"Yes, I know, Mom, don't worry." Sheng Xiping lowered his head and quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
In his past life, he disappointed his mother. Now that he has a second chance, he will definitely listen to his mother and live a good life.
As they were talking, the two little girls, Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei, came skipping in from outside.
As soon as she entered the door, Sheng Yunfang exclaimed, "Mom, Big Brother, look! This is the candy that Sister Qinglan gave us."
The little girl proudly held out her hand to her brother and mother, showing them the candy in her hand.
Two or three rectangular candies, shaped like small pillows and wrapped in colorful candy wrappers, lay quietly in the little girl's hand.
"I have one too, Sister Zhou gave me one too. Mom, here's one for you."
Sheng Yunfei also showed the candy in her hand to her mother, and even took one, unwrapped it, and tried to put it in her mother's mouth.
"Oh dear, Mom won't eat it. My teeth have been hurting lately, so I can't eat any candy. Give it to your older brothers instead."
Probably all mothers in the world are the same; they are reluctant to eat the good food themselves and want to save it for their children, and they have to find an excuse to fool their children.
Before Sheng Yunfei could say anything, Sheng Xitai, that kid, jumped out of the east room.
"Fourth sister, fifth sister, do you have any candy? Give me a piece." They say a cat with long ears is absolutely right.
"Our parents haven't eaten yet, how dare you?"
Sheng Yunfang glared at Lao Liu. This kid has no other tricks up his sleeve than eating.
"Alright, alright, Mom doesn't want to eat. Give Mom's piece to your brother."
A mother always dotes on her youngest child, so she quickly handed the piece of candy to her daughter and gave it to her youngest son.
Sheng Xitai took the candy, ignoring the murderous glares from his two older sisters, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.
The Sheng sisters, Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei, were so angry that they puffed out their cheeks and stomped their feet.
Sheng Xiping was amused by his younger siblings' antics, so he reached out and patted his two younger sisters on the head.
"I'm all grown up now and I don't eat candy anymore, so you two can have it."
"Whenever I have the chance to go to Songjiang River, I'll definitely buy you guys some delicious candy."
In those days, sugar wasn't easy to buy; you needed sugar coupons.
Ordinary families would save their sugar coupons after receiving them, intending to use them to buy sugar during the Lunar New Year or for family celebrations.
Of course, it's not impossible to buy them; if you have money, you can exchange them for sugar coupons on the black market.
"Alright, you guys go inside and play for a while, then pack up and go to bed."
I'll stay here and watch the pot; I'll come inside after it's been simmering for a while.
Zhang Shuzhen added some water to the pot and waved for the children to go back inside.
With so many people in the outer room, the lights have to be on, which wastes a lot of electricity.
Sheng Xiping led his younger siblings into the east room, and Sheng Yunfang gave her father a piece of candy.
Sheng Liancheng, a grown man, couldn't possibly ask his daughter for candy. So he made up an excuse, saying that he had a toothache from a fever and couldn't eat candy.
"That's strange, why do both Dad and Mom have toothaches? They were fine at dinner tonight."
With a candy in his mouth, Sheng Xitai mumbled something indistinctly.
“Our parents are just reluctant to eat it, you silly little thing.” Sheng Yunfang rolled her eyes.
Their younger brother has eight hundred schemes, seven hundred and ninety-nine of which are devoted to gluttony.
Sheng Liancheng sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), watching his children bicker with a smile.
Men only realize the importance of loving their children when they get older, and Sheng Liancheng was no exception.
When I was young, I was busy with work and often stayed on duty in the mountains for months at a time. When I finally got home, I didn't know how to properly care for my children.
Now that he's older and also serves as the manager of a small repair shop, he no longer needs to live in the mountains. He just looks at his family and finds it all very precious.
After the children laughed and played for a while and finished their candy, Zhang Shuzhen urged them to go to sleep.
Life in the forest area was simple and unpretentious, without many frills. At that time, not to mention television, even radios were rare.
Besides, the entire forest farm loses power at 9 PM. What good is a radio anyway? It's better to go to bed early.
Sheng Xiping led his younger siblings to wash up and go to bed.
Zhang Shuzhen watched the pot in the kitchen, putting in all sorts of seasonings and simmering it over low heat.
Then I rummaged through the cupboard and found the mushrooms that I had dried last autumn, and soaked them in water.
These days, there aren't many storage options, so mushrooms are easily susceptible to insects if they're stored past the hottest part of summer.
Zhang Shuzhen glanced at what was left in the bag and decided to soak it all at once.
Only glowing embers remained in the stove pit. Zhang Shuzhen didn't add any more firewood to the pot; she just covered it and let it simmer over a low flame.
In the evening, Sheng Xiping led his three younger brothers to sleep in the west room. The younger ones had no worries and fell asleep almost as soon as they lay down.
But Sheng Xi lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Having just been reborn during the day, I've been busy and have no time to think about many things.
Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) at this moment, various memories of past and present lives are churning in my mind, how can I possibly fall asleep?
Sheng Xiping couldn't help but think that he must have been reborn after death. He died drunk on his 60th birthday. That's quite a bizarre way to die.
He's dead, what will his family do?
My father passed away a few years ago, so I'm spared a lot of heartbreak.
As for his younger siblings, they all have their own families and children.
Even if I am saddened by my brother's passing, it will probably only last for ten days or half a month. After that, I will only feel sad for a while when I think about it.
The dead can live without worrying or caring about anything, but the living still have to go on living their lives.
No one can remain immersed in sadness forever. Even parents and children cannot, let alone siblings.
Especially since the Sheng brothers are all that age, it's the stage when the sons need to get married, start a career, and have children. Which family doesn't have all sorts of troubles?
Life is already full of fragments and worries, how much energy can one have to think about a deceased brother?
Sheng Xiping guessed that the only one who was truly heartbroken and saddened by his death was probably his son.
Despite having a child late in life, Sheng Xiping doesn't spoil his child much.
Moreover, his son was smart and sensible from a young age, very independent, and his studies went without saying; he was admitted to a prestigious university.
Sheng Xiping got drunk at his own birthday banquet, mainly because he was too proud and carried away.
Looking back on his life, apart from the eleven years he spent inside and the first few years after his release when he was struggling, the rest of the time he was living a life of glory and success.
At that time, he owned his own factory and company, with assets exceeding ten million yuan, and properties in the provincial capital and city.
His wife is young and beautiful, and his son is filial, sensible, and promising; he was admitted to Fudan University, a very good university.
Before his rebirth, Sheng Xiping was undoubtedly a successful and accomplished winner in life.
At the birthday banquet, relatives and friends would offer each other praise and toasts.
Sheng Xiping was overjoyed by everyone's praise, becoming so smug that he ended up drinking too much.
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