Chapter 283 Let her accept her own life experience first
She didn't stop him or say anything. She turned around to wash up and change into clean clothes.
When she finished cleaning up and came out, Jiang Jun had already put the food on the table.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised pork, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and a pork rib soup.
They are all home-cooked dishes with a fragrant aroma.
"Eat it while it's hot." Jiang Jun handed the chopsticks to Su Li, his eyes so gentle that they seemed to be dripping with tears.
"How can you, kid, live alone and eat so irregularly? Your stomach won't be able to handle it."
"I have nothing to do at home, so I'll come over often to cook for you."
The nagging instructions were full of concern.
Su Li picked up the chopsticks and ate silently.
The food tastes...very good!
However, this belated love was mixed with too much guilt and estrangement, making it impossible for her to accept it calmly.
"Mrs. Lin..." Su Li put down her chopsticks and looked up at her.
Jiang Jun's heart suddenly rose and he looked at her nervously.
"I can take care of myself, you don't have to do this." Su Li's tone was calm, and no emotion could be heard.
Jiang Jun sighed, a look of guilt on her face. "I know you feel uncomfortable seeing me right now, but I'm fulfilling my responsibilities as a mother. I'm also making amends in my own way. I don't ask for your forgiveness, but I do ask for peace of mind."
"Have you ever considered that your peace of mind is built on my discomfort?"
Su Li's voice was very calm. She didn't mean to embarrass Jiang Jun, it was just that this way of getting along was awkward.
Jiang Jun opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end it just turned into a sigh.
"Su Li...I'm sorry...I didn't think that much. If you feel uncomfortable, I will try to come less often in the future."
Jiang Jun's voice lowered, with a loss that was hard to conceal.
"After dinner today, I told Wanyi... about her life story."
Su Li's eyes moved slightly, but she didn't say anything, waiting for her next words.
"I told her she was adopted." Jiang Jun looked into Su Li's eyes, carefully observing her reaction. "But I didn't tell her that I had found you. I discussed it with your father and decided not to tell her for now... to let her accept her past."
Su Li curved her lips and said, "Actually, you don't have to tell her. After all, you've raised her for over twenty years."
"I know this is a bit unfair to you." Jiang Jun added hastily, his tone pleading, "Su Li, please give me a little more time. Wan Yi...she won't be able to accept it for a while..."
"Once she's ready to accept it, your father and I plan to hold a formal recognition banquet to let all our relatives and friends know that you are our biological daughter."
Su Li looked at her anxious face, but her heart remained calm.
She said calmly, "You don't have to explain this to me. I understand. Besides, I don't think it's necessary to acknowledge or deny your relationship."
Her tone was distant and polite, and she certainly didn't seem to take it to heart.
Jiang Jun looked at her calm expression, feeling both pained and anxious, but helpless.
She knew that what she had done could not be made up for with a meal or a few apologies.
Provincial Party Committee compound.
Song Changzheng looked at his wife who came to him in a hurry, and frowned slightly.
"What's wrong? You look so flustered."
On weekdays, Tang Meiling rarely disturbed him during his working hours.
Tang Meiling didn't care about anything else. She pulled her husband to a secluded corner and said urgently, "Old Song, something happened! Jiang Jun came clean with Wan Yi and said that Wan Yi is not her biological child!"
Song Changzheng paused holding the teacup, a look of surprise on his face.
"You've kept this a secret for over 20 years, why are you suddenly talking about it?"
"How should I know!" Tang Meiling was distraught. "Wanyi came to me crying, and I wanted to ask Jiang Jun, but guess what? I saw her carrying something and going to see Su Li!"
"Su Li?" Song Changzheng frowned even more tightly. "Why did she go to see Su Li?"
"Who knows! Su Li doesn't seem to welcome her much either!" Tang Meiling thought more and more, feeling something was wrong. "Old Song, is there something wrong with Lin Aijun lately? Why didn't he say anything earlier or later, but now has to confront the child?"
Song Changzheng tapped his fingers lightly on the teacup, lost in thought.
Lin Aijun...
He remembered that on Monday, he was supposed to go to the Lin family to pick up Lin Aijun for work, but Lin Wanyi came out and said that his father had not come back yet. When he arrived at the unit, he found out that Lin Aijun had taken two days off.
"If you want to talk about something special..." Song Changzheng said slowly, "He took two days off on Monday and Tuesday. This is indeed a bit unusual. He never takes leave."
Tang Meiling hurriedly said, "Wanyi told me! She said Lin Aijun went to Pingjiang to attend a reunion of old comrades, so he didn't make it back to work!"
"Going to Pingjiang?" Song Changzheng's eyes narrowed. "He's going to Pingjiang, why didn't he let me see him off?"
As Lin Aijun's driver, he is usually the one who uses the car. But this time he went straight to Xiao Zhao from the fleet without saying a word?
There's an unusual smell in here.
Tang Meiling was stunned for a moment, feeling something was amiss. "Try to get Xiao Zhao to say something."
Song Changzheng nodded, his tone firm, "Something's wrong here."
Lin Aijun would not easily use others. For the past twenty years, whenever he went out, he would always be accompanied by him.
This time I deliberately avoided him and found another driver... Was I going to do something that I didn't want him to know?
Thinking about Jiang Jun confessing his life story to Lin Wanyi...
A vague guess gradually formed in Song Changzheng's mind.
Could it be that... Lin Aijun went to Pingjiang this time not to attend a comrade-in-arms gathering, but... to verify or confirm something?
"You go back first." Song Changzheng made a quick decision. "As for Wanyi, you need to appease her first and tell her not to act impulsively. Especially towards Fu Jinzhou, tell her to be more humble."
"A woman who knows how to act coquettishly can control a man." His eyes calmed down. "Since Jiang Jun has come clean with Wan Yi, he will probably come to us soon."
Tang Meiling looked at her husband's solemn expression and realized that things might be more complicated than she had imagined.
She nodded, "I know. I've already asked Wanyi to go to Qi County to find Fu Jinzhou. Their marriage can't be ruined."
"This is the right thing to do." A shrewd look flashed in Song Changzheng's eyes. "We need to tie Fu Jinzhou down. As long as Wanyi's surname is still Lin, and as long as they haven't found the child, this marriage won't fall through easily."
Tang Meiling breathed a sigh of relief. "The most urgent thing is to find out what happened to the Lin family. If Wanyi doesn't come home, they will definitely come looking for us. Instead of letting them come to us, why not take the initiative to ask them?"
Song Changzheng thought for a moment and felt that his wife was right. "Okay, as you said, we'll go together after get off work. There's no way to avoid this. Instead of playing dumb, it's better to be honest. That might be better."
After the couple discussed it, Tang Meiling felt much more at ease.
Song Changzheng sent his wife away and stared at the window of Lin Aijun's office in a daze. Did his old leader know about it and still not doubt it?
Qixian Cement Plant.
It's late at night.
Fu Jinzhou returned to the dormitory from the office, ready to wash up and eat something.
As I walked into the dormitory corridor, I saw a figure curled up at the door.
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