Chapter 343 The Orphanage's Lies: The Handsome Flower Boy 43
Two well-dressed and distinguished guests suddenly arrived at the Shen family's house, which was dirt poor in the village. The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire Shen family village.
What's more, the Shen family even used a tractor; the sputtering sound could be heard throughout the entire village, and they brought back large and small packages of goods.
Not long after, but after the mealtime, some villagers came to watch the commotion outside the courtyard. At first, they were just neighbors.
Some were holding rice bowls, some were sewing shoe soles, and some had hoes on their shoulders; they looked like they had just finished work.
Aunt Wang from the East Courtyard had a good relationship with the Shen family and had heard about the commotion long ago. However, she was very perceptive and did not come to disturb the family reunion immediately.
It was only after we had missed the mealtime that we specially brought out a bowl of pickled vegetables.
"Da Shan's family, I heard that Aci is back? Oh my, what a wonderful thing!"
There's nothing good here, just some pickled vegetables for you to eat with your porridge!
The pickled vegetables were homemade, but people were generally not well-off at that time, so it was already quite good to be able to serve a bowl of them; it was a token of goodwill no matter what.
Shen's mother, Feng Juxiang, now looks radiant and is nothing like the listless woman she was in her hospital bed before.
She held Shen Ci's hand tightly, as if showing off that her daughter had returned, and her voice was stronger than before.
"Yes! My Aci is back! And my grandson Xiaonian too! Look, this is my daughter! This is my grandson!"
The introduction was delivered with pride and self-satisfaction, conveying a sense of triumph.
They all said her daughter had run away and died out there, but she didn't believe it. She had waited for so many years and didn't want to wait any longer.
Feeling that he would never be able to wait any longer, he might as well die and maybe he could reunite with his daughter sooner in the underworld.
Later, she held her breath and decided that she would not die and would wait for her daughter to come back. Everyone laughed at her, but she finally got her wish.
An old friend pointed at Chen's mother's legs in surprise and asked in astonishment.
"Juxiang, you, you can walk already? And you walk so nimbly?"
Before her mother passed away, she was so ill that she couldn't even get out of bed; her spirit had been broken.
Mother Shen smiled so much that the wrinkles on her face smoothed out, and she was full of energy as she answered loudly and happily.
"My daughter is back. A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and I feel much better now!"
People are always in high spirits when they have good news!
Most of the villagers are kind and simple-minded; they just came to watch the excitement, curious about what was happening in the village, and most of them had no ill intentions.
"Oh my, it's really Aci! Girls change a lot as they grow up, and she's getting prettier and prettier!"
"His entire demeanor suggests he's living a good life in the city!"
"Aunt Feng's hopes have finally been fulfilled, that's great!"
Of course, there were also a few people who didn't get along with the Shen family and were used to making sarcastic remarks.
For example, Widow Zhao from the west end of the village would sneer and speak in a sarcastic tone.
"Oh, so you've made a fortune abroad and are returning home in glory?"
At this moment, Brother Shen and Brother Shen casually rolled up their sleeves. Before this, they had gone into the house and put on their watches, which they had kept at the bottom of the box and were reluctant to take out.
Now, with his sleeves rolled up, a shiny Shanghai brand watch was revealed on his wrist, dangling casually.
The watch gleamed in the sunlight, so bright it was almost blinding. It was impossible to ignore.
Not only did the two roll up their sleeves, but they also pretended to smooth their hair and rub their heads with their hands.
"Ouch, what is this thing? It's so shiny it's blinding!"
"Oh my god, is this a watch? Look, it's still brand new! It's so beautiful and shiny!"
"My goodness, what brand is this? I think I saw it once in the county town, it cost around a hundred yuan a piece, not cheap at all!"
"Why are you two brothers both wearing new watches? You've struck it rich!"
"This must have been bought by Aci, right? Your girl is really something!"
People come to watch the spectacle, not only to see what's going on, but also to see something unusual.
Seeing that there were quite a few children watching, all looking on curiously, Shen Ci grabbed a handful of fruit candies from her net bag and distributed them to the children.
She doesn't lack these things, which is why she generously shares some. If she didn't have them herself, she wouldn't be foolish enough to take them from others.
"Come on, everyone, let's sweeten our lips and thank the uncles, aunts and uncles for taking care of my parents."
Look, look, how well they know how to treat people.
The children were given candy, and they happily took it, unwrapped it, and stuffed it into their mouths, their eyes squinting with sweetness.
So, what unpleasant things can the parents of these children say when they see their own children eating candy from others?
They were all a little embarrassed, but the little nephews and nieces excitedly took out their new pencil cases and pens to show off to their friends.
Children's showing off is not malicious; they just want to share something new and interesting with their friends.
Seeing this, Widow Zhao found another topic to talk about and started shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Oh my, buying such nice pencil cases and pens for your kids is a waste of money, isn't it?"
Who doesn't know that your Guoliang's eldest son came in last place in the exams again last semester?
These words struck a nerve with the Shen family. Shen Guoliang, the second uncle, was so angry that his face turned red, but he couldn't refute them. After all, his own child was disappointing.
“Sister, it’s this widow Zhao. Ever since you left, she’s been gossiping about us in the village, saying that our family has bad morals and that’s why we couldn’t keep our daughter.”
Upon hearing Widow Zhao's words, Mother Shen immediately flew into a rage. The two families had a long-standing feud, and she retorted without any hesitation.
"We can spend our money however we want! It's better than some other families!"
Your son is already twelve, but he's still in the third grade of elementary school, right?
"When it comes to poor grades, who in the whole village can compare to your family?"
Shen Ci then realized that her nephews and nieces didn't seem to be doing very well academically, but they were still very happy to receive the new stationery.
She then asked the village secretary who was standing nearby, as she had originally planned to go and check on the situation from back then after finishing her work in the next couple of days, and thought it would be a good opportunity to get in touch with him now.
"Secretary, are there many children in the village going to school now?"
The village party secretary, surnamed Li, came after hearing the news that the Shen family's daughter had returned. He was a middle-aged man in his fifties with a dark complexion.
"Aci is back? It's been so many years since I've seen you."
Great! Now the policy is better, and all the kids have to go to the town to attend primary and junior high school.
The only problem is the long distance; you have to get up before dawn to rush to town, and it's even more miserable in winter.
Everyone knows that education is valuable, and they're willing to sell their possessions to support it, but in our area, the teachers are inadequate, the children have a weak foundation, and very few can truly succeed in their studies.
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