62.062 Peaceful Compromise
“Ping An is acting recklessly again. He has a bit of a temper problem. Don’t take what he says to heart, and don’t indulge him and let him do whatever he wants.” Ning Jin carefully chose his words, not wanting to speak too badly of his son, nor wanting Su Yu to feel resentful towards Ping An. He said, “Children are like trees. If you find that they are growing crooked, you have to cut off the branches so that they can grow upwards. Ping An is acting recklessly and talking nonsense again. Don’t follow his lead. If he had such thoughts, he should have been disciplined and scolded long ago. He is also your son. You should teach him more and not be afraid to discipline him because of other people’s opinions.”
"You mean I didn't educate him properly?" Su Yu asked.
"That's not what I meant. Look at you, I've said a whole bunch of things, and you only heard the last sentence." The man sat on the bed, holding the woman's shoulders, and frowned as he said, "Ping An, maybe he's still young. He doesn't have his own sense of right and wrong. Like tonight, it's not something he should have said. Just because Xiao Dan's stepmother treated Xiao Dan badly after giving birth, he demanded that you can't have children either. If he weren't so young, I would have slapped him. Selfish, and he's trying to use me to suppress you. You should have scolded him when he showed that tendency. You've always spoken politely, and he's not afraid of you."
He chuckled, "To use an inappropriate analogy, raising a child is like training a dog. You have to make him like you and also make him fear you. Ping An has a bit of a problem with his personality right now. He likes you but is afraid that you don't like him, so he tries to find ways to test you and make you do things his way. He's like a dog trying to take control right now, which isn't a good situation."
He only came to his senses tonight. Ever since Ping An started talking about Xiao Dan's stepmother being pregnant last year, he had been testing his family's reaction. He didn't want to think too deeply about whether it was good or bad. If Ping An wasn't the son he raised, his thoughts were frighteningly deep. Besides, no one in the family had mistreated him. Su Yu treated both children well, providing them with everything they needed, whether they wanted food, drink, clothes, or other necessities. She never hit or scolded them; at most, she would gently pull their ears or pat their bottoms when they were playing. He himself hadn't favored Xiao Yuan, so he couldn't understand why Ping An thought that if he and Su Yu had another child, he would mistreat him.
Children's thoughts are harder to guess than adults', but Xiao Yuan is a good person, sensible and obedient, and always on his mother's side.
"It's not that serious. You really don't need to say that. Kids are just impulsive. Ping An is bold and has few scruples. The fact that he dares to make requests directly to your face instead of doing things behind your back shows that he trusts you. You can think his idea is wrong, but you can't use this to establish your authority. If you severely reprimand or criticize him because of this, thinking he's being too controlling, you can forget about ever hearing your son confide in you again." Su Yu felt that the man's thinking was a bit problematic. She believed that raising a child shouldn't be about controlling his thoughts. Parents can be elders, friends, and partners. Making him respect and fear you is such a serious and boring parent-child relationship. Where's the joy in raising children then? It's better to raise a dog. Its food and water depend on you, its freedom depends on you, it respects and fears you, and it always responds when you call it.
“But he really overreached. Whether we have children or not depends on him. If we don’t cut him off, he’ll dare to climb on our heads and poop and pee.”
“Having a child is something we both do, but the sudden addition of someone to the family is a big deal, and everyone has the right to express their opinion.” Su Yu insisted on this idea, so she didn’t scold or stop Ping An when he had this thought.
Ning Jin didn't expect that Su Yu and Ping An were on the same side. Was he trying to persuade an enemy to defect?
"Then tell me, is his thinking wrong? His family is well-off, he eats and drinks well, and his dog is fatter and stronger than other people's. You've never hit or scolded him, and I've never favored Xiao Yuan. He suspects you'll abuse him because of a stranger, and his thinking isn't wrong?" the man asked, arms crossed.
"Before I married you, I was worried about whether I would be happy in my second marriage. I was worried that my stepfather would abuse my son, and that my second husband would beat and scold me. Especially when I heard about how second-married women were mistreated by their stepchildren, I was also worried that I wouldn't be able to warm their hearts. Isn't this a normal human emotion? Even children from the same parents can feel hostile towards their new siblings, feeling that they are taking away their parents' love. Isn't that normal? If Ping An had heard Xiao Dan's experience firsthand and had no reaction, I would think he was a bit dim-witted." It could be that he has poor judgment, or he is bold. Comparing the two, he felt that his stepmother wouldn't have any more children, which would minimize the changes, so he mustered up the courage to make his request.
