TRANSMIGRATED TO THE 80S TO BECOME STEPMOTHERS FOR FIVE HIGHER-UPS

Chapter 107: Shao Xi's Concerns

Fu, Lu, Shou, and Xi were stunned by the sudden change in the attitude of the villagers. Earlier, when they found out that Shao Dong went to pick up the trash, they ridiculed him for it. Even those who went with him were made fun of, including his children. Now, everyone's attitude had changed, and they were begging to come along.

However, this will all happen in the future, so don't talk about it for now.

Although there is really money to be made from this, there are many difficulties involved. After running around for a few days, Shao Dong had lost quite a bit of weight, losing the meat that Mu Jingzhe had painstakingly placed on him.

Mu Jingzhe and Shao Dong returned from the city and met Li Zhaodi and the others. They rushed home and told them about Mu Han's situation on the road.

“Xiao Han is working very hard now. This is really the hottest time of the year. The sun was scorching, but he was running around to collect trash every day. He has shed layers of skin from the sun alone.”

“He's not young anymore. It was time for him to give it his all. Otherwise, who would dare to marry her in two years? Who doesn't work hard to earn money? We all farmers have worked hard to earn money.” Mu Teng still put on a flat face, but there was a look of satisfied eyes in his eyes.

Their bread sales business is quite stable. However, in the summer, their business was not so good anymore. Especially in the summer, the food business is not easy to maintain, because food can not be preserved overnight because it is easily rotten.

Li Zhaodi noticed that the popsicles were selling very well outside, so she planned to sell them as well.

He really has a head for business. Business is pretty good. Later, he noticed that the villagers also liked to eat popsicles, so he decided to sell them in the village as well.

When he was busy, he would bring the popsicles to Mu Jingzhe's house and ask the children to help him sell them. Everyone's remuneration is to eat popsicles.

Although he called it remuneration, he only loved children.

More and more children came to Shao's residence. People come and go. Mu Jingzhe did not know why, but ever since he returned from the city, he felt that someone was following him. However, every time he turned around, he saw nothing.

In the end, he could only relate it to his imagination.

There's another problem. Mu Jingzhe realized that ever since he had returned from the city with Shao Xi, the child seemed to wither.

He was originally quite close to her, but suddenly, he came back just like he used to. He was no longer close to her and he even less often called her 'Mommy'.

Mu Jingzhe could not figure it out no matter how much he thought about it. Logically speaking, they should have become closer after going through the joys and sorrows together, so why was Shao Xi so far away?

It was not that Mu Jingzhe had not put in much effort during this period, but he had always failed.

At that time, they had agreed to buy a newspaper that had published its articles. Mu Jingzhe had bought it and even went around promoting it. However, Shao Xi remained uninterested. He was also not interested when the school praised him.

When he returned that day, Mu Jingzhe bought a newspaper that had published the article Chubby Boy. After eating, he called Shao Xi.

“Come on, Shao Xi. We agreed to burn this for him.”

Shao Xi did not refuse, but the process was silent. Mu Jingzhe held onto his hand, but he managed to break free.

Mu Jingzhe felt he could not continue like this. When they got home, he called Shao Xi, "Little Xi, let's talk."

Shao Xi's hands intertwined for a moment before she lowered her head and sat in front of Mu Jingzhe.

"Little xi, look at me." Mu Jingzhe raised his hand so that Shao Xi could look up. “What's up with you lately? Do you hate me? Did I say or do something wrong recently?”

Shao Xi panicked. "No."

“Then why did you avoid me? You don't even want to look me in the eye. Looks like you hate me.” Mu Jingzhe looked at him seriously. “At first, I thought we should get closer after going through the joys and sorrows together. But now, it seems that the opposite is happening.

"If I've done something you don't like or you have something in your mind, you have to tell me so I can change it, OK?"

"If I didn't make a mistake, why did you stop liking me?" Mu Jingzhe touched Shao Xi's little hand. "Don't use too much force, or it'll hurt."

Shao Xi listened to Mu Jingzhe's words and felt the warmth of his attention. No matter how hard he tried to control it, he felt a stinging sensation in his nose. “This pain is nothing. Can you not worry so much about me?”

How did he shake it so many times?

His brothers had noticed that something was wrong with him during this period and had personally asked him what was going on. Now, Mu Jingzhe was also trying to shake her like this.

“Bu, leave me alone. I'm doing fine. I'm doing fine. I don't hate you. I like you a lot. I'm just... Anyway, leave me alone. And don't get too close to me.”

Shao Xi stood up, wanting to escape, but Mu Jingzhe quickly pulled her back and hugged her. “No, if you don't explain everything today, you're not allowed to leave. Why can't I get too close to you?”

Mu Jingzhe was very anxious. He has to find out what happened today. Thinking that Shao Xi could be persuaded by reason but not coercion, she hugged him from behind and rubbed his face against his back as she spoke in a soft voice.

“Xi small, I feel bad knowing that you ignored me—”

Shao Xi became even stiffer. Hearing that Mu Jingzhe was about to cry, he quickly turned around. “Do not cry. I'm not ignoring you. I'm just afraid..fear I'll get you involved.”.

Mu Jingzhe grabbed his hand. "What do you mean? Why are you afraid to involve me? ”

When Shao Xi saw Mu Jingzhe's warm gaze, combined with the pressure and pain she had experienced recently, she finally couldn't help but tell the truth.

“I just think I'm out of luck. You being nice to me will hurt you.” Shao Xi finally revealed the reason.

Mu Jingzhe did not expect this to be the reason. He was angry and heartbroken when he heard this. He couldn't help but grab Shao Xi and punch her in the butt.

“You son, you actually kept such a big thing to yourself and didn't tell me. I've kept saying that you should let me know if you're facing a problem, but you're not heeding my words, are you? ”

"I did. I'm scared." Even though she hit him, Shao Xi's heart completely died down. "Mom, I'm just scared."

"What are you afraid of? That's superstition!” Mu Jingzhe, who expected better from her, helped her wipe away her tears. "Stop crying. If anyone has to cry, it's me.”

He pinched Shao Xi's cheek. “Silence, you're really stupid. You can't be superstitious, you know? You are a writer. How can you be superstitious?”

Shao Xi squeezed herself in front of Mu Jingzhe, too embarrassed to let her see her face. He buried his head on his shoulder and greedily sniffed the familiar scent on Mu Jingzhe's body. "I'm just scared."

Xiao Wu appeared carefully and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"

"It's okay. Your second brother just needs to be taught a lesson.” Mu Jingzhe looked at Shao Xi, who was leaning on him, and shook his head helplessly. He then turned to Xiao Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, go find your elder brother and ask him to bring the book he borrowed from the library."

Xiao Wu turned around and did not say anything, but Mu Jingzhe heard footsteps. Shao Dong and the others might follow Xiao Wu.

Shao Dong quickly brought all those books. Xiao Wu and the others followed him. Mu Jingzhe just let them go and rummaged through the books to find what he wanted.

“Come on, Shao Xi. Read this for me.” He pulled Shao Xi, who was still hugging his neck.

Shao Xi rubbed her face against her shoulder twice and wiped her tears. He did not dare to raise his head to look at his brothers. He simply asked gently, "Read what?"

"Read this part." Mu Jingzhe pointed.

Shao Xi looked at the book and read what he was told. “When heaven will give a person great responsibility, they must first train their willpower, train their muscles and bones, starve their skin and flesh, and empty their bodies. They will then be able to do whatever they want and benefit from what they were previously unable to do.”