Chapter 208 My daughter is not afraid of trouble, but she is afraid of you being unhappy
Lian Xing and Pili saw this and said, "It's okay, Auntie. We're not that hungry right now."
"That's right, it's okay to take your time. Auntie, let me help you."
Pili rolled up his sleeves as he spoke, and Shen Jingjing followed suit, "Oh, no need. Auntie can do it quickly by herself. You've been tired from taking exams all day. Go take a rest on the sofa and have some fruit first."
As he said that, he ran to the kitchen.
Pili didn't really just sit there and do nothing, but followed her: "Auntie, I'll help you. I can cook."
Chen Ci noticed that something was wrong with her mother, but she didn't rush to question her. She first looked at Lian Xing and said, "You are the only true princess. Go sit down and rest. I will go and help."
"Ah?" Gu Lianxing said with a bitter face: "It's not suitable..."
Shen Ci sneered, "Don't be so polite in my house."
After saying this, he left Lianxing alone and turned to go to the kitchen.
Shen Ci and Pili were responsible for washing and preparing the vegetables, while Shen Jingjing was responsible for cooking. The kitchen was very large, and the three of them didn't feel crowded at all.
It's obvious that Pili is someone who cooks frequently. He handles ingredients neatly and decisively, and his knife skills are also very impressive.
Shen Jingjing saw this and couldn't help but praise: "Pili often cooks for his parents at home, right?"
This sentence made the other two people in the kitchen stop what they were doing. Shen Ci pursed her lips awkwardly. Just as she was about to speak, Pili interrupted her. She smiled frankly and said, "Auntie, my parents died very early. I was raised by my master and his wife in the martial arts hall of my master."
Shen Jingjing: “…”
She looked slightly startled, as if she couldn't react for a moment.
Shen Ci said softly: "Mom, Pili's life experience is a bit complicated. You can slowly learn about it when you have a chance."
Shen Jingjing came back to her senses, and turned her head away with a flustered look in her eyes: "I'm sorry, Auntie didn't mean it."
"It's okay, Auntie. It's been many years, and I don't mind it anymore." Pili didn't mean to blame her at all, which made Shen Jingjing even more uncomfortable.
The atmosphere in the kitchen cooled down for a moment, until a while later Shen Ci and Pili noticed that Shen Jingjing was secretly wiping away tears, and then they looked at each other in shock.
"Oh my god, what are you doing?"
Chen Ci quickly put down the kidney beans in her hand and stepped forward to comfort her: "Why are you crying for no reason?"
Shen Jingjing waved her hands with moist eyes, feeling embarrassed: "I'm old, my eye sockets are shallow, I can't stand hearing these things."
"Auntie, please don't cry. You make me feel uncomfortable." Pili was also a little panicked. She had mentioned this matter to many people. Indeed, most people would express sympathy to her, but Aunt Shen was the second person who shed tears for her. The first was Lianxing, who also cried miserably at that time.
Perhaps it's because she is a mother of three children herself, so she is more sensitive and empathetic about such things.
"Okay, I won't cry. I'll cook." Shen Jingjing pushed the two girls: "I said I don't need your help. Go out quickly..."
Seeing that all the dishes were ready and her mother only needed to stir-fry the rest, Shen Ci pulled Pili out.
Pili rarely saw an elder cry in front of him, and it was because of him. He was a little overwhelmed at the moment: "Aci, is Auntie usually so sentimental?"
Shen Ci thought about it and shook his head.
In fact, my mother was a very strong and tenacious woman. It was definitely not something that an ordinary woman could do to raise three siblings and cultivate them into successful people by herself.
As far as I can remember, my mother rarely shed tears.
Maybe it’s really like what my mother said herself, people are more easily touched as they get older.
"Anyway, if she asks about you later, let's talk slowly." Shen Ci decided to be on the safe side.
Just hearing that Pili's parents died early made her cry with heartache. What if she knew that her master's wife was now seriously ill and unconscious in the ICU, and that Pili had fought underground boxing with a group of burly professional male boxers to make money and left herself covered in bruises, how could she bear it?
My heart must be broken!
Dinner was served quickly. Although Shen Jingjing was worried and not in a good mood, fortunately her cooking skills did not perform poorly.
"It smells so good, Auntie! My mouth is watering!"
"It looks delicious. Thank you for your hard work, Auntie."
Lianxing and Pili praised them enthusiastically. Shen Jingjing's face was filled with smiles again, and she urged everyone to wash their hands first.
After Pili and Lianxing went to the bathroom, Shen Ci finally had the chance to pull her mother aside and ask her, "Mom, I see you're upset. Are you hiding something from me?"
Things had to be made clear, otherwise neither her mother nor she would feel at ease during the meal.
Shen Jingjing didn't expect her daughter to see everything. For a moment, she was at a loss as to what to say.
Seeing this, Chen Ci knew that something must be wrong, but she did not get angry. She just said to her mother calmly: "Why can't you tell me? Think about it, this is Longcheng. How long can you hide what's happening here from me? Or is it something about Shenzhen and Hong Kong? Is there something wrong with my aunt's family? It can't be something about grandma's side, right?"
"No, no." Shen Jingjing quickly denied it, and then confessed that she had taken the initiative to go to Jiang's today.
Her tone was full of regret and self-blame when she explained it, and Shen Ci felt only heartache when she heard it.
Before her mother could finish, Shen Ci interrupted her: "Mom, stop talking. I thought it was a big deal. It's okay. Uncle Jiang won't be angry with you for this kind of thing. He is not that kind of person. Because you are kind, how could Uncle Jiang not see it?"
"But, but I sent him a text message and he hasn't replied." Shen Jingjing said with a worried look on her face.
Shen Ci smiled slightly, raised her hand and gently put her arm around her mother's shoulders: "You think too much, Uncle Jiang is so busy, it's possible that he didn't see it."
"Are you really okay?" Shen Jingjing looked at her daughter worriedly: "Mom is afraid that I might make things worse and cause you trouble."
Shen Ci immediately chuckled: "How could this possibly become a trouble? If Uncle Jiang was someone who could easily become a troublemaker, I wouldn't have looked for him. Don't worry, it really doesn't matter."
Hearing her daughter say this with such a calm attitude, Shen Jingjing felt relieved.
Only then did Shen Ci gently pat her mother's shoulder, and then said seriously: "Mom, you don't have to be so cautious in the future. Even if you really get into trouble, I won't blame you. You are my mother, the most important person to me in this world, more important than all other things and troubles."
"My daughter is not afraid of trouble, but of your unhappiness."
This sudden confession touched the soft spot in Shen Jingjing's heart again. She looked at her daughter with tears in her eyes and nodded: "Mom knows, Mom knows..."
(End of this chapter)
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