For a moment, it was extremely quiet, with only the sounds of frogs and insects croaking in the grass nearby.

Jiang Qingyuan remained silent, and Pei Wang had no idea what Jiang Qingyuan would think upon hearing this.

A man, drunk, called out his wife's name and said affectionately, "I miss you."

Pei Wang could only increase the pressure on his hands by two points, for the river was right ahead of him.

Pei Wang was worried, and Jiang Qingyuan got angry and pushed Du Lei into the river.

"Zhizhi,zhi..."

"Hey, brother-in-law," Pei Wang raised his voice, "when are you and my little sister planning to go back to the city?"

"have no idea."

"So what do you students usually do after school?"

"have no idea."

Pei Wang's lips stiffened. Jiang Qingyuan didn't respond, so even if he wanted to chat, he couldn't continue.

If they don't chat, Pei Wang is worried that if Du Lei suddenly says something, things will get even more complicated.

"The moon is quite beautiful tonight, shall I sing a song?"

Jiang Qingyuan didn't respond, so Pei Wang had no choice but to start singing at the top of his lungs.

Pei Wang really can't sing, and Du Lei started shouting again, so Pei Wang could only sing even louder.

"Singing your own song so late at night instead of sleeping, you stupid little brat."

I don't know whose house it was, but someone shouted a curse at the outside.

Pei Wang was stunned by the scolding, feeling deeply aggrieved with nowhere to vent his frustration.

Do you think it's easy for him?

Doesn't he know he sings terribly?

If he had any other way, he would stop singing.

What did I do to deserve this? I even got yelled at.

With Du Lei's house just ahead, Pei Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

I never realized the road was so long when I visited Du Lei's house before.

The lights were still on in Du Lei's house. Pei Wang and Jiang Qingyuan helped him to knock on the door.

It was Du Lei's mother who opened the door. Seeing that Du Lei was drunk, she quickly went to help him up.

Why are you drinking so much?

Pei Wang explained, "I was drinking with my dad, and I accidentally drank too much."

"Come, come, help him in."

Du's mother opened the door, and they led the people inside.

"Alright, you guys take a break, I'll go get you some sweet soup."

"No need, Auntie. My brother-in-law and I have to go back quickly. You take care of Leizi."

Du's mother didn't insist, but she glanced at Jiang Qingyuan a couple more times.

"Mom, I feel unwell."

"Hey, Mom'll get you some sugar water."

"I feel terrible, Mom, I want Zhizhi."

Upon hearing this, Pei Wang immediately grabbed Jiang Qingyuan and tried to leave.

"Brother-in-law, hurry up, hurry up, Zhi... Little sister is still waiting for us at home."

I really didn't expect that Du Lei would give him such a big surprise at the very last minute. I'm so angry.

After dragging Jiang Qingyuan out of the Du family, Pei Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Pei Wang licked his lips and explained, "Brother-in-law, Lei Zi just drank too much and is talking nonsense. Don't mind him."

"Brother, you don't need to explain, I don't care about this."

Pei Wang raised an eyebrow. His brother-in-law was quite generous; he didn't seem to care about this at all.

"Anyway, all Brother Du can do is talk about it. What else can he do?"

Pei Wang forced a smile. What could Du Lei possibly do?

Du Lei is capable of doing a lot of things.

Du's mother poured some boiled water, added some sugar, and brought it over to Du Lei.

As a result, Du Lei was sitting on the bed, and he didn't look like he was drunk at all.

"You're not drunk?"

"It's alright." Du Lei took the sugar water, drank a big gulp, and relieved the burning sensation in his throat.

After thinking for a moment, Du's mother seemed to understand something.

Du's mother slapped Du Lei hard on the shoulder, "Did you do that on purpose just now?"

Du Lei almost dropped his bowl, drinking water without saying a word.

"How do you expect your younger sister's man to think when you say those things in front of him?"

Pei Zhi suddenly found a man to marry, which angered Du's mother.

Wasn't her son abandoned? She's always treated Pei Zhi like a daughter.

But Pei Zhi is already married. For her son to say such things in front of her younger sister's husband, isn't that just causing trouble for her?

"You're really going to die."

"You despicable bastard, what are you thinking about?"

"Are you just watching them go back and argue?"

"Your sister wasn't good to you before, and she didn't really do anything wrong to you, so you can't do anything reckless."

Du's mother was furious; she never expected Du Lei to turn out like this.

How can you say anything?

Du Lei said sullenly, "You don't know what happened between her and me."

"So what if I don't know?"

"Your sister is married now, so don't think about her anymore. If you really do something like this, you'll be satisfied once she divorces her husband?"

Du Lei said, "It would be good if she got a divorce."

Du's mother was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and slapped Du Lei's shoulder twice.

"You little brat, what are you up to? You want to get your sister divorced so you can take over her business? How can anyone be so heartless?"

"You can't stand seeing your younger sister living a good life, so you insist on making her get a divorce?"

Hearing the commotion from inside the house, and seeing that Du's mother was about to hit him, Du's father hurriedly tried to stop her.

"What are you doing? Your son finally comes home, and you're hitting and scolding him."

Du's mother said angrily, "Beating him and scolding him are too lenient. Your son is too heartless, interfering in other people's marital relationship."

Mr. Du had just come in and overheard a bit of it.

"My son, your little sister is already married. You should take it easy and look forward. A man should be able to take things on and let them go."

Du Lei stubbornly said, "I can't let go. I've made up my mind for this lifetime, I've set my sights on him."

Du's mother rolled up her sleeves, about to strike again, but Du's father stopped her.

"Think about the scars all over your son's body, how can you bring yourself to do that?"

Du's mother shouted, "If you don't hit him, look at what he's saying! He can't stand to see others doing well."

"Alright, alright, it's getting late. Lei has been drinking and is talking nonsense. Why bother arguing with him?"

"Come on, let's go back to sleep. He'll be fine once he wakes up." Mr. Du pulled Mrs. Du away.

Back in the house, Du's mother was still furious.

"Why are you getting more and more stubborn after joining the army?"

Mr. Du picked up a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag. “In a way, we also bear some responsibility for this.”

What responsibility could we possibly bear?

"Back then, before Lei Zi joined the army, we went to my younger sister's house to propose marriage, and that was it, wasn't it?"

Du's mother slapped her thigh. "My little sister was only sixteen at the time. Wasn't I thinking of waiting until she was eighteen before she spoke up?"

Things are different now than in the past; people can get engaged and married at sixteen.

Pei Zhi's family only has one daughter, so if she proposes marriage so early, her family definitely won't agree.

"Later, my younger sister turned eighteen, and Lei Zi was still in the army. The two of them were separated for so long, and I don't know what Lei Zi meant."

"What if Lei Zi changes his mind? I've already arranged a marriage for him at home, wouldn't that cause a huge rift between the two families?"

In truth, Du's mother was also wronged in this matter.