Chapter 146: Chapter 146 She Must Be Adopted
“Stinky girl, always causing trouble,” Sheng Luhua said with dissatisfaction, “Can’t you be more like your sister? You’re such a worry.”
“Mom, you’re really my own mother.” Sheng An rubbed her head which was slapped but wasn’t angry, jokingly said, “If I were to learn from my sister, that wouldn’t just be worrisome, you’d probably go gray from the stress.”
“What nonsense are you spouting?”
“My sister can’t even find a husband back in our hometown, and she’s already the talk of the town. If I turned out like her, would you even dare to go out and meet people?” The Sheng Family would probably be too ashamed to show their faces.
“Stinky girl, are you starting to make up stories about your sister?” As soon as Shen Luhua heard her say this, she gave her another slap, which didn’t hurt on the back.
Sheng Ning spoke quickly, “Did I say something wrong? Maybe I should try and learn from her?”
“Just you? Look in the mirror. When others badmouth your sister, it’s because they’re jealous of her beauty. Even a blind person wouldn’t be jealous of you.” Perhaps because the bean sprout business was doing better and better, Shen Luhua always had a smile in her eyes, and even when chiding her own daughter, she wasn’t as harsh as usual.
Sheng Ning’s smile collapsed, she must have been picked up from somewhere. How could a mother put down her own daughter ?
“What are you carrying?” Shen Luhua noticed a big bag at her daughter’s feet.
“Your dearest daughter sent some stuff,” Sheng An said, rubbing her sore spots.
Shen Luhua heard this and was unconcerned, instead she looked surprised. “Really? Your sister sent it? Did she write a letter too?”
“She did, and it’s very heavy. Let’s get home before we talk about it!” She must have come across a fake mom.
“Okay, okay, okay!” Shen Luhua said ‘okay’ three times in a row and quickly headed home with her daughter.
As soon as they entered the house, Sheng Laosan was in the yard feeding the chickens. The chickens, that were half-grown before, had gotten significantly bigger, just in time for Ningning to come home for the New Year so they could slaughter one to make up for her health.
He had noticed his daughter had lost weight the last time she visited, but back then, conditions were poor and they could barely feed themselves, let alone afford to kill a chicken.
Next time his daughter comes home, they can’t let her down.
“Lao San, Ningning sent a letter.” Shen Luhua entered the courtyard and immediately couldn’t wait to shout.
“Let me see, let me see,” Sheng Laosan ran over quickly, with the speed he had on the battlefield.
Sheng An worried that his legs couldn’t take it and hurriedly handed over the letter.
The moment Sheng Laosan saw the letter, the smile froze on his face. The recipient wasn’t him, which made him, as a father, lose face.
“What’s wrong, Lao San?” Shen Luhua feared her eldest daughter had lost her senses as in the past, almost driving her father to his grave, and quickly stepped forward to grab the letter.
Looking down, her face instantly brightened with joy. She turned it over and over, looked left and right, making sure she wasn’t seeing things.
“Ningning’s handwriting is getting better and better, especially these three characters, Shen Luhua, they look truly beautiful. Even prettier than when her teacher back in school wrote them.”
Sheng An covered her face, Mom, that’s enough!
“Cough cough…” Sheng Laosan recovered, coughing awkwardly and said uneasily, “Let’s open it and see what she wrote!” His daughter had grown up, become sensible! She knows how to respect her stepmother now. After all these years, the things Luhua had done for this family would move even the stoniest of hearts.
Her kindness towards Ningning was well-known; even now, An’an still wore the old clothes that Ningning used to wear at home. Even though he had mentioned many times to buy An’an new clothes, she only listened.
And on top of that, with the eldest daughter being thoughtless, he felt he had been unfair to Luhua and her daughter. Now seeing how Ningning had changed, he’d be content even in death.