Rebirth: My Mother is a Virgin Mary

"I used to think that life would be wonderful after entering college, but the college life that I had been looking forward to for so long turned out to be like this. I originally thought that it would be okay to just hold on like this, there are only one or two years left anyway, and I can get a salary by the time I finish my internship. But when I looked at my junior year class schedule, it's more and fuller than before, and I'm afraid I won't have the energy to take a part-time job, not to mention... I'm a junior now, and it's time to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination..." I ate my meal absent-mindedly. This was what was really in my heart, and it was also a regret from my previous life. "Cheng Xinyuan, you know my college entrance examination situation. Although it is the best result now, I am unwilling to accept it. I also want to go to a higher and broader place to take a look, so I must take the postgraduate entrance examination! Then I will have even less energy to work part-time. You said it would be fine if I had a scholarship. I always thought that as long as I had good grades in college, I would get a scholarship, but it is not like that. It also depends on normal scores and interpersonal relationships. I think about going out to work part-time to earn a living every day. How can I have the mood and time to participate in various activities in school to get normal scores? Normal scores account for 30% of the total score. What's the use of my good academic performance? I will still be pushed to the back, but there are only a few scholarships in a class, and the counselor doesn’t even know my name, so it’s never my turn to get the scholarship... I have also thought about applying for poverty subsidies, but my father is a civil servant and my mother runs a business, how can I be eligible to apply, so I can only rely on myself..." I pulled Cheng Xinyuan's sleeve, tears welled up in his eyes, and I couldn't bear it. Trying not to cry, she was still washing dishes and constantly serving me food. "You said, if I hadn't taken so many part-time jobs and participated in more school activities during my freshman year, would I have been able to get a scholarship for my sophomore year? But that won't work. If I don't take part-time jobs, I won't have living expenses. I'm not sure if I will definitely get a scholarship if I participate in that activity. Besides, I always simply thought that scholarships were only linked to academic performance. Didn't you also say that college is a small society? This is a dead end that can't be solved. I also took time to participate in some activities during my sophomore year and showed my face to the counselor. Who knows if I can get it? Even if I really get a scholarship, it will be December. What about before that? I have to think about it. I wanted to talk to our mother when I went home this summer, but I never had the chance. If I hadn't accidentally let it slip during that incident this morning, I would still be struggling with how to bring it up. Well, now that I've said it, it's a good thing for me!"

I was just eating and talking to myself, when I looked up, I found that Cheng Xinyuan was already crying, and when I turned my head again, I found that Ms. Lin was already in tears, sobbing. I guess she covered her face with her hands the next second, maybe my story was too contagious and made them both cry? This is... quite unexpected.

I didn't expect Ms. Lin to lie on the table and cry loudly, which attracted the attention of others. I quickly comforted her and said, "Mom, don't cry. I'm just talking about the past. Let's have a good meal. Don't cry. It's okay. It's my fault. I shouldn't say these things..."

"If you don't say these things, when do you want to say them?" Ms. Lin raised her head and cried, holding my hand tightly, "I am sorry for you! What have I done all these years! My daughter..." Then she hugged me and cried loudly again.

I comforted her: "It's okay, it's all in the past. I just told you today because you asked..."

"I can't get over it!" Ms. Lin sobbed, "I can't forgive myself! I'm really the worst mother. I kept saying that I understood you, but in the end, I was the one who knew nothing..."

"Okay, it's okay, it's okay. Now you know it, it's not too late. Can you give me more living expenses in the future? Let your daughter also experience the wonderful life in college~" I wiped the tears on Ms. Lin's face with a tissue, "Their hot pot is really delicious, don't waste it!" I asked Cheng Xinyuan and Ms. Lin to continue eating, and served them some food, "Talk and eat, don't make it like we are parting forever!"

"You didn't come back last summer vacation because you said you were at school to take the driver's license test. Is that just an excuse to work?" Cheng Xinyuan asked me pretending to be angry.

