After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

Chapter 239 Dreaming

Shen Nian raised the corners of his lips slightly, his eyes flashing with confidence: "Captain, don't worry, even though there will be more and more people in my family, I will take good care of them.

When my great-grandparents come, they can help me look after the house, so I can focus more on the work of our brigade."

The captain looked at Shen Nian with a glint of approval in his eyes: "Shen Zhiqing, your responsibility and filial piety are truly rare. Since you have such plans, then Hu Tingting's room will be rented to someone else anyway, so why not rent it to you? As for the rent, you can pay whatever you think is appropriate."

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian said gratefully, "Captain, thank you so much. As for the rent, we can't let people gossip about it. We'll just follow the team's rules."

The captain laughed heartily after hearing what Shen Nian said: "Okay, since you said so, let's follow the rules."

"Then Captain, let's go and settle this matter now?" Shen Nian suggested.

The captain nodded and said, "Okay, let's go now. You're always so efficient, girl. I love your efficiency."

Coming out of the brigade office, Shen Nian looked at the rental receipt in his hand, and the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

She thought to herself that it was worth it for her to accept the extra box of gold bars that Sun Yue'e gave her. Alas, it was all because they gave her too much. She always felt bad if she didn't do something for them.

Now that we have this house, after a while, when we find a suitable opportunity, we can bring Xiao Nanqing’s grandparents over. Their family will definitely be very happy!

On the way home, Shen Nian went to the river again to fish. When he came ashore, he had two fresh fish in his hands.

Shen Nian carried the fish and walked briskly home. He was still thinking, against his conscience, that he would eat fish at noon and go up the mountain in the afternoon. Living by the mountain and by the river, life would be quite comfortable.

"Sister Nian, you went to the river to catch fish!" Ye Jiaojiao and Zhao Gaoxuan, holding two small packages, met Shen Nian on the way to her house.

Shen Nian smiled and nodded, looking at the packages in the two people's hands: "What are you two going to take to my house again?"

Ye Jiaojiao said with a smile: "Sister Nian, didn't our little cousin come today? Zhao Gaoxuan and I came here specially to recognize him."

After hearing this, Shen Nian couldn't help but laugh and said, "You two, just come here to eat for free, why do you have to find such a formal reason?"

"Hehe, Sister Nian, you still understand me the best!" Ye Jiaojiao followed Shen Nian with a giggle.

Back home, the three of them set to work together. Zhao Gaoxuan expertly prepared the fish, while Shen Nian and Ye Jiaojiao picked vegetables under the grape trellis.

"Jiaojiao, I went to the team leader today to rent the house that Hu Tingting used to live in." Shen Nian said to Ye Jiaojiao while picking vegetables.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jiaojiao looked up in surprise. "Sister Nian, you rented that house? Those people at the Youth League Center are still discussing how to divide the house between Lin Yu and Hu Tingting if they don't come back."

"What are they thinking? They still want to divide the house privately? Even if Lin Yu and Hu Tingting don't come back, the house belongs to the team. It's not their turn to distribute it."

Shen Nian said with a frown, obviously feeling a little puzzled by the ideas of those people in the Youth League Institute.

Ye Jiaojiao curled her lips. "That's right. They just like to speculate, thinking that if those two don't come back, they can take advantage of it. But Sister Nian, what are you planning to do with that house?"

Shen Nian smiled slightly and explained, "I plan to bring my great-grandparents over to live with me. They're old and need someone to take care of them."

Ye Jiaojiao listened and nodded in understanding: "Sister Nian, you are so filial. If your great-grandparents knew that you care so much about them, they would definitely be very happy."

Shen Nian chuckled twice, not daring to respond. She couldn't possibly tell Ye Jiaojiao that she had succumbed to the charm of that box of gold bars...

Soon, Shen Nian prepared a large bowl of pickled fish, a bowl of fresh and refreshing cucumbers, and stir-fried a bowl of vegetables.

Before the Shen Nian'an brothers, Li Jichu and Xiao Nanqing even approached the yard, they smelled the tempting aroma wafting from the kitchen.

Shen Nianle exclaimed: "Can you smell it? My sister made pickled fish today!" As she said that, she sniffed exaggeratedly, with a greedy look on her face.

The four of them quickened their pace and ran into the yard. They saw Ye Jiaojiao coming out of the kitchen holding dishes and chopsticks.

"Sister Jiaojiao, you're here." Shen Nianle called out to Ye Jiaojiao, then gently pulled Xiao Nanqing over and said, "Sister Jiaojiao, this is my cousin."

Ye Jiaojiao looked at Xiao Nanqing with a smile: "I heard Sister Nian mention you. Your name is Nanqing, right? I am your sister Jiaojiao, and we are good friends. The guy next to me, you can call him Brother Gaoxuan." As she spoke, she pointed to Zhao Gaoxuan who was carrying dishes out of the kitchen.

Xiao Nanqing seemed a little shy, but still greeted the two of them politely.

Shen Nian came out of the kitchen and saw several people standing and talking. He quickly shouted, "Stop standing there and eat quickly."

"Nanqing, eat more. Xiaochu, eat more too. And Xiaoan, Xiaole, Jiaojiao, and Gaoxuan, all of you eat more."

As Shen Nian was speaking, he also brought a piece of chopstick fish to Xiao Nanqing, and then picked up a piece for Li Jichu, followed by Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle.

She suddenly realized that before she only needed Xiao An and Xiao Le to pick up food, but now she had two more younger brothers, and if she wanted to pick up food for them, she would have to pick up food for four people.

Shen Nian smiled and shook his head, letting them do the job of picking up the food themselves.

"Sister, eat by yourself. Don't worry about us. We can do it ourselves." Shen Nianle looked up at Shen Nian and said, while picking up a piece of fish for her.

"Okay, you four, eat slowly and be careful of fish bones." After saying that, Shen Nian ignored them and started eating his own meal.

At night, Xiao Nanqing lay on the kang, listening to Shen Nian'an and the other two telling him all kinds of interesting things in the brigade.

Shen Nianle suddenly raised his voice and said excitedly, "Cousin, you don't know, my sister is very fierce in fighting."

Before Shen Nianle finished speaking, Shen Nian'an and Li Jichu echoed him.

"My sister can also hunt wild boars, pheasants, and rabbits in the mountains. Cousin, don't worry about going broke when you eat. Make sure you eat your fill. Only by eating well can you grow taller."

Shen Nianle talked on and on, and he remembered the time when he first went to the countryside. He was afraid that his sister could not support him and his brother, so he only dared to eat half full and went to bed hungry every night.

Xiao Nanqing gradually fell asleep amid Shen Nianle's chattering.

He dreamed that he was working and studying with everyone in the brigade, going up the mountain to catch rabbits, and going down to the river to fish.

In his dream, he also dreamed of his grandparents, who followed him to the brigade.