Chapter Ten: The Adopted Father's Wish

  As for other people's family affairs, Su Mo had no interest in managing them, so even though she saw that Qian Meng'er was not feeling well, she didn't ask much and instead changed the subject, shifting everyone's attention in another direction.

  Although nothing was asked of herself, Qian Meng'er knew that Su Mo Ruo didn't want to rub salt in her wounds. Some things she didn't say, and as a friend, she didn't ask either. Her heart felt a bit sour, yet at the same time, it was filled with emotion.

  Lunchtime arrived soon, and although Liu Qin tried to persuade them to stay, Qian Meng'er and the others were very understanding and made excuses about having family matters to attend to before quickly leaving.

  The two mother and daughter just sat at the dinner table, it had been a long time since they had such a quiet meal. The mood of the two people was also very different from before. When eating, Liu Qin didn't move her chopsticks much, she just kept putting meat from her bowl into Su Mo's bowl, saying "Eat more, you're so thin."

  She had experienced both good and bad lives before, but she had never felt such emotions, with her mother showing concern for her, serving dishes to eat, worrying that she was too thin and needed to nourish her body.

  Lowered his head and didn't speak, quietly finishing this meal.

  After dinner, Liu Qin didn't follow her usual routine of taking the bowls and chopsticks to wash them clean before leaving. Today she seemed extremely leisurely and didn't immediately tidy up the tableware. Instead, she got up and walked towards her own room. After a while, she came back with a gray scarf with black stripes on it and walked over to Su Mo Ruo's side.

  The handkerchief looked puffy and seemed to be wrapped around something.

  Thinking of the money for Yang Li, her foster mother took it out like this, and she also guessed what her foster mother wanted to give her. She took a look at her foster mother's gray hair, but didn't say anything, instead watching her next move.

  As expected, Liu Qin slowly opened the handkerchief, and a stack of money was revealed inside. At first glance, there should be about forty 100-yuan bills, and the rest were some loose change.

  As she looked at the money, a deep sadness flowed out of Liu Qin's eyes, as if she was immersed in a beautiful memory, unable to extricate herself, and it was a long time before she came back to her senses.

  In the end, aside from 100 yuan, the 50, 10, 5 and even 1 yuan coins, as well as the 50 cents, were all carefully counted out by Liu Qin. The total was 5382.3 yuan, all of which was earned through her foster parents' hard work. But now, her foster mother handed over the money to her without keeping a single cent, her eyes red and misty with tears. "Take this money, you'll need it for various expenses when you get to school... Mom is useless, this is all I can do... but don't worry, Mom will work hard to earn more, you just focus on studying..."

  "Wow, so much money, what's it for?" A slightly sarcastic male voice, full of energy, suddenly exploded in the ears of Liu Qin and Su Mo Ruo.

  The gate was broken by Yang Li, but it hasn't been repaired yet, and it's been like this for days. The town is very poor, to the point of being barren, so something like a theft would never happen here. Su Mo's home itself is also extremely impoverished, if a thief really had the energy, they might as well go visit other homes, where there might be some gains to be made.

  Liu Qin subconsciously put the stack of 100-yuan bills into her bag, while another stack of money, being loose change and more in quantity, was not covered by anything, directly exposed to view, naturally eye-catching, making it inevitable for people to see.

  "You're not even a decent human being, are you? When your mother was ill and I asked you to contribute some money, you refused. But this wild girl is worth spending so much on? Are you really my brother's wife?" The man roughly pushed away Liu Qiong, who was trying to block the money on the table with her body. He had a sturdy build, dark skin, and muscular arms, clearly developed from years of farm work.

  When she heard this, Liu Qin's face stiffened, but she still tried her best to persuade him, "Big brother, just be kind, this money was left by the child's father for her. Ah Fu said that in the future, he wants to let the child take the university entrance exam and give her tuition fees so that she can go to school and make a good life for herself."

  The sound of the willow flute is so low and sorrowful, at this moment, she only hopes to keep this money, give her daughter some tuition fees, fulfill her husband's wish, and let her husband's spirit in heaven be comforted.

  Digression

  Time is limited, so I'll just give you this much for now, hehe.