Fast-forward to the era of cannon fodder

However, in the previous life, not a penny of the rent was spent on the original owner. Instead, it was saved by Ma Xiaolan to buy houses and wives for her two sons and to buy a dowry for Zhong Yuanfen.

Thinking of the Zhong family, Yuanchun seemed to have not received any news from the Zhong family for a long time.

After dinner, while Wang Ziteng was washing the dishes, Yuanchun summoned the system and asked, "007, how is the Zhong family doing recently?"

"Host, after you left, the steel mill punished Zhong Daming. When Ma Xiaolan learned that Zhong Daming had to pay you half of his monthly salary, she became sick with anger."

"After Ma Xiaolan fell ill, the Zhong family became a mess. No one washed the clothes, swept the floor, or cooked. It was only when Zhong Daming went to the steel plant cafeteria to get food that the Zhong family didn't go hungry."

Later, when Zhong Daming had run out of pocket money, Ma Xiaolan had no choice but to drag her sick body to cook, wash clothes and clean.

No matter how hard she worked or how exhausted she was, she would never be willing to order her three children to work.

The three children seemed not to notice how hard Ma Xiaolan worked, and no one ever thought of lending a hand. When they came home from school, they acted like big shots, waiting for food.

"The month you left, Zhong Daming deducted half of his salary and sent it to you. The remaining half was just enough to pay for the tuition of the three children. The living expenses came from the money earned by Ma Xiaolan and Hu Huochakehe."

Ma Xiaolan had to do housework, take care of the food, drink, defecation and clothing of Zhong Daming and his sons, and also take care of Hu Huochahe until 10 o'clock in the evening. She had just recovered from a serious illness, so how could she hold on? Not long after, she fell ill again.

There was no money for Ma Xiaolan's treatment, so Zhong Daming had to go to the factory and advance half a month's salary so that Ma Xiaolan could stay in the hospital for three days before she recovered. However, after Ma Xiaolan was discharged from the hospital, she had to continue working, getting up early and staying up late every day. No one at home helped her. Before long, she was so tired that she looked like she had aged ten years, and her hair turned white.

When the original owner was alive, she did all the housework and made Ma Xiaolan look several years younger than other women of the same age. Now, she is older than other women of the same age.

Years ago, Ma Xiaolan washed bedding and clothes for the whole morning and was too weak to cook, so she asked Zhong Yuanfen to cook porridge. Zhong Yuanfen pulled Zhong Guoqiang and Zhong Guohao and said, "Mom, my elder and second brothers are older and stronger than me. You should ask them to cook. I am still young and weak. I can't even lift the pot."

Ma Xiaolan was so angry that she was about to die.

Ma Xiaolan loves her children and doesn't let them work out of her loving mother's heart. However, she gives orders but they don't work. The children are unwilling to work, which means they are unfilial.

Ma Xiaolan was a little disappointed at that time.

But after all, she was the little girl she had loved for many years, and she couldn't bear to hit her or scold her. In the end, she dragged her exhausted body to cook the porridge herself.

"Host, Zhong Guoqiang's grades this time are worse than before. In this final exam, his scores in several subjects combined were less than 100. He was beaten by Zhong Daming, who accidentally broke his leg. Haha... Zhong Guoqiang spent the New Year in the hospital."

"The Zhong family couldn't afford to pay for Zhong Guoqiang's leg treatment, so Ma Xiaolan sold half of her food rations. Without the original owner's help to earn white flour buns, the Zhong family had to eat porridge every day, and the whole family lost a lot of weight."

Yuanchun raised the corner of her mouth, "The Zhong family deserves it."

Yuanchun thought that she might never see the Zhong family again in this lifetime.

Unexpectedly, on the first day she and Wang Ziteng returned to school, they saw Ma Xiaolan at the school gate.