Chapter 135 Kill Shen Qingrong and then talk to me (5)

Shen Tuo considered himself to be a man of loyalty and righteousness.

It was because Shen Qingrong's father, Shen Guan, had a good relationship with him back then, and it was said that the other party had helped him for a period of time, etc. Yan Liti didn't know the specifics, but that old man still remembered it to this day.

They don't care about their own son at all, and they even use the excuse of "we can't make exceptions" to brush him off.

Yet, he treated the son of a stranger like a king, showering him with help.

It's like having a serious illness.

If it weren't for the ten-year age difference between Shen Guan and his wife and Shen Tuo, she would have suspected that Shen Qingrong was Shen Tuo's illegitimate son!

Shen Qingyan could only remain silent as Yan Liti became increasingly agitated.

Shen Tuo used corporal punishment on him from a young age. When he was naughty and made mistakes, he would be hit on the head with a stick.

He was the gentlest towards Shen Qingrong.

At first, he wasn't entirely without resentment.

However, as they grew older, and especially after their parents separated, this resentment gradually dissipated.

Over the years, he has climbed to his current position through hard work and meritorious service.

It has absolutely nothing to do with Shen Tuo.

I no longer crave my father or his love.

I don't care anymore.

In his life, he used to only have his mother, then he had a wife, and now he has a daughter, which makes his life very fulfilling.

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Qiao Qiao and Qiao Changdong slept at Qiao Xiaoyun's place that night.

When Qiao Qiao woke up the next day, Qiao Changdong was no longer at home. Only Qiao Xiaoyun, who worked the night shift, and Meng Zihuan, who was on weekend leave, were home.

"Auntie, get dressed." Qiao Qiao got out of bed and called out as she heard Qiao Xiaoyun's clearly angry scolding outside.

Winter clothes are so numerous and heavy that she can't put them on without an adult's help.

"Hey, you're here." Qiao Xiaoyun responded from outside, then seemed to curse Meng Zhengcheng again for being a pig-brain, before going into the room to help her get dressed.

When Qiao Qiao came out after getting dressed, she saw Meng Zihuan sitting on a rectangular wooden object in the living room, with a hard board in front of him, doing his homework.

The rectangular object beneath him is a heating device used for warmth in Hongfeng Town, called a heater.

Incubators are typically wooden boxes that are about two meters long, half a meter wide, and forty centimeters high.

The top layer of the wooden box is supported by railings like stairs. The middle of the box is hollow, so you can put a charcoal brazier or a coal stove inside. Then, you can cover it with a small blanket specifically for heating.

When it gets cold, the family can take off their shoes and put them on the top railing of the wooden box to warm themselves by the fire.

It's still warm as long as your feet stay in the incubator.

For children, this incubator can be used not only for warmth but also for sleeping.

Right now, Meng Zihuan is sitting on the wooden box, occupying one end of it. When he sees Qiao Qiao get up, he greets her warmly.

"Little sister, come here, sit over there, it's warm."

Qiao Qiao came over, took off her slippers, and as Qiao Xiaoyun lifted her up, she asked, "Auntie, where's Daddy?"

“You really can’t be without your dad for a moment. He went out to buy breakfast, saying that my cooking wasn’t good enough. He went to Xiangbei to buy you your favorite beef noodles.” Qiao Xiaoyun said as she took a comb and combed the little girl’s hair.

She gets angry just thinking about it.

She felt that her younger brother was a real troublemaker!

Although her cooking skills weren't exceptional, they were decent enough. The father and son at home ate well without a single complaint. It was only he who had a lot of fuss, complaining that her cooking was bad and insisting on traveling halfway across the city to Xiangbei to buy it.

Especially since it snowed heavily again last night, the roads are now covered in snow.

They have to rush to buy it very early in the morning.

That's really crazy.

"The beef noodles are delicious, I can eat two bowls at a time." Hearing Qiao Xiaoyun's words, Meng Zihuan's eyes lit up, and he held up two fingers.

"You can eat two bowls of dog poop!" Qiao Xiaoyun rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

Meng Zihuan pouted.

He wouldn't eat dog poop.

But he dared not utter a sound in front of his mother, and could only lower his head and silently continue doing his homework.

He is doing his math homework now, doing arithmetic within ten.

He finished writing, but after Qiao Xiaoyun checked it, she picked out a few mistakes and told him to check them and correct them.

He'd been stuck on verifying the last math problem for a while.

He tried to count his ten fingers, but he just couldn't figure it out.

Qiao Xiaoyun, who was watching from the side, got anxious and angry again. Just as she was about to bend two fingers and give Qiao Qiao a sharp rap on the head, she saw Qiao Qiao reach out and use her small hand to do some calculations for her.

Finally, the conclusion was: "Brother, the answer is four."

"Wow! Little sister, you're so amazing!" The chubby boy counted Qiao Qiao's fingers carefully, and finally looked at Qiao Qiao with admiration.

Qiao Qiao smiled shyly. Of course, she had studied until the third grade in her previous life!

Qiao Xiaoyun was surprised at first, but she quickly remembered what Meng Zhengcheng had told her before, so she didn't say anything.

She touched the two little pigtails that the little girl had already tied up, then took two pink elastic hairpins with small beads and tied them on. Seeing that the little girl wanted to get out of the incubator, she bent down and kissed the little girl.

She coaxed, "Sweetie, Auntie will get you some water to wash your face and brush your teeth. It's cold down there, don't come down."

She glanced at her son on the other side and said, "Why don't you help your aunt guide your cousin a little more?" She was afraid that if she continued to guide him, she would be driven crazy by this stupid son.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Qiao obediently stopped moving.

While Qiao Xiaoyun went to fetch water, she continued watching Meng Zihuan check the next problem.

Midway through, she watched as her little cousin licked his index finger, wiped it behind the wrong answer, successfully creating a black hole, and then frowned in disgust.

She held back for a moment, but finally couldn't help herself and said, "Brother, you're disgusting."

The chubby boy blushed instantly when his younger sister complained about him.

After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "Little sister, please don't be disgusting. I promise I won't do it again."

He did it at first because he was lazy and didn't want to use an eraser.

After doing it many times, it became a habit.

Because of this, he often got beaten by Qiao Xiaoyun, since his homework was often covered in black holes and filthy.

But after being beaten, he couldn't remember it.

This time, he didn't expect his younger sister to see it, and she was so disgusted with him. The chubby boy was sad and regretful, angry at himself for not being able to get rid of this bad habit.

“Then you must change it. It’s too dirty and unhygienic like this,” Qiao Qiao said.

"Okay, I will definitely change!" The chubby boy nodded solemnly, almost as if he was about to raise his finger to swear an oath.

By the time Qiao Xiaoyun brought the hot water, Qiao Qiao's instruction was complete.

Instead of feeling ashamed to have her homework tutored by her younger sister, who was three years younger than her, Meng Zihuan was proud of it. When Qiao Changdong brought breakfast into the house, she excitedly bragged about it to him.