Chapter 552: One World, One Pie
Boom boom boom…
The door rang, and he quickly wiped away his tears and put the bowl on the table.
After calming down, he asked, "Who is it?"
“It’s me…”
When I opened the door, I saw Jiang Yizhou and Lu Nanhuan standing at the door.
He invited the person in, looked outside again, and a flash of disappointment passed across his face.
He forced a smile and asked them to sit down.
"Isn't it cold outside? Come and warm yourself by the fire..."
He quickly turned on the coal fire and poured hot tea for the two of them.
"Drink something to warm yourself up."
He went into the house for a long time, came out with a red envelope and gave it to Lu Nanhuan.
"Here, this is the custom here. A new bride must receive a red envelope in her first year."
"It's not much, take it first."
Lu Nanhuan stuffed the red envelope into his pocket and said thank you: "Thank you, Dad..."
The two of them sat for a while, then felt there was nothing to talk about, so they were about to leave.
Jiang Huai was busy making dumplings for the two of them.
Hearing that the two were about to leave, her eyes reddened again. She stood in the kitchen, holding a rolling pin, and said after a long while, "Then be careful on the road..."
"I won't see you off..."
With a bang, the door was closed, and the desolate feeling in the room once again enveloped Jiang Huai.
He was rolling out the dumpling wrappers while crying.
I rolled out so much, but I don’t know who to feed it to.
After a while, the door rang again.
He wiped his tears again and walked out of the kitchen, asking, "Who is it?"
“It’s me…”
This time it’s Jiang Jinzhou.
He hurried to the bathroom and wiped his face with a towel before going to open the door.
"Jinzhou, Xiulan..."
"Eh? Why didn't you bring the kids?"
Liang Xiulan said, "The child is too young, and it's cold outside, so he won't run back and forth."
Jiang Huai agreed with a smile: "Yes, yes... We can go out after winter is over..."
"Have you got a meal yet?"
"I've had breakfast, but not lunch yet."
"Oh, that's perfect. I was planning to make dumplings for lunch."
Liang Xiulan went to the kitchen and took a look around, and sure enough, she saw a lot of dumpling wrappers on the panel.
"Are you starting to make lunch so early?"
"Yes, I was afraid that you would be busy and couldn't wait, so I thought of packing it out in advance."
Liang Xiulan went in, checked the coal fire and water pipes, and said after making sure there was no problem: "It's okay, we are not busy today, don't rush to pack it."
"Is this coal fire still working? Isn't it usually cold?"
Jiang Huai said with a smile: "It's not cold, it's fine for me to use."
"Where's the hot water? Is there enough hot water for normal use?"
"Enough! I am alone, that's enough."
Jiang Jinzhou went to his bedroom again and checked the windows and doors.
Then he came out and asked him, "Are you cold when you sleep at night?"
Jiang Huai smiled and replied, "It's not cold, it's fine."
"Oh... that'll do."
Liang Xiulan came out of the kitchen, glanced at his bedroom, walked in and touched the quilt.
"Isn't your quilt a little thin? How can you not be cold?"
Jiang Huai explained: "It's not thin, not at all. I like to put my cotton jacket on top of the quilt when I go to bed. It still keeps me warm in the middle of the night."
"real?"
"Really? How could I not know whether it's hot or cold? That's all I need. It's enough for me to sleep on my own."
"Well, if you're missing anything, you have to tell me."
Jiang Huai smiled and waved his hands: "Nothing is missing, nothing is missing, everything is good."
The two of them sat in the living room and chatted with him about family matters and work, and soon it was eleven o'clock.
The two of them went into the kitchen to help him make dumplings.
Seeing these two people having fun, Jiang Huai felt a lot warmer in his heart.
But... after eating the dumplings, they left again...
Jiang Huai was still the only one left in this cold room, talking to himself in front of Xue Shuzhen's photo.
How could a good family become like this?
It’s like a home is no longer a home without the old woman.
When Xue Shuzhen was alive, she had a bad temper, was a bit straightforward, and spoke a bit harshly.
But she never treated him harshly in terms of food and drink. His clothes were all kept clean by Xue Shuzhen, and her clothes and shoes were all bought ready-made by her.
