Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 368: Comparison

Chapter 368: Chapter 368: Comparison

"Okay," Zhou Lanfang answered, carrying the vegetable basin to the well to wash the vegetables.

"Uncle, it doesn’t matter if we don’t eat much, but you should eat more to build yourself up, as you are the pillar of our family."

Zhou Siyu’s words were as sweet as honey, keeping the corners of Shen Jianhua’s mouth curved up without dropping.

"I’m a grown man; it doesn’t matter if I eat a bit more or less. You need to grow, so it’s better for you to eat more."

"Uncle, when I get into university and have a job, I will give you all my earnings, so you and Auntie can eat meat every day."

"We don’t need your money. Just the fact that you could get into university would make us very happy." Although he said this, his smile became even brighter.

"Sister, please bring my backpack inside for me; I’ll help Uncle with the nails."

Zhou Siyu unobtrusively pushed Shen Mianmian aside, placing the backpack directly into Shen Mianmian’s arms. With a cold laugh, Shen Mianmian had no desire to compete with Zhou Siyu for affection and turned to take the backpack inside.

"You don’t need to hold it, don’t smash your hands. Just handing me the nails will do," said Shen Jianhua.

"All right then."

Zhou Siyu cheerfully grabbed a few nails, standing by and watching Shen Jianhua fix the window, all the while chatting with him about amusing occurrences at school.

They say a daughter is a daddy’s little quilt, and this saying couldn’t be any truer.

If it weren’t for Siyu, he might never have known the joy of being a father in his life.

Although Mianmian was very sensible, she wasn’t affectionate or sweet-talking, never clinging to him and calling him ’Dad’ with delight, always making him feel like there was a layer between them.

"Mianmian, come over and help me with the fire."

Zhou Lanfang couldn’t stand to see Shen Mianmian idle and called her to help in the kitchen. The kitchen was hot in the summer and she didn’t want Zhou Siyu to sit by the stove.

Having brought home his wages, Shen Jianhua left Zhou Lanfang with a bit more to spend. At noon, she had bought some meat and eggs, preparing a dish of braised potatoes with meat and scrambled eggs with peppers for lunch.

A pot of steamed rice was also cooked.

The delicious meal was served on the table, making both Shen Jianhua and Zhou Siyu very hungry. Zhou Lanfang, who hadn’t eaten meat in a long time, was also craving it, only Shen Mianmian felt too hot to have much appetite.

At mealtime, Zhou Lanfang, fearing that Zhou Siyu wouldn’t eat enough, kept putting pieces of meat from the plate into her bowl.

"Siyu, eat up. You’ve been studying hard recently and you have exams coming up. Eating well is the key to performing well."

"Aunt, we should let Uncle eat more. Uncle works so hard outside."

"Right," Zhou Lanfang agreed, nodding, and added a few more pieces of meat to Shen Jianhua’s bowl. "Jianhua, you eat more too. You’ve worked hard outside and haven’t had much good food to eat. You’ve even lost weight and gone darker."

She put a few more pieces of meat in Shen Jianhua’s bowl, then rummaged through her bowl and put the last bits of meat scraps from the plate into her own bowl.

Seeing everyone passing food around, and that no one had served Shen Mianmian, Shen Jianhua decided to pick up some meat for her, but after searching through the plate, he found no piece left.

Feeling a bit awkward, he intended to give Shen Mianmian some meat from his bowl, but worried that she might find it dirty. Hesitating for a moment, he put a piece of egg into Shen Mianmian’s bowl instead. "Mianmian, you should eat more; you’ve lost quite a bit of weight recently."

"Thank you, Dad!"

Shen Mianmian said flatly, her tone void of much emotion. She appeared neither moved nor blaming, and as Shen Jianhua looked at the meat in his bowl, he felt somewhat bitter inside.

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