Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 922 Return to Licheng 3

Chapter 922: Chapter 922 Return to Licheng 3

Shen Mianmian sighed. Although she felt sympathy for Zhang Qian, she had no intention of intervening, as this was ultimately Zhang Qian’s family matter.

Zhang Qian herself didn’t want to tell Zhang Xue, which indicated she still wanted to get on with life. Between spouses, there is definitely a closer bond than with outsiders. If they were to stand up for Zhang Qian now, who knows, after this affair, she might blame them for meddling.

But Zhang Qian, after all, had been working here for so long; although she occasionally played some small cunning tricks, she had never made a big mistake. As a boss, Shen Mianmian still had some human kindness.

"Tomorrow, let Brother Jun bring her an old hen and also send her one hundred eggs to nourish her body," she said.

"Okay," Xiaocui nodded in agreement.

Actually, she had previously sent Zhang Qian an old hen too, already stewed, using her own money—it was her personal gesture of goodwill, one that couldn’t go through the official accounts.

The reason she hadn’t told Shen Mianmian about this over the phone was because Zhang Qian asked her not to, and since it didn’t affect the shop’s business, she agreed.

It was only because Shen Mianmian had noticed something unusual that she spoke up now.

The car soon reached their residence. As soon as they got out, both shivered from the cold. He Nan took a jacket from the car and draped it over Shen Mianmian’s shoulders, and the three of them went upstairs together.

That night, after cleaning up, Shen Mianmian and Xiaocui slept in the same room. Having not seen each other for a long time, they had a lot to talk about.

"You haven’t been back for a while, right? I’m planning to go back tomorrow to see the village chief. Do you want to come and visit Aunt Liu with me?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaocui’s eyes immediately lit up, and she quickly nodded, "I indeed haven’t been back for a while. Sometimes my mom comes to the city to see me. If we go back together tomorrow, we should first stop by the shop and say hello to Zhang Qian and the others."

Shen Mianmian nodded. "No problem, let’s head to the shop first."

They chatted for a while longer. Xiaocui seemed to want to say something but appeared unsure if she should. Shen Mianmian, seeing straight through her hesitation, said, "What’s wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"

Hearing this, Xiaocui hesitated and then said, "It’s about your foster parents. I don’t know if you want to hear it."

Shen Mianmian smiled slightly and spoke softly, "It’s okay, go ahead! Since I’m going back tomorrow, I’m bound to hear about it anyway. I’d rather know sooner."

"Mianmian, two months ago, Shen Jianhua was diagnosed with cancer. Zhou Lanfang, hearing that even if he was treated well he wouldn’t be able to do heavy work and that it would cost a lot of money, took all the money from their home and went to Beijing to look after Zhou Siyu. She hasn’t come back since. Shen Jianhua’s condition is very dire now. He has no money for treatment and is nearly dying." Xiaocui had only found out about this a little more than a month ago, but she didn’t want to affect Shen Mianmian’s mood, so she hadn’t mentioned it until now, when Mianmian had returned and was planning to go back to the village, prompting her to reveal this news.

"..."

Shen Mianmian, usually calm and collected, was shocked by this news. Shen Jianhua had cancer?

Had it really developed that early? What had caused this?

"Mianmian, are you okay?" Seeing that Shen Mianmian had fallen silent after hearing the news, Xiaocui grew worried.

"I’m fine," Shen Mianmian shook her head slightly. "Did the doctors say it was incurable?"

Xiaocui replied, "He has stomach cancer. I heard that if it’s caught early, and treated, there’s still a chance by removing part of the stomach. But since Zhou Lanfang took all the money, he’s just getting by on painkillers now."

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