Chapter 47: Either a traitor or a thief
"Mom, we're back."
Shen Qin carried the things into the house with a smile on his face.
Wu Wenwan smoothed her bangs and said embarrassedly, "Mom, your daughter-in-law is back to see you and Niuniu."
In order to ease the relationship with Chen Baomei, Wu Wenwan even changed the way she addressed her for more than ten years.
Before Chen Baomei could say anything, Shen Ming started to groan.
"Has sister-in-law changed her personality? The sun rose from the west today, and the old lady I've called for more than ten years suddenly became mom! It's really strange."
Wu Wenwan's face turned red because of his undisguised scolding.
"Second brother, watch your attitude."
Shen Qin naturally couldn't bear to see his wife being teased by her younger brother.
Husband and wife are one, so he naturally stands on the side of his wife.
What's more, they came here today to ask Chen Baomei for forgiveness, so they naturally had to pay attention to some details.
Shen Ming was a piece of tough meat, and a scolding was nothing to him.
"Money really makes the world go round. What's a title to you?"
Wu Wenwan's face was covered in bruises and looked particularly ugly.
But in the end, reason prevailed and she forced a smile.
"Mom, I was ignorant in the past and confused about some things, but I have good intentions. I hope you can forgive me for the sake of Shen Qin and the children."
Shen Qinyi chimed in, "Mom, Wen Wan came here sincerely to apologize to you. Look, these clothes were carefully selected by Wen Wan for you. She put a lot of thought into them."
"And Niuniu, we were all busy a while ago and didn't have time to come and see you. Wenwan and I just came back as soon as we had some free time."
"Yeah?"
Chen Baomei watched their performance quietly, her heart calm.
Niuniu suddenly said, "Dad, you're lying!"
"You said you were busy, but during the May Day holiday, I clearly saw you and your mother taking Chen Jiao and Wu Hui out for a trip. You went to the Magic City for three whole days!"
"I saw it all on Shen Jiao's Moments. You can't lie to grandma just because she doesn't know."
Niu Niu spoke in a clear and crisp voice, exposing Shen Qin's far-fetched excuses.
Shen Ming couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Shen Qin and Wu Wenwan were suddenly embarrassed.
Shen Qin didn't expect that a casual excuse he made up would be ruthlessly exposed by his daughter.
"That's just the kids clamoring to go out and play. It doesn't make sense no matter how you explain it."
Shen Qinqiang smiled, but secretly cursed Shen Jiao in his heart.
It's so petty to post every little thing on your Moments to show off.
Haha, why didn’t he come to apologize earlier or later, but had to wait until she was about to become rich to come and apologize.
You really think she is a fool.
Or do you think that as a mother, she should unconditionally tolerate her children no matter how excessive their behavior is?
Chen Baomei didn't want to deal with them, nor did she want to educate anyone anymore.
"Go back. Your household registration has long been moved out of Dongping Village. I've built up the land and house here myself. The demolition has nothing to do with you."
"Before the demolition news came out, you were so cold and indifferent to me that you even ignored me and attended the wedding banquet of Shen Xingguo and his mistress without caring about my face. Now that you know I can make money here, you come to me and show your kindness. People are made of flesh and blood, don't treat me like a fool."
Shen Qin and Wu Wenwan froze in place.
Wu Wenwan clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh.
She had already lowered her head on her own initiative, but the damn old lady was still deliberately making trouble!
Ignoring their ugly faces, Chen Baomei called Niu Niu to join her in throwing out all the things they brought.
"Mother!"
Shen Ming and Shen Qin couldn't stop him.
Throwing out all the things, Chen Baomei kicked them out and reached out to close the door behind her.
She said to the three embarrassed people who were driven out:
"Don't forget what you signed. I don't want you to support me in my old age, and don't even think about taking a penny from me."
The noise of throwing things was so loud that many neighbors came out to watch.
Sister Ma came out directly with a large bowl, "Oh, this is Shen Ming and Shen Qin, the young couple, back to see Baomei."
Shen Qin and Shen Ming replied angrily: "Yes, I came back to see my mother."
Sister Ma sighed exaggeratedly:
"I remember you didn't even come back for Chinese New Year. Today isn't even the weekend. Why did you think of coming back to see Baomei?"
Sister Ma has a good relationship with Chen Baomei and knows about the bad things in her family. Naturally, she hates these two brothers who disrespect their elders and only know how to rely on their parents.
