Wei Aiguo has been having the same recurring dream lately, each time a little longer than the last… Xiao Yan wasn't happy about her marriage either; she fell, but instead of being injured, she died. Her mother broke her leg and never fully recovered; later, she died, as did Wei Ping, and her mother died of grief…
He felt terrible every time he had this dream; he didn't want it to happen...
"Do you like it?" Song Yan put the watch directly on Wei Aiguo's wrist.
"You don't need to buy me something so expensive. Can you return it?" Wei Aiguo knew that a watch cost over 100 yuan.
“Look, don’t these two watches look like matching couple watches?” The men’s watch that Song Yan chose was similar in style to the one on her wrist, except that one was bigger and the other smaller.
Couple watches! Wei Aiguo had never heard of such a thing before. He still said, "Return them."
"Didn't you say you'd get a bonus this time? We can afford this watch." A watch costs a little over a hundred yuan, Song Yan didn't care. Having a watch would make life so much more convenient!
"Keep the money, go buy some nice clothes." Wei Aiguo's left hand was still too weak to exert force, and he slowly tried to take off the watch on his right hand.
"As long as you're still in the army, you won't earn much money. So is there such a thing as being a poor soldier?"
I don't expect you to earn money to buy clothes.
"I can't wear any of the clothes I received lately." Song Yan stopped Wei Aiguo from taking off his watch. "Having a watch to tell time is much more convenient."
Song Yan placed their wrists together, and their two watches were also together.
Couple watches… This phrase made Wei Aiguo reluctant to take them off.
Song Yan told Wei Aiguo about Shen Hongxiang's encounter. Wei Aiguo held the paper Shen Hongxiang had written on, his face unusually grim.
“A woman like Shen Hongxiang thinks she's of high status, and that ordinary people like us are nothing in her eyes. I'm afraid she'll do anything without any moral compass, so I think…”
Upon hearing Song Yan's plan, Wei Aiguo couldn't help but pat her head.
Song Yan should stay away; he hates having his head rubbed.
Wei Aiguo: "Do whatever you want!"
Secretary Fang said that he was the one to handle things for Elder Shen, but Shen Hongxiang still did this... Regardless of Secretary Fang's attitude, we must return the items.
We accepted those things to put their minds at ease and to show that we didn't intend to pursue the matter further.
Even when I'm starving, I wouldn't let these things break my back!
Song Yan: "It's getting late, I need to cook! Those kids are coming over for dinner!"
“I think we should kick them out, especially Shen Hongxiang’s son who comes here every day to take advantage of you. I don’t know where she gets the nerve to act so high and mighty in front of you!” Wei Aiguo said angrily.
Song Yan nodded. "Although I shouldn't blame her mother's mistakes on her son, why does she look down on me? She just thinks I'm nothing but dirt, so she has no scruples. I don't believe she can act like this in front of others!"
Song Yan muttered something as she went to cook...
When Xu Liangsheng and his group came to eat, they noticed that Wei Aiguo was unhappy.
Something's not right here. Isn't it a good thing that the plaster cast was removed?
Qiu Hai quietly asked Song Yan, "Could it be that your leg has been left with a disability?"
Song Yan: "With me here, how could that be? Go inside and eat your meal."...
After eating, Qiu Hai and the others headed back.
“Brother Wei is very unhappy. Why?” Qiu Hai asked.
"Do you think they've encountered some difficulties?" Xu Liangsheng asked.
"I'll go back and ask again!" Qiu Hai wanted to go back, and they wanted to go with him.
Xu Liangsheng stopped everyone. "With so many people around, some things might be difficult to say. Let him go by himself!"...
When Qiu Hai returned to Song Yan's house, he saw her packing her things out one by one.
Qiu Hai: "Sister Song, why did you put all these things out here?"
"Why are you back again? Didn't you eat enough?" Song Yan didn't look up.
"With such delicious food, how could you not be full?" Qiu Hai lowered his voice. "Why is Brother Wei so unhappy?"
"Sigh! Why do kids like you meddle in so many things?" Song Yan packed the things into a cardboard box.
Qiu Hai recognized the box; it was the kind of box most people in the military compound used to receive welfare benefits during the Spring Festival. Since Song Yan and his group weren't from the military compound, the box probably belonged to one of their families.
He was a little hesitant.
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