The yard looked old, with a house made of yellow adobe and some cracked walls, but the yard was very clean, with some broken tiles on the ground and many flowers and plants planted around it. The sounds of chickens and ducks could be heard, but there was no sight of duck or chicken droppings, which showed that the owner of the yard was also an extremely clean person.
Just as the two sisters sat down, a man walked out of the side room. Lin Qin was startled again, "It's you!"
Su Shengning was stunned for a moment, then nodded politely at Lin Qin, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Do you know each other?" Su Yonghuai was even more surprised than Lin Qin.
Lin Qin paused and told Su Shengning about her encounter with him on the bus.
Su Yonghuai laughed, "So that's how it is. This is my son, Su Shengning, and this is Lin Qin, my former student. It's fate that you meet."
Su Shengning followed and sat down, his posture straight, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Su Yonghuai was so busy reminiscing about the past with Lin Qin that he didn't notice.
After Su Yonghuai went to the kitchen, Su Shengning looked at Lin Qin pleadingly and lowered her voice and said, "Sister, can you please not tell anyone about Jin Jing?"
"Who is Jin Jing?" Lin Qin was puzzled.
Su Shengning blushed and seemed unable to speak. After a while, he said, "It's the girl who didn't want to get in the car with me."
Lin Qin understood and made an "OK" gesture.
Su Yonghuai came over with tea. Lin Qin was afraid that he would get suspicious, so she asked hurriedly, "Teacher Su, I thought you lived in the city, but I didn't expect you to be from Pingxi Town."
Su Yonghuai sighed, "This is my hometown. Since I went to work in the city, I have only been back a few times a year. My mother mainly lives here.
Originally, I wanted to take the old lady to the city, but she couldn't get used to the life there. Plus, there was no one she could talk to in the city, so she insisted on coming back after staying there for a while.
Luckily, my two older brothers are in town, so there is someone to take care of her. Her health has been getting worse over the past two years, so I come back to spend time with her during the winter and summer vacations."
Lin Qin understood and praised: "Teacher Su is not only a good teacher, but also a good son. Your character is worth learning from."
"No, no! Don't flatter me!" Su Yonghuai smiled bitterly and waved his hands, turning his head to look at the room where his old mother lived. His eyes gradually turned red and his voice became much lower. "To be honest, my mother probably won't be able to hold on for much longer, so I called Sheng Ning back from the army. She loves Sheng Ning the most and wants to see her grandson get married. Originally, it was agreed that Sheng Ning would bring his girlfriend back for her to take a look, but I didn't expect that the girl couldn't come because of something unexpected."
Su Shengning couldn't bear to see Su Yonghuai disappointed and sad, so he pursed his lips tightly and whispered hoarsely after a while: "Dad, actually I brought Jin Jing back, but she started to get mad when we got to the city, and she didn't want to get on the bus with me. She looked down on our poor and remote place, so I decided that when I return to the army, I will tell my superiors that I don't want to date her anymore."
Originally, he wanted to keep this matter secret, but now there was an insider, Lin Qin, present, and he was too embarrassed to continue hiding it from Su Yonghuai.
Su Yonghuai's eyes widened in shock. When he came to his senses, he went to find a stick without saying anything and hit Su Shengning with anger, "You bastard! Can you joke about dating? That girl is from a big city and has never suffered since she was a child. It's understandable that she can't adapt to the environment here.
Can't you explain it to them clearly? Is it reasonable to break up over such a small matter? "
Su Shengning stood there stubbornly, allowing Su Yonghuai to beat him with a stick.
Lin Qin and her sister were both horrified when they heard this.
Lin Qin hurriedly advised, "Teacher Su, let's talk it out. Sheng Ning can't be blamed for this. In fact, I was there when they had a conflict. To be honest, I frowned when I saw the girl's attitude at that time. Sheng Ning tried to persuade and coax her, and it's not his fault that he didn't keep her."
Su Yonghuai looked at this and that suspiciously, "Really?"
Su Shengning lowered his head and said nothing.
Lin Qin immediately pointed to the sky and swore, "Teacher Su, you know what kind of person I am. I'm not going to say how upright I am, but I have never done anything like deceiving you! Come on, I'll tell you in detail what happened at that time, maybe you can understand Sheng Ning's actions."
So Lin Qin told everything that happened at the bus station.
Su Yonghuai's brows were furrowed so much that he almost crushed a fly to death. He was puzzled. "That's impossible! Although I have never seen Jin Jing, I know that girl has always liked our Sheng Ning. I heard that she has liked him for several years. It was at the end of last year when Sheng Ning's leader came to Anshi and we met. The leader took the initiative to bring up this matter.
I was worrying about this boy's future, but it was like a dream come true. I called Sheng Ning and asked him to try to have sex with the girl.
This kid called me before and kept saying that they were getting along well. Jin Jing called him "uncle" very sweetly. She sounded like a considerate and good girl."
Su Yonghuai kept saying good things about Jin Jing, trying to convince himself that there was some misunderstanding here, but when he saw the serious expressions of Lin Qin and Su Shengning, he suddenly stopped talking and his expression gradually fell.
Su Shengning felt distressed and said, "Dad! If it weren't for grandma, I wouldn't have thought of bringing her back to see you so soon. If she came back with me this time, I would file a report and marry her when I get back."
She was the one who disliked me first, and she was also the one who didn't want to meet my elders, which meant that she didn't really want to live with me. So why should I bother with her? Fortunately, we didn't date for long, and at most we just held hands, which didn't count as taking advantage of her.
If we make things clear later, it won't affect her getting married."
Su Yonghuai just thought his son was naive and shook his head silently, "It's easy for you to say that. That girl is also a relative of your leader. If you break up, how can you continue to stay in the army in the future?"
Su Shengning curled his lips indifferently, "Now is a peaceful era, the country is vigorously developing the economy, there is no war, and it has become difficult to make meritorious deeds. If I continue to stay in the army, my chances of promotion are slim, and this is probably the end of my life. It is better to come back and get a job. At least I can take care of you and my mother, and accompany grandma."
He had this idea a long time ago, but Su Yonghuai disagreed. Besides, there was no major change that forced him to leave, so he continued to stay.
If I break up with Jin Jing, I have to leave even if I don't want to.
Su Yonghuai still felt it was a pity and kept sighing.
The Lin Qin sisters looked at each other. They would not express any opinions at this time.
Su Yonghuai was unhappy about Su Shengning's matter, so Lin Qin found an excuse to take Lin Ying away.
Before leaving, Lin Ying pointed to the dilapidated and abandoned yard next to the Su family and said, "I bought this yard, and when the house is repaired, we will be neighbors."
The Su family father and son nodded with a smile and watched Lin Qin and her sister leave. (End of this chapter)
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