Chapter 92: Heartbeat
"That's what you think." Song Xi tilted his head to look at her, pushed the bowl that was placed too close to the table, and then said, "Zhao Zhao asked me to ask for your opinion."
Before she could finish her words, Yuan Xiangniang hurriedly said, "See you!"
"Arrange a meeting between the two!"
Song Xi choked, "Don't be impatient, listen to me first, you don't even know who the other person is."
"You are Xiangxiang's aunt. The fact that you can propose... means that the young man is not bad. I believe you." Yuan Xiangniang's eyes showed trust.
"..." Song Xiwei had nothing to say.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Xiangxiang's marriage is still up to you."
Apart from the matters concerning Lin Heling and Lin Zhao, she was too lazy to care about other matters.
Yuan Xiangniang understood the implication of her younger sister's words and did not force her. She urged, "Tell me about the young man's situation."
Song Xiwei didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, explaining the man's situation in just a few words.
Of course, it was Zhao Zhao who told her the basic situation in a relatively general way.
Yuan Xiangniang's face changed from smiling to frowning, depending on what Song Xiwei said.
After listening to it, she sighed with a hint of pity: "The conditions are good, but... why are there problems with his legs and feet?"
Song Xi raised her eyelids slightly and gave him a slightly sharp look.
She said bluntly: "If he didn't have a problem with his legs and feet, he would have been a good young man in the city, with a job and a house, and he would have been fought over a long time ago, and Xiangxiang would have no chance."
"That's true. I was overthinking it." Yuan Xiangniang smiled awkwardly.
She didn't dislike him, she just felt sorry for him.
"I still say the same thing, let the two of them meet."
Song Xiwei said, "It's ok to meet her. Tell Xiangxiang about this first and ask her opinion. If she is not happy at all, forget it. We can't make it difficult for Zhaozhao. She still has to get along with her colleagues."
She was worried that Xiangxiang had just been broken up and had no interest in going on a blind date.
Marriage should be a happy thing, not just for the sake of getting married.
"I know. I'll go ask her right now." Yuan Xiangniang couldn't sit still when she thought about the gossip of the villagers. She said something to Song Xiwei and turned to look for her daughter.
At this moment, a low cough was heard from inside the room, as if someone was covering his mouth with a cloth, but still letting out a few hoarse breaths.
Song Xiwei stood up suddenly and rushed into the inner room in two steps.
"Why are you coughing again? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" she asked with concern.
Lin Heling suppressed the cough that was about to hit his throat, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for disturbing you."
"Why are you talking about this?" Song Xiwei didn't like hearing him say such polite things. She casually opened the lid of the enamel pot, took off the cork of the thermos, poured hot water into the cup, and walked towards the bed with the cup, "Drink some water."
Lin Heling smiled gently, took the enamel pot, drank a sip of water, and the discomfort in his chest eased a little.
His body had suffered a lot when he was young. He couldn't stand the cold or the heat, the hunger or the fullness, so even if he took good care of himself, problems would occur every now and then.
Song Xiwei took him to see many doctors, and they all said that this was a disease of affluence and that he needed to be well treated.
If it weren't for my wife taking care of me all these years, the grass on my grave would have been several feet high!
"I'll take the wild ginseng that Cheng Huai sent me and ask the doctor how to use it. The weather is getting cold soon, so we should take some rest in advance." Song Xiwei sat down on the edge of the bed with a smile on her face, but her brows were slightly frowned, filled with worry.
Every winter is hard for Lin Heling.
"Okay." Lin Heling responded gently, "Thank you for your hard work."
Song Xiwei's face was filled with disapproval, "What do you mean by hard work! If you worry so much about life, you won't be able to get through it."
She took the enamel pot from Lin Heling's hand, put it in the cabinet, held Lin Heling's hand, felt the man's hand was a little cold, his face was tense, and he clasped his hands together and rubbed them several times.
His hands were long and well-proportioned, with distinct joints but not bony, and after being rubbed vigorously, they looked slightly pink.
"I was the one who brought you home. I know everything about you. You have never been a burden to me." Song Xiwei tried to comfort her man.
On the surface, she contributed the most in this family, but in reality, He Ling also did his best to treat her well——
Teach her to read and write.
Knowing that she was not good at sewing, he taught her himself. All the clothes she and he wore were made by him, even the bedding.
She couldn't eat anything during her pregnancy, so the man tried every means to get her to eat one more bite. He knew that she would feel better if she ate sour plums, so he went to learn how to do it.
