Chapter 150 Fate/Extracurricular Activities

Song Fenglan did not awaken her memories of her past life. She did not go with the army. In June 1977, the Song family was exonerated and returned to the capital.

Qin Yizhou has done his best, but it will still be difficult for the Song family to get back all their assets. They have to take it slowly and can't rush it.

When Qin Yizhou and Song Fenglan walked in the courtyard together, Qin Yizhou asked Song Fenglan about her future plans.

"I want to study abroad." Song Fenglan stopped and looked at Qin Yizhou.

Qin Yizhou is the regimental commander, and if Song Fenglan wants to study abroad, it will definitely affect Qin Yizhou.

“Let’s…let’s get a divorce.” Song Fenglan knew that Qin Yizhou’s promotion had been affected after he married her. Even though Qin Yizhou was still in the army, it was because of his own efforts. “I will take Zihang with me to go abroad.”

"Okay..." Qin Yizhou didn't want a divorce, but he knew he couldn't stop Song Fenglan's bright future.

Song Fenglan wants to study abroad, and she wants a divorce, so let's get a divorce.

"Thank you for your help over the years," Song Fenglan said. "You can remarry in the future, it's okay."

Song Fenglan couldn't stay in China. She couldn't learn advanced technical skills there. A voice inside her said she wanted to study aviation, she wanted to be like her uncle. If she stayed in China, even if her family was exonerated, it would still affect her later; she might not pass the political background check.

Under such circumstances, studying abroad is the best option.

Song Fenglan was worried about letting Qin Yizhou take care of Qin Zihang. If a member of the Song family took Qin Zihang, he wouldn't be with his mother, and Song Fenglan was concerned that her son would be uncomfortable.

"..." Qin Yizhou didn't say anything. He really liked Song Fenglan, and he could never remarry.

Song Fenglan and Qin Yizhou divorced, and Qin Zihang changed his name to Song Zihang.

The Qin family disliked both Song Fenglan and Qin Zihang, so changing Qin Zihang's name to Song Zihang was the most appropriate solution. Song Fenglan didn't want her son to live in the shadow of the Qin family. In recent years, her son had been the subject of much gossip. Song Fenglan was thinking of taking her son abroad so that he wouldn't have to face such a terrible environment and could have a different experience.

The Song family has relatives abroad. If Song Fenglan goes abroad, she can go to her relatives' place, or she can find another way on her own.

When the Qin family learned that Qin Yizhou had divorced Song Fenglan, Qin's mother was especially happy.

“You should have divorced long ago.” Qin’s mother sat in the living room. “I told you long ago that Song Fenglan was just using you. She doesn’t love you at all. Being with her will only ruin you. It’s better for Zihang to stay with her; you can remarry later.”

"I have no plans to remarry," Qin Yizhou said firmly.

"You're still so young, how can you not remarry?" Qin's mother frowned. "Listen to me, I'll arrange someone for you, I guarantee he'll be good, you..."

"I don't need you to make arrangements for me. I have no intention of remarrying," Qin Yizhou said. "You don't need to do this for me, you don't need to act first and ask for permission later, and you don't need to send anyone to my unit. I will not remarry, and that's it. I haven't submitted a marriage application, so I can't get married."

Qin Yizhou understood what his biological mother was thinking; she just wanted him to remarry as soon as possible. His mother had no idea of ​​the pain he felt inside. He truly loved Song Fenglan; she was the only person he would ever love in his life.

"Song Fenglan is about to go abroad, and you still can't forget her?" Qin's mother said coldly. "As soon as the Song family was exonerated, she started this kind of thing. What kind of person is she?"

"She was forced into it," Qin Yizhou said.

"No one else was forced or helpless, but she had a reason?" Qin's mother sneered. "It's obvious that the Song family is ungrateful. You helped them so much, and this is how they treat you."

“If she weren’t good to me, she wouldn’t be talking about divorce at this time,” Qin Yizhou said.

"Are you stupid?" Qin's mother hadn't expected that Song Fenglan and Qin Yizhou were getting a divorce. Qin Yizhou even said that Song Fenglan was good. How could Song Fenglan be good? "If she's good to you, would she be unfilial to your parents?"