Actually, thinking about it this way, Xiao Yuan didn't want her to have any more children either, but he didn't dare to say it and kept his worries to himself.
Ning Jin's emotions were somewhat calmer. Su Yu's analogy was good. When he had the idea of remarrying, his first concern was whether his stepmother would treat Ping An badly. Therefore, when someone introduced him to potential partners, he was very selective and finally chose Su Yu, who had a gentle and honest personality.
Because he is an adult, he has a way out in the face of the worst situation, so he dares to make a choice decisively. Ping An is not like that. He is worried that his stepmother, who has always been good to him, will change her mind, and he is even more afraid that his biological father will change his mind. Therefore, he does not want his current family to change.
"You're right, he dares to speak frankly because he trusts me." For a moment, he didn't know what to do. Should he tell Ping An that even with a younger sibling, he and Su Yu wouldn't be biased? He couldn't guarantee it. If Su Yu had a child for him, whether it was a girl or a boy, with three children in the family, Xiao Yuan would definitely be third in his heart. Right now, Ping An was his most beloved child, but if there were one or two more, he wasn't sure if he would still care about Ping An as much as he did now, let alone Su Yu. Of course, the child he carried for ten months would be his most precious treasure.
Ning Jin lay on the bed rubbing his hair. He couldn't help but recall what he had heard at his third sister's house: Su Yu said that two children were enough for the family now, and it seemed that she didn't want to have any more. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Seeing his worried face, Su Yu couldn't help but say, "Let's not have any more children. Our family is doing just fine now. We can raise Ping An and Xiao Yuan well without much worry. We have plenty of money and we won't suffer."
Ning Jin didn't answer, but suddenly laughed and said, "It's all Xiao Dan's fault for stepmother and father. Their misdeeds have made our family no peaceful. If Xiao Dan could live a good life like Ping An, Ping An would definitely come back and urge you to have a child every day. Then I wouldn't be the one worrying now."
"What do I have to worry about?" Su Yu said stubbornly, but she had to admit that she could now calmly and even happily accept Ping An's request, and even analyze his psychology, because Ping An's request was also her request. If Ping An came back every day and kept nagging her about wanting a little sister, she would also think that the child was annoying and too nosy, just like Ning Jin.
Ning Jin stared into her eyes, and chuckled to himself as she guiltily looked away, without exposing her stubbornness.
“You can’t leave me in the future. If there are any conflicts at home, we should sit down and talk them over. You can’t just run away like you did when you wanted a divorce before.”
It happened so many years ago, and he still remembers it? Su Yu nodded, "If you continue to treat me like this, I'll stay with you until we're old."
Su Yu slept soundly that night. She sensed that the man's attitude had softened, but the idea was too sudden, and he needed time to process it.
Now all that's left is to wait for the spring breeze of family planning.
Ning Jin, unusually, took her two children to school in the morning. On the way, she put her hands on each child's head and vaguely expressed her attitude: "You two study hard and listen to your mother at home. As for whether or not to have children, we will definitely consider our family's current living conditions."
Ping An and Xiao Yuan frowned and thought about it, unsure whether to have the baby or not, before being sent to school. Ning Jin also left home again to drive long-distance buses.
"Why did you come crying this morning?" Ping An asked Xiao Dan, who didn't want to go home, as several children walked out of the school gate after school.
“My dad hit me again. My stepmother said I pinched my brother. My dad heard it and came out and kicked me.” Xiao Dan opened her mouth to show them the cut inside. “He kicked me to the ground. I was eating a cold steamed bun at the time and bit into the meat in my mouth.”
With swollen eyelids, Xiao Dan kicked a stone on the ground and whispered, "He said he wouldn't let me go to school anymore, but if I don't go to school, I'll have to stay home every day washing diapers, shoveling poop, and taking care of the baby. I don't want to work for my stepmother, so I told him he wouldn't let me go to school, and I beat his son at home. When I went back at noon, he wouldn't let me in the door."
Er Ya glanced at him. If she didn't go to school, she would stay at home every day doing laundry, cooking, digging vegetables, and gathering firewood, just like Xiao Hei, waiting for her family to come home and hoping that her parents would be in a good mood and praise her.
