When Old Lady Xia saw her son waiting at the door, she came to her senses and suddenly said, "Chen Xiangbei, if you dare to do bad things again, such as stealing and swindling, get out of here now."
Chen Xiangbei thought to himself, as expected, he knew that the bad things his second brother did would definitely affect him, a well-behaved child. He immediately said, "Mom, don't worry, I will never do it again. If I do it again, I will never be able to eat good food in my life."
Old Mrs. Xia returned to the rented house with him. She took a few deep breaths as she entered, then walked in with a smile. Seeing that her sister had already gotten up and was wiping the tables and cabinets, she said, "Sister, you shouldn't work in this state. Just stay here for a while. I'll tell you some good news later. I also brought you some porridge. Eat some quickly; it's still hot."
Chen Xiangbei looked at the lunch box eagerly. Xia Yu'e felt sorry for him and, considering that he had helped his mother and herself today, she took two bowls from the kitchen and divided the porridge into three portions. "Let's eat together."
Chen Xiangbei took out a small piece of dried salted fish from his pocket and tore off some for each of them. "This is something the landlady gave me to eat."
Xia Yu'e laughed, "You are quite popular."
Chen Xiangbei immediately became proud, "Of course, they all like talking to me."
Chen Xiangbei drank the salty and fresh meat porridge with dried salted fish, feeling extremely comfortable. "Mom, Auntie, are you two scared tonight? Can I stay with you?"
Chen Xiangbei looked at the howling north wind outside and felt cold before he even went out. It was better to stay in the house. Although it was still cold, he could sleep on the table with a quilt covering him. If he went out and went home now, he would freeze to death.
Xia Yu'e looked at her sister's eyes and found that she didn't seem unhappy, so she agreed on her behalf, "Okay, but your mother only brought one set of quilts and mattresses, what are you going to use to cover yourself?"
Chen Xiangbei said with a smile: "Ask the landlady to borrow it. I'm not dirty."
Old Lady Xia glanced at him with disdain: "Look at your cotton-padded jacket."
Chen Xiangbei raised his sleeve to show her, "It's only gotten a little dirty in half a month. Mom, you're too harsh on me."
Old Lady Xia had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay, you've made progress."
Looking at his appearance, Old Lady Xia felt a little complicated. This dead boy didn't understand what people said before. Even after being told several times, he still made himself dirty all day long. When he was scolded, he would just smile foolishly or pretend not to understand, and he just did what he wanted.
But in just half a month, the changes are really big.
The stain on his cuffs isn't really that dirty; he's quite a clean person.
Chen Xiangbei drank the porridge with even more relish. His mother saw his progress, so he must have made progress.
After the three of them finished eating, Old Lady Xia told them about the house. Chen Xiangbei immediately jumped up. He really made a good bet. He knew that if he followed his father, he would go hungry for nine meals a day, but if he followed his mother, there would be surprises anytime and anywhere.
In the future, he must be more filial to his mother and try to make him the only one in her heart and eyes besides her aunt. His second brother and sister should not get involved, because his mother belongs to him alone.
Chen Xiangbei shouted in his heart that he, Chen Xiangbei, was truly the luckiest man in the world.
Xia Yu'e was happy for her. No matter what kind of house it was, she would always have a place to live after retirement. Living in the dormitory forever was unrealistic. Being allocated a house would finally mean she had her own home. But then she became worried. "Yu'e, housing is so tight now. Are you going to make trouble with the factory leaders? You can't do that. You have to get along well with others."
Old Mrs. Xia suddenly felt guilty. She said she didn't make a fuss and got along well with others, but when asked casually, everyone knew that the police from the factory had come twice in the half-month that she, Xia Yue'e, had lived in the dormitory, and even her sister's own son had been detained by her.
It seems that her sister doesn't know about this yet.
Xia Yu'e breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. It's always good to get along well with others. Don't mess with others unless they mess with you. Do you understand? I was just worried that you were making a fuss because of me. Actually, I can live anywhere. I really don't want to add to your burden."
Xia Yue'e, now nearly fifty, was being lectured like a child. "I don't get into conflicts. Everyone in the compound used to say I had a good temper and was as soft as dough. I'm different now than I was when I was little. I'm calm and composed."
Chen Xiangbei listened to his mother's nonsense with an expressionless face. He was still a dough boy, but his mother was a powder keg. However, facing his aunt's questioning eyes and his mother's implicit vicious gaze, Chen Xiangbei said against his will: "Yes, aunt, my mother has a soft temper, so gentle and kind. As long as you don't provoke her, she is easy to talk to. But if you provoke her, it will be a different story, just like cousin Tian Chengping, he will be beaten."
Hearing Chengping from the child's mouth, Xia Yu'e sighed. The child was not a good person when he was young, and he was even worse when he grew up. The best thing he did in his life was to make his father angry to death, and he never did any other good things.
Seeing her sister was silent, Old Lady Xia assumed she was heartbroken for Tian Chengping, whom she had beaten during the day. Although she despised this bastard, he was still her sister's biological son, her only child. On the first day of their reunion, he had beaten her sister's son like a dog, and even beat him twice in front of her. Her sister might really be upset.
Old Lady Xia was a little embarrassed, "Sister, I hit Chengping a little too hard during the day, I..."
How could Xia Yu'e not know what her sister meant? She was just too concerned about herself. "Yue'e, Chengping is already useless. You don't have to worry too much. I wanted to beat him even if you didn't, but my body is not strong enough to beat him. You finally helped me vent my anger today."
Old Lady Xia felt that although her sister had given up hope on Tian Chengping, she was still a little sad. How could she not feel bad when her son became like this? Thinking of seeing the second son at the supply and marketing cooperative just now, Old Lady Xia felt sympathy all of a sudden.
"Sister, all children are like this. I gave birth to four, and none of them were good."
Chen Xiangbei was unconvinced and said, "Mom, I think I'm okay."
Xia Yu'e laughed out loud, "Yes, you are the best."
Old Lady Xia curled her lips and said, "What are you capable of? You're so shameless because you rely on your young age."
Chen Xiangbei: "What's the point of having dignity? I can't eat, drink, or look for my mom. If I were really afraid of losing face, I'd really be motherless, hehe."
Xia Yu'e agreed, "Yes, some pride should be put down. Xiangbei, you should be nicer to your mother. It's really not easy for her."
Chen Xiangbei: "My mother and I are the best friends in the world."
Old Lady Xia: "Who is nice to you?"
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