Song Fanxing's energy was growing stronger and stronger. Harvesting and moving baskets were a piece of cake for her, and she handled them with ease.
She replanted the rice, harvested the cotton, and then ran to the chicken coop to collect eggs.
Collecting eggs is a great way to relieve stress. Of course, she's still a child and doesn't feel much pressure, but collecting eggs is really fun.
Because her chickens lay so many eggs—a total of 15 hens and 6 roosters—every hen has started laying eggs, two at a time. She can collect 30 eggs a day; it's amazing!
The chickens she raised were also very well-behaved. When they were hungry, they would go to the peach orchard to find insects to eat, and when they were about to lay an egg, they would go back to the coop to lay it, which made things very easy for her.
She planned to sell eggs on the black market to earn money after Fang Jie finished her harvest.
We've collected quite a few hazel mushrooms and black fungus; we'll take them all to sell later.
Just as Song Fanxing finished collecting the eggs, she heard a voice calling, "Star! Star!"
It was an unfamiliar voice.
Song Fanxing exited the spiritual spring space, and before her was a magnified handsome face.
The man was wearing a green military uniform and a green military cap, with a smile on his face.
Song Fanxing had always had a sense of awe for soldiers since she was a child, and she looked at the person in front of her with bright, sparkling eyes.
Song Darong picked her up with one hand and carried the luggage bag with the other.
"Star, don't you remember your dad?"
Actually, Song Fanxing remembered, but she was too embarrassed to call out to anyone.
Song Darong knew he owed his daughter and his family too much. He could only see his wife and children a few times a year. Xingxing was too young to remember him, which was normal.
He bounced Song Fanxing around, but Song Fanxing wasn't afraid; she felt especially safe in Song Darong's arms.
The sense of security that comes from one's father.
Song Darong laughed and said, "The stars have grown taller and heavier."
Song Fanxing blushed with embarrassment.
Song Darong felt a pair of eyes staring at him. He turned his head and saw a girl who was about the same height as his daughter, but much fatter. She was standing at the door.
He asked his daughter, puzzled, "Who is she?"
Song Fanxing then spoke, "She is Ye Fangxuan, my aunt's child."
"oh."
Song Darong remembered.
But my sister-in-law's daughter must be almost 6 or 7 years old, how come she's the same height as my own daughter?
This child is growing horizontally.
Song Darong smiled at Ye Fangxuan and said, "Fangxuan, I am your uncle, and Xingxing's father."
Ye Fangxuan watched enviously as Song Darong hugged Song Fanxing. She had to look up to see him; in her heart, Song Darong was so tall and imposing.
At that moment, she wished she were the one being held by her uncle.
Fang Min heard the man's voice, got up from the kang (a heated brick bed), and went to the door to take a look.
"Oh! Brother-in-law, you're back!"
It took Song Darong a long time to find Fang Min's shadow on that chubby face.
When did his sister-in-law get so fat? He would never recognize her if they walked down the street.
He didn't really like his sister-in-law; she was far inferior to her older sister and too lazy.
But since she was his wife's younger sister, he couldn't say anything.
He gave a curt reply and then turned his attention to his daughter.
Song Darong carried Song Fanxing into the house, and even after sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), he didn't put her down, but let her sit on his lap.
He asked, "Have your two older brothers gone to school?"
Song Fanxing nodded, "My brother goes to school, and my mother goes to work."
Looking at his well-behaved and adorable daughter, Song Darong's hardened heart softened.
Song Fanxing waited for a long time but Song Darong didn't let go of her. She slipped out of his arms, ran to the kitchen to get a bowl, and filled it with spiritual spring water from her spatial dimension. The water jug at home had been taken to the fields by Fang Jie.
Song Fanxing brought the water to Song Darong.
"Dad, are you thirsty? Have some water."
Song Darong was deeply moved.
Her daughter called him "Dad" and poured him water, and the grown man's eyes welled up with tears.
"Oh, thank you, Star."
Song Darong took the bowl and drank a sip.
Wow! This water tastes so good, so sweet and refreshing. It instantly relieved his fatigue and made him feel refreshed.
Is the water in my hometown really that good?
He hasn't been back for so long that he's forgotten some things.
Song Darong gulped down a large bowl of water, feeling light and full of energy.
Fang Min leaned over to talk to Song Darong, who responded distantly.
Looking at the tall, upright, and righteous man in front of her, Fang Min felt a pang of envy. She sighed at how lucky Fang Jie was to have found such a wonderful man.
She used to think she married better than Fang Jie. Her husband, Ye Jun, was from the city and worked in a steel factory, a secure job.
She lived a very comfortable life without having to go to work, and felt that she was a cut above Fang Jie.
Although Fang Jie married a soldier, her family was poor, her husband was away most of the year, and her mother-in-law made things difficult for her at every turn, making her life miserable. Later, her sister's family was even kicked out and forced to live in a thatched hut.
When Fang Jie brought Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua to the county town to find her, she intended for the two children to stay at her house for a while, but she did not agree.
Now, the tables have turned. Her husband, Ye Jun, is dead. She and her daughter have been kicked out of her in-laws' house, and Ye Jun's younger brother has taken his job at the steel factory. Now, she and her child are living as dependents in Fang Jie's home.
Moreover, Fang Jie built her own house, and her life got better and better. She had more food and vegetables than she could eat, which was better than that of people in the city.
Now, when she looks at her brother-in-law again, she wishes she could switch places with Fang Jie.
Song Fanxing had long noticed the blatant look in Fang Min's eyes as she looked at her father.
In the original story, Fang Min took advantage of the fact that only her father was left after the death of her family, and used family ties to blackmail her father.
She claimed that she was Fang Jie's only younger sister, and since her older sister had died, she could only rely on him, her brother-in-law. She suggested that Song Darong bring her and her daughter to the army base so they could enjoy the benefits that should belong to their family.
After Ye Fangxuan joined the army, she studied at the military academy, became classmates with a group of military descendants, and met the male protagonist, Fu Yishen.
The male protagonist was with her
Ye Fangxuan's pitiful softness attracted him, and he couldn't help but want to protect her. Later, he gradually fell in love with her, and when he grew up, he couldn't wait to marry her.
Fang Min tried everything to get Song Darong to marry her, but unfortunately, she never succeeded in doing so before her death. Song Darong always deeply loved his mother, Fang Jie, and eventually fell ill from longing for her, passing away at the age of 50.
Now that she's Song Fanxing, she won't let things repeat themselves; she'll protect her family.
Soon, the two brothers, Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua, were released from school. When they saw Song Darong, they stood at a distance.
Song Darong yelled, "What? Don't you recognize your old man?"
Song Fanxing looked at him in surprise. Was this the same father who had just spoken to her gently and held her tightly in his arms? Why did he seem like a completely different person?
Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua whispered, "Dad."
Then Song Yaohui quickly put down his schoolbag and went into the kitchen to cook. Song Yaohua, feeling uneasy, eventually followed him into the kitchen.
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