“You did the right thing. You can’t skip school.” Er Ya spoke for the first time about Xiao Dan. “You did very well. It’s good that you dared to fight back. Don’t be like me. If I didn’t fight back, I would get beaten every day. In the future, if your dad or stepmother beats you, just cry loudly and run to the neighbor’s house for help. Adults care about face and money. They care a lot about what others think.”
“Yes, Sister Er Ya is right. If your dad hits you, you run to the police station, call the police, and you can also go to the Women’s Federation. That’s how Sister Er Ya did it.” Ping An couldn’t explain it in detail, but what he meant was that now that Sister Er Ya has the protection of the Women’s Federation, her mother doesn’t dare to hit her anymore.
Xiao Dan nodded, indicating that he remembered. He looked up at the road and realized that he was almost at Ping An's house. He suddenly perked up and said, "I'll go to your house to see Xiao Hei and see if it's as smart as you guys say."
"Xiao Hei was trained by my mom. It's very intelligent and good-looking." Ping An took out the key from his neck, excitedly called out to Xiao Hei, and unlocked the door amidst its scratching.
"Come on in, I'll hold it, it definitely won't bite you." Ping An pulled on the leash around Xiao Hei's neck and dragged the barking dog into the yard. Er Ya was the last to come in and closed the door.
"Don't be afraid, Xiao Hei will only bark for a while. It barked when Sister Er Ya first came, and now it's wagging its tail at her." Xiao Yuan pulled Xiao Dan, who was hiding by the wall, and sure enough, Xiao Hei stopped barking once everyone had entered the main room.
"Little Egg, are you hungry? Here, have some walnut shortbread. My mom bought it for us." Ping An took out a bag of walnut shortbread from the house to entertain his friend, and also poured him a bowl of boiled water.
"Your mom is so good." Xiao Dan ate two pieces of food with restraint. He stopped eating when his stomach stopped rumbling and he picked up the bowl, sucking in the water and gulping it down. "It's so hot that it hurts the cut inside my mouth," he explained.
"Then you can drink it later."
"I'll be home in a bit." He reached out and tentatively touched Xiao Hei's back fur. Seeing that it was eager for food, he touched it again. "Xiao Hei's fur is so smooth and shiny black."
"It's been bathed in the weir." Ping An proudly stroked Xiao Hei's head, stuffed a walnut pastry the size of a fingernail into its mouth, and said with disdain, "It's such a glutton, it'll eat anything, even raw sweet potatoes."
"I should go home now." Xiao Dan picked up his schoolbag and stood up. Seeing that Xiao Hei had stopped biting him, he boldly walked out. "I'm going home now."
"Then I'm going home too." Er Ya brushed the crumbs off her hands and followed her out the door. She still needed to go home to prepare dinner.
The house was quiet again. When Su Yu came home from get off work, she heard Xiao Yuan and Ping An talking. Thinking that the children had made up, she pushed open the door and asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
"Egg sauce noodles," Xiao Yuan immediately said.
"Okay, we'll have pancakes for breakfast tomorrow," Ping An said.
"Then you two go and pick and wash the vegetables. Clean the chives, wash them thoroughly, and let them dry. I'll make pancakes for you tomorrow morning." Su Yu shooed Xiao Yuan away. She wanted to sit on his chair and rest for a while. It was hot again, and she was sweating profusely from riding her bicycle back.
While sitting in the courtyard chatting and enjoying the cool evening air, Ping An awkwardly pulled a penny out of his pocket. "Mom, I'm going to bring some pancakes for Xiao Dan tomorrow morning. Could you give me a little extra flour?"
Su Yu glanced at him, took the money, and readily agreed: "Okay, what about lunch? Even if you two cook for yourselves, you still have to pay if you bring lunch for Xiao Dan."
"Ah?" Ping An cried out in pain, went inside and took out another penny, saying, "I don't know whether to bring it or not. If not, I'll save this penny for when I need to bring food."
"Okay, I'll keep track of your expenses."
"Mom, will we still get paid for sweeping and watering the vegetable garden? If we do, starting tomorrow, sweeping and watering the vegetable garden will be my chores." Ping An started looking for ways to make money.
