Chapter 20: Mother smells really
good Xie Jinghao just smiled awkwardly after hearing what she said. As a sister-in-law, she definitely didn't instigate her brother and sister-in-law to separate. But she thought it was good that Shen Meng had this idea in her heart. After all, the trouble was just one layer of window paper away from being broken. Anyway, she stopped talking about this topic.
Lu Mingkai pushed the enamel cup. He had already drunk several sips and wanted his sister to drink a sip too. This brown sugar water was sweet and delicious.
When he wanted to push it towards Lu Mingfang, he was a little scared and looked up at Shen Meng and Xie Jinghao.
"Mingfang, drink two sips, drink two sips and then give some to your aunt." Shen Meng looked at Lu Mingfang gently. The little girl looked at her and took the cup without knowing what was wrong. She thought her mother's smile was really beautiful and made people feel warm.
Shen Meng looked at the two children. Lu Mingfang had dry yellow hair and was wearing tattered clothes. The shoes on her feet were still lint-filled and the toes of her big toes were exposed. It was obvious that she had worn the shoes from winter to summer.
On the other hand, although Lu Mingkai doesn't have much flesh on his body, he is very clean and tidy. You can tell at a glance that he is well taken care of. Shen Meng thinks back to the two children, Lu Mingyang and Lu Mingliang, and she knows that the little guy is taken care of by his older brothers and sisters. She is still very pleased with this kind of brotherly friendship, which proves that the comparison group of the male and female protagonists' children are still good kids and have not gone astray.
"Hello Jing, I have something I want to ask you for help. You know me, I'm not very good at sewing. I got a piece of cloth before, and I want to make a winter coat for Mingfang. I have cotton here, can you help me see if it's enough?"
Shen Meng said as she stood up and took out the piece of green peony flowered cloth that she had shown to Lu Mingfang before from the kang cabinet. She then got off the kang and took out a bag of cotton from the wardrobe. Of course, this cotton was taken out of the space under the cover, and it was authentic Xinjiang cotton.
"Oh my God, there is so much cotton, where did you get it, sister-in-law?"
No wonder Xie Jing was so surprised. If she had known that Shen Meng had such a good thing, Liu Sanjin, the mother-in-law, would not have let her take it away, and she would have kept it until now.
"I bought the cloth with the cloth coupons their father sent me, and then I slowly started to collect cotton. Mingfang is a girl, and other girls her age have clothes to wear outside, but I don't have anything. I was very upset, so I collected cotton for a long time, but I didn't tell the children, because I was afraid that I might not have enough and they would be unhappy for nothing."
Lu Mingfang looked at Shen Meng in surprise. She had never thought about it. What she said before about making clothes for her turned out to be true. When she moved, she returned the fabric to her bad mother, and she didn't even dare to touch it. Now, her mother actually asked her third aunt to make clothes for her. The fabric was very soft, and there was white cotton. There was so much of it, I don't know how long it took her mother to save it. I heard that some families with daughters started saving from childhood, and only when they got married could they buy two decent quilts.
"Mother..."
Shen Meng looked at Lu Mingfang's eyes wet with tears, raised his hand and gently rubbed her head. Although he wanted to grab her in his arms and kiss her, the little girl was obviously still a little afraid of him, and excessive intimacy would scare other people's children.
Xie Jinghao was happy to see that Shen Meng knew how to love the child, and immediately expressed that she was very happy to help.
"Okay, I'll leave this job to you. With the extra fabric, please make a pair of cotton shoes for Mingfang. When I feel better, I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative on the other side of the commune to see if there is any extra fabric and make some suits for the boys. You can keep the extra fabric to make a pair of small shoes for the children. The expected date of delivery is December!"
"Yes, at the end of December, sister-in-law. It's so nice of you. Take good care of the children and live a good life with brother, and everything will be fine in the future. I thought I'd come to your house to make clothes for you. I'm pregnant now, so I don't have to go to work. I'll be free after I finish the housework."
Shen Meng naturally knew what she meant. If she took the fabric and cotton to Lao Lu's house, could she return them?
"Okay, then I thank you first. Xiaogang is still young, I will bring him over to play with Mingkai."
"Well, okay, sister-in-law, you take a rest, I will go back."
Shen Meng did not let her leave immediately, and handed her the brown sugar water that Lu Mingfang had taken a few sips of, and watched her finish drinking it before letting her go.
After Xie Jing left, there were only three people left in the room. It was actually very embarrassing at this time, mainly for Shen Meng. Although she had fantasized about having children before, it was definitely not the situation now. After all, these two children suffered a lot from the original owner. If she showed too much enthusiasm, it might arouse suspicion. Lu Mingyang in the original book was very shrewd.
"Mingfang, good child, mother has not done well in the past few years. You, Mingyang and Mingliang have taken good care of Mingkai. Mother thanks you. Xiaokai, you must remember the kindness of your brother and sister. When you have the ability in the future, you must repay them, understand?"
Lu Mingfang lowered her head, tears falling "click, click". Lu Mingkai looked at the woman who spoke softly, and couldn't help stretching out his little hand.
"Mom."
Shen Meng stretched out her hand and hugged Lu Mingkai in her arms, rubbing her chin gently against the top of his head.
"Hey, son, mother is here!"
Taking advantage of this warm moment, Shen Meng freed one hand and gently hugged Lu Mingfang.
Lu Mingkai grew up with his older brothers and sisters, and was rarely held in the arms of the original owner. When he ran out to play, he also saw some children lying on their mother's shoulders, with their little butts gently patted. He was really envious when he saw it.
Now he was also held in his mother's arms. The little guy couldn't help but get closer and took a deep breath. His mother's body was really fragrant and soft. It was so good to be held in her arms. He couldn't help but "hehe" twice.
Lu Mingfang leaned against Shen Meng, her mouth tightly pursed, thinking about getting closer but not daring to. In short, she felt that this afternoon was just like a dream.
Lu Mingyang and Lu Mingliang, who went out to collect firewood, walked back home with the firewood on their backs. There were only Mingfang and Xiaokai at home, and there was also a bad woman who could beat people at any time. They were very worried.
After entering the house, they threw the firewood on the ground and hurriedly ran to the west room. They didn't see anyone on the kang. They were panicked and hurried to the east room. In just a few steps, Lu Mingliang had imagined the miserable state of his younger brother and sister.
When the two of them ran into the east room with pale faces, they saw their younger brother and sister being held in the arms of their stepmother. They looked very warm. They looked at each other and suddenly thought they had seen a ghost.
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