Rebirth: My Mother is a Virgin Mary

I packed myself up and went to the store. Ms. Lin Qingmei opened a clothing store when I was in junior high school, selling women's clothing. From a small storefront of less than 20 square meters at the beginning to a large store of nearly 200 square meters now. The store was not rented, but bought by Ms. Lin. The location of the store is neither good nor bad. Our area is the commercial plaza of the county town, which is a prime location in the county. The first and second floors of the commercial plaza are storefronts, and the second floor and above are residential areas. Entering from the commercial plaza is a large courtyard. The first and second floors of the courtyard were also designed as storefronts by the developer, but because it is not facing the street, no one is willing to open a store in it. In addition to the residents, not many people go in, so most of the first and second floors in the courtyard are rented out at a low price and become warehouses. Ms. Lin wanted to expand the store at that time and wanted to develop in the county center, but she didn't have much money on hand, so she set her sights on the first and second floors of the courtyard. It happened that the property ran away at that time, and the courtyard was like a large garbage dump. Ms. Lin bought three storefronts from the developer at a very low price. At that time, she thought that people would not come inside because it was too remote. She did not believe it. She thought she could promote the development of the courtyard. She had her own way of doing business. After a few years, she had established a firm foothold. She really promoted the development of the courtyard. Bookstores, nail salons and beauty salons were opened one after another. Two years later, Ms. Lin bought the two second-floor storefronts directly above the store and converted them into a three-bedroom apartment, which is where Cheng Xinyuan and I lived. She connected the first and second floors and installed a staircase to facilitate Cheng Xinyuan and me to come down. Of course, Cheng Xinyuan and I could also go out directly from the second floor. There was a large corridor on the second floor, and the entire second floor was accessible. Only Cheng Xinyuan and I lived on the second floor, with two bedrooms, a living room and a bathroom. Ms. Lin lived in the store on the first floor. When it was renovated, she separated it into a bedroom and a living room.

Looking around the layout of the store, it is still decorated with the earliest ones. I calculated the time. In my previous life, it was probably the second semester of my junior year. Ms. Lin upgraded the store decoration. Thinking of what happened during that decoration, I clenched my fists. There is less than a year left, and I have been reborn. I should prepare for the future. That tragedy must not happen again!

Speaking of which, Ms. Lin is still amazing. She went from having nothing to where she is now. Although she has no savings and is very debt-ridden, she has built up a family business. If it weren't for those bad things and people, her career would definitely be better than it is now.

Ms. Lin came out from the inner room. I looked at her, and an indescribable emotion surged from my heart. At this time, Ms. Lin Qingmei still had short hair, with small curls, neat and tidy, and delicate makeup. There were not so many wrinkles on her face. She always wore high heels, with an upright posture and unique temperament. She was a good example of "clothes make the man". She was not tall, but her aura was 51 meters. She was the living signboard of the store. Really, just looking at this figure, who would believe that she is years old now...

I was still thinking to myself when Ms. Lin rushed over and hugged me: "Did you sleep well last night? My dear..."

"You slept well~" I hugged her back. Ms. Lin loves to hug people. No matter who they are, as long as they are close to her, they will get a warm hug from her when they meet. This habit has also influenced me, but not as warmly as hers...

Ms. Lin let me go, held my face, and looked at me for a long time. I felt a little uncomfortable being looked at: "What's wrong? Do you think your daughter looks particularly pretty today?"

"Yes! My daughter is the prettiest, she looks pretty all the time!" Ms. Lin said very seriously.

I grinned. I always felt that she was very official and loved to speak politely. Maybe it was because I was reborn, but now I felt comfortable listening to her speak. Actually, my feelings towards Ms. Lin are very complicated. I love her, she is my mother, she gave birth to me and raised me, my love for her comes more from the bond of blood connection; I also hate her, countless times I think it is she who caused my tragedy, if she is not so saintly, not so tolerant... But I also know deeply that I love her more than I hate her, even if she hurts me again and again by being saintly again and again, I will still get close to her, I hate myself like this, and I also know that this kind of temperament is like her... There are few mothers in the world who don’t love their children. Ms. Lin loves, of course she loves me and Cheng Xinyuan, but her love is too much, she loves her children, and she also loves her family, family in every sense of the word. Many times, Cheng Xinyuan and I feel that her love for us can be infinitely retreated and infinitely yielded, her love is like the light of the Virgin Mary shining on the earth, and Cheng Xinyuan and I can only hide in the corner and feel that faint light...