"Uh..." Looking at Ms. Lin's self-blaming expression, I decided to just let them think so...that's fine.

Actually, I really took the driver's license test during the summer vacation of my freshman year. The driving school that opened near the school had a discount only for freshmen. It only cost 800 yuan with a student ID! I didn't practice driving every day, but I also worked part-time. I passed the driver's license test and earned money. I had a pretty happy summer vacation of my freshman year...

This summer vacation, I didn’t stay at home for long in my last life, maybe just over a week, and then I went back to school, and this time I really worked.

"I'm telling you, my brain is messed up. I believed you when you said you wanted to get a driver's license, but I didn't even think about where you got the money to get a driver's license! There's no driving school that charges only 800 yuan for a driver's license test!" Ms. Lin started crying again and blamed herself even more.

Cheng Xinyuan had a gloomy face, exactly like Cheng Xingmin, a younger version, but his words were completely different from Cheng Xingmin's: "This is your daughter, how do you expect her to be sensible? She has always taken care of this family, silently enduring and silently paying. If she hadn't been desperate, how could she have said it!"

"Actually, it's not like I'm desperate..." I looked at Cheng Xinyuan with a guilty conscience.

"You are still being so thoughtful!" Cheng Xinyuan was really angry! "She can't see it, can't I? Mom! If our family is really poor, it would be fine! Not to mention my sister working part-time, even I have to pick up bottles on the street to earn a living! But our family doesn't have the conditions. You are willing to buy an air conditioner for 8,000 yuan, but you don't even look at the 6,000 yuan one, just because the 8,000 yuan one looks better, but my sister has to work hard every day for a little living expenses. You keep saying that you do business for me and my sister, but don't you know what kind of life my sister lives! What else can you do besides being moved by yourself!"

"Your daughter has always been your pride and my role model, but we both only found out today that she has been forbearing all this time. Don't you feel guilty?" Cheng Xinyuan was also crying at this time, "Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well, and I even wanted to get pocket money from you. I don't even know how many dishes you have to wash and how much food you have to cook to earn that money..."

I quickly patted his head. This little brother is so kind. "It's okay, it's okay. Mom did give me the money yesterday. I was penniless after I came back from school and bought the ticket. Don't feel guilty. You are already the best little brother!"

Seeing that both of them couldn't stop crying, I stood up and put my hands on my hips: "Don't cry anymore, or I will cry even harder than you. Even if more people are added, they won't be able to stop me from crying!"

This trick was very effective, and Cheng Xinyuan was ready to pick up the chopsticks again. "That's right, we came out to eat. If one, two, or three of us cry, the boss is kind enough not to kick us out. Think about how powerful I was yesterday and how I tortured my second uncle. Isn't it refreshing!" I started to pick up food for the two of them again, "How can you not finish all the dishes you ordered? Waiter, add more soup!"

"I originally wanted to increase the living expenses, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I didn't mean it~" I said in a coquettish tone.

"You should have done this earlier! Otherwise, some people would think that your college life is so comfortable!" Cheng Xinyuan said meaningfully.

"Yes, these two days have made me feel like my previous life was a nightmare. I couldn't see myself clearly, and I treated you badly... I..." Ms. Lin choked up again.

"Don't cry!" This time, Cheng Xinyuan and I said in unison.

"Don't just pretend to feel guilty. Why don't you take some practical action towards my sister?"

"Need I tell you? Your mother has taken back all the financial power, and all the money she earns belongs to both of you!" Ms. Lin looked at me, "I want to raise my daughter all over again! Make up for all the wrongs I've suffered in the past!"

"Then I hope you can keep your promise!" Cheng Xinyuan raised his teacup, "I also hope you can firmly grasp the economic power! Mom, I don't care how much you give me, the more the better, just give me some, hehe~"

The clinking of three people's teacups was a very pleasant sound.