Chapter 68: The Qing Dynasty Fell Long Ago

Wang Yumeng returned from work and saw Shen Zhengliang.

She ignored Shen Zhengliang and waited for him to come to her.

Unexpectedly, she saw Shen Zhengliang leave directly on Shen Chuning’s bicycle.

She was so angry that her face turned dark.

Before, she had casually mentioned the pendant in front of Shen Zhengliang, and Shen Chuning got angry, saying that she had instigated Shen Zhengliang, and asked her to take care of Shen Zhengliang.

She wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to win over Shen Zhengliang and let him get the pendant for her.

Unexpectedly, when she mentioned it again, Shen Zhengliang told her righteously that the pendant was left to Shen Chuning by their mother, and asked her not to covet his sister’s pendant and not to instigate their sibling relationship.

She returned in anger, leaving Shen Zhengliang alone in the hospital, intending to play hard to get.

When Shen Zhengliang came to look for her, she would make her request.

Unexpectedly…

She angrily watched Shen Chuning and Shen Zhengliang disappear, and turned back to the educated youth point.

On the other side, Shen Chuning had already taken Shen Zhengliang to Shen’s courtyard.

“Dad, Big Brother, Second Brother and I are back.” Shen Chuning shouted from the courtyard, actually giving Shen Qingsong and Shen Zhengxu a heads-up, asking them not to scold Second Brother.

Shen Qingsong and Shen Zhengxu quickly came out to greet them.

Shen Zhengliang thought his father and brother had come out to pick him up, and felt touched and self-blaming.

His father, brother, and sister were so good to him, but he had… because of a woman…

His eyes felt hot, and he wanted to apologize to his father and brother.

But as soon as his emotions came up, he saw his father and brother ignoring him, only surrounding his sister.

“Good girl, why are there so many cotton batting and cloth in our room, what did you buy them for?”

Shen Chuning blinked, “Dad, it’s for you, Big Brother, and Second Brother! Three cotton quilts, one for each of you. The pure cotton cloth is for making quilt covers.

The remaining cloth and cotton, I plan to ask Auntie He and Sister He Hui to make a cotton-padded jacket for each of you.

Winter is coming soon, your old cotton-padded jackets aren’t warm anymore.”

Shen Qingsong and Shen Zhengxu felt warm, but also felt a toothache, how much money would this cost!

If Zhou’s family knew about this, they would say that Ningning was using the money her son earned risking his life to subsidize her parents’ house!

Shen Qingsong and Shen Zhengxu were about to persuade Shen Chuning.

Shen Chuning said domineeringly, “Dad, Big Brother, I’ve already bought these things, you have to take them even if you don’t want to!

If you don’t accept them, I’ll take them out and burn them!”

Shen Qingsong and Shen Zhengxu knew that Shen Chuning would do what she said.

They could only agree to accept them.

Shen Chuning smiled with narrowed eyes, “That’s right, Dad, Big Brother, Second Brother, let’s eat. Tofu buns are best eaten hot, they’re not good when they’re cold.”

After dinner, Shen Chuning invited Auntie He and He Hui to take measurements for the three of them.

Auntie He measured Shen Qingsong first, and Shen Chuning quickly pulled Shen Zhengxu to He Hui, “Sister He Hui, help me measure Big Brother.”

He Hui’s ears instantly turned red, she lowered her head and didn’t dare to look at Shen Zhengxu, responding shyly, “Okay.”

Auntie He had finished measuring Shen Qingsong and Shen Zhengliang, and saw her daughter still measuring Shen Zhengxu.

Auntie He wanted to urge her daughter, but saw her daughter lowering her head, shyly measuring Shen Zhengxu’s size.

She suddenly remembered that her daughter had once said that she wanted to find someone like Shen Zhengxu.

She was an experienced person, and she understood her daughter’s thoughts.

After taking the measurements, Auntie He took the cloth, cotton, and the meat and thirty eggs Shen Chuning gave them as payment and went home, hurriedly pulling He Hui into the room and closing the door.

“Hui, tell Mother, do you like Mrs. Shen?”

He Hui didn’t expect to be seen through by her mother, and felt a little embarrassed to admit it, “Mother…”

“Hui, think carefully before you tell Mother, if you say you don’t like him. Mother will arrange your marriage with the son of the brigade leader’s family in the neighboring brigade tomorrow!”

Before He Hui could deny it, He Auntie said seriously.

He Hui didn’t care about being shy anymore and quickly admitted, “Mother, I… I like Big Brother Shen.”

He Auntie pondered for a moment, “Mrs. Shen is a child I’ve watched grow up, he’s steady and hardworking, and his character is good.

It’s just that Ningning wasn’t sensible a few years ago, and delayed his marriage.”

“Mother thinks that Ningning has become sensible after getting married, if you really like him, it’s not impossible.”

Hearing her mother’s words, He Hui’s face lit up.

But before she could be happy, her mother looked at her and asked, “Have you told Mrs. Shen about your feelings?”

He Hui’s face turned red, and she said shyly, “Mother, I’m a girl, I…”

He Auntie gave her a displeased look, “Stupid girl, the Qing Dynasty fell long ago, it’s a new society now, the country encourages young people to freely fall in love and actively pursue comrades with the same revolutionary goals, you’re still living in the old society!”

He Hui: …

She didn’t know her mother’s thoughts were so modern.

She was still immersed in the shock of her mother’s modern thoughts when she heard her mother say, “Girl, if you really like Mrs. Shen, hurry up and tell him, let him know your feelings.

If he doesn’t like you, it doesn’t delay us finding other suitable people. Don’t be like Li Xiaolan, wasting your time on a man who doesn’t like you, and ruining your life.”

“I understand, Mother.” Although He Hui was still a little shy, after her mother’s words, she felt greatly encouraged.

She decided to tell Shen Zhengxu her feelings when she finished making the cotton-padded clothes and went to let Shen Zhengxu try them on.

Shen Chuning didn’t stay at Shen’s house for long, after He’s mother and daughter finished taking measurements, she returned to her own house.

When she got home, she checked the seedlings first.

The seedlings in the field had grown taller, and they looked vigorous.

She casually watered them with spiritual spring water before going into the house to take out the yarn she had bought and start knitting scarves.

Knitting scarves was simple, a skilled person could knit one in half a day, she was just learning, it was a little slower, it would take about two days to complete one.

She had knitted half of the scarf for Zhou Yubai, and when the work bell rang in the afternoon, she tried the length and thought it was suitable, so she finished knitting and put the finished scarf aside.

Just as she was about to start knitting the next scarf, there was a knock on the door, “Ningning, Ningning, are you home?”

It was Lin Shulan’s voice.

Shen Chuning quickly got up, “Mother, I’m here!”

“Mother, what’s the matter?”

Shen Chuning asked while opening the courtyard door.

“Ningning, it’s not Mother who’s looking for you, it’s this comrade.” Lin Shulan smiled brightly.