“I’ll do this myself. If you want to earn money, you can wash the dishes tonight.” She likes cooking, but hates washing dishes.
"Okay, I'll wash the dishes tonight."
"What about me?" Xiao Yuan tugged at his mother's hand. "I don't have any work yet."
It's like two little pigs fighting over food when one doesn't want to eat. Neither of them mentions making money when it's not a topic of conversation, but once one gets a job that pays, the other gets anxious.
"You?" She didn't need the two of them to do the laundry, and sweeping the floor was something she did in the morning. She didn't dare to let Xiao Hei go out and run around, so there weren't many chores at home.
"Here's what we'll do. It'll cost one cent to plant a tree. I'll check on it in five days, and if it's taken root, I'll give you another cent. You two can both plant trees, so you can plant a tree whenever you need money." Su Yu assigned the tree-planting task. It cost two cents per tree, so a hundred trees would only cost two dollars, which Su Yu could afford. She added, "You can also ask Er Ya and Xiao Dan to plant them. I'll pay them if they manage to grow the trees."
Why not take advantage of this cheap labor?
The two children were immediately delighted, especially Ping An. Now that Xiao Dan had money, he could pay for the meals he brought for Xiao Dan, and his savings would be no less than Xiao Yuan's.
The next day after school, none of the four of them went home. Instead, they ran out of town. Xiao Yuan explained, "My mom has been planting trees around here recently. Let's find some saplings first, and then bring a small shovel and a bucket to plant them tomorrow."
There were only four of them, yet they were so petty that they marked the saplings they had chosen, and went back happily as if the money was already in their pockets.
As agreed, after school, Er Ya and Xiao Dan left first, while Ping An and Xiao Yuan went home to get buckets and shovels, and then rode their bicycles over.
"Hey, Ping An?" Ping An's grandmother came out of the hospital and saw her grandson riding his bicycle wobbly. She called out to him, frowned at the bicycle with a missing crossbar, and clicked her tongue, saying, "Where did this bicycle come from? Where's the crossbar? Who sawed it off?"
"It's my family's, my dad sawed it. There's a big bar in front, I can't reach the pedals." He put his feet down, the handlebars were only chest height. He was in a hurry to plant trees, so he said, "Grandma, I'm leaving now. We can talk about it during the New Year." He had only visited his grandma's house during the New Year in the past two years, and he hadn't seen her at other times, so he pushed the time to six months later.
"Xiao Yuan, sit still." Ping An turned away from the handlebars, stepped onto the pedals, and ran past his grandma. His bottom couldn't reach the seat, so from a distance, it looked like he was twisting from side to side.
"You little brat!" Grandma Ping An couldn't handle her grandson who had run off, and then she thought of the still-new bicycle and muttered, "Damn it, he's ruined his perfectly good bicycle. He's wasting his money."
Each person planted three trees. Er Ya and Xiao Dan were about to go back. Xiao Yuan and Ping An saw that it was still early, so they gave Er Ya the bucket and shovel to take back with them. The two of them were going to the orchard to pick up their mother from get off work.
The two took turns riding, and arrived in less than half an hour. They parked the bikes by the roadside and headed straight for the orchard. The first person they met was Liu Quan.
Xiao Yuan ignored him and turned to keep running. Ping An was a step behind and was stopped by Liu Quan, "Ping An, are you here to see your mother?"
"Hmm, do you know where she is?" Ping An stopped calling him Uncle Liu.
“I saw her walking towards the melon field when I came down earlier, go and take a look.”
"Small……"
"Hey, wait a minute." Liu Quan interrupted Ping An's call to Xiao Yuan, and said with a smile, "I'm not sure if she's still there. Go check it out yourself first. You and Xu Yuan can split up and search quickly, otherwise she'll miss you after get off work." As he spoke, he led Ping An in another direction.
Xiao Yuan turned around halfway and saw the two of them talking. He snorted in dissatisfaction and was too lazy to wait for Ping An.
"Auntie, have you seen my mom?" He ran over and asked when he saw someone ahead.
"Your mother went to see Manager Qiu. She might be back soon. Just stand here and wait. You'll see her as soon as she comes," the woman who sells fruit said.
“Okay, I’ll wait for her here.” He turned around and shouted Ping An, but he only glanced back and continued walking. “Idiot,” he cursed.
