Chapter 401
Su Changzhi had a long chat with his wife last night, and all the misunderstandings and grudges between the couple were eliminated.
Liao Fengmei's sallow and skinny face was now filled with a bit of excitement.
When the three Sigui siblings were having breakfast, they watched their parents talking and laughing, drinking brown rice porridge and sharing pickles with each other. Although they looked puzzled, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Today is Sunday. After dinner, Sigui took his younger brother and sister-in-law to the beach to catch seafood.
The small boat in his family was sold to someone else at a low price when he bought the boat two years ago. Now his family has no boat. If he wants to go out to sea with others, he has to get up early in the morning.
Because of what happened at home last night, Sigui didn’t go out to sea with the others in the morning because he was afraid that his parents would make a big fuss.
Su Changzhi stopped the Siguishan siblings who were about to go out.
"Sit down, everyone. Don't go out today. I have something to tell you."
Sixiang and her brother looked at each other and immediately became nervous. Scarlett felt the atmosphere and held her sister's hand tightly.
Su Changzhi looked at the three children sitting in front of the table, their faces showing obvious fear and tension.
Thinking of my wife’s crying yesterday, I couldn’t help feeling guilty and regretful.
"For so many years, we have never had a good conversation as father and son. I have missed your growth. In the blink of an eye, you have grown up so much, and it seems that I haven't had time..."
"Although Daddy hasn't told you, you've all heard in the village that Daddy isn't from the island."
"Due to some reasons, Dad was forced to come to the island. It was your grandma and mom who saved me..."
Su Changzhi told the children about the past in detail.
"These past few years, I've been like a demon, obsessed with going home, and neglected you and mom. Daddy is here to apologize to you."
"I'm sorry, my children."
"Dad loves you. You are irreplaceable in my heart."
"The sister Su who came to our house yesterday is my father's brother's daughter, and in other words, my father's niece. My father's family never gave up looking for him, and they found me..."
When he said this, Su Changzhi's eyes suddenly turned red and his voice choked.
"If nothing goes wrong, Dad will take you home to see grandma soon."
Sigui gritted his teeth and suddenly raised his head, looking at his father with surprise.
Was what he heard true?
Su Changzhi looked at the children's expressions and knew what they were thinking.
"Don't listen to what those gossipy women in the village say. Dad has never thought of abandoning you."
"Wherever Daddy is, there you are!"
Sigui was fine, but Sixiang and Sijia had already started sobbing.
On the island, men are generally favored over women, and the status of men is much higher than that of women. It is very common for men to abandon their wives and children and only care about their own happiness.
Su Changzhi hated those villagers who stabbed the children in the heart under the guise of joking.
Once the matter was discussed, the atmosphere at home became much more harmonious, and Sixiang and Sijia's faces showed the ease and laughter that they should have at their age.
"I've already discussed this with your mother. We may still face various difficulties after we return, and our lives may even be worse than on the island. But I believe that as long as our family is together, no matter what difficulties we face, we can overcome them..."
It was almost eleven o'clock in the morning when Su Qingci rode her bicycle to the door.
Sixiang was squatting at the door picking beans. When she saw Su Qingci coming, she shyly called her sister.
Su Qingci sighed and handed her a large bag of snacks that she had prepared.
Inside are peanuts, melon seeds, candies and various preserved fruits packed separately in small bags.
"This is for you and your brothers. See if you like it. If you do, I'll bring it back for you next time."
Sixiang is still a little girl in her teens after all, and she does not hide the surprise on her face. For a family like theirs, it is not easy to have enough food to eat, let alone snacks.
"Thank you, sister. I like it very much."
After thanking her, Sixiang turned around and ran into the house, calling her brother.
"Scarlett, big brother, come out quickly, sister brought us some delicious food, mom, look, sister gave it to me."
Su Qingci couldn't help but smile as she listened to the cheerful voices in the room.
Although we are both of the Su family, my childhood was much happier than theirs.
"Sister Su~", Sigui ran out after hearing his sister's cheerful call, and reached out to take the bicycle from Su Qingci's hand.
"Come in and sit down. My dad was just talking about you."
When Su Changzhi saw that Su Qingci looked unhappy, his heart suddenly tightened. He had been waiting for so many years, and he hoped that nothing unexpected would happen when he returned home.
"Qingci, what's wrong?"
Su Qingci sat down at the table, thinking that Sigui and Xu Dasheng would have to step in to handle this matter, so she asked.
"Uncle, what is Uncle Dasheng like?"
Su Changzhi was silent for a moment. "He's a good man. We've known each other for over twenty years. Plus, we both came from that area and were quite ostracized by the locals. That's why our two families became closer, sticking together and helping each other."
Su Qingci was surprised and asked, "He is also from the inland?"
Su Changzhi nodded. "At that time, in addition to the KMT cadres, many businessmen also came here."
"It seems that Dashengniang was a servant of a wealthy family. She followed the master here, but the master thought they were a burden and abandoned them."
"At the time, his mother took care of him, who was only a few years old. They had no money or land, and he didn't fit in with the locals. He said that later his mother took him and married him to an old widower in the area."
"Fortunately, the old widower was quite nice to them and their son. Their life is even harder than ours."
"His wife died in childbirth, and his stepfather passed away a few years ago. Now he lives with his mother and a sickly daughter."
Su Qingci nodded and said, "Sigui, go see if your uncle Dasheng is out to sea today. If he is at home, ask him to come over."
Sigui nodded, "He should be at home. We haven't even arranged a boat to go out yet!"
Soon, Xu Dasheng followed Sigui in.
Looking at Su Qingci, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and he thought that Su Qingci came because of what happened yesterday.
"Miss Su, we didn't say anything yesterday."
Su Qingci shook her head and said bluntly, "I called you here for something else."
"I just went to Daniu's house in the next village."
"His two young cubs are at home, guarding their father's body. The old lady is sick in bed, and the children's mother has gone to borrow money to buy a coffin."
Sigui and Xu Dasheng lowered their heads sadly after listening to what Su Qingci said. They already knew Daniu and had even lived in the same room on the ship for several days, so they had established a brief friendship.
Su Qingci continued, "I heard that there was a sailor's wife in Panxi Cave who jumped into the sea with her child yesterday."
Xu Dasheng slapped his face with his rough hands and said helplessly, "Those who went out this time are basically those whose families can't make ends meet. Even if they have their own small boat, no one would take such a big risk to go out to sea."
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