When he first met Yang Niannian, he was afraid that Yang Niannian would mistakenly think that he was trying to get close to her, so he didn't dare to call her sister. But as time went by, it became a habit and he couldn't change it.
Now that Lu Shishen asked him to call her Sister Nian, Jiang Yang felt like he was returning to his roots. His mouth was grinning almost to his ears, as if he had suddenly become a teenage boy again.
Lu Shishen didn't say anything, but it was not difficult to tell from the expression on his face that he was very satisfied with Jiang Yang's reaction.
Yang Niannian responded generously, smiling.
"It looks like I have to pay for this meal."
Du Weili glanced at Jiang Yang and thought, look at this worthless smile, if you don't know, you would think her biological mother has come back.
He thought so in his heart, but he was very tactful and didn't say anything mean.
Jiang Yang and his sister are all alone and have no relatives. Yang Niannian is not their biological sister but is better than their biological sister. If he dares to say anything unpleasant, Jiang Yang will definitely get angry.
When Jiang Yueyue heard that Jiang Yang had changed his tune, she burst into laughter and cheered, "That's great! We will be a loving family from now on."
Yang Niannian pinched her little face and said, "Look quickly and see what you like to eat."
The three grown men at the table were not picky eaters, and the two of them ordered a large table of dishes. The quality of this restaurant was no less than that of Haitian Yise, and it was night time, so there were many people eating there.
The meal cost more than 30 yuan.
When they left the store, it was dark outside and the temperature dropped sharply. Du Weili shivered and quickly got into the car, only then did he feel a little warmer.
He said after everyone got in the car.
"It's too cold in Beijing. We'll go back tomorrow."
Yang Niannian held Jiang Yueyue's hand and said, "I won't send you off tomorrow. Please be careful on the road."
Lu Shishen reminded calmly, "Leave early tomorrow and don't travel at night."
Du Weili understood that Lu Shishen was considering their safety and nodded.
"We'll set out at six tomorrow morning and arrive before dark."
Lu Shishen didn't say anything else.
After the car drove for a while, Yang Niannian looked at the side of the road and inadvertently saw a telephone booth and shouted hurriedly.
"Stop the car for a moment. The New Year is almost here. I have to call home."
It was inconvenient to go out in the army, and the weather was cold, so she didn't want to go out all the time. She took this opportunity to call home.
Upon hearing this, Du Weili immediately found a place to park the car and said, "Go ahead! We'll wait for you in the car."
It was too cold outside, and he just wanted to send the young couple to the army as soon as possible, and then go back to the hotel and lie down in bed. The temperature outside was too low, and the tweed coat looked nice to wear, but it was not warm.
Yang Niannian nodded, and then said to Jiang Yueyue, "You and your brother are in the car. We will just chat for a few minutes and then come back. It won't take too long."
"good."
Jiang Yueyue nodded obediently.
Yang Niannian and Lu Shishen came to the phone booth together. When she picked up the phone, she was suddenly dumbfounded and looked at Lu Shishen blankly.
"Oops, I can't remember the village chief's phone number."
Lu Shishen seemed to have guessed it long ago. A smile appeared on his face and he whispered a string of numbers.
Yang Niannian quickly broadcast it, praising her, "Luckily you have a good memory."
Not long after the call was connected, the village chief answered the phone. When he heard it was Yang Niannian calling, he turned around and shouted to his wife.
"Go to Xiuzhu's house and tell her that the second son's wife called."
The village chief's wife knew that long-distance calls were expensive, so she ran all the way to Lu Guozhi's house. Lu Guozhi and Ma Xiuzhu were both asleep at this time.
When Lu Qingyuan learned that his sister-in-law had called, he said hello to his wife, put on his coat and went to the village chief's house.
He picked up the phone breathlessly.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that Shi Shen was transferred to the Beijing City Army. Is your school on vacation now? Have you reunited with him?"
Yang Niannian smiled and said, "Brother, Shi Shen is right next to me. I have been staying in the army for a few days. I just happened to come out today, so I called home. Are you all asleep?"
Lu Qingyuan smiled innocently, "I haven't slept yet. It's my turn to keep watch tonight. I can't sleep until my parents wake up in the morning."
"Watching the night?" Yang Niannian asked doubtfully, "Did something happen at home?"
"Recently, people have been throwing children at our doorstep. Five have been lost in just half a month. We have no choice but to keep watch."
Speaking of this matter, Lu Qingyuan felt a headache. He would not give up any of his children, whether they were boys or girls, for adoption. He also didn't know what those parents who abandoned their children were thinking.
If you really don’t want the baby, then don’t give birth to it. If you give birth to the baby and then abandon it, isn’t that a sin?
"..." Yang Niannian was even more confused, "Why did you throw it in front of our house?"
Nowadays, many families give up their daughters for adoption in order to have sons, or even abandon them on the side of the road with heavy traffic.
Delivering it directly to someone's doorstep, or sending more than one, seems a bit deliberate.
Lu Qingyuan already has three children, why are others sending their children here?
Lu Qingyuan hesitated, not knowing how to answer. After a long while, he finally spoke tactfully.
"I guess someone thought our family was well off, and since you and Shi Shen didn't have any children yet, they wanted to send the child to our house to live a good life."
“…”
Having said that, is there anything Yang Niannian doesn’t understand?
Someone heard that she had no children after she got married, and since the house in her hometown was well built and Lu Shishen had a stable job, they wanted to send the child over to enjoy a good life.
"What about the children who were sent here before?"
Lu Qingyuan quickly replied, "They have all been sent to the police station."
Yang Niannian breathed a sigh of relief. She was really worried that Ma Xiuzhu would not be able to make sense and leave all the children to her to raise. She was not that kind-hearted. As long as she could have children, she really didn't want to help others raise children.
If we accept the first one, who knows how many more children will be sent to us.
After chatting briefly for a few more minutes and asking about the situation at home, he gave the phone to Lu Shishen.
"Just talk to Big Brother!"
Lu Shishen hummed and took the phone, "Brother."
When Lu Qingyuan heard his brother's voice, he instantly became a little nervous. His brother was so powerful that sometimes he even felt like he was the younger brother.
He cleared his throat and asked with concern.
"Shi Shen, are you doing okay in the army? Are the people in the Jing City army easy to get along with? Do they bully newcomers?"
Lu Shishen's voice was flat and even. "No, don't worry. Nian Nian and I are fine."
"That's good." Lu Qingyuan was relieved and said earnestly, "Don't worry about home. Mom and Dad are in good health. Ruoling is also fine. I will send her back to Haicheng after the New Year."
"I'm sorry to trouble you." Lu Shishen said.
Lu Qingyuan, "This is what I should do. I am the eldest son in the family and I should take care of the family more."
The two chatted briefly and then hung up the phone.
Yang Niannian found it very interesting. "You guys hung up after just these two sentences? You didn't even talk as much as I did."
Lu Shishen helped her put on her hat, "Everything is fine at home."
Everything is fine at home, that's enough, there is nothing else to ask.