Han Jingyuan glanced at the seal of the letter and realized that it had been opened and then sealed.
Sure enough, they have all seen it.
He looked at Su Ying, and Su Ying said seriously: "Why are you looking at me? I'm reading a letter."
The four little ones followed suit, "Look, read the letter."
Han Jingyuan wanted to laugh but held it back. He sighed inwardly, these four little ones, who were led by Su Ying, would be tricked into doing something.
He threw the letter into the stove and the flames immediately burned it.
Su Ying: "Why did you burn it?"
Han Jingyuan said, "There won't be anything good in the letter, don't read it."
Su Ying thought it was a good thing that she had seen it in advance, otherwise she would have been extremely curious.
It’s better to burn it and pretend that you haven’t seen it. Then when Ms. Ruan Mei’s 50th birthday comes, you can pretend that you didn’t know anything and you don’t even have to make a phone call or prepare any gifts.
Su Ying was very satisfied. "Xingxingcancan, why don't you two go and call Aunt Lanlan to come for dinner? Han Jingchen, the water is boiling, have you finished rolling the noodles?"
Han Jingchen was in a panic, "Eight people are eating tonight, can't you come and help?"
Su Ying was mixing the seasonings leisurely, "No, let's cook the next pot first, I'm hungry."
Han Jingchen was speechless. "I don't know whether you are supporting us or we are supporting you."
Su Ying taught him to respect teachers. "If it's not me, you can knead dough? Can you make sweet and sour spareribs? I am teaching you survival skills. I am your teacher. Respecting teachers is a basic virtue, okay?"
Han Jingchen didn't want to say anything more. If he continued, Second Aunt would just lecture him by saying something like "I'm your guardian, not your babysitter."
…
Old Ding still came over for dinner, ate two big bowls of food, and repeatedly praised Han Jingchen's cooking skills.
Han Jingchen didn't buy it. "You're just talking, so why don't you help me wash the dishes?"
Lao Ding is an honest man and is really going to wash the dishes.
Han Jingyuan slapped Han Jingchen on the back of his head, "Your politeness has gone to waste, have you ever seen anyone ask guests to wash the dishes after a meal?"
After Qiao Lanlan had been with Su Ying for some time, she really no longer considered herself an outsider.
She said, "We are not guests. There will be many more days when we share meals like this. Lao Ding, go wash the dishes. Su Ying and I will take the children out for a walk to help them digest their food."
Han Jingyuan: ...
Lao Ding: ...
The two grown men watched the two women take the children out of the house in a chic manner, and Han Jingyuan and Lao Ding looked at each other in surprise.
Old Ding said honestly, "I'll wash it."
Han Jingyuan refused and broke one of Su Ying's favorite plates during the argument.
…
When Su Ying came back, Han Jingyuan took the initiative to admit his mistake, saying that he accidentally broke her favorite plate while washing dishes, and he would buy her a new one to compensate her after a few days of vacation.
Su Ying felt a little sorry, but it was broken and it wasn't a big deal.
She said, "Then buy two. It doesn't matter if the patterns and colors are different, as long as they are the same this time."
Han Jingyuan was puzzled, "Why buy two?"
Su Ying smiled: "They are a couple, one is too lonely."
Han Jingyuan's heartbeat inexplicably quickened.
Seeing that Su Ying hadn't washed up yet, he asked, "The children have all washed up, so the bathroom is empty. Aren't you going to take a bath?"
Su Ying had been thinking about what happened during the day. Shen Meijing went to see Su Zhenyou's biological father, the man named Chen Wusheng, but he really didn't know that the child was his, so Shen Meijing didn't tell anyone.
But now that Su Ying knew about it, she was really depressed and didn’t know who to tell.
Can I tell Han Jingyuan?
But once he got involved in the Su family's affairs, he would be treated like a nobody.
Moreover, Su Ying had to have special abilities to see it. Currently, DNA testing can only be done abroad. If Shen Meijing does not admit it, no one can prove who the father of the child is.
She was really annoyed and needed to vent her frustration.
Su Ying told Han Jingyuan to go to bed first, and took the axe to the backyard to chop wood. "I'll chop the wood and then go take a shower. You go to bed first."
Han Jingyuan was a little dumbfounded. Why was he chopping wood so late at night? He said, "Let me do it."
