Rebirth: My Mother is a Virgin Mary

Has he changed his face? On the surface, it seems so. In the six months since this incident, Cheng Xingmin has indeed reflected on himself "deeply" as Ms. Lin said, and has been cautious and gentle in dealing with people. He even behaved like a kind father when talking to me. But this is just an appearance. Some people are just "a dog that can't change its eating shit". It is too difficult and tiring to pretend to be a good person who knows how to make mistakes and correct them. Cheng Xingmin's acting skills only lasted for half a year.

The previous attentive and humble attitude towards my aunt and uncle no longer exists. When you help someone without hesitation, there are only two results: either you get a friend worth making friends with for a lifetime, or you get a lesson to remember for a lifetime. This has been deeply verified in my aunt and uncle. Cheng Xingmin is unwilling to admit the mistakes he has made. He tries his best to erase the past that he can't bear to look back on, but the existence of my aunt and uncle always reminds him: he made a mistake, and this mistake was borne by the people he always looked down on. He began to escape and start to blame. He didn't believe that my uncle was sincerely helping him. He maliciously speculated on the intentions of my aunt and uncle, and slandered the benefactor who helped him. He said that the theft of electricity was done by my uncle and had nothing to do with him. He said that he was the most innocent person. He tried his best to clear himself, as if everything had nothing to do with him...

Finally, my aunt broke with our family, and they never contacted us until she fell ill and passed away. My aunt said to Ms. Lin: "I was once terminally ill, and you pulled me back from the brink of death. Now my husband saved your husband, but he not only denies it but also throws dirty water on us. We don't have so many thoughts, we just want to repay you. We didn't expect him to be grateful, but he can't blame us! In this case, we don't owe each other anything, you go your way and I go mine. You are my sister, I still recognize you, and my two children are close to me, I also recognize them, but as long as he is here, I will never step into your door again! We can stop contacting each other if we can, we just want to live a peaceful life!"

I will never forget the disappointed look in my aunt’s eyes. It was disappointment in Cheng Xingmin’s actions, and even more disappointment in her own sister’s attempt to mediate the reconciliation…

The subsequent development of the incident was like a domino effect, which was unexpected. Cheng Xingmin was demoted because of this incident, and his status in the unit declined. So many people who used to surround him scattered like birds and beasts. In order to climb back to his original position or even higher, he set his sights on me. His high-ranking leader had no shortage of fame, power, or profit, but his idiot son became a headache. For his future, Cheng Xingmin secretly conspired with his leader to arrange a marriage between me and that idiot. If it weren't for Ms. Lin's final courage to go back to his unit and make a scene, which was known to everyone, his leader would have had no choice but to give up in order to protect himself...

Yes, Ms. Lin was finally disappointed with Cheng Xingmin, but she was just disappointed. They were just separated, not divorced. Ms. Lin said that she was a well-known businessman in the county. If she divorced, she didn't know how many people would plot against her behind her back. My and Cheng Xinyuan's marriages would also be affected. Children from single-parent families would be discriminated against to some extent. Cheng Xinyuan and I needed a complete family, even if it was just on the surface.

Humph, in the final analysis, it's all for my own face... Is face really that important? The chain reaction of the electricity theft incident is too great. Although Ms. Lin will be completely disappointed with Cheng Xingmin, the price she paid is immeasurable. I will not take this risk, and I will not let the tragedy of my previous life happen again.

I closed the meter door. Ms. Lin had to solve this matter herself. She had to understand what her bastard husband had done. We couldn't make a big deal about it, but we couldn't just let it go. At least Ms. Lin had to remember this lesson.

Ms. Lin had just finished cleaning the store and was eating the breakfast that Cheng Xinyuan and I brought back for her. It was nine o'clock in the morning, and it was not the time for customers to come. If there were no customers, she would do something else.

Ms. Lin praised the beef soup as it tasted really good. When she heard Cheng Xinyuan talking about how much we had eaten in the morning, she looked at me and said to Cheng Xinyuan jokingly, "Your sister must have spent a lot of money. You just know how to tease your sister." I replied, "Then you can reimburse her, mom~"

Ms. Lin smiled and said, "Report it! I'll report any amount!"

I didn't take it seriously: "Forget it, I still have enough money for a meal, so I can't spend yours. Just keep the money in your hand, and when my father comes back, it will be his again!"

Ms. Lin's eyes dimmed and she even slowed down her eating movements. I waved my hand and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. It will affect your mood. When you finish eating, I'll take you to see something."

I was thinking about when Cheng Xingmin connected the wires to other people's electric meters. I was on summer vacation for a few days, and when I came back, Cheng Xingmin had already gone to study in another place. The wires must have been connected before Cheng Xingmin went out of town, but I didn't know how long ago. If it was not long ago, it would be easy to deal with. If it was much earlier, I would have to think about it carefully. While thinking about it, I cursed Cheng Xingmin in my heart. He didn't do anything right, and used all his few tricks to do it!

