Seeing her sister's sudden dejected expression, Ruan Huaizhu quickly said, "Second sister, don't worry, I believe your husband will be back soon."
"Um."
Ruan Qingling nodded, but there was still no news of Song Shiting.
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All the exams are over, and I'm just waiting to see the results in a few days.
Just as Ruan Qingling was about to come out with her books, she saw Lu Hongming hurriedly walk in from outside, looking somewhat disheveled.
She intended to pretend she didn't see him and walk past, but Lu Hongming stopped anyway.
It's been a long time since I've seen Ruan Qingling.
Lu Hongming asked, "How have you been lately?"
I suddenly asked myself, "How have I been lately?"
Ruan Qingling nodded and said, "It's alright."
Lu Hongming paused for two seconds, then asked, "Haven't you heard from him yet?"
Ruan Qingling knew he was referring to Song Shiting.
She smiled slightly and said, "I didn't expect you to care about this too."
Lu Hongming hadn't expected that Ruan Qingling would so easily steer the conversation in his direction.
He still said, "Yes, I've been following your situation recently."
This was a rather blunt remark, and Ruan Qingling didn't want to respond to it.
Just then, she saw Song Jie who had come to pick her up.
"I have to go now."
She nodded slightly, her gaze fixed on Song Jie in the distance.
Song Jie smiled and called out, "Sister-in-law."
Ruan Qingling slowly walked over. Song Jie said, "Sister-in-law, don't rush. Mom said you might be out of class soon, so she asked me to come and check on you and pick you up from school."
Worried that Ruan Qingling might not want to go back, Lin Yufang specially asked her to come and pick her up.
Ruan Qingling said, "Okay, but I need to go buy some things first. Also, all my clothes are at home."
I was originally planning to take Yaya there tomorrow!
Song Jie said, "Mom went to pick up Ya Ya this afternoon because she was worried that Ya Ya wouldn't see you tonight, so she brought Ya Ya over as well. Don't worry, everything at home is arranged properly, including your clothes, which the housekeeper has packed and delivered to you."
Ruan Qingling nodded and said, "Actually, I can go back and pack it slowly."
Song Jie reached out and put her arm around Ruan Qingling's wrist, saying, "Sister-in-law, we're all family. Whether you live at your parents' house or your husband's house, everyone will care about you. Mom has decided to quit her job and go home to take care of her granddaughter."
Ruan Qingling smiled slightly and asked, "Is that what Mom is planning?"
"Yes, she said that she can't take care of her family while she's at work, and Yaya is so big now, she wants to spend more time with her."
Ruan Qingling disagreed, and it seemed she needed to find a time to talk to her mother-in-law.
When they arrived at the Song family home, Lin Yufang had already returned.
Ya Ya was also brought over.
Upon seeing Ruan Qingling, she immediately ran over.
Wearing too many layers is like rolling a landmine on the ground.
"Mom, you're here..."
Ruan Qingling nodded and wanted to pick up Ya Ya, but Song Jie stopped her: "Let me hold Ya Ya."
Ya Ya is dressed too warmly now. Ruan Qingling is pregnant, so holding Ya Ya at this time might be very stressful.
Ya Ya wanted her mother to hold her and struggled against Song Jie.
Lin Yufang quickly said, "Mommy has a younger brother and sister in her belly. She can't be Yaya's mommy now. Once the younger brother and sister are born, she can hold Yaya."
Ya Ya looked puzzled: "Why can't Mom hug me anymore if she has a younger brother or sister?"
Ruan Qingling smiled at Ya Ya and said, "It's not because Mommy is pregnant that I can't hold Ya Ya, but because the weather is cold now and we're all wearing a lot of clothes. Now that Ya Ya is heavier, Mommy can't hold her anymore."
How can you tell a child that you can't hold her because you're pregnant? She'll think that since her mother has a younger brother, her sister doesn't want her anymore.
This is a false signal and can cause psychological panic in children.
Sure enough, Ya Ya understood immediately and nodded obediently: "Then I don't want Mommy to carry me anymore, I'll walk by myself."
Lin Yufang praised Yaya for being well-behaved.
There was still no news of Song Shiting until New Year's Eve.
Tonight, Ruan Qingling is spending the Lunar New Year at the Song family's house with Ya Ya.
She stayed at the Song family's house for about ten days, and Lin Yufang was very considerate to her, doing everything she was supposed to do for her. She was very grateful.
But no matter how much her family treated her well, it couldn't compare to her longing for Song Shiting.
She didn't know why her longing for him had grown so intense. Song Shiting had been missing for more than two months, but there was still no news of him.
As Song Jie walked out, she saw Ruan Qingling looking up at the silent sky.
Song Jie asked, "Sister-in-law, are you outside?"
Ruan Qingling glanced back at her and nodded slightly.
In order to prevent Ruan Qingling and Ya Ya from feeling too lonely here, Song Jie did not go back to her husband's family home for the New Year, which caused a conflict between Du Lin and her.
She didn't care; in his opinion, a family that didn't respect him was worse than no family at all.
