Chapter 14: Sending Money

  Bai Cuifen was like this, and An Shusheng was no exception.

  At that time, every time he saw An Bingwen's trusting eyes and Bai Cuifen's pure and clear eyes, Qing Shu made a silent vow in his heart. For An Bingwen's trust in him, for Bai Cuifen's pure feelings towards him, no matter how much love he had for Bai Cuifen in his heart, he would forever bury those loving thoughts deep within himself, and be a caring and protective older brother to her.

  At that time, he was filled with a kind of fearless and selfless spirit, not caring about the eyes of others, nor caring about the words of others, stubbornly doing things in his own way.

  But now he is afraid.

  The reason he is afraid is not because his heart is no longer as selfless and broad-minded as before, but now he has to consider her more, he needs to consider her feelings.

  So he is no longer the kind of person who would stubbornly stick to his own way of doing things, as long as he thought it was right.

  For her, he became mindful of others' opinions and became more cautious.

  But he didn't know that the more cautious he was, the more mysterious the rumors about him and Bai Cuifen spread.

  These rumors only bring laughter to others after dinner, but for Qing Sheng and Bai Cuifen, they may only bring trouble, or perhaps some harm.

  But for the young and innocent An Shaomin and An Shaojie, these rumors were like a needle that kept pricking their hearts.

  Especially An Shaojie, he is strong in personality, sensitive and self-respecting. Those rumors are like a knife that stabs his heart deeply every time he sees Qing Sheng or in the quiet of the night.

  So, when the figure of Qing Sheng appeared at the bridgehead, he suddenly stood up like a conditioned reflex, stepped out of the door and stood on the steps with his feet slightly apart, standing upright, his eyes fixed intently on Qing Sheng who was walking slowly towards him from a short distance.

  "Shao Jie, what are you doing standing here so late?" Walking to the door, Qing Sheng looked at Shao Jie, but saw that his small fists were clenched and his eyes stared blankly at him.

  In recent years, every time he saw him, he treated him like an enemy, although he was just a child. Qing Sheng didn't take his hostile attitude to heart and even thought that as long as he and Bai Cuifen were innocent, when he grew up and understood things, he would change his attitude towards him. But for some reason, every time he saw his hateful gaze, Qing Sheng's heart felt a little uneasy.

  This kid is nothing like his father and mother, soft and kind. There's a hint of ferocity hidden in his eyes.

  Alas! I hope he will use this ferocity to strive for a better life in the future, but please don't use it on people.

  An Shaojie didn't respond to Qing Sheng's question, but instead spread his legs wider and stretched out his hands, placing them on the doorframe on either side.

  Obviously, he was trying to stop Qing Sheng from entering their home.

  "Shao Jie, what are you doing?" Qing Shu gently scolded An Shao Jie.

  Shao Jie still ignored him, his eyes bulging even wider, his teeth clenched tighter, with a look of determination to fight against the green tree to the end.

  Qing Shu stared at Shao Jie, standing still and holding back for a while.

  After a while, Qing Shu raised his hand and grabbed one of Shao Jie's hands, trying to push him away.

  Shao Jie grabbed Qing Sheng's hand with one hand and was about to bite him.

  "Shao Jie, what are you doing?" came a sudden stern shout from behind by Bai Cuifen.

  An Shaojie turned around and looked at Bai Cuifen.

  Bai Cuifen walked forward, pried open Shaojie's head, and gently removed An Shaojie's hand that was propping against the door frame.

  Although extremely unwilling, looking at Bai Cuifen's angry eyes, An Shaojie slowly lowered his stubborn head, and the gaze staring at Bai Cuifen also became gentle.

  He slowly put down his hand and slowly moved to one side.

  Qing Shu glanced at An Shaojie and then walked in.

  Bai Cuifen moved over a stool and, after dusting it off with a chicken feather duster, invited Qing Sheng to sit down.

  "Shu Shengge, it's so late, what brings you here?" Bai Cuifen poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qing Shusheng, asking politely.

  At this time, An Shaojie, who was standing on one side, clenched his small fist again, and his teeth chattered.

  Bai Cuifen and Qing Shu almost simultaneously turned their heads, looking at An Shaojie.

  "Shaojie, go to the room and see what your sister is doing? Then go to the kitchen and boil some water, you and your sister both wash up and go to sleep." Bai Cuifen instructed An Shaojie.

  An Shaojie did not listen to Bai Cuifen's words, but instead suddenly turned around and rushed into the vast darkness.

  "Shao Jie!"

  Bai Cuifen shouted towards the door, and after a moment, she turned back to Qing Sheng with an awkward smile, "This child, her emotions have been off for days, I don't know what's wrong?"

  Qing Shu smiled and said, "It's okay, kids are all like that, being a bit naughty is normal."

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Qing Shu paused for a moment, took the water handed to him by Bai Cui Fen, took a sip, and said: "Younger sister, Xiao Jie is already 7 and a half years old, he's past the age of starting school. The new semester is about to start soon, aren't you planning on sending him to school? He's the only male heir left in the An family, and the An family has always valued education."

  "Oh, I've thought about this before." Upon hearing Qing Sheng's words, Bai Cui Fen looked down with a guilty conscience, "But..."

  "But what can be done? No matter how hard it is, we cannot make the child suffer. School is about to start and other kids are all carrying their school bags to go to school, but he can't go. How would that make him feel? The child must be feeling terrible."

  Qingsheng said, then took out a roll of money from the pocket of his upper garment and handed it to Baituifen, continuing to say: "Take this money, tomorrow take Shaojie to school to register for classes."

  "This... " Bai Cuifen withdrew her hand, which had not yet extended, a little to the back, "This won't do, this... Sheng Ge, I can't take this money, Xiaojie's education, I'll think of a way myself."

  "You're a married woman, where are you going to think of ways? Is it not a solution to borrow my money?" Qing Sheng was somewhat angry and stuffed the money into Bai Cui Fen's hand.

  "This...I didn't mean it like that, I..." Bai Cuifen said hesitantly, holding the roll of money that Qing Sheng had handed her.

  "It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but wait until Shaojie and Shaomin grow up and have the means, then return it to me. Who knows, by that time, I might need your help too. Look at our family's Jiahui, he's not even half as good as your Shaojie." Qing Shu said with a sigh, lowering his head.

  "Shu Sheng, the kids are still young, how can they make judgments now? Xiao Jie is a stubborn child, with a strong personality, I'm worried about him. Jia Wei is like you, clever and optimistic, that's the kind of kid who will do well." Cui Fen moved over a stool and sat down beside Qing Shu Sheng.

  "Ah, Jia Wei is fine in other aspects, I'm just worried that he has his mother's temperament, being impatient and hot-headed. I'm afraid he'll suffer losses in the future. Qing Lan is the same, if she were as calm and quiet as Shao Min, I'd be at ease. A girl should have a gentle disposition, but she's stubborn inside, which is similar to your family's Shao Jie. Ah!" Qing Shu sighed, shaking his head.

  Qing Shu saw Bai Cuifen sit down and simply opened the conversation, chatting with Bai Cuifen about family matters.

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