Zhang Chunxue was completely shocked at that time!
She never dreamed that Song Xingzhi, the handsome young man whom all the aunts in the surrounding area admired, would actually like her, a... widow.
She refused without even thinking about it.
"Song... Secretary Song, stop joking! I... I'm already so old!" She was so flustered that she couldn't even speak clearly. "Besides, you're five years younger than me! How can this be possible!"
She remembered that her face turned red and her heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of her throat.
However, what Zhang Chunxue never expected was that after being rejected so decisively by her, Song Xingzhi still did not return to the city. He still stayed in the village and continued to work as his brigade clerk.
He no longer pestered Zhang Chunxue, nor did he mention that relationship again. Just like before he confessed his feelings, he still politely called her "Sister Chunxue" when they met.
However, openly and secretly, he cared more about Zhang Chunxue and Xiaoxiao than before.
Sometimes it was a few pounds of food coupons, sometimes it was a piece of Dacron cloth, and sometimes it was a handful of candy secretly slipped to Xiaoxiao.
He did it so naturally and unobtrusively, as if it was just an ordinary neighbor taking care of an orphan and a widow.
It is impossible to say that Zhang Chunxue has no feelings for Song Xingzhi at all.
Which woman doesn’t want to be loved and cared for sincerely?
However, what she was thinking about more at that time were her three sons. Now that Zhong Guosheng was gone, she was the only support for her children.
She had also tentatively mentioned to Zhong Chengyi and the others whether she could...consider finding another husband.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she started to speak, her three sons, especially the eldest son Zhong Chengyi and the second son Zhong Chengren, expressed strong opposition.
They said that they had lost their father and could not let someone else be their stepfather. If she remarried, others would stab them in the back.
Therefore, Zhang Chunxue had no choice but to extinguish the little flame that had just appeared in her heart.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chunxue's heart seemed to be tugged by an invisible hand.
In my previous life...
When did Song Xingzhi return to the city in his previous life?
She recalled vaguely that it seemed... it seemed like it was after Xiaoxiao had the accident.
Her Xiaoxiao, her poor daughter, was beaten to death by that damn bachelor. When the body was sent back, she was only sad for a short while and then let it go.
She didn't even buy Xiaoxiao a proper coffin. She just wrapped her in a tattered mat, had her carried to the back mountain, and buried her hastily.
She still remembered that Song Xingzhi came to see her.
For the first time, the usually gentle man showed her such a stern and sad look.
"Sister Chunxue!" His voice was a little hoarse at the time. "Where's Xiaoxiao? Didn't Xiaoxiao go to school in the county? How could... How could she marry that bastard from the Wang family?!"
He always thought that she sent Xiaoxiao to school and asked people to bring stationery and money to Xiaoxiao several times.
Zhang Chunxue wanted to defend herself, but found that she couldn't.
Yes, that was how she was in her previous life. For the sake of the 100 yuan betrothal gift, and because she was a son-in-law, she didn't care about her life or death at all...
She still remembers the look in Song Xingzhi's eyes when he looked at her. That disappointment, that heartache, were like two ice-hardened knives that pierced deeply into her heart.
Looking back now, he must have been completely disappointed with her at that time.
So, a few days later, Song Xingzhi submitted his application to return to the city and left without looking back.
From then on, they never met again.
Zhang Chunxue thought blankly, since she was reborn, it seemed... it seemed that she had never seen Song Xingzhi!
It has been almost thirty years since we last saw each other, and I wonder if Song Xingzhi is still the handsome and refined man I remember.
Just as I was daydreaming, I suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps in the yard.
"Mom! Mom! Something's wrong!" It was Zhong Xiaoxiao's voice, crying and panicking.
Zhang Chunxue's heart skipped a beat. He didn't care about sleeping anymore. He quickly put on some clothes and went out. "What's wrong, Xiaoxiao? What happened?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao's face turned pale. She pointed at Zhong Chengren's room, her voice trembling: "Mom! Second sister-in-law... Second sister-in-law seems to have a fever! It's so hot!"
When Zhang Chunxue heard this, his brows immediately frowned.
She walked quickly to the door of Zhong Chengren's room. The room was dark and she could only faintly hear suppressed breathing and the weak cry of a baby.
"Chengren's family? Chengren's family?" Zhang Chunxue shouted loudly.
No one answered.
Her heart tightened, and she pushed open the half-open door and walked in.
Sure enough, Zhang Chunxue saw Zhou Mingli lying on the bed, her forehead covered in sweat and her cheeks flushed red. She was holding a crying baby in her arms and trying hard to feed him.
But no one knew what was wrong with the child. He just refused to eat and kept crying and wailing until his voice became hoarse.
"Mom..." Zhong Xiaoxiao followed in and whispered, "I just heard my niece crying so hard, so I came to see her. Who knew my second sister-in-law was so angry that she couldn't even speak clearly! I rushed to find you!"
Zhang Chunxue touched Zhou Mingli's forehead and felt it was burning hot.
"Mingli? Mingli? How are you?"
Zhou Mingli opened her eyes dazedly, her eyes a little dazed. Seeing that it was Zhang Chunxue, her lips moved and her voice was as thin as a mosquito's hum: "Mom... I... I'm fine... It's just... I feel hot..."
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