According to rumors from outside, the grandmother worked hard and devoted herself to raising her grandson, working tirelessly, living frugally, and devoting herself wholeheartedly to the cause, to the point that she herself became ill.
In fact, he had never truly experienced his grandmother's love and care.
When others were around, grandma did appear amiable, kind, and gentle, like a wise old person who was both reasonable, tolerant, and insightful.
But once there was no one around, her attitude would immediately change, and she would treat Captain Shi like an enemy, always glaring at him and making sarcastic remarks.
When he was young, he naively thought that the reason why his grandmother was serious and taciturn was because she was suffering from the pain of losing her son and daughter-in-law, and that her thin shoulders had to bear too much suffering.
However, one year, on the anniversary of his father's death, his grandmother locked herself in the house for most of the day and did not come out. He was worried that his elderly grandmother could not bear it, so he wanted to comfort her and tell her that although his father had passed away, he was still there, and he would honor her, respect her, and take care of her in her old age on his behalf.
But he heard his grandmother's suppressed curse:
"Qian Xiuying, you jinx! If it weren't for you, how could my son have died? If I had known you would kill my son sooner or later, I should have drugged you long ago, letting you die of pain and illness!"
Then came the suppressed crying.
It was not until then that he realized that his mother's death was caused by his grandmother.
Grandma was probably crying so hard that she completely forgot that she had a grandson at home.
Listening to his grandmother sometimes crying and sometimes cursing, he suddenly realized that his grandmother's heart was full of endless contradictions and struggles.
Grandma always blamed my mother for my father's death. She not only resented my mother, but also hated me as her son.
But since she is the only blood left by her father, it is difficult for her to give up this family relationship.
With such contradictory feelings, my grandmother longed to see me get married and start a family as soon as possible so that I could continue my father's family line; on the other hand, she couldn't help but want to torture herself and make herself suffer pain and loneliness.
When he was young, she suppressed him with verbal humiliation and abuse, and when he grew up, she used cold violence against him.
Faced with such complicated and tangled emotional entanglements, he really didn't know how long this kind of life could last.
Every day seemed to be a torture for him, and he could only muddle through and leave everything to fate.
If he didn't have a career to comfort his soul, he might have been overwhelmed and chosen to escape from this complicated world.
Now he was afraid to go home, but he had to go back. Thinking of this, Shi Yongfeng stopped thinking rationally. He sighed secretly and asked Qin Wan again:
"Qin Zhiqing, what's the matter?
"Captain Shi, can you tell me if I can rent a house in our village? When I was at home, I always had my own room and was used to it. Now that I'm at the educated youth camp, there are so many people around all of a sudden. I can't sleep at night. If I don't get enough rest, how can I contribute to building a new socialist countryside?"
Qin Wan said to Captain Shi with a deliberately sad look on his face.
Shi Yongfeng nodded in understanding, then replied, "Well, there are indeed some houses in our village that can be rented out. The rent is usually two to three yuan. You should have already inquired about these. How about this, tell me what specific requirements you have for the house."
Qin Wan quickly responded:
"My request is actually quite simple. I just want a single room. It would be even better if the environment is quiet!"
Captain Shi frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Alas, most families in this village don't have very good housing conditions. It's really hard to find a single room like the one you mentioned. Well... if you don't mind, Wang Chunfang's family to the west of the village does have one, but her husband unfortunately died in the line of duty two years ago, so they might have more things to deal with."
Hearing this, Qin Wan couldn't help but interrupt and said:
"Oh, it's okay if there are more things to do. I'm just worried about running into someone with bad character. If I run into someone with such bad intentions, I'll be ripped off badly and have no way to seek justice!"
Captain Shi waved his hand and said comfortingly with a smile:
"Haha, don't worry about that! I don't know much about Comrade Wang Chunfang. But she's a military wife after all, so her character shouldn't be too bad."
After saying this, Captain Shi showed a hint of uncertainty on his face.
"Then I'll take a look at the house tomorrow. Captain, thank you for your help."
"It's all right, it's all right. We've agreed to go and look at the house tomorrow morning. Oh, and you'd better find another educated youth to go with you."
Qin Wan was stunned for a moment, then realized that Captain Shi was trying to avoid suspicion.
After the two of them agreed, Captain Shi took out two yuan from his pocket, handed it to Qin Wan and said:
"This is my responsibility, Qin Zhiqing. If you have any questions, please talk to me next time, but don't take anything else. My grandmother took it this time, and it's not easy for me to ask for it back. I'll give you two dollars in exchange."
Qin Wan originally wanted to politely refuse, but Captain Shi quickly said:
"Hey, Qin Zhiqing, stop making excuses! We're a single man and a single woman. If we were to tug and tug like this and be seen by others, there would inevitably be gossip."
After hearing this, Qin Wan couldn't continue to insist on his own opinion, so he just reached out and took the money silently, then said goodbye to Captain Shi and left.
When Qin Wan returned to the educated youth site, the female educated youth had not yet fallen asleep.
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