Liao Shanhe thought he would be sentimental, but what he thought was completely different from what Liao Shanhe had expected.
"You..." Liao Shanhe couldn't bring himself to say it. Bai Qingtan was indeed in this state. If she really stayed with Zhu Yanlan, and if she really didn't have many years left to live, what would happen?
Jiang Mingjing became increasingly worried.
“If Bai Qingtan could live a few more years, I might consider it. But you’re telling me now that he… won’t live much longer. I can’t do that!” Jiang Mingjing felt sad, regretful, and heartbroken when he thought of Zhu Yanlan.
"Old Bai has already wronged Xiao Zhu once because of his parents. If you really bring them together, Bai Qingtan will just leave like that. Who will I complain to then? Xiao Zhu will be a widow!" Jiang Mingjing couldn't do this kind of thing. "If you're going to introduce someone, you should introduce someone good. Why do you have to..." He turned around angrily and saw Zhu Yanlan standing behind him.
Fang Jun'an had already coughed to remind them, but they stubbornly ignored him.
"Little...Little Zhu!" Jiang Mingjing was immediately shocked and stared at Zhu Yanlan.
Zhu Yanlan's expression was blank, revealing no emotion.
Hearing that Bai Qingtan wouldn't live much longer made my heart skip a beat.
When Liao Shanhe saw Zhu Yanlan, he immediately pursed his lips and dared not speak.
What do you mean by that?
Zhu Yanlan suspected she had misheard and pressed Jiang Mingjing and Liao Shanhe for details.
Liao Shanhe looked at Jiang Mingjing and didn't know what to say for a moment.
When Jiang Mingjing looked at Zhu Yanlan, he felt very uneasy.
When it was lunchtime, everyone arrived one after another.
Lu Chen and the others brought out the food and ate in the courtyard since the weather was so nice.
Shen Qiaoyue and Liu Xinlan carried the table into the courtyard.
Bai Qingtan and Song Changzheng arrived early, followed by Jiang Mingjing and Liao Shanhe.
Everyone started bringing out their food.
With the main character arriving, everyone is eagerly anticipating Zhu Yanlan's appearance.
Bai Qingtan's pale complexion had been slightly concealed today.
His lips were dry, and he kept glancing outside, hoping that Zhu Yanlan would arrive sometime soon.
Liao Shanhe looked at Jiang Mingjing, and the two whispered to each other, "I wonder if Xiao Zhu will come? Jun'an doesn't know if he can persuade her to come!"
"If you don't trust your own wife, what can I do?" Jiang Mingjing was conflicted. Bai Qingtan was in such a state that he wanted Xiao Zhu to come, but he also didn't want Xiao Zhu to come.
This is a major life event for me. If I come, it means I'm going to be with Bai Qingtan.
If he doesn't come, Bai Qingtan's only wish cannot be fulfilled.
"Commander, I'm back!" Duan Jiahe happily returned from outside, wanting to report the situation to his commander. He was carrying several bags of things, and when he saw everyone, Duan Jiahe was stunned.
Everyone who heard the sound looked at Duan Jiahe.
"Isn't this Lu Chen's bodyguard, Xiao Duan?" Liu Yashi was chatting with Song Changzheng when he saw Duan Jiahe and his expression turned nervous.
At this time, Duan Jiahe was only told by the regimental commander that he would go home for dinner after dropping off the people, without mentioning that so many leaders were present.
He immediately put down his things and saluted.
"Greetings, esteemed leaders!" Duan Jiahe thought to himself, "I should have known better than to come."
"This little guy has grown up so much, time flies!" Song Changzheng couldn't help but tease.
"Jiahe, what are those things you're carrying?" Liu Yashi asked curiously, looking at the two things he was carrying.
Duan Jiahe realized what was happening and came in carrying the two bags.
"Report, these are special products that Comrade Jin Chengwei gave to the regimental commander and Commander Jiang. He said that these are dried shrimp, squid, kelp and salted fish caught by local fishermen at sea."
As Duan Jiahe spoke, he looked down at the things, "Also, on the way back, I picked up Liu..." He looked back outside, but the person hadn't followed.
They listened to Duan Jiahe speak, only to see him turn his head to look outside.
In a moment of doubt.
"Dad?" Liu Youyou walked in from outside carrying a bag of luggage and excitedly called out to Liu Yashi in the yard.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Liu Yashi looked over in disbelief.
"Youyou, why are you back?"
Liu Yashi excitedly walked out of Lu Chen's house, and the father and daughter embraced.
Shen Qiaoyue came out of the kitchen carrying dishes and saw Duan Jiahe carrying things.
Behind Duan Jiahe, Liu Youyou is hugging Liu Yashi.
"Jiahe, come in and start taking out the washed dishes. Dinner is about to start." Shen Qiaoyue rescued Duan Jiahe from her predicament.
"Yes, sister-in-law." Upon hearing Shen Qiaoyue's words, Duan Jiahe began to carry the local specialties into the living room and put them down. Then she came out to wash her hands and help with the chores.
Seeing Li Jiasheng there, Duan Jiahe felt much more at ease.
When Liu Yashi saw his daughter, he excitedly gave her a hug first, and then looked at Liu Youyou.
"Youyou, didn't you say you weren't coming back? Why are you back all of a sudden?" Liu Yashi felt truly lonely when he learned that his wife and daughter weren't coming back for the New Year.
Liu Youyou said, "I didn't want to come back at first, but I was so scared to spend the New Year alone in the rural educated youth settlement, so I came back."
Actually, she didn't dare to say that she was being targeted by men in the village who were spending the New Year alone in the village. If it weren't for the village chief's son returning home and hearing her cries for help while passing by the educated youth settlement, she would have really been taken advantage of by that man.
On her way back, Liu Youyou tried hard to control her feelings of grievance.
The moment Liu Youyou saw her father, she clearly managed to control herself.
She glanced at her father's face again, and then, thinking about what had happened to her, she could no longer bear it.
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