"Come inside, it's too cold outside. Ya Ya is getting her New Year's money, and she's so happy about it."
Ruan Qingling nodded.
Just as she was about to turn around, Ruan Huaizhu and the others came over.
Ruan Qingling not spending the Lunar New Year at home was also a great regret for them.
After all, Ruan Qingling had never spent a New Year at home or had a reunion dinner with her family. Originally, Song Ji planned to let Ruan Qingling go back this time.
However, the Song family wanted Ruan Qingling to spend the New Year here.
Moreover, this was Ruan Qingling's first time having a family reunion dinner at her husband's family home, so both sides attached great importance to it.
In the end, Ruan Qingling stayed at the Song family's house. She wasn't in the mood to offer suggestions, otherwise she would have suggested that both families go out to eat together.
But without Song Shiting, I wasn't in a good mood, and the festive atmosphere didn't seem so strong.
While families were reunited, the two of them were enduring the pain of separation.
They didn't even know when they would meet again.
Ruan Huaiguo came over and immediately started looking for Ya Ya: "Where is Ya Ya? Your uncle is here."
Ya Ya immediately jumped out and happily ran into Ruan Huaiguo's arms.
The little girl had two pigtails sticking straight up and wore a floral cotton-padded jacket; she looked exactly like a happy, roly-poly toy.
Ruan Huaiguo picked her up and asked, "You haven't seen your uncle for a few days. Did you miss him?"
"Yes," Ya Ya answered obediently.
Ruan Huaiguo was overjoyed and laughed heartily.
Sisters Ruan Huaizhu and Ruan Huaixiu also came forward, each wanting to hold Yaya.
Ya Ya has lived at home for so long, and they are really not used to her suddenly coming here.
The one who is least used to it is my elderly mother.
Even without any children around, he kept calling out for Yaya.
He would subconsciously look for Ya Ya.
Ruan Huaizhu reached out and said, "Come here, let Auntie give you a hug. Auntie hasn't hugged you in a long time. Have you grown any taller?"
Ya Ya giggled, her face full of joy.
The difference is immediately apparent.
Ya Ya was indeed happier at the Ruan family's house.
Ruan Huaizhu said to Ruan Qingling, "Mom and Dad were supposed to come, but something came up at home, so they couldn't make it. The red envelopes they gave me are here."
One is for Ruan Qingling, and the other is for Ya Ya.
She handed the red envelope to Ya Ya: "This is from Grandma and Grandpa. Are you going to visit them tomorrow, Ya Ya?"
Ya Ya was overjoyed and immediately nodded, saying she wanted it.
His gaze was also fixed on Ruan Qingling.
Ruan Qingling nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to Grandma's house to wish her a Happy New Year tomorrow."
Song Ling pursed her lips. She didn't go back either, feeling that they had really done their best for this sister-in-law.
But it seems that my sister-in-law still wants to go back to her parents' home!
She didn't want to explain why she didn't want to go back to her husband's family home. She was unhappy there and didn't like it, so she simply decided not to go back.
Taking advantage of the many things that happened in my family this year, I made up an excuse to stay.
Although Ruan Qingling had no conflicts with her husband's family, she was naturally closer to the Ruan family, probably because people's feelings are divided into those who came first and those who came last.
Song Jie immediately said, "Yes, we'll go to wish Grandma and Grandpa a Happy New Year tomorrow, and Auntie will go with you."
Song Ling got excited too: "That's right, Auntie will go with you too, she'll go with you."
With them by her side, Ruan Qingling and her daughter wouldn't want to leave and not come back.
How could Ruan Huaixiu not understand what the sisters meant? They were afraid that their younger sister and daughter wouldn't come back after returning to their parents' home.
Go with them, and they'll bring them back eventually.
Ruan Huaixiu smiled slightly and said, "You two aunts are so kind. They want to come along too. Grandma said she hasn't seen Yaya for many days, so she gave Yaya a new quilt. New Year, new look. I wish Yaya a speedy growth."
"Yaya has to go back and stay for two days, otherwise Grandma's efforts will be in vain."
Ruan Huaizhu grabbed Ruan Qingling's hand and said with a smile, "Yes, I haven't slept with my second sister for many days. I want to sleep with my second sister."
Lin Yufang didn't necessarily want to fight for this daughter-in-law. It wouldn't be good to offend all the Ruan siblings. She said, "Yaya has adapted a little bit here. We need to help her adapt to this place more in the future. Children adapt quickly, but they also forget quickly."
Song Jie, who was standing nearby, had just said, "That's right, don't leave for too long, otherwise all your hard work during this time will be wasted."
Seeing that they seemed afraid she would snatch the child, Ruan Huaixiu smiled without saying a word and held Yaya in her arms.
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It's almost Chinese New Year, but in this remote mountain village, there's not much of a festive atmosphere. The only thing you can see is a red New Year picture pasted on the fence.
However, the place was very quiet, so quiet that it seemed uninhabited, yet there was indeed a person lying inside the room…
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