Chapter 15: He is his, I am mine

“Otherwise? Those weren’t our Jiang family’s children in the first place. If they stayed, would they just eat our Jiang family’s food for free?”

 Jiang Yinyin was angry just thinking about Shen Mingzhi and her two bastards.

Jiang Guofu glared at her, his tone full of reproach, “She left, and you didn’t even try to stop her.”

Her children were the Jiang family’s own grandchildren!

Jiang Yinyin wanted to retort, but Jiang Qing glared at her, and she obediently shut her mouth.

“Since she chose to move out on her own, why should we force her to stay? Besides, the Song family, because of her, we don’t know how they will deal with us in the future. It’s good for her to go out and avoid the limelight.” After Jiang Qing finished speaking, she took her bag, walked to the sofa, and sat down.

Jiang Guofu, thinking about his grandson, made a phone call and asked them to find out where Shen Mingzhi was.

“Aunt Wang!”

After hanging up the phone, he called out.

Aunt Wang immediately came out of the kitchen and respectfully asked, “What’s wrong, Master?”

“You go take care of Miss Shen for a while. After she finishes her confinement and can work on her own, you can come back.” Jiang Guofu instructed.

Hearing this, Jiang Yinyin immediately disagreed, “Dad, why are you wasting this manpower? Aunt Wang has been cooking in our house for so many years, watching me grow up, why should she go take care of Shen Mingzhi, that widow!”

“Who’s in charge of this family, you or me? As soon as the Song family came to put pressure on her, she left with the children. If word gets out, they’ll say that our Jiang family is just putting on a show, that we’re heartless and unrighteous!” Jiang Guofu was concerned about his grandson, but he couldn’t directly tell Jiang Yinyin.

Jiang Yinyin’s breathing was heavy, her face full of anger.

Jiang Qing spoke, “Your dad is right. This will affect your future. Even if you don’t like it, you have to endure it until she finishes her confinement.”

Jiang Yinyin stopped talking.

Aunt Wang packed her things and went to find Shen Mingzhi according to the address that Jiang Guofu had told her.

Just as she reached the door of the courtyard, she saw Shen Mingzhi carrying two bamboo baskets on a carrying pole, one child on each side of the bamboo baskets, and the carrying pole was full of things.

Aunt Wang saw that she had only given birth less than a week ago and was already doing such heavy work, and her eyes suddenly turned red and her nose felt sore.

This Shen Mingzhi looked delicate and tender, but she wasn’t someone who couldn’t endure hardship.

She quickly stepped forward and helped her take things, her tone not very good, “Miss Shen, why didn’t you tell the Master when you left? He was very worried about you and asked me to come take care of you during your confinement.”

Shen Mingzhi didn’t expect that Jiang Shaochen was hypocritical, but his father was really honest and kind.

“No need…”

“Don’t be polite, how can a young girl like you take care of children? Let me take care of you.” Aunt Wang sincerely felt sorry for Shen Mingzhi, a widow with two children, how would she live in the future?

Shen Mingzhi felt that what she said made sense. She couldn’t just rely on that hundred yuan until the children could walk. She had to find a way to make money as soon as possible, save enough, and then buy a house.

The rented house was close to the latrine, and the summer nights would probably be filled with stench.

She was no longer polite, but said gratefully, “Then thank you, Aunt Wang. When we enter the courtyard in a while, if the people there ask you, just say that you are my mother’s sister, and you know that I just gave birth and came to take care of me for a few months.”

“Then I’ll call you Zhizhi.” Aunt Wang was also a shrewd person.

The two arrived at the courtyard, Shen Mingzhi greeted the young man and said, “This is my aunt, she’s here to take care of me during my confinement.”

The young man nodded and didn’t say anything.

Entering the attic, Aunt Wang looked at the room, which was small and crowded, and felt even more uncomfortable.

Even the windows were so small, and the light was not bright.

The room was stuffy and hot.

“It won’t be easy to get through the summer.” Aunt Wang put the vegetables and steamed buns she had bought back on the wooden table.

“I should choose to move to a better place after the hottest days.” Shen Mingzhi put the two sleeping children on the bed, picked up the newly bought palm fan, leaned against them, and helped them fan the air.

She was exhausted from carrying two children and buying vegetables and daily necessities all over the street.

Now that she lay down, she didn’t want to move.

“I’ll cook for you.” Aunt Wang knew she was tired and took the initiative to speak.

She made lunch and dinner for Shen Mingzhi, but it was just porridge with steamed buns, two stir-fried dishes, and a plate of pickles.

Of course, you have to eat well during confinement, but Shen Mingzhi didn’t buy chicken or fish.

In the afternoon, Shen Mingzhi tidied up the room. After eating dinner, she washed up and lay on the bed, looking at the two children, wondering how to make money after her confinement.

Hiring a nanny was definitely necessary, after all, she had to take care of her body first during her confinement.

The money Jiang Shaochen gave her wouldn’t last long, and the two children also needed someone to take care of them.

She carried them alone today, wandering around the streets, and was exhausted.

Moreover, she had to pay back the money Jiang Shaochen gave her.

After all, the Jiang family was not related to her, and Jiang Shaochen was not the children’s biological father, so she couldn’t be ignorant.

She fell asleep while slowly pondering.

The next morning, Aunt Wang brought the chicken soup she had stewed at home.

As soon as she entered the room, she helped Shen Mingzhi make the bed, and changed the children’s diapers, “This chicken soup is what I stewed for you early in the morning, and I’ve also prepared the milk powder for the two children, the temperature is just right, they can drink it when they wake up, and you should eat it quickly too. It’s not convenient for you to buy it and stew it here, I’ll stew it for you every day and send it over.”

Shen Mingzhi put down the spoon in her hand, took out a five-yuan note from her pocket, and handed it to her, “I’ve thought about it, I definitely need to hire someone, it will also cost money for you to buy chicken to stew soup to nourish my body, I’ll give you more, you”

“What are you doing, the Jiang family asked me to come take care of you, and they will also give me wages!” Aunt Wang didn’t want to accept it.

“Mr. Jiang is indeed very good, but what he has done for me is already enough. You are here to take care of my children, so you should take money from me.” Shen Mingzhi stuffed the five yuan into her hand.

Aunt Wang said in a low voice, “Miss Shen, Second Young Master Jiang actually”

Shen Mingzhi interrupted her, “I don’t blame him, he also has his difficulties. I was already disturbing the Jiang family a lot, and I don’t want to trouble them even more now.”

After eating breakfast, she yawned and said to Aunt Wang, “I didn’t sleep much last night while breastfeeding, I’ll catch up on some sleep first, you help me watch the children.”

“Okay.” Aunt Wang looked distressed.

There wasn’t even an electric fan here…

Shen Mingzhi slept for less than two hours and woke up covered in sweat. She woke up and heard Jiang Zhou crying loudly, while Aunt Wang was holding Jiang Zhou and using purple medicine to wipe his arm.

“What’s wrong, Aunt Wang?” Shen Mingzhi couldn’t care about her hot sweat and quickly asked.

“It seems that Xiaozhou was bitten by mosquitoes, I’m wiping medicine for him.” Aunt Wang replied.

Shen Mingzhi got up and walked to the door to take a look, and realized that the child was probably getting prickly heat because it was too hot.

“This is not a mosquito bite, I’ll go out and find some medicine.” After Shen Mingzhi finished speaking, she turned around to get a coat and went out.