Boyi paced back and forth in the courtyard, trying to find a way to get Shumei's household registration booklet. After a few laps, he suddenly stopped, clapped his hands, and excitedly shouted, "Got it."
When Shumei heard this, she became excited and looked at Boyi, eager to hear the solution from him.
"Shumei, since you're afraid Xiaoqin will interfere, then keep it a secret from them. Go back and ask Shuangning, or Uncle Binglin. I believe Uncle Binglin will not stop you and me from being together."
After hearing what Boyi said, Shumei suddenly understood.
Yes! How could she forget Zhang Binglin? In this family, Zhang Binglin was the one who always cared about her!
"Oh, yeah! Why didn't I think of that? I'll go back and ask Dad right now. You just wait for my good news at home."
Both of them relaxed their frowns and gave each other a passionate hug. Shumei then hugged her legs and ran home.
Boyi stood at the door, watching Shumei walk away, hoping that she would return soon.
As soon as Shumei entered the house, Wu Ju chased after her, demanding, "Shumei, why don't you go out when everything's fine?! I think the Li family is pretty nice and generous. You won't suffer any loss as their nanny. You've seen the situation at home. Your father is bedridden, and you can't rely on him. Look at me, I'm so old. Even if I were to shamelessly ask for a job, they wouldn't dare hire me! Take my advice, pack up your things and go back to the city. I'm your family!"
Shumei wanted to get out of Wu Ju's sight as soon as possible, but Wu Ju followed her wherever she went, and did not give her the chance to meet Zhang Binglin alone.
She saw it with her own eyes and was worried.
"Mother, I know what's going on. Don't worry, I promise you and father won't starve."
"What's the point of talking? If you stay at home, can you guarantee to give me a hundred yuan a month for living expenses? I don't think so."
In order to get rid of Wu Ju's entanglement, Shumei didn't care about anything else and blurted out, "Okay, mother, I promise, no matter whether I go out or not, I will give you 100 yuan a month for living expenses. Now you should be relieved, right?"
When Wu Ju heard this, she shifted her gaze to Zhang Xiaoqin who was sitting there eating breakfast. The two smiled at each other tacitly, happy about their victory in their first battle.
While Shumei was out seeing Wencai off to Li Yushu, Zhang Xiaoqin had already come up with an idea for Wu Ju. It didn't matter what Shumei wanted, as long as she could guarantee to pay her living expenses every month.
They were expecting Shumei to say something like this!
But words are not enough, so Zhang Xiaoqin gave Wu Ju a special idea and asked her to ask Shumei to go to the village to do notarization, and to sign a document and guarantee in front of the village chief and secretary.
"Okay, that's what you said. Then hurry up and eat your breakfast. After that, we'll go to the village chief to get the notarization done."
"Mother, this is a family matter. Why do we need to go to the village chief for notarization? Is that even necessary?"
"Yes, of course. Words are not enough. If you don't keep your promise, I'll bite you! Your father and I are getting old and can't move anymore. If you go back on your word, we won't even have the energy to scold you. It's better to notarize it."
Shumei was thankful that Wu Ju could discuss things with her so calmly.
Just notarize it! I have no intention of regretting it anyway.
"Okay, mother, I'll go with you to get the notarization. But I have some business to go to town on today. I promise to go when I get back tonight."
"At night—"
Wu Ju didn't know whether she should agree to Shumei. She looked at Zhang Xiaoqin. Zhang Xiaoqin frowned and nodded to her.
Zhang Xiaoqin thought that since Kang Shumei had already agreed, there was no need to rush. The spring couldn't be stretched too tight, lest it have a counterproductive effect. So she asked Wu Ju to agree to Shumei's request.
"Okay, it's tonight. The food is still hot, let's eat it while it's hot!"
Wu Ju finally gave in and stopped pestering her, and Shumei breathed a sigh of relief.
She sat next to Xiao Shuangning and absentmindedly accompanied her to eat breakfast.
At this time, Zhang Xiaoqin had finished her breakfast. She struggled to get up from the stool. When Wu Ju saw her get up, she hurried over to help her.
Shumei glanced at Zhang Xiaoqin out of the corner of her eye. Having given birth before, she could tell something was fishy from Zhang Xiaoqin's waist, which was so straight that she didn't dare to bend it.
It's not Shumei's fault for being sharp-eyed, it's Zhang Xiaoqin who is too pretentious. Her belly is obviously flat, but she has to support her waist with her hands at all times, deliberately sticking her belly forward, making herself look like an advanced pregnant woman.
Could it be—no, that's impossible. Wasn't she divorced? How could she possibly be pregnant? I must be overthinking it.
Although Shumei guessed it, she repeatedly denied her guess.
She watched Wu Ju and Zhang Xiaoqin enter the room. Wu Ju even closed the door behind her. She thought her uncle must have something to say in private that he didn't want others to hear!
Shumei didn't care about all these things. She only knew that her chance had come.
She whispered to Xiao Shuangning, "Ningning, Mommy is going to Grandpa's room to tell him something in private. You stand guard at the door and help Mommy. If anyone wants to come in, you come in and let Mommy know immediately, okay?"
Xiao Shuangning put down the chopsticks in her hand and nodded vigorously at Shumei.
Shumei was afraid her daughter didn't understand what she meant, so she asked again, "Ningning, are you sure you understand what your mother said?"
"Of course, Mom, don't worry, Ningning has very sharp eyes and will definitely not let anyone else hear what Mom and Grandpa are saying in private."
Xiao Shuangning stretched out her little finger and made a pinky promise with Shumei. From her words, Shumei could tell that her daughter really understood what she meant.
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