During the meal, Song Lanzhi kept putting food on Zhang Junyi's plate, making him unsure of what to do with his hands and feet.
Lin Wanwan looked at her own bowl and then at Zhang Junyi's bowl, and said with dissatisfaction.
"Mom, can you please stop being so biased? You always used to put food on my plate."
Zhang Junyi gave her a grateful look.
"You child, your mother will always favor you."
"Mom, look at his bowl, then look at mine. Isn't the favoritism obvious? Disfavoritism is shown in the details."
Lin Wanwan sighed dramatically.
Lu Anyang said with a smile, "It's all about the details. Tell me more about it."
"There's no food left for me to eat, Mom doesn't like me anymore."
Lu Ming immediately raised his hand, "I love my mom the most, Mom, let me get you some food."
Lin Wanwan took the bowl and accepted the ribs he put on her plate. "Thank you, baby. Mommy likes you too."
Seeing his brother serving food to their mother, Lu Jing immediately added a piece of his favorite braised pork.
"Mom, Xiaojing is putting food on your plate too."
Lin Wanwan laughed non-stop, "Then I'm so happy, Mommy loves you all so much."
Song Lanzhi was both amused and exasperated, but seeing the food in Zhang Junyi's bowl, she didn't add any more food for him.
"Junyi, come to our house for meals often from now on. Just tell me what you like to eat."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Song Lanzhi was all smiles during the meal.
Lin Wanwan kept talking to her to make her happy.
After dinner, Lu Anyang took Zhang Junyi to rest, and then went out with Lu Feng.
Seeing that everything was alright, Lin Wanwan went to coax the child to take a nap.
I originally wanted to go back for a nap, but I was worried about Song Lanzhi, so I went back to the living room.
The weather in May was already quite hot, and the courtyard was quiet with hardly anyone around at midday.
When Lin Wanwan went in, she saw Song Lanzhi sitting on the sofa, secretly shedding tears.
"Mom? What's wrong?" I tiptoed in and sat down next to her.
"Mom? What's wrong? What happened?"
Song Lanzhi took the handkerchief and wiped her tears. "It's okay, Mom is okay."
"Mom, if something's wrong, just tell me. Why are you crying here all by yourself?"
"Wanwan, Mom has never asked you about Xiaojing and Xiaoming. You never force them to study. What if they don't get into university and don't become outstanding people?"
Lin Wanwan thought for a moment and replied, "Actually, sometimes when I see Xiao Jing being naughty and not studying, I get very anxious, but thinking about how he came into this world, I never asked for his opinion."
He glanced at Song Lanzhi's face and, seeing that she seemed unaffected, continued, "What kind of person he wants to become and what he wants to do in the future are all his choices."
All I can do is fulfill my responsibilities as a mother; as for what kind of future they choose, I will respect that.
Song Lanzhi looked at her and asked, "They want to go back to the countryside to farm, or just be people who only know how to eat, drink, and have fun. Do you support that?"
“Mom, can you have some faith in them? Even if we take a step back and they really are as you say, I will support them. If they are happy, I will support them. I work so hard to do what I want to do and work so hard to earn money so that they won’t have to worry about making a living in the future and can pursue what they want to do without being bound by those so-called worldly things.”
"But gossip can be deadly. Being watched and talked about by others can drown them in their spittle."
"That's true, that's why I want to love them even more, surround them with love, and help them develop strong and resilient hearts, so that they are not afraid of rumors or worldly opinions, and can do what they want to do. Even when they grow up, they should be happy adults."
Song Lanzhi was stunned for a long time before turning her head to look at Lin Wanwan.
"Mom? What happened?"
"Your older brother doesn't want to get married. Do you think I should pressure him?"
"Force him? How?"
Lin Wanwan was surprised by her question and stared at her blankly.
“There are many ways to force him to marry me. For example, I could go on a hunger strike or threaten to kill myself. He would definitely agree.”
"And then? He agreed to marry her, and then what?"
"And then, life goes on."
"Mom, what is your purpose in letting my eldest brother get married?"
Song Lanzhi murmured to herself, "Yes, what was my purpose in letting him get married? Of course, I wanted him to be happy."
Do you think your older brother will be happy this way?
"Will he...won't he be happy?"
Lin Wanwan didn't say anything, she just sat with her.
After a long while, Song Lanzhi said through tears, "But I don't want him to be gossiped about."
"Mom, you have to trust Big Brother and us. Big Brother is more capable than we think. Lu Feng and I will be Big Brother's strongest support, as well as Xiao Jing and Xiao Ming."
"Wanwan, I..."
Song Lanzhi buried her face in her shoulder and sobbed.
Lin Wanwan offered no comfort, said nothing else, and didn't ask her why she was crying.
After Song Lanzhi had cried enough, she lifted her head off her shoulder.
"I'm going back to my room to rest first. You should go and rest too."
Lin Wanwan nodded.
When Lu Feng returned, he saw Lin Wanwan sitting in the living room, lost in thought.
"What's wrong? You look listless."
It took Lin Wanwan a long time to find her voice.
"Mom, I really know."
Lu Anyang and Zhang Junyi, who came in behind them, paused.
Zhang Junyi was a little flustered and almost tripped over himself.
Lu Anyang quickly grabbed him, "Are you alright?"
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