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Qiu Feng sat slumped on the sofa. If it weren't for her eldest daughter Phoebe's voice coming home from school, Qiu Feng might have remained in that daze.
As soon as Phoebe entered the house, she sensed a hint of something unsettling. She rushed to the sofa and touched Yusha's rosy face, who had fallen asleep from crying.
Then she slowly moved to Qiu Feng's side. Seeing her mother with tears on her face, she gently wiped them away. "Mommy, what's wrong? Don't cry..."
Qiu Feng took a deep breath and wiped her tears. Looking at her understanding daughter, her heart ached. "Phoebe, sweetie, Mommy isn't crying... I'm just so happy to see you back from school..." With that, Qiu Feng forced a smile that looked even worse than her earlier crying.
Phoebe was already very perceptive. She noticed that Qiu Feng was facing difficulties. With her delicate hand, she gently patted Qiu Feng's hand. "Mommy, don't cry. Let's ask Aunt Qiu Feng for help... Aunt Qiu Feng is amazing! Today at kindergarten, the teachers were talking about Aunt Qiu Feng..."
Phoebe blinked her big eyes, sparkling with hope.
Qiu Feng looked at her understanding daughter and nodded vigorously. "Yes, let's go find Aunt Qiu Feng..." She embraced Phoebe tightly.
A ripple of uncertainty washed over her; did she really have to ask Autumn Wind for help?
...
When Qiu Feng called Autumn Wind, Autumn Wind was sending off another group of people who had come to view the shop.
Liu Jian had posted an advertisement online for renting out the shop at a very low price. Since it was published, calls had been pouring in with requests to view the place.
Upon receiving Qiu Feng's call, Autumn Wind was somewhat taken aback.
Inside the empty shop, aside from the wallpaper on the walls, there was nothing else. Liu Jian had specially brought a stool for Autumn Wind.
The midday sun generously poured into the shop as Autumn Wind leaned against the stool, answering calls while basking in the sunlight.
On the phone, Qiu Feng asked where Autumn Wind was.
Autumn Wind told her the location of the shop, and Qiu Feng pondered for a moment before saying, "Isn't that Jiang Yu's shop?"
"Yes, I bought her store..." Autumn Wind said directly without hiding anything.
"Oh, then congratulations..." She paused, finding it a bit difficult to speak. Her hands clenched nervously, her lips trembled as she hesitated and said, "Um... I have something I need your help with. Do you think it's convenient for me to come over?"
"Of course, no problem..." Autumn Wind agreed without hesitation. At that moment, a middle-aged couple resembling husband and wife pushed open the door. As soon as they entered, they began to look around at every detail of the shop.
At this time, Autumn Wind's belly was already quite noticeable. She propped herself up with her hands, lifting her body off the stool, and lowered her voice to say, "Sister Zhao, someone has come to the shop. Let's not chat for now. Come find me; I'll be waiting here..."
"Okay..." After finishing, Qiu Feng quickly hung up the phone. Beads of sweat began to crawl up her forehead. She sighed deeply and got up to tidy herself and the clothes she and Yusha would wear when going out.
After the couple finished looking around the shop and discussed some rental issues with Autumn Wind, they indicated they would go back to think about it before leaving.
Not long after they left, Qiu Feng appeared in front of Autumn Wind holding Yusha's hand. The injury on Qiu Feng's face was no longer visible.
Autumn Wind stepped forward and said, "Sister Zhao, you're here..."
After greeting each other, Autumn Wind suddenly found herself at a loss for words. She didn't know what to continue with—fish, Liu Jian, Qiu Ruolan, the shop, the engagement ceremony—topics that had recently occurred in Autumn Wind's life seemed like taboo subjects that would make Qiu Feng uncomfortable.
She awkwardly smiled at Qiu Feng, her mind racing as she tried to find a suitable topic but couldn't find one after several attempts.
Upon hearing Autumn Wind greet her, Qiu Feng smiled slightly and nodded at her. Then she stood still at the door holding Yusha's hand. Her lips trembled slightly; it was clear she was also struggling to find an appropriate topic.
The atmosphere was a bit cold as they silently gazed at each other.
To cover up the awkwardness, Autumn Wind glanced around until she finally found a breakthrough in Yusha. At that moment, Yusha was staring intently at the snacks placed on the stool by Autumn Wind, occasionally licking her lips like a hungry cat.
Autumn Wind bent down and quickly took out an unopened bag of chips from her bag. She stepped forward and offered it to Yusha, who looked terrified. Not only did Yusha not reach out for the snack, but she also took a few steps back and hid behind Qiu Feng.
Seeing her daughter act so shy, Qiu Feng squinted her eyes and laughed. She took the snack from Yusha and said, "It's been a while; Yusha doesn't recognize Aunt Qiu Feng anymore..."
Yusha clung to Qiu Feng's leg, her face flushed red. Her gaze shifted from the chips in Autumn Wind's hand to Autumn Wind's belly, and she murmured softly, "I don't want to eat Aunt Qiu Feng's stuff; my belly will get big after eating it, that's so scary..."
Ha, Yusha mistakenly thought that Autumn Wind's belly got big from eating bad food. Hearing such adorable words from Yusha, both Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng couldn't help but laugh.
The laughter eased the awkwardness between Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng.
The atmosphere in the shop quickly became relaxed. Qiu Feng walked around the shop and asked Autumn Wind, "How could Jiang Yu bear to sell you such a good location..."
Autumn Wind smiled lightly, "I don't know how my luck is this good..."