Qin's mother used to dislike Song Fenglan because she was dissatisfied with her as a daughter-in-law. Now that Qin Yizhou and Song Fenglan are divorced, Qin's mother can speak ill of Song Fenglan at will. Qin's mother thought Qin Yizhou would listen to her, but in reality, Qin Yizhou doesn't.

“You don’t like her, but I didn’t ask you to like her,” Qin Yizhou said. “That’s all.”

Qin Yizhou left the Qin family home. He looked at Qin Zihang—oh, no, Song Zihang. Qin Yizhou spoke to Song Zihang, intending to teach him to listen to his mother from now on.

Qin Yizhou bought a lot of delicious food for Song Zihang. Looking at his son, he felt a pang of sadness.

"Stay with Mom, don't cause her any trouble, and don't run around, okay?" Qin Yizhou said.

"Mm." Song Zihang nodded.

"You..." Qin Yizhou wanted to ask if his son should stay in China, but then thought it would be better for his son to go abroad with Song Fenglan.

Before Song Fenglan and her son went abroad, Qin Yizhou returned to his unit. Qin Yizhou's leave was short; he didn't...

They can stay in the capital indefinitely.

At the Song family home, Song's mother looked at Song Fenglan and sighed.

"Why did you get divorced?" Song's mother asked.

“He’s in the military, he’s a leader, and the leader’s wife is going abroad, is that a good thing? No, it’s not!” Song Fenglan said. “I’m studying abroad and I don’t know when I’ll be back. What if I don’t come back for many years? In the current situation, no one can guarantee that there won’t be other changes, right?”

Song Fenglan didn't want to hinder Qin Yizhou's future, so she and her child went abroad, allowing Qin Yizhou to marry a new wife.

“Yizhou has helped us so much, and his uncle even helped us get medical treatment and brought us medicine,” said Song’s mother. “You…”

“I know,” Song Fenglan said, “but I’m not the kind of person who would sacrifice myself for a man. I want to study. Mom, I want to build an airplane.”

"You..." Song's mother's eyes reddened slightly, "Do you want to do that with your uncle?"

"A bright future always requires someone to shoulder the burden," Song Fenglan said. "If we don't work harder, our next generation will still face injustice. Foreign warplanes fly recklessly in our country's airspace, and many pilots have crashed into them with their aircraft, losing their lives!"

"Let her go," said Mr. Song. "Fenglan's surname is Song, and she is her uncle's niece."

"I'm just worried about her. Yizhou is such a good man, and they just got divorced like this..." Song's mother sighed. "She'll hardly find another man as good as Yizhou in the future. Yizhou has helped our family so much..."

“I’m not worried about people calling me ungrateful. I’ve gone abroad with the kids. Dad, Mom, it’s you two…”

“It’s alright,” Mr. Song said. “It’s nothing. Go abroad. Dad supports you, and we all support you.”

Song Fenglan finally had the opportunity to go abroad, and her father couldn't let her stay in China. Since his daughter was willing to do scientific research, then she should go.

The rise and fall of a nation is the responsibility of every citizen. Mr. Song could not force his daughter to stay in the country, nor could he allow her to be preoccupied with romantic love. His daughter had a wider world to explore, and Mr. Song felt they should let Song Fenglan develop her career there.

"Wouldn't it be better to let Zihang stay in the country?" said Song's mother.

“If Zihang stays in China, what will the Qin family think? Qin Yizhou is going to get married later,” Song Fenglan said. “I’ll take Zihang with me so he can receive an education abroad. After I graduate in a few years, it won’t be too late to bring him back to China.”

Song Fenglan had made up her mind. Since she and Qin Yizhou were divorced, she wanted a clean break. Song Fenglan might never remarry, but Qin Yizhou could. Men were more likely to remarry than women, and Song Fenglan didn't want to put Qin Yizhou in a difficult position because of her own situation.

Then, Song Fenglan took Song Zihang abroad.

The residents of the Nancheng family compound knew that Qin Yizhou had divorced. By then, Li Hui had already married Guo Peng. It's worth noting that Qin Yizhou had rejected Li Hui many times, and even after his divorce, many people tried to introduce him to potential partners, but he still refused.

