Rebirth: My Mother is a Virgin Mary

I took Ms. Lin to the electric meter and pointed to it for her: "Mom, this is our electric meter, look at this wire..." Following the direction of my hand, Ms. Lin saw that our electric wires were connected to someone else's electric meter.

“How come…?” Ms. Lin was puzzled.

"Can't you see? Our wires are connected to someone else's house. The wires in other houses are all straight and neat, but ours are slanted. Tell me, is it that our family is special in this way, or is someone doing it intentionally?" I looked at Ms. Lin, and I couldn't tell anything from her face, but if she pretended to be ignorant while knowing the truth, then she would be like a hopeless case!

However, Ms. Lin still managed to hold on. She immediately understood what was going on. She clenched her fists and asked, "When did it happen?"

"Cheng Xinyuan and I found it when we came back in the morning. We saw that the meter door was open, so we came over to close it. We looked at our meter out of curiosity. It turned out to be normal... Cheng Xinyuan didn't understand what was going on, but I did, so I asked him to go back and tell you. I saw that he was taking a long time to come, so I took a picture and brought it back. As a result, you were eating, so I thought I would tell you after you finished eating." I lied without changing my expression or heartbeat. It wasn't a complete lie. I added an "eyewitness" to enhance credibility. As for Cheng Xinyuan, he listened to me!

"How could he do this! It's ok for him to take advantage of small things normally, but now he's so greedy as to do this!!!" Ms. Lin got angry and slapped the meter door.

"He should have picked it up before he left. From what Cheng Xinyuan said about our electricity bill, it seems to be consistent. It's not a big mistake, and there's still time to remedy it. If it's next month or someone finds out and comes to our house, the consequences will be disastrous!"

The "chuan"-shaped wrinkles on Ms. Lin's forehead were wrinkled, her lips were tightly pursed, her chest was heaving, her fists were clenched, and she looked very angry.

"Mom, I'm not exaggerating. It's my luck that I discovered this. If the property management staff came to investigate... I studied law, and my dad's behavior... To put it bluntly, losing his job is the least of his worries. He might even go to jail. By then, it won't just be you who will be implicated. Cheng Xinyuan and I will be restricted in every way if we want to take the civil service exam or join the army in the future! More importantly, we will be criticized for our whole lives!" I have no intention of taking the civil service exam, and Cheng Xinyuan can't join the army, but if I don't exaggerate the consequences and don't use Ms. Lin's dignity as an excuse, Ms. Lin won't take it seriously and won't really get angry. Only when she realizes the seriousness of the problem can the problem be solved.

Ms. Lin closed her eyes slightly, then opened them again: "I originally thought he was just after a little profit, at least he had some good intentions, but he is leaving the whole family behind! I have been working so hard for this family, but he doesn't even give me any money! I still think about him in every way!"

"Then...what should we do next?" I asked in fear.

"Don't worry, I'm here." Ms. Lin held my hand. "Thanks to your curiosity, you and Yuanyuan found out about this. I'm not completely clueless. This may seem like a small problem, but it's actually a lot of trouble. We can't delay this. I'll go talk to the property management and change the line first. I'll slowly settle your father's account!"

"Then what are you going to say? Will you be punished?" I grabbed Ms. Lin who was about to turn around and asked anxiously. I was thinking that it would be better to tell the truth while the matter was not serious. If I lied to cover it up, it would probably cause more trouble...

"What else can I do if I tell the property management company that someone else is trying to link our business to another family? The property management company is not stupid, can they believe it? It's okay, fortunately it's only been a few days, and it's a great thing to correct mistakes once you know them, and the property management company won't do anything. On the contrary, we should take the initiative to explain things clearly, which will make us appear magnanimous and save us a lot of trouble! I know someone in the property management company, don't worry! Let your father take the blame!" Ms. Lin's words really touched my heart, and I silently applauded her in my heart. Ms. Lin still has a clear mind when it comes to right and wrong!

Ms. Lin went to the property management in a heroic manner. I went home first because the store couldn't be left unattended. I wasn't worried about Ms. Lin's ability to solve problems. She had always been dragged down by her marriage and life. In fact, if she was willing to let go, she would be an entrepreneur-level talent.

I hummed a little tune while sorting out my clothes, and tried on the ones I liked, feeling indescribably happy. This matter can most likely be resolved smoothly, which also means that there will be no more "disasters" like in the previous life and the mess that followed. I know that life is not always smooth, and there may be other troubles in the future, but if I know that there is a disaster ahead and I have the ability to avoid it but don't avoid it, then what is the point of living again?

