Winter 1992.

This is the third year that Shisan has been working like a slave in Zhou Lanhua's family.

Jiang Xiang and his wife were moved by his sincerity a year ago, but since Zhou Lanhua refused to give in, they couldn't make a decision.

Zhou Lanhua's body has recovered, but after all, she has suffered serious injuries and is not as good as before.

Especially on rainy days, my joints all over my body feel sore and I have to wrap myself in a hot water bottle to feel better.

Originally, the couple secretly decided that as long as Zhou Lanhua lived a comfortable and happy life in the second half of her life, it would be up to her whether to get married or not.

But Thirteen's kneeling gave people hope again. After all, which parent wants their child to live out his life alone?

Although Thirteen is a little naive, his intentions are sincere.

In the first month after Zhou Lanhua came back, he came with his bedding rolled up and slept on the floor outside her room for a whole month.

He jumps up immediately at the slightest movement, and takes care of his child even more attentively and carefully than his parents.

Later, Zhou Lanhua was able to go out to the fields, and she refused to leave even when she was chased away with a broom. It was only when Jiang Xiang used her daughter's reputation to persuade her that she finally went home.

For three years, he came to report in every morning and to greet us in the evening without fail. Even a heart made of stone would be moved.

But Zhou Lanhua's heart is harder than stone.

"Lanhua, Mom and Dad will eventually pass away before you, and you'll be all alone and helpless..."

Zhou Lanhua didn't care: "I still have a younger brother!"

"My younger brother will also get married and still care about you. The only one who can stay with you until the end is that person. I think..."

"Mom, I have a pension, how can I live worse than others? Don't worry about it."

When Jiang Xiang couldn't persuade her daughter, she asked Qiuhua to take action.

Qiuhua is a smart person after all. She has some idea whether Zhou Lanhua has feelings for Shisan or not.

"I think Thirteen is quite good. He's tall and handsome, with nice features, and comes from a well-off family. Most importantly, he treats you with sincerity and action. If it were someone else, they would have been married and had children long ago."

When Qiuhua spoke, she dragged out the words "replaced by someone else" for a long time.

At this time, Zhou Lanhua would frown, with a look of loss on her face.

But she quickly curled her lips and said, "That's perfect, let him find a normal woman, get married, have children, and live a complete life.

Speaking of having children, sister, when will you give me a nephew to play with? My life of hanging around all day, just getting paid without doing any work, is so boring."

Qiu Hua rolled her eyes at her: "What do you mean by ungrateful after getting an advantage? This is it!"

Zhou Lanhua asked the right question, and Qiuhua looked at her flat stomach and shut her mouth.

It has been more than a year since Wu Xin graduated and returned to the town hospital. The two are still as loving as ever, but unfortunately they have no child.

The examination results showed that both of them were fine.

"Sister, sister!" Zhou Lanhua called her.

Qiuhua came back to her senses and just then Thirteen arrived, ending the topic.

"Boss!" Thirteen took a paper bag.

"Why are you here again?" Zhou Lanhua muttered.

"I brought you some beef, try it!"

Zhou Lanhua waved her hands and said, "It's not like I haven't eaten beef before. Don't bring it to me every day, or your mom and dad will scold me!"

"This beef is different! The new braised food shop on the street says it's delicious! If you believe me, try it!"

When he said that, Zhou Lanhua's mouth began to water, but she still didn't say she wanted it. She just glanced at the paper bag and immediately looked away.

"What do you want to eat..." Thirteen simply pinched a piece and put it to her mouth.

"Put it down, let it go. I can do it myself!"

Zhou Lanhua took a bite and her eyes lit up. The taste was indeed different!

Thirteen saw that she liked it and smiled foolishly.

"Don't worry, Boss. My mom and dad will never say a bad word about you. They told me about this braised food shop."

What he said was half true and half false.

How can parents not have any objections when their son works like a slave in someone else's home?

But it has to be what it is, and there is nothing I can do about it. My son is so stubborn that I can't persuade him, so I can only let him do what he wants.

Over time, whenever there is something good, she will think of Zhou Lanhua. If the young mother comes to her senses one day, her son will no longer live a hard life.

Zhou Lanhua picked up the fifth piece of beef and said as she ate, "Thirteen, you're already grown up. Stop coming to my house every day. Go find a proper matchmaker!"

"Really? Then I'll go and invite my mom and dad tomorrow, too!"

"Come? Where?"

"Of course it's your home!"

"Ouch!" Zhou Lanhua dunked the chestnut hard, and Shisan grimaced in pain.

"What nonsense! I'm telling you, I'm never going to get married in my life."

"Then I won't get married either!"

“…”

"I'm going to become a nun!"

"Then I'll become a monk!"

“…”

Zhou Lanhua pursed her fingers and glared at him, and Thirteen returned the glare with great joy, the smile on his face never falling.

It has been very cold these two days. It snowed last night, and it was white outside when I woke up in the morning. In the past, at times like this, Zhou Lanhua would always run out happily, playing in the snow like a puppy, flapping her arms and drawing in the snow.

But she is more afraid of the cold than anyone else now.

Normally, Jiang Xiang would send her daughter back to her room to sleep on such a day, but in the evening, Zhou Lanhua refused to stay in the room no matter what, and soon ran out and sat in front of the door.

Qiuhua had no choice but to light two stoves for her.

It was very quiet outside. On a snowy day, everyone had made a fire and cooked early. Smoke came in. Zhou Lanhua sniffed it and thought it smelled very good.

The sky was overcast and snow was falling again. The door was open and the wind came in from outside, bringing with it a few scattered snowflakes.

"It's snowing again." Qiuhua walked over and closed the door.

"Sister, don't close the door..." Zhou Lanhua shrank her neck.

Qiuhua looked outside and said, "He'll knock on the door when he comes. Don't worry, it's too cold. Don't get frozen."

"I'm not waiting for him!" Zhou Lanhua turned her head away awkwardly.

The sky was getting darker and the snow was getting heavier. A figure appeared outside the yard. Zhou Lanhua's heart moved, and she immediately wilted again.

The man was not as tall as him and his walking posture was different.

It turned out that Wu Xin came to pick up Qiuhua.

"Sister, my brother-in-law is here."

Qiuhua came out when she heard the sound. Wu Xin walked out from the snowy night with a thin layer of white on his shoulders.

She went up to him and carefully brushed the snow off his shoulders, complaining at the same time.

"Why is it snowing so heavily? Are you stupid?"

Wu Xin ignored her scolding with a smile on his face, his eyes scanning from head to toe, and from toe to head, finally stopping on her big eyes.

This torture made Zhou Lanhua feel sore. She looked outside again, and saw only snowflakes growing bigger and bigger, slowly interweaving from scattered spots into pieces, like a net covering the sky and the earth.

Zhou Lanhua got up and went back to her room.

This is the first time he hasn't come in three years.