The two of them offered to wash the dishes. After washing and putting away all the dishes, they went out with flashlights to digest the food.

Ran Qiu sent the three little ones to wash up and prepare for bed, but he himself sat under the corridor in the yard, looking up at the night sky.

The black sky was like a huge curtain, without even the faintest starlight, only a few light clouds floating in the air. Except for the occasional barking of dogs, everything around was quiet, as if the earth had fallen asleep.

Ran Qiu straightened his collar which was blown open by the spring breeze. At this moment, the indescribable loneliness and sorrow flooded his heart.

At this time, a gust of wind blew a leaf over. Ran Qiu spread out his palm, and when the leaf was about to fall into his palm, it was suddenly blown away by the wind.

He suddenly clenched his fists, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and veins popped out on his forehead.

Whenever he thought of Song Zhi, who was as beautiful as a flower, he felt disgust towards himself rising from the bottom of his heart.

She was a young lady from a wealthy family who could bravely pursue her dreams, while he was just a countryman who had to dig in the soil for food and was almost suffocating under the burden of life.

She lived in a small building in a military compound, while all he had were these few shabby houses.

The men who pursued her were either in high positions or had wealthy families, but he, a man who couldn't even support himself, actually dared to covet such a woman.

The light at night was mottled, Ran Qiu's face was as pale as paper, and his eyes, which had turned scarlet due to repression, revealed a crazy desire.

It's shameful for him to be so humiliating.

Even the little bit of liking her became shameful, like a rat in the gutter that couldn't see the light of day and could never be shown to the world.

He wanted to leave Dongyang Village, to stand out, to become someone no one would look down on.

He didn't expect to be with Song Zhi by becoming such a person, he just wanted a chance to compete fairly with them.

But now, he is probably not even worthy of looking at her.

Ran Qiu's eyes trembled slightly, and if you looked closely, you could see that there were fiery and turbulent waves rolling in his eyes.

At this time, Dabao came out of the kitchen holding Erbao in one hand and Sanya in the other.

"Brother Qiu..."

Dabao's voice suddenly choked in his throat.

Although he couldn't see clearly, he instinctively felt that there was a beast staring at him.

Ran Qiu blinked quickly, and the emotion disappeared. He stood up and walked towards them.

"Did you finish washing?"

Brother Qiu's voice was as gentle as usual. Dabao breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed the sweat from his palms in Erbao and Sanya's hands.

It seems he was mistaken.

Ran Qiu brought the three little ones into the room, watched them lie down and cover themselves with quilts one by one, checked them once before leaving.

He took back the bench in the corridor and went to do other things as if nothing had happened...

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At this time, Song Zhi was slumped in the chair, watching Tang Junhe reluctantly put the leftover soup base together.

The sweet and sour pork ribs made by the kitchen staff today were so delicious that she finished half a bowl by herself.

A hint of warmth appeared in Tang Junhe's cold eyes, "You are such a greedy little cat. If you like it, I will make it for you tomorrow."

Song Zhi's expression lit up with joy, but soon calmed down again.

"Forget it. It tastes good once, but if you eat more, you'll get sick of it."

"So what do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll ask them to prepare it in advance." Tang Junhe put the lunch box on the stool at the door and planned to go out to wash it later.

Song Zhi pursed her lips and shook her head. "I don't know. Let's talk later. Oh, by the way, who sent you the package you picked up today?"

Under the light, her eyes were bright and clear, revealing a hint of anticipation.

Tang Junhe met her gaze, raised the corner of his lips slightly, and teased her deliberately, "Are you curious?"

"It's okay." Song Zhi rolled his eyes and didn't fall for his trick. Instead, he took out the textbook.

She looked at the textbook seriously and didn't seem to want to ask any more questions.

Tang Junhe smiled helplessly.

"I'm not teasing you anymore. Uncle Song sent it to you. He was worried that sending you too many things would attract other people's attention, so he just sent it to me and asked me to pass it on to you."

Song Zhi stood up suddenly with a look of ecstasy on his face.

"real?"

"real."

Tang Junhe brought the package over and took out a pair of small scissors and gave it to her. "Do you want to do it yourself or should I help you?"

"I can do it myself."

Song Zhi took the scissors excitedly.

Although it was not the first time she received a package from her father, she was always excited every time.

Because there must be a letter from Dad in here.

Sure enough, Song Zhi skillfully opened a cloth bag, which contained not only a stack of banknotes and bills, but also a letter.

She didn't immediately look at what delicious food Song Anshan had sent her, but instead went to look at the letter next to her.

Tang Junhe raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought Song Zhi was anxious to know who the package belonged to, but was actually curious about what delicious food was inside.

Song Zhi didn't notice his gaze. She read the letter quickly and suddenly looked at him with resentment.

"What's wrong?"

Song Zhi pouted and handed him the letter. "My dad said that he's bothering you all the time, so he asked me to share some of my things with you."

"You don't lack these things..."

Song Zhi muttered, this is not just sharing the delicious food, this is sharing his father's love and care.

And she remembered that their relationship wasn't this good before...

Tang Junhe only glanced at it without looking at it seriously, and jokingly said, "You can't bear to part with it?"

Song Zhi snorted, "Don't think I'm so petty. When did my dad care about you so much?"

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