A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1604 - 1602: Past and Present Lives 40

Chapter 1602

"Oh, yes, Mom! Do you have a secret?" Xu Jingyu’s eyes lit up.

"Then take a guess first?" Xu Wanning pretended to be relaxed, looking at her son with a smile.

"I guess... could it be a family secret!"

"Maybe suddenly there’s an extra sibling! Or other relatives!" Xu Jingyu was confident.

Xu Wanning was a bit surprised.

"You already know?"

She knew her son was smart, but she didn’t expect him to be so clever, guessing right in one shot.

Indeed, Xu Jingyu shrugged and said.

"Mom, your behavior is too obvious!"

"I suspected it before, but you hid it deep, and I couldn’t find it!"

"Now, you’re staring at an old photo album every day!"

"There’s nothing in the album, yet you keep looking at the empty album every day!"

"I just inferred that you must have lost someone important!"

"At first, I thought that person had passed away, but you went to great lengths to come to this city to develop, and began staring blankly, with your eyes turning red at some thoughts!"

"How could I possibly not guess?"

The son’s analysis was reasonable and justified, Xu Wanning was impressed.

"No wonder you’ve won international awards, thanks to mom’s good upbringing!"

Xu Jingyu was tired of hearing these compliments, simply leaned over to her side and asked mysteriously.

"You wouldn’t be here looking for my dad, would you!"

Over the years, every time he asked about his father, she would say she had no father.

But... how could that be?! Something must have happened.

Sure enough, Xu Wanning’s expression changed again, but remained steadfast.

"You don’t have a father!"

"Don’t ask about this again!"

To prevent her son from overthinking, she simply told him.

"I came to find your sister!"

"Sister?!"

Xia Jingfeng’s eyes widened.

"Mom, are you saying I have a sister?"

Xu Wanning nodded in confirmation.

"That’s right, your biological sister!"

Seeing her son’s stunned expression, she helplessly began to explain in detail.

"Actually, this is my hometown!"

"I once had a daughter whom I left with your grandmother to raise!"

"At that time, I had lost faith in marriage and was ready to start my career, so I didn’t bring her with me!"

"A few years later, my career finally took off!"

"I wanted to come back to find her, but your grandmother passed away and your sister’s whereabouts were unknown!"

She suddenly fell into tears.

The two people she owed the most to in life had disappeared, one lost to life, the other to death.

She searched in vain for many years, slowly fostering an unresolved guilt.

"This time, I’ve come back to relocate my career to my hometown!"

"I must find my daughter no matter what!"

"This is my root, I don’t want to leave anymore!"

Xu Jingyu was equally distressed.

"Mom, don’t worry. With advanced technology, finding someone is easy!"

"We might find her soon!"

"Plus, you have me, a genius, helping you, we’ll certainly find my sister soon!"

Xu Wanning took the tissue handed by her son, wiped her tears, and nodded.

"With your words, I am satisfied!!"

"Son, you’re mom’s only support!"

She had battled in the business world for over a decade, known for her strong-handed management style, and perceived as an iron lady.

She always strove to be better, to be stronger than everyone, infinitely pushing herself until she achieved today’s success.

However... everyone probably forgot.

More than ten years ago, she was just a girl sweetly surrounded by love, gentle and smiling.

Xu Jingyu had never seen this weak side of his mother before.

He felt incredibly distressed.

...

After discussing family matters, Xu Jingyu browsed through the emails on his tablet, frowning.

"Mom! Is this Zhao Group reliable? Can we collaborate?"

Xu Wanning had already regained her steely demeanor, quickly reviewing the company profile and related information, directly making a judgment.

"We can collaborate!"

"But the person who’s been emailing us, I feel is not very reliable!"

She was referring to Zhao Junqi.

Xu Wanning squinted, looking at the list of emails one after another, her expression mocking.

"This person, I don’t know what tricks they’re playing!"

"Emailing me using a personal email instead of the company’s office email!"

"In business, using a personal email is frowned upon, I haven’t made it public, I don’t know how they know it!"

"This attempt to curry favor is too obvious!"

Being able to find an unpublished personal email shows just how unscrupulous one can be.

"You’re right!"

"But I think we shouldn’t reject him right now, let’s see what he’s planning!"

Xu Wanning nodded.

"Yeah, that’s smart!"

"No need to reply, see what moves he makes next!"

If the email fails, he will certainly try another approach, she wants to see how much private information he knows about her.

...

Xia Ruqing

The move went smoothly, as did the Europe trip.

The three girls had never traveled so far before, excited to the point of being overwhelmed.

Stopping and going along the way, seeing the sights, taking pictures, trying local delicacies, then moving on to the next place.

Playing like this, carefree and baggage-free, for half a month.

Upon returning, the three were noticeably more tanned, but their minds and moods had improved significantly compared to before.

Especially Xia Ruqing.

Having relaxed for half a month, she thought things through and let them go.

Next, she plans to find a job, work hard to earn money, and strive to have a small home of her own in this city.

Then get married, have kids, and live her own life.

There’s nothing more beautiful than the mundane in the world, she’s tired of being lonely and loves the daily life.

Wenwen and Xiaoxiao also returned to work.

The three lived in a place with metro access in the city center, making commuting much faster.

Wenwen teased.

"No more worrying about being late!"

Xiaoxiao happily said.

"Exactly, before it took over an hour to get to work, now it’s only 20 minutes, so convenient!"

Xia Ruqing felt a twinge of bitterness.

"But this place is too small, just partitioned rooms!"

"I will work hard to let you live in a big house soon!"

"Then let’s go for it!!"

On the first day back at work, the three cheered each other up, filled with motivation.

...

Meanwhile, also returning from Europe.

Shih Wanxin wasn’t as happy.

A trip meant to nurture relationships, but she and Ah Yao... not only didn’t foster any relationship, they grew even more distant.

For some reason, Ah Yao was increasingly distracted, often staring at his phone, staying that way for one or two hours at a time.

His face remained tense, and it’s hard to tell what he’s thinking.

But it’s certain that his heart is not with her at all.

No matter how cautiously she tried to please him, it was useless.

He remained indifferent, unenthusiastic, neither refusing nor initiating, just like the jerk described online!