After walking out of a street corner, she looked back at her uncle's bungalow and then let out a deep breath.
She really didn't want to hide anything intentionally. There were many things she couldn't explain.
At this time, Shen Ze had returned to the yard and saw his mother humming a little tune while drying fresh mushrooms.
She had found it with great difficulty in the market. She dried it until it was 80% dry and chopped up to make dumplings, which tasted the best.
Shen Ze was surprised and called out "Mom".
Two seconds later, Chen Xiulian turned around, threw down the mushrooms in her hand, and trotted over to Shen Ze. She stood on tiptoe and held his face with both hands, smiling playfully:
"My son, you are back. Mom is so happy... Look how handsome my son has grown..."
Chen Ze, who had never been treated like this before, was stunned for a moment. He stood there awkwardly, letting his mother rub and pinch his face.
"Mom, I can't breathe." Shen Ze squeezed out a word from his deformed mouth.
Only then did Chen Xiulian let go of his face, took his hand, and looked very proud, as if she was proud to have a son like him.
Chen Ze then remembered that on the way back just now, his uncle stopped him and told him that since his mother fell into the water and was rescued the day before yesterday, she had completely shaken off her previous gloom and become bright and cheerful.
According to Chen Xiulian herself, after having a near-death experience, she figured out a lot of things, stopped worrying about them, and decided to live happily from now on.
Originally, Chen Ze was blaming himself for his mother falling into the water, but now he didn't know what to say. He just listened in a daze as his mother happily told him what she had done in the past two days.
He went to the farmers' market and the free trade market, took a good look around, and then said he wanted to do some business, which confused Chen Ze.
Ever since my father passed away, my mother has been depressed and I have never seen her smile again. In addition, my younger brother went missing twenty years ago and there has been no news since then. She has been living like a walking corpse.
The mother has always felt guilty about her brother's disappearance and sad about her father's death. Shen Ze really wants to help her get over it.
Unexpectedly, this time she went to the sea canal to dig wild vegetables and accidentally fell into the water. After being rescued, she finally figured it out.
"Mom, whatever business you want to start, I support you!"
Shen Ze's expression was gentle as he put his arm around Chen Xiulian's shoulders. As they spoke, they had already walked into the cabinet in the room.
Shen Ze took out a mahogany box with a passbook inside.
That was the compensation my father received after his death, a total of 5,400 yuan, and I didn't touch a penny of it.
Chen Xiulian could not hide her surprise on her face. In this era, more than 5,000 yuan was a huge sum of money!
Why didn't she think of it for a moment!
It seems that she has sufficient capital.
While the two were discussing what to do, Jian Xiaoxing pushed his bike into the yard and rang his bicycle bell.
Shen Ze poked his head out of the house, and when he saw Jian Xiaoxing, his eyes lit up imperceptibly, and he walked out.
"You're here so soon?"
"I was afraid... my aunt wanted to see me for something, so I came here early." Jian Xiaoxing pursed her lips and smiled. When she smiled, there were two dimples at the corners of her lips, giving people a sweet feeling.
It's just an engagement, there's no need to change your address to calling her mom!
Then she heard a burst of hearty laughter coming from the house, followed by the voice of a middle-aged aunt with a skinny face and wrinkles all over her face from laughing.
"Oh, Xiaoxing, you're here. I missed you so much."
Jian Xiaoxing was practically dragged into the house by her.
I've seen her several times and she always looked depressed. Why does she look like she's possessed today?
Jian Xiaoxing cast a look for help towards Chen Ze.
Chen Ze was behind her, his face as gloomy as water, and he had no intention of helping her solve her problems.
Well, deal with it yourself!
"Xiaoxing, last time we got engaged, I didn't give you anything. I wasn't thoughtful enough. Today, you have to accept this no matter what."
Chen Xiulian had already taken out a jade bracelet and an old-fashioned gold ring from the mahogany box.
"This is a legacy passed down from the Shen family. Remember to keep it safe."
Jian Xiaoxing was a little flattered, "Aunt, Shen Ze and I are only engaged, and we haven't made it public yet. I can't accept such an expensive gift."
Not to mention how valuable the jade bracelet will be in a few decades, the gold ring alone weighs at least five grams. The current price of gold is 28 yuan per gram, which means 140 yuan, which is equivalent to half a year's salary.
His eyes glanced at Chen Ze by the door again. He was leaning there, calm and composed, without any extra expression.
"Chen Ze, what do you think?" Jian Xiaoxing asked directly.
Only then did Shen Ze shrug slightly and said as a matter of course: "Mom said to give it to you, so just keep it!"
I was the one who got the baby, so why do I feel like I was being tricked?
At the beginning, the original owner saved Shen's mother and came to see her several times. Later, Chen Xiulian proposed to her about engagement.
In order to reduce the burden on her uncle, the original owner wanted to use Shen Ze to take the exam for the evolution factory, and Shen Ze agreed to get engaged in order to fulfill his mother's wish.
The reason why it was not made public was because the original owner was only nineteen years old and not yet of marriageable age.
Jian Xiaoxing put the jade bracelet on his hand and then held it up to show Chen Xiulian.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
"It's so beautiful!" Chen Xiulian was clearly praising the bracelet, but her eyes were fixed on her pretty face.
Jian Xiaoxing pretended to be calm, but his ears were still slightly hot.
She really didn't want to live in concealment and deception, but she had no choice.
The afternoon light was very strong, shining on Shen Ze, giving his face a layer of golden light, making him look beautiful from every angle.
And Shen Ze's mouth curled slightly, as if he was quite interested in her response.
After giving the bracelet, Chen Xiulian yawned and smiled apologetically at Jian Xiaoxing:
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