Rebirth in the XNUMXs: The Hot Mom is in Charge

Chapter 7 The money was handed over to Shen Qingyue

When Old Man Jiang saw that the situation was not good, his face turned red, knowing that if he continued to be tough, today's situation would become even more embarrassing.

He sighed heavily and walked towards Shen Qingyue tremblingly, with a rare softness in his expression.

"Yue'er," Old Man Jiang lowered his tone, as if he was a little apologetic, "Dad knows that you have suffered a lot with Mingyuan these years. Mingyuan left early and left you, mother and son, indeed. Our Jiang family’s negligence.”

Shen Qingyue gently stroked Dongdong's head, her eyes flickered slightly, and finally relaxed a little, but she still maintained her usual composure.

"Dad," Shen Qingyue's voice was gentle but filled with determination, "Mingyuan... died, leaving us mother and son helpless. Now I just want to ensure that Dongdong can have a good future. It’s really difficult for us to live without money.”

The neighbors watching outside couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh when listening to Shen Qingyue's words.

Who knows the difficulties of being a young widow?Dongdong's future naturally affects people's hearts.

Mingyuan had helped their neighbors a lot over the years, and only Dongdong was the only one who had been sacrificed. They must also help out.

"This Jiang family is so unreasonable. Nizi, a weak girl of the Shen family, has endured so much and is still being bullied by her family."

"What is it! Shen Nizi and Mingyuan have such a good relationship, and they have only been together for a few years. How pitiful!"

The chatter in Old Man Jiang's ears was like a needle pricking his heart. His face turned red, and he felt that his previous attitude was too harsh.He looked at Shen Qingyue, his eyes full of guilt.

"Yue'er, just leave the pension with your father. If our Jiang family can't even take care of a widow and an orphan, people outside will laugh at us to death."

When Shen Qingyue saw Old Man Jiang's attitude change, the ice in her eyes seemed to melt a little. She nodded slightly, accepting Old Man Jiang's apology.

"Thank you, dad. I don't want to have discord at home, but sometimes, for Dongdong, I can only harden my heart."

Jiang Mingde wanted to speak, but seemed to be stopped by Old Man Jiang's reproachful eyes. After a moment of silence, he still couldn't help it.

"Sister-in-law, actually I..."

"That's enough!" Old Man Jiang interrupted him, his tone a bit harsh.

"What happened today is embarrassing enough. Come home with me!"

Old Man Jiang's face showed a bit of rare shame. He knew that today's incident had brought a lot of blackness to the Jiang family and caused them to lose a lot of face.

Shen Heyue closed the old wooden door, and the room suddenly became quiet.The slightly faded red couplets on the door seem to still have some vicissitudes of time.

He turned around, took out a wad of cash from his arms, and handed it to Shen Qingyue, with concern in his tone, "Yue'er, this is Mingyuan's pension. Although our village is small, when this kind of thing happens, the people in the village will Still very compassionate.”

Shen Qingyue took the wad of cash and gently touched the thick banknotes between her fingertips. She was silent for a moment, and finally said softly: "Thank you, Dad."

Shen Heyue looked at her with a bit of pity in his eyes and a little sad in his heart. He knew that Qingyue had been a thoughtful girl since she was a child and did not show her emotions easily.

He sighed softly and said: "Yue'er, you have to be well. In this world, besides Dongdong, there are also the older generation like us who hope you can be well."

Shen Qingyue pursed her lips slightly and sighed: "I know the hardships in this world, but for Dongdong, for dad and mom, I must be strong."

Shen Heyue touched his whitened temples and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, time flies by and we are all old in the blink of an eye. We will still have to look after you and Dongdong in the future."

Shen Qingyue looked at the leafy old locust tree outside the window, remembering the laughter with Shen's father under the tree when she was a child.There was a trace of tears in her eyes, and she said softly: "Dad, don't worry, I will live well."

After Shen and Yue left, only Shen Qingyue and Dongdong were left in the hut.On the old wooden table, there was still some cold food left in the blue and white porcelain bowl. Dongdong pulled the corner of Shen Qingyue's clothes, pointed to the money on the table with her little finger, and asked with some hesitation: "Such a lot of money, isn't it?" Can we buy a lot of delicious food?"

Shen Qingyue gently touched Dongdong's head and smiled: "Yes, we can buy a lot of delicious food."

There was a hint of melancholy in Dongdong's eyes. He looked at Shen Qingyue, and his eyes suddenly turned red: "You don't want to send me away and let me go just because you have this money, do you?"

Shen Qingyue was shocked. She didn't expect Dongdong to have such thoughts.

She immediately pulled Dongdong and hugged him tightly: "Silly boy, how could you have such an idea? No matter what happens, you are mother's baby, how could mother be willing to leave you."

Dongdong hugged Shen Qingyue's waist tightly, her voice choked with sobs.

"But, I heard those adults say that people will change their minds when they have money."

Shen Qingyue: "..."

With mixed feelings in her heart, she took a deep breath and spoke in as calm a tone as possible.

"Dongdong, you have to know that you are the most important thing in my mother's heart. This money is just a tool for our life. It comes and goes, but the relationship between mother and you will never change."

"I do not believe……"

Maybe this woman is already thinking about how to take her father's pension and run away!

Although he is young, he is not an idiot!
Shen Qingyue put down the bowl and chopsticks and looked at Jiang Xudong calmly: "Dongdong, I know you have been very dissatisfied with me over the years and feel that I have not treated you well, but I will not use your father's pension indiscriminately."

"Really or not?" Jiang Xudong curled his lips disdainfully, as if he wanted to see through Shen Qingyue's heart.

Shen Qingyue said calmly: "I will use this money to start our new life. The outside world is changing, and we must change with it."

Jiang Xudong still didn't believe it, so he ran directly back to his small room, holding the old rag doll his father gave him tightly in his arms, with tears on his face not yet dry.

There is a small wooden bed and an old wooden cabinet in the room. There are some toys and books stacked on the cabinet, as well as an old-fashioned clock that has long since stopped ringing.

Immersed in her own emotions, Dongdong did not notice the passage of time.

However, when the sun shone into the house at noon, he smelled an aroma. It was... the smell of stew?

Dongdong wrinkled his little nose and sniffed doubtfully.

Strange...that woman never knows how to cook.

After leaving the room, he walked to the door of the kitchen and saw Shen Qingyue busy in front of the stove. There were some spices and ingredients placed beside it. It looked like she was really cooking.

"What are you doing?"

Shen Qingyue turned around with an awkward smile.

"Well... these days, I learned it from Aunt Li next door. I think, since I have the money, I should do something good for you."

Dongdong was a little surprised, but he still curled his lips and said, "Maybe it doesn't even taste good."

(End of this chapter)