"You’re Xiao Shu?! You’ve grown so much!"
Lin Yunlan was extremely surprised and delighted to see her, tears of excitement forming instantly in her beautiful eyes, her hands wanting to rush forward and embrace her but hesitated due to not having seen each other for over a decade.
Tang Shu genuinely sensed the awkwardness.
However... she felt even more awkward than the other person!
Only Heaven knew how much effort it took for her to call out "Mom" just now.
"Have you... had dinner?"
Thank goodness she had learned a modern elite’s socializing technique from Jing Yu, otherwise she would have been completely flustered.
For the first time, Tang Shu felt grateful to the "boss" with whom she had shared just two meals.
Lin Yunlan immediately smiled, and the tears in her eyes slid down her cheeks.
Her daughter had truly grown up and even knew how to show concern for her (or not).
"Come to the Xu Family with me, the food is already prepared at home."
The two originally planned to eat out, but unfortunately, Tang Shu had stayed too late at the set, and by the time Director Xie let her leave, it was already eight o’clock in the evening.
"That’s not necessary, it’s fine to eat somewhere nearby..."
"How could that be proper? You are just in your teens, at the prime age for growth, how can the food outside compare to a home-cooked meal?"
Lin Yunlan didn’t hesitate, she grabbed Tang Shu’s hand and intended to usher her into the car.
The decisiveness of her actions didn’t match her petite frame.
Tang Shu fell silent, in her teens...?
She was already eighteen, how could she be considered a child?
In Damo, she would have been of age to be married off by now!
If it weren’t for her taking over the Tang Sect, her dad would have arranged her marriage a long time ago, and she might even have children of her own by now.
Unsure how to interact with her mother, she hesitated for a while but then simply went along with the arrangements, all the while recalling conversations the original host and this mother had from childhood to adulthood.
The chauffeur in the driver’s seat spoke up at the right moment.
"Madam, shall we go back now?"
Upon hearing the decisive answer, the chauffeur drove towards the Xu Family Villa.
On the way, Lin Yunlan was very nervous, mostly looking at Tang Shu wanting to speak but stopping herself, having a lot to say in her heart but being very careful due to not understanding her daughter’s preferences well.
Forgive her, she was inherently a quiet person.
"Xiao Shu, are your studies doing okay?"
The mother and daughter who had not seen each other for over a decade conversed haltingly all the way until they reached the Xu Family’s villa area.
By this time, Xu Chengfeng, who had been working overtime at the company, had also returned.
Tang Shu stood beside Lin Yunlan with her hands still being held by the latter, outwardly very calm but inwardly feeling somewhat overwhelmed.
Only upon seeing this second husband of her mother, did she realize for the first time how vastly different the concepts were between modern people and Damo people.
If this were in Damo...
Forget it, it was time to face the reality that her mother had remarried.
And this husband of her mother was not only refined and elegant compared to Father Tang; to say he was cultured would not be an exaggeration.
"Alright, since it’s our first meeting, I haven’t prepared a gift for you, which really is quite rude. Let’s have dinner first, shall we?"
Xu Chengfeng summoned Aunt Zhang, the housemaid, to get ready for dinner.
And Tang Shu was looked after by Lin Yunlan all the way, from the washroom to the dining table, and was even assisted with getting a brand new set of utensils.