"I have no plans to remarry, and I have no plans to remarry in my life," Qin Yizhou said frankly, adding that he didn't want to hold anyone back.

Song Fenglan had never been to the family compound, but legends about her circulated there. Everyone wondered what kind of person Song Fenglan was that Qin Yizhou couldn't forget her.

Fatty had never met Song Fenglan, but she imagined Song Fenglan to be a very beautiful and cultured person.

"These rich girls from the bourgeoisie are really something else," the plump woman remarked at home. "They've got Qin Tuan completely infatuated with them."

"Don't say things like that," Zhang Chenghai said. "You've never even met her."

“That’s what everyone outside says,” the plump woman said. “They all say that Qin Tuan’s wife is particularly shrewd, that she’s just using him, and that he’s divorced but still doesn’t want to remarry. If it were me, I would remarry.”

“You don’t know what kind of person’s wife is, so don’t say such things,” Zhang Chenghai said.

When Qin Yizhou heard people speaking ill of Song Fenglan, he directly said that his ex-wife was a good person and not at all like what they said.

Li Hui felt uneasy. If she had known Qin Yizhou would divorce so quickly, she wouldn't have married Guo Peng. But she had no choice; she was married anyway. Li Hui and her cousin Shi Guilan spoke ill of Song Fenglan outside, saying that Qin Tuan's wife must be a heartless person.

It was just some rumors; Staff Officer Xu was not affected.

After all, no one knew that Song Fenglan could become so powerful one day.

After going abroad, Song Fenglan had to study and take care of her child. While the child was at school, Song Fenglan hired someone to look after the child. She was also worried that the servants wouldn't take good care of the child, so she needed to keep a close eye on him herself. Before Song Fenglan went abroad, Qin Yizhou had given her all his savings.

Song Fenglan was initially reluctant to accept the money, but Qin Yizhou said she needed it for expenses abroad, so she accepted it. Song Zihang initially had difficulty adjusting to life abroad, but he gradually adapted over time.

Time flies, and seven years have passed in the blink of an eye. Song Fenglan has achieved great success abroad, successfully obtaining her doctoral degree and graduation certificate. She also holds several patents overseas, representing significant breakthroughs in her respective fields.

Foreign authorities are already keeping an eye on Song Fenglan, and she knows she should return to China. However, with so many people watching her, her journey home will clearly not be easy.

When relevant domestic officials learned that Song Fenglan was willing to return to China, they were extremely surprised. They had assumed that Song Fenglan wouldn't return because her family had suffered during a turbulent period. It's important to understand that Song Fenglan's breakthroughs in this area were precisely what the country urgently needed.

Ensuring Song Fenglan's safe return to China is of paramount importance.

Song Zihang was sent back to China a month early by Song Fenglan, who meant for him to visit his maternal grandparents. Song Fenglan didn't tamper with Song Zihang's luggage; instead, she had him tell his family what she wanted to say.

Song Zihang was eleven or twelve years old. He was somewhat aware of the dangers involved, but he couldn't cause his mother any more trouble, so he had to return to China first.

Qin Yizhou never imagined he would be transferred back to the capital, let alone that the secret mission assigned to him would be to protect Song Fenglan. For many years, Qin Yizhou had known nothing about Song Fenglan. His parents were farmers from the countryside, and he didn't have the connections to support her; he had no idea how Song Fenglan was doing abroad.

In the dead of night, Qin Yizhou thought about Song Fenglan constantly, so much so that he couldn't sleep and could only close his eyes.

When Song Fenglan left her home abroad, she was surrounded by a number of people. Her uncle's former classmates, those old professors, were also there. They pressured certain departments abroad to allow Song Fenglan to return to China.

Even so, many Chinese people secretly protected Song Fenglan. After boarding the ship, Song Fenglan remained vigilant until she reached her homeland, at which point she finally breathed a sigh of relief. It's important to know that some people around Song Fenglan were prepared to act as her human shield at any moment.

People from relevant departments went to pick up Song Fenglan, and Qin Yizhou was also there.

