Because Zhou Nanguang and Zhou Chaoyang returned in a hurry, they stewed an pork elbow and made noodles with soybean paste for lunch, and the family sat together happily to eat.
Zhong Wenqing's eyes were a little red and swollen, but he kept smiling and kept picking meat for Zhou Chaoyang: "Look, Chaoyang has lost a lot of weight since he went out. Eat more meat."
Zhou Chaoyang touched his cheek and turned to look at Sheng Anning: "Sister-in-law, have I lost weight? Why do I feel like I've gained weight?"
Sheng Anning smiled: "Well, I'm not thinner, just a little darker."
Zhou Chaoyang chuckled: "It's over. It wasn't white to begin with, and now it's even darker."
Thinking of something, he burst out laughing again: "Song Xiuyan is even darker. I didn't expect that such a fair-skinned man would be tanned into a charcoal."
Zhong Wenqing was surprised: "Xiu Yan is there too?"
Zhou Chaoyang nodded: "Yeah, we went together and came back together. We are home now."
Zhong Wenqing was quite surprised. She also knew about Song Xiuyan's feelings for Zhou Chaoyang, but now was not the time to bring it up, so she ended up saying nothing.
Zhou Chaoyang added: "But Song Xiuyan went there for work, and he just waited for us for a few days after work."
Sheng An Ning looked at Zhou Chaoyang. There was no light in those bright and beautiful eyes. They looked the same as before, but actually they were different.
After lunch, Zhong Wenqing asked Zhou Nanguang and Zhou Chaoyang to take a rest.
Zhou Chaoyang shook his head: "I can't rest. I have to go to work and report for leave, otherwise they won't want me anymore."
As he said this, he carried his bag and kissed each of the children one by one. Mo Mo turned his face away in disgust. Zhou Chaoyang held his little face and forced a kiss on his forehead. Looking at Mo Mo's disgusted look, he felt in a good mood and laughed out loud.
She pushed her bicycle to the yard, and seeing how shiny it was, she praised Zhou Hongyun: "Aunt Hongyun, it must be you who cleaned my bicycle for me."
Zhou Hongyun smiled and said, "Yes, I'll wipe it for you every once in a while, hoping that you can come back and ride a bike someday."
Zhou Chaoyang thanked her with a squinting eye: "Thank you for your hard work, Auntie. I'll buy you something delicious when I come back in the evening."
After saying that, he got on his bike from the yard, went out through the door, and rang the clear bike bell.
Zhou Hongyun smiled as he watched Zhou Chaoyang leave, then turned around and said to Zhong Wenqing, "Look at our Chaoyang, he's always happy and doesn't know what worries are."
Zhong Wenqing burst into tears when she heard this, and even scared Zhou Hongyun: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
Suddenly I remembered that when Lu Changfeng was mentioned, Zhou Chaoyang's answer was very simple. No one mentioned Lu Changfeng at the dinner table just now. If Lu Changfeng was fine, Zhong Wenqing would definitely ask.
After all, he is my son-in-law, and I will care about whether he is doing well.
Zhou Hongyun didn't dare to think too deeply: "Did something happen to Changfeng?"
Zhong Wenqing's voice choked with sobs: "My poor Chaoyang, why is your life so miserable?"
Zhou Hongyun's eyes instantly turned red, and she also felt sorry for Zhou Chaoyang. The child lost her parents when she was young. Although Zhou Nanguang and Zhong Wenqing treated her like their own child, it could not make up for the regret of not having her biological parents around.
I finally found a man I loved and married him, but before a day had passed, he was gone.
Sheng An Ning remained silent, feeling quite upset. She wanted to comfort Zhou Chaoyang but didn't know where to start.
Zhou Chaoyang just didn't want everyone to sympathize with her or comfort her, so she pretended nothing had happened, but the light in her eyes disappeared.
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When Song Xiuyan came home after being away for several months, Grandma Song looked at her skinny grandson and felt distressed: "Tell me where you have been these past few months? Why didn't you even send a message home?"
Song Xiuyan smiled and said, "I'm back safely, right? What if the letter gets lost on the way? As long as you haven't received my death notice, I'm safe."
Grandma Song was so angry that she slapped him and said, "Look at you, kid. You are so old, but you still talk nonsense every day."
After clapping a few times, she felt relieved and glared at him: "Don't think I don't know, you went there for the fourth daughter of the Zhou family. She's already married, but you still can't forget her, Third, there are some things we can't do."
Song Xiuyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Grandma, what are you thinking? We are very good friends. Shouldn't we help friends when they are in trouble? Then shouldn't I help him?"
"We grew up together. She even helped me in fights before. We are like brothers, so brotherhood is still important."
Grandma Song snorted, "You are just a talker. Anyway, you can't do immoral things. Our family has never done such a thing for generations. If you dare, I will let your father break your legs."
Song Xiuyan smiled and pushed Grandma Song's shoulder: "No, no, Grandma, I'm hungry, I miss the mustard dumplings and toasted steamed bread slices you made."
Grandma Song grumbled, unable to bear to let her grandson go hungry, and went to the kitchen to prepare food.
Song Xiuyan squatted in the yard and washed his face under the faucet. He thought of the first words Zhou Chaoyang said to him after he woke up from a three-day coma after Lu Changfeng's funeral: "Song Xiuyan, I don't want to like someone again. It hurts so much to like someone."
"Song Xiuyan, don't like anyone in the future, so you won't feel heartbroken."
Song Xiuyan suddenly felt a bitter taste in his heart, which spread to his throat. He swallowed and felt endless bitterness again.
The bitterness spread into my eyes, and I felt a heat in my eyes.
Song Xiuyan quickly scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on his face. The cool water stimulated him and suppressed his tears.
Grandma Song came out of the kitchen with a plate of fried steamed bread slices and a plate of mustard dumplings, and saw Song Xiuyan squatting in the yard smoking, looking lonely, biting the cigarette butt and looking at the sky.
I sighed in my heart, but I didn't look happy when I looked over: "You even learned to smoke. Let's eat quickly."
Song Xiuyan quickly put out his cigarette, smiled and stood up to take the food from Grandma Song: "Grandma's cooking skills are getting better and better now. My mouth is watering just by smelling it."
Grandma Song snorted coldly: "You only know how to coax people when you open your mouth. Hurry up and eat. Do you want to rest for a few days before going to work after coming back this time?"
Song Xiuyan shook his head: "No, I'll go after dinner. I haven't been here for a while and I have a lot of work to do. I will move to the dormitory later."
When it comes to work, Grandma Song didn't think much about it: "You have to take a break, and our home is not far from your workplace. It won't take you more than a few minutes to bring it back. Besides, don't we have small pots of rice to eat when we get back? Can the big pot dishes in the workplace cafeteria be delicious?"
Song Xiuyan smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm used to it. I will definitely come back to see you often."
He knew Zhou Chaoyang would live in the dormitory, so he wanted to stay with her.
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