Chapter 221 The Abacus Beads Collapsed on My Face
Shen Jingjing had already let go of the grievances that happened with the Fu family.
At that time, she was busy raising three children and had no energy to get entangled with the Fu family.
So many years have passed now. For Yu Chen Jingjing, no matter how good the old man was in the past, he is old now. If he really misses his grandson, she will not stop Xingxing from going back to see him.
Fu Kang looked at Shen Jingjing with complicated emotions in his eyes. Although he and Shen Jingjing didn't have much interaction, he could tell after what happened that year that although the woman in front of him seemed to speak and act slowly, softly and amiably, she was actually very stubborn and strong in her bones.
Otherwise, how could he raise three children by himself?
And it’s so well raised!
In the final analysis, it is the third brother who is unlucky, and it is also the Fu family who is unlucky.
Fu Kang sighed, his tone unable to conceal his sorrow. "Jingjing, I really don't have the face to say these words to you, but the child is Xiaojun's after all. I want Xingxing to kowtow in front of his father's grave. Is that okay with you?"
When Shen Ci heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Shen Jingjing's face also turned ugly. She subconsciously glanced at her daughter, and then responded unhappily: "Brother, what you said is, let Xingxing go back to recognize her ancestors, but the granddaughter doesn't recognize her? That's right... If you recognize your granddaughter, you should have recognized her long ago. If you had recognized your granddaughter back then, the things that happened later would not have happened, and Fu Jun would not have died."
She didn't want to bring up the old matter again, but the Fu family's behavior was really disgusting.
Shen Ci felt sorry for her mother and immediately sneered indifferently: "How fresh! I haven't seen my grandparents in my twenty years. It just so happens that I don't consider myself a member of the Fu family. My last name is Shen. Xingxing can go back if he wants. That's his own wish. If the Fu family doesn't want to recognize me, I will never go back."
"I'm not going back!"
Shen Xing looked at Fu Kang with anger on his face. "Uncle, please tell me this: it was my mother who gave birth to me and raised me. I will never do anything to disappoint or upset her."
"Xingxing, your grandparents are old, they..."
"They don't lack grandchildren." Shen Xing interrupted Fu Kang and looked at him seriously: "But I am the only son my mother has!"
Fu Kang was speechless for a moment. Xingxing was not a child anymore and had his own independent thinking and consciousness. He could not be treated like a child and coaxed into submission by just a few nice words.
He looked at Shen Jingjing as if asking for help: "Jingjing, look, just pity the old man."
"Uncle, stop using moral kidnapping here. My mother is a pitiful old man. Who has ever been pitiful to my mother over the years?" Shen Ci said.
Seeing that Shen Ci was really angry, Shen Jingjing raised her hand and patted her daughter gently to indicate that she was fine. Then she turned to look at Fu Kang and said, "Brother, no one can force this matter. I respect Xingxing's wishes. If he wants to go back, he can go back. I will never stop him. But if he doesn't want to go back, no one can force him to go back."
Fu Kang had anticipated this result.
If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?
He was speechless and silent for a long while, and finally nodded: "Well, Xingxing is grown up and has his own opinions. As an uncle, I have no right to say anything else."
As he spoke, he pulled out three red envelopes from his pocket: "I thought it must have been a wasted trip. It's Chinese New Year, so I'll give some red envelopes to the kids."
"I don't want it!" Xingxing turned her head away and didn't even look at it.
Chen Ci also said: "Uncle, you should take it back. You haven't accepted any red envelopes from the Fu family in all these years, and don't have any involvement or contact in the future."
Chen Li looked at her sister, then at her brother, and still said nothing.
Fu Kang stood up and said bitterly, "Don't treat your uncle like an enemy. It's just a good omen and a token of your grandparents' kindness. Don't think too much about it."
He said hello to Shen Jingjing and walked out: "Then I'll go back first."
Shen Jingjing didn't keep him for dinner, but just sent him to the door. Before leaving, she also said thank you to Fu Kang.
Fu Kang was slightly stunned: "Why are you thanking me?"
Shen Jingjing smiled bitterly: "This red envelope was given by the old man, and it must have been given to Xingxing alone. I know them too well. Big brother, did you secretly divide it into three parts?"
Unexpectedly, Shen Jingjing could guess this. Fu Kang smiled bitterly in embarrassment: "The old man is not easy to get over, but the Fu family is not unreasonable. Don't take it to heart. You have worked hard over the years."
Shen Jingjing smiled and shook her head: "Then take care, big brother, I won't see you off."
After closing the door, he turned around and saw Ah Ci looking at him with a red envelope in his hand. "Judging from the amounts in the three red envelopes, they must have been given to Xingxing alone. Uncle deliberately divided them into three. Is he trying to cover up his mistake?"
"Your uncle is just a messenger." Shen Jingjing said helplessly.
Chen Ci took the red envelope and walked to the kitchen window and looked down. Seeing Fu Kang leaving the unit, he shouted, "Uncle, we don't want Xingxing anymore. You can take it back."
As he said that, he threw the red envelope down, and before Fu Kang could react, he retracted his body and closed the window.
Shen Jingjing did not stop her. She knew that her daughter would not want the red envelope, because the red envelope was only for Xingxing. If Xingxing did not want it, then Aci would definitely have to return it!
Chen Ci returned to the sofa and said indignantly: "For twenty years, I ignored and didn't care. I saw Xingxing grow up and take the college entrance examination, and suddenly he said he wanted a grandson. The abacus beads fell on my face."
"It's New Year's Day, let's not talk about this." Shen Jingjing didn't want her daughter to be angry because of "outsiders", so she sat over and hugged her shoulders.
Shen Ci sighed: "I will definitely not be angry, I just feel sorry for you."
As she spoke, she glanced at A-Li and Xingxing, and added, "A-Li and Xingxing have grown up, Mom. I think you should let them know some things."
What exactly happened between my mother and the Fu family back then? How did my father Fu Jun die? Why have we had no contact for more than 20 years?
Shen Jingjing never took the initiative to explain these things in front of the children, so A Li and Xingxing didn't know.
It’s Aci.
Shen Jingjing looked at Ah Ci suspiciously and asked, "How did you know?"
Shen Ci sighed again: “Last time I came back, my aunt told me secretly.”
Shen Yingying was also moved when she saw her sister and niece finally resolve their misunderstandings. She revealed what happened that year to Shen Ci in the hope that Ah Ci would be more considerate of her mother in the future.
Because Shen Jingjing really endured too much for the children back then.
When Shen Jingjing heard this, her expression became a little unnatural: "Did she tell you everything?"
"Is there something else?" Chen Ci asked doubtfully. She always felt that there was something else behind her mother's words, as if she was hiding something from her.
Seeing her daughter's reaction, Shen Jingjing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that although Yingying had told Ah Ci about what happened with the Fu family that year, she had not told Ah Ci about it.
(End of this chapter)
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