Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

Yang Qiuyun feels proud when telling her story to children about her little tower, which doesn't need anyone's pity.

Xiaota is my best friend! Isn't that amazing!

Hmm... she's really amazing. Even Yang Qiuyun, who is widely recognized as amazing, admires her so much. Need I say more?

When Yu Zhe came around to the front, Yu Che took the initiative to jump into his arms and rub her little head against him. Today, Yu Che actually acted coquettishly towards Yu Zhe in front of everyone.

She was still whimpering in Yu Zhe's arms, looking like she was hurt and asking her brother for comfort.

Yu Zhe affectionately stroked the back of her head.

After this action continued for a long time, Yu Zhe gently spoke to Yu Che.

"Yu Che... I think you have something to ask your mother, right? Ask away, I'll go with you."

"it is good..."

Yu Che finally made up her mind and took this step.

Amidst everyone's curious gazes, she actually sat directly on Yu Zhe's lap.

The action was exactly the same as usual.

That wasn't all. She went a step further, kicking off her shoes and leaning her back against Yu Zhe's chest, her small feet, clad in two white socks, gently stepping on Yu Zhe's knees.

In this way, her petite body was curled up on Yu Zhe's body.

Of course, she couldn't sit still on her own, so Yu Zhe cooperated by putting his arms around her.

Just like this gives her a lot of strength and courage.

The two of them looked at Yang Qiuyun together.

"mom."

Yu Che first whispered this form of address, a form of address he hadn't used in ten years.

Then she asked the question that she had to ask in front of everyone.

"What you just said had a key point: you said I am the continuation of Aunt Xiaota's life... Can I understand that as you mean that? Could you explain that statement?"

"of course can."

Yang Qiuyun smiled at Yu Che with a relieved expression, without any worries.

"Yu Che, take some time to go to the hillside behind the house and go see her, okay?"

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(Seven chapters completed today. Happy New Year everyone!!)

27. Be prepared.

"I will go to pay respects to the people who helped my brother even without you telling me... You know that, right, Mom? What I want from you isn't this ambiguous answer; I want to hear the specifics."

Then, Yu Che turned her head, her gaze passing past Yu Zhe's shoulder, and glanced at the girls sitting behind her.

"I need to hear the specific details, and they need to hear them, you understand?"

Yu Che, you have such great courage...

Yang Qiuyun once again refreshed her understanding of Yu Che's courage. Indeed, Yu Che's wit and ability go without saying, but when it comes to her courage alone, Yang Qiuyun is ashamed of herself.

If you really want to hear... and want a reason, then I'll tell you.

Yang Qiuyun first tidied her silver hair and then used a towel to wipe away the tears that had just flowed from recounting the past.

Once she regained her composure, Yang Qiuyun shook off her earlier sadness and put on a relieved smile.

"Yu Che, listen carefully to what I'm about to say, and everyone else listen carefully too. Actually, Yu Che is not my biological daughter."

“She looks a lot like me and Yu Zhe, right? Well... that’s only natural, after all, Yu Che was born to Xiao Ta... Carlota, she is your biological mother.”

"!"

Yu Zhe and Yu Che showed no surprise whatsoever, as if they were listening to something they had already guessed.

But other people reacted very strongly!

Qi Xinye, in particular, almost lost her balance and fell off the chair.

Uh, sorry, my weight is concentrated on my upper body, and it's easy to lose my balance if I lose focus.

No... the important thing now is what your aunt just said!

My understanding of things, which I've had since childhood, has suddenly been overturned!

Ok?

That's not quite right, and there's nothing to overturn. Think about it, Yu Che never really realized what she was doing to Xiao Zhe. Sometimes when the two of them were all lovey-dovey, even Qi Xinye would forget about their relationship.

Taking advantage of everyone's shock, Yang Qiuyun continued.

"Little Tower really brought me too many coincidences. The year I gave birth to Yu Zhe, no... the day I gave birth to Yu Zhe, Yu Che was born in Northern Europe, only a dozen minutes after Yu Zhe."

"Isn't this such a coincidence?"

When Xiaota found out, she was very excited. She said she wanted to arrange a marriage between the two children because they seemed so destined for each other. I agreed, so I agreed without hesitation.

