"Fanfan".
"What's wrong?"
Chen Mu is calling him more and more frequently these days.
"My dad is angry."
Shen Zhifan listened to the phone call in a daze.
Why?
He said I was stingy and miserly.
Shen Zhifan, who had just sat down, greeted his elders in turn before continuing to answer the phone.
"for example?"
Chen Mu glanced at the doorway and continued speaking cautiously.
"He asked me what I wanted to treat him to, and I said I wanted to treat him to wolf tooth potatoes, and that was it."
Shen Zhifan knew where the problem lay, and he would be angry too.
“You’ve earned over a thousand, it’s really inappropriate to treat him to potatoes. You should at least get something more expensive.”
After thinking for a long time, Chen Mu still couldn't decide what was more expensive. Finally, with Shen Zhifan's help, he ordered a Wallace set meal for 39.9 yuan.
When the door was knocked, Chen Mu walked out of the room, went to the front door, and opened it.
"Hello, little friend, this is your package."
Chen Mu reached out and took it.
"Thanks!"
"You're welcome."
Seeing the deliveryman leave, he closed the door and asked. Hearing the commotion outside, Chen Li and his wife came out. They were taken aback when they saw the Wallace delivery bag their son was carrying.
What did you order?
Chen Mu looked up at his father.
"I'll treat you to Wallace."
The two seemed to be hallucinating, and Chen Li asked again.
"You're treating me to Wallace?"
He glanced down at the takeout in his son's hand.
"It's rare to be treated to a meal by my son. I feel honored."
Chen Mu felt his father was being a bit long-winded and couldn't help but urge him on.
"Dad, if you don't hurry up, it'll get cold."
This stuff doesn't taste as good when it's cold.
Shen Yanshi looked at her son as if he were a ghost. Had this kid finally come to his senses? He actually dared to treat his dad to Wallace's, such a big bag, it must cost tens of yuan.
Chen Li sat down happily, took the takeout bag from his son, and placed the food inside on the table one by one.
Seeing the dishes on the table—one serving of honey-glazed hand-pulled chicken, one serving of spicy chicken rolls, one serving of spicy chicken cutlet, five pieces of black pepper chicken nuggets, five taro and sweet potato balls, and two servings of medium-sized cocoa—Chen Li first chose the black pepper chicken nuggets and started eating.
Chen Mu glanced at him.
"Dad, don't you want a drink?"
Chen Li took the Coke his son handed him and took a sip.
"Thanks to my son, I can have an extra meal too."
Both of them laughed upon hearing this, and Chen Mu looked at his mother.
"Mom, would you like some Coke?"
Shen Shiyan thought about it and still refused.
"No need, it's too late."
The woman already had a cold uterus, so she was afraid that eating it would upset her stomach.
Shen Shiyi looked at the phone call her son had just hung up.
"Fanfan, it seems like you and Chen Mu are getting along quite well now."
Shen Zhifan looked up at his mother.
"Well, maybe our fate is just too complicated."
Upon hearing his words, Qin's mother laughed so hard she almost died.
"How did it become a tragic relationship?"
Sophie couldn't help but interject.
"They're just two bickering lovers."
Who would have thought that after such a fierce argument, the two would still have a time when they were like brothers?
Shen Shiyi didn't say anything more, but simply raised her hand to touch the top of her son's head.
A sudden downpour in the middle of the night startled Shen Shiyi awake. She touched her stomach, then relaxed and went back to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Chen Li, frightened, hugged his pillow and went into his and his wife's room.
"Mom and Dad, I'm afraid of thunder."
Upon hearing her son's voice, Shen Yanshi immediately woke up and turned on the light.
"Come here quickly, Mumu."
After his son fell asleep, Chen Li held him and continued to sleep.
The rain stopped when it got light. The whole morning felt refreshing and invigorating.
The moment the alarm clock rang, Qin Ziming got out of bed. After washing up and getting ready, he went to the room and found his wife still fast asleep, completely undisturbed by his presence. He chuckled, leaned down, kissed her forehead, and whispered softly.
"Honey, I'm going to work."
Shen Shiyi vaguely heard his voice and couldn't help but respond.
"Um."
Qin Ziming smiled upon receiving her response, got up and left the room. After having breakfast, he left the old house to go to work.
Mother Yan rarely sleeps in, waking up at ten o'clock. She opened the window, breathed in some fresh air, and felt refreshed and invigorated.
"It's so nice that it rained at night; you can smell the fresh air the next day."
After waiting by the window for a few minutes, he got up and went downstairs to the first floor.
When Mrs. Ni and Mrs. Wu, who were watching TV on the sofa, saw their mistress come downstairs, they immediately went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her.
A dozen minutes later, Mrs. Ni walked towards the sofa.
"Madam, breakfast is ready."
Yan's mother nodded slightly, got up and walked to the dining room to sit down and quietly enjoy her breakfast.
Shen Shiyi left the house with Qin's mother in the afternoon. The two women, mother and daughter-in-law, walked arm in arm affectionately like mother and daughter.
Qin's mother looked at her daughter-in-law's round belly.
"Shiyi, if you feel unwell, you must tell your mother."
Upon hearing this, Shen Shiyi nodded gently.
"Okay, Mom."
The two bumped into Leng's mother as she walked towards them at a corner inside the mall.
Seeing her round belly, Leng's mother couldn't help but smile gently.
"Long time no see, it's been more than seven months now, right?"
Shen Shiyi nodded slightly.
"Hmm, what's this, Auntie?"
"I come here to browse the mall to kill time when I have nothing to do."
She glanced at Qin's mother beside her and nodded politely. Qin's mother, in turn, nodded politely in return.
"This beautiful lady, is she your mother-in-law?"
Shen Shiyi looked at Qin's mother, pursed her lips slightly, and nodded.
"Yes."
The cold mother reached out her hand, and the air seemed to open wide.
"Hello, I'm Wang Mengjie. I've known Shiyi for many years. It's nice to meet you."
One shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Qin's mother generously reached out and shook hands with the other person.
"Hello, my name is Qin Wan, and it's nice to meet you too."
This was the first time the two had met formally, and Qin's mother suggested that they sit down at a nearby dessert shop.
From the moment Leng's mother appeared, Qin's mother knew that their relationship was not simple. Leng's mother looked at her daughter-in-law's round belly, feeling a mixture of relief, envy, and blessings—a complex yet simple feeling.
The three chatted for an hour before parting ways. On the way back, Qin's mother didn't ask, but Shen Shiyi, though tightly pursing her lips, still managed to tell the truth.
"Mom, Aunt Leng is the mother of my first love. Ten years ago, her son died in an accident."
Qin's mother was shocked upon hearing this.
"No wonder I felt envious when I saw her looking at your belly."
Shen Shiyi pursed her lips and spoke.
“Yes, she used to sigh and feel sorry for me during those two years. Just when she and my uncle were determined to help me, I had an accident. They all thought I had died in the car crash. After that, they completely cut off all business cooperation with the Li family.”
After listening to her daughter-in-law's words, Qin's mother reached out and patted her hand, which was resting on the back of the chair.
"It's all in the past, things will get better from now on."
She couldn't imagine how her daughter-in-law had gotten through those years.
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