Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire-Chapter 67: A Perfect Match for Our Yue Yue

Shen Xing’s thought process ultimately couldn’t keep up with Shen Yue’s, and he followed Shen Yue out without a word.

"Sister! Let me do it!"

Shen Yue trotted over, eagerly took the dishes and chopsticks from Jiang Cheng’s hands, and sweetly said, "Sister, go sit down."

"Okay."

Jiang Cheng had no qualms about enjoying Shen Yue’s help.

Tonight’s dinner was quite sumptuous, with a plate of crispy fried ribbonfish, a bowl of minced meat tofu, and a serving of cold spinach salad.

The rice was a mix of millet and white rice.

Jiang Cheng didn’t want to shortchange her taste buds, so she often took out some fine grains to enhance her life.

Because of this, Grandma Shen insisted on not taking the rent for the second month.

"Sister, eat!"

Jiang Cheng lowered her head and found a piece of boneless white fish in her bowl.

Shen Yue grinned widely.

"I’ll peel more for sister!"

Jiang Cheng felt both amused and awkward eating the fish fillets picked by a child.

"Thank you, little Yue Yue. You eat too; eat more fish to grow tall!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue’s eyes lit up and she asked, "Yeah, I’ll listen, and I’ll grow tall!"

After saying this, Shen Yue took a big bite of fish.

"Slow down."

Throughout the meal, Shen Yue’s enthusiasm made Shen Xing unsure where to look.

Not knowing where to look while also feeling tempted to try it himself.

"Shen Xing, do you have any questions about your homework?"

Shen Xing snapped back to reality and shook his head.

"No, sis. I know it all! The teacher praised me!"

"My star is amazing!"

With Jiang Cheng’s compliment, Shen Xing’s eyes shone like stars.

Actually, having such a good big sister makes it worthwhile to win her favor, doesn’t it?

Under the table, Shen Yue sneakily gave Shen Xing a thumbs-up, and Shen Xing responded with a subtle glance.

The interaction between the two little ones was observed by Jiang Cheng, who didn’t intervene.

They were much more relaxed than before.

This was something she was happy to see.

Jiang Cheng felt as if she was raising a younger version of herself.

After dinner, Shen Xing and Shen Yue played in the courtyard while Jiang Cheng returned to her room to read.

With no translation work on hand, she continued learning a new language.

Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng took out some stationery to write a letter to Elder Xu in Beijing.

Elder Xu was a strong connection that needed to be well maintained.

Jiang Cheng filled two sheets of stationery effortlessly.

After writing, as she had no envelope, she decided to wait and go to the post office the next day.

But the letter shouldn’t be sent alone.

Jiang Cheng translated a short article and attached it to the letter, awaiting Elder Xu’s guidance.

The back-and-forth communication would let Elder Xu see her progress and satisfy his sense of fulfillment as a mentor.

But this wasn’t enough.

Jiang Cheng went out, accompanied Grandma Shen to Uncle Sun’s house, and exchanged some dried vegetables.

She planned to send them along with the letter.

After finishing this, Li Chunxiang came over to learn about spreadsheets.

Shen Xing and Shen Yue stopped playing as well, and the four of them sat around the table to study!

The atmosphere was so strong that it made Grandma Shen awkwardly think of finding a book to pretend to read.

The next day was Monday, and those going to school or work got up early.

After breakfast, Jiang Cheng styled Shen Yue’s hair into two beautiful braids and gave her a new patchwork fabric backpack.

In the backpack were two candies, a handkerchief, and some tissues.

Shen Yue stood straight and dared not move, cherishing the backpack with her small hands.

Jiang Cheng neatly arranged Shen Yue’s braids over her shoulders.

"It’s very pretty."

Shen Yue looked down at the little backpack.

"Sis, maybe I shouldn’t carry it. I’m afraid it’ll get dirty."

"It can be washed if it gets dirty. Your aunt’s skill is so good; she won’t ruin it."

Jiang Cheng tidied up Shen Yue’s schoolbag and said, "Such a pretty backpack is a perfect match for our dear Yue Yue."

Shen Yue revealed a small smile, her face turning red, and she suddenly leaned forward to hug Jiang Cheng’s neck.

A warm breath tickled Jiang Cheng’s ear as a sweet voice sounded.

"Sister, I really, really, really, really like you!"

Jiang Cheng graciously hugged Shen Yue, whispering back in her ear, "I really, really, really, really like you too!"

"Ahem—"

Jiang Cheng and Shen Yue turned their heads towards Shen Xing, exchanging a glance and reaching out with tacit understanding.

Shen Xing found himself being pulled by the arms, one tugging and one stumbling.

"What are you doing—"

"Brother obviously wants us to hug him."

"He’s just feeling shy."

One after another, Shen Yue and Jiang Cheng commented, and though Shen Xing wanted to deny it, he didn’t move when being hugged.

However, even a little man needs his dignity. After Jiang Cheng let go of Shen Xing, she pushed the bicycle outside the door.

At the alley entrance, Jiang Cheng sat on the bike and asked once more: "Xing, are you sure you can jump on by yourself?"

"I’m sure I can! But sis, are you sure you can carry us both?"

"Of course!"

Jiang Cheng was full of confidence, and Shen Yue trustfully sat on the large horizontal bar at the front.

Jiang Cheng steadied the bike, pedaled, and called out.

"Shen Xing!"

From behind, Shen Xing started running, gripping the bike seat, and leaping up with force, he sat securely.

"Oh—oh—"

Jiang Cheng swerved in an S-curve, which made Shen Xing grip her waist in fright.

"Relax, relax! It’s okay now!"

Jiang Cheng gradually stabilized and, with the envious gazes of a group of children, delivered Shen Xing and Shen Yue to their school gate.

"Wow! They actually rode a bicycle to school!"

"We have one at home too, but my dad won’t let me touch it!"

In the children’s world, Shen Xing and Shen Yue arriving on a bicycle was no less impressive than arriving in a Rolls-Royce in the future.

After watching the little ones enter the school, Jiang Cheng went to the recycling station.

At the recycling station, Jiang Cheng first expressed her gratitude to the manager, then went to see Sister Wang.

In the office, Jiang Cheng sat across from Sister Wang.

"Sister Wang, do you know any teachers who can draw?"

"Who wants to learn to draw?"

Sister Wang’s response indicated that she knew someone, so Jiang Cheng didn’t hide Shen Yue’s situation.

After listening, Sister Wang leaned in and whispered, "I really do know someone, but I need to ask first."

"Of course, asking is definitely better than me searching randomly like a headless fly."

"Don’t worry, I’ll let you know once I’ve asked. By the way, have you completed the paperwork?"

Jiang Cheng nodded.

"Sister Yun will be back in a few days. I’ve taken on the task of directing a play at night school, it’s about to be performed, and I can’t keep taking leaves, so I decided to complete the procedures."

Sister Wang felt somewhat reluctant.

Jiang Cheng comforted her immediately: "No problem, you know where I live, feel free to visit anytime."

Sister Wang agreed gladly.

After chatting for a while longer, Jiang Cheng went to night school.

After a busy day at night school, Jiang Cheng returned to the courtyard to prepare dinner, planning to head back to night school for attendance after eating.

Along the way, Jiang Cheng spotted three familiar figures, one big and two small.

"It’s okay, don’t cry! We’ll take you to the old doc Ma soon, it’ll be alright."

"Shen Xing, run back and get your aunt!"

With a stern face and holding back tears, Shen Xing immediately started running.

Pedaling quickly, Jiang Cheng arrived with a screeching halt.

"What’s wrong with Shen Yue?"