"Things should have been calm and peaceful... but as you know, I just told you about the changes that happened during that time. Xiaota's husband drowned at sea, which happened when Yuche was less than a year old."

"Xiaota broke down. She could overcome her mental breakdown, but her body was failing. She simply couldn't take care of the child. She didn't know how many more years she could hold on, so... she made a painful decision to give her less than one-year-old son, Yuche, to our family and asked Zhenfeng and me to help her raise the child."

“Could we refuse? Of course not. Xiaota’s experience was too pitiful. Zhenfeng agreed to it before I even thought about it, and I had no objection either. So Yuche became a member of our family as Yuzhe’s twin sister. Because Yuche was less than a year old at that time... she doesn’t remember anything. I promised Xiaota that I would tell her about this when she grew up, and now I have fulfilled my promise.”

After saying all that, she let out a long sigh of relief.

It was as if some major matter had been resolved.

Incidentally, she even winked at Yu Che.

You asked me to be specific, so I'll explain it to you and everyone else. Is this specific enough?

Yu Che took a deep breath and nodded.

"Eh... Huh? Huh?"

Little Lychee was trying to figure out the cause and effect on her fingers, but she got herself confused, so she simply let her mind go blank.

I'm done thinking about it, I'm just giving up!

In short, Yu Che can now openly stay by Yu Zhe's side, right?

This is great news!

Zixiao stood there blankly, then moved closer to Yuzhe and Yuche and poked Yuche's cheek with her finger.

"I said, Yu Che... what are you doing now..."

"Su Zixiao, who gave you the courage to poke my face?"

As usual, Yu Che retorted to her and slapped her hand away.

Then, the expression on her face showed relaxation, relief, and an indescribable resolve.

"Alright, you heard what I just said. Zixiao, get up early tomorrow, and so does your brother. Come with me to the back hillside to burn some paper money and offer our prayers, okay?"

"That's possible..."

"Then there's no problem~"

There was still some worry in Zixiao's eyes.

Yu Che only had one thing to say about this.

"Silly boy, who gave you the right to worry about me? Don't worry, you'll always be my silly little sister, and your brother will always be my good brother. We'll always be family. Goodness... that's kind of awkward to say. Anyway, you get it?"

"I think... I understand?"

"Use declarative sentences for me."

Zixiao thought to herself that she shouldn't have done that.

She really shouldn't have worried about anything. Thinking about it, she, who knew she was an adopted child, had already integrated into this family long ago.

Afraid that Yu Che might do something rash? I'd rather worry about whether the Pacific Ocean will dry up under the sun!

After stretching on Yu Zhe, Yu Che gave Yang Qiuyun a special instruction.

"Mom, tell me about the process of paying respects to family members here tomorrow. I want to properly pay respects to Aunt Xiaota according to the local customs."

"Okay, tomorrow morning, I'll tell you everything I know. Also, tomorrow at the grave, don't call her Auntie Xiaota. Just call her Mom properly. She'll be so happy to hear that."

"Okay, Mom, I will definitely call you Mom tomorrow."

"..."

That sounds so awkward.

We've heard the story long enough.

Yu Che rubbed his back against Yu Zhe's chest and asked.

"What time is it, brother?"

"It's 1 a.m., are you sleepy?"

"Hah... I do seem a bit sleepy."

Yu Che, still sitting on Yu Zhe's lap, turned around and made a suggestion to everyone.

"Alright! Go back to your rooms and sleep. Are you planning to stay up all night? If you stay up any longer, I won't have any more stories to tell you. Hurry up and go back to your rooms and sleep. Tomorrow, anyone who wants to come with me to the hillside to pay respects can come along. If you don't want to go, you can sleep here. Oh, and remember to wipe your faces clean when you get back to your rooms."

They were all crying so hard they looked like little kittens.

Although Yu Che's face wasn't much better than theirs.

Everyone will definitely be going to the memorial service with Yu Che tomorrow.

It's not for any other reason than that they genuinely respect Aunt Xiaota.

Now, it's really time to go to sleep.

They were especially excited while listening to the story and didn't feel sleepy at all. But when they were suddenly reminded, they all felt a little tired.

After walking all day and it's so late, of course I'm sleepy.

But before they left.