Chapter 26 Garlic Bird! Garlic Bird! It's not easy for anyone.

Early the next morning

Sang Zhizhi was wrapped in a small blanket on the bed counting money.

Yesterday, my dad held a wedding banquet and secretly slipped her a red envelope containing one yuan.

The ten yuan that Liu Qing took out last time is also with her.

Including what she saved up from grocery shopping a few days ago, all she had in total was 28.57 yuan?!

Good heavens!

She's so rich!

In two months, it will be Chinese New Year. At that time, the government will implement new policies, and prices will start to skyrocket. She can then use the large sum of money she has saved to buy a lot of daily necessities and stock up.

In that case, the family won't have to worry about food and clothing, and maybe she can even sell the extra goods and make another profit!

Wow, beautiful little money is beckoning to her!

The little cub's eyes lit up, and it quickly stuffed its money pouch back into its spatial storage. Then, it carried the fresh fruits and vegetables it had harvested from its spatial storage out of the living room.

Outside the courtyard

Gan Su was sweeping up fallen leaves with a broom taller than everyone else.

It rained heavily all night yesterday, and the sun only came out this morning.

Sang Zhizhi noticed there was no breakfast on the table, so she simply took out an apple and started eating it.

Chewing as she chewed, she looked around, "Mom and Dad haven't come home all night? But I clearly heard a lot of noise coming from inside the house in the middle of the night..."

Mom didn't sleep with Zhizhi either.

My father is gone too.

Strange...

As they were talking, the master bedroom door opened, and Deng Qiu, carrying a bed sheet, secretly prepared to fetch water from the kitchen.

Who knew that she would bump into her own daughter as soon as she stepped out the door.

The mother and daughter stared at each other, and the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

Zhizhi blinked in confusion and asked curiously, "Mommy, why did you come out of Daddy's room?"

Mom doesn't sleep with Dad, does she?

Deng Qiu was startled, a suspicious blush rose on her cheeks, and she stammered, unable to finish her sentence.

"I... I was afraid of waking you up, so I slept here yesterday. Zhizhi, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Mom overslept, I'll go make you some food right now!"

Zhizhi nodded obediently, wanting to help, "Did Daddy throw up on the sheets? Then Zhizhi will go get some water to wash the sheets!"

She reached out her little hand to take the bed sheet, but Deng Qiu held it tightly and refused to give it to her.

"No need, no need, Mom can wash it. You go out and play!"

Deng Qiu quickly sent the child away and went out alone with the basin of water.

A short while later, Jiang Anchao returned on his bicycle, carrying a thermos and a bag of steamed buns.

"The cafeteria steamed buns today, so honey, don't make breakfast!"

Jiang Anchao had just parked his car when he bumped into Deng Qiu hanging out the bed sheets to dry. The two looked at each other and then at the bed sheets in the yard. Suddenly, they were so embarrassed that they didn't know where to look.

"Why didn't you sleep a little longer? You were pretty tired last night too..."

Jiang Anchao hadn't even finished speaking when he received a reproachful look from Deng Qiu.

He stepped forward to take her hand, but she slapped it away, saying, "The child is still here, what nonsense are you talking about?"

As she spoke, she picked up the thermos and hurriedly went back into the house, not daring to look at him even once.

Jiang Anchao only then noticed that the young boss was still standing next to him.

"Father, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Gan Su asked him curiously, "What did you do last night? Why is Aunt Deng so tired?"

Jiang Anchao was immediately embarrassed, but stubbornly said, "Children shouldn't pry into adult matters. Go eat your food!"

"oh... ..."

Jiang Gansu was still full of questions.

The adult world is so complicated. I'm tired even though I don't work at night. I don't understand it.

On the table was a bowl of wheat and white rice porridge, and seven or eight steaming hot steamed buns filled with spicy mustard greens.

The steamed buns were white and fluffy, and Zhizhi ate them while marveling at their appearance.

Fresh vegetables are those that are free of pesticides and pollution.

She drank the spiritual spring water every day during this period and felt that her body had become much healthier. When she first came to Suzhou, she was pale and thin, but now her skin is fair and tender.

After finishing the last mouthful of porridge, Jiang Anchao took the initiative to start the conversation, "By the way, my father-in-law just called and asked us to come back for dinner. Or I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things later. We should go back to my parents' home after getting married."

