Meng Yajun chuckled as he asked him, "What happened to you? Were you brought here by a trafficker?"
Lin Yuzhe hesitated for a moment, "I missed my sisters and decided to go see them by myself."
Meng Yajun was utterly surprised, "You really are brave. I admire that. This is my first time going to Imperial, and I am also traveling alone for a long journey. I was a bit scared at first, but now, compared to you, I suddenly am not afraid anymore."
What Meng Yajun said was the truth; he had hesitated for a long time at the railway station before getting on the train.
The two of them were far apart in age and didn’t have much in common to talk about, so their conversation was spotty, but they both considered each other companions.
When they arrived at Imperial Capital Railway Station, before Meng Yajun could speak, Lin Yuzhe said, "I’ll pay for the car, and you come with me to Medicinal Food Hall."
Lin Yuzhe did not want to attract any new traffickers.
If Meng Yajun wasn’t with him, he would have gone to the police station for help, but with a ready-made bodyguard, why bother.
Meng Yajun was just about to eagerly offer his help when Lin Yuzhe readily agreed, prompting him to laugh, "Let me pay for the car instead, how much money can a kid like you have."
Lin Yuzhe thought for a moment, "Alright, thank you then."
"Ha, the little guy is quite polite."
Lin Yuzhe and Meng Yajun both worried that Meng Chuyue wouldn’t pay attention to them, but when Meng Chuyue saw them, she was startled for a moment and then quickly entrusted Lin Yuzhe to Zhao Xiaoxin’s care, instructing Han Muyang to order a meal for Meng Yajun and then find him a job.
There was no way Meng Yajun was going to be placed in Medicinal Food Hall, which was only for direct descendants, but he was presented with several good jobs to choose from.
In the end, Meng Yajun chose to work at an electrical appliance factory that produced color TVs and refrigerators, a partnership between Song Enshu and Shen Ci.
He didn’t choose this place because the salary was high or the work was easier—Meng Chuyue had ensured that Han Muyang introduced him to jobs that were all decent in various aspects. Meng Yajun chose this place because he was interested in it; all the majors he filled out for college entrance exams revolved around this field.
After Meng Chuyue finished the work at hand, she first went to see Zhao Xiaoxin to find out the reason why Lin Yuzhe had suddenly shown up, then she joined Shen Ci to see Lin Yuzhe.
By then, Lin Yuzhe had already had a meal, taken a bath, and dressed in bright new clothes under Zhao Xiaoxin’s care.
At the moment, he was reading a book in the room that Zhao Xiaoxin had arranged for him.
Zhao Xiaoxin had originally told him to sleep and catch up on some rest, but he didn’t dare sleep until he saw Meng Chuyue.
When he saw Meng Chuyue, he who had been half-lying down immediately sat up, his large, hopeful eyes fixed on her.
After recognizing each other, Han Zheng once told Meng Chuyue that in his previous life, after she died, Lin Yuzhe cried for a long time at her grave and also said that he actually liked her very much, but whenever he was nice to her, Lin Fangwei would bully her, so he had to move out of the Lin family early.
Later on, Meng Chuyue remembered and thought it was indeed like that, so her heart only had sympathy left for Lin Yuzhe, with no resentment.
She had thought that as the biological son of Lin Youdong, even if Zhao Sulan left, his life wouldn’t be too difficult—she had no idea...
Meng Chuyue only blamed herself for not paying more attention to him.
She stretched out her hand and tousled his freshly washed and dried hair, softly asking, "Would you like to live with me and Xiao Xin from now on?"
"Um, would you want me?" Lin Yuzhe looked pitiful.
Meng Chuyue’s mouth twitched, and she said earnestly, "Why wouldn’t I want you? You’re already thirteen years old, and in five years, you can work for me and earn money just like Xiao Xin. As long as you’ve made up your mind, I certainly want you."
Lin Yuzhe immediately smiled, "I will definitely do a good job then. But, are you sure you can get me? Although Lin Youdong doesn’t like me anymore, he would rather see me dead than hand me over to you."
"No problem, I’ll just give him some more money. But you’ll have to pay me back later."