When he spoke, he naturally sounded sarcastic and not so pleasant.
Shen Ming and Shen Qin felt embarrassed, so they picked up their things and left in shame.
Chen Baomei smiled and asked, "Is your little Ma not back yet?"
"I did inform him of the news, but he's busy with work. He said he'd come back to help me review it on the day the compensation for the demolition was paid."
Sister Ma is a widow who raised her son Xiaoma alone. Xiaoma is very promising. He studied for a doctorate and then stayed on to teach at the school. He has a decent job that everyone envies.
In her previous life, Sister Ma received two houses and several million yuan in compensation from a demolition project. Later, she bought a small house in the community where her son and daughter-in-law lived next to them, and she kept the demolition compensation in her hands.
She occasionally failed to help her son and daughter-in-law, but the younger generation became even more filial to her.
In her previous life, Sister Ma also advised Chen Baomei, saying that she had no job and no land now, and asked her to save some money for her old age and not let the younger generations take it all away. She must have some money in her hands to feel confident when she is old.
Unfortunately, she didn't listen at that time and just blindly subsidized the children.
"Little Ma is filial, much better than these ugly guys like me."
Sister Ma smiled and said, "I can't say he's filial. He's just a son, so that's just the way he is."
Chen Baomei brought out a basket and talked to Sister Ma at the door. They chatted for a while before going back to cook.
Niu Niu has already simmered the rice, and we can eat it after stir-frying two or three dishes.
After the grandparents and grandchildren finished their meal, Niu Niu got up as usual to clean up the dishes. Chen Baomei patted her on the head and told her to go back to her room to do her homework.
Niu Niu hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Chen Baomei found it funny, "What's wrong? You're still so distant with grandma."
Niuniu said a little embarrassedly: "Grandma, there is a math summer camp at school, and the teacher recommended me to participate."
As soon as Chen Baomei heard it, she knew that this activity would cost money, but Niu Niu was too embarrassed to ask.
Whenever money is involved, the child is very cautious and afraid to talk to her.
"What's the big deal? Your teacher recommended you to go, so just go. How much does it cost?"
"It's a bit expensive to stay in the provincial capital for a week."
Niu Niu wanted to go, but she felt the cost was too high and she was reluctant to go.
"Two thousand dollars."
Chen Baomei looked at her cautious appearance and wondered how much money she would ask for.
"Grandma will give it to you."
Chen Baomei was very good at mobile transfer and quickly clicked on the green bubble transfer page.
"Grandma, just transfer 820 to me. Niuniu still has more than 1,000 yuan for her New Year's gift."
During the Chinese New Year, Chen Baomei gave her 200 yuan as a lucky money, and her two aunts and her third uncle and aunt also gave her red envelopes. Together with the pocket money Chen Baomei gave her on a regular basis, she had saved more than 1,100 yuan.
She planned to use her own money and ask her grandmother for help if it was not enough.
Although Niu Niu transferred from a primary school in a poor county, she has always studied hard and quickly caught up with the teaching progress here.
The teacher found that she was particularly sensitive to numbers and intended to cultivate her mathematical thinking. She also gave her many small classes privately.
But regardless of whether she has a talent for mathematics or not, Chen Baomei feels that the money must be spent as long as it is related to education.
She transferred two thousand yuan and let Niu Niu register by herself.
"Just keep your secret money for yourself. Your grandmother will soon become a multi-millionaire. Are you afraid you can't afford this little money?!"
Chen Baomei's teasing made Niu Niu laugh.
Shen Ru and Shen Rui heard the news and called back to confirm. Chen Baomei told them everything.
Later, Shen Ming and Shen Qin came several times again, and Shen Ming even asked to move his household registration back.
Not to mention that Chen Baomei would not agree, even the village committee and the demolition office would not give him this opportunity.
As soon as the demolition news came out, the household registration in the village was locked, and people could only leave but not enter.
Shen Xingguo also got the news, but he and Gao Xiuyun had signed up for a month-long tour group trip. No matter how much he regretted it, he was reluctant to waste his money, so he could only bear the pain and continue to join the group and come back after the tour group ended.
The demolition office finished measuring the house and land one after another, and in a blink of an eye it was the day to sign the contract and pay the compensation.
Except for Chen Yin who was far away in the Magic City, the other children all came back.
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