Shim Chinen had a sum of money left to her by her mother, so tuition was not a problem.
After successfully enrolling in university, she met Lin Shengli again, and the two studied and progressed together.
She never returned to the Shen family.
Later, when I joined the project team, my parents and family were informed of my death directly from above.
Shen Zhinian hadn't considered how her father would react. She considered herself an outsider, and that her father already had his own family, so it didn't matter whether she was there or not.
Therefore, she stopped paying attention to the Shen family's situation.
Shen He knew her inner turmoil: "When the news of your death came, they even gave you a pension, saying you were a martyr."
“Dad doesn’t know what terrible thing you’ve done. You’ve always been a bold child. But I haven’t touched that money. It’s still in the savings account. It’s time to return it to you.”
Shen Zhinian was somewhat surprised: "Auntie didn't want it?"
In fact, ever since she learned that the pension would be given to her parents, Shen Zhinian never thought that the money would come back to her.
At that time, she thought that she should repay her father for raising her.
Surprisingly, her father didn't touch the money. Didn't Huang Yun make a fuss?
Shen He shook his head: "Even if you make a fuss, don't give it to her. This is your money, she's not your biological mother."
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhinian's expression also turned ugly.
What angered her most was that her father remarried Huang Yun not long after her mother's death, and she felt disappointed for her mother.
When she was young, Shen Zhinian was like a powder keg. Whenever her mother was mentioned, she would explode and make a huge scene.
Now that I'm older, my temper isn't as bad.
But when she heard Shen He mention her mother, she still glared at him.
I thought to myself, you have no right to mention my own mother.
Shen He tremblingly placed the bankbook in her hand: "Keep it safe."
No matter how difficult his life was, he never touched this money.
He always felt that as long as the money remained untouched, his daughter would still be alive.
But to his surprise, Shen Zhinian was not dead; she was still alive and sitting right in front of him.
Shen Zhinian took the passbook and put it away, then began to introduce her situation.
"This is my husband, Lin Shengli."
Lin Shengli is good-looking and has a very likable personality.
Sure enough, as soon as she saw the old man, she greeted him warmly, poured him tea, and tried to please him.
“Dad, Chinen has missed you a lot all these years, but she’s just too shy to say it.”
Shen He was delighted to hear this: "Really? Anian, your father has been thinking about you all these years. I wonder if you were still alive, would you be married and have children?"
"By the way, you have children, right? How old are they?"
Once the topic of children comes up, the conversation flows freely.
The couple told him stories about Lin Yu and Lin Yi, and shared many interesting anecdotes.
The old man already adored his two grandchildren even before they met.
"Wait me a moment."
He went back into the house and secretly took out two jade pieces: "Give these to them."
He hid it; otherwise, it would have been looted long ago.
Shen Zhinian readily accepted it; why not take it if it's free?
Old Man Shen was overjoyed today, thinking that although his place was a bit simple, he still had to entertain his daughter and son-in-law.
He stood up and said, "I'll go buy some groceries, and we'll eat at home."
Lin Shengli quickly told him to sit down: "Dad, the two of us can go. You can wait at home."
How can we let the elderly buy groceries for them?
The old man has been taking care of himself for the past few years, but now that his daughter and son-in-law have come, he's the one being taken care of.
He happily agreed and told them how to buy groceries.
Only after the two left the compound did the neighbors dare to come over and ask Old Man Shen questions.
"Uncle Shen, are those two really your daughter and son-in-law? They look quite young."
Shen He nodded: "They really are my daughter and son-in-law. She is my eldest daughter, and she is forty years old this year."
"I really can't tell. She looks to be only in her early twenties or thirties, and she doesn't look like you at all."
Shen He said softly, "She looks like her mother."
Even their personalities are similar—both so stubborn and strong.
The neighbors all moved in after the Shen family's misfortune. Huang Yun was still alive then, and they had all seen her. She looked like an ordinary woman; how could she have given birth to such a beautiful daughter?
A neighbor, an old acquaintance of Shen He, asked, "Was it born to your ex-wife?"
Only then did everyone realize that this old man, Mr. Shen, had been married to two wives.
Given that Shizuka Chinen hasn't appeared for so many years, everyone immediately imagined a war between a stepmother and stepdaughter.
Everyone knows that Old Man Shen's second wife abandoned him and ran away.
Now that the eldest daughter is back, who knows what will happen?
Everyone was quite curious as to why the eldest daughter left back then, and whether she had come back now because she heard that Old Man Shen had fallen on hard times and wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
Shen He was too lazy to explain to them. As soon as Shen Zhinian and his wife returned, he walked home with his hands behind his back.
"Why did you buy so much?"
The two of them carried large bags of rice and flour, enough to feed him for a long time.
They also brought back a lot of pastries, and even some meat.
"I bought more bones since they don't require coupons. I didn't have enough pork coupons, just enough to buy this piece. I'll make you some braised pork later."
Shen Zhinian has been able to cook since she was a child because Huang Yun said that if she didn't learn to cook, she wouldn't be able to get married in the future.
So Shen He asked her to learn.
In her early years, she stayed at home and often cooked three meals a day.
Later, she married Lin Shengli and went to Lianhua Brigade. With a large family, she rarely cooked anymore.
Grandma Lin is a good cook, and the men in the family can also cook some simple dishes, as can her eldest and second sisters-in-law.
While cooking, Shen Zhinian remembered the method Lin Yu had taught her when making braised pork.
Do as she says, and when the meat is cooked, its aroma will fill the air.
Shen He hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and the smell almost made his mouth water.
Lin Shengli was lighting a fire when he smelled the aroma and felt a little hungry.
"Honey, your cooking smells so good! You've really inherited our daughter's skills."
Shen Zhinian smiled and said, "Our daughter taught me how to make it, so it's bound to taste good."
Shen He asked cautiously, "My granddaughter, can she cook?"
While cooking, Shen Zhinian said, "Yes, she does a great job. She often makes something new and interesting, and everyone in the family loves to eat it."
When Chen Zhinian talks about her children, she always has a gentle smile on her face.
You can feel her maternal love at a glance.
That smile made Shen He feel a little dazed; it was as if he were seeing his wife talking to him about their children back then.
She just kept smiling and talking to herself, saying that her daughter was her precious treasure, and that she wanted to make new clothes for the child...
That scene seemed like a mirage, easily blurred with the slightest touch.
Shen He suddenly came to his senses.
"Dad, let's eat."
On the table were braised pork, scallion chicken, braised eggplant, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Shen He rubbed his hands together: "Isn't this too much?"
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