"Well, how should I put it? Everyone in the village who's older knows that your dad and your uncle aren't your grandparents' biological children. To be precise, they should call your grandparents your uncle and aunt," Accountant Zhang sighed.
"I understand, thank you Uncle Zhang," Zhou Mingqian said without showing anything on his face.
"Hey, it's nothing. But your grandparents actually have a son, who's a bit older than your uncle. But, Mingqian, don't go into too much detail about some things. It's good to be a little confused sometimes." If it weren't for his own brat, he, an outsider, wouldn't have bothered to say such things.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why he coveted the position under Zhou's father. After all, he wasn't a proper member of the Zhou family, so wasn't he essentially the same as himself?
Accountant Zhang was full of resentment about this. He didn't have any other hobbies; he just wanted to be the team leader and show off his power.
There was nothing he could do; his wife couldn't stand Zhou's mother's boastful attitude.
As the man behind his wife, shouldn't he have to work hard?
After the Zhou father and son left, Shen Banxia looked at the silent Zhou Mingqian and asked, "What do you think about what Uncle Zhang said?"
“I think maybe I really am not my parents’ biological child. Didn’t Uncle Zhang just say that my grandparents have a biological son? I guess that there is a high probability that I have a relationship with that person. From what we overheard, only my father and mother know about this in the Zhou family. Combined with what Aunt Zhu heard about something being exposed, I guess it must be this. This can also explain why my grandparents favored me the most and left me something to rely on.”
Zhou Mingqian analyzed calmly, his tone indifferent, as if he were narrating someone else's story.
But Shen Banxia, who knew Zhou Mingqian well, knew that the calmer his tone was, the more unsettled he was inside.
Shen Banxia held his hand tightly, "No matter what the truth is, my child and I will stay with you."
"Um".
After a while, he said, "Honey, what kind of person is he? Why is Uncle Zhang so reluctant to talk about him? I think he wouldn't have said anything if it weren't to clean up Zhang Baohua's mess."
Shen Banxia also noticed this. "I think for now, we should just like Uncle Zhang said, it's good to be confused for a while." It's not that Shen Banxia is cowardly, but in this day and age, it's really hard to say whether some things are good or bad.
"I understand," he said. These days, nothing is more important than his wife and children.
So many years have passed, he's not in a hurry.
The two continued to discuss what to prepare for winter, especially cotton. Although they already had thirty jin, their grandparents would be coming soon, and they couldn't be short of cotton there either, as well as Zhou Mingqian's maternal grandmother's place.
If you count on your fingers, there are quite a few things to prepare, the most important of which is building a house.
"How about I go ask Wu Qianjin?" Zhou Mingqian knew that the things they had prepared were basically things that couldn't be known to outsiders.
Shen Banxia shook her head. Although he had been saved, the other party had already repaid him with a job as a purchasing agent. If they came to him again, it would probably put Wu Qianjin in a difficult position.
"Wu Qianjin isn't married yet. Didn't you say he gives all his salary to his family? Let's think of other ways," we'll ask Zhao Zhigao later.
“Okay,” Zhou Mingqian thought, maybe he could try to get some things from his grandmother’s place, but he was afraid he would need to borrow Wu Qianjin’s name.
I slept well all night.
The next day, before Shen Banxia could even go to find Zhao Zhigao, she was surrounded by people.
It was a familiar car again. Two people got out of the car, and behind them were people carrying large and small bags that looked very heavy at first glance.
Mrs. Zhou pushed her husband's hand away, jogged a few steps, and gently embraced Shen Banxia. "Dr. Xia, hello there, we meet again."
Shen Banxia smiled and subconsciously took his pulse. "Congratulations, you're recovering very well."
Mrs. Zhou, with her silver hair, had a peaceful expression that came with the passage of time. "Yes, I have to thank you, Dr. Xia." For some reason, she liked this young girl from the very first glance.
She doesn't have a very good temper. If it were someone else, and they said "You're sick" on the first meeting, she probably wouldn't have the good manners to say that.
Surprisingly, she didn't feel any aversion towards the little girl.
She thought that perhaps what matters between people is fate and first impression.
The patient's recovery brought Shen Banxia genuine joy.
The village children, both big and small, were all circling around the car. Some of the more mischievous children even tried to climb onto the car, but were scolded by the adults nearby.
Some of the younger ones were drooling as they stared at the red berries Xiao Wang was carrying.
They didn't know it was an apple, but it looked delicious, smelled wonderful, and the children unconsciously sniffed, their faces showing expressions of delight, as if they had already eaten it.
It was right at the end of the workday, and it was a rare sight to see a car come by, so everyone wanted to see what was so interesting and exciting.
Some with good memories exclaimed, "Oh my, isn't this the big boss from the brigade leader's family?"
"Yes, when I first heard that Shen Banxia was going to treat someone's wife, I thought it was all over. Now it seems that she's here to express her gratitude."
"My goodness, I've never seen so much good stuff in my life! Look at that big can, that malted milk powder, oh my, isn't that the super expensive White Rabbit milk candy? And that's meat, my God, a whole piece! This, this is too, too, too..." The person speaking was stuttering, so excited. According to his estimate, the meat definitely weighed more than ten pounds.
Not to mention him, the others were equally impressive. "Mingqian's wife is really that amazing? Also, is that fabric in that net bag? How many clothes can that make? And also, is that gluten flour?"
Each one of them had eyes that seemed glued to their faces.
The children were drooling; even after the group had gone inside, they were still reluctant to leave.
Inside the house.
Shen Banxia stared blankly at the things they brought. Had they emptied their house?
In fact, she was right. The old couple had indeed spent all their allocated allowances and tickets, and even borrowed a lot from others.
Neither of them felt any heartache; if the timing had been right, they could have sent even more.
Shen Banxia couldn't refuse; this truly took all aspects into consideration.
Looking at the white envelope handed to her, Shen Banxia firmly refused, "Madam Zhou, you have already given me enough, I cannot accept this."
“You silly child, your Grandpa Zhou and I don’t have much money to spend right now, and it’s no use keeping it in the bank. You saved my life. Besides, we haven’t done a good job on the thing you asked Old Zhou to do. If you don’t accept this little something, we old folks will have no face to come looking for you again.”
He paused for a moment, then said, "Little Xia, actually, I came here this time because I need your help with something."
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