Saving the Tragic Adonis

p>Suddenly, there was a knock at his door.
Shu Ning got up to open the door, and Mrs.
Cai stood outside the door with a bowl of soup, smiling.

Shu Ning felt a headache coming on when he saw the soup.
Even if it was the most delicious food in the world, he would get tired of eating it every day, not to mention the not-so-delicious soup.

However, he didn’t dare disobey Mrs.
Cai, so he took the soup and drank it all in one go.
Then, he ate all the walnuts, wolfberries, jujubes and other supplements before returning the empty bowl to Mrs.
Cai.

Mrs.
Cai was just about to leave when Shu Ning called out to her, “Mom.” 

Mrs.
Cai looked back at him, “What’s wrong, baby?”

Shu Ning said, “I want to go to the capital over winter break.”

Mrs.
Cai replied, “We’re going to go visit relatives up north during Chinese New Year.
You know your grandmother misses you a lot.”

Shu Ning said, “Mom, there’s still a lot of time before Chinese New Year.
I want to go to the capital and play a little before the new year.” 

Mrs.
Cai shook her head, “You know how busy your dad gets right before the new year.
We can’t take you.”

“I’ll go by myself,” Shu Ning said.

“You?” Mrs.
Cai raised her eyebrows.

Shu Ning immediately changed his tune, “Cai Cai can go with me.” 

Mrs.
Cai’s expression looked a little better, but she still shook her head, “Your dad is really way too busy during the holiday season, so I have to help.”

Shu Ning hesitated for a moment, “Then, what if my friend and I go to the capital together?”

Mrs.
Cai rubbed the space between her brows, “You’re both too young.
I won’t be able to relax if you go by yourselves.”

“Then, we can find someone to watch us.” Shu Ning said with a smile, “Oh, I just remembered.
My friend’s dad is going to the capital.
I can tag along.” 

Mrs.
Cai was suspicious.
She asked, “Really? Who is it?”

“Wang Shenshen.
You’ve met him before.”

 

Mrs.
Cai remembered him, “Oh, it’s him.
That should be fine then.”

“So, we’ll just do it like this?” Shu Ning asked. 

Mrs.
Cai didn’t have any more worries, “We can ask them about it once it gets closer to winter break.”

Shu Ning replied, “Okay~”

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Then, Mrs.
Cai got up and left the room.

Shu Ning flopped onto his bed and quickly sent Wang Shenshen a WeChat message: [Wang Shenshen, is your dad going to the capital for a business trip?] Wang Shenshen: [No, why?] 

Shu Ning: [I need you to get a new dad.
Your new dad needs to go to the capital on a business trip.]

Wang Shenshen: [???]

Zhou Juan returned home with the large canvas bag.
When Yin Qiang saw what she was holding, he walked over and asked, “What did you buy?”

He grabbed it from her hands and opened the bag, boorishly ruffling through its contents.
A pair of shoes, a down jacket, and a pair of sweatpants. 

He was about to try on the shoes when Zhou Juan quietly mumbled, “The shoes are a size 39.”

Yin Qiang was so angry that he threw the shoes on the ground.
“That’s too small!”

“They’re for Mingzheng.”

“Doesn’t he already have shoes to wear? What did you buy this for? All you know how to do is buy, buy, buy!” Yin Qiang was furious, “What about the money, huh? Give me the money!” 

Zhou Juan hurriedly handed him the money she had earned today.
Because she was in such a rush, she forgot to separate the four hundred yuan that Shu Ning had given her.
As a result, as soon as she opened her wallet, it was all taken away.

“Wait!” Zhou Juan panicked.

When Yin Qiang saw that there was more than five hundred yuan, his eyes lit up.
“You earned a lot today!”

He happily counted the money, and his expression looked much better. 

Zhou Juan opened her mouth to say something, but she didn’t have the guts to ask for the money back.

Yin Qiang stuffed the money into his pocket and tried on the other clothes in the bag.
He couldn’t fit into the sweatpants, but he was able to squeeze his large body into the down jacket.
He took the jacket and said to Zhou Juan, “You can give the rest to that brat.”

 

Zhou Juan looked at the down jacket in Yin Qiang’s hand but didn’t say anything.
Holding onto the canvas bag, she silently walked into Yin Mingzheng’s room.

Yin Mingzheng was doing his homework when he heard some noise.
He raised his head, “Mom?” 

Zhou Juan handed him the canvas bag and said, “Mingzheng, here are some shoes and pants.
Try it on and see if it fits.”

Yin Mingzheng revealed a happy expression on his face.
He always maintained a cold and indifferent look on his face, whether he was in public or at school.
It was only when he was at home with his most cherished person that he would act like a child.

“Thank you, Mom.”

He hurriedly got out of bed to try on the sweatpants and sneakers.
“Mom, they fit.” 

Zhou Juan was puzzled, “The shoes aren’t too big?”

Yin Mingzheng shook his head, “No, they’re just right.”

Zhou Juan thought to herself: So, he really is a size 39.

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Yin Mingzheng looked down at his brand-new sneakers and black sweatpants with joy in his eyes.
“They’re really nice.” 

Zhou Juan said, “So long as you like it.”

Yin Mingzheng raised his head, his eyes sparkling, “Thank you, Mom.”

Zhou Juan felt a little awkward.
For some reason, she didn’t dare meet his eyes.
She looked away and said, “N-no need to thank me.”

“Mom, you’ve been buying a lot of things lately.
Won’t it cost too much?” Yin Mingzheng took off his shoes and hesitantly asked, “Were the shoes expensive?” 

Zhou Juan replied quickly, “They’re not expensive.
They were only twenty yuan a pair.”

Yin Mingzheng breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected, a pair of Nikes cost at least a few hundred yuan.
His mother couldn’t possibly afford it.
It must be a knock-off.

However, he was already very happy with knock-offs.

This was something his mother bought for him.
His mother had it so hard, but she still scrounged up enough money to buy milk, bread, and nutritional supplements.
She even bought him clothes and shoes. 

These past couple of weeks have been some of the happiest days in his life.
His mother worried about him, their lives were starting to improve, and even his classmates at school seemed to have changed their opinion of him.
Even though that disgusting man showed up again, he was able to chase him off.

“Mingzheng.” Zhou Juan thought for a moment and said, “It’s…”

 

Yin Mingzheng took off the sweatpants and carefully folded them.
“Mom, what is it?”

Zhou Juan said, “…your lunch money.
Just now, your dad took it away.” 

Yin Mingzheng froze.
His face darkened.

Seeing that he was upset, Zhou Juan continued, “How about you…ask for it back?”

Yin Mingzheng gloomily opened his bedroom door and walked into the living room.

Zhou Juan breathed a sigh of relief from behind him. 

Yin Qiang was lying on the sofa like a pig, drinking beer and watching TV at the same time.
He had a blue down jacket laying over his stomach.
He didn’t even react when he saw Yin Mingzheng approaching.

Yin Mingzheng said shortly, “My lunch money.”

Yin Qiang glanced at him, “Go ask your mom.
She has it.”

“You took the lunch money Mom set aside for me.
Give it!” Yin Mingzheng stretched out his hand. 

Yin Qiang snorted and ignored him.

Yin Mingzheng put his hand in front of his face.
“Give it.”

Yin Qiang was furious.
He picked up a beer bottle and smashed it against the coffee table.
A crash sounded through the room.

Zhou Juan started to scream.
The two of them were both set off by the sound of her voice.
Their eyes were bloodshot, and a fight broke out.