasks.

No one expected that she would live out her entire life here, and even... she had grown attached to this world.

At the moment she was about to leave, Yao Shula's mind was unusually clear.

She knew she had to go back!

She turned her head and glanced at Lei Jingwu, who was also sunbathing beside her.

Lei Jingwu, the handsome young man from back then, has now become a decrepit old man!

Life really flies!

Yao Shula stretched out her hand and squeezed Lei Jingwu's hand. Lei Jingwu, who was already an old man, mumbled with his eyes closed, "Okay, I know you want to drink five-grain porridge tonight, I'll have someone make it for you..."

Suddenly, Lei Jingwu opened his eyes and looked at Yao Shula, who was sitting in the rocking chair next to him.

Yao Shula's face was serene, with a smile still playing on her lips. Apart from the hand that Lei Jingwu was holding, her other hand had fallen limply to her side...

“Shura…” Lei Jingwu’s voice trembled.

A tremendous sense of unease filled Lei Jingwu's chest. He felt as if a part of his life had vanished, and Yao Shula, who had been by his side for so many years, was gone.

Although she looks like she's sleeping, Lei Jingwu can tell that Yao Shula will never wake up again!

...

When Yao Shula opened her eyes again, she immediately saw a lotus lamp hanging by the bedside.

She clearly remembered that she bought it when she and her mother went to the Confucius Temple to see the lantern festival on the Lantern Festival when she was twelve years old.

My mother said that watching lanterns on the Lantern Festival is a way to wish for a good start to the year, and that the lanterns will shine throughout the year so that one can walk steadily on the road ahead...

Who knew that just two days after the Lantern Festival, a woman came to the door, and only then did Mom find out that Dad had another woman outside.

The usually proud mother chose to divorce the father without hesitation. She took nothing but her daughter...

At this time, her name was Yao Shushu!

After Yao Shushu left with her mother, she didn't suffer; all the hardships were borne by her mother.

The mother didn't want Yao Shushu's life to change in any way, but her own abilities were limited, and with the Jiangsu Province being under pressure, the expenses for Yao Shushu's schooling alone were enormous.

Various tutoring classes, one-on-one lessons with top teachers, and various summer and winter camps...

Yao Shushu's mother did not mistreat her at all and raised her very well, but because of this, her mother's health deteriorated, and she passed away when Yao Shushu was a junior in college.

Yao Shushu regretted it. She blamed herself, realizing she had dragged her mother down! If it weren't for her, her mother would be doing very well!

After graduating from university, Yao Shushu didn't pursue a career related to her major. Instead, she went into domestic service, a field many people didn't understand...

Nobody understood why she, a well-educated student from a prestigious university, would do this!

Yao Shushu didn't know why she did this. All she knew was that in less than a year, her eloquence had become enough to make people's heads spin.

Now……

Yao Shushu glanced at the cartoon calendar on the table. It was for 2008!

She has finally returned to this year!

Looking at the date again, yesterday was the Lantern Festival.

Fortunately, it's not too late. She came back just in time, and everything is still in place!

She didn't want her mother to toil for her for the rest of her life, and she didn't want her mother to leave home with nothing.

Yao Shushu jumped off the bed and looked at the calendar on the table again. Yes, that's right, there's only one day left. The day after tomorrow, that woman who is her biological father will come knocking on the door.

Thinking of this, Yao Shushu's expression changed.

Haha, she's never had a good father in either of her lives!

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if she has a dad or not, as long as she has a mom!

Yao Shushu sat at her desk for a while, lost in thought.

I need to rethink many things myself, and I must not let my mother repeat the same mistakes.

...

Yao Shushu's mother, Xiang Mingyue, was reading in her bedroom. She was thinking that school would start in three days. Although Shushu's schoolbag, stationery, and other things were all ready, she still wanted to go to the bookstore.

Shushu is in sixth grade now, and the transition from elementary to middle school is very important. Her mother is already thinking about which middle school her daughter can attend. If she can't get into the schools that her family originally had their eye on, then she will have to go to the middle school in the district.

But the junior high school in the school district...

The 50th Middle School... is a cause for concern!

Xiang Mingyue sighed. Her daughter was always thinking about playing. This couldn't go on. Otherwise, if she fell behind others, she would fall even further behind.

Xiang Mingyue wondered if she should call Yao Mingqi and ask him...

He's been away on a business trip for a week now, saying he's busy at work and it's best not to call unless absolutely necessary.

Oh well, I'll be back in a few days, so a few more days won't make a difference.

Thinking of this, Xiang Mingyue decided to go to Yao Shushu's room to see if her daughter was asleep or had kicked off the covers...

She had just gotten up when there was a knock on the bedroom door, and then her daughter Yao Shushu's voice rang out from outside.

"Mom, can I come in?" Yao Shushu asked softly from outside.

Xiang Mingyue was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "Come in quickly! Mom isn't asleep yet!"

It seems she had a nightmare. In the past, whenever she had a dream, she would come to her mother to sleep, saying that she could only sleep comfortably when she was hugged by her mother.

Yao Shushu quickly opened the door and ran in.

The moment Yao Shushu ran in and saw her mother, she threw herself into her mother's arms, then burst into tears with red eyes.

She smelled her mother's scent again. This time, she wanted her mother to be well...

"Mom, I miss you so much!" Yao Shushu said, her voice nasal.

Yao Shushu's actions startled Xiang Mingyue.

Twelve-year-old Yao Shushu is already reluctant to have close contact with her mother. She is now demanding her own space and insists on knocking before entering her room!

"Mommy's here! What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare? It's okay, Mommy will sleep with you tonight!" Xiang Mingyue quickly patted Yao Shushu's back.

Yao Shushu hummed in agreement and climbed into bed, then gestured for Xiang Mingyue to get into bed as well.

Having no other choice, Xiang Mingyue had to go to bed with Yao Shushu.

"Shushu, what's wrong..."

"Mom, Dad is having an affair!" Yao Shushu said directly.

Towards the bright moon...