When she gave birth to her first child, the baby was too big and she almost couldn't deliver it. He gave her the life-saving medicine that he had hidden away and was reluctant to take.
He raised the children in the family, and he also educated them. He also helped his son find a wife and Zhao Zhao got married...
There are so many things, it is impossible to count them all.
This family must have Song Xiwei, but Lin Heling is also indispensable.
After hearing his wife's words, Lin Heling seemed to be confused as to why she felt that she was the one who snatched him back, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
There was a helpless smile in his eyes, and he said softly: "I followed you willingly, you didn't snatch me back."
"Hmm?" This is different from what Song Xiwei thought.
"If I don't want to, I would rather die with honor." Lin Heling said with a smile.
Before he met Xi Wei, his world was a dark wasteland that had been burned by a fire. There was no growth on the land, and the moonlight seemed to be shrouded in smoke when it shone in. She was the only passionate flower that broke through the ground and bloomed in his barren land.
How could he not want to go to her?
Song Xiwei's heart was shocked and she looked up at him, "Really?"
"What else?" Lin Heling asked back with a smile, but the expression on his face could not be more serious.
He sighed softly, "What a failure I am. We have been together for more than 30 years, but I have never let you see my true feelings. What a failure."
They had known each other for less than 20 years and had gone through the most difficult war years. The old system was broken down and the new system was rebuilt. Their children were married and they even had grandchildren, but they didn't expect that there would still be such a misunderstanding.
Lin Heling smiled helplessly.
"What do you mean by failure? I never thought about it..." Song Xiwei always felt that Lin Heling was forced to come by her.
The image of her first meeting with Lin Heling is still clear to her. Such a handsome young man, even if he is covered in dirt, cannot hide his outstanding temperament, which makes people unforgettable.
Because she was very strong and had some martial arts skills, she had been lawless since she was young. It was rare that she would take a fancy to someone, so after saving him, she would carry the person away without thinking.
Lin Heling had a delicate mind and saw through his wife's thoughts at a glance. He smiled and said, "Do you know how I felt when I first met you?"
They never talked about this topic. Song Xiwei felt that their beginning was not decent. She avoided it at first, but later she felt that living in the present was the most important thing, so she deliberately avoided it.
Now.
The two of them have spent most of their lives together and there is nothing they can't talk about.
"What is it?" She was really curious.
"I was thinking at the time, where did this female general come from? She's so cool and I was a little envious..." Lin Heling leaned back to relieve the cough that was about to reach his throat.
"Envy?" Song Xi was slightly stunned, "You envy me?!" She was very surprised.
"Why should I be envious? Before I met you, I didn't even know how to read. I was like a wild monkey running around in the mountains..."
Lin Heling shook his head in disapproval, his voice as clear as yesterday. He smiled and looked at his wife with extremely gentle eyes, "No, you don't know how dazzling you are."
Dazzling?
Song Xiwei knew what this word meant, but she had never associated herself with this word.
"The vigorous vitality in you, the contagious smile, and your self-confidence that seems like nothing can defeat you are all very dazzling." Lin Heling said seriously.
What he didn't say was that when he witnessed her beating up the three bandits who were burning, killing, looting and smashing things, a ray of light appeared in his dark world.
Every step she took towards him was fueled by him.
Song Xiwei felt happy and light-hearted, and looked several years younger.
He said uncomfortably, "I'm old, what's the point of talking about being dazzling?"
Lin Heling still disagreed, "In my heart, you haven't changed at all."
In his eyes, his wife will always be that fiery red girl who makes his heart beat faster the first time he sees her.
Song Xi smiled, and the smile lines at the corners of her eyes were tinged with happiness.
If there were someone there, they would be able to see that her smile at this moment was somewhat similar to Lin Heling's.
When lovers are together for a long time, their demeanor will inevitably become the same.
Lin Heling got out of bed, holding onto the edge of the bed. When he stood up, the lines of his shoulders and neck were slightly tense, like a slowly drawn bow, and his movements were a little slow. He had a low-grade fever last night and didn't sleep well, which made him feel a little weak.
"Why did you come down? Do you want to go to the bathroom?" Song Xiwei reached out to help him.
She was very strong, with bulging arm muscles, and could easily lift a man up. When they first got together, there would often be embarrassing incidents, like Lin Heling's feet suddenly leaving the ground, or her bending over to pick him up... Under the man's awkward and helpless persuasion, she learned to restrain herself.
This time he was just lending Lin Heling some strength, but didn't help him off the ground.
