Chapter 96 He Yuntang’s Past
“Really?!” Yaya’s eyes lit up, and she was surprised by Xia Mi’s words.
Xia Jing was also shocked by the words and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time, until Xia Mi stood up and looked straight into her eyes, giving her a sense of security.
"Aunt, I wasn't just teasing the child. I was serious."
Lian Jinhua came in with chicken soup, "Stop standing there, go wash your hands and get ready for dinner. I'll go wake up Daqiang."
Xia Mi was interrupted when she was about to say something. She pulled her aunt and said seriously, "Let's talk about this after dinner. What I said is true. You and uncle don't have to worry."
"Okay." Xia Jing nodded and withdrew her hand, believing what Xia Mi said.
Lian Jinhua made a total of five dishes and one soup, two of which were meat dishes and one was chicken soup.
It can be said that the food today is better than during the Chinese New Year.
The old couple were so happy to see Shi Daqiang coming back that they couldn't stop smiling. They also knew that they were able to see their son thanks to Xia Mi, so they were especially good to Xia Mi.
Xia Mi looked at the bowls piled up like a mountain and said, "Uncle, aunt, don't serve me more. I can't eat anymore."
Not only did he pick up some food, he also brought a bowl of chicken soup for Xia Mido to drink.
It was already seven o'clock in the evening when they finished dinner. Xia Mi didn't like to eat for free, so she rushed to wash the dishes.
Lian Jinhua saw that she couldn't compete with the aunt and nephew, so she decided to be lazy and give them some space to talk.
When Xia Jing stepped into the kitchen, Xia Mi brought up the topic that she had not finished just now.
"Aunt, I am not here just to visit you this time. I also have a mission to invite you and uncle to work on Wind Chasing Island."
Under the dim light, Xia Jing's expression is hard to read.
"Xiao Mi, Auntie knows your good intentions, but... your uncle and I are too special, so we won't cause you any trouble."
"Besides, the villagers here are very kind to us. They send us supplies every now and then under various pretexts. Right now, we are in great need of people. If your uncle and I leave, we will be sorry to the villagers."
Xia Jing wanted to reject Xia Mi.
"Aunt, are you willing to let me take Yaya away? She is old enough to remember things now. If she leaves you at such a young age, the child may not be able to accept it. It will hurt her psychologically again."
Xia Mi piled up the washed dishes and put them in the cupboard, and advised her aunt to think about it carefully.
Xia Jing stopped what she was doing. There were two villains fighting in her heart, and it was hard to tell who would win for a while.
"I'll think about it."
"Aunt, you studied surgery abroad, but you also know that Yaya's current state is definitely not about being introverted. It is obvious that she has psychological problems."
There was a flash of surprise in Xia Jing's eyes. She didn't expect that Xia Mi could find the problem after only seeing Yaya for a while.
"I know. Give aunt some more time. I will think about it."
Xia Jing picked up the chopsticks from the basin again and stared at them in a daze.
"I thought those cases my aunt told me were boring, but I didn't expect that they would come in handy later..."
Xia Mi turned the topic back to her childhood and tried hard to cover up the lie.
Xia Jing found it unbelievable at first, but later she was very happy when she heard that Xia Mi was reading the books she brought back from abroad.
Unexpectedly, my niece had no interest in medicine when she was around, but seemed to become interested in it after she left.
Although it sounded a bit outrageous, fortunately my aunt did not continue to doubt it.
"The child is asleep, let's go back." He Yuntang stood in the kitchen holding Yaya and said softly.
Xia Jing agreed, "Okay, I'll be there right away."
"Xiao Mi, your uncle and I are going to go back first. You can come to our house to play tomorrow. I will be at home as long as there are no patients coming to see me tomorrow."
Xia Jing wiped the water on her hands onto her clothes while saying goodbye to Xia Mi.
Xia Mi hummed, "I'll come find you tomorrow morning."
Xia Jing and He Yuntang left the Shi family. The road was quiet with only the sound of their footsteps.
"Why don't you talk to Xiao Mi more? Didn't you like her very much before?"
Xia Jing didn't understand her husband's behavior. "Xiao Mi wanted to talk to you several times just now, but you deliberately changed the subject to talk to the captain. Why are you becoming more and more awkward?"
He Yuntang said nothing.
"I'm talking to you. What's wrong with you today? Weren't you very happy when you were talking to the captain just now?"
In the dark night, He Yuntang sighed, "What should I say to her? I'm telling her about the teaching environment of Tsinghua University and the education in the imperial capital. Do you think it's appropriate?"
"Things are different now. She is now a military wife and I am a farmer. We can no longer talk to each other."
"We are all human beings, how come you can't have anything to talk about? Xiao Mi came all the way here to pick up the kids, and today she said she would take us to Wind Chasing Island together. You think so snobbishly of her now, I don't know how I'm going to face her tomorrow."
Xia Jing was angry, but because her daughter was sleeping, she had to control the volume.
"Why are you taking us to Wind Chasing Island?"
Xia Jing told her husband everything Xia Mi said word for word, and then spoke in a sarcastic tone to her husband.
"You didn't expect that the military wife you mentioned is a person who is younger but still considerate of the elders."
The night was lonely and dark, and his wife's words were like a slap in the face to He Yuntang.
This slap completely drove away the inferiority and prejudice in his bones.
"So what do you think?" He Yuntang asked his wife what she thought, feeling extremely ashamed.
"I wanted to refuse her at first. It doesn't matter if she takes the child away. No one can make a fuss about it. But we can't do that. I'm worried that my niece's husband will be implicated by us."
Xia Jing looked melancholy and spoke cautiously.
"Yun Tang, do you think Yaya would be even less willing to communicate with the outside world if she left us?"
"We can't rule out this possibility. Except when we guide Yaya to speak, she is alone at home talking to herself or just sitting by the window without saying anything."
Xia Jing's heart sank to the bottom of the valley after hearing her husband's words. When he mentioned her daughter's muteness, her heart suddenly contracted and she was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.
Xia Jing sniffed her blocked nose, "What should I do?"
He Yuntang didn't know how to answer his wife's question.
He has been a good student in the class since he was young. From elementary school to university, he has been the top student among his classmates. He is the pride of his parents and the hope of the whole family.
After graduation, he stayed on to teach at the school due to his outstanding performance.
Later, he found out that this quota had been reserved for the dean's future son-in-law, but he got it first.
Soon after, his wife was reported because of him. When she returned home, the house had been ransacked and was in a mess. His wife sat at home crying.
He couldn't bear to let her suffer on the farm alone, so he gave up everything.
During these years on the farm, his high spirits had been completely wiped out, and he just wanted his wife and children to be well.
He has let his teachers and family down, and he cannot let his wife and children down.
When they were almost home, He Yuntang asked carefully, "Otherwise, we will listen to Xiao Mi and take Yaya with us to live on Zhuifeng Island."
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