They questioned where their money came from, and where their supplies came from. All of this was brought back by Wenxi, and they couldn't let Wenxi get away with it.
After dinner, Pei Jingzhou called his fourth and fifth brothers to clean up the dishes and tidy up the kitchen. This has always been their family tradition: boys are strong, so they should do more work, otherwise it would be a waste of their strength.
Pei Jingzhou squeezed into his fourth and fifth brothers' room, while Wen Xi slept in Pei Jingzhou's room. Wen Xi's room was given to Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, as it wasn't appropriate for them to stay in Pei Jingzhou's room.
At home, Wen Xi didn't enter the system kitchen because there were many people in the house, and it would be easy for her to be seen, which would be difficult to explain.
Just as Wenxi was getting ready for bed, she suddenly heard a knock on the door. She quickly got out of bed to open it and saw her mother standing outside with a pillow in her arms. She asked, somewhat puzzled, "Mom, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Xiaoxi, can I sleep with you tonight?" Wen Xinchun asked Wen Xi.
Wenxi was used to sleeping alone, but she couldn't bear to refuse her mother's request, so she agreed. After a long time, the mother and daughter finally lay together again.
Perhaps because they hadn't slept together for a long time, even Wen Xinchun herself felt a little awkward. After a long while, Wen Xinchun raised her hand and put it on Wen Xi's body. "Xiao Xi, you've suffered this year. Don't worry, Mom will definitely help you find a job and let you come back as soon as possible."
Wen Xi turned to face her mother and said earnestly, "Mom, I didn't suffer much in the countryside. When I wasn't busy, I would gather pig feed, and when I was busy, I would cook in the canteen. I hardly ever got to see the sun. I even took all the money my second brother gave me with me. Whenever I had free time, I would go to the state-run restaurant for a treat. I really didn't suffer much. You and Dad don't need to worry about me or find me a job. My second brother is getting old, and it will cost a lot of money for him to get married. My fourth and fifth brothers will also be growing up soon. You should save your money and not think about buying me a job. I will return to the city on my own merits."
After the resumption of the college entrance examination, there is a college entrance examination every year. If she fails the first time, will she fail the second time?
She started reviewing and studying several years in advance. She didn't believe she wouldn't be able to pass the college entrance exam. As long as she passed, she could go back to the city.
If you can return to the city on your own merits, why should you let your parents worry?
"Xiaoxi, you've really grown up." Wen Xinchun felt a lump in her throat. She was only seventeen, and she was already so sensible.
She was just an innocent little girl last year, but in just one year, she has become so independent and sensible. It is clear that a lot must have happened in the countryside this year to help her grow like this.
“Xiaoxi, you’re only seventeen, and you’ll only be eighteen by the New Year. You’re still young. You can wait a few more years before getting married. You absolutely must not date someone in the countryside, you know? The customs and habits in the countryside are different from ours. You two won’t be able to live together. And if you marry someone from the countryside, it won’t be easy for you to see each other in the future. If you get bullied, your father and I won’t be able to get there for you,” Wen Xinchun warned.
Between her son and daughter, Wen Xinchun was more concerned about her daughter, because a woman's life is too hard. Even if she marries a good man, she can't escape the pain of childbirth and the hardship of raising children.
If you don't have children, some families might agree, but there are very few such families because men without family property to inherit all need to have sons to carry on the family line, even though they actually have nothing.
"Mom, don't worry, my future is in Beijing. I won't be too far away from you and Dad in the future." Wen Xi snuggled into Wen Xinchun's arms and rubbed against her mother.
Considering her past and present lives, she felt as if she and her mother were separated by several centuries. Thinking of Wenrou, Wenxi wanted to ask if either of them was not her biological child.
But Wenxi ultimately didn't ask. What if she misunderstood because they were both her biological children?
The two chatted casually for a while, and then the room fell silent as they both fell asleep.
Wenxi was used to waking up early, so she quietly got up the next morning. After getting up, she quietly slipped into the kitchen, locked the kitchen door, took a bag of eight-treasure rice from the system warehouse, rinsed the rice, put it in the pot, and started cooking eight-treasure porridge.
Then I took out a few more packets of shumai, unpacked them, put them on a plate, and put them in the steamer.
After everyone in the family got up, Wenxi had already prepared breakfast: steaming hot eight-treasure porridge, boiled eggs, and shumai.
"Xiaoxi, did you go to the black market?" Wen Xinchun asked as he approached the dining table and saw the strange items.
She heard that a batch of strange things had recently appeared on the black market, including various breakfast items that people had never seen before, which could be eaten simply by heating them up.
Pei Jingzhou glanced at Wen Xi and then said, "It was me who went. I went out last night."
The fourth and fifth brothers exchanged a glance. Did their second brother go out in the middle of the night last night?
How come they don't feel anything at all?
Never mind, as long as there's good food.
Afterwards, everyone sat down to eat breakfast. The food was so delicious that they didn't have time to chat. The hot breakfast was so comforting. After breakfast, those who were going to work went to work, and the fourth and fifth brothers went out to have fun. They were all teenagers, so there was nothing to worry about.
Pei Jingzhou and Wen Xi went out to see a movie. Staying at home all day was quite boring, and Wen Xi had to go back to her hometown after the New Year. Pei Jingzhou, as her older brother, also wanted to spend some quality time with his sister.
Sometimes he really misses his childhood, because they were together every day when they were young, but now that they're grown up, even seeing each other is a problem. So he absolutely won't allow Wenxi to find a partner from another place, and he won't allow Wenxi to marry far away.
Wenxi, Shen Jiaojiao, and Jiang Yue shuttled between the guesthouse and the Pei family's house. Every time Wenxi went home, she would bring some things with her, so that the house would have more and more things, and her parents wouldn't have to go out to buy New Year's goods.
That day, Wenrou was about to change out of her cotton-padded coat. She took out a clean one from the wardrobe and put it on. As she put her hand into the pocket of the coat, she found a roll of money.
She quickly took out the money and counted it. To her surprise, there were several hundred yuan. When did her family have so much money? She and Yang Lianghui had two children to raise, and Yang Lianghui had to give one-third of his monthly salary to his parents for their retirement. She was not one to skimp on herself; she would buy what she wanted and eat what she wanted. So, her family didn't have that much money.
She didn't think Yang Lianghui would be so generous as to give her so much money. After all, she knew his salary and knew he couldn't possibly save that much.
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