Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 278 Crying Complain

Chapter 278: Chapter 278 Crying Complain

"Alright," Shen Mianmian quickly weighed two pounds of doubanjiang, "Sister, that’s forty cents for two pounds."

The doubanjiang this time was made rather well; it usually sold for thirty-five cents a pound, but she didn’t want to charge Li Shiping so much.

If it weren’t for the partnership in their business, she would have wanted to give two pounds to Li Shiping for free, but that was only a fleeting thought. For families like theirs, if she really gave it away for free, people might suspect her intentions.

"Okay."

Li Shiping reached for her money, but holding the vegetables and her child made it inconvenient, so she said to Wan Dongcheng, "Dongcheng, help me carry something."

"What a hassle," Wan Dongcheng complained, stepping closer to Li Shiping and extending his hand. However, he didn’t reach for the vegetables; instead, he took out forty cents from Li Shiping’s pocket and handed it to Shen Mianmian.

Then, he nonchalantly put his hands back in his trouser pockets.

Li Shiping awkwardly withdrew her hand that was holding the bag and didn’t say anything.

Shen Mianmian took the money and directly handed the items to Wan Dongcheng, "Sister Li is holding the child and can’t carry so much, brother, can you carry this?"

Men are all the same, liking to show off in front of pretty girls, and Wan Dongcheng was no exception. But carrying doubanjiang felt beneath him.

So, he took the child from Li Shiping’s arms and said to her, "You carry it."

Li Shiping felt a sudden relief all over. She had been holding the child for over an hour and her arms were already sore. Wan Dongcheng’s simple gesture warmed her heart, and she showed a satisfied smile.

After taking the doubanjiang, she said goodbye to Shen Mianmian warmly.

"Mianmian, goodbye."

"Sister, goodbye."

Shen Mianmian waved at her and suddenly felt some pity for her. Such a good woman ended up in such a predicament; it really wasn’t worth it.

She sighed, her attention quickly diverted by another customer coming to buy vegetables.

By the end of the day, she calculated that, after deducting the cost, she had made about ninety yuan.

They were very happy and even bought a pound of meat to take home.

They also dined at the Lu Family’s place that night before returning home, as Zhou Lanfang preferred Shen Mianmian not to eat dinner there, and didn’t bother with her at all.

Having made some money, Shen Mianmian slept contentedly. As expected, Zhou Siyu had insomnia again; when she woke up the next day, her dark circles were even worse.

Shen Mianmian went to school after eating, still nibbling at her food like a chick.

Seeing her eat so slowly and not hurrying to school, Zhou Lanfang couldn’t help but urge her, "Siyu, that bastard has already finished eating and gone to school; you should hurry up too! Don’t be late."

Zhou Lanfang was impatient to watch TV after washing the dishes.

Zhou Siyu: "..."

She was anxious too, but she was scared to go alone!

When Zhou Lanfang couldn’t help but urge her again, Siyu put down her chopsticks and suddenly burst into tears.

"What’s the matter?" Zhou Lanfang hurried over to embrace her, distressed, "Why are you suddenly crying? Tell Auntie, did that bastard bully you?"

Zhou Siyu cried for a while and then sobbed, "Auntie, I’m scared to go to school alone."

"Why?"

Zhou Lanfang was perplexed; her niece loved going to school, so why would she be afraid to go?

"Some bullies are picking on me. The swelling on my face last time was because one of them hit me."

Zhou Siyu hadn’t planned on telling this, as she was involved in the plot against Shen Mianmian. Now that Mianmian was out of trouble, Siyu found herself in distress.

The thought of Gouzi’s behavior that day left her feeling both scared and disgusted.

"What?" Zhou Lanfang exploded, "Someone bullied you, why are you only saying it now?"