"Mom, I'll pay the electricity bill later. I've delayed it for a few days." Cheng Xinyuan was playing games on his mobile phone when he suddenly remembered something and said.

"Yes! If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it. I sent you several text messages to remind you. These past few days, I was just happy that your sister came back. OK, I'll give you the money later. Pay it quickly, or the power will be cut off again." Ms. Lin said with a smile, "Yuanyuan is very useful. He pays the electricity bill for our family."

"Oh wow~ so great~" I looked at Cheng Xinyuan, and the little brat shook his head at me proudly.

"Hey, with our family's situation, how much is the monthly electricity bill?" I asked casually.

"Well... the electricity bill is the lowest in March and April. The weather is neither too cold nor too hot, and the only thing we use to turn on a light is about four or five hundred yuan. In May, we turned on the air conditioner, and the electricity bill was more than one thousand two hundred yuan, as I remember. June should not be much different. Now that you're back, it will probably cost more electricity, hahaha..." Cheng Xinyuan stopped the game in his hand, counted on his fingers and talked to me, teasing me.

"Hey, why is it that my return wastes electricity? You turn on the air conditioner by yourself, and two people turn on the same air conditioner, so where is the waste?" I waved my fist in front of Cheng Xinyuan, and he chuckled: "I'm happy that you're back! I'm more willing to turn on the air conditioner, so of course it wastes electricity~"

At this point, I already had an idea in my mind. It seemed that Cheng Xingmin had connected the wires before he left. The electricity bill was basically in line with normal conditions, so it would be easy to deal with. After the theft of electricity in the previous life, the property management checked our electricity bill. It was so cold in December. We didn’t have floor heating at home, so we could only turn on the air conditioner. With such a large store and a place to live on the second floor, the electricity bill was less than 200. Is it possible?

We started bickering again, and Ms. Lin kept laughing at us. She liked to see us like this, carefree and harmonious. Cheng Xinyuan said, "Actually, it's just right for the three of us to be in this family..." He felt something was wrong after he said that, and looked at Ms. Lin, scratched his head embarrassedly, and changed the subject abruptly, "Mom, give me some money, I'll go pay the electricity bill."

Ms. Lin didn't say anything, she got up and went back to her room to get her wallet. Cheng Xingmin was not there, and except for the money she scanned, all the cash was in Ms. Lin's hands. I don't believe that Ms. Lin doesn't know the benefits of having money in her own hands, just like she is counting the money now, even if it is to pay the electricity bill, it is also comfortable to spend it! Money, no matter how much, is the most solid when it is in your own hands!

Cheng Xinyuan took the money and ran out like the wind. Online payment was not so popular at present, and one had to go to a special business hall to pay the electricity and water bills. But Cheng Xinyuan was energetic and got the job done as if it was a game.

Ms. Lin took out two more red bills and handed them to me: "This is to reimburse you for your breakfast."

"I don't want this money! I still have money to treat my brothers to a meal. Didn't you give me three hundred yesterday?" I didn't reach out to take it.

"Yesterday is yesterday, today is today, take it! I know how much those kids love to eat. I'm the elder and it doesn't matter how I spend money. But it's different for you. You're still a student yourself."

"Then aren't you afraid that my father will come back to check the accounts?" I still didn't answer and prepared for the next step.

"I earn my own money, so I can't make the final decision?" Ms. Lin's face darkened.

"I'm not trying to hit you, you really have no say. The money from selling clothes goes to him after it passes through your hands. Sometimes it doesn't even pass through, and he just scans the code. He gets paid for his work, but you're just a tool."

"I know that, but your father has to pay off his credit card. I use his card to pay for all the purchases." Ms. Lin insisted on handing me the two hundred yuan. I had no choice but to take it.

"Mom, let's do the math. The credit limits on his two or three cards are just so-so at best. The credit limits on the cards are revolving, and you pay them back on time. But we're doing business, and profit is definitely the goal. The money he took was all the money you made from selling clothes, including costs and profits. The costs are basically the same as the money you spent on swiping your credit card, even if there are some handling fees. How much money did he take from you over the years? He still has his salary, so how much do you have in your hands? If you want to buy something, you have to ask him for it. What does he say? Does he always say he has no money? Does he really have no money or does he just not want to give? No matter which one it is, something is wrong. According to the analysis just now, he can't have no money. So where did the money go? If he doesn't want to give, then your trust in him for so many years is a joke!" I said a lot of things in one breath, and my thoughts went back to the time when she was renovating her house in her previous life. How ridiculous it was. She borrowed the money for the renovation from someone else because she couldn't get the money from Cheng Xingmin. She was scolded by Cheng Xingmin for making trouble, but in the end, she lost everything she had to pay.

Looking at Ms. Lin's expression, I knew she had taken my words to heart. If that's the case, let's add fuel to the fire!

I took Ms. Lin's arm and walked out: "Come on, Mom, I'll show you something!"