Chapter 1663 - 1331: Wait for My Return

Chapter 1663: Chapter 1331: Wait for My Return

Song Xiuwen and Yu Yao’s love could actually be considered a result of time spent together.

Once, both the Song Family and the Yu Family were large families, but due to Yu Yao’s father’s early death, their fortune declined.

Nevertheless, Yu Yao’s graceful demeanor remained unaffected.

The ancestral ties between the two families were good, but they didn’t reside in the same district, only occasionally meeting at gatherings.

Song Xiuwen was gentle and refined, handsome and gentlemanly; Yu Yao was mild and delicate, beautiful and elegant.

Both being young men and women, it was natural for them to feel a mutual attraction upon meeting.

However, people from that era were somewhat reserved. After they became friends, they exchanged addresses and became pen pals.

They exchanged a letter nearly every week and met face-to-face every two or three months.

The letters contained daily trifles, life, and moods; neither of them mentioned feelings.

Speaking of this, we have to mention Old Sir Xu.

At that time, Old Sir Xu valued Song Xiuwen greatly and intended to betroth his eldest daughter, Xu Hua, to him. Song Xiuwen was twelve years older than Xu Hua, and he found this somewhat laughable.

Moreover, Xu Hua was not yet of age back then.

Fearing that as time passed, Old Sir Xu might formally propose this to his father, he expressed his feelings in a letter to Yu Yao.

But Yu Yao did not reply for a long time. He didn’t give up and wrote another letter. After three days, he still hadn’t received a reply.

Local letters could typically arrive the next day, so he didn’t believe Yu Yao hadn’t seen it.

He wrote another letter but didn’t mail it; instead, he took a car to Yu Yao’s house.

When Yu Yao saw him, she was clearly a bit surprised, but mostly shy and awkward.

She had received Song Xiuwen’s letters and wanted to respond, but agreeing so quickly felt a bit unreserved.

Moreover, her sister Ji Yunjin said that men should wait a bit to see if they’re sincere.

Ji Yunjin even forcibly confiscated her letters, forbidding her to send them out.

But now that he had come, the sincerity was clear, and she genuinely liked Song Xiuwen.

If she were too pretentious and missed him, she feared she’d regret it for the rest of her life.

Thus, they got together. During their love-filled days, they didn’t meet often, but they wrote letters, which went from weekly to daily.

Ji Yunjin remarked that Yu Yao was making too much fuss, noting that they lived in the same city, just an hour by car, so why trouble the courier?

But she didn’t feel so; instead, she found it romantic, thinking that when they got old, reading each other’s letters would be a kind of happiness.

Later, amid everyone’s blessings and envy, they got married. After marriage, they were undoubtedly very much in love, living a sweet and peaceful life.

Then their son was born; he was smart and looked much like him, but due to complications during childbirth, Yu Yao’s body was hurt.

The doctor advised that it would be best not to have more children in the future, which saddened Yu Yao. Seeing his beloved wife’s condition deeply distressed Song Xiuwen.

Another event was the death of Yu Yao’s mother; after her father’s departure, Yu Yao was left only with her mother.

Song Xiuwen was a very filial son-in-law, wanting to bring his mother in law to live with them after marriage, but Mrs. Yu refused.

She said she wanted to stay with the Yu Family, that only there did she feel secure.

Song Xiuwen couldn’t persuade her, so he arranged for a thoughtful servant to care for the elderly lady and often took Yu Yao back to visit.

However, a year and two months after their son’s birth, Mrs. Yu still passed away.

That day, Yu Yao stood before her mother’s tombstone, saying, "Xiuwen, I have no mother anymore!"

Song Xiuwen held Yu Yao’s hand tightly and said to her, "Don’t be afraid, you still have me!"

After her mother’s death, Yu Yao fell seriously ill, and under Song Xiuwen’s meticulous care and companionship, she gradually recovered.

Song Yansheng has always longed for a beautiful love story, undeniably influenced by his father and mother’s love.

When Song Xiuwen had an accident, Yu Yao was greatly affected, but she had to courageously face everything to protect her son and husband.

No one really knows how she made it through.

Not even in the sixteen years that followed, how she faced her silent husband lying in bed, did anyone know.

Song Xiuwen loved Yu Yao very much and treated her incredibly well, but he still owed this woman so much.

Seeing Yu Yao lying there, he wished he could be the one lying there instead.