As I left the Song family's house, I ran into my neighbor, Tang Jian. At this time, everyone at home was either working the night shift or had just finished their night shift.

“It’s Uncle Tang! This is my husband, Wei Aiguo!” Song Yan quickly greeted him.

Wei Aiguo was definitely very polite in greeting him.

Tang Jian had already heard from Tang Baojuan that Song Yan had brought her husband home. Judging from their appearance, they were coming from the Song family home; they must have come to see Old Madam Song. If you were to ask who in the Song family was the most benevolent, it would definitely be Song Lao Er's group.

Wei Aiguo naturally earned Tang Jian's praise.

Song Yan took Wei Aiguo to visit Old Madam Song's house. Everyone who saw it and everyone who didn't know about it praised Song Yan for his kindness and righteousness.

Song Yan happily dragged Wei Aiguo to buy meat.

Wei Aiguo asked, "Are you very happy?"

"I'm so happy!" Wei Aiguo, mindful of his position, certainly couldn't afford to clash with Old Madam Song. But he never expected her to use such a simple, underhanded trick. The old lady must be regretting it terribly now, right?

Song Ma usually eats lunch in the cafeteria before coming back. But she didn't today, and she was worried about whether Song Yan would come back.

Song's mother and father came back together, and to their surprise, the door was unlocked. Pushing open the door, they smelled the aroma of food coming from inside. They were overjoyed.

I couldn't see very clearly under the light yesterday, but today I think my son-in-law and daughter are a better match. They were both beaming with joy.

Mr. Song remained silent as always, saying little, only grinning broadly. Mrs. Song, on the other hand, kept asking questions incessantly…

The lunch was a pleasant one. The joy was broken when Song Ma asked how many more days we could stay.

Song Yan is going back to the brigade. Song's parents were prepared but also very sad.

Song's parents both took the afternoon off work; the family reunion was all too brief. They helped Song Yan pack his luggage, mainly because Song Yan had bought a lot of books.

Wei Aiguo might leave tomorrow, so Song's mother considerately told Song Yan to go with her husband. She suggested that Song's father take Song Yan's things to the train station tomorrow morning and wait for her there.

Wei Aiguo was deeply moved, thinking he would have to separate from his wife that night.

After dinner, Song Yan carried a small bag and followed Wei Aiguo back to the police station's dormitory...

Just as expected. Tomorrow, Wei Aiguo and his comrades will also be setting off to return to their unit. Vice Mayor Zhao also told Wei Aiguo some good news: the Public Security Bureau is contacting the county in Wei Aiguo's hometown to send Chang Xiaohu there and arrange a job for him.

Hearing this news, Song Yan was also happy, and she hoped that kind people would all find a good home.

Wei Aiguo was also worried that Chang Xiaohu didn't have any money. He couldn't possibly get paid as soon as he arrived in the county. How would he survive without a salary?

Song Yan found Wei Aiguo's pleading look amusing. He seemed afraid Song Yan wouldn't agree to give him the money. He had a little over 20 yuan left over from paying back the money he'd given the division commander for the canned goods. But at Old Mrs. Song's house, he'd just given it back to Song Yan.

Song Yan gave Wei Aiguo 80 yuan, telling him to keep half and give the other half to Chang Xiaohu.

Wei Aiguo used to think he didn't need to carry money with him. Now he has changed his mind.

…

Song Yan carried a duvet cover and bed sheet in her small bag. She had already made the bed, but Wei Aiguo hadn't returned.

Where did this person go? Song Yan went out to check and ran into a female police officer. She said that the soldiers and people from their bureau were all in the training room.

Guided by the female police officer, Song Yan'an found the training room. Before she even got close, she could hear shouts coming from inside. Actually, the training room only had a few sandbags and not much equipment; it was just quite large.

Du Feng and Zhao Qiang, along with other leaders from the Public Security Bureau, were all watching the spectacle.

After listening for a while, Song Yan realized that the military personnel had won more rounds. The police, with their larger numbers, were quite dissatisfied. However, fairness was paramount; they couldn't take turns. He decided to let everyone rest for a bit before starting the second round.

The second round began, with Lin Tao facing off against a police officer. Both were quite skilled, but Lin Tao won.

After they finished, two more people came up. Song Yan felt they looked familiar, but couldn't recall their names. The policeman won the match between these two.

Two more people took to the field, this time Wei Aiguo. The police officer was from Shiquan.

Look how serious they are! Seeing Wei Aiguo coming up, Chang Xiaohu is craning his neck to cheer him on…

Song Yan found the atmosphere particularly sincere and touching, and she quietly slipped out…

Song Yan went back and closed his eyes slightly, his consciousness traveling to the space to see the spring water a second time.

The second spring water was poured on the crops, but there was no change. When cooking today, I participated in ordering the dishes, and aside from finding the food delicious, I didn't have any other particular impressions.

The first spring water has no medicinal or health-strengthening properties. Song Yan was also hoping the second spring water would have some special use, but so far it hasn't.

The grapevines sprouted after being planted in the soil and watered with water from the first spring. Song Yan built a simple trellis, and in no time, the grapevines had covered the entire area…

When Wei Aiguo returned, he quickly explained, "I gave Xiaohu some money and wanted to come back. But Shi Quan wouldn't let go. Today, Shi Quan and his men searched the entire city and arrested a lot of speculators. The police officers are in high spirits and insist on trying their skills..." Wei Aiguo was also anxious. Song Yan came here to spend more time with him, but now he had left Song Yan alone in the dormitory.

"Who's stronger, you or Shi Quan?" Song Yan asked.

“Shi Quan is quite formidable, but he’s no match for me,” Wei Aiguo said while washing his face.

Song Yan just smiled and didn't say anything; he was praising himself.

Wei Aiguo would glance at Song Yan every now and then, making Song Yan feel a little uncomfortable. "Honestly, I can't be bothered with you." Song Yan covered himself up, lay down, and turned his face away, ignoring him.

After Wei Aiguo finished washing up, he took off his clothes. "This isn't a dormitory bed sheet. What's on your blanket?"

"I brought the bed sheet. I just put a cloth cover over the quilt." Song Yan felt a chill behind him as Wei Aiguo lifted the quilt and crawled in.

"I'm cold, warm me up." Wei Aiguo pressed his whole body against me.

Nonsense, he just finished fighting, how could he be cold?

Wei Aiguo pulled Song Yan, who had his back to him, into his arms, the two of them resembling two spoons stacked together. Wei Aiguo's hands caressed Song Yan; he didn't know how to describe the smoothness of Song Yan's skin…