"Look at her attitude!"
As the footsteps on the stairs faded away, Old Mrs. Chen said something rather irritating.
Yuan Ying comforted her, "My second sister-in-law isn't feeling well, Mom, don't make yourself upset."
"Yes, Mom, if you get angry, the other person will be happy. Don't get angry, your sister-in-law, Lanlan, and I are here with you. It's no big deal if one person is missing."
Li Jumei also offered words of advice.
Song Lan, being the younger generation, didn't interrupt, but she could easily figure out why Zhang Hua wanted to leave the living room.
It's nothing more than awkwardness.
The awkwardness of not fitting in prompted the other person to use physical discomfort as an excuse to "escape" the living room.
With comfort from her sisters-in-law Yuan Ying and Li Jumei, Old Mrs. Chen quickly regained her cheerful mood, and the three of them continued their conversation.
"Second Brother."
Song Lan quietly sat down next to Song Qinghui and Chen Dongxu. She called out to Song Qinghui, greeted Chen Dongxu, and then turned her gaze back to Song Qinghui, asking:
"Second brother, you must be having a tough time in the army, right?"
"It's tough, of course, but I love the military, so that little bit of hardship is nothing."
Song Qinghui grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth, and said, "Little sister, the things I learned from you are extremely useful, and the medicine you send me every time has saved my life and the lives of my comrades more than once during my many missions."
Second brother, thank you! My comrades have also asked me to thank you on their behalf more than once.
Little sister, in the hearts of my comrades, you are their great benefactor!
“In every letter you wrote back to me, there was a thank you, Second Brother. Go back and tell your comrades that they don’t need to be so polite with me.”
Most of those medicines were made from herbs she grew in her spatial storage, so there were no costs involved. Besides, without those soldiers carrying heavy burdens, how could ordinary people like them live such peaceful lives?
Song Lan genuinely felt that the medicine she sent was of no use to Song Qinghui's comrades.
"Sister Lanlan, could you teach me some martial arts too?"
Chen Dongxu looked at Song Lan with unusual fervor.
“Teaching you is no problem, but the problem is that I will have to go back to the machine factory soon after the New Year, and you work in Beijing, so you probably won’t have time to come and learn from me.”
Song Lan spoke softly, and upon hearing this, Chen Dongxu's mood instantly plummeted.
"If you're really interested in learning, make the most of the time before Lanlan leaves Beijing and have her teach you."
Song Qinghui patted Chen Dongxu on the shoulder and gave him an idea.
“That’s right, then I’ll start learning from Lanlan tomorrow.”
Chen Dongxu grinned from ear to ear.
"Can."
Song Lan had no objection.
"Little sister, why didn't you bring Da Bao and Er Bao to this side of the compound?"
Song Qinghui suddenly asked about his two nephews.
Upon hearing this, Song Lan smiled and said, "They were asleep when I left, and besides, it was dark and cold outside, and they are too young, so I left the two boys at home."
"I have to go back to my unit tomorrow morning."
Song Qinghui's tone was full of regret.
"When the weather gets warmer, I'll take Da Bao and Er Bao to a photo studio to take pictures, and then I'll send you the photos, Second Brother."
"You said it yourself."
"Yes, I said I would never forget it."
"Then I'll wait for your photos."
"Sister Lanlan, I also want photos of Dabao and Erbao."
"Okay, I'll send you one too."
Song Lan responded.
Chen Dongxu was very happy. He said to Song Qinghui, "Brother Qinghui, I'm not bragging, but our two little nephews are not only smart and clever, but also incredibly handsome. And that's not even the most important thing..."
They're like brothers-in-law sharing the same face, except the brother-in-law is a larger version and our little nephew is a smaller version.
“Lanlan and her brother-in-law are both good-looking, so Dabao and Erbao are naturally not going to be bad-looking either.”
Song Qinghui had complete confidence in his two nephews' looks, and at the same time, he was equally confident in their intelligence. He simply said:
"Lanlan's brain is exceptional, and her brother-in-law seems to be quite intelligent as well. As their children, Da Bao and Er Bao have inherited their parents' good genes, so they're sure to be exceptionally bright!"
That's right!
Chen Dongxu nodded in agreement.
Song Lan blushed: "Second brother, you shouldn't praise your nephew like that."
She's a mother, and she felt embarrassed listening to that.
"I'm telling the truth, not just bragging."
Song Qinghui looked completely at ease.
Chen Dongxu nodded in agreement: "That's right, what Brother Qinghui said is the absolute truth!"
Song Lan laughed out loud: "Whatever you want, but don't praise the kids like that in public. Otherwise, if they do something stupid later, won't they be laughed at by others? That's not good for their development!"
Upon hearing this, Song Qinghui and Chen Dongxu remained silent for a moment, then nodded in unison: "We'll listen to you."
But they believed that their two nephews, Da Bao and Er Bao, would never do anything stupid.
Wise people think things through before they speak or act, and they won't speak without thinking or act rashly.
As time passed, Song Sanhe and Chen Changqing disappeared from the living room.
Second-floor study.
"That's how it is. Although I can't be sure, the first time I saw my third sister-in-law, I was overwhelmed by a sense of familiarity."
After thinking it over and over last night, Song Sanhe felt it was necessary to discuss it with Chen Changqing.
"Second Brother, do you mean that the woman was holding two swaddled babies at the time?"
Chen Changqing confirmed.
"Um."
Song Sanhe nodded, then said, "Third brother, if you ever find out anything, remember to let me know in advance."
And then... if it were Lanlan... Anyway, for your second sister-in-law's sake, I hope Lanlan is just a child of the second wife.
Perhaps I'm being a little selfish, but I just want to make your second sister-in-law happy.
With a pleading look in his eyes, Song Sanhe stared intently at Chen Changqing.
After a long silence, Chen Changqing finally spoke: "Okay!"
Zhang Hua!
Chen Changqing murmured his wife's name in his heart, never expecting that what she had told him years ago contained a lie.
— Zhao Su clearly didn't produce the product at the rural relative's house she mentioned, yet she deliberately deceived him. What was she planning?
He was deceived from the very beginning, and there are probably many other hidden things involved.
"Let's go down."
Song Sanhe stood up.
"Second brother, you go downstairs first. I'll sit here for a while and then come down."
Chen Changqing was emotionally unstable at the moment. He was worried that if he went to the living room on the first floor with Song Sanhe, Old Master Chen and Old Madam Chen would notice something was wrong.
Therefore, he needs to calm down upstairs before returning to the first floor.
Song Sanhe left.
He opened the study door and then casually closed it again.
Chen Changqing's face turned cold and stern almost instantly. He wanted to rush up to Zhang Hua and question him about what happened back then.
But he knew very well that without evidence, it was almost impossible to get Zhang Hua to admit what he had done!
With his thoughts in disarray, Chen Changqing suspected that the so-called last wish, that of his second wife Zhao Su, might also be a lie, or rather... fabricated by Zhang Hua.
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