Chapter 178 : The Enviable Shen Haifeng

Fang Xiaoluo was really not in a hurry to have a child.

“When I’m think about it, I’m only nineteen. There’s no need to have a child so early.”

Qian Haixia said, “That’s true. People aren’t having children so early now. Besides, every family only has one child, so it doesn’t matter when you have one.”

“Yes,” Fang Xiaoluo agreed. “Besides, having a child is a matter of fate. It will come when it comes, and if it doesn’t, there’s no need to worry. I won’t confine myself to that.”

She still has so much to do.

Qian Haixia looked at Fang Xiaoluo and felt more and more that her son was not worthy of her.

When they reached the next bus stop, Fang Xiaoluo took out two candies from her pocket and handed them to Qian Haixia. “Auntie, I really don’t know what’s going on with you, and I don’t want to pry into your family matters. But I still want to say that living for yourself and being a little selfish might not be a bad thing.”

Qian Haixia looked at the candy in her hand, then at the bus leaving, and thought about what Fang Xiaoluo had just said.

Live for yourself?

She had worked hard for the Zhou family all her life, but her son had not been well educated, and she and her daughter-in-law were always fighting.

How could she just let go of all of this and live for herself?

Can a married woman, a woman with children, really live for herself?

But what about Fang Xiaoluo? She is married and has a child. What’s even more amazing is that the child isn’t even her biological one. No one could tell from her that she didn’t live a good life.

However, everyone could see that Fang Xiaoluo did whatever she wanted.

Her children were well-educated, she got along well with her mother-in-law, and life at her parents’ home was thriving.

It seemed like there was nothing wrong with her.

Qian Haixia had come out to deliver something to Wu Xiaoling, while Xu Yaqiu was still working in the factory.

She was very lazy at work, and the team leader, thinking she was the factory director’s daughter-in-law, turned a blind eye to it.

Xu Yaqiu was still hoping that after talking so much with Ma Yongfeng, he would ask her to do something.

It would be great if she could establish a relationship with the wealthy Ma Yongfeng.

But Ma Yongfeng wasn’t stupid. After his people did some digging, he found out that Xu Yaqiu and Fang Xiaoluo didn’t have a good relationship.

“Boss, what should we do now? They don’t get along, so can they still sell vegetables to us because of Xu Yaqiu?”

Ma Yongfeng replied, “They don’t get along, so this won’t work. But it will be useful sooner or later.”

Xu Yaqiu didn’t wait for Ma Yongfeng to beg her. After work, she came home to find her family eating steamed buns and pickled vegetables.

“Mom, why are you eating this?” she asked.

Qian Haixia took a bite of the steamed bread and said, “We gave all the food at home to Wu Xiaoling. Do you think we’re a wealthy family and it’s easy to make money? If we weren’t afraid that Wu Xiaoling would report you to the police, would we be eating like this?”

Xu Yaqiu was frustrated. “But I’m pregnant. If I eat this, won’t the baby in my belly suffer from lack of nutrition?”

“You earn a salary, don’t you? I bought this with my own money. If you don’t want to eat it, buy something else yourself.”

After being retorted by Qian Haixia, Xu Yaqiu was so angry that she didn’t eat.

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Early the next morning, Fang Xiaoluo woke up early to knead the dough.

Zheng Lanhua saw Fang Xiaoluo busy so early and asked, “What is she doing?”

“Rolling noodles.”

Fang Xiaoluo knew that the whole family didn’t really care about the children’s birthdays.

Many people also say that for children, it doesn’t matter whether they celebrate their birthdays or not.

So she didn’t mention it, and no one in the family remembered that today was Shen Haifeng’s birthday.

Zheng Lanhua suddenly realized, “You braised a big pot of beef last night just to eat noodles this morning?”

“Yes, authentic braised beef noodles.” Fang Xiaoluo lifted the lid of the pot, and the aroma of beef filled the room. “Mom, smell it. It’s been soaked overnight. The taste is amazing, and the color is great too.”

Zheng Lanhua leaned over, took a spoon, and scooped up the big brown-red chunks of beef soaked in rich sauce, which looked appetizing.

Fang Xiaoluo rolled the noodles while Zheng Lanhua lit the fire and cooked them.

The chewy noodles with a fragrant smell were taken out of the pot, poured with the braised beef broth, and topped with large chunks of beef, very fragrant.

The children also got up and were washing up, and Zheng Lanhua brought the noodles to the table.

“This bowl will be for later. I have something else. This is for Haifeng.”

Fang Xiaoluo left a bowl of noodles, took a carrot, cut it with a knife, and finally carved four words ‘Happy Birthday’ and placed it on top.

Shen Haifeng looked at the big bowl of noodles in front of him with the words ‘Happy Birthday’ on it.

“Mom, whose birthday is it?”

Fang Xiaoluo handed over the chopsticks. “Yours.”

Shen Haifeng was stunned for a long time, “Can I celebrate my birthday too?”

Few families celebrate children’s birthdays. It is said that children don’t need to celebrate birthdays.

“Of course you can,” Fang Xiaoluo said. “Although we’re young, we should still have a sense of ceremony. I missed Haiping and Xiaxia’s birthdays this year, but I’ll celebrate yours every year from now on.”

Shen Haiping’s eyes sparkled, and Shen Jinxia clapped her hands. “Can I have a birthday too?”

“Yes, from now on, everyone in our family will celebrate their birthday here.”

Shen Haifeng was very happy and felt warm in his heart. “Thank you, Mom.”

“You’re welcome. Come eat. A good day starts with a delicious breakfast.” Fang Xiaoluo took out a red envelope wrapped in red paper from her pocket and handed it to Shen Haifeng. “Your pocket money for today.”

Fang Xiaoluo was right, the breakfast was very delicious, especially for Shen Haifeng. It was the best noodles he had ever eaten.

When Yu Feixu, Zhang Lu, and the others came to find Shen Haifeng to go to school, Shen Haifeng was very excited as he spoke along the way.

“My mom made beef noodles for me this morning. It was so delicious.”

“The noodles were chewy, and the soup was full of beef flavor. The beef was in such big chunks, super soft and fragrant.”

As Shen Haifeng spoke, Yu Feixu and Zhang Lu started to drool.

“And my mom also gave me carrots. They were the most delicious and sweetest carrots I’ve ever eaten!”

Zhang Lu swallowed his saliva and said, “What’s so special about carrots? I don’t even like them.”

Shen Haifeng rolled his eyes at him, “What do you know? My mom cut a carrot into four characters for me and put them in the bowl ‘Happy Birthday’! My mom cut the characters so beautifully, and the carrots tasted the best!”

“Ah?” Yu Feixu was very envious. “Aunt made this specially for your birthday?”

Shen Haifeng was very proud. “Of course, my mom is so nice. She said she would celebrate my birthday every year.”

Zhang Lu was also envious. “Your mom is so nice.”

Shen Haifeng took out a red envelope from his pocket and shook it. “My mom also gave me a red envelope.”

Yu Feixu was anxious. “Hurry up and take a look, how much money is there?”

Several children gathered around, and Shen Haifeng carefully opened the red envelope. The money inside was all new. He counted it and found a total of six yuan and sixty-six cents.

Yu Feixu sighed repeatedly. “Shen Haifeng, you’re so lucky. Auntie must hope that everything goes well for you. What an auspicious number. No, I also want to go home and let my mom celebrate my birthday next time!”