Su Ying shook her head. "I can't sleep anyway. If I move around and sweat a little, maybe I can fall asleep."
Han Jingyuan had no choice but to give up.
Soon, the sound of chopping wood could be heard in the backyard. Han Jingchen was so startled that he couldn't fall asleep. He asked Gu Zhinan on the bed opposite him, "Is it your sister or my second uncle who is chopping wood?"
Gu Zhinan got up and took a look, then went back to the house and said, "It's my sister. She might have encountered something depressing."
Han Jingchen rolled his eyes, expressing his inner disdain, "Look at this family compound, how can anyone be more comfortable as a parent than your sister? If she is still depressed, then others should not live."
Gu Zhinan thought about it, but couldn't figure it out. "Maybe there are some troubles that we kids don't understand."
Han Jingchen suddenly shuddered. Last time he suspected that the two adults might have a marriage agreement. Why were they quarreling so soon?
He asked Gu Zhinan, "Do you think your sister and my second uncle are in love?"
Gu Zhinan thought that since her brother-in-law handed over his salary to her and did housework at home, and her sister never complained about him, this could be considered a loving relationship.
"It's considered love."
Han Jingchen always felt something was strange, "I always felt like they were roommates."
…
The next day, Lao Ding specifically looked for Han Jingyuan and asked what happened last night?
"You two are having a fight, right? A wife needs to be coaxed. It's useless for you to chop wood. You might as well save your energy and coax her."
Han Jingyuan was feeling depressed. "It's not me, it's my wife."
Old Ding was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that it was Su Ying who was chopping wood.
He spoke earnestly, as someone who had experienced it before. "No matter what, it's definitely your fault. You need to coax a wife. I picked a rose yesterday and gave it to Lanlan. She was so happy. You see, the roses behind the cafeteria are blooming beautifully. Bring one back tonight, and your wife will definitely be in a good mood."
Han Jingyuan imagined the scene of him walking through the military camp and the family compound with a rose in his hand, and he shuddered.
He is incapable of what others call romance.
"No, absolutely not."
Lao Ding looked helpless, "Then you deserve to be ignored by your wife."
In the evening, when Han Jingyuan was about to go home, he remembered Lao Ding's look of pity for him. After hesitating for a moment, he went to the cafeteria. Pang Zaiming was already getting ready to get off work.
Han Jingyuan asked him to borrow a shovel.
Pang Zaiming handed him a shovel and asked curiously, "What are you doing digging in the backyard of the kitchen so late at night?"
Han Jingyuan said: "The roses in the backyard are so lush. My two little girls like flowers, so I dug one up and planted it back home."
"Dig it! Hurry up and dig it! It's attracting too many attention. I want to chop it down."
Pang Zaiming also helped him dig.
Han Jingyuan wrapped the roots of the roses together with the soil in a snakeskin bag and carried it back home. Along the way, several family members asked him about it, and Han Jingyuan said that he dug it up and planted it in the yard, which did not cause the aunts to gossip.
After arriving home, he went to the kitchen to find a shovel and planted the rose in the corner near the kitchen.
Su Ying had already laid down, but when she smelled the scent of flowers, she got up, put on her shoes, and ran out to see that Han Jingyuan was planting flowers. The rose he had dug up had many buds, and petals were scattered all over the ground.
Su Ying was pleasantly surprised and said: "This rose is really beautiful."
Han Jingyuan smiled and said, "Old Ding was right, women all like beautiful flowers."
He looked at the fallen flowers all over the ground and said regretfully, "It's past the planting season. I don't know if they can survive."
"Of course I can." She would use her special powers to take care of the rose roots later.
After the flowers were planted, she urged Han Jingyuan to take a bath, and she secretly gave the rose some supernatural powers.
The next morning, even Han Jingyuan was stunned. The rose buds that he had planted last night not only did not wither, but also bloomed exceptionally beautifully.
Su Ying stood next to the rose, more beautiful than the flower, and said proudly, "I said it could survive."
The unusual blooming of flowers must be caused by something strange. This thought flashed through Han Jingyuan's mind.
…
Han Jingyuan returned to the camp and thought about it for the whole morning. At noon, during lunch time, he went to the Second Camp to find Su Congyan.
After being scolded by Su Ying that night, Su Congyan didn't have the courage to look for Han Jingyuan.
