The fabric of Jian Ning's spring gown was a pale purple-grey with subtle floral patterns. Her style was always cool and mature, so Ding Sheng mistakenly thought it was a gift from Mr. Ding San for his mother. It had only been so long since his father passed away, and his mother couldn't stand the loneliness and couldn't wait to remarry?
cheap!
He glared at his mother with a gloomy and resentful look.
Chang noticed someone looking at him out of the corner of his eye and turned his head to look. Because he was far away, he knew it was him, but he couldn't see his facial expression clearly.
But even if she couldn't see clearly, she could still feel the aura emanating from him from a distance. She was too familiar with that aura, just like Ding Pingshun's, filled with resentment and dissatisfaction!
These days, Ding Sheng always tried his best to reduce his presence at home. He rarely showed up in front of Chang, but he was always like a thorn in Chang's heart.
After Ding Pingshun fell ill, Chang became the head of household affairs, constantly on the road and, when she returned home, making clothes and shoes for the family. This left her with little time to interact with her growing son. Of the children, only Ding Sheng was closest to his father, spending every day with him and developing a stronger emotional connection.
The mother and son returned home one after another. Chang went into the kitchen without even drinking a sip of water. Ding Sheng, contrary to his usual behavior, went in and out of the kitchen from time to time, with a sullen face and a lot of things happening. Chang endured it at first.
Although she had given up on Ding Sheng, he was still her own flesh and blood, born after ten months of pregnancy. Watching him live in silence every day, carrying the shadow of killing his own brother, her heart bled.
When dinner was served, Ding Sheng sat down for the first time, not taking his meal and going to eat elsewhere. Chang Shi remained silent. Xiao Ya was very happy to see her brother sitting at the table and eating with them. She hurriedly put some food into his bowl and said, "Brother, eat more. You've lost weight."
Xiao Ya, who is half a year younger than Da Niu, follows Da Ya to the town to sell vegetables every day. She has become darker and thinner, but she is in much better spirits than before.
Ding Sheng's face was stern as he picked up the small piece of meat she had put into his bowl and put it back into her bowl. "I have hands, I can pick it up myself."
"Brother, please eat." There were few pieces of meat in the bowl. Xiao Ya felt sorry for her brother, so she picked up the meat and put it back into his bowl.
Ding Sheng suddenly got angry and picked up the meat and threw it back into her bowl. "I told you I have my own hands, so who asked you to pick it up for me? You're such a jerk!"
"Pah!" Chang put down her chopsticks, raised her hand and slapped him in the face. "Who are you calling cheap? Do you think I don't know who you are scolding? Yes, you are right. The cloth was given to me by him. It's your damn father who was incompetent and couldn't afford to buy me a piece of cloth when he was alive. I am your mother, cheap and superficial. I am happy when others give me a piece of cloth. If you don't like it, take a knife and chop your mother into pieces. Go and take it, go and take it!"
"mother!"
Da Ya and Xiao Ya were so scared that they started crying.
"Don't cry, Daya. Take your sister to your Aunt Jian's house for dinner. Go quickly."
"You dare not go!"
"What qualifications do you have to order them around?" Chang exploded, pressing down on his head and pounding on his back. "When did it become your turn to call the shots in this household? You eat my food and wear my clothes, and yet you order them around? Get out of here if you dare, and never come back to my house again!"
"This house belongs to my father. It's the house my grandparents left to my father. Why should I leave?" Ding Sheng glared at Chang, his eyes seemed to be about to burst into flames.
"What? Your father's?" Chang raised her hand and slapped him in the face again, then pulled his arm and dragged him out, "Go! Go find your father. This room belongs to your father. Tell your father to get up and kick me out. As long as you have the ability to wake your father up and give me a divorce letter, I will get out immediately to make room for you..."
Although Ding Sheng was almost fifteen, he couldn't withstand the immense strength of Chang, who was in her prime. In a few seconds, she dragged him out of the kitchen and into the outer room. He held onto the leg of the bed in the outer room with one hand, and with his feet propped up on the bedside cabinet, he struggled with Chang, shouting, "Chang Hongying, I hate you! I hate you so much! From now on, I'm no longer your son and you're no longer my mother! I don't want a shameless mother like you!"
"Did you call me Chang Hongying?" Chang threw his arm aside, pounced on him and beat him up. After beating him, she pointed at him and said sternly, "Remember what you said today. From now on, if you dare to call me mother again, I will tear your mouth apart!"
Chang turned around and saw her two daughters hugging each other, trembling with tears on their faces. She was suddenly overwhelmed with grief and grabbed one of them in each arm and burst into tears.
While it was windy and rainy here, there was laughter and joy in Jian Ning's house. After Ma Fuquan came back, he went to the base by the river and brought back a round container made of glass by craftsmen. The shape was very similar to a light bulb.
After dinner, after Yang Jinyu and Xiao Si left, Weidong went to chat with the village head and the clan leader. Huo Jincheng also took paper and pen to the clinic to write a letter to his father, reporting the recent progress. After they left, Ma Fuquan took out a book and handed it to Ding Youtian.
"Could you please change the characters in it to traditional Chinese? I don't have time to stay here lately. Let the craftsmen read the book and figure it out on their own. I can only serve as a technical guide."
Ma Fuquan had heard from Jian Ning that Ding Youtian knew his background, so there was nothing to hide from him. "Thank you for your hard work, brother. If there are any words you don't recognize, just ask your wife."
Ding Youtian raised the book in his hand and said, "Captain Wu, you really can find trouble for me."
Ma Fuquan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm the Horse Head now. Those guys in the Special Investigation Team are always calling me the Horse Head and the Horse Head. So when I hear you call me the Wu Team, it feels both familiar and strange. Haha."
"Horse-head soap?" Jian Ning came over with Tian after washing the dishes. When he mentioned horse-head soap, he remembered the horse-head soap his family used for washing clothes when he was a child, and joked with a smile.
"What is a military team?" Tian was walking behind Jian Ning and only heard the last few sentences.
Jian Ning laughed, "Team Wu is the horse's head."
"Don't listen to her nonsense." Ma Fuquan laughed. "Brother Youtian asked me how many people were in the special police team. I told him there were five teams, each with ten people, and they were all under my command. He then said that they shouldn't call me the head of the team, but the fifth team."
Tian said, "It's better to call it Ma Tou. It sounds like the leader. Who knows what Wu Dui means? It's not good."
"That's right, calling it Team Five sounds strange." Ma Fuquan looked at Tian and said, "Are you done with this? It's done. Let's go."
"Hey, you're not playing chess today?"
"No, your dad is home alone with the kids. It would be nice if we could go over and see him and chat with him."
"Riding a horse is very bumpy. If your daughter falls off, you might blame me later. I won't go."
"Don't ride a horse, just walk slowly. You're pregnant, so it's good for you to walk more." He leaned close to Tian's ear and whispered, "If you don't want to go, let's go home and sleep."
Tian laughed and punched him, "You old frivolous fellow! You're doing this in front of others, don't you feel ashamed?"
He laughed twice and said goodbye to Tian.
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