"It's uncomfortable lying down. The hand ointment is gone. I'll make you a new one." Lin Heling moved his body and when he felt comfortable, he walked out side by side with Song Xiwei.
He had suffered a head injury and had forgotten where his home was and who his relatives were, but he did not forget the knowledge he had learned. His mind was mixed and chaotic, but he gradually remembered some useful things.
Hand ointment is just one of them, there is also one for face.
He tinkered with it whenever he had time, and Song Xiwei supported him and helped him find materials. If it weren't for Lin Heling's various efforts, the couple would not be at least ten years younger than their peers.
"It's not too late to do it after you get better." Song Xiwei was worried about her husband's health.
Lin Heling stroked her fingers with his fingertips and smiled gently, "I know what I'm doing. If I can't hold on any longer, I'll stop."
Song Xiwei wanted to say something when she saw her elder sister.
Lin Heling nodded to Xiangxiang Niang, "Big sister."
"Hey." Xiangxiang's mother just came out of the backyard and saw her sister and brother-in-law holding hands and talking about something. There was no room for even a single person to squeeze in between them. She wanted to quietly go back to the backyard, but unexpectedly she was stopped by the two perceptive people.
oops.
My younger sister and her brother-in-law have a good relationship that has remained the same for decades. Her teeth are almost falling out from jealousy!
Song Xiwei calmly let go of Lin Heling's hand and asked, "Sister, have you finished asking Xiangxiang for her opinion?"
Lin Heling patted his wife's arm and went straight to the kitchen.
"Xibao..." Song Xiwei just called out her name, and Xibao interrupted her: "Grandma, I'll go help Grandpa!"
As he spoke, the cheerful figure disappeared into the kitchen, and a vibrant voice rang out, "Master, I'll help you light the fire!"
Outside the hospital.
Song Xiwei lay on a bamboo chair under the jujube tree, took out a palm-leaf fan from the side of the chair, fanned herself, and asked her elder sister, "What did Xiangxiang say?"
Xiangxiang's mother felt complicated suddenly when she saw her younger sister looking comfortable and relaxed.
Life is not the same no matter who you are with.
This thought flashed through her mind, and she came to her senses and said, "Xiangxiang said she wanted to see me."
"Does she know that the young man has bad legs and feet?" Song Xiwei asked the point directly.
"I know. Xiangxiang said she is willing." said Xiangxiang's mother.
At this time, Xibao came over with two bowls.
Xiangxiang's mother hurriedly got up to answer it.
The bowl contains soft and glutinous mung bean soup with a few lily bulbs floating in it.
"…My master asked me to deliver it."
After putting it down, she ran back to the kitchen.
"I made it early in the morning. Big sister wants to drink it too."
Xiangxiang's mother didn't hesitate. After taking a sip, she smiled and said, "It also contains sugar."
"The mung beans and sugar were sent by Zhaozhao. She said she was worried that her father and I would get heatstroke." Song Xi said with a smile.
"It's amazing that Zhaozhao thought of you when she had such good things. She is filial and has not let you down." Xiangxiang's mother said.
She knew how good her younger sister and brother-in-law were to their only daughter. She used to worry that Zhaozhao would be spoiled and become a heartless and ungrateful person, but now it seemed that things were not so bad.
Song Xi smiled but said nothing.
"Ding-ling-ling!" The sound of a bicycle bell rang outside the door.
Then came a clear male voice.
"Auntie!"
The two women in the yard looked at each other.
"What a coincidence. I just asked Yuncheng to help pass the message." Song Xi said with a smile, and then said to the kitchen: "Xi Bao, bring out another bowl of mung bean soup."
Xibao's energetic voice came out, "Hey! Got it!"
…
After twelve o'clock, the sun became more dazzling, and it bared its fangs and claws, as if it wanted to burn everything on the ground to a crisp.
Song Yunjin bought some soda and rode back to the supply and marketing cooperative, panting, his forehead covered with sweat.
Before reaching the supply and marketing cooperative, I saw Lin Zhao's figure around the corner.
She was wearing a wide-brimmed hat, standing in the shade, holding a small bamboo basket in her hand.
"sister!"
Lin Zhao looked up and saw that under the natural light, her exposed skin was dazzlingly white and bright.
"Sister, what are you doing outside? What if you get heatstroke?" Song Yunjin jumped off the bicycle, looking anxious.
What are you doing? He bought movie tickets and took out two pounds of meat from his storage ring, intending to let Yunjin take it back.
