“I know I’m not capable, I don’t have a stable job, my family isn’t well-off, and I can’t give her the life she wants, but the children are still young.”
The burly man, ignoring the grease on his hands, covered his face and began to cry.
The pain that had been suppressed for so many years was released all at once, and it took half a day to recover.
Lu Chen packed up the lunchbox and left, saying, "You should be focusing on your two children right now, instead of wallowing in self-pity."
Everyone has their own way of living. He has no right to say that his life is wrong, or to agree with him and admit that he is incompetent.
"Why did it take you so long?"
Ye Zhiyu looked out the window, bored.
"I chatted with someone for a few minutes." With the woman opposite him watching, Lu Chen didn't mention what had just happened.
Li Dazhu returned as well, but his eyes were visibly red, and he looked thoughtful.
Honghua, oblivious to her husband's unease, immediately yelled, "Where have you been all this time? You haven't come back in so long! Hurry up and watch over these two little beasts, I'm going to sleep."
Li Dazhu silently stepped forward and hugged the two children, letting them play on the upper bunk, while he sat on the edge of the bed, just watching over them.
Ye Zhiyu sensed that he had changed, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it, and it wasn't her business anyway.
We finally arrived in Beijing on the morning of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Finally, I got off the train. Although the air wasn't as fresh as it was outside, it was still very comfortable. At least I could stretch my arms and legs out, unlike when I was curled up on the train.
As I was about to exit the station, I saw a sign that read Ye Zhiyu. Looking down, I saw it was Su Jiarui.
Ye Zhiyu led Lu Chen quickly over.
"Cousin." He was probably on holiday and wasn't wearing his combat uniform today, standing there lazily.
Su Jiarui didn't look at her, but stared intently at the man following behind her.
"You little brat."
Lu Chen remained expressionless: "Cousin."
"You call me cousin... Who gave you permission to call me cousin? You two aren't even married yet."
"Cousin, what are you saying? Hurry up and go home." Ye Zhiyu glared at him, wondering what he had said.
Lu Chen agreed earnestly: "Okay, cousin."
"you..."
If it weren't for Ye Zhiyu, he would have definitely fought this guy.
Hmph, I'll ignore him for now.
He led them to a Hongqi brand car, opened the trunk, and put their things in.
He opened the passenger door and looked at Ye Zhiyu: "You come sit here."
Ye Zhiyu stuck her tongue out at him, "No."
He took Lu Chen and sat down in the back.
Su Jiarui tried to calm herself down, saying, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. My own sister can't be angry."
Drive on the road.
“My uncle and dad originally wanted to come and pick you up, and my grandparents also wanted to come, but my uncle and dad had something come up at the last minute, and my grandparents are getting old, so I didn’t want them to make the trip. So I came instead.”
Seeing Ye Zhiyu nod, he continued, "They're all waiting at your house now. My mom prepared a huge table of dishes to celebrate your return, all of which are your favorites. I, your son, have to take a backseat again."
"After all these years, cousin still hasn't gotten used to it? It's because you're not a girl. Otherwise, you could dress up as a boy and compete with me for my affections."
Hearing his jealous words, Ye Zhiyu gave him a bad suggestion.
Su Jiarui imagined the scene and shuddered. "Shut up, what a terrible idea. Besides, how old are you? Still trying to win favor? Only you are so childish."
The two refused to give in and argued all the way.
Su Jiarui secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed she was doing well.
He said he didn't care, but he was actually incredibly nervous inside. She was his only girl, and no matter how much he bullied her, he could only get the upper hand verbally; outsiders wouldn't say anything.
Passing by Tiananmen Square, Ye Zhiyu patted Lu Chen on the shoulder to look at it.
"In a couple of days, I'll take you around to see the sights. There are so many places to visit in Beijing."
"good."
Compared to the Red Flag Brigade, this place has wide roads, clean and tidy houses, well-dressed people coming and going, and bicycles and cars everywhere.
Lu Chen was not ashamed; on the contrary, he felt an even stronger fighting spirit than before.
The Ye family's house is a two-story courtyard house, allocated by the state.
While they were in the car, they saw several elderly people waiting in front of the door from afar. The aunt next to them looked anxious and was saying something, but Ye Zhiyu guessed that she was trying to persuade them to go back inside and wait.
"Dad, Mom, Uncle Ye, Aunt Dai, can't we go inside and wait?"
"If you won't let us go pick them up, can't we just wait here? We're not that weak, can't we handle a little breeze?"
Grandpa Ye Zhenguo was furious, his beard bristling and eyes wide with displeasure at not being able to see his granddaughter soon.
Grandpa Su Kairen also strongly agreed; the two old men were absolutely stubborn.
Lin Yiduo went to see Dai Lin and Lin Fang again.
The two of them were gentle and kind, but like the two old men, they didn't go back.
"Hey, here they come, stop trying to persuade me."
As soon as the car stopped, they couldn't wait to swarm around it.
Ye Zhiyu was initially a little reserved, after all, she wasn't the original owner of this body.
But I was quickly infected by their enthusiasm and started holding one in each arm.
"Ahhh, Grandpa and Grandma, Grandpa and Grandma on my mother's side, I miss you so much."
"Let's see, you've lost weight. Look how slim your face is now." There's a kind of thinness that only your family thinks you're thin.
Actually, Ye Zhiyu is fatter now than she was in the summer, but it's not obvious.
"No way, I've actually gained weight."
"Who said that? Look at those skinny arms and legs, still so thin. You must be working very hard. We made you go to the countryside, and now look what happened."
Children from high-ranking families are exempt from one quota for going to the countryside, but since Ye is the only one from that family, she doesn't need to be one.
Fu Tingshen didn't need it either; he did it to ask his parents for help, and the original owner did it for him.
"She's only thinking about her grandparents; it seems Zhiyu has already forgotten about me, her aunt."
Unable to get a word in edgewise, Lin Yiduo deliberately made a sarcastic remark.
"Oh, Auntie~ Zhiyu missed you so much, muah."
Lin Yiduo then smiled with satisfaction.
Su Jiarui came to Lu Chen's side, leaned casually against the car, and raised her chin: "See? She's our family's little princess. She would never suffer with you, and don't even think about bullying her."
Lu Chen naturally knew he was being warned: "No, never."
Then came the sound of a car; Su Zheng'an and Ye Jinlin had returned, and the whole family was gathered together.
"Dad, Uncle."
Ye Zhiyu went to greet them, and the two men's eyes lit up as they looked her over with concern.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Su Zheng'an patted her head like he did when she was a child.
Only Ye Jinlin hadn't forgotten about her bringing her boyfriend home, and he said with a sour face, "Where's that kid? Is he hiding like a coward?"
His mention of it reminded everyone of the incident; they had been too excited just now.
Ye Zhiyu: "Dad~ What do you mean by cowardly turtle? I'm standing right there."
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