Cheng Xinyuan came back happily after paying the electricity bill, holding a few cups of milk tea in his hands. As soon as he entered the door, he asked, "Sister, where is our mother?"

I briefly explained what happened and told him not to get caught. I childishly yelled, "Damn! He can do such a thing, is he a human being!" Then I changed my mind and said, "Sister, the electricity bill in June is less than that in May, is it related to this?" He spread his hands on the table, "My mom and I both think that the electricity bill in June is more than that in May. Mom was afraid that it was not enough, so she gave me an extra 200. I was wondering, in May, the air conditioner was turned on every day and it cost more than 1,200, but in June, it was only more than 1,100. How is it possible!" He opened a cup of milk tea and handed it to me, and then said, "I'm so happy that the electricity bill is not used up, and I used the change to buy milk tea, but I didn't expect it to be like this..." He took a sip of revenge, "I know this is illegal, how could he not understand? He committed a crime against the law, huh, how could he have such a father!"

"Okay, wait until he comes back and then scold him! The property management people will be here soon, so don't get caught!" I reminded him again.

"Yes! Madam!" He saluted me solemnly. Well, I've watched a lot of Hong Kong movies recently. "I was wondering why you ran to the stairwell at that time. You are worthy of being my sister! You are a prophet!"

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What kind of prophecy was that? He just took advantage of the fact that he was reborn.

As we were talking, Ms. Lin came back with an aunt. I knew her. She was an old client of Ms. Lin. I didn't expect that she worked in our property.

Cheng Xinyuan and I smiled and greeted the aunt. The property aunt smiled and said to Ms. Lin, "Sister, no wonder everyone in our courtyard praises the two children for being sensible. They are so likable! Fortunately, these two children don't look like their father! You don't know sister, you have discussed everyone in our courtyard. They said that you are such a good person, why did you find such a person? He looks good, but actually doesn't know how to behave in the world. You have been in this courtyard for so long, and he has never dealt with anyone. He has never given you a cigarette, and his words are unpleasant. He is a lot of thorns..."

This auntie... speaks very directly~

Seeing that Ms. Lin's face was getting worse and worse, the property aunt stopped talking in time: "Sister, I'm not careful with my words, please don't take it to heart! If you hadn't taken the initiative to tell the property management today, there might be some trouble in the future! We, the property management, will also be caught in the crossfire! You found it in time, we quickly connected the line, otherwise, your brother would be in big trouble! You are putting justice above your own family, don't do this again in the future, ah."

The property lady's words were sincere. Ms. Lin also said, "I have to thank you, too. If you hadn't spoken for me, I wouldn't have been able to avoid this punishment. I've dragged you over here. We just got a batch of skirts. Pick one you like and I'll give it to you!"

The property lady was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling and quickly thanked her. It's said that Ms. Lin knows how to do business and behave like a person...

The property auntie chatted with us while trying on clothes. She was not shy at all. She asked me everything from my studies to my age to where I went to school, and when I would find a partner... I quickly changed the subject: "Auntie, why can't the electric meter door be closed? Shouldn't it be locked?"

The aunt replied: "Oh, don't you think that someone would check the meter for no reason? There is no need to lock it."

"My dad not only went to check, he also tampered with it. If the meter door was locked, he couldn't tamper with it even if he wanted to. What if someone else had the same idea as my dad, our yard would be in chaos, and your job would be even more difficult..." I handed her a skirt, which I thought suited her well.

The property lady glanced at me, took the skirt and went to the fitting room to try it on. As she tried it on, she said, "Miss, what you said is really sharp! I never thought about it before. Okay, I'll go back and ask someone to lock it. Only we can open it! Let's see who dares to mess around!"

Ms. Lin also took over the conversation: "That's right, we know each other, and the problem can be solved and concluded easily. If this kind of thing happens again in the future, what will you property management do? Our property management fee is not low..." Ms. Lin's cooperation was very good!

The property aunt laughed dryly. She certainly understood what I meant. "Don't worry, sister. We are a professional team. We don't do things that just take money without doing any work. In the future, we will definitely be the first to handle your family's affairs!"

"Don't, it's not a safe thing to bother your property management every day~" Ms. Lin said jokingly, and a hearty laughter came from the fitting room.

The property auntie changed into her skirt and walked out, turning around in front of the mirror twice: "Oh! Girls have good taste! This skirt looks best on me! Sister, this is the one!"