Seeing Han Jingyuan come to him on his own initiative, he was a little surprised, "Brother, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Han Jingyuan looked around and saw no one around, so he got straight to the point and asked, "Let me ask you, how did you know for sure that the child in Shen Meijing's belly was Brother Su's?"
Su Xun knew that he would never let his fiancée get pregnant before marriage.
He had doubts at the beginning, but Su Congyan insisted that it was his brother's child. In addition, the person involved, Shen Meijing, never expressed her opinion from beginning to end, so everyone accepted it.
Su Congyan was a little unhappy, "Brother, what do you mean?"
Han Jingyuan said seriously: "The driver from the logistics department reported to me that he sent the family members to the market yesterday, and Shen Meijing cried in front of her ex-boyfriend and was pulling him."
Su Congyan froze for a moment, then quickly said nonchalantly, "Meijing told me that his ex-girlfriend's family got some connections, so he was transferred to the countryside in South Island last year."
At that time, the whole country called on young people to go to the countryside. The Shen family used some tricks to assign Chen Wusheng and Shen Meijing to the northwest to open up wasteland.
It was freezing cold over there, and the environment was too harsh. The Shen family said that as long as Shen Meijing and her partner stayed in the northwest for five years without breaking up, they would agree to their marriage. Shen Meijing didn't even try, and chose to give up and followed her family's arrangements to get engaged to Su Xun.
But her ex-boyfriend Chen Wusheng did not give up.
He gritted his teeth and persevered in the Northwest for five years. Five years later, his family used their connections to transfer him to the South Island, where he has been for a year.
The two hadn't met each other in this year. Yesterday was the first time Shen Meijing went to see Chen Wusheng. After coming back, Shen Meijing told Su Congyan about it.
…
Su Congyan pretended to be relaxed and said, "We can still be friends after breaking up. It's the same with sister-in-law Su Ying and her ex-husband. I heard that my brother generously accepted the clothes that Gu Chengfeng bought for Jingchen and Xingxing. It doesn't seem to be a shameful thing for Meijing to meet her ex-boyfriend."
Han Jingyuan was so angry that he wanted to slap him.
He endured it, "Then tell me, what makes you conclude that Youyou is Brother Su's son? Don't fool me, give me some solid evidence."
Su Congyan was also angry. He kept questioning her. What was there to question?
He said, "Meijing was engaged to my brother at that time. If the child wasn't my brother's, whose would it be?"
"Did Shen Meijing confirm it personally?" Han Jingyuan asked.
Su Congyan defended his wife and said, "She is a cultured person, how can she say that if she is thin-skinned? But this kind of thing is set in stone, isn't there anything to question?"
"Brother, you are too harsh on women. You are like this to your ex-wife and Meijing. How about Suying? Why do you allow her to continue to have an affair with her ex-husband, but you suspect my wife and children?"
"Bang." Han Jingyuan kicked Su Congyan out.
This young man, based solely on his subjective conjecture, actually concluded that the child was Brother Su Xun's.
That's ridiculous.
Su Congyan was angry and got up to fight back.
Han Jingyuan frowned and shooed away several soldiers who came to mediate the fight, "Your deputy battalion commander wants to spar with me."
But everyone could see that it was Han Jingyuan who was unilaterally beating Su Congyan.
Soon the second battalion commander came over to mediate the fight and pulled Han Jingyuan apart.
Han Jingyuan went to the political commissar without saying a word to write a report and self-criticism.
The second battalion commander asked Su Congyan what was going on?
"Han Jingyuan is a steady man. What did you do to him? Why did you start a fight?"
Su Congyan was puzzled. "How would I know? Maybe their marriage is not harmonious and they are looking for trouble with me."
…
Su Ying had lunch here, lying on a bamboo chair under the eaves, eating watermelon chilled with spring water.
The two little ones sat on a small stool and picked the watermelon seeds off the watermelon. After they had picked all the seeds, they began to eat.
Cancan started eating from the edges, and Xingxing started eating the sweetest ones in the middle first.
The two boys had finished washing the clothes and were now washing the bed sheets. They could only eat watermelon after they were done.
Qiao Lanlan brought over a few bunches of washed grapes. Seeing Su Ying so leisurely and the two young men working without complaints, she was very envious and put the grapes in front of her.
