The little girl nodded her head; she looked a little shy.
The chirping of insects echoed from the grass in the corner outside the window. Inside the room, Song Lan sat upright at her desk, listening attentively to Qin Yanzheng's dictation, earnestly helping him write a letter to Qin's father.
After writing about one and a half pages of letter, and still not hearing Qin Yanzheng speak again, Song Lan turned to look at him and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Yanzheng pondered for a moment and said, "Tell Dad to take care of himself and that I'll visit him when I have time!" After a slight pause, Qin Yanzheng asked, "Dad doesn't know about my situation, does he?"
After writing down the additional information Qin Yanzheng had provided, Song Lan put down her pen, folded the letter, and stuffed it into a kraft paper envelope. Then she got up, walked to Qin Yanzheng's bedside, and said softly, "I didn't tell Dad."
Without much thought, Qin Yanzheng said, "You did the right thing!"
“I was worried that Dad wouldn’t be able to handle the news of you, so I didn’t mention you in front of him. However, Dad did ask if you had come home, and I told him you were busy with work and hadn’t contacted the family.”
At this point, Song Lan suddenly remembered something, and her lips twitched, unsure whether she should say it.
"Is there anything else you want to say to me?"
Qin Yanzheng noticed that Song Lan was acting strangely, and after not hearing her speak for a while, he couldn't help but ask her a question.
"Wait a moment, I'll be right back."
How could she have forgotten the letters she had sent?
There was no one in the kitchen, so Song Lan went straight to find Qin Boyan.
Hearing the knock, Qin Boyan opened the door and saw Song Lan standing outside. He couldn't help but look surprised and asked, "Sister-in-law, is there something you need?"
"In the letter I sent you when I visited you at the forest farm last time, did you mention your older brother's situation at the time?"
Song Lan got straight to the point.
"No."
Qin Boyan shook his head and said, "I was afraid that Dad would get sick from worry, so I didn't mention my eldest brother in the letter."
"Okay, I understand."
Song Lan breathed a sigh of relief, but soon she brought it up again, asking Qin Boyan, "Do you think your second sister will mention your eldest brother in her letter?" Before Qin Boyan could answer, Song Lan turned to find Qin Yaxin, "Never mind, I'll go ask my second sister now."
"Sister-in-law..."
Qin Yaxin opened the door and looked up to see Song Lan, her eyes showing confusion.
"I have something to ask you."
Song Lan spoke up, and upon hearing this, Qin Yaxin nodded: "Sister-in-law, you can ask."
"Did you mention your older brother's situation in the letter you wrote to Dad last time? I want to hear the truth!"
Seeing Song Lan's serious expression, Qin Yaxin was taken aback at first, then her face turned pale. She knew she had done something stupid, but she quickly regained her composure and said:
“Sister-in-law, don’t worry. I did mention in the letter that my brother was seriously injured and unconscious, but I also mentioned that you could cure him. It’s true, sister-in-law, I’m not lying to you. I really did write it very clearly in the letter that you could cure my brother.”
"Second sister, I'll believe you for now, but I still hope that in your future letters to Dad, you won't mention anything unpleasant. You need to know that Dad works very hard logging in the forest."
If we're just trying to vent our emotions and cause Dad psychological distress, do you think that's a good thing? What if Dad gets mentally unstable and has an accident while logging because of this? What should we do then?
Hearing Song Lan say this, Qin Yaxin's eyes were filled with self-reproach. She said, "I know I was wrong, sister-in-law. Don't worry, I will remember what you just said and won't write any more nonsense in the letter."
Since her second brother, Song Qinghui, hadn't come looking for her, Song Lan figured nothing must have happened at the forest farm, and her tense nerves finally relaxed.
"Okay, you can go ahead with your work."
After saying this, Song Lan left.
As for not going to find the two kids, Song Lan felt that with Qin Yaxin's letter, it didn't matter what the two kids wrote or drew in the letter.
Once Qin's father finishes reading Qin Yaxin's letter, he will inevitably be anxious about his eldest son's condition. However, he will also hold onto hope, and right now he will be waiting and hoping for her to appear so that he can confirm whether she can cure Qin Yanzheng.
"Qin Yanzheng".
Walking to the man's bedside, Song Lan called out to him, saying, "Dad should already know about your condition, but he also knows that I can cure you."
Qin Yanzheng's heart tightened at first, but as Song Lan finished speaking, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is it related to my second sister?"
"You're very perceptive!"
Song Lan praised, saying, "It is indeed related to Second Sister. Last time I visited Dad, I helped Second Sister and the others deliver a letter to him. Second Sister mentioned your situation in her letter. Fortunately, she didn't forget to mention in her letter that I could cure you, otherwise..."
Are you sure your second sister mentioned that you could cure me?
Qin Yanzheng asked.
"Don't worry, if my second sister hadn't mentioned it, Dad might have really done something if he found out about your situation. After I got to the forest farm, I met a Comrade Cui, and I asked him for help when we were chatting."
If my father encounters anything at the forest farm that requires him to contact the family, he will arrange for someone to go down the mountain to Shisong Village to relay the message to my family, and then my family will come to the machinery factory to inform me.
As of today, none of my parents or my second brother have come to see me, which undoubtedly indicates that Dad is doing well at the forest farm.
"Thank you! You've thought of everything for Dad!"
Qin Yanzheng's tone was unusually sincere.
"We're family, so let's not stand on ceremony. Besides, after I married you, my parents treated me like their own child."
Song Lan wasn't just making things up, because in the original owner's memories, Qin's parents had indeed treated her very well, regarding their newlywed daughter-in-law as their own daughter, and had never said a harsh word to her.
Based on this, Song Lan felt that since she was now the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qin family, she should repay the original owner's karma.
Besides, the original owner had entrusted her with the care of the Qin family to ensure their safety and prosperity for the rest of their lives, and she had made a promise, so naturally she had to keep her word.
Therefore, when dealing with things that happen to family members, no matter who it is, she has to consider everything as thoroughly as possible to avoid any mishaps.
The next day.
Before dawn, Song Lan and Qin Boyan had a simple breakfast at home and then set off for Shisong Village.
This time, Song Lan still carried several large and small bags, well, to be precise, four.
Two bags were hanging on the handlebars. Qin Boyan rode the bike, while Song Lan sat on the back, carrying two bags in her hands.
The bag contained not only various nutritional supplements, but also many daily necessities and other items.
It should be noted that, in order to bring more useful items to Qin's father, Song Lan made a special trip during the week to the daily necessities store run by the factory.
"Sister-in-law!"
"Um?"
"I noticed you also stuffed a hammer, a lot of small nails, and plastic wrap into that gray canvas travel bag. I wonder what you're going to do with it?"
"I'm fixing the window for Dad. It's getting colder and colder, so I thought I'd also seal the window with plastic sheeting to prevent Dad and Uncle Fu from catching a cold at night because the wind is too strong."
"Uncle Fu?"
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