Reborn in the 1990s, I want my husband to live to be a hundred.

Chapter 196 This is very simple

After folding the clothes and putting them in the closet, making the bed, and preparing dinner for the elderly, Deng Xiuzhen and Yan Wenying went back home.

"Xiao Ying, you've been here before, haven't you?" Deng Xiuzhen asked, seemingly casually.

"No!" Yan Wenying replied casually.

“You have a pretty good sense of direction. You were able to find Grandma Liao’s house right away on your first visit,” Deng Xiuzhen said with a smile.

“It’s very simple. Although there are forks in this alley, this is the only one that is relatively smooth and free of debris and weeds. When you talked about Sister Liu, you mentioned that only one family lives here. So the smooth road must lead to Grandma Liao’s house!” Yan Wenying said with a hint of pride.

"Xiao Ying, I never realized you had such strong observation and analytical skills!" Upon hearing Yan Wenying's words, Deng Xiuzhen looked at the ground and noticed a significant difference between the paths that were frequently used and those that were rarely used.

With her doubts dispelled, Deng Xiuzhen gave Yan Wenying a thumbs-up. Because of her injury, and the way she was holding something, the movement aggravated her wound, causing her to reflexively twitch and drop the object.

Yan Wenying hurried over to help, picking up the things as she said, "How could I have the ability that Sister Deng said? This time it was just a lucky guess."

"You're just being modest!" Deng Xiuzhen smiled and glanced at Yan Wenying.

Yan Wenying chuckled.

When they got back to the company, it was past closing time, and only Xiao Su was left waiting for them.

Xiao Su told Deng Xiuzhen. Zhang Liuying had children at home, so she didn't wait for Deng Xiuzhen.

Lanlan and Zhang Liuying took her back first.

Before leaving, Zhang Liuying instructed that if Deng Xiuzhen wanted to pick up Lanlan, she should go and pick her up, and take Lanlan's clothes and belongings with her.

"How about I go with you to pick it up?" Yan Wenying said.

Deng Xiuzhen shook her head and said, "I'm a little tired today, and it's late. I'll take Lanlan home tomorrow when Xiao Zhang brings her over."

"But……"

"Alright, alright, go home and rest early. Be good to Lanlan, one night won't matter," Deng Xiuzhen interrupted Yan Wenying.

She was actually a little worried, although she couldn't think of any reason why Zhang Liuying would harm Liu Youzhen.

However, there are still many suspicious points about Zhang Liuying herself.

However, she felt that her hand injury needed to heal today, so she was not suitable to take care of the child.

Yan Wenying didn't say anything more. The two put their things away and walked home together.

When Deng Xiuzhen returned home, she was surprised to find all three children there, only then realizing that it was Friday.

Students in those days didn't have weekend classes; they went straight home after school.

"Mom, where's Dad?" Wenxin asked as she set out the bowls and chopsticks.

“Your dad…” Deng Xiuzhen hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Your dad went to another city for business, and he probably won’t be back for the next couple of days.”

"Then I'll give him a call." Wen Yu reached out to Deng Xiuzhen for her phone.

“What if he’s with a client? It wouldn’t be good to disturb him,” Deng Xiuzhen said, offering an excuse.

"Then let's not fight. Dad will be back in a few days anyway. I'll go get the dishes. Mom, you sit down and rest for a while." Since that family division, when he and Wenxin were given to Qin Yanlin and suffered hardships before returning to Deng Xiuzhen's side, Wenxin and Wenyu have become exceptionally obedient and never disobey Deng Xiuzhen.

At the dinner table, the three children chattered excitedly about what was happening at school. Deng Xiuzhen listened with a smile, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Just then, Wenjing's phone rang.

Wen Xin and Wen Yu looked over together, their eyes filled with envy, but not jealousy.

Deng Xiuzhen once said: If they get good grades, I will buy them mobile phones next year too.

Wenjing frowned when she saw the caller ID, hesitated, and didn't answer.

"What's wrong?" Deng Xiuzhen asked with concern.

“This is a classmate of mine. I feel that our personalities don’t match, but she keeps bothering me, and I can’t refuse her,” Wenjing said, pursing her lips.

"Male or female students?" Deng Xiuzhen asked.

"Sister, is someone pursuing you?" Wenxin's eyes gleamed with gossip.

Wen Yu also looked up.

"What are you saying? It's a female classmate! I'm still young, who would want to pursue me?" Wenjing blushed.

When the time was up, the phone stopped ringing.

Everyone started joking with Wenjing. Wenxin and Wenyu said, "Sister, you're not young anymore, you're over twenty, you can start dating."

Deng Xiuzhen also said, "If you meet someone suitable, you can chat." She has lived two lives and has witnessed how parents are worried when their children don't get married or have children.

