Mom began to change into someone different without anyone knowing when it all started.
Whenever Zhu Qingyue looked at her, she often couldn't see her eyes; whenever Zhu Qingyue tried to talk to her, she often got no response.
Mom no longer seemed as prone to worry and frown as before, she was in a good mood every day, always wearing a smile; but somehow, Zhu Qingyue always felt that their relationship had become even more distant.
One day, Mom began to hum the same tune over and over.
When she asked what it was, Mom laughed and answered:
"That's the lullaby you listened to when you were little."
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One day, Mom started cooking the same dishes every day.
"Today we have fried chicken, and I bought some cupcakes on the way, they're in that bag over there."
"Today we'll have tomato and egg noodles."
When she mustered the courage to say "no" and tried to tell Mom that she was tired of these foods, Mom would never listen to her.
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