But it’s different now, I’m reborn! Such a weird thing happened to me, I’m 20 years old on the outside, but I’m 27 years old on the inside. Although there’s only a seven-year difference, these seven years of life are so unforgettable, deep in my bones, and I’ll never forget them for the rest of my life… I know it’s hard to change a person, and it’s even harder to change Ms. Lin’s mind. Fortunately, everything is not that bad now, I have time to prepare, and at least Ms. Lin can still listen to what I say.

……Bar?

"Your brother went to East Street early in the morning to buy fried buns, saying they were for you, but he ate most of them himself. I really don't know what to say to him. I made sweet soup, come and have some." Ms. Lin brought out breakfast from the kitchen and said to me with a smile.

The kitchen is a small garage given by the developer when Ms. Lin bought the storefront. It is about 4-5 square meters and is right next to the storefront. She simply connected it with the store, sealed the original garage door, opened a door from the bedroom, and made it into a kitchen. So the store is both a store and a home. There is a super long table in the store, which Ms. Lin bought from the second-hand market. It is a dining table when eating, and a place for customers to chat when not eating. Sometimes I really think that Ms. Lin is wasting her talent by selling clothes. She should do interior design. She can make unlimited possibilities out of even the limited space.

I drank the sweet soup and looked at Ms. Lin sitting opposite me. She seemed to be in a good mood today. She kept staring at me and smiling. The "chuan" wrinkles on her brows were much lighter. She rarely had this kind of mood. She always had a lot of things to do. When I ate, she would not sit opposite me and watch me eat. She was always busy with things and chatted with me casually...

Thinking of this day in my previous life, I started the conversation. “I heard that Second Aunt and her family are coming over soon. What’s going on?”

Of course I know what it is, forced marriage, and the protagonist is of course me. My bastard second uncle is a professional matchmaker in my rural hometown. He was not happy to tell others, so he set his sights on me. Haha, he tried his best to marry me to an old man who was more than ten years older than me, saying that the gift was 188,000 yuan, and that even if I graduated, I might not be able to find such a good man, so it’s better to get married now. In my previous life, I didn’t understand. I was their niece after all, why did they push me into the fire pit? Later I found out that he could get a bribe of 50,000 yuan. In the face of interests, he could sell his own granddaughter, so what was a niece like me... It was never a good thing for them to come. In the past, every time Ms. Lin was busy cooking for them in the kitchen, even if I helped, she couldn’t take care of the eight or nine people. The second aunt especially liked to order Ms. Lin around, finding fault everywhere. After dinner, a bunch of people wanted to try on clothes there, and they took them away directly after trying on. They also said: They are all relatives, why do you want money... Ms. Lin’s temper, so I let them do what they want. I have tried to stop them before, saying that even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, and at least give my mother some capital. Then my second aunt scolded Ms. Lin, saying that she had corrupted the child. Ms. Lin even slapped me because she felt that I had made her lose face... I don't know if Ms. Lin has kept account of the clothes that my second aunt and her friends took away. I have roughly calculated that from what I know, it is enough for them to set up a big stall in the rural fair in their hometown. What's more, the goods that Ms. Lin purchases are of high quality, and they can be sold at a high price even in flagship stores in big cities!

"I don't know, but it's not a good thing anyway." Ms. Lin replied. I was stunned. Huh? In my previous life, I asked her this question, and she said, "If your second aunt is fine, she can't come. If she comes, it will show how close we are."

I didn't think much about it and continued, "Why don't we go out for lunch? We won't be able to handle so many of them once they arrive. It will be too late to prepare now. And it won't cost much to eat out." I looked at the time. It was less than five minutes to 11 o'clock. According to the time in my previous life, they would be here in half an hour. Humph, they really came at the right time for lunch.

"Okay, I don't want to cook for them and make you tired. What kind of people are there? Let Yuanyuan come down and find a place to book a seat." Ms. Lin said lightly.

Eh? I persuaded her. That’s good. It’s a good start. In my previous life, I never thought of persuading Ms. Lin like this. Ms. Lin is working hard, and I will only accompany her in her hardship...

"Lin Lin," Ms. Lin called me as I was about to go upstairs, "Why don't you go out and play," and then she stuffed three Mao Zedong notes into my hand, "Go out and play, and I'll call you back after your second aunt and the others leave!"

"Huh?" I asked puzzledly.

"My eyelids have been twitching. I always feel that they came here for you. You went out to play. I told Yuanyuan to say that you haven't had your holiday yet and are not at home!" Ms. Lin said a little anxiously.