"Our people, we are so happy today..." Shen Lin was humming while cooking...
He is really happy!
Back in the past, none of the painful things happened to him. Although he is physically exhausted now, he is full of energy.
A wild fish with such a long length would be a waste of natural resources if you don’t put in a lot of effort to prepare it well.
Shen Lin collected a piece of lard from the kitchen and thought that in order to keep the fish from rotting, he should fry the fish in hot pot and cold oil; boiling water should be added to the stew, so that the stewed fish would be tender and plump, and the soup would be white and fragrant.
This dollar is really worth it!
He scooped up a spoonful of fish soup from the pot and took a small sip. The freshness rippled in his stomach, and a satisfied smile appeared on Shen Lin's face!
It smells so good!
"Shen Lin, you...how could you do this!"
Lu Xiaorong looked at the man in front of him who was intoxicated with a pot of fish soup. He felt more and more disgusted, and his grievance finally broke out. He was a woman, and he went out to borrow money in a lowly manner. This man was so good at hiding. Eat secretly at home.
They say that if a man is reliable, a pig can climb a tree. She now feels that the man in front of her is worse than a pig.
Although she had already made a plan in her mind, the scene before her still made it difficult for her to let go.
Shen Lin subconsciously turned his head, looked at the angry Lu Xiaorong, and quickly smiled and said: "Daughter-in-law, the great leader taught us that people are iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will starve. Well, look, I bought a fish, let’s drink fish soup today!”
"You buy fish? Where did you get the money to buy fish?" Lu Xiaorong finally couldn't hold it in any longer: "Even if you borrowed money from your father, you...you have to pay the rent first, right? You...you Dad’s current salary is not enough for medicine, how dare you borrow his money to eat fish!”
Lu Xiaorong was so angry that he spoke incoherently.
Originally, she felt that she and Shen Lin were strangers, but now, seeing how unimproved he was, Lu Xiaorong was still very angry. The injustice she had suffered this day, the situation at home, everything... She couldn't bear it.
"Daughter-in-law, don't worry, listen to me, I earned this money!" Shen Lin looked at the excited Lu Xiaorong, quickly put down the spoon in his hand and walked over.
At this moment, years of guilt made him want to take the person he had not cherished in his previous life into his arms, but before he could reach out, Lu Xiaorong pushed him away with a look of disgust.
"How did you earn it?" Lu Xiaorong was trembling with anger. "Don't you know that we are cracking down hard now? Those little bastards who often molest female workers at the entrance of our factory are already in jail!"
"Whose property did you steal from? Return it to them immediately!"
"If you wait until people from the police station come to find you, it will be too late! If you are not afraid of embarrassment, I will still be embarrassed!"
After saying that, Lu Xiaorong grabbed Shen Lin's arm and prepared to walk out.
It seems that Lu Xiaorong is indifferent to him on the surface, but he still cares about him in his heart.
In the previous life, although the two finally embarked on the road of divorce, their experiences together still made Shen Lin feel that Lu Xiaorong cared about him.
And this kind of concern deepened his lingering guilt for many years.
"Daughter-in-law, don't worry, just listen to me." Shen Lin waved his hand and said, "I bought this fish with the money I earned from collecting scraps."
Lu Xiaorong was stunned, and then said: "Shen Lin, if you want to lie, just find a credible reason. Do you think you can deceive me with your words?"
"Your mother won't believe it."
"If you don't follow me to the police station, I will tell your mother about this matter, and she will tell you the seriousness of the matter."
Seeing that Lu Xiaorong refused to believe him, Shen Lin suddenly thought of the payment receipt given by the scrap station when he sold scraps at the scrap station.
Apart from the red receipt for collecting the money, I handed over the triplicate receipts, and the light green one was still in my hand.
"Daughter-in-law, look, I have the receipts from the scrap station here." As he spoke, Shen Lin took out seven or eight receipts that were mostly soaked with sweat from his pocket.
Lu Xiaorong looked at the vague handwriting on the document with hesitation, not knowing whether to believe it or not.
"I hereby receive three hundred and eighty two kilograms of old newspapers!"
"I hereby receive one hundred and ninety-seven pounds of scrapped books!"
"This is received..."
The dates are all today, so it doesn't look fake, but will Shen Lin really collect scraps? Lu Xiaorong wouldn't believe it even to death, how could this man with such a big reputation collect scraps? !
"Dong dong dong..."
There was a rapid knock on the door, and the voice of the landlord Aunt Chen floated over: "Lu Xiaorong, open the door."
Lu Xiaorong's face suddenly tightened. She smelled the fish soup in the room and thought that she had not borrowed a penny yet, and she felt a little tight in her body.
what to do?
Aunt Chen's rent has not been paid, but fish soup is being stewed at home. How should I explain to Aunt Chen, and what should Aunt Chen think of me?
Her heart was tight and her head was a little confused. Just when she didn't know whether to open the door, Shen Lin had already opened the door.
"Oh, we're stewing fish soup!" Aunt Chen's face became a little tense after entering the door.
Although Aunt Chen sympathizes with Lu Xiaorong from the bottom of her heart, she feels that it is really difficult for this girl to fall in love with a man who is like a second-rate man, but she has suffered a lot.
A woman's family is borrowing money from everywhere for the rent, but this boy is better off staying at home and stealing money...
"Aunt Chen, I'm going to deliver the rent to you today. There's no one at home. I'm waiting for the fish soup to be stewed and I'm going to give you some!"
Shen Lin looked at the old lady with a stern face, wondering why she didn't know what she was thinking.
Shen Lin respected this kind-hearted old lady from the bottom of his heart. Although he was also greedy for fish and meat, since she was here, he couldn't help but be rude.
What's more, he had to borrow someone else's flatbed truck.
While talking, Shen Lin had already taken out the five dollars he had prepared from his pocket and said, "Aunt Chen, I'll give you one month first, and I'll give you the rest in a few days."
When Aunt Chen came here this time, she didn't have much confidence in getting the money, but she never expected that this second-rate guy would take the initiative to pay for the first time.
Could it be that the sun was rising in the west? Aunt Chen was very suspicious.
Is this still that bastard boy Shen Lin?
Just when she was stunned, Shen Lin had already come out from the kitchen with a porcelain basin. In the porcelain basin, there was not only boiled white fish soup, but also several pieces of fish that looked like tofu.
The tangy aroma made Aunt Chen couldn't help but take a breath.
"This...how is this so embarrassing?"
Shen Lin smiled and said: "Aunt Chen, you have always taken good care of our couple these days, and we will remember it in our hearts. It is just a bowl of fish soup. If you don't eat it, you will think that we are outsiders."
"Let my uncle try this fish soup too!"
Aunt Chen declined a few words and took the fish soup from Shen Lin. Before leaving, Shen Lin said with a smile: "Auntie, I want to use your flatbed truck in the next two days, so I won't delay you. Something about that, right?”
"That car has been idle down there, you can use it if you want." Aunt Chen said with a smile while holding the fish soup.
As the door closed again, Lu Xiaorong finally came to her senses. She looked at the receipt in her hand and said in disbelief: "You only collected waste for one day and you made five yuan?"
