novelraw Chapter 249: Feeling anxious and anxious
Chapter 249: Feeling anxious and anxious
Chapter 249: Worried and panicked
People here are enjoying the braised food in a lively manner, but the Shen family is gloomy and gloomy.
Li Qiuhua took care of Shen Zhilan in the hospital, while Xiao Weidong went to Shen Zhimei's house to play with his two little nieces.
Mr. Shen works in the 82nd Army all day long. Shen Jianguo's unit has a lot of things at the end of the year. He has been living in the unit for the past two days, and only Shen Xiaoqing and Dong Manting are left in the house.
Li Qiuhua cooks the food on weekdays. If Dong Manting wants to eat anything, just mention it and Li Qiuhua will immediately prepare it and bring it to her.
Now that Li Qiuhua is away, the errand of cooking naturally falls on Shen Xiaoqing.
Although Shen Xiaoqing said she could cook, she had no money!
So, I can only do what I have at home.
In the past two days, I have eaten all the radishes, cabbages, potatoes, and pumpkins in my home.
Seeing that there was not much oil in the bottle, Shen Xiaoqing did not dare to put more oil.
She was used to eating big fish and meat, and suddenly it was hard for Dong Manting to eat boiled vegetables with no oil beads visible.
Before putting it aside, Dong Manting had already put down her chopsticks.
But now...
Her pockets were emptied and her confidence was gone.
"Grandma, the oil bottle at home is almost empty, so I..." Shen Xiaoqing pretended to be embarrassed.
Although Dong Manting and Shen Qiaoling kept it secret from her, she still got a general idea from others.
What she didn't expect was that Shen Qiaoling, who was usually arrogant and domineering in front of her, would be taken care of by the sick man.
What a reincarnation of heaven!
"It's okay! Just put less if it's gone!"
Dong Manting frowned and her tone was very calm, but Shen Xiaoqing could still hear the frustration in her voice.
When her mother was still alive, this old witch was very tight-lipped, asking her mother to buy this and that all day long, and eat whatever she wanted without spending a penny. Now...
eight thousand…
Deserve it!
Although Bingyangzi was annoying, she still wanted to praise her for doing a great job!
"Bang bang bang..."
At this time, there was a knock on the courtyard door.
"Grandpa must be back." Shen Xiaoqing stood up with a look of joy on her face.
Dong Manting subconsciously tightened her meticulous bun.
"...Sister-in-law!" Pulling the door latch, she saw Shen Qiaoling standing outside the door. The smile on Shen Xiaoqing's face froze slightly.
Shen Qiaoling raised her chin slightly, glanced at Shen Xiaoqing impatiently, and went straight into the house without saying a word.
Shen Xiaoqing closed the door, curled her lips and spat on the ground.
He was almost trampled into the mud by that sick man, and he still had the nerve to show off.
"Mom, what are you eating?!" Shen Qiaoling looked at the boiled cabbage and shredded potatoes on the dinner table with no drop of oil in sight with a surprised look on her face.
Even if there is no meat, there are not even oil beads.
Is this something people eat?
"Have you eaten?" Dong Manting sighed.
"Eat it!" Shen Qiaoling looked at the cabbage that looked like swill, and she lost her appetite.
Especially the smell makes me feel sick to my stomach.
I don’t know how her mother got it into her mouth.
Shen Qiaoling picked up an apple from the fruit plate in the living room and found that it felt wrong, so she threw it back and took out another orange.
"These apples are wilted, so I won't replace them with fresh ones."
"There is no one at home, who will eat the fresh ones?" Dong Manting took two bites of salty and tasteless potato shreds and put down her chopsticks.
"Where's dad?" Shen Qiaoling broke off a piece of orange and stuffed it into her mouth, then she noticed that Mr. Shen was not there.
In an instant, Shen Qiaoling vomited it out again.
"Who bought these oranges? They are so sour." Shen Qiaoling said, throwing all the oranges in her hand into the trash can at her feet.
Dong Manting frowned and glanced at the oranges in the fruit plate, curling her lips, "Who else could it be? That country bumpkin!"
"A country bumpkin is a country bumpkin. He can't even buy an orange." Shen Qiaoling clapped her hands with a look of disgust.
"Isn't Yun'an going to bring Huihui and Yaya back today? Why are you here?" Dong Manting suddenly remembered that her son-in-law said that she would accompany her two granddaughters to celebrate the New Year.
Chen Yun'an has been away for many years and only comes back once every month or two. It's not easy to come back...
"I have something to do over there. I'll be back tomorrow." Shen Qiaoling lowered her head.
I used to look forward to him coming back from vacation every day, but he didn't take vacation.
Now, I don't want him to come back, but he has come back again.
"Does Yun'an know about the money?" Dong Manting seemed to have guessed it.
In the past, when my son-in-law came back, my daughter would start cleaning up the house and preparing food a few days in advance...
Now he looks sad.
Shen Qiaoling shook her head.
That two thousand yuan was all their family's savings.
My brother-in-law asked them to borrow 200 yuan to build a house, but Chen Yunan only agreed to borrow 100 yuan. Now...
All of a sudden, two thousand yuan was gone.
How should she tell him? !
Are you saying you were blackmailed?
Did you tell her uncle?
Did you say that in order to save your cousin, you gave it all to that short-lived ghost?
Shen Qiaoling was extremely depressed.
It's all that short-lived ghost's fault!
Eight thousand yuan!
She gave it to him in the blink of an eye, without giving her any time to react.
You must know that she will give money to others, and she will not take out the money no matter what.
Shen Qiaoling's heart sank uncontrollably at the thought that Chen Yunan would be back with his two daughters tomorrow.
She could even imagine how furious he would be when he found out.
"What should I do if he comes back and asks?" Dong Manting felt agitated when her guess was confirmed.
Her son-in-law is good at everything, but he takes money very seriously.
On weekdays, a hundred or so yuan is okay, but this time it's two thousand...
"If it doesn't work out, I'll lend it to my cousin to buy the director's position. I can't say I'll give it to that short-lived ghost, right?!" Shen Qiaoling was also upset.
But now that it’s over, what’s the use of bothering?
The important thing now is to muddle through first.
Fortunately, Chen Yunan only had seven days of vacation. After he left, she could just slowly think of a solution.
"But this is not a long-term solution!" Dong Manting sighed.
This is two thousand, not two hundred.
My job is gone and I have to rest on my laurels from now on. How can I find a solution?
Thinking of all these bad things, Dong Manting became worried.
After all, it was still the fault of the short-lived ghost. If she hadn't failed to stand firm and fell down with a push, they would have ended up in such a predicament.
"Mom, do you still have money on hand? Give me some. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. My family hasn't bought any New Year's goods yet. Yun An finally comes back. I can't let him be a vegetarian every day like me!" Shen Qiaoling stated the purpose of this trip.
Dong Manting glanced at her daughter, who was so worried that her eyebrows and nose were almost wrinkled, and she went back to the house and took out five big cards.
Seeing that there were only five pictures, a hint of displeasure flashed in Shen Qiaoling's eyes.
"Mom, what are these fifty yuan enough for?"
The family has not prepared any New Year’s goods. After the New Year, people come and go, and they give red envelopes to the children. Why don’t they ask for money? !
This little money is not even enough to stuff between the teeth.
"I only have one hundred yuan, and I split fifty with you, so I only have fifty left." Dong Manting sighed.
This is like going back to before liberation.
(End of chapter)