Upon hearing this from Autumn Wind, a sensitive nerve in Qiu Feng suddenly twitched. Indeed, Autumn Wind was truly lucky; she found such a good man in Liu Jian, which saved her a lot of money. Meanwhile, she still had to bear debts for Xiao Yuan, with people coming to their home demanding repayment.
Her eyes drooped, and her lips curled slightly as she finally brought up the question that had been circling in her mind, "Did you recently inherit part of Chen Shanni's estate?"
"Chen Shanni..." Upon hearing Qiu Feng mention Chen Shanni, Autumn Wind was momentarily taken aback. After pondering for a moment, the name Qiu Mowen jumped into her mind, bringing another wave of heartache.
Furrowing her brows, she noticed that Qiu Feng was looking at her with eager eyes, waiting for her response. Suppressing her pain, she said, "Is it the part of money she left for Ervin? Yes, the lawyer transferred it to my account..."
"Oh... didn't Chen Shanni discuss any financial matters with you or with Qiu Mowen?" Qiu Feng continued to ask.
"No..." Autumn Wind genuinely did not want to discuss anything related to Chen Shanni or Qiu Mowen. If her friendship with Qiu Feng were as strong as before, she would have undoubtedly requested a change of topic without hesitation.
But now, after everything that had happened, Autumn Wind no longer dared to easily examine this friendship. After softly uttering the word "no," she turned her head towards the door.
Qiu Feng did not notice Autumn Wind's displeasure and continued to seek answers to her questions. She asked, "What do you plan to do with that money..."
As she spoke, her hand brushed against the power switch, and after gently pressing it, all the lights in the room turned on. The sunlight was bright enough that the artificial light seemed insignificant.
A few minutes after the lights came on, Qiu Feng still had not received a response from Autumn Wind. She turned off the power and added, "I mean the money from Chen Shanni. What do you plan to do with it..."
Autumn Wind initially did not intend to answer this bothersome question, but seeing that Qiu Feng was persistent, she sniffed, controlled her emotions, and pointed at the shop, replying, "The money is all here..."
"All here? You mean you used that money to buy this shop..." Upon hearing this from Autumn Wind, Qiu Feng estimated the value of the shop; it must be at least several million, which was about how much Chen Shanni had left her.
Her hard-earned money had inexplicably turned into Autumn Wind's asset. A hint of anger reflected in her eyes as she continued to ask, "Are you sure Chen Shanni didn't have anything going on with you?"
Autumn Wind felt a bit impatient but shrugged her shoulders to avoid escalating the situation. Tilting her head, she thought about her meager interactions with Chen Shanni. "No, she didn't tell me anything... What exactly are you trying to ask?" Autumn Wind's dissatisfaction was evident in her tone.
"Nothing, nothing..." Qiu Feng sensed Autumn Wind's irritation. She lowered her head, feeling a lump in her throat and tears welling up in her eyes. She reached out and gently touched the cold wall, murmuring to herself: My money is here; how did it suddenly become Autumn Wind's?
Seeing Qiu Feng's serious expression and strange behavior, Autumn Wind walked up to her. "What's wrong? Did you encounter some problem again?"
"No, no..." Realizing that Autumn Wind was right in front of her, Qiu Feng turned her face toward the wall and wiped away her tears while softly responding to Autumn Wind.
"Really nothing..." Autumn Wind continued to press.
"Nothing at all..." Qiu Feng replied as she quickly turned around to prevent Autumn Wind from seeing her face. At that moment, a clear and youthful voice suddenly rang out.
"There is! Yesterday at home, those two strange uncles came again and took my Barbie doll..." Yusha rushed over to Autumn Wind while holding a bag of chips.
"How scary!" She hugged Autumn Wind tightly and accidentally bumped her head against Autumn Wind's stomach. "Sister, only Aunt Qiu Feng can help us!" she said in a pleading tone.
Qiu Feng did not expect Yusha to respond like this, and hurriedly tried to cover Yusha's mouth, saying, “Yusha, don’t be reckless. Where are there harmonious uncles in the mountains…” Her eyes scanned Autumn Wind, but Autumn Wind did not notice that she was about to stop Yusha's actions.
All she heard was Autumn Wind mumbling, “Scary uncle? It can’t be those people again… You still owe them money!” Autumn Wind suddenly remembered the man who had covered her mouth, and then she loudly questioned Qiu Feng.
Hearing Autumn Wind's inquiry, Qiu Feng suddenly felt a bit relieved and replied, “It’s them…”
But before she could finish, Autumn Wind interrupted her, “They came looking for you again? Where’s Xiao Yuan? How much do you all owe in total? Why is this happening…”
Why is this happening? Isn’t it because of you? Qiu Feng thought bitterly, feeling overwhelmed with sorrow. She embraced Yusha from behind and said softly, “Autumn Wind, can you lend me some money first…”
“Lend you money? What on earth happened? Did Xiao Yuan gamble again? Or…” Autumn Wind wanted to ask if Xiao Yuan hadn’t sent money home, but before she could say it, she was interrupted by Qiu Feng.
“No, don’t ask too many questions. Just lend me some money…” There was a hint of impatience in Qiu Feng’s voice.
“Hey, Qiu Feng, I’m doing this for your own good. Look at how much you’ve suffered since marrying Xiao Yuan… I’m doing this for your benefit…”
Hearing Autumn Wind call her name loudly and scold her like that made Qiu Feng angry. She recalled that she had held back from sending out the family photo of Qiu Ruolan because she was afraid that it would cause trouble for Autumn Wind. Now she was in this mess because of it. She shouted angrily, “If you want to lend, then lend! If not, then don’t! Why is there so much fuss about it…”
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