Before her rebirth, Shen Xuewei was over thirty years old. After seven years of estrangement from her family and many years of hard work, she finally had her own small home.
After her rebirth...
Chapter 147 seems to be on his side.
Shen Xuewei touched the red envelope in her hand and curiously opened it to take a look.
Or perhaps it was because of Shen Xuewei's age that it would be inconvenient for her to carry large sums of money.
The red envelope contained a stack of 20-yuan bills, estimated to be around 100.
Shen Xuewei thought of her second uncle from her past life, who used to borrow money from her every year. She leaned against the window and looked at her second uncle, who was now full of vigor and high spirits, surrounded by a large family who were seeing him off. She looked somewhat dazed.
Zhao Fang'er and Zhao Xiannan were already sitting in the car.
After putting his luggage in the trunk, Chen Fangyang chatted briefly with the people next to him.
Upon noticing Shen Xuewei peering at him from the second-floor window, he smiled and waved to her before getting into the driver's seat and closing the car door.
Shen Xuewei looked down at him, and couldn't help but smile. She waved to him and watched the car leave.
She only looked away when the car was out of sight.
She put the red envelope Chen Fangyang gave her in a drawer under her desk and locked it.
Chu De'an, who had been fussing over Da Huang downstairs, finally lost interest in Da Huang for the time being and went upstairs to find Shen Xuewei.
The first thing he said when he arrived was, "Sis, shall we go fry cow dung?"
Shen Xuewei sighed, wondering why he was so obsessed with frying cow dung.
"I'm not going. If you want to go, go yourself. I still have homework to do."
Chu De'an was a little unhappy. "Fine, I'll go by myself then. I'm never playing with you again!"
After hearing his harsh words, Shen Xuewei didn't react at all.
However, as soon as Chu De'an left and it was confirmed that he was heading towards the cowshed, Shen Xuewei immediately found Chen Fangli to inform her.
"Second Aunt, I just saw De'an heading towards the cowshed, and he seemed to be carrying firecrackers."
Chen Fangli nodded without saying anything, but bent down to find a tree branch nearby and walked towards the cowshed.
Shen Xuewei waited at home for a while, and sure enough, Chu De'an's crying was heard.
The crying gradually grew louder as it approached, and then someone burst into Shen Xuewei's room and complained to her.
"Sis, sis, my mom just hit me, and she said she's going to hit me again later. Can you help me?"
Shen Xuewei looked at him with pity, seemingly on his side.
"It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid. I'll talk to your aunt later and tell her to stop hitting you. But..."
Chu De'an, clutching his backside, pressed on, "But what? Sis, tell me quickly!"
Shen Xuewei smiled and said, "However, you'll have to listen to me from now on. Can you do that?"
Chu De'an hesitated for a moment, "Sis, can I sometimes not listen?"
Shen Xuewei's face hardened, and her previously kind and friendly smile vanished instantly.
What do you think?
Chu De'an was startled by her sudden change of expression. Through the window, he saw Chen Fangli carrying back several thick sticks, and he quickly nodded in agreement.
"Sister, sister, I promise you! Please help me! My mom has come again with a stick; she's definitely here to beat me!"
Shen Xuewei said with a friendly expression, "Okay, leave it to me. I guarantee you won't get beaten up again today."
Looking at her sincere expression, Chu De'an believed her wholeheartedly.
He assumed he would never be beaten again and didn't notice that Shen Xuewei had added the definite word "today" to her words.
Chu De'an remained hidden on the second floor, too afraid to go down, while Shen Xuewei went down alone.
The new house still features a fire pit and a stove.
When Shen Xuewei arrived on the first floor, Chen Fanglan and Chen Fangli were warming themselves by the fire pit and talking, occasionally adding a piece of firewood.
"Second Aunt, Little Aunt."
Shen Xuewei called out to them, then sat down beside them and asked casually:
"Second Aunt, did you hit De'an just now? He came to me to complain."
Upon hearing this, Chen Fangli rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"He even had the nerve to complain! If I hadn't arrived in time, he almost blew up your grandfather. Don't you think he deserved to be hit?"
Upon hearing her words, Grandpa Chen, who had just entered the door, said:
"It didn't even hit me; it was several meters away. It was just a small firecracker; what power could it possibly have? Kids this age are all so naughty; we should keep a closer eye on them in the future."
Chen Fangli glanced at Shen Xuewei and thought to herself that she and Weiwei were not naughty at this age.
Shen Xuewei first agreed with Chen Fangli's approach, saying, "De'an is becoming more and more naughty. Second Aunt, you're right. We can't wait until he's older to discipline him, or it will be too late."
She changed the subject, "But anyway, we've already dealt with him today, so let's just leave it at that for now. If he does it again in the future, Auntie, you must give him a good beating."
As the group was talking, a man came in from outside.
Upon entering, I first saw Grandpa Chen and said, "Happy New Year, Uncle Chen! I've come to wish you a Happy New Year. I hope you enjoy good health, prosperity, and happiness every day."
When Grandpa Chen saw him, a smile appeared on his face, and he said politely:
"It's good that you came, why did you bring things?"
The man smiled sheepishly and placed the things he brought on the table beside him, saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing."
Grandpa Chen drew out his voice and called out to Grandma Xi.
When Grandma Xi came out and saw that the person who came was Chu Yongqiang, she immediately beamed with joy.
"Yongqiang, what brings you here, and with so much stuff... Why are you standing? Sit down, sit down."
"Make yourself at home, please don't be shy!"
Chu Yongqiang sighed, found a stool, and sat down next to Chen Fanglan. He looked down somewhat awkwardly, glancing at Chen Fanglan every now and then.
Chen Fanglan and Shen Xuewei were chatting happily, but after Chu Yongqiang sat down next to her, she immediately stopped talking, and the melon seeds in her hand no longer smelled good.
However, seeing her cold demeanor, Grandma Xi was somewhat displeased and kept giving her meaningful glances.
Helpless, Chen Fanglan had no choice but to deal with Chu Yongqiang under the urging gaze of her maternal grandmother.
As Shen Xuewei ate sunflower seeds, she looked up at her aunt and noticed that her aunt's expression was a little strange.
Chen Fangli sent her away, "Weiwei, didn't you not finish your homework? Go back and do your homework. Also, De'an, keep an eye on him for me, don't let him cause trouble or mess with Dahuang again."
Shen Xuewei's attention was diverted by her, and before going upstairs, she made sure that Da Huang hid away.
Chu De'an was on the second floor, playing Tetris on her learning machine.
Seeing that he wasn't going anywhere else, Shen Xuewei felt relieved and continued doing her homework.
She had only been writing for half an hour when she heard snoring coming from the side.
Turning my head, I saw that Chu De'an was playing a game and had actually fallen asleep against the wall.
She shook her head helplessly, put down her pen, went over and took the learning machine from his hand, which was about to fall, and said softly:
"If you're sleepy, go to the room over from the living room and take a nap... never mind, I'll take you there."
Chu De'an was indeed extremely sleepy, and nodded drowsily, following behind her.
Shen Xuewei arranged for him to lie down in the room.
As soon as she touched the bed, she fell asleep again.
Shen Xuewei quietly closed the door and went back to her room to do her homework.