Lin Zhao stepped forward, stuffed the basket into his hands, snatched the bicycle, and said, "I got two pounds of meat. Take it back. You are so greedy that I don't even want to know you."
Her strength came from her mother, and with a gentle push, Song Yunjin was forced to move away from where she was.
The young man carefully lifted the cover and saw the delicious fresh meat. His pupils suddenly shrank and he said in a daze, "Sister, where did you get the meat?"
It’s still more than two kilograms!
"What do you care about me? Take the meat back. I'll come back when I'm about to get off work." Lin Zhao didn't know how to explain, so she had to send him away with an impatient look on her face.
Song Yunjin was used to his sister's erratic temper, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He hung the basket on the front of the car and said, "Sister, I don't want it. You can take it back to feed the four kids. My parents told me to understand you. If I accept anything from you again, they will beat me."
After he finished speaking, he tried to run away, but Lin Zhao grabbed him by the back of his clothes.
"..."
Song Yunjin's legs thrashed, but he couldn't move forward half a meter.
He turned around helplessly and said beggingly, "Sister, please let me go. It's embarrassing if someone sees us."
Lin Zhao let go of his hand, stuffed the basket into his arms again, and threatened: "If you dare to refuse again, I will beat you up right now!"
"Do you want your uncle and aunt to beat you, or do you want me to beat you? Think it over carefully."
Song Yunjin: He is not stupid, okay? Even if his parents beat him together, they can’t beat him as hard as his sister alone.
"Sister~!" Song Yunjin shouted aggrievedly.
His eyebrows drooped and the corners of his eyes drooped, making him look like a large dog that had been wronged by its owner.
"Don't act pitiful!" Lin Zhao patted the boy's head and said fearlessly: "Just say that I forced you to accept it. If you don't accept it, I will be angry. Your uncle and aunt won't beat you."
Song Yunjin's face lit up and he said, "Then I'll take it?"
Lin Zhao looked at him, said nothing, and pushed the cart away.
As they were walking, a few students appeared in front of them with eyes as sharp as hawks, scanning all suspicious people.
Lin Zhao felt that these people looked familiar.
Upon closer inspection, it was the man who had stopped her and Gu Chenghuai before, questioned them whether they were having an affair, ordered them to produce their marriage certificate, and was finally ordered to leave by Gu Chenghuai with a single word: Get out.
When Song Yunjin saw these people, his face changed slightly and he hurried forward, trying to stand in front of his sister.
However, those people just glanced at them lightly and then turned and left.
Damn, that evil star’s wife!
Run away.
"Huh?" Song Yunjin was confused.
"Strange." He lowered his voice very low, with something flickering in his eyes.
"Those guys are the most violent group in our school. They wanted to dig up the rat holes in the corners to see if there were any corrupt elements hiding inside. I didn't expect them to be so easy to talk to today."
Lin Zhao said, "Your brother-in-law and I met them on the road and were stopped by them."
"What happens after you stop her?" Song Yunjin asked curiously as he blocked the slanting sun for his sister.
"Your brother-in-law is a soldier who has seen blood. How could he be scared by a few little brats? He said 'get out', and those people just made way for us, and we left." Lin Zhao said with a smile.
When Song Yunjin imagined that scene, his whole body burned up, his breathing became heavier, and his dark eyes were like two small flames.
"Calm down." Lin Zhao pointed and gave him a slap on the head, mocking him, "Your brother-in-law is a soldier, he has experienced many storms and waves, he is not afraid of those foolish boys, if you dare to say get out, your legs will be broken."
Song Yunjin regained consciousness and smiled awkwardly.
"I know my own weight and I don't want to be stupid," he said.
"That's better. Go back quickly and put the meat away when you get home. Be careful not to let it get smelly. I still have to go to work, so I'll go in first." Lin Zhao left after saying this.
…
Later in the afternoon, Li Fen's husband came to the supply and marketing cooperative again, bringing the money for the 500 matchboxes and new materials.
Lin Zhao thanked him and accepted the money and materials.
I'll send the money and materials for making matchboxes over when Gu Chenghuai delivers the two stones in the evening.
I don’t know if the kid’s father has been to his eldest sister-in-law’s house?
Wei family.
Wei Xiangdong came back from the mountain and learned that the two stones had been taken away. He raised his eyebrows but said nothing. In his heart, his opinion of the third branch of the Gu family completely changed.
He leaned over and splashed water to wash his face. His sweaty coarse shirt stuck to his body, revealing the distinct lines of his muscles.
"Sister-in-law is here today." Gu Chan said suddenly.
