Sinian! I'm Your Mother!

Today's lunch was even more lavish than yesterday's, Gu Sinian smiled as she looked at the dishes.

Black Wind Mountain Stronghold is his true home. Today's meal includes crispy duck, braised prawns, steamed sea fish, steamed clams with eggs, and sea cucumber and scallop soup.

Gu Sinian's eyes reddened. If it weren't for Zhou Wanwan back then, his illness would never have been cured, and he might have lived a muddled life.

After that, he was very happy every day at Black Wind Mountain Stronghold.

Zhou Wanwan treated him like her older brother; after all, he had everything that Zhou Qingyan, Zhou Qingchen, and Zhou Qinghe had.

Zhou Wanwan is genuinely good to him, and he's determined to pass the exam.

Seeing what Gu Sinian was eating, Gu Erdan swallowed hard and said, "You idiot, you're eating so well! Just you wait! You're not having a good night tonight."

Gu Sinian ignored him, finished her meal with her head down, and continued writing her test paper.

That evening, as soon as he stepped out of the examination hall, a woman blocked his way:

"Sinian! I'm your mother! Do you still remember me?"

I heard your mind has improved; you can even participate in scientific expeditions now.

Gu Sinian calmly took a step back and said, "I don't have a mother. You've mistaken me for someone else."

Chen Dongmei looked at him and said:

"Sinian, you are my son, how could I not recognize you?"

Do you remember me? I used to hug you all the time when you were little!

Gu Sinian looked at her coldly without saying a word.

A constable approached and said in a deep voice, "Chen Dongmei, so that's where you've been. You've come back to look for your son again?"

Chen Dongmei looked at the trembling constable and said, "I haven't seen him in so long, I just wanted to come back and see him."

The buck-toothed constable sneered:

"Looks like your son is quite wealthy!"

They can even participate in scientific expeditions, but what good is being so amazing?

He's just a fool, what good would it do him to participate in the scientific expedition?

Chen Dongmei looked at Gu Sinian and said:

"Sinian! Did your father send you here to participate in the imperial examination?"

How is your dad doing now? Is he rich now?

Gu Sinian said calmly:

What does it matter to you whether my dad has money or not?

Now that you're married, you should behave yourself and live a good life.

The buck-toothed constable sneered, "Did you hear that? Your son told you to behave yourself and live a good life with me!"

Chen Dongmei suddenly hugged Gu Sinian's leg and said:

"Son, listen to me. Your mother had no choice but to abandon you back then."

Back then, you weren't thinking clearly, and you needed to spend a lot of money, but you spent all the money in the house.

I really had no other choice...

Gu Sinian pulled his foot back and looked at her, saying:

"Chen Dongmei, I remember everything that happened back then. I remember you abandoned me and my father."

I also remember you took all the money from the house and then married this buck-toothed constable.

Once a choice is made, it cannot be regretted.

Gu Chaoyang walked over with a woman, who was none other than Zheng Chunhe.

Gu Chaoyang is only twenty-eight years old this year, in the prime of his life, while Zheng Chunhe is twenty years old.

Zheng Chunhe originally thought she would never fall in love with anyone in her life, but she never expected to meet Gu Chaoyang.

At first, the two didn't have much interaction. Once, Zheng Chunhe went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and was bitten by a snake. Later, she was saved by Gu Chaoyang.

That's how the two met. Zheng Chunhe wore a gold and kingfisher feather hairpin and a light red brocade jacket, looking every bit like a lady from a prominent family.

Zheng Chunhe looked at Gu Sinian and said, "Sinian, have you finished your exams? Let's go home now, Mom made you something delicious."

Gu Sinian looked at Zheng Chunhe with a smile and said, "Mother, I'm hungry."

Zheng Chunhe and Gu Chaoyang are already married, and Zheng Chunhe treats Gu Sinian as her own son.

Chen Dongmei was dumbfounded and shouted loudly:

"Gu Sinian, who do you call 'Mother'? I raised you with so much care, do you know how hard that was for me?"

Now that you're all grown up, you don't recognize me anymore, right?

Gu Sinian looked at her coldly and said:

"My father raised me from a young age. When he was gone, I was bullied by everyone in the village."

Anyone in the village could bully me, beat me, and curse me. Where were you then? Who were you with?

You took advantage of me back then, thinking I was stupid and didn't understand anything, and just brought him home. You expect me to call you "Mom" after all?

Gu Chaoyang said coldly:

"Chen Dongmei, when you were leaving, everything in the house had already been divided up and given to you."

What do you want from your son now?

Chen Dongmei said with a pitiful expression, "Chaoyang, I... I'm having a really tough time right now, can you help me?"

Gu Chaoyang took two steps back and said, "Are you kidding me? What does it matter to me whether you're doing well or not? We're divorced a long time ago."

Gu Chaoyang looked at Zheng Chunhe with a nervous expression, while Zheng Chunhe smiled and said:

I know you, don't worry! I won't be angry.

As for this lady, whether you're doing well or not is really none of our business.

Now that you're married, you should live a good life with your current husband.

Chen Dongmei shouted loudly:

"No, I don't want to go back."

Gu Chaoyang, save me! Look at me, I'm covered in bruises, all from... all from him beating me.

Su Peng scoffed coldly:

"Chen Dongmei, do you really think Gu Chaoyang will save you? What is Gu Chaoyang's status now?"

"Who am I now? I'm a favorite of the prefect! Get back here right now and stop making a fool of yourself."

Gu Chaoyang glanced at him lightly and said, "I don't want a woman like that. You'd better keep her!"

Su Peng slapped Chen Dongmei across the face and said, "Did you hear that? They think you're dirty! I think you're dirty too."

After saying that, he kicked her hard again, and Chen Dongmei rolled twice on the ground.

Gu Erdan laughed loudly from the side:

"Gu Sinian, look at her. Doesn't she remind you of when we used to bully you?"

Back then, you also loved rolling around in the mud.

Gu Sinian looked at him coldly and said, "Gu Erdan, don't you dare provoke me."

Gu Erdan snorted coldly:

"You silly boy, look at your mother now, isn't she pitiful? Doesn't she look like a dog?"

You could save her with just a helping hand, why are you so heartless?

Chen Dongmei looked at Gu Sinian and said, "Sinian, save me! I'm your mother!"

Gu Sinian looked at her and said softly:

Didn't you used to watch others beat me up like this?

"Why can't you stand it when it's your turn?"

Gu Chaoyang was trembling with anger. Zhou Wanwan came over, took Gu Sinian's hand, and said, "Brother Sinian, let's go home! It's too dirty here."

Then they saw the people from Gu Family Village rushing over. The Gu Family Village looked at Gu Chaoyang and said:

"Chaoyang! You're doing pretty well now! You're so impulsive, leaving just like that."

But our Gu Family Village is your ancestral home; how could you be so heartless?

"Has our Gu Family Village ever wronged you in any way?"