The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 551 - 550: The Highest Realm of Loving You

Chapter 551: Chapter 550: The Highest Realm of Loving You

After checking the site and seeing the time, Shen Mingzhu prepared to drive to the school to pick up Huang Ju and return to the city.

Qin Jinlian stood by the car window and admonished her, "Don’t just focus on work, take good care of yourself too, you’ve lost weight."

Having crossed over for so long, this was the first time she saw Qin Jinlian being so "considerate."

It seems that Qin Jinlian was extremely satisfied with her acquiring land to build a high-rise.

Shen Mingzhu chuckled lightly through the car window, "You don’t need to worry about my matters, just take good care of Erya."

Qin Jinlian hugged her little granddaughter tighter and agreed wholeheartedly, "Don’t worry, I remember everything the doctor said."

Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu didn’t say more and raised the car window to leave.

...

In the evening, during dinner, Shen Mingzhu began talking to Pei Yang about the renovation of the old street.

Pei Yang looked at her, "Why the sudden thought?"

Shen Mingzhu ate a green vegetable and said, "It’s not sudden, do you remember when we went to Old Guo’s village to buy apples a few years ago?"

"Hmm."

"Back then I thought simply, that buying Old Guo’s apples at a high price was an act of kindness. Over the years, I’ve often thought about this matter. If I was given another chance, what I would do to help the farmers sell their apples without getting myself into a tight spot."

"Once the farmers’ market is built and the promotions are done properly, fruit vendors, canning factories, juice factories, and even the citizens can come directly here to buy fruit, so the farmers won’t be exploited by fruit dealers anymore."

What’s precious is that when a person witnesses sin, they can still maintain a kind heart.

Pei Yang gazed at her, his eyes full of unabashed admiration and love.

Humans will always be attracted and fascinated by beautiful qualities.

Pei Ziheng also looked at his mother with shiny, pitch-black eyes.

He was proud to have such a kind and great mother.

After dinner, Shen Mingzhu went back to her room to prepare the plan.

Just as she sat down, Pei Yang came in.

At this time, Pei Yang should have gone to the shop to be busy, not coming in to disturb her.

"Something up?"

Pei Yang closed the door, came to her, bent down, and kissed her on the face.

"This is your reward, I’ve been wanting to do this since we were outside."

Shen Mingzhu wordlessly pushed him away, "Stop it, I have work to do."

As she spoke, she opened her notebook, picked up the pen to write, but her view was blocked by a bankbook before the pen tip could touch the page.

Shen Mingzhu took the bankbook and saw there were more than thirty thousand yuan.

She looked up at the man, "What’s this for?"

Pei Yang looked at her with affection and a playful smile in his eyes, "As a husband, I should of course support my wife’s ideas and decisions one hundred percent."

Shen Mingzhu paused, her nose inexplicably feeling a bit sore.

Thirty thousand yuan didn’t mean much to her now, but she knew that it was all the man had.

She remembered a phrase she had read somewhere.

Giving you everything he has is the highest realm of a man’s love.

"Then I won’t be polite."

Pei Yang spread his hands, making a lascivious gesture of ’help yourself’, "Go ahead, be as impolite to me as you wish."

"Scram~"

"Right away."

Pei Yang left with a cheeky smile.

Shen Mingzhu looked at his tall figure, "Come back!"

Pei Yang eagerly returned to her, bending over and bracing his knees to look at her, "Can’t bear to let me go?"

Shen Mingzhu hooked the man’s neck to bring his face closer and pecked his lips.

"That’s your reward."

"Thank you, husband."

Pei Yang was clearly disappointed, "That’s it? Others get a kiss worth a thousand gold, and you give a kiss worth ten thousand gold?"

"You think it’s expensive? Well, it’s too late now!" Shen Mingzhu huffed.

Pei Yang laughed with squinted eyes, "It’s not that I find it expensive, I’m just thinking how much money I’d have to earn to be enough if I kiss your lips until they’re swollen."

Shen Mingzhu’s mind conjured up an iconic Hong Shixian meme: You’re so flirty~

...

After finishing the plan, she looked at the clock and it was already 9 p.m.

Shen Mingzhu stood up to go upstairs to bring her daughter down for a bath, only to find the two children watching cartoons in the living room when she opened the door.

"Guoguo, time for a bath and then bed."

Guoguo, leaning on her brother, didn’t move her grape-like black eyes a bit at Shen Mingzhu’s words.

It wasn’t until Shen Mingzhu called out again that she reluctantly tilted her head backward.

She whined in a cooing voice, "Mommy, I want to watch a little longer."

Shen Mingzhu glanced at her watch, "Another ten minutes, then turn off the TV after ten minutes."

"Mmhm!"

While responding, she eagerly straightened her little head to continue watching the TV, rubbing her cheek unconsciously against her brother’s chest due to her happiness.

Pei Ziheng looked down at the little one burrowing into his arms with a soft smile curving the corners of his mouth.

Ten minutes later.

"Guoguo, it’s time for your bath."

Guoguo squirmed like a worm, "Nah, I want to watch a little longer."

"You promised Mommy."

"I still want to watch."

Her pinkish cheeks puffed up like a little pufferfish, her small mouth protruding high, almost melting Pei Ziheng’s heart.

But if his sister didn’t behave, Mommy would get angry.

Pei Ziheng coaxed her patiently, "Be good, listen to me, and tomorrow I’ll take you to see the big black bear."

Guoguo’s eyes immediately rounded, "A big black bear like the one in ’Adventures with Hei Xiong’?"

"Yeah."

Guoguo instantly hopped off the couch and ran joyfully towards the bathroom, "Mommy! Brother’s going to take me to see the big black bear tomorrow... "

Pei Ziheng’s fond gaze followed her into the bathroom, then he stood up to turn off the TV and went upstairs to grab his own clothes.

Once his little sister had taken her bath, it would be his turn, and after that, he’d tuck her into bed.

Every day was like this.

...

"Mingzhu, are you busy?"

Seeing Pei Ke standing at the office door, Shen Mingzhu quickly stood up to welcome him in and then instructed Huang Ju to make some tea.

"Uncle, why come in person? You could have just called if there was something."

She thought Pei Ke was busy with his wedding with Cui Lianying and might need her help with something.

Pei Ke first made small talk about family matters before taking a thick envelope out of his bag and placing it in front of Shen Mingzhu.

"I’ve heard all about it from Yang, that you want to transform the streets of the town and build a farmers’ market; it’s a great initiative, and I’d like to help out too."

"Uncle..."

Shen Mingzhu was flooded with emotions and at a loss for what to say for a moment.

Pei Ke reassuringly patted her, "It’s not much, just twenty thousand yuan. Take it, I’m off now."

Just as Huang Ju brought in the tea, Shen Mingzhu hurried to detain him, "Uncle, it’s rare for you to come by, have a cup of tea, let me show you around the factory."

"No, you’re busy, I’ll come again when I have time."

Seeing Pei Ke’s insistence, Shen Mingzhu had no choice but to personally escort him to the factory gate.

Back in the office, Shen Hongmei and Huang Ju were both present.

"President Shen, Uncle Pei is really generous, just handing over twenty thousand yuan like that," Shen Hongmei couldn’t help but praise upon learning of Pei Ke’s intent.

Anping Town was Shen Mingzhu’s hometown, doing construction to earn a good reputation there had also gotten her a piece of land.

But Pei Ke had no connection with Anping Town, he hadn’t even visited the place. Handing out that twenty thousand yuan was no different from throwing money into the water.

Shen Mingzhu thought of something, looked up at Shen Hongmei, and said—

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