"Ancestor, I'm tired of eating watermelon, try grapes."
Su Ying is welcome. The grape skin is still a little green, but it is very sweet.
She immediately threw away the watermelon and ate the grapes instead.
Qiao Lanlan looked at the harmonious reconstituted family and sighed: "I have never seen anyone take care of a child as easily as you do."
Su Ying knows that if she had four children aged two or three, she would not have the easy life she has now.
Gu Zhinan put the rubbed sheets into a smaller basin and pulled Han Jingchen to stop interrupting their conversation, "Let's go to the river to wash them."
Su Ying said: "Those who drowned were all good swimmers, you two should be careful."
Gu Zhinan agreed.
As Han Jingchen left, he said, "I will go learn how to swim tomorrow, and I promise I won't drown."
Qiao Lanlan felt disdainful in her heart, bah, an arrogant boy, he will grow up to be an arrogant man.
The grapes were a bit sour and Qiao Lanlan didn't like them, so she picked up the watermelon from the basin to eat and told Su Ying the news.
"A new neighbor will soon move into the empty house next to my house."
Su Ying asked, "Are there new family members coming?"
Qiao Lanlan smiled mysteriously, "If it's not a new family member, guess who it is?"
Su Ying asked her not to keep it a secret.
Qiao Lanlan said, "It's Deputy Battalion Commander Su who wants to move here."
Su Ying was surprised, "Why?"
Qiao Lanlan took a bite of the watermelon. The watermelon tempered with spring water tasted different.
She said, "Deputy Battalion Commander Su's mother-in-law came. The old lady was very strict about rules and said that Deputy Battalion Commander Su's rank was not enough to live in a big apartment in the East District, and asked him to move to the West District."
Su Ying: ...
"Didn't the old lady offend the other deputy battalion commanders?"
"Never mind her. I really don't want to be neighbors with Shen Meijing. She doesn't even look at me straight in the eye. We are all teachers, and I am a new high school teacher."
Speaking of school, Qiao Lanlan was worried about Han Jingchen and Gu Zhinan again.
School is about to start. The little girl selling eggs is called Tang Suicao. She is eleven years old and will be promoted to the first grade at the beginning of the school year.
Gu Zhinan and Han Jingchen were transfer students. They were in the first grade at the age of six. When the second year of junior high school started, they happened to be in the same school as Tang Suicao, who had just been promoted to junior high school.
It would be great to have a childhood sweetheart in this life.
Now both junior high school and high school are two-year programs, so Qiao Lanlan wanted to send the two teenagers to high school and separate them from Tang Suicao. When Tang Suicao was promoted to high school, the two teenagers would be able to take part in the college entrance examination which had just been resumed, a perfect staggered separation.
Qiao Lanlan suggested, "High schools in South Island have resumed classes this year. The school has a new principal, who has assigned a task to all teachers. They must visit the grassroots and persuade all school-age children, regardless of gender, to go to school. It's good to persuade as many as possible. It never hurts for children to study a few more years. Let your Gu Zhinan and Han Jingchen skip a grade and go to high school."
Su Ying was in favor of the two children skipping a grade and going to high school.
She stopped the boys who were about to go to the river to wash their quilts and asked them, "Are you willing to skip a grade?"
Gu Zhinan nodded repeatedly. His brother graduated from university at the age of 19. Although the university is suspended now, his elder brother said that it will not be suspended forever. Sooner or later, students will be able to enter universities through the college entrance examination instead of relying on recommendations.
Su Ying looked at Han Jingchen again, and Han Jingchen quickly shook his head, "Don't look at me, I don't want to."
He didn't study hard in junior high school, and if he skipped to the first year of high school, he would have to make up all the courses he took in the second year of junior high school.
He won't do it because he's exhausted.
…
Su Ying was persuading Han Jingchen when a new neighbor came to visit with specialties from his hometown.
The old lady looked to be in her fifties, and she exuded the intellectual beauty that had come from the years.
The gifts that the old lady brought looked very expensive. They were made in Jing City and were snacks that were not available on South Island. She said that she was Shen Meijing's mother and came to thank Su Ying for saving her grandson last time.
Su Ying declined quickly, saying, "Deputy Battalion Commander Su already thanked you last time."
Xie Huaixiang smiled and said, "He thanked you for saving his son, and I thank you for saving my grandson. There is no conflict."
