Looking at his son’s outstretched hand in front of him, Lin Guodong really wanted to push it away.

But he did forget to give Ning Shu the bankbook.

When he first came back and found that she had changed for the better, he had decided to live a good life with her and be good to her and the children.

But handing over the bankbook was something he would decide later.

And then he forgot about it for these days.

Lin Guodong returned to the room, took his bag from the top of the wardrobe, and then took out the bankbook from the bag.

Er Bao and Yi Bao followed their dad to the room and saw their dad take out a small book (bankbook) from the bag.

“Here, take it to your mom.” Lin Guodong gave the bankbook to Er Bao.

Er Bao looked at the little book his dad gave him and got angry: “Dad, I’m not like San Bao, I know what money looks like. This is not money.”

Yi Bao nodded: “I know what money looks like too, this is not money.” Dad couldn’t fool them with this.

Even if Er Bao was fooled, he wouldn’t be fooled.

Lin Guodong held Er Bao’s hand and put the bankbook in his palm: “Take it to your mom and ask her if this is money. If your mom says it’s not, then come find me.”

Er Bao looked at Yi Bao.

Yi Bao carefully observed his dad, unsure if he was being deceived.

However, he quickly thought of something and secretly whispered to Er Bao, “Let’s go ask Mom. If Dad is lying to us, we can tell Mom and let her scold Dad.”

Hearing what Yi Bao said, Lin Guodong thought to himself, “These two sons of mine, one’s clever, the other’s being silly.”

“Okay.” Er Bao, thinking his brother was smart, took the bankbook and ran to the kitchen with his brother.

In the kitchen, Ning Shu was feeding San Bao the ribs. “San Bao, is it delicious?”

San Bao smiled happily, “It’s delicious.” He nibbled on the tender meat stewed on the ribs, his eyes curved like crescent moons.

“Mom… is this money?” Er Bao hurriedly handed the bankbook to his mother, eager to know if it was money, forgetting about the meat.

Ning Shu took a look and saw that it was a bankbook. “Who gave this to you?” She asked as she opened it, thinking the children had found it, not considering that it was given by Lin Guodong.

However, when she opened the bankbook, she saw Lin Guodong’s name written on it.

“Dad gave it to me. He said it’s money and we can buy lots of meat with it. Mom, is it true? Is Dad lying to us?” Er Bao asked anxiously.

At this moment, Lin Guodong also walked in. “I meant to give it to you a few days ago, but then I forgot.”

Ning Shu hadn’t thought about this at all. For her, her feelings for Lin Guodong were positive, but they hadn’t developed into love yet.

Before regaining her memories, her impression of Lin Guodong was good. When he sent her a bicycle ticket, he also sent money, and even greeted Meng Jie.

Ning Shu thought he was a very thoughtful and responsible man. And thoughtfulness was a manifestation of responsibility. She admired such men.

Later, when she was hospitalized due to the shock of her memory loss, he took care of her for two days and even changed her sanitary pad.

This was something many men couldn’t do because they would find women’s menstrual blood dirty, wouldn’t even wash pants, let alone change sanitary pads.

So she thought he was really nice.           

Because of the recovery of her memory, she also understood and figured out everything.

Five years ago, he was her goal. His appearance was within her aesthetic range, and his education was satisfactory to her.

Now they have children, and she has never considered divorce.

She married the man of her choice, who has a good personality, good looks, does housework, and most importantly, respects women, which is very rare in this day and age.

So why consider divorce?

Therefore, she interacts with him openly and naturally. Naturally, they became intimate. Of course, the most important thing in this process was Lin Guodong’s initiative.

On the first night, he took the first step and entered her room. If she hadn’t come in to sleep with them that night, perhaps their relationship wouldn’t have developed so quickly.

At the same time, she had a filter for Lin Guodong, a filter derived from the plot setting, which made her feel a little sorry for him in the set ending.

But even so, she had her own boundaries. For example, she wouldn’t tell anyone about the app.

For example, she hid the money she earned. Therefore, she never asked Lin Guodong how much money he made or if he had any secret money.

So now, seeing the passbook Lin Guodong gave her, she was a little surprised. There is no love between them, only affection maintained by three children.

But sometimes, in life, as long as you are happy, your heart is at peace.

Just like what Lin Guodong said to Lin Xiaojing, even if it starts out wrong, since there is no way to change it, then guide it in a good direction.

And their family is developing in a good direction.

This development direction is liked by their family of five and makes them all feel happy.

“For me?” Ning Shu held the passbook and looked at him.

“Yes, it should have been given to you.” After thinking about it, Lin Guodong added, “I forgot before.”

It’s not that he forgot. Before, he thought Ning Shu was unreliable. They both understood this.

So Ning Shu didn’t mind, after all, because of the plot, she really was unreliable, and even her plan for Lin Guodong, she thought, was correct.

“There’s 5800 saved, which is quite a lot.” He gave it, and she naturally accepted it. Taking this money to buy a house, wouldn’t it be great for the three kids to be second-generation homeowners? So Ning Shu was decisive.

