He whispered his promise, sat on the edge of the bed, and gently took Li Jinhua's hand in his large hand.
"Jin Hua, I know I disappointed you before."
Su Mingqiang lowered his head, his voice choked with emotion, yet utterly earnest.
"The family division failed, and I lost my job... but that's all in the past."
He raised his head, his eyes filled with determination.
“From then on, I knew that relying on myself was better than relying on anyone else. Now I work as a temporary driver at a lumber mill. Although the pay isn't high, the foreman says I'm skilled and that if I work hard, I might get a permanent position.”
Li Jinhua stared at him blankly.
Su Mingqiang's hair had turned half white at some point.
The wrinkles on my face have become deeper.
A young man who is not yet thirty years old looks like a middle-aged man in his forties.
Li Jinhua suddenly realized that even after she abandoned him...
Su Mingqiang is still trying to make a living, hoping that one day she will come back.
"I...I've saved up some money."
Su Mingqiang continued speaking, like a child eager to show off.
"It's not much, but it's enough for us to start over. I'll take on more work by the end of the year, and as long as we work hard to earn money, we'll be able to buy a big truck sooner or later..."
Li Jinhua had unconsciously bitten her lip until it bled.
The more sincere Su Mingqiang was, the more pain she felt.
The child in her womb was like a time bomb, a constant reminder of her betrayal.
She couldn't tell him the truth.
A man who loved him so much, once he knew the truth...
Li Jinhua dared not imagine what this honest and simple man might do.
Moreover, if he knew she was pregnant with another man's child, would he still treat her so gently?
"Golden Flower?"
Su Mingqiang looked at her suddenly pale face with concern.
"Are you feeling unwell again?"
Li Jinhua forced a smile and shook her head.
She forced herself to calm down and figure out what to do next.
She had completely given up on Zhang Haiyang, but this man in front of her, though a coward, was now her only safe haven.
"I just...missed you."
She said softly that this was the only excuse she could think of.
"I came back to see you."
Su Mingqiang's eyes lit up instantly.
The meaning behind Li Jinhua's words couldn't be clearer.
She has forgiven herself and is willing to come back and live a good life.
Su Mingqiang held Li Jinhua's hand tightly, his voice trembling with excitement.
"Really? You're really willing to come back?"
Li Jinhua nodded, forcing herself not to let her tears fall again.
Su Mingqiang jumped up like a child who had just received candy.
"Great! Jinhua, you lie down and rest first. I'll go buy a fish and some meat, and we'll have a good meal!"
Watching Su Mingqiang frantically rummage through the house for money.
Li Jinhua's thoughts drifted far away.
She thought that she had to get rid of the child in her womb as soon as possible, but she couldn't let Su Mingqiang know.
Perhaps I could use the excuse of going back to my parents' home for a few days to secretly go to the hospital...
Or find some folk remedies...
Her hand instinctively went to her abdomen, a resolute glint in her eyes.
I'll be back soon!
Su Mingqiang turned around at the door, his face beaming with undisguised joy.
"You should rest well and not move around too much!"
The moment the door closed, Li Jinhua's forced smile crumbled.
She looked around the humble home.
Because she didn't leave Su Mingqiang a single penny when she left.
Su Mingqiang sold off almost all the furniture in the house that could be sold.
A family that was destitute.
However, none of this matters.
Just like Su Mingqiang, although life has battered him and bruised him, he still lives on tenaciously and still...loves her.
Tears blurred my vision again.
Li Jinhua gritted her teeth and made a silent vow in her heart.
She absolutely couldn't let Su Mingqiang know the truth. No matter what, she had to keep this secret, even if it meant living a lie forever.
...
at the same time.
On the other side.
On Su Jianguo's side.
Ever since he went to see the wife of that metallurgical bureau leader, Su Jianguo has stopped caring about Su Mingde's affairs.
If any leader causes trouble, Su Mingde will definitely not have a good time.
Su Jianguo has been extremely busy these past few days.
He rode his bicycle through the streets and alleys of Beijing.
We conducted investigations at each and every farmers' market.
The cloth bag hanging on the handlebars was filled with small notebooks, densely filled with records of the prices of various vegetables.
"Cucumbers are 22 cents, tomatoes are 30 cents, chives are 10 cents..."
Su Jianguo silently reviewed the market information he had just learned and calculated the profits after the greenhouse vegetables hit the market.
"Old Su! Going to the market again?"
Grandpa Zhang, who repairs shoes at the entrance of the alley, greeted us.
"Yes, Master Zhang."
Su Jianguo stopped the car and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"It's already autumn, we need to check out the market in advance."
"I heard you're running some kind of greenhouse in the countryside? Growing vegetables in the winter?"
Grandpa Zhang squinted, his face full of disbelief.
"Will this work?"
Su Jianguo smiled but didn't explain further.
He has heard too many similar questions over the past month.
He raised his wrist to look at his watch.
It's already 3 PM, and I still have to rush to the Xidan vegetable market.
"You're busy, I'll be going now."
Su Jianguo got on his bike and continued his "market research".
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