She also witnessed firsthand how a neighbor opposed her daughter's early romantic relationship, resulting in the daughter never finding a suitable partner. The neighbor then ran into her daughter's former boyfriend on the street and chased him for two blocks, intending to bring him home to marry her daughter.

Unexpectedly, the other person got married, and this became a huge joke.

Hearing what Deng Xiuzhen and the others said.

Wenjing blushed even more and was about to get up when the phone rang again.

Wenjing frowned again.

"Is it that person again?" Deng Xiuzhen asked.

Wenjing nodded.

“Put your hands on speakerphone and answer it. I want to hear what she has to say,” Deng Xiuzhen said.

Wenjing answered the phone as instructed and put it on speakerphone.

"Hey, Wenjing, why haven't you answered the phone for so long? I'm heartbroken. Can you come over and keep me company tonight?" The other person's voice came through as soon as the call connected.

"I'm sorry, I don't go out at night, my mom won't let me," Wenjing replied.

"You're over twenty, how come you have no opinions of your own and still listen to your mother? I started ignoring my mother when I was ten!" The other person's tone was clearly disdainful.

"That's you. I'm willing to listen to my mother! If you don't have anything else, I'm hanging up," Wenjing said coldly.

"Hey, no, no, no! You're not staying out all night, can you come out and sit and chat with me? I'm heartbroken, and I'm really upset. Please come and keep me company, okay? Please?" the other person pleaded.

Wenjing didn't speak, but looked at Deng Xiuzhen.

Deng Xiuzhen shook her head.

Wenjing firmly declined.

The other party mumbled a few words and finally hung up the phone.

"Is she your classmate? Do you know her? Do you have much contact with her?" Deng Xiuzhen asked.

"Her name is Yu Min. She's not in the same class as me, but in a different major. She's my best friend and roommate."

My classmate's personality is somewhat similar to mine; she's very helpful and kind to Min.

We often brought her to play with us, and that's how we got to know each other.

After getting to know her, I felt that Yu Min was a bit selfish and two-faced, and her way of speaking was also a bit... well, I can't put it into words, but I just felt that she was a bit fake.

Moreover, her boyfriend has some personality issues. I heard from my classmate that Yu Min has been beaten several times.

"Every time she gets hit, Yu Min says she wants to break up, but the guy coaxes her and they get back together. I don't like that kind of person," Wen Jing replied.

“Wenjing, you’re right. Never have anything to do with her again!” Deng Xiuzhen said, telling the children a true story.

Two girls rented a room together, but one of them, named Liu Xin, moved out because she was dating someone.

Not long after, Liu Xin returned and said that her boyfriend was not human and that she wanted to break up with him.

Kind-hearted Jiang Ge took Liu Xin back, and the two continued to share an apartment.

Then one night when the two were returning home, the man came looking for them and wanted to take Liu Xin away.

Jiang Ge pulled Liu Xin behind her to protect her.

When the man tried to pull Liu Xin away, Jiang Ge stopped him.

As a result, Liu Xin went into the room herself and locked the door from the inside.

Jiang Ge was left outside and was hacked to death by that man.

……

After Deng Xiuzhen finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

After a long pause, Wenxin spoke up first: "Mom, that Liu Xin is so mean!"

Wenjing pursed her lips, took a sip of water, and said, "Mom, her boyfriend shouldn't be that ruthless, right?"

"Who knows? Anyway, it's best to be careful in everything," Deng Xiuzhen said.

"It's hard to say. People's hearts are inherently both good and evil. When evil is unleashed, if it's not corrected, it can get worse and worse. You have no idea how bad people's hearts can become," Wen Yu said softly.

"That's right, Wenyu, what you said makes perfect sense!" Deng Xiuzhen praised.

"What's the big deal? It's all thanks to the teacher." Wen Yu's expression was calm, as if he didn't care about the praise, but his bright eyes and the corners of his mouth that he couldn't suppress betrayed him.

"Wenyu is right. I'll remind my roommate when we get back to school," Wenjing said with a smile.

"Yes, I should remind you. But if you can persuade them well, then do so; if you really can't persuade them, don't force it. Not everyone will listen to nice words."

But you absolutely must not date that girl again.

"I really don't know what kind of family could raise a child like Liu Xin," Deng Xiuzhen said, shaking her head repeatedly.

Wenjing thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I heard from my classmate that her best friend's parents used to make money doing business outside, but they lost a lot of money later, and now they even have to rent a house."

But the people in their village didn't know that and thought they were very rich.

To appear wealthy, her parents would rent a nice car every time they returned to the village, only to hide away and eat plain steamed buns and pickled vegetables when they came back…