“I started saving this money nearly two years ago. Last month, I was promoted to company commander, so now I have an extra 100 yuan each month,” Lin Guodong said, feeling a bit guilty, as if his wife had discovered the secret stash of money he kept.

“That much?” Ning Shu knew that in this era, an extra 100 yuan per month meant a lot.

But thinking about how hard he worked for it, she added, “When you’re out there, please prioritize your safety. More than how much money you bring back each month, me and the three kids hope to receive news of your safety every month. After all… no amount of money is more important than you.”

“Yeah.” Hearing her words, Lin Guodong not only smiled, but his eyes also softened.

Everyone likes to be cared for, especially someone like him, who could be risking his life at any moment. So, this feeling of being cared for nourished his heart.

No wonder his comrades-in-arms always said, “Wives and children are the warmest place in the world.”

This feeling was truly captivating.

“Mom, is this really money?” Er Bao was a bit confused.

But he vaguely understood that it seemed to be real money.

If that was the case, were Sanbao books in the study are also money?

Yibao understood.

This was money, but it was not the same as the money they were familiar with.

He was puzzled, “Mom, this money is different from the money you earn and different from the other money we’ve seen before.”

Before, in Director Wang’s office at the clothing factory, they had seen the money Mom earned.

Then over the years, they had seen other types of money, none of which looked like this.

Ning Shu explained with a smile, “This isn’t regular money. Your dad hid this money away. With this, we can get the money your dad hid. So, it’s as important as regular money. But you mustn’t tell anyone about this. If others know that we have money to buy meat, they might come and steal it. Understand?”

Er Bao covered his mouth, “Mom, I definitely won’t tell anyone.”

His mom’s money, no one could take it away.

Yi Bao also covered his mouth, then nodded seriously.

Ning Shu thought, truly, they were her sons, so adorable and clever. “Alright, let’s eat. Today, I stewed pork rib and potato soup. Each of us had a piece of meat.”

Hearing her call their names, the three kids said, “Delicious.”

They were still gnawing on the ribs, even though all the meat was gone, they were still chewing on the bones.

For dinner, they had pork ribs and potatoes, and Ning Shu also cooked some spinach. But there was plenty of pork rib and potato stew, so the two dishes were enough.

By the time they finished dinner, it was already dark outside.

At this moment, Lin’s mother’s voice came from the door, “Daughter-in-law, are you there?”

“Mom, I’m here.” Ning Shu walked out of the kitchen and into the yard. “Mom, why are you here so late? Is something wrong?”

Lin’s mother came here not for anything else but because of Jiang Xiaoyue.

She was worried that her daughter-in-law might misunderstand her son, so she came to explain.

Seeing her daughter-in-law calm, she felt relieved. “Well, when Xiaoyue finished work today, she said some inappropriate things to your husband. I thought he might not be aware of the situation, so I came to explain it to you.”

Jiang Xiaoyue? Ning Shu didn’t know her. “Who is she?”

“She’s Grandma Jiang’s daughter. Five years ago, when your husband came home to visit,…” Lin’s mother explained the whole thing.

“Also, because of this incident, Jiang has held a grudge against me for five years and always mocks me whenever she gets the chance.”

“So, it’s that Jiang’s daughter. Mom, don’t worry, I won’t think too much about it. After all, the meat is so delicious, even if the dog wants to come over, there’s nothing it can do. We can’t blame the meat for being delicious, we can only blame the dog.” Ning Shu naturally knew about the bad blood between Jiang and Lin’s mother.

Hearing Ning Shu describe her son as meat and Jiang Xiaoyue as a dog, Lin’s mother couldn’t help but laugh.

Her son was so big, he didn’t look like meat at all. But seeing her daughter-in-law in such a good mood joking around, she felt relieved.

“Alright, now that it’s clear, I’ll go back.”

“I won’t send you off then.” Ning Shu said.

Lin’s mother waved her hand, “There’s no need to. It’s just a few minutes’ walk.”

Watching Lin’s mother leave the yard, Ning Shu went back to prepare for a bath. Lin Guodong carried out Little Bao, who had washed his feet. He covered Little Bao’s small feet, afraid that he might catch a cold.

In winter, the three kids only wiped their bodies once, and they did it while wearing clothes, fearing that they might catch a cold. If they wanted to take a bath, they would do it when the sun was hot in the afternoon.

“Mom left?” Lin Guodong, with the three kids, was washing their feet inside and didn’t hear what they were talking about.

“Yeah, Mom came to talk about Jiang Xiaoyue, afraid that I might misunderstand,” Ning Shu replied truthfully. “Mom is quite thoughtful.”

This thoughtfulness had been scared out of her over the years.

Lin Guodong suddenly remembered this person, “As soon as I came back, Er Bao kept asking me for money. I completely forgot about this person. Don’t misunderstand, I don’t even know her.”

“I won’t misunderstand,” Ning Shu said as she prepared to take a bath. “As for Jiang Xiaoyue, she’s not worth me wasting any thoughts. If a man really wants to cheat, I can afford to let him go. Throw him away, that’s it!”