Chapter 9 The Gloomy Little Darling of the 70s
"Host, please rest assured that all rewards issued by the system will be rationalized and fully comply with the operating logic and rules of the current world."
All ownership of asset-based rewards belongs to the host, and their source is clear and reliable, posing no challenge whatsoever.
Hearing the system's explanation, Shen Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief. The mission was successfully completed, and the invisible burden on his shoulders was lifted.
Once she relaxed, she had the leisure to stroll around the watch shop. She had originally intended to pick out a watch for herself, but then she thought it was unnecessary.
Anyway, the system would remind her if there was a timed mission. Besides, although the watches here were expensive, none of them really suited her taste. After walking around for a while, she decided to leave with Zhou Huai.
We're not short of money, but we don't spend it recklessly. We can't set a bad example for our children.
However, the scene of Shen Ci repeatedly examining the women's watch in front of the counter took on a different meaning in Zhou Huai's eyes.
The cool touch on his wrist constantly reminded him that the woman who had just become his mother had bought him an expensive watch without hesitation within five minutes.
But when it was her turn, she became hesitant. She looked and looked, picked and picked, but in the end she shook her head and pretended that she didn't like any styles.
She actually sacrificed herself for him to this extent...
Sensitive and thoughtful Zhou Huai almost immediately felt guilty. He had only ever seen such scenes of parents selflessly sacrificing for their children in other people's families.
Who told him to lose his mother at birth and have a father who ignored him?
It wasn't until he met Shen Ci that he realized he could have such parents and receive such unconditional love.
Perhaps, this watch has already cost her all her savings.
Unaware of this, Shen Ci was taking her son into a restaurant, intending to treat him to a good meal.
She knew that Zhou Huai was in good physical condition, but he had a light diet for many years. If he suddenly consumed too much oily food, his stomach and intestines might not be able to handle it.
She recalled seeing a program where a child from the mountains was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment because he ate an egg on his first trip to the city.
This meal was the first time in fifteen years that Zhou Huai had truly eaten his fill.
The snow-white rice was perfectly separated, and there was as much as you wanted. The table was laden with a variety of dishes, including meat and vegetables, as well as steaming hot soup.
He ate carefully, chewing each bite with extra care. The taste of a full meal was just like the taste of his mother's cooking.
at the same time.
On the other side, in a courtyard house on Jinxiu Street.
Grandpa Guan was preoccupied with repairing the flowers, plants, and trees in the courtyard, while Aunt Fan absentmindedly wiped the pillars with a rag in her hand.
"I heard the owner of this house has changed. I wonder when we'll be fired. Sigh..."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Fan also sighed.
"We've worked here most of our lives, and the owners don't come back often, so they leave us to look after the house. We hope the new owners will be a kind family."
Grandpa Guan was the original housekeeper of this house, and Aunt Fan was the housekeeper who cleaned and cooked. Grandpa Guan just received a phone call saying that the house has changed owners, and the new owner might come to visit.
In other words, these two people had both lost their jobs just over ten minutes ago and were currently unemployed, waiting for the new owner to come and take over the house. Their future was uncertain. Looking at the familiar plants and trees, although this was not their home, they had already come to regard it as their own.
A series of loud knocks sounded on the door, the sound of a large bronze ring with a lion pattern striking the wooden door. Grandpa Guan rushed to open the door, not forgetting to say a word to Aunt Fan.
"It must be the new master. I need to hurry up and kowtow to him to beg him to let me stay!"
At the entrance.
Zhou Huai pushed his bicycle and looked at the house in front of him. Two stone lions squatted at the entrance of the house, tall and majestic. The stone steps were spotless. Even the landlords in the village in the past could not afford to live in such a house.
He still doesn't know what his biological mother does, where she went during the years she disappeared, or what her current situation is.
"Here it comes!"
Grandpa Guan opened the door, and lo and behold! There was a mother and son standing there.
A gentle woman wearing a blue sweater and black skirt was accompanied by a boy pushing a bicycle. The two looked alike and their attire was quite sophisticated.
Grandpa Guan quickly regained his composure and bowed slightly.
"You must be the new master of the house?"
My former employer just called to inform us, so please come in quickly!
"Is this the young master? Let me help you push your bicycle!"
Grandpa Guan has been serving this family since he was a child, essentially a servant born into a family in the old society. Even after the times have changed, he still can't shake off some of the ways he's addressed.
"Yes.
This is my son. Please don't be so polite, sir. Could you please tell us about the house?
Grandpa Guan pushed his bicycle under the grape trellis and began to show the mother and son around the yard.
"This is a three-courtyard house. Decades ago, someone from here became an official!"
Everyone says Western-style houses are nice these days, but the houses passed down from our ancestors are just as good. Look, look, over here is a pond with running water, and over here is the main house…”
Stepping into the house, Zhou Huai finally understood what the book meant by a wealthy family. The courtyard was paved with bluestone slabs, which made it seem like a palace to him.
Judging from the old man's words, his mother had just taken over the house? He couldn't help but wonder if it was because of him. Someone who had never been back to the village before had made a rare return and even found a house in the city. Such a big house and yard must not have been cheap.
“Very good, Uncle Guan, Aunt Fan, I understand what you have said.”
My family is small, just my son and me. If you'd like, you can stay and continue doing your previous jobs with the same salary and benefits. What do you think?
The house is large enough and in a good location. She is very satisfied with the style of this Chinese garden. She also kept the two old servants, which saved her the trouble of hiring more people. Now she can enjoy her life in peace.
No, it's about reassuring the future villain and giving him the warmth of maternal love.
That's wonderful!
Thank you so much, employer! Thank you so much for your great kindness!
Uncle Guan and Aunt Fan knelt down without hesitation, wanting to kowtow to the two men, but Shen Ci pulled them up. This is a new society now, and the old feudal ways are no longer acceptable. If they were caught, it would be hard to explain.
After everything was tidied up, Shen Ci sent Guan Bo to wait at the guesthouse, so that Zhou Zheng could bring back the bundle he had left there. Finally, the mother and son would have a space and opportunity to have a proper talk face to face.
As dusk approached, Zhou Huai's emotions throughout the day were turbulent and indescribable.
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