Chapter 901: The Year of the Disabled
Chapter 901: The Year of the Disabled
These words calmed down the angry Shen Mei. She was partial to her son because she felt she could only rely on her son in the future and her son was her center. Now that her son yelled at her, she suddenly wilted.
Tao San quickly pulled Shen Mei away.
Tao Mian tried to make amends, "Sister, you know my mother's temper, please don't mind it."
Tao Yun seemed to have recalled many bad things and said, "If you were the one who was treated unfairly since childhood, would you still say such things?"
Tao Mian was speechless.
Tao Yun's eyes were slightly red. He had too many grievances to express in words.
Shen Yingying quickly handed Tao Yun a tissue. She had never been wronged by Tao Yun, so she did not say anything to comfort him, but just accompanied him silently.
Shen Wenxu spoke up for Tao Yun: "Cousin Tao Mian, were you sincere in your apology just now?"
"Yes, that must be the case." Tao Mian said hurriedly, "Otherwise why would I say all that? Besides, she is my sister after all. Can we not have any contact with each other for the rest of our lives?"
Shen Wenxu said: "Of course, my cousin is now a member of our family. She has a room in our house, which has always been reserved for her. As for you, she can come back if she wants to, and she can stay if she doesn't want to."
Tao Mian was surprised. He had always thought that Tao Yun was living under someone else's roof, but he didn't expect that he was treated as a family member: "You live in a villa, but you actually reserved a room for my sister."
Shen Wenxu said solemnly: "Yes, so if you dare to bully cousin Tao Yun again in the future, I will bully you."
Tao Mian said: "How dare I bully her? And I won't bully her. I am sensible now, you can rest assured."
Shen Wenxu reluctantly reassured: "If you are a man, you should keep your word."
Tao Mian straightened his back immediately: "I am definitely a man."
Shen Wenxu warned: "That's good. If I hear that you guys bully cousin Tao Yun again, I will definitely teach you a lesson. I'm practicing Muay Thai now, and I'll beat you to a pulp."
Tao Mian nodded, but his attention was completely attracted by the word "Muay Thai": "You...you practice Muay Thai?"
Shen Wenxu said proudly: "Yes, my brother Zhou taught me, and my eldest sister can do it too."
Tao Mian became excited: "Can we come and see?"
Shen Wenxu was unhappy: "Do you think I'm a monkey?"
Tao Mian quickly tried to make amends: "Of course not, I just don't like it. I've never seen Muay Thai before. Can I practice with you? I also like Muay Thai, it's a real manly sport."
Shen Wenxu thought for a moment and said, "You can practice if you want, but you are about to take the high school entrance exam. Aren't you short on time?"
Tao Mian thought for a moment and said, "Then, I will come to you to practice after the high school entrance exam?"
Shen Wenxu thought about it and said carefully: "Of course you can, but I don't teach poor students."
Tao Mian said without thinking: "I will definitely work hard to get the first place. No, I will definitely work hard to get into No. 1 Middle School, the best high school."
Shen Wenxu looked at Tao Mian: "You said that."
Tao Mian said emphatically: "I said it."
He secretly made up his mind that he must be admitted to No. 1 Middle School, the best high school.
Grandpa Tao and Grandma Tao were overjoyed. Look, their grandson was so motivated. They should let him spend more time with the children of the Shen family. Only by following good students can one become a good student.
Shen Yingying and Tao Yun looked at each other. The development of this matter was somewhat unexpected!
The two people in the kitchen also heard it. Shen Mei's anger dissipated and she prepared to cook another dish.
After nearly two hours of work, dinner was ready and it was surprisingly sumptuous.
Tao Mian looked at the dishes on the table and asked, "Mom, is it New Year's Day today?"
Shen Mei smiled and said, "What New Year? This is a special treat for Yingying and Wenxu. They haven't come to Fourth Aunt's place for several years. It's not easy for them to come once, so I must treat them well."
Shen Yingying smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Fourth Aunt."
Shen Mei said cheerfully, "That's a bit too polite. Come eat quickly, or it will get cold."
Everyone didn't hesitate to sit down and sat at the table, eating happily.
Tao Yun looked at everyone. This seemed to be the most sumptuous and happiest meal she had ever had at home. It was true that one had to become strong in order to gain the respect of others!
Tao Yun secretly made up her mind that she must become a strong woman, like her cousin Xue Ning, whom no one would dare to look down upon and would only respect.
We had a great dinner.
After dinner, Shen Yingying and Shen Wenxu prepared to say goodbye and go home.
Tao Yun also said goodbye to his family and went home with Shen Yingying and Shen Wenxu.
Tao San heard this and said, "Tao Yun, there is a room for you at home, why don't you stay at home?"
Tao Yun shook his head: "Dad, I still have some books to read, so I won't stay any longer. The weather is cold, so you should wear more clothes, and so should grandpa and grandma. Don't be reluctant to wear them, I will buy you more next year."
Shen Mei was waiting for Tao Yun to talk to her, but Tao Yun stopped talking, and she became furious.
But Tao Mian spoke up: "Sister, no one will bully you anymore."
"Yeah." Tao Yun responded indifferently, called Shen Yingying and Shen Wenxu, and left together.
