Song Lili couldn't help but sigh, women are indeed more meticulous and pay attention to more details.
Li Zhiyuan was just happy that she came, but Zhao Qian's first thought was whether she had eaten or not. However, it was all out of concern for her, and she was very happy.
So, she happily replied, "I haven't eaten yet. I just came back from town and came straight here to find you."
"You child, how can you not eat? It's bad for your health, it'll make you old... Oh, Wu's girl is here? Come in quickly, come in quickly."
"Old Wu, Old Wu, come out quickly! Your daughter is here, come out now!" Zhao Qian shouted into the house.
"Oh, it's Xiaoying! You're here too?" Li Zhiyuan only noticed Wu Ying then; all his attention had been on Song Lili.
Wu Ying smiled and nodded, "Yes, Uncle, Aunt, I came to see you." As she spoke, her eyes reddened and her voice choked with emotion.
Li Zhiyuan and Zhao Qian seemed to feel the same way, and their eyes also welled up with tears.
Hearing Zhao Qian's shout, Wu Zhongge and Qian Xianming rushed out. They were both very happy to see Wu Ying.
Everyone else was happy—happy to see familiar faces, happy to see younger generations.
Besides being happy, Wu Zhongge also felt sadness; he wept with joy, tears streaming down his face.
After so long, I finally saw someone related to me by blood, letting him know that I am not alone.
Every time he saw his old friends beaming with joy after receiving letters from their younger relatives, he felt a pang of sadness.
Each time, it felt like a knife was slowly grinding against his heart; it wasn't a sharp pain, but it still hurt him from the bottom of his heart.
Now, he no longer feels different from them.
When Wu Ying saw Wu Zhongge, his face was also covered in tears. "Second Uncle," she said, and then burst into tears.
Song Lili was a little confused and didn't know what was going on.
But seeing everyone in the yard with tears on their faces, they roughly guessed what was going on and couldn't help but sigh, "Grandpa and Grandma, let's go inside and talk. It's not good for others to see us."
Wu Ying and the other elderly people did not come together, but if people find out that they are related, it will probably cause trouble.
Therefore, it's best to be cautious at this time, since the Red Guards have just left.
Reminded by Song Lili, Zhao Qian also woke up, quickly wiped away his tears, took a deep breath and said, "Lili is right, let's go inside quickly, what happened yesterday is still fresh in our minds."
At this moment, I feel that I can't let anyone else see this. Didn't you hear Luo Juan say yesterday that someone reported it?
This means that the oil splasher has been watching them all along, so they need to be careful.
The group, too overwhelmed with sadness to speak, quickly went inside and sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), finally having time to catch up.
After this interruption, everyone stopped crying and started talking about what had happened during the time they had been apart.
It was at this time that Song Lili learned that Wu Zhongge and Wu Ying were family, and that Wu Ying's father and Wu Zhongge were brothers.
When Wu Ying first came to Hongqi Village, she was also being targeted by her superiors, which is why she was sent here. However, at that time, Wu Zhongge was too busy to help.
So, for the entire year, the two had no idea where the other was or that they lived in the same village.
Wu Ying was nominally an expert who came to conduct research, so she usually didn't deliberately get close to the villagers and would avoid them.
As the situation became increasingly tense, Wu Ying became even more cautious, avoiding contact with the people of Hongqi Village whenever possible.
Therefore, he did not know that the elderly people who came to the village were his uncles. If he had not met Qian Liulin by chance, he would not have known at all.
That's why the later incident of coming to find Song Lili occurred.
It was at this moment that Song Lili learned that only the two of them were left in the Wu family; the others... were gone.
As for how it happened, Song Lili didn't dare to ask, nor did she want to.
After listening for a while, she decided to leave. "Grandpa and Grandma, I'm leaving now. You two keep chatting."
"However, when Expert Wu leaves, he should be careful not to let others see him, otherwise it might not be good."
Although Song Lili knew the elderly people were aware of the situation, she still gave them a final reminder.
Zhao Qian chuckled and patted Song Lili on the shoulder. "You silly child, why are you calling her Expert Wu? She's your Grandpa Wu's niece. From now on, you'll call her Auntie."
"No, please call her Auntie, it's not appropriate to call her Auntie." Wu Ying tried to stop her, but Song Lili could clearly see the eagerness in her eyes.
She had told Song Lili to call her "aunt" back then, but the child refused. Now, is it okay?
Song Lili nodded helplessly, "Okay, then I'll call you auntie from now on." She felt utterly helpless inside.
I never expected this. I was so firm in my refusal back then, but in the end, I still got what Wu Ying wanted. What was I struggling with back then? I should have just agreed from the beginning.
So, all I can say is that life is unpredictable; who could have imagined it would end like this?
"Grandpa, Grandma, Auntie, I'll be going now."
Now, everyone was all smiles, especially Wu Ying, whose happy expression couldn't be more obvious.
After leaving their house, Song Lili let out a sigh of relief. "So be it," she thought. "Whether she acknowledges it or not, as long as it's related to these elderly people, we'll eventually get involved."
So, let's just... compromise.
Song Lili doesn't need to worry about them; they are not simple-minded people, nor are they so naive and ignorant.
When Song Lili got home, she saw Song Fang waiting for her at the door. She walked over with a smile on her face and asked, "Fangfang, what are you doing here?"
"Sister, I'm waiting for you." Saying this, she took her sister's hand and walked home together.
"Is something the matter?" Otherwise, why would Fangfang wait here specifically?
"Sister, can I learn from Aunt Wu? I like being with her, and she teaches me knowledge." Song Fang looked at Song Lili very seriously.
Song Lili hesitated. It wasn't that she didn't want to agree, but the situation was unclear, and she didn't dare to take the risk.
Does Fangfang like her a lot?
"Yes, Aunt Wu is very gentle, like a mother. Sister, can I go with her?" Song Fang's eyes were full of longing.
Song Lili felt a pang of sadness. Was Fangfang missing her mother? This was the tragedy of children from single-parent families.
Seeing other people with healthy parents, while you can only look on with envy from afar, unable to have them yourself.
Song Lili had known this feeling since her previous life, because she had also envied her classmates who had harmonious and warm families.
She felt her eyes welling up, as if something was about to burst out.
She blinked quickly, pushing back what was trying to escape.
"Fangfang, can we wait a while? Not now." Song Lili hesitated for a moment, but finally refused with a heavy heart.
She couldn't take the risk, so she had to refuse.
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