"Go back to what? When I returned to the city, they were willing to sever ties with me to get rid of me, so why would I go back now?"

The smile disappeared from Deng Qiu's face.

She was originally going to become a teacher at Suzhou University, but she lost her job and was forced to go to the countryside in disgrace because her parents were identified as capitalists.

Having finally returned, she thought about all the sacrifices she had made for this family, and that she deserved a place to stay.

But to her surprise, there was no place for her in the house anymore, and they didn't care whether she lived or died.

Such a family had already broken her heart, so why would she want to go back?

Deng Qiu felt a lump in her throat when she thought about these things. She slowly put down her chopsticks. "They don't want me to go back to my parents' home. They see that I've married you and climbed the social ladder. They want to use your status to get ahead in the future. An Chao, I'm already grateful enough that you're willing to accept me and Zhi Zhi. Let's just live our lives well."

Jiang Anchao understood her inner turmoil, but he had much more to consider.

Deng Qiu severed ties with her parents because she was heartbroken, but outsiders don't know this. When they come back and talk about it, they will only think that Deng Qiu is a disloyal and unfilial junior, which will affect her reputation and career.

He supports his wife severing ties with her family, but before that, he needs to make sure she can go back and get her revenge.

“How can that be? You sacrificed so much to give his family a better life, are you really willing to accept that? I know you’ve broken off ties with them, and I didn’t intend for you to reconcile, but Deng Qiu… I’m your man, and I have to fight for what you deserve.”

Deng Qiu pursed her lips; she understood that everything he did was for her own good.

"Let me think about it some more..."

"Okay, I'm going to work now. I'll come back at noon and go pick out a gift with you."

Jiang Anchao grabbed his hat and hurried outside.

"Mom... Zhizhi is full too."

Sang Zhizhi jumped off the small stool, wanting to help clear the dishes.

Deng Qiu didn't let the child do those things; she just waved her hand and told her to go out and play.

Zhizhi simply took her little shopping basket and went out to buy groceries.

She skipped and hopped to the supply and marketing cooperative, and unsurprisingly received a bunch of warm greetings from uncles and aunts.

"Oh, a little kid like you is out grocery shopping? Are your parents worried about you?"

"Don't worry, Uncle, I'm very good at grocery shopping!"

Zhizhi patted her little chest, proudly raised her head, and said to the vegetable vendor, "Auntie, I want an eggplant, a scallion, and some tofu today!"

The aunt was wondering why she could only hear sounds but no one at the counter, but when she stood on tiptoe and looked, she was overjoyed.

"Little girl, you're helping your mom and dad buy groceries again? Wait a minute, Auntie will weigh them for you right away!"

The aunt weighed the money and put it in her basket, then smiled as she counted the money, saying, "Just right, this young girl is really adventurous."

"Thank you, Auntie. I wish you happiness every day."

Sang Zhizhi carefully took her groceries, pondering how to fill them up with more from her personal storage space later.

As I walked outside, lost in thought, I heard the auntie buying groceries arguing with an old lady.

"Auntie, how old are you? Buying groceries without your groceries is ridiculous! Give me back my groceries!"

"Comrade, I've told you so many times, I lost my food ticket, can't you just let me off this time? I'll give you double the price, okay?"

"No way!" Auntie scolded sternly, "If you don't give me a ticket, and he doesn't give me a ticket, do I even need this job?"

Zhizhi turned around and saw a frail old woman standing helplessly in front of the counter, clutching the vegetables in her arms tightly and muttering, "I'm going to see my son. This is his favorite dish. Please forgive me this time, and I'll make it up to you next time, okay?"

The old lady was holding potatoes, peppers, and onions in her arms; it wasn't easy for the old lady to come and see her son.

The little baby looked at these dishes and thought of his father; he loved eating stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers.

Sang Zhizhi blinked her dark, grape-like eyes, and suddenly remembered something.

She wiggled her little body and ran back to the counter, "Garlic bird, garlic bird! It's not easy for anyone!"

The little cub tiptoed to stop the two from arguing, and took out her remaining food tickets.

"Auntie, Zhizhi has some food tickets here, I'll give them to you on her behalf!"