Su Ying was speechless and had to accept it.
Xie Huaixiang added: "Meijing has been spoiled by me, but she didn't even come to thank me. I hope you can bear with me."
Having a loving mother means you have nothing to fear. No matter what you do, there will be someone willing to support you unconditionally.
Su Ying felt a little sour in her heart and admitted that she was jealous.
She said, "Shen Meijing and I have no relationship, why should I be so hard on her? I was born by my parents and raised by them, and I am also a treasure in other people's hands. I will not be bullied by anyone, and I don't want to be hard on her."
Xie Huaixiang didn't expect Su Ying to be so direct.
She reacted quickly, and didn't seem angry, but there was no smile on her face either.
Xie Huaixiang said: "Okay, I will definitely restrain Meijing and not cause trouble to the neighbors."
After seeing Xie Huaixiang off, Qiao Lanlan became anxious, "Do you know who Ms. Xie is?"
"Who do I care about her? We are all family members and we all live our own lives. How can I be afraid of her?"
Qiao Lanlan shook her head helplessly and said, "Ms. Xie is a university professor. This time she took the initiative to apply to be transferred to South Island to serve as the principal of a high school. Zhinan and Jingchen also want to take the entrance exam for the first year of high school. How could you offend Principal Xie?"
Su Ying: ...
It's no use reminding people now because of hindsight.
She regretted, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Qiao Lanlan wanted to say something, but she didn't have the chance to interrupt.
Su Ying was already trying to make amends. "Do you think it's too late for me to go over and apologize now?"
Qiao Lanlan shook her head helplessly, "Your apology is too deliberate. The entrance exam is the day after tomorrow. You can take the children to try first."
…
Su Ying didn't eat dinner at night. She took a shower and went back to her room.
Han Jingyuan was confused again and asked, "What happened today? Your second aunt was so worried that she didn't even eat."
Han Xinxing was indignant, "It's all because of my brother."
Han Jingchen was not convinced, "Why don't you say anything about Gu Zhinan? I don't want to go to high school, it's Gu Zhinan who wants to go."
Gu Zhinan, who was washing vegetables, looked up blankly. He didn't say anything, but was he to blame?
Xingxing looked down on him, "My little uncle is so smart, he will definitely have no problem taking the entrance exam, it's you, an idiot, who is holding him back."
Han Jingyuan became more and more confused as he listened, and asked Gu Zhinan, "Zhinan, what on earth is going on?"
Gu Zhinan told Su Zhenyou that his grandmother came to their house today.
"My sister didn't know that she was the newly transferred high school principal. She offended her, so she was so sad that she couldn't eat."
Han Jingyuan understood that he was worried about his child's schooling.
Han Jingchen made dumpling soup in the evening. After the meal was ready, Han Jingyuan brought a bowl of dumpling soup into the room and put it on the bedside table. The light was on in the room, and Su Ying was lying on the bed pretending to sleep.
Han Jingyuan laughed, "How did you offend Aunt Xie?"
Su Ying sighed, "She asked me to understand her daughter's ignorance. Her baby daughter has nothing to do with me, so why should I spoil her? I just said what was in my heart, and then we parted unhappily."
Han Jingyuan couldn't help laughing, "Aunt Xie was just being polite, she didn't really ask you to give in."
Su Ying stopped talking.
Han Jingyuan advised: "Zhi Nan and Jing Chen are still young, why are you so persistent in asking them to study in the first year of high school?"
Speaking of this, Su Ying was worried. She said that she saw a little girl selling eggs at the market. She was so delicate and beautiful, but her situation was pitiful.
"Han Jingchen has lost his mind in protecting her. I just don't want Han Jingchen to have the chance to grow up with her as childhood sweethearts."
Han Jingyuan interrupted her, "Wait, they are still young, isn't it too early for you to worry about them now?"
Su Ying told him to think about it carefully. "They were childhood sweethearts. Think about the stupid things Su Congyan did for Shen Meijing. Do you still think the problem is not serious? I am taking precautions. If I were not Han Jingchen's legal guardian, I would not care about this troublesome matter."
Han Jingyuan just beat Su Congyan up today, which must be a headache just thinking about it.
He said, "Why don't I go talk to Principal Xie about it. I was raised by her, so she shouldn't embarrass the kids."