The woman under the tree chuckled, "You two brothers seem to have a pretty good relationship. Don't call him, or he'll make a wasted trip. But you might just bump into him on the way."
Xiao Yuan hummed in agreement, picked up a small orange from the ground, and played with it in his hand. Thinking that neither Er Ya nor Xiao Dan had ever seen such small oranges, he picked up a few more with branches attached, intending to take them back and share them with the two of them tomorrow.
Su Yu only realized the two children had arrived when she saw her own bicycle on the road. She walked straight to the orange grove and waved to Xiao Yuan to get off.
"Why are you here? Did you come alone?"
"I've come to pick you up from get off work." Xiao Yuan pulled his mother's hand and walked down the mountain, pouting and saying, "Ping An is here too, but he went that way with Liu Quan. I called him but he didn't respond. He's so stupid. He made a wasted trip. We'll wait here for him to come and find us."
"How can a child call an adult by their name?" Su Yu gently slapped him, and seeing him stick out his tongue in embarrassment, she didn't continue to scold him.
"Mom, are the peaches almost ripe again?" Xiao Yuan looked out at the peach orchard. The trees were already laden with green peaches. "We'll come back to pick them when they're ripe. I want to eat peaches again."
"Still not enough to eat?"
"How could I possibly get enough? These are sweet peaches, even better than canned peaches!" Xiao Yuan exclaimed in shock, then asked, "Mom, are you done eating?"
"Me neither," Su Yu smiled. At this time of year, the fruit trees are not sprayed with pesticides, there are no growth promoters or ripening agents, and they are not bagged. They are all natural, and the taste is incomparable to modern fruits.
"Ping An is here." Xiao Yuan chuckled and shouted, "You still didn't listen to me and came back empty-handed!"
"Where did you go looking for me? Next time you come looking for me, just ask the villagers in the orchard. They have the best information." Su Yu saw that Ping An looked a little dejected and thought he was disappointed after running away. "Come on, let's go home. I'll get a ten-yuan raise next month. Tonight, let's cook a plate of the cured meat your dad brought back to celebrate."
"Okay." Ping An perked up when talking about eating, but he didn't talk much on the way back. Su Yu asked, "Are you tired from riding your bike? Don't pick me up from the orchard next time. It's tiring to go back and forth. Ping An, ride on my bike and I'll give you a ride."
"Not tired." Xiao Yuan strained his legs and caught up with his mother, and the two bicycles rode side by side.
After a good night's sleep, Ping An was back to normal, which put Su Yu at ease. She gave the two children 12 cents, and Er Ya and Xiao Dan were to take theirs with them. They agreed to go see the tree in five days.
She underestimated the four children's desire to earn money. In ten days, except for one rainy day when they went straight home after school, they planted a total of 108 saplings. After removing thirteen that had lost their vitality, Su Yu spent a total of two yuan and three cents to distribute them.
Su Yu said to Shu Manpo, "I only find it troublesome to dig up the saplings that are free to plant. Everything else is fine, but after the expenses, with such cheap labor and no need to spend money to buy saplings, I have to spend six or seven yuan a month on just four workers. That's more than ten kilograms of pork, which is the amount of meat distributed in the countryside for a year."
No wonder the planting of grass in the northwest shelterbelts and deserts has not met the expectations of the people; it's quite expensive.
“If you cut them down, just replant them. Replant them sporadically. It won’t cost much if there aren’t any large gaps. The main problem is that you cut down the trunks and then dug up the roots to burn for firewood, not giving the saplings a chance to grow. You deserve to waste your money and effort and learn your lesson,” Shu Manpo said indifferently.
"I'm planting trees, so don't drag me into your sarcasm. Be more enthusiastic towards me. If you're going to satirize others but flatter me and provide me with emotional value, I'll be more willing to spend money on you," Su Yu complained.
"Hypocritical, vulgar. Your greatest achievement will be a lush, green mountain in the future. When people mention trees, they will think of you. When there are landslides, poor soil retention, or bad soil quality elsewhere, they will think of you. My praise is useless; many people will come to praise and compliment you." Tree Full Slope started brainwashing Su Yu again. Unfortunately, this time it involved Su Yu paying money, so she didn't lose her temper. Although what it said was true, this situation was too far in the future, and it might even affect her reputation after death.
