Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 389 Mutual Support?

Chapter 389: Chapter 389 Mutual Support?

Looking out for each other?

Is that the kind of looking out where you trick her into marrying a cripple and she ends up losing her life?

She can’t endure that.

"All those years of trying to please my mom never made her treat me any better, the fact proves that this method is useless."

Shen Jianhua: "..."

He was speechlessly rebuffed by Shen Mianmian for quite a while; the older the child got, the sharper her tongue. It was no wonder his wife would end up yelling every time she talked to her, indeed it was quite infuriating.

However, since he was the one in the wrong this time, Shen Jianhua didn’t have the right to lose his temper. Standing there awkwardly, for a moment, he didn’t know how to wrap things up.

"Uncle, we have a test tomorrow."

Zhou Siyu reminded him in a soft voice, breaking the awkward silence.

"Okay, you should go to bed early, I’ll take care of the bathwater."

Shen Jianhua quickly took the opportunity to leave, glancing at Shen Mianmian. Thinking of her words, after he emptied the bathwater, he brought back another half basin for Shen Mianmian.

Before leaving, as if suddenly remembering something, he sighed and said, "Mianmian, I won’t be able to take you to school tomorrow. When I went to pick up your mom, I ran into your Uncle Jia from the neighboring village, he got me a job, and I need to start early tomorrow. You and Siyu will need quite a bit of tuition if you get into high school later, and I must make the most of my health now and work hard."

"Got it." Shen Mianmian slightly furrowed her eyebrows but didn’t voice any extra opinions. If he couldn’t take her, then she would just get up earlier.

Unexpectedly calm, he suddenly didn’t know what to say with the prepared speech.

After a pause, Shen Jianhua said with a heavy heart, "It’s not that I don’t want to take you, but our whole family really has a lot of expenses throughout the year."

Back when he couldn’t earn money, life went on just the same.

Now that he was earning, he thought life would be a bit easier, but the truth was, they were still tight on money.

In the afternoon, Zhou Lanfang had gone over the accounts with him, showing that money was needed everywhere, and the little he earned was just enough to cover expenses, with none left to save.

"Dad, I’ve said before, as long as you don’t stop me from going to school, anything else is fine. After I get into high school, I can work part-time during the summer vacation to earn the tuition money myself."

Originally, Shen Mianmian had planned not to use her family’s money after getting into high school.

By then, she would find any excuse to say she had found a job near the school and was working to support herself through thrift and hard work.

"..." Shen Jianhua’s gaze darted away, guilt welling up inside him, "Mianmian, as long as you get into high school and to university, I’ll do whatever it takes, even if I have to go into debt, to let you study. You don’t have to worry about the tuition."

Overhearing their conversation, Zhou Siyu clenched her teeth in frustration. She knew that her father had no intention of letting Shen Mianmian go to school, and despite his words, she still felt unsettled.

"Let’s talk about all this after the exams!" Right now, Shen Mianmian only wanted to wash off the day’s sweat and get a good night’s sleep to face tomorrow’s middle school entrance exams.

"Okay." Shen Jianhua nodded, "It’s getting late, you go take your bath and sleep."

Shen Jianhua turned and left, even thoughtfully closing the door for her. When he returned to his room, he prepared to call Zhou Lanfang to take her bath. He called out several times, but there was no sign of her waking up. Thinking she was exhausted from picking up Zhou Siyu, he didn’t think much of it and went to bed after taking off his shoes.

Perhaps it was because he was sleeping at home and felt more at ease, but as soon as he lay down, he quickly fell asleep.

He slept very deeply, and when he opened his eyes, it was already six o’clock in the morning. Panicking, he shook Zhou Lanfang, who was next to him.

"What time is it? How are you still sleeping?"

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