Throughout the journey, Li Dawang kept his head down, looking at the path beneath his feet.
He and Huo Jianshe didn't exchange a single word.
The child was on his back and had fallen asleep.
Huo Jianshe shook his head inwardly, wondering if they had eaten lunch yet.
He probably won't be in the mood for lunch in this state.
Huo Jianshe returned home with his men: "Third brother, third sister-in-law, look who this is!"
"Li Dawang! What brings you here?"
Li Dawang forced a smile, but he was in no mood to laugh.
But since someone kindly helped me, I should still show them the proper courtesy.
"I've come to find Zhen, to find the mother of my child!"
He doesn't even want to call her "Zhenzhen" anymore, for fear of reopening his wounds.
Only you know how much it hurts.
Yun Ningyan nodded: "Alright, Huo Jianshe, take him to have someone wash their hands, we'll eat in a bit."
Li Dawang put the child down from his back, and the child woke up from the commotion.
He opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings and people, nervously tugging at Li Dawang's sleeve.
Li Dawang smiled and reassured him, "It's okay, Dad will wash your hands for you. You can go play with your older brother and sister in a bit."
He took the child's hand and washed the child's face.
Yunxi and Yunchuan looked at him curiously; they didn't have any playmates at home every day.
The children next door are all five or six years old.
I don't really play with them.
They seem quite surprised to see this place today.
Before long, the three of them were laughing and playing together.
Li Dawang washed his face, and now he felt much clearer-headed.
Huo Junshan patted him on the shoulder, knowing he must be feeling unwell.
"Accept reality, life goes on!"
Li Dawang nodded: "I know, I just can't accept it right now."
He shook his head sarcastically, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"I thought that as long as I treated her well, she would be devoted to me and live a good life with me!"
He looked at his son, who was having so much fun, and felt extremely guilty!
"Suffering now is useless. Live your life well and make something of yourself in the future so she'll regret it."
"Alright, let's eat!"
Yun Ningyan really wanted to say that it wasn't worth being sad for a woman like that.
This is ultimately their private matter, and she couldn't say much about it.
When Li Xiangyun saw Li Dawang arrive, she specially added two more dishes.
The two of them, her aunt and her, were busy in the kitchen, and she roughly knew why the child had come.
"Oh! This child is pitiful, it wasn't easy for him to find a wife."
"His wife went to university, and he became a widow again."
One dish after another was served, each one a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.
Li Dawang sat somewhat awkwardly in the chair.
The baby in her arms was also quiet.
Today, he only ate something with his child when he got off the bus in the morning.
He hasn't had a drop of water since then.
It wasn't until then, when the rich aroma wafted into his nostrils, that he realized he hadn't eaten anything all day.
Even the children are just like him.
Huo Junshan was the first to put a piece of pork rib on his plate.
"Eat, everyone, hurry up and eat!"
Li Xiangyun pulled the child over, ladled out a bowl of porridge for the child, and fed him spoonful by spoonful.
Give the child a piece of meat and some vegetables every now and then.
I gave the child another half a steamed bun.
She saw that the child was very hungry, but she didn't dare to give him too much to eat.
"Li Dawang, look at how you take care of the child! Look how hungry this child is."
"You're not hungry, but the child is!"
"It's the time when they're growing."
Li Dawang said self-deprecatingly, "I've been so preoccupied with my grief that I forgot about my son. I won't do it again!"
Li Dawang quickly ate a steamed bun, and Huo Junshan handed him another one.
He didn't stand on ceremony and started eating.
After eating, I feel much better.
He decided to channel his grief and anger into his appetite!
I ate three steamed buns and a bowl of porridge for this meal.
There are also quite a few dishes.
Once Huo Junshan saw that the person could eat again, he felt that the matter was over.
It's unavoidable to feel uncomfortable; it will gradually get better over time.
After the family finished eating, the children were taken to bed.
Huo Junshan and Li Dawang were drinking tea and chatting.
Huo Junshan asked about the family's situation, and Li Dawang nodded: "Everything is fine! The cannery is doing well too, shipping out products every day, it's great."
“The brigade leader talks about you every day. Every time you send a telegram or write a letter back, he brags about it in the village.”
Huo Junshan recalled the way his uncle proudly talked about how they had received another letter in the village!
He couldn't help but laugh.
Huo Junshan encouraged him again: "After you go back, work hard at the cannery, and things will get better and better."
Li Dawang nodded: "I know, I have children to support, I can't quit."
Huo Junshan led him to the room: "Stay here tonight! I'll show you around Beijing these next couple of days and let you see the city."
"I'll go back in a couple of days."
The next morning, after getting up, Huo Junshan went to knock on Li Dawang's door. He knocked for a long time, but there was no response.
When I pushed open the door, the room was empty.
There was only a note on the table.
"Brother Huo, I'm going back now, don't worry! Thank you for taking me in."
Huo Junshan took the note to his mother: "Mother, Li Dawang has left. I don't know when he left."
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