Su Ying waved her hands repeatedly, "It would be more sincere if I went alone, so don't worry about it."
The next day, Su Ying cheered up and went to the school to find Ms. Xie. She had already made plans for the worst. If Ms. Xie wanted to make amends with words, she would definitely cooperate.
…
High schools in South Island have been suspended for several years. Classes resumed this year and preparations are being made before the start of school. With the efforts of the street and schools, many parents have agreed to enroll their children in school. Because of the suspension of classes, the age gap between these children is quite large.
Therefore, a baseline test is essential.
When Su Ying arrived at the school, Principal Xie was moving a two-meter-high bookcase. She was afraid that the big bookcase would hit the old man.
"Let me do it. I'm strong."
Su Ying ran over and lifted the bookcase easily.
Xie Huaixiang said politely, "Thank you."
"It's nothing. I just happened to come to the school to see the principal and wanted to lend a hand when I saw him."
After putting away the bookcase, Xie Huaixiang asked, "What does Xiao Su want to see me about?"
Su Ying said sincerely, "It's like this. I have two twelve-year-old boys at home. They are both very smart. I heard that the high school admission requirements have been relaxed this year, and those who have dropped out of school for several years can take the entrance exam. I want them to try."
Ms. Xie stopped what she was doing and said in surprise, "Jingchen is only twelve years old. Let's just let him go to the second grade of junior high school."
For a student of this grade, it is normal to be in the first grade of junior high school, but jumping to the first grade of senior high school seems very abnormal.
Su Ying said, "Actually, the two boys are quite smart, especially Zhinan, who has already taught himself high school courses during the summer vacation. Can you give them a chance to take the entrance exam?"
Xie Huaixiang shook her head. "You don't meet the requirements. They can be promoted to the first year of high school step by step after they are in the second year of junior high school."
Su Ying was not a pushover and said, "The school does not stipulate the age for entrance examinations, so you cannot deprive them of the opportunity to take the entrance examination."
Ms. Xie smiled and said, "They are not my biological children, why are you begging me so humbly? Have you developed a deep relationship with the two children of the Han family in less than a month?"
Su Ying spoke the truth: "It's only been a month, how can there be any feelings? They are not my children, but I am their guardian. Before they reach adulthood, I have the responsibility to steer their future."
Su Ying's honesty changed Ms. Xie's mind a little.
In the past two days, she had heard a lot of bad things about Su Ying, but she did not listen to them blindly. Instead, she quietly found several people to inquire about Su Ying's situation.
The daughter at home said that she was not familiar with Su Ying, but she also said that Su Ying gave her a bad first impression. When others said thank you, she did not respond, which was very impolite.
Although the son-in-law is a little stupid, he is definitely an upright person.
Even after being beaten by Han Jingyuan, the son-in-law still expressed his impression of Su Ying in a fair manner, saying that Su Ying was very capable and would not suffer any loss in her character. Ms. Xie had experienced this when she came to thank him.
Not to mention her cousin Xu Fenyue, who was described by Su Ying as the most vicious stepmother in the world.
It was said that Su Ying enslaved the children to do laundry and cooking, while she herself could only sit with her legs crossed and eat melon seeds while watching.
Director Qiao implied that Su Ying was very scheming and had snatched her niece's blind date.
Qiao Lanlan, who was the only one who passed the assessment and came to the school to become a teacher, praised Su Ying highly and became good friends with her.
…
Ms. Xie couldn't see through Su Ying and asked, "Then I don't understand it even more. There is no emotion at all. You can't make a firecracker like you humble yourself by relying on responsibility. What do you want?"
Su Yingqi said, "Isn't responsibility enough? You gave up your good retirement life and came all the way to South Island to engage in education. This is driven by responsibility, right? Don't tell me it's a hobby."
Ms. Xie hadn't been able to refute something for a long time, but she was rebutted twice in a row by Su Ying and couldn't find any words to refute.
She couldn't help laughing.
This girl is either stupid or has low emotional intelligence. If neither of those is true, then she is just so strong that she is fearless.
She smiled and said, "Okay, I can't argue with you. Tomorrow you bring your two children to take the entrance exam. If they pass, they can be admitted. If not, you can't ask me for help through the back door."
