Chapter 556: Daughter Reborn (11)
Cui Shichu was tidying up steamers in the store when she noticed someone coming in. She thought it was someone who was late to buy buns, so she said without turning her head, "I'm sorry, today's buns are sold out. Please come earlier tomorrow."
After observing Cui Shichu for a long time outside the door, Wang Mu, who had finally waited for Cui Shichu to finish selling the buns before coming in, was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be a late customer and said with regret: "Well, I didn't expect it to be sold out so quickly today, boss, your business is really good."
"It's okay, they're sold out around this time every day," said Cui Shichu.
"Can you handle running a shop by yourself?" The Queen Mother looked at the environment in the shop and found it very clean and hygienic, so she couldn't help but have a better impression of Cui Shichu.
"I can handle it. I only package a limited amount every day. I won't package more than that. So it will be fine after I'm busy for a while." Cui Shichu explained.
Seeing her busying around, the Queen Mother went forward to help. Cui Shichu looked at her in surprise. She was dressed elegantly and looked like an ordinary person. If she was an ordinary guest, she would have left long ago. Why would she stay to help? So this person must have something to do with him.
So she asked directly: "Madam..., did you come to see me on purpose?"
The Queen Mother didn't expect her to be so sensitive, but she didn't mean to hide it, so she nodded and said, "It's true that there is something else."
Cui Shichu was a little confused: "I don't seem to know you?"
Mother Wang laughed dryly and said, "We really don't know each other, but you might know my son. His name is Wang Zhennan."
Cui Shichu suddenly thought of a thin, shy, but unexpectedly bold and direct gentleman. Wasn't that the man who lined up in her store every day and blushed when he saw her? He was shy, but he dared to confess directly on the street; he was brave, but he was often at a loss when he saw her every day, and he was even more immature than a high school student.
What a contradictory person. Cui Shichu was impressed by him. She suspected that he was attracted by her skill in making buns.
"Wang Zhennan, he likes the buns I made very much. Madam, you came here to buy buns for him, right? He bought them this morning." Cui Shichu said with a smile.
The Queen Mother choked, then waved her hand and said, "I came to see you to ask what you think of my son."
"What do you think? I don't have any opinion. I'm just a bun seller. I don't know your son at all. What can I think of him?" Cui Shichu pretended to be stupid. She knew that this lady was probably trying to warn her not to dream of marrying up to her son, but God knew that she didn't care about this lady's precious son at all.
After hearing her words, the Queen Mother did not ask any more questions. Instead, she sighed and said, "My son likes you. He has told his family. This is the first time my son has fallen in love with a woman. I am very surprised. To be honest, I actually want him to like a young, unmarried girl."
"I'm really sorry that your son fell in love with me, a widow with two children." Cui Shichu said with a fake smile, "I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, I have no interest in your son and I will not try to get close to your family. I have a good life and there is no need to cause trouble for myself."
The Queen Mother was suddenly a little embarrassed and said, "No, you misunderstood. I don't mean to dislike the fact that you are married and have children. I just... I just feel that you and my son have very different life experiences and are not suitable to be together."
Even though the Queen Mother had suffered a lot, she still had the nobleness and pride of an intellectual, and she would never do such a thing as tearing apart the "bad woman" who "seduced" her son.
"Whether I have a misunderstanding or not, don't worry, your son and I will not have any intersection. If you are still worried, you can stop your son from buying buns from me. But I have to make a living, so I can't close this bun shop. Please forgive me." Cui Shichu said sarcastically.
"I didn't mean that. I know it's a bit excessive for me to come here to your door. After all, my son is just wishful thinking, and you don't really like him... Oh, forget it, I'm sorry to bother you, I'll leave now." After saying this, Wang's mother didn't know what to say at all, so she had to say goodbye to Cui Shichu with a headache. After all, Wang Zhennan was only too enthusiastic about him, but he didn't care about his own son. If she took her anger out on him, wouldn't it be very unreasonable?
The Queen Mother had no choice but to leave, but although Cui Shichu's attitude towards her was not very good, strangely, her impression of Cui Shichu did not change. After all, she saw it with her own eyes. Her son was right. Cui Shichu really looked young and beautiful. You couldn't tell at all that she was already a mother-in-law. However, Cui Shichu got married early and was only four or five years older than her son.
A woman who became a widow at a young age, raised two children by herself, and worked diligently can be said to be a good woman. However, her son's feelings are pure, and the Queen Mother always feels a little unwilling.
But what if she was unwilling? The one who liked Cui Shichu was Wang Zhennan. Although Wang Zhennan was slow to catch on, he was surprisingly persistent. After Wang's mother met Cui Shichu, she talked to him for a long time, but in the end she couldn't dissuade him. Everyone had to let him go, after all, it was not easy for him to like someone for the first time.
Cui Shichu had no idea of the Wang family's entangled thoughts. She opened and closed the shop calmly every day, and went to the restaurant for a bite from time to time. She lived a carefree life. Although she was often disturbed by Wang Zhennan who suddenly appeared, these were all trivial matters. As long as she ignored him, he would automatically follow her like an invisible person and she could just pretend he didn't exist.
But as time went on, people often saw Wang Zhennan walking with her, and some people began to wonder, "Shi Chu, are you looking for a partner?"
"No!" Cui Shichu denied unhappily.
"Who is this man? I often see you walking with him." The gossipy neighbor continued to ask.
"Who knows who he is? Anyway, it has nothing to do with me." Cui Shichu said expressionlessly.
The gossiping neighbor then looked at the man with a look of understanding, and said in a long and meaningful voice, "Oh... I understand..."
Do you understand? What do you understand? Cui Shichu glared at the gossiper: "Don't let your imagination run wild!"
"Okay, I won't let my imagination run wild." The neighbor assured quickly.
Although he said so, when Zhou Zhiyuan returned home on the weekend, he suddenly looked at Cui Shichu hesitantly, as if he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Cui Shichu saw his expression and said, "Just ask whatever you want to ask, don't act like that."
So Zhou Zhiyuan asked: "Mom, have you found a partner? Don't worry, I don't object to your remarriage. After all, my father has been dead for so long, and you have been guarding him for so many years, which is enough..."
(End of this chapter)
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