Chapter 303: See You at Huai Da

The day before, Jiang Siyu suffered from insomnia.

She lay in bed, one moment thinking of the words "See you at Huai Da" that Bai Mo had said while brushing past her today, and the next moment thinking of the way her father coughed while eating.

Her tall father had hunched his back, suppressing his coughs behind his hand at the corner of the stairs, and had forbidden her from telling her mother.

She knew she should sleep early, but it was already past ten, and she still didn't have the slightest bit of sleepiness.

Just as she was preparing to take out the sleeping pills she had prepared in advance from the drawer, there was a knock at the door.

It was her mother.

"Xiao Juzi, are you asleep?"

Si Rong brought in a cup of water, "Drink some longan water before you sleep."

She knew her daughter had a sensitive nature, and she also knew that a daughter with such a personality would likely suffer from insomnia tonight.

"Longan water?" Jiang Siyu took it and took a sip, "It tastes strange."

"It's boiled with dried longans in their shells; it can help with sleep."

Si Rong waited for her to finish drinking and rubbed her head, "Dad just drank the Solomon's seal water Mom brewed, he's stopped coughing, don't worry."

"Although the College Entrance Examination is very important, it isn't more important than everything else. Mom has money and can support Xiao Juzi for a lifetime; Xiao Juzi just needs to relax and take the exam."

"Mom, you're so good!" Jiang Siyu hugged her mother, "I want to sleep with you tonight."

"Alright." Si Rong thought of Jiang Cheng, who was still waiting for her to sleep in their room, "You lie down first, Mom will go tell your dad."

Jiang Cheng, upon learning of this:...

Another day of sleeping in an empty room.

Perhaps because her mother was by her side, or perhaps because of the words her mother had said, Jiang Siyu felt her whole body relax, and she soon fell asleep.

Two days passed in a flash.

Jiang Siyu didn't think about the exam anymore and made an appointment with Jiang Yue to go get their hair done.

She wanted to try a cold cyan color.

Unlike their relaxed mood, Bai Mo felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

Today, a mattress was delivered to the house, possessing the softness she had been longing for.

It was the one Shen Chi had ordered for her before he died.

Her aunt, Shen Yuan, looked at the mattress and wept uncontrollably.

Bai Mo stood there in a daze for a long time, and by the time she reacted, her own cheeks were already wet.

Why did she shed tears when she clearly wasn't sad?

She clearly thought Shen Chi was foolish, extremely foolish; she had only said she wanted a mattress, and he had worked himself to death to earn it.

How could there be such a foolish person in the world?

Shen Yuan cried for quite a while before she could control her emotions, and she called out to Bai Mo, "This is what your father bought for you; help your aunt move it into your room."

"No!" Bai Mo stopped her, "Aunt, I don't want it. I'm still young, sleeping on a hard bed is fine; you should sleep on the mattress instead."

"From now on, the two of us will rely on each other; only when Aunt is doing well will I be doing well."

Bai Mo forcefully pulled the mattress toward the room where Shen Yuan lived.

Now she understood some things: adults were all hypocritical, and they couldn't directly say what they wanted.

Otherwise, they would be labeled as selfish.

For instance, with this mattress, if she slept on it with a clear conscience, her aunt would inevitably think of her deceased brother and wouldn't be able to devote herself entirely to her.

But by being a bit circuitous, she became the sensible child in the adults' eyes.

Sure enough, Shen Yuan was so moved by her words and her humility that her eyes turned red.

In the end, the mattress was still laid firmly on her bed.

From the beginning, Bai Mo had determined that Shen Yuan absolutely could not occupy the mattress that her brother had ordered for his biological daughter before he died.

For dinner, Shen Yuan made the fresh shrimp wontons that Bai Mo loved.

She took the opportunity to ask about her exam situation, "How do you feel?"

"Aunt, I will definitely be able to get into Huai Da."

"That's good," Shen Yuan felt a surge of excitement; the university she hadn't been able to get into back then, her niece getting in now could be considered the fulfillment of her own long-cherished wish.

"But I don't plan on going," Bai Mo said again, knowing that adults liked to hear these sensible words that went against one's true feelings, "I'm going to work, and in the future, I will support Aunt."

Shen Yuan was moved by her again to the point where she couldn't even eat her meal.

The next day, she went out tirelessly to look for work, preparing to save up for her tuition.

Bai Mo also wanted to get her hair done; in the past, she had preferred to have her hair straightened and softened, looking like a delicate little white flower.

But now she deeply felt that she should change; perhaps changing her image could attract Jiang Sinian again.

It was a pity that no one gave her pocket money now, and her aunt didn't look like she would find a job easily—no education, no nothing.

Now all that was left was to wait for the results.

If her adoptive mother knew she had gotten into Huai Da, she wondered what kind of expression she would have.

She really wanted to see it.

Actually, she knew the specific location of Bai Fu's hometown, but those two old folks had never liked her.

They didn't like Bai Mu either; when Bai Mo was a few years old, she had even heard Nainai complain to Bai Fu that Bai Mu was a hen that couldn't lay eggs.

If she lived there now, what good could she get?

A mocking curve appeared at the corner of Bai Mo's mouth, but that wasn't something she could control; right now, she had another important matter.

In her pocket was the household registration book that Bai Mu had handed to her before leaving; on it was their family of three from the past.

The Bai family had two household registration books.

Bai Mo had seen both; one had her on it, and one did not.

She was going to the police station to change her name.

Since the Bai family had abandoned her first, she would also abandon the surname Bai.

In fact, for Bai Mo, it did not matter what her surname was, but if she changed it to Shen, her aunt would surely be very happy.

Sure enough, upon learning that Bai Mo had gone to the police station to change her name to Shen Mo, Shen Yuan cried until her eyes were red once again.

Even if Bai Mo had not changed her name, she would still have taken good care of Bai Mo because of her brother's dying wish, but now, looking at the two characters "Shen Mo" on the household register, she felt deeply that Bai Mo was now connected to her by blood.

"You silly child, no matter what your surname is, Auntie will always love you."

Bai Mo let her pull her into her embrace, a mocking smile curling the corners of her lips.

Hypocritical!

If it didn't matter what her surname was, then why was she crying so torrentially?

"Mo Mo is the same as Auntie, surnamed Shen."

Bai Mo pledged her loyalty without any fluctuations in her heart.

And from that day on, Shen Yuan did indeed treat her with more affection.

Before the College Entrance Examination results came out, another incident occurred in the Jiang Family.

After the rain, Hu Qian took a fall and then fell into a coma.

After Si Rong received the phone call, the whole family rushed to the hospital.

Jiang Yu and Xu Yan had already arrived.

"What happened?"

The nanny was a young girl recommended by Wu Ma in the past; she was honest and quick-handed, just not very good with words.

She was nearly crying from anxiety at this moment, "Nainai said she wanted to walk by herself, and I was in the kitchen cooking..."

"Alright, there is no intention to blame you," Jiang Yu explained to Jiang Cheng, "Brother, Mom fell in the courtyard; she probably slipped while walking down the stairs."

"What did the doctor say?" Jiang Cheng asked in a deep voice.

He had proposed to Si Rong several times that he wanted to bring Hu Qian to live at their home, but Hu Qian had always been unwilling, saying she was used to living in the old house.

Jiang Cheng knew that Mom could not bear to leave Dad.

She could not bear to let the old residence sit empty.