Shen Mei wanted to rush up and scold Tao Yun, but was stopped by Tao San: "It's rare for the child to be happy, don't say anything more."
"Get out!" Shen Mei slapped Tao Yun's hand that was grabbing her arm and went home angrily.
Grandma Tao, Grandpa Tao, Tao San, and Tao Mian watched them leave.
Seeing that Tao Yun could drive, Tao Mian admired her even more: "My sister is really amazing!" He paused and said, "I must be admitted to No. 1 Middle School."
Tao Yun's return home brought a brief moment of liveliness to the family, but some people were also profoundly affected.
For example, Tao Mian actually stopped playing games. He stayed in his room all day reading and doing test papers, looking like a good student. This made Shen Mei so happy that she woke up laughing in her dreams.
……
Shen family.
Seeing the three people coming back, Liu Juan hurriedly asked with concern: "Xiao Yun, how is it?"
Tao Yun smiled and said, "It's okay. Everyone is pretty happy."
Liu Juan was a little unconvinced. With Shen Mei's personality, wouldn't she have scolded Tao Yun? "Really?"
"Really." Shen Yingying took over the conversation, "Mom, Fourth Aunt has been much more polite to my cousin. Even if she wanted to scold my cousin, Fourth Uncle-in-law would have held her down."
Liu Juan naturally believed her daughter, and then asked, "What about Tao Mian?"
Shen Yingying said pertinently: "Tao Mian has grown up a lot. He is not as much of a jerk as he was when he was a child. He even apologized to his cousin, which surprised us all."
Liu Juan didn't believe it. He was a spoiled bastard. "Did you really apologize?"
Shen Yingying looked at Tao Yun: "Really? If you don't believe me, ask my cousin."
Tao Yun nodded: "Tao Mian really apologized to me. After all, he has grown up and become sensible."
Liu Juan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that there was no conflict. I was worried just now. If you don't come back in another hour, I will come to pick you up."
Shen Wenxu asked: "Mom, are you so worried about us?"
Liu Juan said: "Of course I am worried. You are just a little old. When you grow up, I won't worry anymore."
Shen Wenxu flexed his arms, pretending to show his strength: "Then I will work hard to grow up. No, I will work hard to learn martial arts from Brother Zhou. When I become stronger, you won't have to worry about me anymore."
Liu Juan encouraged: "Then you should study hard."
"Okay, I'm going to find Brother Zhou." Shen Wenxu left quickly.
Liu Juan went home with Tao Yun and Shen Yingying holding her arms on each side.
After a while, Shen Xuening came back. She already knew that Tao Yun had returned home, so she asked with concern: "Tao Yun, how is it?"
Tao Yun was playing Go with Shen Yingying. Upon hearing this, she stood up and said, "Cousin, everything is fine."
Shen Xue Ning did not ask any more questions. After all, Tao Yun was already an adult and could handle his own affairs. "That's good. Tell me if you have anything to say."
Tao Yun looked at Shen Xue Ning with gratitude: "Thank you, cousin."
Shen Xue Ning smiled slightly: "I will really thank you if you work hard for me in the future."
Tao Yun answered with a resounding voice: "Definitely."
Shen Xue Ning said: "You guys continue to play, I'm going to the study to take care of some things."
Tao Yun nodded: "Okay."
……
Shen Xue Ning was ready to do something.
Since she started accepting disabled people three years ago, many disabled people have come here to look for jobs. So far, there are more than 500 people.
Yes, the number is already considerable. Shen Xue Ning arranged these people in various positions according to their abilities to maximize their value.
Now during the Chinese New Year, more than 200 disabled people have gone home, and the remaining 300 are still here.
These people are marginalized figures in society. Their relatives and friends at home despise them, and they are alone. If they work here, Shen Xue Ning will prepare houses for them. So they will not go home, but settle down here and regard this place as their home.
There are disabled people, both men and women, who gather here. Many of them fall in love with each other and become couples.
They are all people who have suffered a lot of contempt, but now that they are together, they cherish and love each other even more, and they all have a very good relationship as couples.
Three couples even got pregnant.
Many of their disabilities are acquired and do not affect their ability to have children.
These disabled people's relatives and friends are not around them, and they are all alone, so Shen Xue Ning plans to take them to celebrate the New Year together, just like last year and the year before.
Shen Xue Ning still planned to seek their opinions first and then celebrate the New Year together.
These people regarded Shen Xue Ning as their benefactor, so Shen Xue Ning's proposal went very smoothly and was passed with one vote. Everyone agreed to celebrate the New Year together.
Since she agreed, Shen Xue Ning began to prepare.
This year's New Year's celebration was not held in the cafeteria. Instead, they rented tables, chairs, benches and tents and held the banquet in the open space in front of their house, just like the banquets in the countryside. This was more lively and allowed everyone to participate.
This Chinese New Year, the money Shen Xue Ning spent was paid from the fans' reward accounts, which could be considered as treating them to a meal.
After the pig was killed and dragged back, everyone worked together to refine oil, fry the meat, and prepare nine large bowls.
The chickens, ducks and fish were killed and brought back for cleaning.
Various side dishes, onions, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, etc., were taken back one by one, some were washed, some were cut...
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