Chapter 520: Missed for Too Long (Second Update)

Zhong Kangle also came over, tugged at Mother Di's sleeve, looked at her and whispered, "Mom, I have to go back with you later. We should finish what we start, right?"

Wei Linjing hesitated and said, "Actually, you can stay here for two days. You and your son haven't seen each other for a long time."

"I will live with my father from now on, so these few days won't matter," he said with a smile, "Brother Liangzi is not at home, so I have to accompany you."

"You," Di's mother rubbed his head helplessly but warmly.

The corners of Zhong Changcun's lips curled up slightly, and his gaze couldn't help but linger on the mother and daughter for a long time.

It was Uncle Wei who coughed softly, "Okay, we won't be polite with you anymore, just let Jingzi make whatever we have at home."

Zhong Changcun scratched his head with an embarrassed look on his face. "Well, I'm not very good at cooking, so I bought a bunch of buns, dumplings, pancakes, some dried meat, sausages, pickles and the like."

Wei Linjing couldn't help but look over, but there were some words she couldn't say.

A man without a woman really can't live like this, even eating is just a matter of making do...

Zhong Kangle also complained speechlessly at this moment: "Mom, that's why I think Brother Liangzi is so lucky. The food you cook is delicious. Unlike me, I have never had a decent meal since I was a child."

Wei Linjing sighed softly and said helplessly: "Then Comrade Zhong, can you take me to the kitchen to see what's in the house? If there's not enough, can you exchange some with your neighbors?"

Zhong Changcun nodded, turned around and strode towards the kitchen.

The Zhong family’s kitchen is quite large and is made entirely of cement. The stove is also covered with a layer of tiles, which is rare. I’m afraid the conditions in the city are not as good as here.

The cupboards, pots and pans were fully equipped but all were new and hardly ever used. Only the spice jars were empty and so clean that you could see a person’s reflection in them.

But when two adults went in, especially a 1.8-meter-tall man and a 1.6-meter-tall woman, the air felt scorching hot.

Zhong Changcun moved all the food he brought home to the stove and took them out one by one. "I'll just make do with this since I'm eating alone. After I finish this, I'll go to the state-owned restaurant in the city and order some more, so..."

Wei Linjing looked around and found that there was only ready-made food without any seasoning. There was no place for her to use her skills at all, so she told him to light the fire and steam the buns and dumplings.

"Have you been living well these years?" After a while, Zhong Changcun added some firewood into the stove and asked in a muffled voice.

Wei Linjing was stunned for a moment, then hummed calmly, "Just make do with it."

Then there was another long silence. "What are your plans for the future? Are you going to stay with your child until he grows up and then get married and have children?"

Wei Linjing's face looked abnormally red, perhaps due to the fire in the stove. "I haven't thought that far ahead. I'll take it one step at a time. Who knows," she paused and said very softly, "who knows when our destiny will come."

Zhong Changcun stood up suddenly, still holding the firewood in his hand. The two of them were so close to each other that they could seem to smell the scent of soap on each other's bodies.

Wei Linjing turned her face to the side, revealing the graceful white curve of her neck. Her round earlobes were also dancing with light, exuding charming charm everywhere.

Zhong Changcun's Adam's apple could not help but roll up and down, and he said in a hoarse and solemn voice: "Hello, Comrade Wei Linjing, my name is Zhong Changcun, I am 35 years old, divorced and have a son, my house was built two years ago, I have a small savings, and I want to do some small business at the provincial road entrance to make a living.

I don't smoke, drink, gamble, or have any ambiguous relationship with any woman. Now I just need a life partner like you who is virtuous and good at managing the household.

I hope you can examine me!"

Wei Linjing never expected him to say these words out of the blue and was really scared.

"You, why are you saying these things?" She was so embarrassed and angry, but there was a faint swaying hope in her heart.

Seeing that she did not turn around and leave, Zhong Changcun breathed a sigh of relief. He chuckled with deep regret and pain and said, "Sister Jing, you should know that I have been wanting to say this for fifteen years! We have missed too much."

When talking about this, both of them were silent for a long time.

Young men and women in the village start looking for engagements when they are almost fourteen or fifteen years old. The two of them are the most popular candidates in their respective villages. The girl is pretty, virtuous and filial, and the boy is strong and tall and is an expert in field work.

In addition, the villages were close to each other, and Zhong Changcun and Wei Linjing had met each other and had some interest in each other, so the two families naturally agreed to the matter and were just waiting for them to reach the age for engagement and marriage.

But who knew that Zhong Meixin couldn't stand the hardship of being an educated youth in the countryside, and thought there was no hope of returning, so she looked for good families in the village and set her sights on Zhong Changcun.

The Zhong family has few people and does not have so many chores. Zhong Changcun earns a full salary and is one of the few junior high school students in the village. He is handsome and stylish, and is a popular marriage candidate in the surrounding area.

She didn't care whether the man had a lover or not. Anyway, Zhong Changcun was not engaged, let alone married. So she took advantage of the benefit to give him something, and when Zhong Changcun was drunk and sleeping soundly, she slept in the same bed with him and was caught by someone.

That was when the movement was just beginning, and the slightest disturbance could destroy a family. No matter who was at fault, Zhong Meixin was a woman, and her reputation was ruined, so Zhong Changcun had to be held accountable.

In desperation, Zhong Changcun had to marry Zhong Meixuan and betray Wei Linjing.

Wei Linjing was disheartened and followed her family's arrangements and soon married Di's father.

They each have their own families, and even if they still have each other in their hearts, it is impossible for them to continue. They can only calmly live their lives.

Who would have thought that after so many twists and turns of fate, they were now standing face to face with almost no burden.

Wei Linjing lowered her eyelids, with a mocking smile on her lips: "Aren't you here for Lele's mother? In order to win her back, you went into prostitution out of spite, and then made money to rebuild this courtyard?"

Zhong Changcun hesitantly reached out his hand to touch her cheek, rubbing it lovingly, "I haven't thought about Kang Le's mother since I came back from Shanghai. In fact, to be honest, I was relieved at that time.

To me, she is just a responsibility and the mother of my child, and I have never loved her.

It’s you I always wanted to protect, even if Liangzi’s father was still alive.

However, I dare not appear in front of you, for fear that others will spread bad words. I can only listen to others talking every day, trying to hear some news about you and your son.

Jingmei, I went into the sea for you and for our future.

At that time, I just knew that Di Jiadong was gone, and I was afraid that I would not be able to help but comfort you, to...

So I went into business and worked hard to earn a stable job for you guys, and to stop you guys from worrying too much.

Three years, this is the longest deadline I have given myself. Even if Kang Le doesn’t come to see me, I won’t leave after the New Year.”

(End of this chapter)