Chapter 404: 397: Does She Look Like a Cabbage to You?

Yet Tang Yuxin was wondering, who was Wei Jiani going to meet?

Sang Zhilan or Wei Tian?

About noon, Li Jia’s parents arrived first. As expected, Li Jia’s parents touched Li Jia’s face as soon as they saw her, “Jiajia, have you been eating properly? Why have you lost weight again?”

Tang Yuxin nearly spit out the water she just sipped.@@novelbin@@

Li Jia was clearly gaining weight. She didn’t know when Li Jia’s parents last visited, but Li Jia had gained weight since her arrival. Perhaps in parents’ minds, their child could never grow chubby, always appearing thin.

Li Jia led her parents to the cafeteria after letting them set down their luggage. At this time, the cafeteria was probably filled with students who were there with their parents. Those whose parents didn’t visit perhaps avoided the cafeteria, unwilling to feel that pinch of loneliness.

Tang Yuxin still sat on her bed. Other people’s parents arrived and also left. The dormitory only had Wei Jiani and Tang Yuxin left. They rarely spoke. Tang Yuxin did not think she had anything to say to Wei Jiani, and Wei Jiani, of course, never initiated a conversation with Tang Yuxin.

Until someone outside the door called Wei Jiani’s name.

“Nini…”

“Mom, I’m here.”

Wei Jiani stood up, somewhat provocatively nodding her head towards Tang Yuxin. Yet Tang Yuxin did not understand the meaning of the gesture — what did the arrival of Wei’s family have to do with her?

Sang Zhilan walked in. Of course, she was happy to see her daughter, yet she did not glance at Tang Yuxin. Was she merely inattentive or had she always been ignoring her?

Sang Zhilan walked quickly towards her daughter, touching her face, “My Nini has grown up; she’s a grown woman.”

“Mom, I’m already twenty,” Wei Jiani spoke in the tone of a little girl — playfully with her family members. Not because of anything else, but because she had a mother. It was obvious that Tang Yuxin also had a mother — and they shared the same mother, forcing her to mature, to do everything by herself. When Wei Jiani got her period, there were things she wasn’t allowed to do, plus she received ginger soup. When Tang Yuxin got hers, it was her who had to do the dishes, cook meals, wash clothes, to the extent that she developed a serious cold uterus, and thus had great difficulty in getting pregnant. When she finally got pregnant, she was forced to abort. Ever since, it has been extremely difficult for her to get pregnant again.

“Mom, let’s go out for a meal,” Wei Jiani tightly held onto Sang Zhilan’s arm. When she reached Tang Yuxin, she stopped.

“Right, Mom, look, I forgot, she’s still here. Shall we take her with us? So she doesn’t stay here alone without a meal.”

Wei Jiani pointed towards Tang Yuxin.

And this was when Sang Zhilan finally noticed that there were still other students in the dormitory. As she looked at Tang Yuxin, she blinked in surprise.

Is this Tang Yuxin?

This was her daughter, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time. Sometimes she even forgot about her existence. Once they met again, she could barely remember her daughter’s appearance. Now, so much time has passed since their last meeting, she only just realized how Tang Zhinian was raising their daughter. It wasn’t that she looked bad or tacky, instead, she looked good, pretty, and had an air of charm around her. She didn’t seem like someone who came from a small village. Then, she thought about how Tang Zhinian has remarried and had a son. His business was thriving and he had become a well-known businessman in Qing’an. That man, who had nothing and was just a peasant, had somehow achieved a senior position, earned tens of thousands and even millions a month. But she and Wei Tian were still at the same old job, earning just a little money, working overtime to save up all their money for Wei Jiani’s use. Wei Jiani was a spender, and however much they could earn, they would.

But no matter what, no matter how wronged they felt, they couldn’t fail their child.

She already knew about the conditions at home. Initially, when Wei Jiani couldn’t get into a good university, she and Wei Tian asked Wei’s aunt for help. After a lot of networking and spending money, they managed to get Wei Jiani into this school.

But their savings were almost exhausted. Now, they were just waiting for Wei Jiani to graduate, find a good job, and then their efforts wouldn’t be in vain. Plus, being a doctor in the military zone, there was a chance she might find an officer. If their home conditions improved, then their Wei family would finally see the light of day.

She didn’t expect to meet Tang Yuxin here, her daughter whom she hadn’t seen for years. She thought Tang Yuxin’s life would be hard now, given that Tang Zhinian had a son and wouldn’t treat her well. But it seemed that this was far from the case.

She was getting better year by year, not looking like she had suffered at all, but living a luxurious life. Those clean and white hands, how could they possibly have done any work? She probably didn’t even wash her dishes regularly.

But why was she feeling resentment at this moment? Was it because her daughter who had left her was living a better life than Wei Jiani, her daughter whom she had raised with her own hands?

“Mom…” Wei Jiani called Sang Zhilan once more.

“Let’s bring her along, look how pitiful she is, with no one to care for her. Isn’t it true that her father married someone else and now has a son? Who would still want her?”

Tang Yuxin resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Where did they get the idea that she was like a wilted leaf, unwanted by anyone? Was she looking pale and thin? Did she lack love? Did she not have money to spend? Was she unable to afford food? Couldn’t she buy decent skincare products? If she were to reveal how much pocket money she received per month, she suspected they would die of shock.

Sang Zhilan hesitated for a moment, then turned her face away, “Let’s go, this is someone else’s problem. It has nothing to do with us.”

Tang Yuxin returned Wei Jiani’s provocative look with an insincere smile. Indeed, it was someone else’s affair and someone else’s mother. It would be strange if she took her along, normal if she didn’t.

Just as Wei Jiani, holding onto Sang Zhilan’s arm, was about to exit the room in triumph, she ran into a man. His walk was remarkable, every step imbued with vigor. His every movement exuded a strict dignity.

Wei Jiani couldn’t help but let her eyes sparkle. She intentionally put her hand on her ear, but her eyes never left the man. She was slightly infatuated, wondering in her heart if he had come for her. However, she didn’t seem to know him, yet he was clearly walking towards her.