Their eyes met, and Song Fenglan never expected to see Qin Yizhou under such circumstances.

"Let's go back to the capital first," someone said.

“Okay.” Song Fenglan nodded.

Song Fenglan got into the car; she still had to transfer to a train to get to the capital.

Qin Yizhou and his men protected Song Fenglan when they were in a workshop, sitting face to face. Song Fenglan didn't know what to say. When she contacted her family, they would sometimes write that Qin Yizhou wasn't married. They wrote that at first, but stopped writing in the following years.

Song Fenglan didn't know if Qin Yizhou had remarried, so it was indeed a bit awkward for the former couple to meet again.

"you……"

"you……"

The two people opened their mouths at the same time, and then closed them at the same time.

"you say……"

"you say……"

The two spoke at the same time again, and Song Fenglan smiled.

"It's been a long time," Song Fenglan said. "Have you seen Zihang?"

"I haven't seen him yet," Qin Yizhou said.

When Qin Yizhou received his orders to escort Song Fenglan, he had no time for anything else. It was a secret mission, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better. Of course, Qin Yizhou had to do his job well; he couldn't afford to make any mistakes.

When Qin Yizhou learned that he was supposed to protect Song Fenglan, he knew that he had made the right decision to divorce her. He shouldn't have broken Song Fenglan's wings; he should have let her fly.

"We'll see each other when we get back," Song Fenglan said.

Song Fenglan paused after saying this, then said nothing more. She didn't know what else to say; perhaps Qin Yizhou had remarried and had other children, and Song Zihang wasn't Qin Yizhou's only child.

Seeing that Song Fenglan remained silent, Qin Yizhou didn't speak either. He didn't mention that he hadn't remarried; there was no need. The important thing was that Song Fenglan had returned safely. When Qin Yizhou received the order, his heart had been in his throat. He worried that Song Fenglan would follow in Song Xingyun's footsteps. He hoped Song Fenglan would be safe and sound; Song Zihang couldn't be without his mother.

During the two days on the train, Song Fenglan spoke little to Qin Yizhou.

Qin Yizhou felt it wasn't the right time to say those things, while Song Fenglan felt she didn't need to disturb Qin Yizhou's life any further. Song Fenglan didn't know why the higher-ups had arranged for Qin Yizhou to come; perhaps they thought he was familiar with her.

Upon arriving in the capital, Qin Yizhou escorted Song Fenglan to her family home. After dropping her off, he had to arrange for personnel to protect her safety 24 hours a day. They couldn't let their guard down, and they couldn't relax their vigilance just because Song Fenglan had returned to China.

You should know that those people abroad already knew about Song Fenglan's abilities. They originally wanted to keep Song Fenglan abroad and even offered her very generous terms, but Song Fenglan did not accept them and wanted to return to China.

Song Zihang knew what his biological father looked like. He saw Qin Yizhou leave from the doorway. The father and son hadn't seen each other for many years, and even though Qin Yizhou had arrived at the Song family's door, he still didn't go in.

"What are you looking at?" Song Fenglan asked, noticing that Song Zihang was still standing at the door.

"Dad." Song Zihang turned to look at Song Fenglan. "Is that Dad?"

“Yes, it’s him,” Song Fenglan said.

"..." Song Zihang didn't ask why his father didn't come in; his parents were already divorced.

Qin Yizhou saved up enough money to buy a house, with his father contributing some of the funds. Qin's mother didn't want his father to contribute; she wanted Qin Yizhou to remarry. She said she'd be willing to pay for anything, not just the house, but anything else. But Qin Yizhou refused to remarry, and nothing his mother said could change his mind.

Qin Yizhou didn't live at the Qin family home; if he did, his mother wouldn't nag him about remarrying. Qin Yizhou had no intention of remarrying; his feelings for Song Fenglan couldn't possibly change. If they did change, it would be because he loved Song Fenglan even more deeply.

When Song's mother saw Song Fenglan return safely, she breathed a sigh of relief. She had been on edge all this time. She worried that Song Fenglan would suffer the same fate as Song Xingyun, dying far from home. She even considered that if Song Fenglan couldn't return, then she shouldn't come back at all. Song's mother didn't want anything to happen to her daughter, but she couldn't truly tell her not to come back.

