Su Yan didn't think much about it. She stayed at her mother's house for one night and was picked up by Lu Ting at noon the next day.

On the way, Lu Ting asked Su Yan, "Is your sister-in-law going to stay here this time, or go back to the Northwest with your brother?"

"When we return to the Northwest, my brother wants to take Junjun with him."

"What about Jingyuan?"

"I'm staying in Beijing to study. My eldest brother thinks he might not be able to come back in the next few years, so he wants to bring his own son with him."

Lu Ting asked again, "Does your new sister-in-law have any objections?"

What does her sister-in-law think? Now their family background is not good, and her eldest brother would not have taken the initiative to cause this trouble if he didn't like her.

The eldest sister-in-law finally divorced her ex-husband because of something going on in her family. Her brother came to her aid at this time. Su Yan believed that as long as her eldest brother did not betray her, her eldest sister-in-law would stay with her for the rest of her life.

Su Yan thought for a moment and said slowly, "I guess it's already been discussed. My sister-in-law doesn't have a job over there and she just needs to take care of my brother's food and daily life.

It doesn't matter if she takes care of one child or two. If she takes care of my brother's son as well, her daughter's situation won't be so embarrassing, right?

I'm wondering who will take care of another child if they have one more? Life in the Northwest is so hard, and my sister-in-law has to take care of three children alone."

Lu Ting didn't expect that his mother-in-law would agree to let her eldest grandson and her eldest brother-in-law go to the northwest, where the conditions were difficult.

Su Yan knew very well what he didn't understand. The reason why her elder brother wanted to keep his son with him was because he didn't know when he would be transferred back. If he couldn't come back for a long time, his son would definitely not be close to him.

Second, he wanted his son to be closer to his current wife so that there wouldn't be such a big gap between them when they grew up; third, he raised his wife's daughters with him, and it was unacceptable for him to leave all his own children to be raised by his parents.

My eldest daughter has to stay in Beijing to go to school, so it's just right for my youngest son to live with me. It may be a little hard, but boys need more exercise.

Su Yan also knew that her mother would be reluctant to see her son leave, and would also be reluctant to see her grandson suffer in the future. She was even more worried that her son only had eyes for his current wife's children, so she might as well send her grandson over to cultivate a relationship with her son.

Another possibility is that the eldest sister-in-law felt embarrassed to ask the eldest brother to help raise her daughter, so she simply persuaded the eldest brother to bring his child with her.

Su Yan was in a good mood when she returned home. Her elder brother finally brought his sister-in-law back. He finally had his own home again. Su Yan was happy for her elder brother.

Before going to bed at night, she talked to Lu Ting about her elder brother and sister-in-law again.

"Lu Ting, do you think my eldest brother and his wife's reconstituted family will be happy?"

"As long as they truly love each other and are willing to devote themselves to each other, they will definitely grow old together."

Lu Ting knew that Su Yan was worried about her elder brother. It was hard to say whether they would get divorced one day because of a quarrel. No one knew what would happen tomorrow. He only knew to live in the present and love his wife and children well.

Su Yan asked again: "Lu Ting, do you think we will get divorced in the future?"

Lu Ting hugged Su Yan tightly in his arms, and said with a smile: "You want to divorce me? You'd better give up that idea. You will never get a divorce until I die."

Although he cannot guarantee what will happen tomorrow, he has really not considered divorce. To be frank, if his wife betrays him or dies of illness one day, he will not divorce.

Although betrayal would be painful for him, leaving her would be even more painful. Thinking of this, he felt that he was too useless.

Seeing Lu Ting's anger, Su Yan kissed him on the face again and again, "Don't be angry, dear. I was just assuming. We have several children already. How could we possibly get a divorce?"

Even if one day they really have no feelings for each other, Su Yan will not divorce. She will just live together for the sake of the children.

After staying at home for a few days, Su Ze took his wife and two children back to the Northwest by train. When they left, Jiang Lingling prepared two large bags of supplies for them, and also gave them some money and tickets.

In November 1972, Zhou Yuying gave birth to a son for Su Ze. Jiang Lingling and Su Qingshan took a train to the northwest to see their grandson.

Su Yan didn't go, but sent some clothes that the triplets couldn't wear, and also sent them some nutritional supplements and food.

In May 1973, Lu Yu, who had been away from home for several years, came back. He not only brought back a wife, but also a child who was a few months old. This shocked the Lu family.

Lu Yu left his child and wife at home and went away. At the end of the year, Lu Chen brought Zhong Lingshan back. Lu Yiwei was already four and a half years old.

In the past few years, Zhong Lingshan only came back once a year. Every time she came back, she would stay at the Lu family for one night and then leave. Lu Yiwei was not close to her at all and looked at her as if she were a stranger.

Lu Chen brought his wife back to celebrate the New Year. He hadn't seen his daughter for a few years and wanted to get close to her, but his daughter hid as soon as she saw him.

At night, Lu Chen and Zhong Lingshan were lying in bed, and the couple talked about their daughter.

"Shanshan, you left your child with me, but she doesn't even get close to us."

"Brother Chen, I have no choice. If I keep Jiaojiao by my side, I will lose my job."

"It's gone, it's gone. It's not like I can't support you and your daughter. If you had brought Jiaojiao with you and taught her well, and brought your daughter with you when you came to visit, she wouldn't have been like this."

Zhong Lingshan thought, isn't she just a little girl? Sooner or later, she will get married. If they don't acknowledge her, does that mean she's not their child?

"This is all your mother's fault. If your mother had taught her well, she would definitely have talked about us."

Lu Chen sat up suddenly, "Zhong Lingshan, what do you mean? You didn't take care of the child yourself, and just threw it to my mother. Now the child doesn't recognize us, and you blame my mother again?

My mother has done us a great deal of work in raising our child. Jiaojiao will be five years old at the end of April next year, and we must take her back this time."

"No, I object! I'm pregnant now and I have to work, so I don't have time to take care of her."

"You can quit your job. My sister-in-law is a doctor in the hospital and she quit her job for her three children.

Look at how close her children are to their parents; they are all smart and well-mannered."

"You are only trying to boost others' prestige and undermine your own. The baby in my belly must be a son, and he will definitely be smarter than your eldest brother's children."

Lu Chen laughed angrily. "Your son-orientated mentality is such that you can't teach a child well. Zhong Lingshan, I'm telling you, Jiaojiao must come home with us this time. I've been transferred back now, and I'll find time to teach her well."

"What's wrong with me being son-in-law? Your parents, your sister, your sister-in-law, they all are son-in-law."

"Nonsense." Lu Chen lay down angrily and stopped arguing with Zhong Lingshan.

Zhong Lingshan felt that she was not wrong. In this era, everyone favors boys over girls. In addition to carrying on the family line, sons are also the main labor force.

Especially in the countryside, many heavy and hard work are done by men, which is why they like sons so much.