Chapter 7: Don’t Come Back Until After the College Entrance Exam (2/2)

“Mom!”

Zhao Qingfeng sat on the sofa, earnestly saying, “Don’t hesitate, wear it. Your son used to be disobedient, but now, he has grown up.”

“…”

His words touched the softest part of Feng Hongmei’s heart.

Since Old Zhao’s death, she had single-handedly managed the entire household.

Only those who have experienced it know how hard it is for a woman to raise a child and earn a living simultaneously.

More than once, she had fantasized about the day her son would grow up and succeed.

But,

Not now.

Because Zhao Qingfeng was just a high school student, in an age of carefree innocence, not meant to bear the pains of adulthood.

“Mom!”

Seeing his mother hesitate, Zhao Qingfeng continued earnestly, “Your son has grown up, from now on, I will earn money to support you. You’ll see, I will get into a good university this year, and later I will make a lot of money. I want to make you the happiest mother in the world.”

Sincere words touch the heart most deeply.

Feng Hongmei’s heart trembled, choked up for a moment, unable to speak.

Not wanting her son to see the tears on her face, she hurried into the kitchen.

With the sound of running water, she could no longer control her emotions, wiping her eyes while calling out to Zhao Qingfeng, “Later, tell Yaoyao I’ll return her money after we get paid next month…”

Three hundred yuan, which seemed so much before, that Feng Hongmei insisted on returning.

But now, this sweater brought her a different kind of solace.

While his mother was cooking,

Zhao Qingfeng took a careful look around the long-missed home.

It was small.

Two bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom.

The furniture was all old, with a corner of the coffee table showing repair marks left by his father.

The living room wall displayed the wedding photo of his parents, spotless.

In his small room, there were a few old awards.

Apart from an old-fashioned bulky TV and a broken radio, there was no other leisure electronic device in the house.

“Mom, give me some time, I’ll make sure you don’t have to toil for a living again…”

Zhao Qingfeng murmured to himself, attracted by the familiar aroma of the dishes, he found his father’s old toolbox and started repairing the radio.

For him now,

Fixing such a minor problem was a breeze.

When his mother came out with the dishes, the radio was already playing Shan Tianfang’s storytelling.

“You fixed it?”

Feng Hongmei was surprised, putting down the cutlery and happily taking it in her hands.

Many nights filled with longing had been spent with the radio; since it broke, she had been reluctant to buy a new one.

“Yeah, Mom, I’m going to eat, I’m starving!”

Zhao Qingfeng quickly explained and couldn’t resist the temptation of the food any longer.

It was just simple egg stir-fried with tomatoes.

A dish he often complained about in his previous life, vowing never to eat again.

But today, he cherished the familiar taste.

This meal, more precious than any delicacy in the world, was special because it was made by his mother.

“Why are you crying?”

While eating, Zhao Qingfeng wiped his eyes.

“Mom, I want to give you the best things in the world, I want you to live a hundred years.”

When Zhao Qingfeng looked up, his bowl was already clean, not a grain of rice or a drop of soup left.

Feng Hongmei smiled rarely, a genuine smile she hadn’t shown in over a month.

She looked up at the clock, suddenly thought of something, and her brow furrowed again, like an unsolvable puzzle.

“Little Feng, hurry up and catch the evening bus back to the city. Don’t come back until after the college entrance exam, got it?”

She glanced downstairs first.

Then she pulled Zhao Qingfeng up and went downstairs without another word.

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