All Su Ying wants is a chance to enroll in school. She is not worried about Gu Zhinan. But Han Jingchen might fail the exam on purpose because of his rebelliousness. Su Ying plans to go back and give him a good beating.
Xie Huaixiang asked: "Do you often go to the pier to buy fish and shrimp?"
"Yes, I'm going now. I have a lot of children at home, and the fishermen at the dock don't need a ticket to buy fish and shrimp. Do you want to go and have a look?"
Xie Huaixiang really wanted to see the customs and culture of the island, and by the way, learn more about Han Jingyuan, the remarried young wife.
After all, when she came, Ms. Ruan asked her to help check her daughter-in-law's temperament.
Ms. Ruan wrote a handwritten letter to inform her son and daughter-in-law of their 50th birthday in early October. So far, neither she nor her son or daughter-in-law has called to express their condolences.
Xie Huaixiang wanted to find an opportunity to ask Su Ying if it was impolite to ignore the letters from elders.
…
Xie Huaixiang went to the teacher's dormitory to get the shopping basket.
Su Ying went to see it. It had one bedroom and one living room, with a kitchen and bathroom. This was definitely not the treatment a principal should have.
She was surprised and asked, "Why don't you live with your daughter and son-in-law?"
Xie Huaixiang smiled and said, "There is a generation gap between the two generations. I won't get involved with them."
Su Ying agreed, "I am now looking forward to the children growing up, then I will be free, but your position should not be limited to one room and one living room, right?"
Xie Huaixiang explained: "I live alone, so there's no point in having a big house. I might as well give it to a teacher in need."
Su Ying admired Ms. Xie's character very much.
The two went to the dock to buy fish and shrimp, and when they came back Xie Huaixiang felt that the time was about right.
She said, "I know Xiao Han's mother very well. She was ill before I came here, mainly because of a mental illness. She said she sent you a letter, hoping to ease the mother-son relationship through you. She has been waiting for your call but never got better."
Su Ying laughed in her heart that Ms. Ruan actually hired a lobbyist.
She admitted that Ms. Xie was noble, but she could not agree with some of Xie Huaixiang's views.
The two children are still waiting for entrance exams, so she can't force it this time.
She pretended to be surprised and said, "I received a letter from my mother-in-law. Before I had time to read it, Han Jingyuan burned it. He said there was nothing good in the letter and told me not to read it."
"Burned?" Xie Huaixiang thought that with Han Jingyuan's personality, he was indeed capable of doing that.
She did not explain to Su Ying the rift between Han Jingyuan and his mother, but only sighed, "Alas, I don't know when they will be able to reconcile."
Su Ying didn't respond. It would be better if there was no reconciliation. Then she wouldn't have to deal with her mother-in-law.
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When we returned to the family compound, the logistics department was helping Shen Meijing move to the house next to Qiao Lanlan's.
Han Jingchen brought Cancan to join in the fun and were playing with Su Zhenyou and Tang Suicao.
Gu Cancan saw Su Ying coming back from shopping and said happily, "Mom, Youyou is here to be our neighbor. Can we play together in the future?"
Su Ying smiled and said, "Sure."
The aura of little Youyou is pure translucent white. Very few people have such a pure aura. This child is very well-behaved and kind.
Su Ying herself saved Su Zhenyou, so she would not stop Cancan from playing with him.
However, the color of Tang Suicao's aura had a hint of red compared to last time, indicating that she was jealous at the moment.
Who is she jealous of? Is she jealous that Cancan has a happier family than hers?
Su Ying could only tell from the girl's complexion that she was slightly jealous at the moment, but she didn't know what she was jealous of.
"Hello, Auntie." The girl called timidly.
"Hello." Su Ying returned a friendly smile.
She didn't want Han Jingchen to have too much contact with this girl, so she shouted, "Han Jingchen, I've bought the food, go home and cook."
Han Jingchen ran to see Su Ying's basket and said in surprise, "There are lobsters today!"
Then the boy turned and looked at the little girl opposite him, the color of his body gradually changing into a flattering light pink.
Su Ying saw through this little brat and thought that he probably wanted to invite Tang Suicao to his house for lunch to show off that he could cook.
Su Ying grabbed him and said, "Aunt Lanlan is coming to learn how to make lobster fried rice at noon, so you can teach her. Goodbye Cancan and Youyou, we are going home for dinner."
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