Having raised Shen Mianmian and sent her to school, except for Zhou Lanfang occasionally hitting and scolding her, Shen Jianhua believed he hadn’t been too bad to her.
What parents don’t hit and scold their children?
In the village, how many children had as much education as she did?
Therefore, they didn’t really owe Shen Mianmian anything. He could just be selfish this time and make it up to her later. Shen Jianhua thought this way, and the guilt in his heart eased somewhat.
Zhou Lanfang, on the other hand, felt no guilt whatsoever. If it were up to her, she wouldn’t allow the damn girl to set foot in a school.
A seductive spirit’s illegitimate, thinking about going to college? She’s delusional.
Next year, she’d find someone to marry off the damn girl, and as for bringing in a son-in-law, don’t even think about it. The family business she and her husband had would all go to Siyu, and the little bastard wouldn’t get a cent.
Thinking this, she handed Shen Jianhua a few more nails, "Nail a few more, so she doesn’t make a big fuss and attract people over."
As Zhou Lanfang was busy instructing Shen Jianhua to fix the windows, Shen Mianmian had just gotten on Lu Siyuan’s bike. Seeing how adeptly she took her seat on the back, and then recalling the scene when he first gave her a ride last year, Lu Siyuan’s mean-spirited sarcasm came out.
"Your legs have grown a bit, so you’re more agile at getting on the bike! I remember before, you had to hop several times to get on."
Shen Mianmian rolled her eyes; she had never been that exaggerated. She just needed to step on something on the side to get on the bike. Knowing he just wanted to mock her for the fun of it, she couldn’t be bothered to argue with him.
"Starting tomorrow, you go to school on your own. Don’t wait for me. My dad is back, and he will be taking me to school," she said.
"Did your dad take the wrong medicine?" Lu Siyuan couldn’t resist the mockery, "Nine years of compulsory education are about to end in two days, and now he remembers to pick you up and drop you off at school?"
"If he were to take me to school every day, who would earn the tuition?" On this point, Shen Mianmian didn’t blame Shen Jianhua. The family needed to eat, and they relied on him. It was hard for him to earn money.
"Let’s not talk about going to school, but generally, he’s not that good to you either, right? He’s simply not a qualified father. If I were you, I wouldn’t let him pick me up. Just show him that without him, you can still go to school and even get into college."
"Why does it sound like you’re more upset than I am, the person involved?" Shen Mianmian was glad she wasn’t standing in front of him; otherwise, his spit would be all over her face.
"Don’t you have any conscience?" Lu Siyuan was displeased, "I’m trying to get justice for you."
"Stop nagging, like an old lady. Remember not to pick me up tomorrow. After the exams, we’ll get our shop in the city up and running." As she said this, Shen Mianmian suddenly thought of something and asked, "Did you find a suitable delivery person?"
"Found one." When it came to serious matters, Lu Siyuan stopped being playful and spoke earnestly, "He’s a decent guy, very honest, but has a slight problem with his leg. He used to be in the military and got hurt, so he walks with a bit of a limp."
"As long as it doesn’t affect the work." Perhaps because He Nan had also been in the military, as soon as she heard that the person had been in the military, she hadn’t even met him yet, but she was already satisfied with him.
"That won’t be a problem." Lu Siyuan was very sure, and his tone was full of admiration, "He’s from my village, nicknamed Dajun. We all call him Brother Jun. When you first mentioned looking for someone to help deliver vegetables, he was the first person I thought of, but I was afraid he might decline, so I didn’t bring it up."
"Introduce me to him after the exams, okay?" Shen Mianmian suggested.
"Sure." ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