After Zhong Tingyue and others left, the boy next to Ling Xiaohan stepped forward and asked with some confusion.
"Master, why do you trust this woman so much?"
Ling Xiaohan's eyes flashed with interest.
"I've always been very good at seeing people. This person is not a thing in the pool."
After that, he handed the recipe to the boy and asked the kitchen staff to make it.
The boy scratched his head and was a little confused when he heard this, but what the master said still held great weight, and they just listened.
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Although she had only met Ling Xiaohan for the second time, she somehow believed that he would be able to help her, so she felt very relaxed at the moment.
But compared to her relaxation, Shen Changmian seemed a little worried.
"Mom, this shopkeeper Ling has no relationship with us, but he is so willing to help us solve this trouble?"
After all, he has seen some things in the world, especially a businessman like Ling Xiaohan, who pays most attention to the word "profit". Although my mother used the recipe in exchange, the other party actually believed that the recipe was real.
Zhong Tingyue hummed. She also felt that this matter was going too smoothly. It would be normal if Ling Xiaohan asked someone to make the dishes and taste them before agreeing.
"Soldiers will stop us, and water will cover us. Besides, our family is so poor that we can't give them anything they want."
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. The family is already so poor, what else is there to worry about?
Shen Changmian twitched his lips after hearing these words, but the doubts in his heart did not diminish by half.
The two were silent all the way until they returned home, and then Shen Changmian asked.
"Are you really my mother?"
After all, she couldn't even cook before, so how could she know recipes that others didn't know now? And my mother has changed so much in the past few days.
Zhong Tingyue was startled and looked up at her youngest son. Sometimes being too smart was not a good thing. Fortunately, she had the memory of the original owner.
She pretended to be sulky and said to her youngest son: "Well, I am not your mother, and you were not born from my belly. When you were a child, you ran to the mountains, and you were too scared to come back to pick you up late at night. Not me either."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Changmian felt a little chilly even though it was daytime.
But when Zhong Tingyue said this, the doubts in his heart were relieved. That was the only time he experienced his mother's tenderness when he was a child, and no one else knew about it... Thinking of this, he felt a little sour.
Seeing that his mood suddenly dropped, Zhong Tingyue also knew that he had thought of what happened before, so she sighed quietly.
"Mom has also figured out some truths these days. It was true that I did something wrong in the past. I also had a dream that day. Your father complained about me in the dream, so I thought about my behavior carefully. In the future, It will gradually change.”
Shen Changmian was a little surprised. He didn't expect it to be for this reason. If it was really his dead father who was entrusting the dream, it would be possible.
After all, when dad was here, the relationship between mom and dad was indeed very good.
Zhong Tingyue reached out and patted his shoulder, and the two walked back to the house.
At this moment, Wen Jinxiu was cooking in the kitchen, Tang Yulian was knitting bamboo outside, and Song Qingrong was helping wash the vegetables.
Shen Dashan didn't know where he ran to again.
Thinking of this eldest son, Zhong Tingyue felt a headache. Among the three sons, only this eldest son was spoiled by the original owner.
"Grandma, you're back!" Shen Nuo and Shen Hua shouted sweetly and rushed over.
Only then did Song Qingrong and others notice Zhong Tingyue walking in.
"Mom, has the matter been resolved?"
Tang Yulian was the most courageous, and she and Zhong Tingyue were getting along well these days, so she asked directly.
Zhong Tingyue nodded slightly: "I asked shopkeeper Ling to help, but it would be best for the third daughter-in-law not to go to town recently."
Song Qingrong lowered her head and said no more, knowing that this was the safest thing to do at this time.
Early the next morning.
Zhong Tingyue asked Shen Erhai to take Shen Dashan out to work together.
Shen Dashan responded with a wistful expression.
"Mom, my master told me to take care of it for me. He asked me to go to the school to pay my tuition today and then I can officially enroll."
Although his mother agreed to let him study, Shen Changmian was still a little nervous when it was his turn to pay the tuition.
Zhong Tingyue just nodded slightly and said, "Qingrong and I will accompany you there."
Song Qingrong was surprised, her mother-in-law was really so cheerful?
After they had breakfast, they went to the academy together, and the child was left at home for Wen Jinxiu and his wife to take care of.
The ox cart soon stopped at the gate of the county town.
The academy that Shen Changmian studied before was called Jimin Bookstore. It was set up by the richest families in the county for talented students. Almost all the young people who studied there were famous. As long as there were many Yuncheng people who were officials in the government, They all come from here, it can be said to be a gathering of talents.
Of course, Shen Changmian was able to get in through his own efforts. Thinking of Zhong Tingyue, she secretly smacked her lips.
With such an academic son, the original owner actually wanted to let people come back to farm, and then turned around to pamper the good-for-nothing eldest son. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Several people came to the entrance of the academy. The concierge knew Shen Changmian and smiled when he saw him, with malice in his eyes.
"Chang Mian, is your mother willing to let you come back to study? I said you are just a farmer. What's the use of studying well?"
You know, there are many children from rich families in this academy, and Shen Changmian was also a leader when he was studying there, but his family background was not good, so he was often excluded.
At that time, Zhong Tingyue forced him to drop out of school and go back to farming. Most of the people in the academy were laughing at him.
When Shen Changmian heard this, his face turned red with anger.
Zhong Tingyue squinted her eyes and was about to reprimand, when an old scolding voice came from inside.
"It seems that Jimin Academy should look for people with good character when recruiting concierges, rather than those with bad behavior like you."
When the concierge heard the sound, his face suddenly turned pale, and he lowered his head and did not dare to make any mistakes.
"Dean."
Shen Changmian bowed politely to the old man who came out.
The old man hummed, then looked at Zhong Tingyue and snorted coldly.
"You are a woman who is not stupid enough to know how to send your son back."
An awkward smile suddenly appeared on Zhong Tingyue's face: "I will be taking care of you from now on, thanks to the dean."
After saying that, she respectfully handed over the money in her hand: "This is my son's tuition."
The dean of Jimin Academy, whose surname is Ning, was originally very optimistic about Shen Changmian. Who knew he had such an inconsistent mother, but fortunately they sent her back, so it was not too late to wake up.
Shen Changmian glanced at his mother and daughter-in-law, then cupped his hands and followed Dean Ning in.
Zhong Tingyue and Song Qingrong were left standing there feeling awkward.