Song's mother knew that Song Fenglan would definitely come back for the sake of the motherland.

"Fenglan." Song's mother's eyes were red as she hugged her daughter tightly. She hadn't seen her daughter for many years, and although she knew of her daughter's achievements, she was still worried. Now, everything was alright; her daughter had returned to China, and Song's mother didn't have to worry so much.

"Mom." Song Fenglan hugged her mother back, knowing that she had worried her mother.

Song Fenglan had done her best, but some things were beyond her control.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back," said Song's mother. "Are you hungry? Eat something first."

Sister-in-law Song had already prepared the meal and was just waiting for Song Fenglan.

Like everyone else in the Song family, Sister-in-law Song has been on tenterhooks lately, all hoping that Song Fenglan will return safely.

Song Erge is already married to Cao Fang. The two met by chance, hit it off, felt they were a good match, and started dating.

After the reform and opening up, Song Erge started a company, and the business was quite successful. Cao Fang was discharged from the army and did not continue to serve. Cao Fang originally worked in Nancheng, but after marrying Song Erge, it was difficult to transfer jobs, so she resigned. Cao Fang is now a full-time housewife. She and Song Dasao regularly do charity work at welfare homes and sponsor the education of some impoverished students.

Cao Fang had been a female soldier, and when she learned of Song Fenglan's capabilities and the large number of people protecting her, she was stunned. Cao Fang had initially thought the Song family was just an ordinary merchant family, but she never imagined that such a powerful person existed within them.

"Let's eat," said Song's mother.

The Song family sat down for a meal. The Song family's assets had been gradually returned over the years, but the full amount hadn't been repaid. However, a few days ago, it was all returned at once. The Song family knew this was because of Song Fenglan's existence, so these matters were settled before Song Fenglan returned to the country.

The Song family prepared a house for Song Fenglan. After all, her older brother was married, and it was quite inconvenient for Song Fenglan to live here. Even though Song Fenglan was divorced, she would still feel like a dependent living here, so it would be better for her to have her own house.

This matter had already been decided before Song Fenglan returned. Song Fenglan's house had already been inspected by the relevant departments, and arrangements had been made. The servants and other personnel mentioned by the Song family were all hired by the relevant departments and had all been vetted.

Song Fenglan can move in with Song Zihang. After returning to China, Song Zihang will be attending junior high school. Song Fenglan plans to send Song Zihang to a bilingual school, as he has spent many years abroad and his foreign language skills are quite good.

After dinner, Song Fenglan and Song Zihang went back first.

Song's mother didn't tell Song Fenglan that Qin Yizhou hadn't remarried; there was no point in saying more. Ultimately, the outcome of this matter depended on Song Fenglan and Qin Yizhou themselves.

Over the years, when Qin Yizhou returned to the capital, he would sometimes visit Song's parents, but not every time he came back. Qin Yizhou was afraid of putting too much pressure on the Song family. He had already let Song Fenglan go abroad, so he couldn't possibly think of asking the Song family to do anything anymore.

While Song Fenglan was having a pleasant meal with her family, and while Song Fenglan and Song Zihang were returning home together, Qin Yizhou was alone at home, eating by himself, all alone.

When Tian Keshu learned that Song Fenglan had returned, she was stunned. Tian Keshu and Brother Qin were not yet divorced. The fact that the Tian family was involved in espionage had long been exposed, but it hadn't caused a major uproar, so Tian Keshu and Brother Qin's marriage was still going on. However, the feelings between Brother Qin and Tian Keshu were no longer what they used to be, and Qin's mother's attitude towards Tian Keshu was also not good.

"Your brother has finally been waiting for this! Song Fenglan is back!" Tian Keshu said this deliberately in front of Brother Qin.

"Didn't she go abroad?" Brother Qin said. "Are you sure you haven't mistaken her for someone else?"

“I just went out and someone saw Song Fenglan,” Tian Keshu said. “She’s been abroad for several years. Is she coming back now because she couldn’t make it abroad? Is she trying to win back your brother? She used your brother and abandoned him. How dare she come back now?”

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