Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1030 - 1026: Becoming a Mother

Xu Xiangyang ran all the way home, panting, his face covered in sweat.

But the anxiety in his heart outweighed the anticipation.

The reason for his anxiety was the worry that Dou Dou and the others were deceived, and his mom didn’t come to see him.

It was also the concern that even if his mom did come to see him, she might not love him like she used to.

In short, although Xu Xiangyang was eager to run, his emotions were very complex.

But as he approached his own doorstep, he slowed down, feeling somewhat timid.

He panted heavily, wiping the sweat from his forehead, walking forward step by step.

Until he saw a little girl standing outside the gate, although they hadn’t met for several years, he immediately recognized her as his sister, Xu Miaomiao.

Yet there was a faint sense of unfamiliarity.

The two looked at each other, but neither showed much excitement.

Perhaps his sister had already forgotten him, Xu Xiangyang thought.

It wasn’t until he walked closer that Xu Xiangyang softly called out, "Miaomiao?"

His voice was somewhat dry and awkward, possibly from running too fast earlier.

Xu Miaomiao looked at him with a strange expression, making Xu Xiangyang feel very uncomfortable.

In fact, Xu Miaomiao had long lost any impression of Xu Xiangyang, but Zhu Lijuan never forgot him and often mentioned this brother in her ear, even showing her old photos.

So Xu Miaomiao felt a mix of unfamiliarity with a hint of familiarity toward him as well.

Hearing Xu Xiangyang call her, she hesitated for a moment before calling out, "Brother."

"Hey."

Xu Xiangyang smiled, beaming brightly.

"Do you want some drink? I just bought it and haven’t finished it..."

He handed over the half bottle of drink he had.

But Xu Miaomiao shook her head and even took a step back, "Mom won’t let me drink it."

"Oh~"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiangyang felt a bit disappointed and withdrew his hand.

"It’s very sweet." He said softly.

"Yangyang." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

At this moment, Zhu Lijuan hurried out from inside the yard.

Seeing her son with a sack slung over his shoulder, looking dirty, she burst into tears.

She wanted to step forward to give him a hug, but Xu Xiangyang instinctively stepped back.

Seeing this, Zhu Lijuan felt even more heartbroken.

"Sorry, Mom." Xu Xiangyang, sensing that what he did might be inappropriate, apologized softly.

"No... no, it should be Mom saying sorry. I should have come to see you sooner. I shouldn’t have left you alone with your dad back then. I should have fought harder... sob sob..."

The more Zhu Lijuan spoke, the sadder she became, with more and more tears flowing.

Listening to his mother cry so sorrowfully, Xu Xiangyang’s eyes also turned red. He slowly walked forward, looked up at her, and softly called, "Mom."

"Yangyang, my good son, it’s Mom’s fault, it’s Mom’s fault..."

Zhu Lijuan cupped her son’s dirty little face, wiping his face gently with her thumb, feeling as if her heart was being cut with a knife.

"Sorry, sorry..."

Zhu Lijuan looked down at her son, her tears like broken pearls falling on Xu Xiangyang’s face, washing away the grime on his little face.

"Mom..."

Just then, Xu Miaomiao’s soft voice called from behind.

Turning around, her daughter was also full of tears, and seeing her mom crying so sadly, she couldn’t help but cry as well.

"Good children, you are all good children..."

Zhu Lijuan hugged the two, a wave of uncontrollable sadness rising in her heart.

But soon, more worries flooded her mind.

As an adult, she had more to consider, and crying wouldn’t solve any problems.

Her son certainly had to be taken back, but what about the old man left on the bed?

And she hadn’t told her husband about this yet, whether he would agree to bring their son back.

All these uncertainties cast a shadow over her heart.

"Let’s go inside, let’s go inside and talk..."

Zhu Lijuan wiped her tears, took her daughter’s hand in one hand and her son’s in the other, and then walked back into the yard.

As soon as they entered, they saw a pile of sheets, quilts, clothes, and other things drying on the clothesline.

It turned out Zhu Lijuan had come earlier, and while waiting for Xu Xiangyang, she straightened up the house and even washed all the dirty clothes and sheets that had accumulated.

Seeing this, Xu Xiangyang paused in surprise, then sheepishly said to Zhu Lijuan, "Mom, I can do laundry."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lijuan felt a pang of heartache, reached out to touch his head, and said, "Mom knows you can. You’ve taken good care of yourself and Grandma..."

"But that’s because I wasn’t by your side. From now on, let Mom handle all this."

"Hmm~"

"Come on, let’s go inside."

Zhu Lijuan continued leading them inside, but just then, Xu Xiangyang noticed a baby stroller parked in the shade under the eaves.

Curious, he walked over and saw a sleeping baby inside, with long eyelashes, chubby and very cute.

"This is your brother," Zhu Lijuan said softly.

At the same time, she watched Xu Xiangyang’s expression, worried he might be displeased.

But contrary to her worries, Xu Xiangyang just smiled and said, "Brother is very cute."

Then he turned around and went inside.

Zhu Lijuan wanted to call him back, but the words couldn’t leave her mouth.

So she lowered her head and instructed her daughter, "You stay here and watch your brother, don’t run around. I’m going inside to talk to your brother."

Xu Miaomiao obediently nodded in agreement.

Only then did Zhu Lijuan follow inside, hearing Xu Xiangyang speaking with his grandma.

"Grandma, today I sold scrap for 16.8 yuan, but the boss gave me 17 yuan. Two little girls helped me, otherwise, I couldn’t have collected so much..."

"I wanted to give them some money, but they didn’t want it, so I bought them a bottle of drink instead. There’s still half left, it’s very sweet, for you..."

"Oh, and a young lady gave me 100 yuan, that’s a lot, I would have collected bottles for a long time. This money should be enough for you to buy medicine..."

"Grandma, my mom came back, you know. Miaomiao has grown a lot, but she doesn’t quite recognize me..."

"I don’t really recognize her either, hehe..."

"Grandma, do you think mom will take me away this time? But if she doesn’t, I have to take care of you..."

"I’m already very happy that she came to see me, and having Miaomiao too..."

...

Zhu Lijuan didn’t enter the room, just stood in the hallway listening to her son and grandma talking, tears falling like rain...

"What kind of sin did I commit in my past life," Zhu Lijuan thought.

What she didn’t know was, at that time, there was another "person" in the room.

This person was naturally her ex-husband, Xu Youliang.

Seeing Zhu Lijuan so distressed, he felt immensely satisfied, as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit.

He even began to hum a tune.

He swaggered out from the hallway, saw his daughter lying next to the stroller, and cursed her as a money-losing item.

Then he looked at the baby in the stroller and cursed, "little bastard."

The more he looked, the angrier he got, reaching out to slap the baby, but instantly felt a sting as if his palm was stung by a bee, he yelped in pain and retracted his hand.

The baby’s shoulder was on fire which burned his palm.