Chapter 5 I Earned
"Our people are so happy today ..." Shen Lin hummed a song while cooking...
He is really happy!
Back in the past, those things that made him sad had not happened. Although he was physically exhausted, he was full of energy.
It would be a waste of such a long wild fish if you don’t put in the effort to cook it well.
Shen Lin found a piece of lard from the kitchen, thinking that if he wanted the fish to not get rotten, he should fry it in a hot pan with cold oil; and when stewing soup, he needed to add boiled water, so that the fish meat would be tender and delicious, and the soup would be white and fragrant.
This dollar is really worth it!
Shen Lin scooped a spoonful of fish soup from the pot and took just a small sip. The freshness spread in his stomach and a satisfied smile appeared on his face!
It smells so good!
"Shen Lin, you...how could you do this!"
Lu Xiaorong looked at the man in front of her who was intoxicated by the pot of fish soup, and she felt more and more disgusted. Her grievance finally burst out. As a woman, she went out to borrow money in a humble manner, but this man was hiding at home and eating secretly.
It is said that if a man is reliable, even a pig can climb a tree. She now feels that the man in front of her is not even as good as a pig.
Although she had already made a plan in her mind, the scene before her still made it hard for her to let go.
Shen Lin subconsciously turned his head and looked at the angry Lu Xiaorong, and quickly smiled and said: "Wife, the great leader taught us that people are iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry. Here, look, I bought a fish. Let's drink fish soup today!"
"You buy fish? Where do you get the money to buy fish!" Lu Xiaorong finally couldn't hold it in any longer: "Even if you borrowed money from your dad, you...you have to pay the rent first, right? Your...your dad's current salary is not enough to pay for the medicine, how can you have the nerve to borrow his money to buy fish!"
Lu Xiaorong was so angry that he was incoherent.
Originally, she felt that she and Shen Lin were already strangers, but now, seeing how he was not making any progress, Lu Xiaorong was still very angry. The grievances she had suffered that day, the situation at home, everything, made her unbearable.
"Wife, don't be anxious. Listen to me, this money is earned by me!" Shen Lin looked at the excited Lu Xiaorong, and quickly put down the spoon in his hand and walked over.
At this moment, years of guilt made him want to embrace the person whom he did not cherish in his previous life. But before he could reach out his hand, Lu Xiaorong pushed him away with a look of disgust.
"You earned it, how did you earn it?" Lu Xiaorong was so angry that he was shaking all over: "Whose house did you steal from? Return it to the owner immediately!"
"If we wait until the victim's family comes looking for us, it will be too late! You are not afraid of losing face, but I still have some dignity!"
After saying that, Lu Xiaorong grabbed Shen Lin's arm and prepared to walk out .
It seems that although Lu Xiaorong appears indifferent to me on the surface, he still cares about me very much in his heart.
In their previous life, although the two eventually divorced, their experiences together still made Shen Lin feel that Lu Xiaorong cared about him.
And this concern deepened the guilt that he had been feeling for many years.
"Wife, 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 waste."
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 this?"
"Your mother wouldn't believe it."
"If you don't return it to me, I will tell your mother about this, and she will tell you the seriousness of the matter."
Seeing that Lu Xiaorong refused to believe him, Shen Lin suddenly remembered the receipt he received from the scrap station when he sold scrap at the scrap station.
Of the three copies of the receipt, I handed in the red receipt for collecting the money, and the light green one was still in my hand.
"Wife, look, I have some receipts from the scrap yard." As he spoke, Shen Lin took out seven or eight receipts from his pocket, which were mostly soaked with sweat.
Lu Xiaorong looked at the blurry handwriting on the receipt with half belief and half doubt, not knowing whether to believe it or not.
"We have received 382 kilograms of old newspapers!"
"I have received 197 kilograms of waste books!"
"I have received..."
The date was today, so it didn't look fake, but would Shen Lin really go to collect waste? Lu Xiaorong would never believe it. How could this man who valued his reputation more than anything else collect waste?
“Boom boom boom…”
There was a quick knock on the door, and the voice of the landlord Aunt Chen floated over: "Lu Xiaorong, open the door."
Lu Xiaorong's face suddenly tensed up. She smelled the fish soup in the room and thought that she had not borrowed a penny yet, and she felt her body tense up.
what to do?
Aunt Chen's rent has not been paid yet, but fish soup is stewing at home. How should I explain this to Aunt Chen, and how will Aunt Chen look at me?
Her heart was tense and her head was a little confused. Just when she didn't know whether she should open the door, Shen Lin had already opened the door.
"Oh, stewing fish soup!" Aunt Chen's face looked a little tense after she came in.
Although Aunt Chen sympathized with Lu Xiaorong from the bottom of her heart, she felt that this girl had a really hard time, having to deal with a second-rate man, and she was suffering a lot.
A woman is borrowing money everywhere to pay for the rent, but this boy is just staying at home and eating by himself...
"Aunt Chen, I'm here to deliver your rent today. No one's home, so I'm just going to wait for the fish soup to be ready and bring you some!"
Shen Lin looked at the old lady with a stern face, wondering 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.
As he spoke, Shen Lin took out the five dollars he had prepared from his pocket and said, "Aunt Chen, I'll give you one month's supply first, and I'll give you the rest in a few days."
Aunt Chen didn't have much confidence in getting the money this time, but she never expected that this second-rate guy would actually take the initiative to pay the money for the first time.
Could it be that the sun rose from the west? Aunt Chen was very suspicious.
Is this still that bastard boy Shen Lin?
Just as she was stunned, Shen Lin had already come out of the kitchen with a porcelain basin. In the basin was not only whitish fish soup, but also several pieces of fish meat that looked like tofu.
The aroma was so fragrant that Aunt Chen couldn't help but take a breath.
"This... How can this be so embarrassing?"
Shen Lin smiled and said, "Aunt Chen, you have been taking good care of my wife and me these days. We all remember it in our hearts. It's just a bowl of fish soup. If you don't eat it, it means you think we are outsiders."
"Let me have a taste of this fish soup too!"
Aunt Chen declined a few words and took the fish soup handed to her by Shen Lin. Before leaving, Shen Lin smiled and said, "Aunt, I want to use your flatbed truck for a few days. Will it not delay your business?"
"The car has been idle downstairs. 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 dollars?"
