Chapter 96 Someone is watching Shen Tang from behind.
Chapter Ninety-Six Someone is watching Shen Tang from behind
Shen Tang slept straight until noon the next day. When she woke up, her first instinct was to look for her child.
Afraid that Chen Tang would aggravate her wound by moving around, A Yun quickly stopped her from getting up.
"Madam, the baby is here. Don't move. I'll bring him to you."
The baby's body was still soft after birth, and Ayun held him very carefully, afraid of hurting the baby if she held him too hard.
Ayun placed the baby beside Shentang. Newborns usually sleep most of the time. The baby cried a few times from hunger half an hour ago, but after Ayun fed it goat milk, it fell asleep peacefully again.
Looking at the baby sleeping soundly in her swaddling clothes, Shen Tang couldn't help but touch her eyebrows, nose, and little face, and then gently squeeze her little hand.
Shen Tang looked at her as if he couldn't get enough of her, and his heart felt full.
This is the child she carried for ten months and gave birth to, a true family member connected to her by blood whom no one in this world can take away.
She has wandered for half her life, and now she has finally found a true sense of belonging in her children.
Shen Tang took her little hand, kissed it, and said gently to her, "Manman, I am your mother."
When Aunt Chen learned that Shen Tang had given birth, she knew that Shen Tang had no mother or husband to take care of her, and that A Yun was also an unmarried young girl who would not understand the many intricacies of childbirth.
So early in the morning she went to the market to buy an old hen and stewed it for her. When she heard Shen Tang wake up, she quickly ladled the chicken soup into a large bowl and brought it over.
If you don't take good care of yourself during this postpartum period, you'll suffer from health problems for the rest of your life. She then anxiously gave A-Yun and Shen Tang many instructions about the postpartum period.
Ah Yun diligently wrote down each point in her notebook. Listening to Aunt Chen's concerned words, Shen Tang couldn't help but think of her mother. If only her mother were here...
Thinking of this, Shen Tang could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.
When Aunt Chen saw her crying, she immediately became anxious and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Shen Tang didn't say anything, but went up to her and hugged her waist, crying uncontrollably.
Aunt Chen's heart clenched instantly. She gently patted the child's back and couldn't help but sigh inwardly; the child was pitiful too.
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As a first-time mother, Shen Tang was unfamiliar with many things and was inevitably a bit flustered. Fortunately, Aunt Chen was there to help her, so nothing serious happened.
Manman is a very obedient child. Except when she is hungry or needs a diaper change, she is very well-behaved.
When Manman was little, it was hard to tell who she resembled. But as she grew older, Manman's features, except for her mouth which resembled Shen Tang's, were practically a miniature version of Meng Huaiyan.
Looking at her, Shen Tang couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She was clearly the daughter she had given birth to with great difficulty, so why couldn't she resemble her more?
As the saying goes, a daughter resembles her father; this is absolutely true.
When Manman was almost one year old, Shen Tang was preparing to hold a lively first birthday party for her.
Suddenly, news arrived from the capital that the current emperor had passed away.
Crown Prince Li Yuanchen succeeded to the throne and changed the era name to Tianxi.
The new emperor decreed that during the national mourning period, the people were forbidden from having any entertainment for 100 days, slaughtering was prohibited for 49 days, and marriage was forbidden for one month.
Naturally, Shen Tang dared not disobey the emperor's order, so she had no choice but to give up her thoughts.
Manman seems to have inherited her father Meng Huaiyan's intelligence; she was exceptionally clever from a young age. When Shen Tang taught her the Three Character Classic and read it with her once, she quickly memorized it and could even recite it from memory.
Shen Tang was overjoyed and jokingly said that the Shen family was about to produce a female scholar who would become the top scholar in the imperial examination.
When she turned four, Shen Tang sent her to a nearby school.
She's not very talented; it would be better to have a professional teacher instruct her.
The people of Daliang are open-minded, but there is no precedent for women to hold official positions.
Shen Tang didn't send her to school for any particular purpose in the future. He simply hoped that she could learn more knowledge, become more polite and respectful, and broaden her horizons, so that she wouldn't be confined to the small world of the inner quarters.
After Manman started going to school, the room suddenly felt deserted, which made Shen Tang very uncomfortable.
After considering it for a few days, Shen Tang decided to go back to her mother's old trade and open a pastry shop.
Although she had enough money to ensure her family would never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of their lives.
But Chen Tang still felt that she should find something to do, otherwise life would be too monotonous and people would easily become lazy.
Her pastry-making skills were taught to her by her mother. While her skills may not be the absolute best, they are already far superior to many others.
She was quite confident in herself on this point.
When it came to finding a shop, Shen Tang still asked the woman who had previously helped them rent a house. She was warm and honest, and Shen Tang trusted her completely.
Shen Tang told her her requirements: not too far from home, the shop doesn't need to be too big, it should be clean and on the street, and the rent shouldn't be too expensive. After all, it was her first time doing business on her own, and she didn't dare to invest too much.
Finding a shop is not as easy as renting a house. After all, if a shop is in a good location and has good business, it will not move away easily.
However, Shen Tang was not in a hurry and told the woman to take her time searching.
After searching for more than a month, Shen Tang finally found a suitable shop. She quickly signed the contract and then began preparing for the opening of the shop.
She had been with her mother since she was a child, so she was not completely ignorant about running a pastry shop. Although she encountered some minor setbacks along the way, she resolved them quickly.
On the day the pastry shop opened, all the neighbors in Xinghua Lane came to support her, and the small shop was instantly packed with people.
Passersby, seeing so many people at the newly opened shop, were curious and came over to join in the fun.
To ensure the best taste, the ingredients used in the pastries are all of high quality, so the price isn't particularly low; it's more of a mid-range price.
Shen Tang was worried that the business wouldn't sell out on the first day, so she didn't prepare too much. But she didn't expect that it would sell out in just one hour.
Shen Tang was overjoyed and prepared more in the following days. Although it didn't sell as quickly as on the first day, it still sold out.
That day, Shen Tang had just sold out all the pastries in the shop and was preparing to close the shop to pick up Manman from school.
But as she locked the door, she suddenly felt someone watching her, but when she turned around to look for them, the gaze that had been staring at her suddenly disappeared.
Shen Tang thought she had misjudged the situation and didn't take it to heart.
In the days that followed, Shen Tang could feel that gaze was constantly following her, sometimes faintly, sometimes not.
The feeling of being stared at and watched was so intense that it was hard to ignore, and Shen Tang felt a chill run down her spine.
Shen Tang's life has been peaceful for the past few years. He gets along well with his neighbors and has never offended anyone.
Who is watching her from behind all this?
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