Middle-aged love

Chapter 22 Empathy
Shen Juan sat cautiously on the sofa in Shen Chao's office, with her back straight, and her feet were so tense that her feet and hands were not hands. Although she had made a lot of determination before coming here, at this moment, she still felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. .She has already started to back off. For this unfamiliar brother, it is really hard to ask for a loan!
Shen Chao naturally saw his younger sister's nervousness, and involuntarily, he remembered the first time he met her, and smiled slightly, this girl, after so many years, is still so timid.

Shen Chao put a cup of hot tea on the coffee table in front of her, then sat opposite her,
"Juan, what can you do with me?"

Shen Chao's question surprised her,
"It's okay," Shen Juan blurted out in a panic.

As soon as she said that, she regretted it, and really hated herself for being worthless. This is good, she blocked the road by herself, yes, she said that nothing happened, how can she ask for a loan again later? .

"Oh, it's good that it's okay. Yesterday your sister-in-law said that she hasn't seen you for a long time, and now Chengcheng is also living in school. If you are not busy, go home and have a look." Speaking of this, he said thoughtfully He glanced at Shen Juan again,

"And my parents, they are old and lonely, so go and see them when you have time"

Shen Juan nodded blankly,
"I know brother, I will. Are parents okay?",
"Dad, it's okay. After I arrived at the National People's Congress, I got used to it quite well. Mom,,,, she just retired, and with menopause, her mood is not stable. There is also a quarrel with Dad, but they have been arguing all their lives. It's..." Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Juan again, and said with a sigh,
"Juan, don't hate Mom too much, it's not easy for her",
Shen Juan suddenly raised her head, glanced at her brother, then lowered her head again, her eye circles turned red, she felt that this was the first time her brother talked to her so intimately,
"I know, brother, I used to be young and ignorant, and I only saw my own grievances. Now that I have children, as a wife and mother, I,, feel the same about some things."

Shen Chao's heart trembled inexplicably. He had heard about Guo Junhuai's affair with that woman, but he didn't know whether Shen Juan knew about it. After hearing what she said just now, she should know. For a while, he didn't know how to comfort this woman. The sister I picked up halfway,
"Juan, don't think too much about some things"

"I know,,,,"

Shen Chao saw that she was hesitant to speak, so he hurriedly asked,
"Juan, is something going on between you and Guo Junhuai?"

Shen Juan was startled, and wanted to hide it, but then she thought again, her brother would know about this sooner or later, thinking of this, she nodded,

"Brother, I might divorce him"

"Divorce?! Guo Junhuai brought it up?" Shen Chao was very surprised, Shen Juan thought about it, and hurriedly said,
"No, I brought it up. I feel that since he doesn't have feelings for me, I don't want to be so supportive anymore. I used to care about Cheng Chengxiao, but now that Chengcheng is in junior high school, I think Chengcheng should be able to understand us. Decide",
Shen Chao was silent for a long time,

"Have you already gone through the formalities?"

Shen Juan shook his head,

"Not yet. I want Chengcheng's custody. He said he would consider it. I'm waiting for his reply."

Shen Chao sighed.

"OK, I see"

"Brother, don't tell your parents about this beforehand, I'm afraid they will worry"

"But sooner or later they will know"

"I know, I just want to wait until the formalities are completed before it's too late."

,,,,

Shen Chao had another meeting at 10:30, and Shen Juan had to leave. After hesitating for a long time, she was still too embarrassed to mention the loan.However, Shen Juan was not sad, but her mood improved a lot. She felt her brother's worry, listened to his teachings, and suddenly felt like she had found her relatives.

After leaving her brother's place, Shen Juan went directly to the vegetable market, and Cheng Cheng came back in the evening, besides, she also promised to make some bean paste cakes for Jianing.

After wandering around the vegetable market for a long time, everything she needed to buy was almost ready. Suddenly, she thought of something, and turned back to the chicken slaughterhouse.

"Boss, do you have chicken gizzard?"

"Yes, how much do you want?"

"Twenty."

Chicken neigold has a great repairing effect on the spleen and stomach function of children. Jianing has a weak spleen and stomach, so she fried some sesame pancakes for her to eat as a snack.

,,,,

Today is Friday, the whole day, Guo Zhaocheng was in a state of excitement, because his parents said they would come to pick him up.For other children, this is a common thing, but for Guo Zhaocheng, it is a luxury. In his impression, he rarely enjoys such treatment.

Although his mother has been deliberately concealing it, he has long known that his parents are different from other people's parents.Regardless of mother or father, they treat him as a child, but in fact he knows everything.

He didn't know what happened to them both coming to pick him up this week?Is it because they didn't communicate well?Or did they do it on purpose?He really wanted to ask his mother, but he was afraid that once his mother knew that his father was coming to pick him up, she wouldn't come. Wasn't he happy in vain?So it can't be said, not only to mother, but also to father.

In order not to be cheated, Guo Zhaocheng turned off his mobile phone after noon.

,,,

At [-]:[-] p.m., Guo Zhaocheng showed up at the school gate on time. From a distance, he saw the beautiful figure of his mother. His eyes swept around, but he didn't see his father.

"Chengcheng, mom is here!", Shen Juan said loudly, and then waved desperately to his son, Guo Zhaocheng greeted the classmates around him, and then ran to his mother,
"mom!"

Shen Juan took his son's schoolbag, smiling all over his face,

"Son, what do you want for dinner tonight?"

"hot pot"

"Okay, just eat hot pot."

(End of this chapter)