When the most beautiful music in the world is over, when the most fun thing in the world is done, the woman goes to sleep and lets the people around her clean up the mess.
When Song Qi was around, she always slept soundly and fell asleep quickly.
Although she had gradually gotten used to the occasional days when he was away, it wasn't like she slept better when he was around.
The next morning, the warm sunlight illuminated the woman who was still lying in bed.
Although the man in the bed was no longer there, and the neat military uniform was also gone, it did not affect her mood. There was a water cup on the bedside with a note on it, "Official business, back at noon."
The water was still warm, it seemed that Song Qi had been gone for not long.
Since Song Qi was not at home, she decided to visit her grandmother in the afternoon. She got up and went downstairs and found that Chen Chun and Song Zhiguo were not there. Only Song Xin was reading the newspaper downstairs.
"Song Xin, are you home alone?"
Song Xin nodded, "My parents, grandpa, and aunt went to the hospital. My eldest brother didn't come this morning, and my second brother went out on business. He left with Jiangcheng Ye Lin half an hour ago."
"Why didn't Auntie come back for dinner last night? I don't even know what time she came back."
Song Xin looked at Ling Ju and rolled his eyes. "Second sister-in-law, you don't know that my aunt didn't come back because of Ye Lin."
Ling Ju's gossipy mind immediately popped up, "Why?"
Song Xin came closer to her and said, "Ye Lin had a crush on Auntie, and he probably feared embarrassment."
"What?" Ling Ju was shocked. If she remembered correctly, her aunt was 43, Qian Yue was already 12, and Ye Lin had a crush on Song Zhiwei? Wasn't that a generation gap?
Ye Lin and Ye Qin are from the same generation as Song Wei, Song Qi and Song Xin.
"I heard from grandma that my aunt was actually in the army out in the field at that time and had only met Ye Lin a few times. The two of them were introduced to each other by their superiors in the army. As a result, after chatting and getting to know each other, they found out that they were old friends from Kyoto. They kept in touch for a while, but then my aunt was transferred to Shanghai and stopped contacting them. Maybe my aunt was afraid of embarrassment, so she came back last night after Ye Lin left. You must have been asleep in your room at that time."
So that's how it is. In those days, the interactions weren't even romantic, probably just a few words. And Ye Lin had a crush on her, but he probably wasn't even an adult at the time.
I didn’t expect that the Ye family has such a deep connection with the Song family.
But she felt that Song Zhiwei and Ye Lin were really not a good match.
At least their appearance and age don't match, but Qian Jing is different. He and Song Zhiwei have complementary personalities and are of similar age. Qian Yue is even more adorable. At the age of 12, you can tell that he is a handsome guy with outstanding looks, and he does well in his studies.
"I still like our uncle. He's good-tempered, handsome, and rich," Ling Ju sighed. A man who possesses two of the three qualities of tall, handsome, and rich is considered very powerful. Qian Jing possesses all three.
"I still remember when my uncle came to ask for marriage. I was only seven or eight years old. I remember that he brought several large boxes from Shanghai. When he opened the boxes, they were full of gold and antiques. You have no idea how scared my grandmother was at that time. Although the boxes looked very shabby and low-key, my grandparents were so scared that they couldn't sleep for several days. Later, it was my mother who dealt with it.
You know we're rich, but I've never seen anyone offer so much gold to a courtesan. And back then, everyone else was poor, so even though we were rich, we didn't dare flaunt it. We all kept our heads down and lived our lives in seclusion.
Those two boxes of stuff were buried in our backyard for more than ten years before we dared to take them out."
Ling Ju couldn't close her mouth in surprise this time. "In the 1960s, offering a large sum of money to propose marriage... That's too extravagant! It doesn't suit my uncle's image at all!"
Song Xin chuckled, "Hehe, Mom said that my uncle was pursuing my aunt, but my aunt didn't want to. She thought my uncle was soft-hearted and not masculine enough, so she deliberately made things difficult for him, saying that she would date him if he gave her a box of gold.
In the end, my uncle gave me gold and an antique. My second uncle asked a friend to research the antique and found it to be priceless.
As a result, my uncle found two broken boxes and brought them over.
Not only did he send it to me, he even asked my aunt if it was enough, and if not, he had more gold. My aunt was dumbfounded at the time."
Ling Ju imagined that scene. Oh my god, if it were her, she would be very excited.
"Did your aunt agree to it later?"
"Yes, I agreed. The main reason was that my uncle was so determined and would not give up until he married my aunt. At that time, my grandfather was very pessimistic about my uncle, thinking that he was just a young rich boy. Later, it was my grandmother who made the decision and let my aunt and my uncle get married.
I didn't expect that my uncle really loves my aunt. After so many years of marriage, he treats my aunt the same as when they first got married. My uncle really gives my aunt 200% of his sincerity and practical actions. Whatever my aunt says goes at home.
When Qian Yue was born, my uncle wanted my cousin to take the same surname as my aunt, Song. My grandfather said that the Qian family didn't have any children yet, so he should take the Qian family surname. Later, my aunt also said so, so Qian Yue took my uncle's surname.
Ling Ju had never imagined that Qian Jing and Song Zhiwei had a love story worth discussing after dinner. Furthermore, letting a son take his mother's surname was practically impossible in this day and age, and Qian Jing had actually taken the initiative to request it. It was truly shocking.
Ling Ju now finally understood why she felt that Qian Jing was a gentle and upright gentleman the first time she met him, and she also understood why her aunt was willing to marry her uncle.
If grandma is the one making the decision, at least my aunt has to agree.
"And Ye Lin came to our house for dinner, probably because Auntie was trying to avoid suspicion, right?"
"Yes, Auntie actually loves Uncle-in-law very much. Although Auntie doesn't say much, we can all see it. Uncle-in-law went back to Shanghai first. Auntie has been eating less recently. She sits in the living room every night waiting for Uncle-in-law by the phone."
This couple really cares about each other.
She was really envious of them for being so close after more than ten years of marriage. She wondered what it would be like for her and Song Qi to be married for more than ten years.
Will they get tired of each other?
But she secretly thought that it wouldn't happen.
After chatting with Song Xin for a long time, I felt my stomach was empty. "Oh, I haven't had breakfast yet. I was just busy talking to you."
Song Xin quickly stood up and said, "Look at my memory. I'll go get you breakfast. Mom made it this morning and left. Before my second brother left, he told me to wait for you to wake up and tell you to eat."
Song Xin ran to the kitchen and quickly took out two buns and a bowl of seaweed egg drop soup.
Ling Ju took a bite of the bun and unexpectedly found it to be filled with tofu!
She glanced at Song Xin and was very surprised. "Did mom make this? It's stuffed with tofu!"
Song Xin chuckled, "Yes, Mom made the dough before going to bed last night, and made these this morning. I told her you like tofu-filled ones, so I made them right away."
Ling Ju flirted with Song Xin, "My lovely sister-in-law is so nice! I'll take you out to buy snacks later!"
"Let's go out for lunch together when my second brother comes back. I'm craving mutton hotpot. Don't worry about the hospital. Mom and Dad have brought some food over. Let's go see grandma after dinner."
"good."
Ling Ju looked at the time and it was already ten o'clock. Song Qi should be back soon.
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