si-mexico Chapter 112 Let's get off to a flying start!
Chapter 112 Let's get off to a flying start!
"Sister-in-law, come on, let's go inside first." Fang Mei pulled Deng Xiuzhen inside.
After pouring Deng Xiuzhen a cup of tea, Fang Mei pulled Qi Guomin outside, saying they were going to buy some more groceries. The two elderly people then watched TV with Deng Xiuzhen.
"What? They got divorced? That bastard!" Qi Guomin gritted his teeth.
"You're already divorced, so don't cause trouble!" Fang Mei gave Qi Guomin a reproachful look and said, "My sister-in-law has nowhere to live now, so I said that my family happens to have a vacant house. I thought it would be safe and quiet for her and Wenjing to live together, which would be more suitable for Wenjing to study, so I brought her here."
I told her that our house was currently vacant and we were planning to rent it out, and she shouldn't let that slip.
"Don't worry, I won't let it slip. Honey, you did a great job. We're her support!" Qi Guomin thought for a moment and then said, "After we eat, you can go with her to pack her things. I'll arrange for someone to move. We'll stay at Anzi's house for a few days. Anyway, Anzi won't be back for a while."
The couple discussed it and bought some more meat.
Fang Mei asked Deng Xiuzhen to cook for her, and Qi Guomin took the opportunity to tell his parents about Deng Xiuzhen's situation.
The two elderly people agreed without hesitation. They knew that Deng Xiuzhen had helped find their grandson and had even used all her savings to pay off her son's material costs, allowing his company to keep operating.
This kindness cannot be repaid by simply giving someone a house to live in for a while!
"Fang Mei, this isn't the vacant house you're talking about, is it?" Deng Xiuzhen asked hesitantly.
“This is it. We’re moving to a new house and we were worried about who would look after this place. Now it’s great, we have someone to look after the house, and someone I can trust very much.” Fang Mei answered Deng Xiuzhen while cooking, giving her a sweet smile.
"I won't be staying for more than a few days, so you can rent this place for a good price..."
Fang Mei interrupted Deng Xiuzhen, saying, "It's possible to rent it for a good price, but if I encounter someone who doesn't take care of it, it won't be worth it for me. I'd rather rent it to you than not!"
The Qi family reached a consensus, even their statements were completely identical: they were moving to a new house, and this place was to be rented out.
After dinner, Fang Mei accompanied Deng Xiuzhen to find someone to move all of Deng Xiuzhen and Wenjing's belongings over and settle them properly.
Qin Yanlin hadn't quite adjusted yet. He was having dinner with clients that evening, and before it even started, he received a call from Wen Xin and Wen Yu: "Dad, we've got nothing to eat, we're starving!"
"Your mom..." Just as she was about to say, "Why isn't your mom home again?", she suddenly remembered that she had gotten a divorce today. Deng Xiuzhen had said that she would move out after the divorce, and it seemed that she really had moved out.
It really ran away, but where did it go?
For a moment, he really wanted to flip the table and smash the place up!
Looking at the clients, he forced back his anger. He couldn't afford to offend these clients; he couldn't even speak without a fawning smile, let alone flip the table.
He told the children to go buy some food to tide them over, and that he would bring them something delicious later, thus temporarily resolving the children's issue.
After finishing his meal, he took the drunk Tian Yutong home and then hurried home himself, as he needed to check on the situation.
"Dad, Dad!" Wenxin and Wenyu ran up and called out to him, their voices full of grievance.
Qin Yanlin tossed the packed food to them and went straight into the house.
Although I had already guessed that Deng Xiuzhen had probably left after Wenxin and Wenyu called, I still couldn't help but go and see her.
"Where's your mother?" Not seeing Deng Xiuzhen and Wen Yu, Qin Yanlin strode back and shouted loudly.
Wen Yu was startled and looked up at Qin Yanlin. It took him a while to react before he whispered, "I don't know. She might have really moved away."
"She's moving out, aren't you going to stop her?!"
Wen Yu lowered his head and remained silent, only muttering to himself: Why didn't you stop them? All you do is criticize us!
Wenxin didn't say a word from beginning to end, just calmly ate her food. She felt that she understood her father: he felt that his mother's departure made him seem unimportant and damaged his macho image. He was resentful and would only vent his anger by roaring a few times, but he wouldn't actually do anything to them.
After shouting a few times, Qin Yanlin felt a pang of heartache seeing the two children cowering in fear, and his anger subsided somewhat.
Give each of the two children twenty yuan so they can have dinner at school before going home tomorrow.
The two children nodded eagerly. Breakfast was hot dry noodles for 50 cents, and lunch and dinner were boxed meals. A boxed meal with two meat dishes and one vegetable dish cost 2.5 yuan. All they had to do with food and water was 6 yuan a day, and then they had more than 10 yuan left to spend as they pleased.
You should know that Deng Xiuzhen only gave them two yuan a day, and they had to rush back for lunch and come back after school in the evening, otherwise they wouldn't have time for dinner.
Wenxin, in particular, attends evening self-study sessions and often comes back to eat after her sessions. If she gets hungry, she can only buy a bowl of hot dry noodles or a steamed bun to fill her stomach.
Now I don't have to run back and forth at noon, and I don't have to eat steamed buns for dinner.
It's good that Mom is gone! I have money, time, and I can still wear my beautiful clothes!
Wen Xin and Wen Yu were overjoyed.
The next day, Qin Yanlin went to Wenjing's school to look for her, but was humiliated by Wenjing and was so angry that he threatened to sever his father-daughter relationship on the spot.
Wenjing snorted coldly and turned away gracefully.
Qin Yanlin was so angry that the veins on his forehead were throbbing, but he was completely helpless.
Thinking that if he found Deng Xiuzhen now, she would probably have the same attitude as Wenjing, he decided to take Xu Gang's advice and ignore the mother and daughter until they ran out of money and couldn't make ends meet before they came to beg him.
As for Wenxin and Wenyu, he also found someone to take care of them: to bring their parents up.
His parents had always wanted to come up, but they had a strained relationship with Deng Xiuzhen, so to avoid conflict, he didn't agree.
The villagers all said that he had forgotten his mother after marrying a wife, and that he was heartless, cruel, and rotten.
My friend occasionally brings up the topic of filial piety, saying that a mother is unique, but a wife can be replaced. Every time this topic comes up, he feels ashamed and doesn't dare to say a word.
Now that's great! I can bring my parents up here and proudly talk about this with my friends, which will make me look good.
He realized the benefits of not having Deng Xiuzhen.
July 6th arrived in the blink of an eye. Deng Xiuzhen and her daughter checked the items needed for the exam the next day one last time. At nine o'clock, Deng Xiuzhen urged Wenjing to get some rest.
Before going to bed, Deng Xiuzhen placed a red T-shirt by the bedside and repeatedly told Wenjing to change into it the next morning.
Wenjing looked at it and asked in confusion, "Mom, when did you buy me these new clothes? And they're red! Don't you usually tell me to wear simpler clothes?"
Deng Xiuzhen smiled and said, "Mom bought you a few pieces. This is for tomorrow. You have to wear red on the first day of the college entrance exam. We need to have a good start."
Wenjing laughed too: "So what should we wear the day after tomorrow?"
Deng Xiuzhen replied, "The yellow T-shirt and gray pants that I'll put on you the day after tomorrow represent a bright future."
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