Chapter 564: Daughter Reborn (19)
"Really? I'm so happy. This house is so beautiful!" Zhou Zhiyuan was so excited that he immediately walked around the house. After the tour, he ran to Cui Shichu and said excitedly, "Mom, you are right. We can just throw away that old wooden sofa. If it is placed here, it will definitely be out of place and it won't match at all."
Cui Shichu smiled and said, "It seems that you like our new home very much?"
"Of course I like it!" Zhou Zhiyuan nodded impatiently.
"But to maintain such a good look, you have to keep it clean and tidy, don't you think?" Cui Shichu said patiently.
"Yes!" Zhou Zhiyuan seemed to realize what his mother meant, and he immediately assured her, "Mom, don't worry, I will never make a mess at home."
"Not making a mess is only the most basic thing, but cleaning is the most fundamental thing." Cui Shichu said with a cunning smile, "My dear son, you will definitely be willing to contribute to keeping your home beautiful, right?"
Zhou Zhiyuan noticed that her smile seemed to have some bad intentions, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he could only nod hesitantly.
Cui Shichu clapped his hands immediately and said, "That's great. The hygiene of the house depends on you! Sweeping and mopping the floor will be your job from now on. It's settled!"
Zhou Zhiyuan was stunned. He didn't expect his biological mother to be waiting for him here. He tried to struggle in vain: "But...but I have to go to school every day in the future. I may not have time to go home and clean up every day..."
"How can you not have time? University courses are very flexible. There is always some free time every week. Just come back then. I won't ask you to clean every day. Cleaning two or three times a week should be fine, right?" Cui Shichu didn't intend to let him go.
"My dear son, didn't you say that when you go to college, you will be an adult and will help your mother to shoulder the responsibilities of the family? This is also part of the family responsibility. Do you also think that doing housework is a mother's natural obligation and that it should be your mother's responsibility?" Cui Shichu pretended to be sad and continued,
"Alas, you and your sister were still young, so I took care of all the housework. I never complained even though cooking in the summer was too hot to eat and washing vegetables in the winter was too cold to get frostbite. I have been doing this for more than 20 years. Do I have to continue to be overwhelmed by these tedious housework? Will I be free only when I die?"
"No, no! Mom, I will be responsible for the housework from now on! Mom, you have worked hard for decades and you should have a good rest. It's my fault and I shouldn't shirk my responsibility..." Zhou Zhiyuan felt extremely guilty when he heard Cui Shichu's words, and quickly said that he would do more housework in the future and try not to let his mother work too hard.
Cui Shichu shook her head and said, "Mom is not such an unreasonable person. You still have to go to school and can't waste all your time on housework. So I just ask you to clean the house two or three times a week to help mom. Mom will do the rest of the housework. After a while, when our family's financial situation is better, we will hire a nanny. This is the most suitable way."
Seeing this, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately said, "Then I will study hard, and after graduation I will make sure my family can afford a nanny."
When Cui Shichu saw him say this, she didn't discourage him. It was good to have motivation and goals, but she didn't plan to wait until he graduated to hire a nanny. After all, there were still four years left, which was not a long time, and she couldn't wait any longer.
When she was in her hometown, because the people living around her were all people who knew her well, and her situation of selling buns needed to be kept secret, it was not appropriate to hire a nanny, so she could only do the housework by herself. But now in Beijing, no one around knows them or knows their family situation. Cui Shichu doesn't plan to sell buns anymore, so it is normal to hire a nanny.
A month later, the results of the college entrance examination came out, and Zhou Zhiyuan had indeed done very well. He had performed exceptionally well in this exam, scoring better than usual and actually making it into the top 100 in the province. It could be said that except for the top two universities, he could choose any other university in Beijing.
After consulting his class teacher, he went to various universities in person to look around and finally applied to the Law Department of China University of Political Science and Law.
Cui Shichu was not reluctant about his choice. After all, it was his own life and he should be able to choose the major he liked.
Not long after, Zhou Zhiyuan was admitted to the China University of Political Science and Law as he wished. In September, he became a formal college student and began his college life.
After Cui Shichu pawned several antiques in the companion space, he bought a number of houses and shops and really became a landlady.
She also opened a shop in the residential area where she lives and opened a small supermarket selling daily necessities. Her business is booming because of its complete range of products, good quality and low prices.
This time, Cui Shichu did not do everything herself. She hired a few employees to do the work and she only needed to take care of the accounts. She was very relaxed.
When Zhou Zhiyuan had been in college for three months, his family could afford a nanny. When Zhou Zhiyuan came back from school and saw the nanny, he was very surprised and asked Cui Shichu: "Mom, is the small shop at home making a lot of money? Can we afford a nanny?"
Cui Shichu smiled. If it was their real family background, they certainly couldn't afford it, but didn't she secretly use a cheat? Then of course they could afford it.
"Of course. Business is booming. Our store has a complete range of products. Even people from other surrounding communities come here to buy things." Cui Shichu also took advantage. After all, most supermarkets these days are located in city centers, places with dense traffic, and rarely in residential areas.
But such large supermarkets can easily scare ordinary people away, as they think that only rich and prestigious people can afford them, so they dare not even go in.
The store opened by Cui Shichu is different. The decoration of her store is very down-to-earth, and it sells things that people need in daily life. People feel comfortable shopping there and are naturally willing to come.
Cui Shichu retired early as he wished, and became a free and easy salted fish, living happily every day. Zhou Zhiyuan's studies also went smoothly. He was full of ambition, had a bright future and unlimited potential.
Unfortunately, Zhou Lizhi was not so happy. She had a child and was full of resentment. She had more frictions and quarrels with her family, making the family restless every day. Chen Wenya became even more impatient to stay at home. After get off work every day, she would make excuses to go out for social events, but in fact she was going to meet her lover.
Zhou Lizhi had to work and take care of the children, which exhausted her physically and mentally. She had no energy to pay attention to other things. It was several months later when she found out that Cui Shichu had sold the house and went to Beijing with Zhou Zhiyuan.
She was shocked and confused, not understanding why such a big change had happened in her life. Then she thought of the house that had been sold, and felt a sense of aggrieved and resentful. She resented why Cui Shichu had sold the house. She lived in such a crowded place in Chen's house, and that house could have been given to her to live in.
She thought that her biological mother was extremely partial and had never considered her daughter at all. However, she forgot that she had cut off all ties with her mother's family. What qualifications did she have to live in her mother's house?
(End of this chapter)
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