Chapter 119: Secret Comparison (Update 1)
The car drove smoothly into the cadre’s family compound.
Fu Luochi was still clinging to his mother, with his arms around her neck, not wanting to get off her.
Fu Cheng was not used to him and took the boy down from his mother's arms.
Fu Luochi struggled in his arms for a few times, as if he was not used to being held like this. He pursed his lips and whispered, "Dad, I want to get down."
He added politely, "Dad, I can walk by myself."
Fu Cheng didn't force it and put his son down.
The boy walked quietly to his mother's side with his short legs, and stretched out his hand shyly, "Mom, I want to hold you."
The boy, who was always a little shy in front of his mother, is now able to bravely say what he wants.
Song Shengsheng is now accustomed to his closeness to her, and she knows that her child is a clingy kid. Maybe she is a bit like him in this respect, because she is clingy sometimes too.
Song Shengsheng generously held his little hand, which was soft and warm.
Fu Luochi silently grasped his mother's fingers. The satisfied child had nothing else to say and just followed his mother quietly and obediently.
The family compound is strictly managed and outsiders are not allowed to enter.
The people they met along the way were all neighbors who had lived together for more than ten years.
Those who are still able to live safely in the family compound basically have a position of varying size, and they will greet you with a smile when they see you.
"I saw you two brothers from a distance and almost didn't recognize you. Is this Shengsheng? The last time we met each other, we didn't get to talk. Shengsheng is so pretty." The person who said this was the wife of a municipal party committee cadre. She happened to be about to go out at that moment, and it was really a coincidence that she saw them coming back.
However, the entire cadre compound knew that Fu Cheng came back with his wife and children this time.
Fu Cheng had the courage to join the army without hesitation, and his foresight far surpassed others.
In the two years that followed when the policy of going to the countryside and mountains was vigorously advocated, other cadres were racking their brains to send their children to the rural areas near the outskirts of Beijing. Those who were slow to act or had offended others in their earlier years were forced to be sent down to remote and poor rural areas. They no longer want to talk about the hard life they led.
It would be better to join the army and live a peaceful life.
Song Shengsheng didn't recognize the middle-aged woman in front of him, but she looked gentle and elegant.
Like the kind of professors who teach in universities.
In fact, she is also the leader of the art troupe and is about the same age as Fu Cheng's parents.
Song Shengsheng didn't know how to do anything else. As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you, so she smiled harmlessly: "Thank you, auntie."
The woman's gaze fell on the boy following her. She glanced at him twice and couldn't help but look at him twice more.
The child is also good-looking, inheriting all the good qualities of his parents.
Judging from his appearance and the look in his eyes, he doesn't seem to be from a small place.
"What is this?"
Fu Cheng spoke up: "Aunt Li, this is my son."
Cadre Li smiled. She remembered that Fu Cheng got married in Ningcheng and had a son. At that time, they all thought that this was Fu Cheng's way of protecting himself by marrying a country girl with a clean background.
At worst, we can just get a divorce.
Later, when people heard that they had a child, there was a lot of sighs in the compound, saying that he was foolish.
If you don't have children, you can still come back if you find the opportunity.
If she could marry someone with a similar family background, the shameful past would be over.
But once you have a child, it's hard to get away from it.
At that time they all thought that it was just a country girl with ulterior motives, but now seeing Fu Cheng's positive look, it seemed more like he did it voluntarily.
"I know. His name is Xiaochi, right? I heard your mother mention him. She said he is a very well behaved child."
Officer Li spoke politely with a kind and gentle smile of an elder on his face.
But in her heart, like everyone else, she didn't think much of the wife and children that Fu Cheng brought back.
Arrogance is a common trait of people who are used to being superior.
Fu Cheng and Fu Yuan can be said to be the two most promising children of this group of cadres. Compared with them, the others seem a little less promising.
Everyone has a competitive spirit, let alone neighbors who you may not see even if you look down or up.
We compete with each other at work and also on whether our children are successful.
This kind of comparison will not be made openly, but will be done secretly.
My sons never competed with me, but now it seems that my grandsons have.
The children of cadres in the compound pay great attention to marrying and having children with someone of equal social status.
Cadre Li's daughter-in-law is the mainstay of the art troupe. She personally selected the members of the troupe. She didn't accept those who were too pretty or those who were not good-looking.
Now my daughter-in-law has switched to a clerical job and is doing very well.
Li Ganbu's grandson was very smart since he was young, so they never let up and always paid attention to the child's studies, sending him to learn from former calligraphy and Chinese painting masters.
Now I am also a Young Pioneer in school and I receive awards every year.
"I won't delay your return home. Your mother must have been looking forward to this day."
"We'll go back first."
After they left, Li's smile deepened.
This person, with the help of comparison, finds life more interesting.
Cadre Li had been secretly competing with Ye Jing all his life, but he could never beat her. Now that he finally found someone who seemed to be better than her, he was naturally happy.
Here, Song Shengsheng followed Fu Cheng closely and walked forward.
There are also special service soldiers outside the Fu family’s courtyard.
Fu Cheng's father is of a higher rank, and these are specially equipped.
It was winter now, and Fu Cheng was afraid that she would be cold, so he kept an eye on her hat and scarf along the way to prevent her from catching a cold.
Ye Jing heard the noise at the door and hurried out of the kitchen. She saw Song Shengsheng, who was surrounded tightly, and the child she was holding.
Ye Jing suddenly smiled: "You guys are finally back."
She walked over to Shengsheng and held her hand warmly, "It's cold outside, isn't it? Come inside and warm up first, so you can eat later."
After saying that, Ye Jing glanced at her eldest son again, somewhat dissatisfied: "You have been gone for too long. The weather is so cold, you should have gone earlier."
Fu Yuan didn't intend to defend himself. He didn't want to talk at all.
Song Shengsheng lowered her head awkwardly, looking at her toes, without saying a word.
Nothing she said was good.
She had a headache when she thought about having to live under the same roof with Fu Cheng's brother these days. In fact, she was not the only one who had a headache, Fu Cheng was also very irritable.
Fu Cheng walked forward and firmly took the position beside her, "Mom, let's go upstairs and change clothes first."
Ye Jing also knew that her son had a mysophobia and was afraid that he would not be able to clean himself properly on the train: "You go ahead."
After saying that, Ye Jing squatted down and looked at the boy in front of her with delicate features, who looked exactly like her son when he was a child. Her heart softened even more. "You are Xiao Chi, right?"
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