"Ahem, well, it seems like you and your wife weren't arranged." At this time, how many couples truly had free love? Aren't most of them introduced by their elders and married right after meeting each other?
Speaking of this, Qian Jiefang said with a proud look: "Of course, my wife and I fell in love on our own. I was very young when I fell in love with my wife. When my wife was young, she was incredibly beautiful. There was no girl more beautiful than my wife in the surrounding villages."
“你是不知道，我为了能娶到我媳妇，打小我就要面对多少的敌人，有敢挨边儿的都被我揍过。”
They were the first couple in their village to fall in love freely, which was a great honor.
Zhang Heping pursed his lips. Although he didn't find his wife himself, she was still pretty.
"You haven't been back for five years, have you? How could your daughter still recognize you?" It was as if Zhang Heping wouldn't give up until he could get back at Qian Jiefang.
“How could I not recognize you? My daughter is very smart. Last time I came back, she called me ‘Dad’ when she saw me. But I haven’t met my two sons. I don’t know if they will recognize me.”
It's a pity, but that's how it is when soldiers are in the army. They're so busy that they don't have time to be home. His two sons are already five years old, and he doesn't even know what they look like.
Zhang Heping didn't believe it. You can forget your child if you don't see them for a year, let alone five years. Old Qian is just a braggart. He was waiting to see Old Qian make a fool of himself.
From afar, Qian Jiefang saw his own house with the gate wide open: "See that? That's my house. The gate is open. They must be welcoming me back," he said, feeling quite pleased with himself.
He must have been told by someone that he was back when he entered the village, and they're probably preparing something delicious for him right now.
Zhang Heping couldn't stand Lao Qian's arrogant attitude: "Come on, look at your village, every family has their doors wide open, and they're supposed to be welcoming you? If they were welcoming you, why is there no one at their door?"
Almost home. Qian Jiefang lost all interest in arguing with his friend and quickly walked to his front door, looking at the people in the yard with a happy expression. Even though he hadn't been back for several years, he missed home. Did he not want to go home? No, he simply hadn't had the chance to come back.
After washing her daughter's hair, Li Guizhi was about to pour out the water when she looked up and saw her husband standing at the door watching her. She was so stunned that she almost dropped the basin.
Qian Xiao caught the basin of water that was about to fall. If the water had fallen to the ground, both her and her mother's clothes would have been covered in mud. "Mom, what's wrong?"
Seeing her mother staring intently at the gate, Qian Xiao also turned to look at the gate.
Oh my, isn't this her own father who hasn't been home for five years? What's wrong? Feeling nervous about returning home? What are you doing standing at the gate in a daze?
Qian Jiefang was happy to see his wife. He wished he could bring her with him to the army. Unfortunately, there was no family compound in their area, and he didn't know when it would be built.
"Honey, I'm home."
"Hey, come in quickly! Why are you afraid to even enter your own home?" Li Guizhi's eyes instantly reddened.
Qian Jiefang grinned foolishly: "Dad, Mom, your unfilial son has come back to see you."
The old man looked his son up and down, and seeing that he was doing well and hadn't lost weight, he nodded. He was always reserved and couldn't say many emotional things.
The old lady's eyes immediately welled up with tears: "Mom, why didn't you tell me you were coming back? Are you hungry? I'll make you something to eat."
"Hehe, I'm really hungry, Mom. My comrade came back with me, so please cook some more."
Qian Jiefang quickly turned around and looked for someone: "Old Zhang, what are you standing there for? Come over here, let me introduce you to my family."
Since they were strangers, they needed to be introduced to each other before they could get to know each other. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the adults in the courtyard all moved wooden stools and sat down.
Qian Jiefang looked around the yard: "Where's my eldest daughter?"
Qian Xiao, who was sitting right across from him... her dad is really something, she could recognize her dad who hadn't been home for five years, but her dad didn't recognize her at all.
Li Guizhi was speechless. Of all the children in the yard, the oldest was her own, yet this silly old man didn't even recognize him.
She patted her daughter's little shoulder: "Isn't our eldest daughter right here?"
Qian Jiefang looked at his daughter, who had a small bald head and was quite thin: "This, this is our daughter? I remember our daughter was quite chubby when she was little, how come she's so thin now?"
"Why did this perfectly good girl shave her head? What did she do? She looks better with her hair in braids."
He never suspected that his family was abusing his daughter; his parents and wife weren't like that. But when he looked at his six sons, they were all sturdy, if not fat. Why was his daughter so thin?
Zhang Heping: The fact that Lao Qian didn't recognize his own daughter when she was sitting across from him is something he'll definitely tell everyone about when we get back.
But does the Qian family also favor boys over girls? Otherwise, why is this girl the only one who's so thin? But when the Qian family talks about their children, nine out of ten sentences are about their daughter. It shouldn't be that bad, right?
Li Guizhi was also worried about this. Her daughter was already thin, and now she's even thinner after the injury. It's as if she could be knocked over by someone farting.
"I don't know what's wrong, this child can't gain weight no matter how much he eats. He got injured a while ago and became even thinner. He drinks chicken soup all day long but still doesn't gain weight."
My daughter has been taking supplements all day for the past seven days, but I haven't seen her gain any weight at all. It's as if none of that weight went into her stomach.
Qian Jiefang's voice rose instantly: "Injured? How could she be injured?" How could she get injured in the village? Didn't my wife say that our daughter was learning martial arts from her uncle? How could she be injured?
"Don't even mention it, it makes me so angry," Li Guizhi said, perhaps because she had finally seen her husband and felt the urge to confide in him. She recounted what had happened a while back.
Qian Jiefang's face turned ashen as he listened: "I know that family. Don't get upset about this. I brought back some money and coupons. I'll buy some milk powder and malted milk powder for my daughter and give her some good nutrition."
As for dealing with the Wang family, he shouldn't mention it to his wife; he should handle it quietly. Seeing his eldest daughter so pitifully thin, a beautiful young girl with a shaved head, broke his heart.
He beckoned, "Daughter, come here, let Daddy see your wound." He wouldn't even lift a finger to hurt his own daughter, yet someone else had injured her like this.
Qian Xiao wasn't shy at all. This was her own father, so why be shy? She walked up to him in a few steps and turned to show him the injury on the back of her head.
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