Su Yu knew Ning Jin was coming back soon, so she bought a rooster from the workers in the orchard that had grown up eating insects and rotten fruit, planning to stew it for him to nourish him when he returned.
Along with the car, another piece of news was brought back to town: the family planning policy that Su Yu had been eagerly anticipating. It was brought back by the person who drove the car in the city, ahead of the government's deadline.
At the Ning family dinner table, Ning Jin said, "The government has a policy now, starting to restrict the number of children you can have. They say one is not too many, two is just right, and three is too many. They're actually limiting the number of children you can have!" Even though she was shocked when she first heard the news and had told Lao Wang a lot about it on the way back, she still couldn't digest it. She had never heard of such a policy! Having children was now subject to government orders!
“Then we already have two kids, which is just right, Dad. You can’t disobey the country.” Ping An was pleasantly surprised and took the initiative to put a chicken leg on his father’s plate.
The man glanced at the three of them, his surprise and delight on full display; he made no attempt to hide his joy. Xiao Yuan also smiled, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, it was Su Yu's turn; even though she tried to hide her frown, a hint of a smile still lingered in her eyes.
It turned out that out of the four people in the family, only he wanted to have another child. Ning Jin felt helpless and angry. Even though he had already made a decision before, he still felt lost, as if he had missed out on his children. For a moment, his eyes even stung with tears.
“There’s no such policy in our local area yet, and the regulations are lax in the city. Let’s hurry up and have one. By the time the policy is stricter, the baby might already be walking.” He said this on purpose, but he could indeed picture a child who looked like Su Yu and also like him.
“No way, how could you possibly try to take advantage of loopholes and cheat the system?” At this moment, Su Yu was a rigid person who firmly supported national policies. “The country has policies. We ordinary people may not understand other things, but we must follow the Party wholeheartedly.”
“Yes, Dad, it’s just right now, don’t disobey me,” Ping An urged anxiously.
Xiao Yuan also said, "What if it gets serious very quickly? My little sister is still in my belly."
Ning Jin sighed, put down his chopsticks, and didn't want to eat chicken anymore. "You guys eat, I feel a bit bloated." He got up from the table and went back to his bedroom. Hearing Xiao Yuan mention his little sister made him crave her. He thought his and Su Yu's child would be good-looking and well-behaved.
"It's okay, let's eat first. I'll heat it up for your dad when he's hungry tonight." Su Yu saw that the two children were stunned, so she told them to continue eating. After they finished eating, she asked Ping An to wash the dishes while she went inside to check on the heartbroken man.
"You didn't cry, did you?" she asked as she entered the room.
"I cried so much." He lay flat on his back, his eyes following the people who entered the room.
Su Yu sat on the edge of the bed, leaning over the man, touching his Adam's apple, and said, "I'm quite afraid of pain, and I'm also afraid of heavy bleeding during childbirth. I'm afraid of complications during delivery, and not having a healthy body to accompany you in your old age and watch the children grow up. I really like Ping An; he's no less than Xiao Yuan. How about we don't have any more children? We can just raise the two of them. If you want a little girl, you can urge them to give you a granddaughter when they grow up."
Ning Jin smiled bitterly, so she had never thought about having a child from the beginning; her previous suggestion to postpone it for a few years was just to delay him.
He swallowed his bitter emotions and said, "I don't care about granddaughters. What I want is the child you gave birth to, the child you brought to me. If we have a child together, you won't just abandon me and run away with Xiaoyuan when you're angry in the future."
Su Yu's lips curled up, and she bit her lip, secretly pleased, and said, "So it's because of me? Then there's no need. You're going to take the long way around. I'm right here by your side. As long as you don't break the law, commit crimes, cheat, or commit domestic violence, I'll stay with you until we're old."
“I’ve got it all figured out.” The man stared at her.
"If you're not comfortable with this, let's sign the agreement and put our fingerprints on it."
"Get up, I'm going out to get some paper." Ning Jin pushed her away and went out to rummage through her son's schoolbag.
While blackening his thumb with a pencil, Ning Jin said, "I'm keeping it from the two kids before we decide not to have any more children. I want to see their reaction." Actually, Ning Jin hadn't gotten over Ping An's previous actions. He understood that it was true, but he didn't like that his son had so many thoughts at such a young age.
He had a feeling that something was wrong.
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