Mentioning Lao Liu, a hint of sadness flashed in Sang Zhang's eyes. "Sister Xu, this is what I should do. Political Commissar Liu did it for me..."
Sister-in-law Xu quickly interrupted him: "Brother Sang, Old Liu must be very happy to have saved you. He values camaraderie more than anything else."
Thinking of his always smiling partner, Sang Zhang's eyes reddened slightly.
Seeing the somber atmosphere in the room, Sister-in-law Xu changed the subject: "Brother Sang, if possible, could you arrange a job for me in a place that my family back home can't find? It doesn't have to be near the army."
Sang Zhang disagreed, saying, "Sister Xu, you don't need to be afraid. If those people from your hometown come looking for trouble again, you can go to the army to find me."
Sister-in-law Xu smiled and shook her head: "Brother Sang, I know you mean well, but I don't want to get entangled with them anymore. I just want to live a peaceful life with my daughter."
If her hometown finds out she has a job, she and her daughter will never have peace again.
To be realistic, if their hometown causes trouble, Brother Sang can help them once or twice, ten or a hundred times, but can he help them for a lifetime? People have to rely on themselves.
Besides, Brother Sang will eventually get married and have children. Wouldn't his future wife mind if she knew about her past with Brother Sang?
Therefore, she wanted to stay as far away as possible, and she also wanted to start a new life with her daughter, a completely new life, so she couldn't have too much entanglement with the past.
Seeing the determination in Sister-in-law Xu's expression, Sang Zhang understood her resolve: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements."
Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief. After finishing her business, the room returned to its previous harmony.
After chatting for a while, Sang Zhang said goodbye. Aunt Xu didn't try to keep them, but simply saw them to the door and watched them go downstairs.
Once the three figures disappeared from sight, she turned and went back to her room. Watching her three daughters happily eating candy, only then did her heart finally settle down.
"Da Ya, Er Ya, San Ya, come here, Mom has something to tell you."
"mother!"
Aunt Xu led her daughter to the bedside, her face turned serious, and she said solemnly, "When you grow up, you must repay Uncle Sangzhang, remember?"
"I remember, Mother. I will definitely repay Uncle Sangzhang in the future." Daya is already twelve years old. She understands what has happened in her family these days. She knows that it was Uncle Sangzhang who helped them.
Her father had always taught her that one should be grateful and repay kindness. She would always remember Uncle Sangzhang's kindness to their family and would repay him when she grew up.
Er Ya is eight years old this year and is quite sensible: "Mom, I will remember that too."
Sanya was still little, with a candy in her mouth, and said indistinctly, "To repay, to repay Uncle!"
Looking at her three daughters, Sister Xu's eyes reddened. "From now on, I will protect you well."
"I'll protect Mom too!" Daya's innocent little face was full of solemnity.
Tears welled in Xu's eyes, but a smile played on her lips as she silently prayed, "Old Liu, rest assured in the afterlife, I will raise our daughter well."
On the other side, on the way home from the guesthouse to his family compound, Sang Zhang frowned and remained silent, looking preoccupied.
After walking for a while, Sangshen asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you again? Wasn't Sister-in-law Xu's matter resolved?"
Sang Zhang sighed, "I'm just worried about Sister Xu. She's a woman raising three little girls all by herself; life will be tough for her from now on."
Upon hearing this, Bu Ling rolled her eyes and moved a little further away from him, otherwise she was afraid she wouldn't be able to maintain her well-behaved image.
Sangshen understood his elder brother's concerns, but still comforted him, "Brother, this is Xu's own choice."
And the truth is that he doesn't understand women's feelings at all, except for his wife Lingling, of course.
Sang Zhang didn't seem to have listened, but he stopped frowning and turned to look at Sang Shen: "Xiao Qi, where do you think we should buy a job for Sister Xu?"
Sangshen took two steps to the side, next to Buling, "Anything is fine. Didn't Sister Xu say that she doesn't care about anything except being far from her hometown?"
Sang Zhang glanced at the two people far away from him, feeling somewhat depressed. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: "Xiao Qi, what do you think about arranging for Sister Xu to stay with you?"
The more he thought about it, the better he felt his idea was. Gu County wasn't poor, it was far from Sister Xu's hometown, and most importantly, Lao Si was there, so he could feel more at ease.
Bling: ....
They really don't treat them like outsiders!
Sangshen didn't object much: "Whatever you say, but let me make this clear first, we'll definitely help if we can, but that's all we can do."
Sang Zhang immediately replied, "If anything happens, just call me and I'll handle it." Besides, there's also Lao Si (Old Fourth).
Mulberry shrugged: "Whatever!"
As they spoke, the door was already in sight. The three of them entered the courtyard and opened the door.
Aunt Sang was sitting on the sofa waiting when she heard the door open. She immediately looked up and asked, "Eldest son, how did it go?"
Brother Sang succinctly stated: "Sister-in-law Xu is choosing a job!"
Aunt Sang's expression visibly brightened with joy: "Good job, good job! Women have confidence when they have a job!"
"Mom will think it over carefully and definitely find her a suitable job." Auntie was so happy she didn't know what to say.
Brother Sang shook his head: "No need, Mom, I already have a goal."
Aunt Sang wasn't upset at all. Instead, she advised, "Find an easy job that pays well. It's not easy for her to raise three children on her own."
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