Xu Guiying and Song Xinfu took a bus back to the city, and it was already past five o'clock when they got back to Heping Lane.
As you approach the Song family's house, you'll see a familiar figure peering furtively through the doorway.
Xu Guiying shouted angrily, "Song Jianmin, what are you doing?"
Song Jianmin shuddered, turned around, and saw his parents, his expression a little unnatural.
"Dad, Mom."
Xu Guiying hadn't seen Song Jianmin for a few days. Song Jianmin hadn't changed much; he hadn't gained or lost weight.
Xu Guiying frowned. "What are you doing here?"
Song Jianmin observed his mother's expression and tentatively said, "Mom and Dad, I just wanted to come back and see you."
Whenever Xu Guiying thought of Song Jianmin, she would think of Zhang Qingli. Her face tightened. "Then you can leave. You and I are still healthy. If you little brats do less cowardly things, your father and I can live for decades longer."
Song Jianmin had gotten used to Xu Guiying scolding him.
After being away from home for so many days, he thought his mother would calm down. Xu Guiying used to like him the most, so she couldn't possibly kick him out and never come home again, right?
Song Jianmin had a fawning smile on his face.
"Mom, I really know I was wrong. Please let me go home."
"The beds in the dormitory are cold and hard, not as comfortable as home at all."
“The Zhang family did something inhuman. I will never have any contact with them again. From now on, I will date whoever you tell me to date. I really know I was wrong.”
Xu Guiying's expression remained unchanged.
“You have to pay the price for your mistakes. Song Jianmin, you are an adult and should be responsible for your actions. Your father and I have done more than enough.”
Song Jianmin then turned his gaze to Song Xinfu.
"Dad, please try to persuade Mom."
Song Xinfu said he couldn't help, "Fifth brother, you've really disappointed us. You should live your life well on your own from now on."
As soon as Song Xinfu finished speaking, Xu Guiying pulled him into the courtyard.
The door slammed shut in front of the fifth brother with a loud bang.
Song Jianmin opened his mouth, then squatted down at his doorstep.
He refused to believe he wouldn't be able to wait until his parents opened the door.
Only Song Yingying was home at the time, and she told Xu Guiying about Qin Zheng's visit that day.
That night, her older brother and aunt had a fight, and Song Yingying didn't mention it. She forgot about it for the next few days, but only remembered it today.
Song Xinfu and Xu Guiying exchanged a glance.
Xu Guiying felt that Qin Zheng's feelings for Song Yingying were unusual, but since Qin Zheng had helped Song Yingying before, Xu Guiying didn't want to say anything else.
So he told Song Yingying to just get along with Qin Zheng as normal classmates, and to tell an adult if anything seemed off.
"Aunt, I understand." Song Yingying nodded. "By the way, when is Third Brother coming back?"
Xu Guiying sneered, "Your third brother has been sent to a labor camp for at least two months."
Song Yingying didn't know what had happened to her third brother, but judging from her uncle and aunt's expressions, she decided not to ask.
In the evening, the fourth, second, and eldest sons all returned from outside and saw the fifth son squatting foolishly at the door.
Song Rongrong exclaimed, "Isn't this my fifth brother?"
In the past, Song Jianmin would have been angry long ago, but now Song Rongrong is one of his lifelines.
"Fourth sister, could you please put in a good word for me with Mom and Dad? For the sake of us growing up together, I'm your own brother!"
Song Rongrong curled her lips expressionlessly, "Yes, a younger brother doesn't cheat outsiders, but he cheats his own family. Song Jianmin, do you think you're being fair to Yingying by saying that?"
Song Jianmin lowered his head.
Song Rongrong sneered, "You'd better get lost, or Mom will beat you up again if she sees you."
After saying that, Song Rongrong went inside.
As darkness fell, the fifth brother sighed.
Not long after, Song Yangmin returned.
Song Yangmin didn't mock Song Jianmin; instead, he picked him up and told him to hurry back to the factory before it got dark.
"Second brother, please plead with Mom and Dad for me."
Second child: "Mom and Dad, we can't persuade you. Fifth child, just live your own life. Maybe one day you'll change your ways and Mom and Dad will agree to let you come home."
The problem is that Song Jianmin doesn't think he did anything wrong.
He used to like Zhang Qingli, but the trouble her family got into had nothing to do with him, and now he and Zhang Qingli have broken up.
His parents wouldn't let him go home.
Song Jianmin looked depressed.
After the second son went back, the eldest son's family returned.
The couple didn't look too happy.
Song Guomin and Xu Guiying had a big argument that day, but Xu Guiying still went to work and went home as usual, completely unaffected.
The eldest son was not happy. He used to be the biggest beneficiary of the family, but now things had changed.
The fifth brother didn't want to ask the couple for help; he had his pride!
The eldest brother didn't say a word either.
Liu Aimei snorted coldly at him.
Lele and Yanyan even called Lao Wu "Fifth Uncle".
The fifth brother's expression softened as he looked at the child. "Go inside quickly."
The Song family quickly became lively, with the aroma of food wafting through the air. The fifth son squatted at the door, his stomach growling with hunger.
Around seven o'clock, the gate opened.
Song Yangmin brought out a basin filled with rice and vegetables.
Song Yangmin was annoyed by his cowardly appearance.
"Eat quickly and go back to the dorm."
Song Jianmin stood up, looking at his second brother with a pitiful expression.
"Second brother, what did Mom and Dad say?"
Song Yangmin's expression froze slightly; his parents hadn't mentioned the fifth child at all when they went back.
"I didn't say much, just eat!"
Song Jianmin: "Second brother, how about I don't go back tonight? I'll quietly go in and sleep after Mom and Dad fall asleep."
Song Yangmin refused without even thinking.
"Impossible, my parents would be angry if they found out."
Song Jianmin: "Second brother, I beg you, I'll kneel down and beg you."
After dawdling around until Song Jianmin finished eating, it was almost eight o'clock.
Finally, Song Yangmin was worn down and had no choice but to agree to Song Jianmin's request, but only this once, and absolutely no one should make a sound.
Song Jianmin looked at his second son with a gleam in his eyes.
His second brother is his god!!!
Meanwhile, in Songjiagou.
Song Anmin worked for Wang Ergou all afternoon today.
Grandpa said that Wang Ergou's legs were failing, so he asked Song Anmin to help Wang Ergou plow the field.
One person leads the ox from the front, while the other guides it from behind.
Song Anmin felt bad seeing Wang Ergou struggling to walk in the field with his broken leg.
The things Wang Ergou talks about most are things from the past.
He said that if he had paid off his gambling debts before, he wouldn't be all alone now, without children, and would just die alone at home.
But when Song Anmin asked him if he would still gamble if he had money,
Wang Ergou's reply was resolute.
bet!!!
Under the blazing sun, Song Anmin felt a chill run through his body.
At this time, Song Anmin was lying in bed with aches and pains in his limbs.
This is only the first day.
What should we do next?
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