Chapter 7

Although the monthly allowance given by Shen Beiyuan was already a lot, the original owner always used it on himself or gave it directly to Luo Hao, and never used it on the children.

Both children are almost three years old, and they have never had a full meal, let alone snacks like candy.

Xu Yi suppressed the bitterness in his heart and said with a smile, “This is a lollipop. I bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative in town a few days ago.”

Shen Qiutong didn’t suspect anything and took the lollipop and put it in her mouth.

As soon as he took a bite, his big eyes lit up: “Wow! This candy is so sweet!”

Shen Muguang held the candy, hesitant, and didn’t put it in his mouth.

Xu Yi noticed and asked him, “Guangguang, what’s wrong? Don’t you want to eat?”

Shen Muguang glanced at her and said hesitantly: “Mom, you have money to buy food, why do you sell me and my sister?”

Xu Yi was a little speechless.

She couldn’t say that this wasn’t her intention.

It seems that Shen Muguang is really not as easy to fool as Shen Qiutong.

“I bought it when I bought meat and flour,” Xu Yi lied without batting an eyelid. “Mom thought you and your sister had never eaten it, so I brought it back for you to try. Come on, try it and see if it tastes good.”

Shen Qiutong held a lollipop in her mouth, and the left side of her face was stuffed with it: “Brother, it’s really sweet and delicious, you should eat it too.”

Shen Muguang looked at Shen Qiutong with a look of dismay: “You only know how to eat!”

Xu Yi was amused by Shen Muguang’s words and couldn’t help pinching his fleshy cheeks: “Sister, you and I are both children. What else can we think about if not eating?”

He talks like a little adult, so funny!

After telling the two children not to run around, Xu Yi went to clean up.

Shen Muguang looked at Xu Yi’s busy back, thinking about something.

“Brother, what are you thinking about?” Shen Qiutong urged him, “Eat quickly, otherwise when Tongtong finishes eating, I’ll eat yours!”

The lollipop in Shen Qiutong’s mouth has become smaller, while the lollipop in Shen Muguang’s hand is still the same.

Shen Muguang glanced at her unhappily: “Tongtong, do you feel that mom seems to have changed a little?”

Shen Qiutong nodded vigorously: “Yes, it has changed!”

Shen Muguang was surprised: “What do you think has changed about Mom?”

“She’s become really, really good,” Shen Qiutong’s big, dark eyes were full of stars. “Mom would cook meat for us, cook rice for us, and give us candy. Mom is the best mom in the world!”

Shen Muguang: “…” Come on! What can you expect this little foodie to say?

Xu Yi on the other side had no idea what the two children were talking about.

She found a relatively clean-looking headscarf from the closet and wrapped it around her head to prevent dust from settling on her hair and making it difficult to wash. Then she rolled up her sleeves and used a broom made of sorghum stalks to sweep the cobwebs on the roof.

Fortunately, the original owner and Shen Beiyuan had insisted on separating and living separately when they got married, so this house only has two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room.

It’s not too big and easy to clean.

The roof was cleaned quickly. Xu Yi found an old towel, picked up a bucket of water, and wiped it clean inside and out.

The hardest place to clean is the kitchen.

Although the kitchen was not often used, it was not completely unused. It had not been cleaned in years, and a layer of black grease was stuck on the stove, which made people frown at the sight.

The gate was locked and two children were playing under a big tree in the yard.

While they were not paying attention, Xu Yi took out a bottle of kitchen cleaner from the space and sprayed it at the black grease, almost using up the whole bottle of cleaner.

There was only a little left, and Xu Yi sprayed it on some corners splashed with oil.

After closing the kitchen door, Xu Yi went to the bedroom.

The messiest place in the bedroom is the closet. The original owner probably didn’t like to tidy up, so all the clothes and pants were stuffed in there randomly.

The large wardrobe in the room was almost entirely filled with the original owner’s clothes. There were at least ten sets of winter clothes and cotton-padded jackets, twenty sets of summer clothes, and ten sets of spring and autumn clothes combined.

The two children’s clothes were stuffed alone in the corner, with only three sets of clothes in total for winter and summer.

Xu Yi frowned, cleared out some older clothes, and folded them to make the wardrobe tidy.

While cleaning, Xu Yi was thinking that when he had time, he would go to the town for a walk and make some clothes for himself.

Although these were also worn by this body of hers, for some reason, she was a little reluctant to wear them again.

Not only for herself, but also for the two children, she needs to buy some more clothes.

It is the end of summer and autumn is coming soon, and with autumn comes winter. It is definitely not enough for two children to wear only this little.

Halfway through sorting, Xu Yi suddenly realized that this closet only contained her and her children’s clothes, and she didn’t seem to have seen Shen Beiyuan’s clothes.

Could it be that Shen Beiyuan doesn’t live at home?

She soon got the answer to her question, and saw Shen Beiyuan’s clothes in the closet in another bedroom.

Shen Beiyuan’s clothes were even older than hers and the children’s, and the only old cotton jacket he had was covered in several patches.

There were only a few wrinkled clothes and pants piled in the big wardrobe, and I don’t know how long they had been there.

Xu Yi paused, then reached out to tidy up and fold the clothes.

After clearing away the unimportant things and garbage, Xu Yi closed the door and washed the floor.

Nowadays, people use wood ash to rinse the floor, and it can be cleaned.

But Xu Yi didn’t need it. There was plenty of laundry detergent in the space anyway, and using laundry detergent would make the water cleaner and more fragrant.

After working hard for an entire afternoon, the floors of the bedroom and living room were completely clean.

The grease in the kitchen that had been sprayed with detergent had been fully moistened. Xu Yi took a rag and wiped it gently, and the grease was wiped off, revealing the original appearance of the wall.

The stove is inlaid with tiles, which makes it easier to clean than the walls.

But in a short while, the entire kitchen, including the floor, was clean.

Looking at the brand new, white and clean house, Xu Yi felt a sense of accomplishment.

Just when I was about to greet the two children, I suddenly realized that I hadn’t heard their voices for a long time.

Could it be that the two women turned around and took the children away when she wasn’t paying attention?

Turning around, I saw that the locked yard gate was open.

Xu Yi’s heart suddenly panicked and he ran out quickly.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the two children talking to Li Chunling outside.

Noticing that the two children had nothing in their mouths or hands, Xu Yi turned his head and looked around, walked under the big tree, and threw the two lollipop sticks left by the children into the space trash can.

“Xiaoyi,” Li Chunling stuffed the basket into her arms, “These are for you.”

“What is this?” Xu Yi wondered.