She keeps everything in order at home and outside, and she works hard to take care of her three children.
Jiang Huai doesn't have to do anything, just make money.
But what about now? Jiang Huai felt that without this person to bother him, he always felt empty in his heart and his home was empty.
Old partner, old partner, when you get old you need a companion, but he is not old yet and he has lost his companion...
On the way back with Jiang Jinzhou, Liang Xiulan said, "I saw your dad crying..."
Jiang Jinzhou said, "I saw it too."
Liang Xiulan turned her head and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
"What else can I do? It's too lonely to live alone."
"So what do we do?"
"What should I do? This is just the beginning, it's not easy to adapt, but I'll get used to it over time."
Liang Xiulan looked at Jiang Jinzhou's calm and composed voice, feeling a little unbelievable.
"That's your biological father, don't you care at all?"
Jiang Jinzhou chuckled: "So what if I care?"
"How about I find him another one?"
Liang Xiulan: "Tsk! How can you be such a jerk as a son? Your mother hasn't even passed three years yet."
Jiang Jinzhou was helpless: "Then tell me, what can I do? Quit work and stay home with him?"
"This isn't just my dad. I have my brother too. Why are you bothering about this?"
If it were in the past, if he saw Jiang Huai alone and helpless, he would definitely take him to his home immediately.
But he won't do that now. He knows Jiang Huai doesn't have him in his heart, so why should he try to please her?
Originally, he wanted to just take a walk and leave, but because he saw Jiang Huai crying, he stayed for dinner.
In fact, as his father, Jiang Yizhou is enough!
At this moment, Wang Tiedan's home was full of joy.
The two children each held a large iron basin, knelt in front of Zhang Cuifen, and kowtowed into the basin.
"Happy New Year, Grandma... Grandma is giving out red envelopes..."
Zhang Cuifen was very happy looking at the two lively people, one big and one small. She quickly took out the New Year's money from her pocket, ten yuan each, and handed it to the brother and sister.
As soon as it was handed to me, it was taken away by Jiang Danyue.
"Little kid, you can't take so much money."
The most that ordinary people give out as New Year’s money is one or two yuan, and at most five yuan.
Who knew her mother-in-law was so generous and gave her ten yuan at once? What if she lost it?
The two children finally received their New Year's money, but before they could be happy, it was gone. They both looked at Zhang Cuifen for help.
"grandmother……"
Zhang Cuifen expressed helplessness: "Your mother took the money, there's nothing I can do... otherwise... go talk to your father?"
The two children pouted, and the result was the same when they went to their father, because their father also listened to their mother.
Seeing that the two children were unhappy, Jiang Danyue felt that she had indeed gone too far, so she took out two dollars from her pocket and gave one to each of them.
"Save this twenty dollars with me first. When you two grow up and need money, I'll give it to you."
Same world, same pie, although the families are different and the times are different, the lines are the same.
Wang Xiaoguai nodded stupidly. He believed it, but Shen Xing had grown up and she didn't believe her mother's lies.
He immediately ran to his room, took out a pen and notebook and handed them to Jiang Danyue.
"Here! Write a certificate! When I need it, I'll ask you for it. You can't go back on your word!"
This attack caught Jiang Danyue off guard, and she and Zhang Cuifen were both stunned.
Where did this girl learn all this?
Where else can I learn it? I learned it from Jiang Danyue.
Every time the factory canteen came to her to buy seasonings, they would buy on credit first and settle the bill once a month. She would take notes in a notebook or issue a certificate or something.
Shen Xing learned it after watching it once.
The boomerang hit her body, so Jiang Danyue had no choice but to obey and write the certificate honestly.
[I am keeping Wang Xiaoguai and Shen Xing's New Year's money, ten yuan each. This is to certify that I will return it in full when they need it. Signatory, Mom...]
"No, you have to write your name, not mom..."
Jiang Danyue: “…”
Remove the two words "Mom" and replace them with the three words "Jiang Danyue".
You also need to sign the date.
What a serious little girl. She is different after going to school.
Zhang Cuifen looked at Shen Xing with a smile. She believed that he would be a powerful man in the future and would not be bullied when he found a husband!
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