Another silence fell, so quiet that even Su's father looked up at his son.
"Alright, it's not a big deal. Your sister is married and has children, isn't that normal? If you don't get married, we won't be able to hold our grandchildren. Are you saying we can't even hold our grandchildren?"
Mr. Su felt his leg under the table being kicked, and seeing his wife winking at him, he finally spoke.
"No, Mom, I have to go to Beijing to check." Su Lin thought about what his mother had said. What if the Li family bullied his younger sister when she first arrived in Beijing?
He knew his sister's personality; she was a bully at home, or to put it nicely, naive, or to put it bluntly, stupid.
When she was suddenly assigned to go to the countryside, her family was extremely worried about her, but her maternal grandfather dared not do anything about it.
He thought it would be good to go to the countryside, so that he wouldn't be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives if he stayed in Shanghai. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and as long as he has money and tickets, he can hide there for a few years and live a leisurely life.
Unexpectedly, he was tricked into going to the countryside by his cousin, who always seemed so honest, but his sister didn't say anything.
Later, he was even tricked into getting married. As for his mother's claim that his younger sister had now realized the truth and was very smart, he didn't believe it at all.
In his mother's mind, his sister was perfect in every way, and she immediately thought this was unreliable.
Not to mention that she has now gone to Beijing and visited the Li family.
He was even more worried. What kind of simple people would live in a family like that? She was unfamiliar with the place and people; wouldn't she be devoured by someone?
"I know you're anxious, but we should wait for your sister's call first. How can you just rush over like this?"
Guo Xuqing also wanted to go and see, but she knew that her daughter had just gone to the Li family. If they hurriedly followed, wouldn't that be a clear indication that they didn't trust the Li family?
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been the most difficult. Take her for example. Her family is worlds apart from the Su family, but let's not even talk about her mother-in-law.
Her daughter-in-law's problems extend beyond mother-in-law/daughter-in-law issues; there's also the issue of her real and fake sons, even though the old marshal said he was severing ties.
But after raising them for so many years, I wouldn't bear to part with even a puppy or kitten, let alone a person.
She felt there was going to be a lot of trouble ahead, and that Nannan and Baichuan would definitely have a hard time being caught in the middle.
"Alright, I'll call Nannan in a bit and ask her." Su's father, who had been quite calm, started to feel uncertain after hearing their few words.
"Okay, let's call and ask first, we'll go right now." Su Lin saw that her parents had almost finished eating, so she pulled them out.
Looking at her energetic son, Guo Xuqing wondered who he took after.
Instead of going to their workplace to make the call, the group went directly to the post office phone booth.
When the call connected, Suti was just about to leave for work.
"Hello, who are you looking for?" The Li family's nanny answered the phone and quickly called out to Su Ti after realizing who was on the other end.
"Mom?" Suti felt that they were really on the same wavelength. She was just about to call her mother during her lunch break.
Aside from calling my mother to let her know I arrived safely, I haven't called her since.
There's an old lady named Kang at home who's always watching her, and a whole host of other things waiting for her.
There are many things that are inconvenient to say over the phone, and she would prefer to make the call from a phone booth.
"Nannan, are you alright? Your brother is back." Guo Xuqing looked at her son, who was standing to the side eager to speak, and gave her daughter a heads-up first.
Suti was taken aback by her mother's words. She realized that she hadn't told her brother about her marriage yet.
Her brother's temper... and thinking about how she died in her past life, her brother almost went crazy when he received the news.
Later, he retired from the army and stayed with his parents, working hard to earn money to support their two children.
In the end, she lost both of her children, and he was like someone who had lost all hope, depressed and lost until his death.
"Xiao Bao?" The sound of "Xiao Bao" brought tears to Su Ti's eyes, who was lost in memories.
Her parents and maternal grandfather always called her Nannan, but her older brother always called her Xiaobao.
Her mother has said it countless times, using all that "baby" stuff, which makes people want to find fault with him, but he just can't change it.
"Brother!" Su Ti tried to hold back, but her voice was hoarse and sounded like she was about to cry.
"Xiaobao, what's wrong? Did you feel wronged? Tell your brother, give him your address, and he'll go buy a train ticket to come see you in a bit."
Su Lin was already extremely worried, and hearing her sister's tearful voice made her even more anxious.
"Brother, I'm fine, don't worry. I just missed you. I haven't heard your voice in so long."
Suti heard the urgency in her brother's voice and quickly tried to comfort him.
"You still know? Didn't you know your brother's phone number? Why didn't you think of calling him?"
"All you do is send letters, and it's always the same few words. You heartless girl." Su Lin's lips curled up slightly when he heard his sister say she missed him.
“I was in the countryside back then, working every day. Even when I was off, I didn’t know if you were on a mission. It’s safer to write letters.”
Suti couldn't tell him that she didn't know how to bring up marriage with him, because she knew he would get anxious if she did.
How could he afford to be distracted on the battlefield? Suti and her mother had been keeping it a secret, but by now her mother must have confessed everything.
"You're all so kind, don't you even care about me anymore? You didn't even tell me about such a big thing as your wedding. If I hadn't come back this time, how long were you planning to keep it from me?"
Sure enough, before Suti could say anything, she heard her brother's furious voice.
“Brother, how can I keep it from you? I was planning to tell you properly after everything was resolved.”
“Your mom, dad, and I are all very worried about you while you're in the army. I know you'll be anxious if I tell you. If something happens to you because of me, I'll be heartbroken for the rest of my life!”
Suti and her mother were perfectly in sync; they both thought of the same thing.
"Surely you can find out when I'm resting and not on missions? Even if you can't, what about Grandpa?"
Su Lin couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Although his maternal grandfather said he wouldn't offer any help, he was always keeping an eye on him.
"Brother, Grandpa is so busy. The family is working so hard right now, he doesn't have time to take care of you." Su Ti would never admit that.
"Alright, tell me how things are going in Beijing? Have you been wronged? Are the Li family members easy to get along with?"
"I'm planning to visit you in the next couple of days. Is it convenient for you there?" Su Lin didn't argue with her anymore; he'd settle things properly once he saw her.
He took all the vacation days he had taken in the past few years when he came back this time. He originally planned to spend the Spring Festival with his parents at home and also take some time to visit his sister.
Who knew his sister had moved? Luckily, he didn't go directly to the countryside. He hadn't sent anything there for the past month, intending to bring it with him.
Otherwise, there wouldn't even be anyone to receive it, and thinking about this made him even angrier.
They all knew, but they kept it from him!
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