The room finally became completely quiet.
Li Hongjuan, who had been hiding in the corner, not daring to make a sound, saw that Liu Cui'e and the others had completely disappeared. Her eyes rolled around, and she immediately put on a flattering smile and went up to Zhang Chunxue happily.
"Oh, Mom, you are so thoughtful and wise!"
As Li Hongjuan spoke, she raised her thumbs up, and her expression was so exaggerated that it seemed as if she was about to perform a big show.
"I told you, letting Xiaoxiao go to school is definitely the right thing to do! Look, isn't it? Even the town's top leader came to praise us in person! Now, our family can be said to be proud and famous in the village! Let's see who dares to look down on us from now on!"
As she spoke, she changed the subject and curled her lips in feigned disdain: "Grandma, what a fool! What nonsense! Mom, how can you be a yellow-faced woman? From what I see, you look several years younger than Third Aunt Huang Xiaolan! And your skin is fair. If you want to remarry, it's just a matter of waving your hand."
The little abacus in her mind was clattering.
It would be great if Zhang Chunxue really wanted to remarry!
Once she gets married, won’t she, Li Hongjuan, be the head of the family?
Zhang Chunxue couldn't possibly take Zhong Guosheng's pension to her new husband's family, right? Wouldn't that money end up in her hands?
By then, she will be the mistress of this house and can do whatever she wants!
Li Hongjuan could figure out what kind of person Zhang Chunxue was with her toes.
Hearing this, Zhang Chunxue just pulled the corners of his mouth, revealing a half-smile, and looked at her with cold eyes.
"Oh? So, you're really looking forward to me remarrying? Are you thinking that after I'm gone, you can take charge of the family and control everything in your own hands?"
Li Hongjuan felt uneasy when Zhang Chunxue looked at her. It was as if all her little thoughts were exposed. She immediately blushed with embarrassment.
She quickly waved her hands and laughed dryly: "Oh, Mom, what are you talking about! I... I'm just standing up for you! Grandma's words are too harsh, I just think she's wronged you!"
Zhang Chunxue didn't expose her little tricks, but simply said calmly: "Actually, it's not impossible to let you be the boss."
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Hongjuan's eyes lit up suddenly, like a mouse seeing an oil lamp in the dark night, flashing with greed.
"Mom! Are you...are you telling the truth?" She was so excited that her voice trembled and she could hardly believe her ears.
Does happiness come so suddenly?
Zhang Chunxue slowly picked up the cup of cold tea on the table and took a sip.
"Of course it's true." She put down her teacup and looked at Li Hongjuan calmly: "You and your Zhong Chengyi will separate from this family now. When the time comes, you will set up your own family. You can be the boss of your family however you want. I will never interfere."
“…”
The smile on Li Hongjuan's face froze instantly, as if someone had poured a basin of ice water over her head, chilling her from head to toe.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but found that her throat seemed to be blocked by something and she couldn't utter a word.
Divide...divide it out?
That won’t do!
Right now, this family is in the spotlight because of Xiaoxiao's matter!
All the leaders of the town have come, and we have received bonuses, prizes, and gifts of comfort one after another!
Who knows what benefits Xiaoxiao will get when she goes to high school!
If she were to divide it up at this time, wouldn't that mean she would be giving away all the benefits? What was she trying to achieve?
The expression on Li Hongjuan's face changed several times, and finally she forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Mom...you're joking." She said dryly, "This family, inside and out, still has to be run by you. We young people don't understand these things. What would we do without you?"
Zhang Chunxue felt nauseous when looking at Li Hongjuan's face that was arrogant at first but flattering later.
"Okay, stop being an eyesore here." She waved her hand impatiently. "Hurry up and cook. Xiaoxiao's studying is straining her brain, so she needs something good to replenish her energy at noon."
Li Hongjuan was choked and almost couldn't breathe, and the ingratiating smile on her face froze.
She wanted to make a few more excuses or express her loyalty, but when she met Zhang Chunxue's eyes that were insightful and a little impatient, the rest of her words were immediately stuck in her throat.
"Oh, okay, okay, I'll go right away, right away!"
Li Hongjuan didn't dare to say another word, for fear that Zhang Chunxue would really kick her and Zhong Chengyi out to live alone, which would be a huge loss.
She turned around dejectedly and rushed into the kitchen, cursing Zhang Chunxue in her heart.
Damn old woman! You don't know what's good for you! Sooner or later, you'll cry!
Only when Li Hongjuan's figure disappeared at the kitchen door did the room finally become quiet.
Zhang Chunxue let out a sigh, walked to the window, and looked at the hens pecking at food in the yard.
"Remarry..." She murmured these two words in a low voice, her eyes a little vague.
Liu Cui'e's words, "Which man would want a woman like you who is old, widowed and has children to take care of?," echoed in her ears again.
In the past, she might have just laughed it off, but today, these two words were like a small stone, casting ripples in the calm lake of her heart.
A figure involuntarily emerged in her mind.
Song Xingzhi.
Song Xingzhi was an educated youth who came to the village in the 1960s. In total, he had stayed in this poor mountain valley for more than ten years.
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