The more Pei Ziheng thought about it, the more anxious he became, and the sadder he became, with big tears as big as beans falling down his face.

Shen Mingzhu was a little angry at first, but when she saw her stepson crying loudly, she no longer cared about being angry.

"Hey, don't cry. I'm not angry, but why are you crying? Don't cry..."

Shen Mingzhu had no experience in coaxing children, so she could only wipe the child's tears with a handkerchief.

Pei Ziheng pushed her away and yelled at her with red eyes, "Get out of here! You bad woman, my dad will never come back! It's all your fault! Wuuuuu..."

"Pfft, don't talk nonsense. Your dad is going out to sea, not attending a funeral. How come he can't come back? He said on the phone that if the trip goes well, he will be back before the Spring Festival."

What? Pei Yang will be back during the Spring Festival? Pei Ziheng was about to cry, staring at Shen Mingzhu, "Really? Dad really said he would be back during the Spring Festival?"

"Lying to you is a dog."

Pei Ziheng hiccupped and thought carefully with his little head. In his previous life, Pei Yang's incident happened at the end of March next year.

This year's Spring Festival is at the end of January, which means that this voyage was smooth, but the accident occurred on the next one.

Therefore, he still has a chance. As long as he can stop Pei Yang from going out to sea next time, he can change the outcome of Pei Yang's untimely death.

Pei Ziheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Mingzhu also breathed a sigh of relief. She finally stopped crying. It was really hard to comfort her.

Pei Ziheng originally planned to raise money for the trip and then secretly go to Xicheng Port to find Pei Yang. However, for a child under five years old, this was obviously difficult. First of all, buying a ticket was a hurdle. Who would sell a ticket to a child under five years old? Otherwise, let the bad woman take him there? If she agreed to take him to Xicheng Port, he could also consider not kicking her out.

"Can you take me to my father?"

Shen Mingzhu was not surprised at the request made by her stepson. It would be strange if a child of four or five years old did not look for his father.

"As long as you behave and don't act naughty, I can take you to your dad's workplace during the winter vacation. You can also pick him up at the dock and give him a surprise."

The conditions proposed by Shen Mingzhu were too simple for Pei Ziheng.

"Once you have spoken, it is a promise. Whoever goes back on his word will die a miserable death."

"What's the use of life and death? Don't say that again." After a pause, Shen Mingzhu teased him again, "You can also say idioms? Who taught you?"

"grandmother."

Seeing Shen Mingzhu nodded without any doubt, Pei Ziheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Bad woman, you'd better not lie to me, otherwise I will let you know how to regret it.

——

Coming out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with Zhou Shuhuan and looking at the big red marriage certificate in her hand, Shen Baolan felt relieved, and her heart was finally at peace.

The wedding was held and the marriage certificate was issued. She was completely tied to Zhou Shuhuan. From now on, she only needed to wait patiently for a few years. When Zhou Shuhuan became rich, she would be able to live a good life.

The more Shen Baolan thought about it, the more beautiful it seemed. However, there was something flawed in this beauty.

Looking at her silent husband, Shen Baolan took the initiative to ask, "Shuhuan, is the money collected today kept by our mother?"

Zhou Shuhuan looked at her and said, "Baolan, our family has always been run by mom, and she manages the money. Dad and I give our monthly salary to mom, and it will be the same for you in the future."

Although she had prepared in advance, Shen Baolan still felt a little uneasy. "Do I have to hand it all in? Can't I just save it myself?"

Zhou Shuhuan obviously didn't expect her to have such an idea. He was stunned for a while before speaking, "Xiao Hao's mother's salary was also handed over before."

These words caught the strong-willed Shen Baolan's attention.

Although her family background and education level were not as good as Zhou Shuhuan's ex-wife, she had a great ambition, which was to be a more virtuous daughter-in-law than Zhou Shuhuan's ex-wife.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll give them all to Mom for safekeeping. It's the same if Mom helps us save them."

When I got home, the guests had already left and the neighbors were helping to clean up the tables, chairs, benches, leftovers, wedding candies, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.

As the bride, Shen Baolan was not at all pretentious. She rolled up her sleeves and worked efficiently. She was widely praised by the neighbors. Everyone praised Shen Baolan as the right daughter-in-law, saying that she was virtuous and capable. Ma Sufen was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

It was already evening when they finished cleaning up. Their grandson Zhou Hao kept crying for some reason. Ma Sufen was busy coaxing the child, and Shen Baolan took the responsibility of cooking.

There are a lot of leftovers from wedding banquets. Simply pick a few to reheat and store the rest in the refrigerator. They can be eaten for several days.

While heating up the dishes, Shen Baolan sighed, saying that city people are just great. They don't even need to light a fire to cook, they just use gas, which is clean and convenient. Water comes just by turning on the faucet. Everything is great.

Dinner was soon served on the table and the family of five sat down to eat.

Seeing that her stepson refused to eat the food that Ma Sufen fed her, Shen Baolan wanted to show off, "Mom, let me do it, you eat first."

Ma Sufen was exhausted from coaxing her daughter-in-law, and since she was willing to help, she was naturally happy to have some free time.

"Xiao Hao, come here, open your mouth and eat. Only when you are full will you grow taller..."

Shen Baolan scooped a spoonful of rice confidently, but her stepson didn't give her any face at all. He raised his hand and knocked over the bowl with a "bang".

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"Wow--"

Zhou Hao burst into laughter as soon as he opened his mouth. Shen Baolan tried to coax him for a long time in a panic but to no avail. Ma Sufen had no choice but to put down her bowl and chopsticks and hold her grandson over to coax him.

Seeing that her mother-in-law looked unhappy, Shen Baolan quickly took a broom and cleaned the floor.

"All you know is eating, and you don't even know how to help soothe the child!"

Although the mother-in-law was yelling at the father-in-law, Shen Baolan, who had just picked up the bowl of rice, felt very embarrassed. She always felt that the mother-in-law was making indirect accusations.

After finally finishing the meal, Shen Baolan took the initiative to clean up the dishes and the kitchen, and then boiled water for the whole family to take a bath.

It was already 10 o'clock when she returned to the new room. Zhou Shuhuan was leaning against the head of the bed reading a book. When he saw her come in, he closed the book and put it on the bedside table.

"Close the door."

"oh."

The room was filled with red, which made Shen Baolan's face also red. She closed her eyes and let Zhou Shuhuan untie her collar. Suddenly, Zhou Hao's crying voice came from next door, crying and calling "Mom".

Zhou Shuhuan said helplessly, "Wait a moment, I'll go see Xiaohao." Then he went out.

Looking at the closed door, Shen Baolan covered her face shyly.

The crying from next door finally stopped, and Shen Baolan looked at the door nervously and expectantly.

One minute passed.

Five minutes passed.

After waiting for a long time and seeing no sign of Zhou Shuhuan coming back, Shen Baolan could no longer lie down, so she put on her clothes and went out to see what was going on.

Ma Sufen was wearing reading glasses and sewing clothes in the living room. When she saw her come out, she glanced at her and said, "Shuhuan sent Xiaohao to his mother's place."

On their wedding night, her husband took their son to his ex-wife's house. Shen Baolan felt terrible but she could only endure it.

It was almost 1 a.m. when Zhou Shuhuan came back. After a whole day of hard work, he was exhausted. He had no energy left for the bridal chamber. He just took off his clothes and fell asleep.

Shen Baolan was very upset after waiting for the whole night in vain, but then she thought that Shen Mingzhu did not spend the bridal chamber with Pei Yang, and she felt balanced again.

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