Chapter 233 Make fifty bucks
After dinner, everyone chatted inside the house.
Chu De'an winked at Shen Xuewei and glanced at the door every now and then.
Shen Xuewei wanted to continue talking to Chen Fangli, so she pretended not to see anything until Chen Fangli was about to coax Chu Dexi back to his room to sleep. Only then did she pat her bottom and be dragged out the door by Chu De'an.
Where are you taking me?
He pulled Shen Xuewei out and pushed her forward, her face full of helplessness.
Chu De'an pushed her along, "Let's go to Tang Tang's house. Tang Tang has been on leave for several days, and she said yesterday that she wanted to see you."
Shen Xuewei had a good impression of Tang Tang, and had even visited Tang Tang's house to watch TV before.
Upon hearing that they were going to the Tang family, they started walking on their own without Chu De'an having to push them.
When they arrived at the Tang family's house, they could hear the Tang couple arguing again as soon as they reached the door.
The two stopped outside the door, and Chu De'an whispered, "Grandma Tang must be finding fault again, making Aunt Hu unhappy, so she started arguing with Uncle Tang again."
Shen Xuewei sighed and stood at the door, unsure whether she should go in or not.
Every family has its own set of problems.
The Tang couple had been married for over ten years and had only one child, Tang Tang.
Grandma Tang kept urging the couple to have a second child, but Hu Lirong was afraid of making Tang Tang feel wronged, so she refused to have a second child no matter what.
Tang Tang was raised by her and cherished like the apple of her eye; she couldn't bear to see Tang Tang suffer even the slightest grievance.
Ever since Tang Tang started fourth grade and had to go to school in town, Hu Lirong asked someone to help her find a relaxed job in town and rented a house there, taking Tang Tang to and from school every day.
Tang Tang had a high fever for several days, and Hu Lirong took care of her every day, feeling extremely distressed.
Just then, Grandma Tang brought up the old topic again, mentioning the idea of having a second child. Her temper flared instantly, and she couldn't help but scold Grandma Tang a couple of times.
Tang Jiangang was caught in the middle and was in a difficult position. When he saw his mother being scolded, he began to complain about Hu Lirong.
Hearing the increasingly heated argument inside, the two exchanged a glance and took a step back.
Just as they were about to turn and leave, a cup flew out from inside, hit them beside them, and shattered.
Chu De'an screamed in fright, and the arguing inside instantly disappeared, as if it had never happened.
Hu Lirong came out of the house with a stern face. "Who is it?"
Shen Xuewei paused, glancing at Chu De'an, who was cowering beside her.
"Aunt Hu, it's me, Weiwei."
Hu Lirong was still angry from the argument, and her voice was louder than usual.
"What are you two doing here so late at night?"
Shen Xuewei smiled and said, "Aunt Hu, I heard from De'an that Xiao Tang is sick, so I thought I'd come and see her."
"If it's inconvenient, I'll come again when I have the chance, and I won't bother you any longer."
Chu De'an nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, we came to see Tang Tang."
Upon hearing that the other party was there to see her daughter, Hu Lirong's remaining anger was instantly extinguished in the face of the two sincere faces.
Her expression softened. "Oh, so you've come to see my Xiaotang. It's alright, you two come in. She's bored at home, keep her company..."
As she spoke, she led the two into her home and headed towards Tang Tang's room.
As she passed by Tang Jiangang, Shen Xuewei greeted him, "Uncle Tang."
Tang Jiangang looked somewhat embarrassed, probably thinking about how he and his wife had just argued and that Shen Xuewei and her brother had overheard it.
"Ah, haha, it's Vivi and Dean, you've come to see Xiaotang, right? Xiaotang was just mentioning you a few days ago..."
Hu Lirong was angry and didn't want to hear his voice right now, so she pulled Shen Xuewei towards Tang Tang's room.
"Weiwei, ignore him, come with me and talk to Xiaotang."
Tang Tang was leaning against the bed reading a book when she saw Shen Xuewei and Chu De'an arrive. Her face lit up with joy, and she threw the book aside and called out happily.
"Sister Vivi, De'an, what brings you here?"
The two sat down beside her bed. "We heard you were sick, so we came to see you."
"Are you alright? Are you still feeling unwell?"
Tang Tang shook her head, "I don't feel bad anymore, I'm almost fully recovered."
She pouted, "It's my mom. I told her I'm all better, but she won't let me go out. She even gave me a day off on Monday and told me to go back to school on Tuesday..."
Hu Lirong reached out to check the temperature on her forehead, and poked her in an annoyed manner upon hearing this.
"Ancestor, you should be content. Isn't it good to let you rest at home? Why did you have to go back so early? Don't fall ill again."
"Listen to Mom, wait until you're fully recovered before going back. If the teacher can't teach you the lessons you missed, Mom will teach you."
She held a glass of water in her hand, coaxed Tang Tang to take her medicine, and chatted casually with Shen Xuewei.
"Weiwei, how's high school going? Are you keeping up with the classes?"
"It's alright, I can still keep up for now."
"That's true. You've never caused your family any trouble growing up, unlike mine, who's so spoiled and stubborn..."
"mom!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, alright? Aren't you thinking about your sister Weiwei? You're talking to your sister Weiwei, she came all the way here to see you."
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Shen Xuewei and her companion stayed at the Tang family's house for about half an hour.
Seeing that Tang Tang was yawning and feeling sleepy after taking her medicine, Shen Xuewei wisely took her leave and left the Tang family with Chu De'an.
Chu De'an still had a sweet tooth and, after leaving the Tang family, dragged Shen Xuewei toward the village store.
He bought several bags of snacks and couldn't resist opening them at the convenience store.
"Delicious, really delicious."
Shen Xuewei sat next to him, sipping soy milk through a straw.
"Eat these things in moderation, don't eat too much."
Chu De'an complained to her, "Sis, I don't have much to eat. It's only when you come back and buy things for me that I have something to eat."
"My parents usually give me just enough for living expenses, so they don't have enough money to buy me snacks."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xuewei sighed.
After leaving the convenience store, she reached into her pocket, counted out some money, and gave it to him.
"Here, keep this safe. If you don't have enough to eat at school, buy some bread or something to tide you over."
Chu De'an stared at the money she handed him, swallowed hard, but didn't reach out to take it.
"Forget it, sis. I heard that you need money for high school tuition and boarding at school. You can keep this money for yourself."
Shen Xuewei's face was cold and stern. "Take it!"
Chu De'an was startled and quickly took the money.
"Okay!"
Shen Xuewei was worried that he would spend money recklessly, so she didn't give him too much at once, only about fifty yuan in total.
Given her current situation, she will probably only be able to come to the Chu family once every one or two months. We'll give her more money when Chu De'an runs out of money.
Shen Xuewei stayed at the Chu family's house for one night. After having lunch at the Chu family's house the next day, she took a bus back to the county.
She sat in the car, waved goodbye to Chen Fangli, looked down at the backpack in her arms, and found that the zipper had been opened a crack at some point.
She widened the slit a bit, and a slightly wrinkled 100-yuan banknote came into view.
She leaned out the window again, looking at the two people on the roadside getting smaller and smaller, and felt a little amused and exasperated.
Well, it turns out I actually made fifty yuan more.
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