Pei Tang was lying on the bed sulking. When she heard Pei Ziheng calling outside the door, she got up and opened the locked door.

Her brother must have come to coax her.

My brother is the best~ Thinking of this, she leaned into the boy’s arms with grievance, hoping to get comfort.

"elder brother?"

Looking at Pei Ziheng who pushed her away, Pei Tang's tear-stained face was full of confusion and astonishment.

"You know what? Mom and I hate you too. You are spoiled, willful, and naughty. If you were not in this family, we would feel relieved."

Faced with Pei Ziheng's unprecedented indifference, Pei Tang opened his mouth and burst into tears.

“Wuwuwu…”

Pei Ziheng lowered his eyes and looked at his sister squatting on the ground, crying very sadly. He felt an unbearable pain in his heart as if blood was dripping.

This is his sister whom he has cherished since childhood. If she is hurt a little, he will feel ten times more pain.

But even if his sister becomes the enemy of the whole world, he will still pamper her, except that he cannot treat his mother like that.

His mother is his Achilles' heel, and no one can touch her, including himself.

Listening to the crying sounds upstairs, Shen Mingzhu's heart tightened. She wanted to go upstairs to check several times, but when she thought of her son's firm request that she leave the matter to him, she forced herself to hold back.

She simply ignored it and didn't want to be annoyed. She picked up the kettle and went to the yard to water the flowers, plants, melons and fruits.

Although she remarried and married a wealthy man, Cui Lianying was still frugal at heart. She built a melon shed and fruit racks in the yard, planted various melons and tomatoes, and also planted two old vine grapes for Pei Tang, who loved grapes.

upstairs.

When Pei Tang was tired of crying, Pei Ziheng bent down and squatted, and asked softly: "When I said I hated you, were you sad and upset?"

"It's the same with mom. If you yelled at her and said you hated her, mom would feel a hundred times worse than you do now."

Pei Ziheng used facts to make Pei Tang understand a truth: being stabbed by a knife is very painful.

"Tell me, do you really hate your mother?"

Under his questioning, Pei Tang cried and shook his head.

The girl had a pouty mouth, red eyes and nose, and looked really pitiful.

Pei Ziheng took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears and snot.

Halfway through wiping, Pei Tang hugged her hand, "Brother, is what you just said true? Do you and mom really hate me?"

"Of course not, I lied to you."

Pei Ziheng scratched her nose lovingly, then picked her up and went to the study room across the street. He found some old photos and told her how hard it was for Shen Mingzhu to be pregnant with her, how painful it was when she gave birth to her, and how difficult it was to raise her to this day.

"…Every time you were sick, mom would stay by your side all night and not dare to sleep. In winter, I was afraid you would be cold, and in summer, I was afraid you would be hot. When I went out, I was afraid you would be kidnapped by bad guys. When I was at home, I was afraid you would get into trouble and get hurt. I was always worried about you."

"It hurts when you cut your finger, but your life was bought by your mother who cut off a piece of her own flesh. You grew up healthy because of your mother's hard work."

"You may not like working, but you can never say bad things to your mother or make her angry. Because your mother is the only person in the world who loves you the most without asking for anything in return."

Flipping through the old photos in the album and watching his mother's journey from pregnancy to giving birth to him, Pei Tang couldn't help crying.

But this time I didn't feel wronged, but ashamed and regretful.

"Mom, I'm sorry."

"I know I was wrong, I will never make you angry again."

Looking at her daughter hugging her and bravely admitting her mistake, the negative emotions accumulated in Shen Mingzhu's heart disappeared in an instant.

"Baby, your courage makes me surprised and proud. I believe you can do it."

Pei Tang raised his little head from her arms, his pair of wet eyes, as clean and pure as a deer's, full of admiration for her.

"Mom, I lied to you before. I don't hate you at all. I love you, I love you so much~"

"Mom too~"

"Mom, would you do anything for me?"

"certainly."

"Then mom, please help me clean up. You said you love me and that you are willing to do anything for me. You won't lie to me, right?"

Seeing Shen Mingzhu was speechless, Pei Tang laughed happily.

Shen Mingzhu just smiled and said nothing.

She has eaten more salt than her children have eaten rice, so how could she not see that her daughter was trying to trick her?

If she helps directly, the child will just take it for granted.

…

I stopped and took breaks until five in the afternoon, when I finally finished cleaning the entire house inside and out.

But looking at the newly renovated home, the mother and her two children all felt a special sense of accomplishment.

After taking a deep breath, Shen Mingzhu took out twenty yuan and handed it to her daughter. "This is your wages for today's work. Grandma Yu and Auntie Yu's monthly salary is two hundred yuan. Calculated based on the number of working days, it is 8.3 yuan a day. I will round it up for you."

“Thank you, Mom!”

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Pei Tang was very happy.

Although twenty yuan is nothing compared to her New Year's money, it is the first time in her life that she has earned money through her own labor, which makes it precious and fulfilling.

Shen Mingzhu took the opportunity to tell her daughter that people can choose to enjoy the lifestyle they like, but the prerequisite for enjoyment is to pay first.

Twenty yuan is enough to eat at McDonald's, but Pei Tang is reluctant to spend it.

Because I deeply understand how hard it is to make money, I want to save this money.

Shen Mingzhu did not agree with her daughter's idea.

It is certainly necessary to save money, but people should learn to enjoy the present, live every day well, and leave no regrets.

When you are 30, buy the things you wanted at 18 and go to the places you wanted to go at 20, and you will find that you have lost the feeling of excitement.

There is not so much time left in the world, only the impermanence of the world.

With Shen Mingzhu's advice, Pei Tang decided to go to McDonald's as planned, something he had been looking forward to for several days.

Pei Tang also specifically called on Zhao Yun.

When the brother and sister arrived at McDonald's, Zhao Yun was already there, spinning a basketball on his fingers out of boredom.

He was practicing outside today and came straight over after receiving the call.

He is already 1.8 meters tall, wearing a red and black sportswear and brand-name sneakers. He is tall and cool, attracting the attention of the girls around him.

"Brother Black Bear!"

Seeing the brother and sister walking towards them, Zhao Yun immediately put away the basketball and walked over.

"Guoguo, don't call me Brother Black Bear in front of your sister, understand?"

Looking at Zhao Yun who was flattering and giving instructions, Pei Tang blinked, "Did you also call Sister Yang?"

Zhao Yun had a girlfriend some time ago, her name is Yang Yan, and she is a top student.

Zhao Yun did not comment, "Anyway, you are not allowed to call me Black Bear brother in public from now on."

"Then what should I call you?"

"Whatever, just don't call me daddy."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Ziheng kicked over.

Zhao Yun dodged flexibly and begged for mercy, "You are just kidding, just kidding!"

Pei Tang crossed his arms angrily: "I think the name Black Bear Brother is more suitable for you!"

"No, Guoguo, I was wrong. Can I treat you today?"

"No, I have money!"

"So I'll treat you to a movie? Or buy you a new box of paint?"

Pei Tang was about to respond when his eyes were drawn to Zhao Yun's back. (End of this chapter)