The third sister liked him, and she should thank him for seeing her off that day. He spoke to her several times, but she only shook her head and nodded, always keeping her distance and not saying a word to him.

But he remained calm. During the several meetings on the playground afterwards, he took the initiative to say hello, and she nodded or smiled in return. She knew that was the person her third sister liked, and her third sister had told her this secret a long time ago.

She didn't expect that her third sister hadn't fallen in love or gotten married after several years in college. Maybe she was still waiting for him. She knew that her third sister was not a person who would compromise. She was independent and opinionated, but also stubborn and determined. She would not give up on something she had made up her mind. So she could not show up for the date on the weekend no matter what form it took.

In Jinshan Apartment, a slender man was lying lazily on the floor-standing sofa, his eyes half-closed, his face pale, his upper body and arms half-naked, veins bulging on his hands, and a sneer appeared on his handsome face.

He tried hard to recall the girl with flowing hair and a pretty face sitting alone on the grass in the playground five years ago, with her legs together and a thick book in her arms. She read it the whole day long, so fascinated. He didn't know whether he was attracted by her posture when reading or obsessed with her face, but he couldn't forget it for a long time.

I saw several announcements on the bulletin boards about her being awarded the city-level essay award, "First Prize", and I started to look at her with new eyes. After reading her award-winning works, I was shocked by her extraordinary talent. She was very serious when she went on stage to receive the award, and when asked to give a speech, she only said coldly, "Thank you, thank you everyone". There was no passionate speech, only a short thank you, and she slowly walked off the stage, disappearing into the crowd in a cold and aloof manner.

"How has she been doing these years?" I had so many thoughts in my mind. Didn't she receive the letter I sent her? I heard that she got married. She actually got married. Damn it...?

She felt a headache and dizziness, and became numb and stiff. Thinking of this person, who had almost never really spoken a word to her, she ignored his kind talks and now still had a trace of hatred towards her. Yes, he hated her. Obviously, she was also a dazzling existence, with excellent character and academic performance, the top student in the grade, and a student that the teacher was proud of. Those unknown love letters filled his desk.

The only one missing was her. She was the only one who turned a deaf ear to him and showed disdain for him. But the firework in her heart never disappeared. She had asked herself many times if it was just a childish yearning and a teenager's paranoia. Time would pass and she would be forgotten. She thought she had almost forgotten about her, but this name popped up again, bringing her back to the thoughts of 5 years ago. No... This cannot go on. She must understand the shadow in her heart.

On the way home, Jiang Shuya passed by Hexi Shopping Mall and bought some diapers and a few cans of rice noodles. These two items were too expensive, especially the diapers, which required a pack every few days and cost more than 1000 yuan. After a month, the yuan given by Huang Minghao was almost gone, and she had no extra money to buy what she wanted.

I silently thought to myself that it would be time to make money after finishing these two important things.

It was already evening when we got home. Mother-in-law had already prepared the meal and was standing at the door holding Baoer, humming baby songs. Jiang Shuya put the shopping away.

He came over to take Bao'er and asked in confusion, "Why hasn't Dad come back yet at this time?"

The mother-in-law shook her head and said that no one answered the phone. Jiang Shuya picked up the phone and called again, but no one answered. Confused, the mother-in-law said angrily, "Let's eat first. We won't wait."

After dinner, Jiang Shuya gave Baoer a bath and wanted to go to bed early. While she was changing clothes, she saw her mother-in-law coming upstairs. She seemed to have something to say, but she was short of money. "Mom, what's the matter?"

Jiang Shuya asked

"Is that so? Xiaoya, I'm not going to work anymore. The grapes haven't come on the market yet, and the food budget is tight this month. Can you give some money to our family? I think we'll get tired of eating the vegetables grown in the fields every day. We need to buy some eggs, meat, and fish, right? You don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are until you run a household!"

The mother-in-law looked at Jiang Shuya in a negotiating tone.

Jiang Shuya understood instantly that her mother-in-law probably thought that she must have money, after all, she had just helped her pay off the money she owed to her aunt. Logically, she should pay the food expenses. It was something the family had agreed on when they sat down together, and it was everyone's responsibility.

Huang Minghao paid back the money, and his father Huang Guohua used his salary as living expenses. He stayed at home to take care of the child for two years, and the income from the grapes belonged to his mother-in-law. After all, she was the one who did the work of growing grapes, and the 1000 yuan that Huang Minghao gave was almost all spent on Tang Baoer. Thinking of this, Jiang Shuya secretly sneered in her heart, and sat down and said:

"Mom, where did all the money you worked for all these years go? I have been in your house for 22 years, and it has been more than a year now. You have been married for 25 years! I married your son, and the betrothal money was borrowed by grandpa, and now Huang Minghao is paying it back. The money for the wedding banquet was borrowed in part, and I helped to pay back 5500. The money collected for the share has long been paid back. I heard from my aunt before that the decoration of this upstairs cost more than yuan in total. Where did your income for more than years go? You didn't focus on training your son!

"I went to a technical secondary school! The nine years of compulsory education were free! The three years of technical secondary school were probably paid by my grandfather!"

Seeing so many questions, the mother-in-law's eyes flashed with panic: "Food and drink at home cost money, how many mouths are there to feed? Socializing costs money, and you are justified in relying on me for support."

Jiang Shuya smiled and said, "You can learn from the old lady next door, Wang! Pick out the vegetables you grow at home and sell them!"

"She is a disabled person and she has her own way. You have healthy arms and legs, so you are no worse than her! You know that the 1000 yuan your son gives me every month is all spent on Tang Bao. There is nothing left. Logically, although everyone in this family has their own responsibilities, I should be the one with the least money!"

"Even if you don't work, at least you still have a quarter of income from grapes."

After saying that, he pointed to the diapers on the cabinet that he had just bought today.

However, when hearing this, the mother-in-law was instantly like a firecracker lit: "You eat our food and drink our drinks in my house. You have not given us a penny of living expenses since you had Tangbao. You didn't even help when the oil bottle fell over. I never asked you to wash a bowl. What's wrong with asking you to give me some living expenses? Why did Tangbao wet her diaper? Can't you get up more often at night? Anyway, you are fine, why do you need such expensive things?"

Liang Shuya didn't want to listen any more, so she pushed the person out and slammed the door. The mother-in-law was outside, swearing a few words in dissatisfaction and lingering outside the door angrily for a while... When she saw that she was ignored, she left angrily.

Jiang Shuya picked up her phone. She usually would send messages to Huang Minghao to express her troubles. Perhaps this kind of friction had happened more than once. Every time, she would naturally seek comfort from Huang Minghao and open the messages on her phone involuntarily.

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