As Yu Lu watched the man leave, she let out a sigh. In fact, her intention was simple; she just wanted to treat her Big Brother Yang, who had helped her a lot over the years, to a meal that she had prepared. However, a widow could easily draw criticism for her actions, so she wouldn’t dare to make him stay in the past. Although she had made a request this time, she still didn’t have the courage to insist on it.
“It’d be wonderful if Uncle Yang was my Father,” Zhao Ye Bai suddenly said.
Yu Lu started blushing as she landed a knock on her son’s head, “What nonsense are you spouting?”
She had been the centre of gossip among the neighbours over the years. If others heard what her son had said, she wouldn’t be able to clear her name.
Zhao Ye Bai stuck out his tongue and pulled a face at his mother.
After taking the fish soup from her son, Yu Lu said, “Uncle Yang has always been good to you both. In fact, he gave you your names. Both of you must return his favour when you grow up. Understood?”
The kids nodded at the same time.
“Wash your hands before having your meal,” Yu Lu ordered. The kids instantly dashed into the house. She took one more look in the direction Yang Kai had left before shuffling into the house.
Yu Lu had never expected that she would have two kids, a son and a daughter, one day.
Zhao Ye Bai was her biological son. Although many years had passed, she had never forgotten about the night with torrential rain when she almost lost her life. Just when she was about to give up all hope, a warm force streamed into her body and ensured that she and her son remained safe.
One month after Zhao Ye Bai was born, Yu Lu heard a baby crying outside the house. Upon opening the door, she saw that an infant had been left there.
The infant was none other than Zhao Ya.
In fact, Yu Lu had never hidden the fact that Zhao Ya was adopted. Fortunately, the young girl was kind-hearted and understand, so she never complained about her fate. Although she had experienced a lot of hardship with her adoptive Mother, she remained sanguine.
What Yu Lu wasn’t aware of was that Zhao Ya was sent to her by Yang Kai.
In fact, the young girl’s parents were still alive, but they preferred a boy to a girl. Barely after a few days Zhao Ya was born, her Father secretly dumped her on a mountain.
The infant was mercilessly discarded before she could even see the world clearly.
As the owner of the Small Universe, Yang Kai inadvertently saw the sight when he was travelling nearby. Naturally, he couldn’t turn a blind eye to it.
Since Yu Lu had given birth to a child not long ago, he decided to put the infant down in front of her door. It wouldn’t make a difference to raise one more kid anyway. In that case, Zhao Ye Bai could have a companion.
Since the kids were raised together from birth, they could be said to be childhood sweethearts.
Meanwhile, in a house where the candlelight was flickering, Yang Kai was having dinner with Grandma Zhou.
Grandma appeared hesitant, but she couldn’t bring herself to say anything.
Seeing that, Yang Kai asked with a smile, “Is there anything you want to say, Grandma?”
In response, Grandma dipped her head, “Yes, but I’m not sure if I should say it.”
Yang Kai replied, “There’s nothing you can’t tell me, Grandma. Please speak your mind.”
“I’ll go ahead, then.” Grandma put down the chopsticks and stared seriously at him, “How do you find Lady Yu?”
With a solemn expression, Yang Kai replied, “She’s a demure, considerate, and kind-hearted woman. It’s just that life has been unkind to her.”
“Yes, she has suffered a lot over the years.” Suddenly recalling something, Grandma let out a sigh, “It’s said that men are most afraid of taking up the wrong careers while women are most worried of marrying the wrong men. In fact, Lady Yu’s previous man was not bad, but he passed away just like that after falling down the stairs. She has been a widow for years, and there’s no man to take care of her. She has even adopted a young girl. It makes it even harder for her to put food on the table.”