Wei Xiangdong raised his head sharply, "What is she doing here? Did she bully you?"
"She wanted to hit me, luckily Cheng Huai came to see me..." He helped me vent my anger.
Before he could finish the second half of the sentence, the man wiped his face, shook off the water in his hands, strode out of the door, and rushed towards the Wei family's old house.
As soon as he entered the door, he picked up the carrying pole leaning against the wall and smashed it against the door of the Wei family's main house, causing dust to fall from the window frames.
Sawdust flying.
Wei Xiangdong's voice was filled with anger, "Come out here!"
Mrs. Wei didn't dare to breathe and huddled in the corner of the room pretending to be dead.
"You, you, look at what you have done." Brother Wei looked annoyed and complained.
He didn't dare to go out because his wife was the one who caused the death. The second brother got so angry that he didn't care about his relatives or not. He just started beating the boy without caring whether he was his biological brother or not.
"Don't pretend to be dead. I know you are in the house. Get out of here quickly or I will tear down your house!" Wei Xiangdong said murderously.
Mrs. Wei cared about these rooms the most. Impulsively, she opened the door, blocked the way in front of the room, and said, "How dare you!"
Wei Xiangdong didn't bother to talk nonsense. He picked up the broom next to him and swung his arm. The broom flew accurately to her face.
First there was a "bang" and then a "click".
The broom made close contact with Mrs. Wei's face and then fell to the ground.
Mrs. Wei felt a burning pain on her face. She reached out her hand and saw bright red blood on her fingers.
She fell to the ground, raised her head and howled: "Ah, someone is hitting someone, Wei Xiangdong is hitting my sister-in-law——"
A few heads popped up on the earth walls on both sides. They were neighbors who were curious about what the Wei family was arguing about.
The old couple of the Wei family woke up from their sleep and ran out in a hurry.
"Xiangdong, what's going on?" Old Mrs. Wei glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law lying on the ground and didn't go to help her.
"Mom, ask her. She wanted to beat my wife when I was not around. Who else should I beat if not her?" Wei Xiangdong was very angry.
Old Master Wei didn't want to be laughed at by others, so he drove away the neighbors who were watching the fun on the left and right walls, and said, "If you have anything to say, just tell us two old people, why do you just do it right away..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wei Xiangdong, "Is it Dad who can control her, or Mom?"
The old couple of the Wei family: "..."
"I won't talk about the past. Now that we've separated, if she dares to come to my house again and cause trouble for Ah Chan, I'll beat her up."
Wei Xiangdong had just finished speaking when Gu Chan arrived late. She called out to her parents-in-law, but without looking at her sister-in-law who was crying and clamoring for compensation, she pulled the man away.
The couple left the Wei family.
Gu Chan vaguely heard the sensible mother-in-law scolding Mrs. Wei.
"Stop howling, you deserve it. You knew that Lao Er was the one who protected Ah Chan the most, but you still dared to cause trouble for her. You must be seriously ill!"
After scolding her eldest daughter-in-law, Old Lady Wei walked forward and banged on the door of the main room.
"Boss, are you dead in the room? Come out quickly and take care of your wife. You are already an adult, how can you be so useless! Your father and I are not bad people, how could we give birth to a good-for-nothing like you..."
Brother Wei’s face turned red.
He sat up suddenly, rushed out, grabbed his wife's wrist and pulled her back to the room.
Soon, crackling sounds were heard, and the couple started swearing at each other, and the swearing was very ugly.
Lin Zhao was not aware of these things for the time being.
Nearing three o'clock, she seemed to hear several familiar childish voices.
"My son is here." Lin Zhao looked towards the door.
The next moment.
Two identical little faces appeared.
The two little brothers were wearing new clothes and new sandals. Their hair had grown out and was fluffy. Their little faces were pink and white, and their eyes were clear and bright. They looked smart and cute.
Two pairs of eyes quickly looked around the counter, and when they focused on Lin Zhao's figure, they suddenly became bright and trotted in.
"Mom!" the eldest boy shouted happily.
When the child saw his mother working for the first time, he felt curious and proud, and his face flushed.
"Mom, are you getting off work soon?" Erzai leaned on the counter, stood on tiptoe, tilted his little head back, his eyes full of anticipation and excitement.
Lin Zhao raised her wrist to check the time; there were still two minutes left.
"Right away."
"Where's your dad?"
The eldest cub answered his mother's question in a serious tone: "Dad is at the door, and the third and fourth cubs are all at the door too."
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