At four years old, her father told her that her mother had awakened. The Academy of Sciences notified her father, asking him to bring her to meet her mother on the weekend.
At that time, little Yu Shu was shocked, then overjoyed. Did she have a mother too?
Growing up, other children had mothers, but she didn't. She had asked her father, and he hadn't lied or concealed anything. He had told her she was cultivated by him using genes.
One set of genes came from her father, Yu Nong.
The other set was ancient Earth genes that her father had exchanged using his scientific contribution points to the Federation.
Her biological mother was a woman from the ancient Earth era, but that woman had died a very, very long time ago, during the ancient Earth period.
When Federation scientists were excavating ancient Earth, they accidentally discovered the corpse of an ancient Earth woman. They brought this female corpse back to the Federation. After research, they were shocked to find that there were still some biologically active genes remaining on the corpse.
The interstellar era's technology was already very advanced. As long as the genes were biologically active, they could use in-vitro cultivation technology to cultivate the child.
And she was the child cultivated by her father using his own genes and the genes from that ancient Earth female corpse.
In other words, her mother had died long before she was born, over three thousand years ago, during the ancient Earth era.
From childhood, Yu Shu had accepted that she didn't have a mother. So when her father suddenly told her that her mother had awakened and they were going to the Academy of Sciences to see her, she was shocked, and after the shock, she was happy and delighted.
In the days leading up to seeing her mother, she couldn't help but repeatedly imagine her mother's appearance. She imagined her mother would embrace her like the mothers of other children in kindergarten. Even if her mother had a stern face, deliberately acted fierce, and ordered her not to be naughty, that would be fine. Some children's mothers in their kindergarten were like that.
She even couldn't help but doubt if the news was true or if she had misremembered. She had to ask her father several times a day, and when she confirmed it was real, her mood improved.
Finally, the weekend arrived, the day her father was to take her to see her mother at the Academy of Sciences.
She woke up early, carefully knocked on her father's door, and woke him up.
Her father doted on her, and he wasn't angry when she woke him up.
"Dad, aren't we going to see Mom today?" little Yu Shu said in her childlike voice, her tone full of anticipation.
Yu Nong nodded and said in a muffled voice, "Mm."
Little Yu Shu was happy, the smile on her lips impossible to suppress.
They quickly got dressed, ate breakfast, and then went out.
However, when they arrived at the Academy of Sciences by hovercar, she realized that her mother was different from the mothers of other children in kindergarten.
Her mother had many children, and each child had a different father.
One of the children and his father looked fierce, and she was a little scared.
But soon, Uncle Wei arrived with his daughter. Little Yu Shu was stunned. She never expected that the super handsome Uncle Wei, whom she only saw on the interstellar net, would be here. And Uncle Wei's child was also Mom's daughter.
As she was looking at Uncle Wei, he quickly noticed her and turned to look at her. She was so scared her heart pounded, and she quickly looked away, diverting her attention.
However, Yu Shu still clearly saw the little girl Uncle Wei brought with him. She was small, looked a bit awkward, but was very beautiful.
They waited outside for a while. Before long, a staff member from the Academy of Sciences came to remind them that they could go in. Lu Wanqing was already waiting for them inside.
Lu Wanqing, that was her name and the name of these children's mother.
Upon entering, little Yu Shu couldn't help but secretly observe the woman inside, their mother.
Mom was so beautiful.
Her face was a bit pale, looking as if she were ill. Little Yu Shu was worried, was Mom sick?
But as she got closer, little Yu Shu realized that her mother's gaze towards her was somewhat unfamiliar.
She had originally wanted to get close to her mother, but inexplicably, she thought of her grandmother and suddenly felt a little scared. Little Yu Shu stepped back and cautiously followed behind her father, feeling a bit nervous.
In the small room, the atmosphere was somewhat stiff. She didn't know what to say.
However, soon the man who looked the fiercest spoke. But she couldn't understand what he was saying. What did it mean?
Later, other uncles also spoke, including her father. But she still couldn't understand what they were saying.
However, Shushu vaguely seemed to understand something. Her father and the fathers of the other children seemed to be giving Mom a lot of things.
After the fathers finished discussing, they all quickly left the room. There was no scene of mother and child recognition as she had imagined, and her mother didn't come to hug her. When they got into the hovercar to leave the Academy of Sciences, she didn't know what was wrong with her, but she couldn't help but look back. Then, with a plop, tears fell from her eyes, hitting the back of her hand, cold and moist.
Her father quickly took her home. Their life seemed to be the same as before, with no apparent changes, yet it also felt somewhat different.
She always couldn't help but think of her mother, the look her mother had that day at the Academy of Sciences. She always wondered, if she had grown up with her mother from childhood, would her mother have loved her a little? Even just a little?
A few days later, her father told her another piece of news. He said that her mother had several children, and according to Federation regulations, her mother had to take care of them as they grew up. But because her mother had too many children, she couldn't come to their home to care for her directly.
Her father and the fathers of her mother's other children drew lots. They drew the third. This meant that from now on, her mother would first go to care for the other children. Only after the third year would she come to their home to care for her.
Little Yu Shu, for some reason, suddenly felt sad. She missed her mother a little.
She seemed to be showing her sadness too obviously. This time, even her father noticed her unhappiness, and he was surprised.
But soon, her father began to reason with her seriously.
Her father said that her mother might be different from the mothers of other children, and her mother... might be in danger.
Her father and the fathers of the other children were somewhat afraid that the suddenly revived mother might harm the children, which was why they made this arrangement.
Little Yu Shu didn't quite understand, but her father spoke very earnestly, trying hard to explain to her. After hesitating for a long time, she finally decided to believe her father.
Later, their home often received things. They were small clothes, shoes, and hats that her mother bought on the interstellar net. There were also flowers and dolls that girls liked, all sorts of things. They were all small gifts from her mother.
Occasionally, her mother would also video call her, chat with her, and tell her stories.