As expected, Mu Lanzhi and Mu Qingsong in the room were no longer talking about Mu Pingjiang.
The two sat aside and looked at the three children.
The children are young and carefree, and are happily playing house.
Mulanzhi looked at them, her eyes especially on Da Wa and Er Niu, her eyes revealing nostalgia and longing.
It was as if I was imagining what Liang Jinheng looked like as a child through the two of them.
Seeing her like this made Wen Wan feel a pang in her heart.
Only those who have truly become mothers know this feeling.
The depth of a mother's love for her child is something that no one else can comprehend.
Mu Qingsong glanced at Liang Jinheng and Wen Wan standing at the door, and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Liang, sister-in-law, can my mother and I have lunch with you at noon?"
Wen Wan came back to her senses and replied with a smile, "Of course! Even if you didn't tell me, I would have liked to have you guys stay for dinner, but we don't have much at home, so we'll have to make do."
"It's okay, sister-in-law. My mother and I are not picky!"
Doudou over there heard people discussing food and also raised his hand actively.
"Doudou isn't picky about food! But Doudou likes meat the most!"
When Da Wa and Er Niu heard this, they happily said that they also liked to eat meat.
Fortunately, Wen Wan still had a lot of bacon left from the bacon she had prepared before, so she decided to cut some bacon into pieces at noon and then stir-fry some other dishes, which should be enough.
After talking about lunch, Wen Wan saw that it was getting late, so she went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Liang Jinheng wanted to go with her to help, but when he was about to turn around, Mulanzhi suddenly called him.
"Jin Heng."
Liang Jinheng paused.
Wen Wan guessed that Mulanzhi might have something to say to him, so she said to him, "I can do it alone, you can talk to Aunt Mu first."
From the moment their identities were clarified until now, they haven't had a good chat, so this is a good time to say anything directly.
Wen Wan went out after she finished speaking.
Immediately afterwards, Mu Qingsong also went out under the pretext of going for a walk nearby.
Now there were only two adults in the room: Liang Jinheng and Mulanzhi.
The other three children can be ignored.
Although she called out to Liang Jinheng, she actually didn't know how to start for a moment.
They are mother and son by blood, but the only time they have really been together, and the time they both have memories of, is these two days.
Putting aside their blood relationship, they can only be described as strangers who have met a few times.
Therefore, breaking the current deadlock and barriers is a very difficult task.
Mulanzhi had no choice but to try to put herself in the position of an ordinary elder and ask Liang Jinheng.
"Jinheng, were you a soldier before? I see you have a lot of things you brought back from the army in your house."
For example, teacups, travel bags, and military uniforms are all issued by the army.
Liang Jinheng nodded.
"I served in the army for ten years."
Upon hearing this, Mulanzhi couldn't help but look proud, and looked at Liang Jinheng with great anticipation, as if waiting for him to continue talking about his past in the army.
Seeing this, Liang Jinheng briefly recounted his experiences in the past few years.
There are two soldiers in the Mu family. She certainly knows how much effort it takes to be promoted from a small rural soldier to a battalion commander. He must have won countless merits before being promoted step by step.
Thinking of this, she felt heartbroken.
Liang Jinheng felt very uncomfortable being looked at by her like that and immediately looked away.
He has been a soldier for more than ten years. Except for the first year when he was too young to be used to the army and suffered some injuries during training, and then returned home to complain to Miao Chunhong and Old Man Liang, he never told anyone about his sufferings.
The reason why he didn't say it was because when he told Miao Chunhong what happened in the army, he never received a word of response from her, not even a reproach.
Since then, Liang Jinheng never told anyone about his time in the army.
Later, when he married Wen Wan, he didn't want to make her worry, so he tried to talk about good things.
So now when he saw the look of heartache in Mulanzhi's eyes, he felt a sense of strangeness.
Seeing him turn his face away, Mulanzhi could only smile awkwardly.
"Because Qingsong also worked his way up in the army step by step, and every time he came back he was covered in wounds, so I also thought it would be very hard for you."
"But you are calmer and more sensible than Qingsong, and you must be more powerful than him. I am overthinking it."
Liang Jinheng was not jealous of this. On the contrary, he said, "He is also very sensible."
"Oh, I'm not sensible at all. I wish I could be half as sensible as you." Mulanzhi sighed helplessly, and her tone was inevitably familiar and intimate.
Liang Jinheng noticed it, but his expression did not change.
He didn't think that his long-lost child could hold a place in his heart that was comparable to that of his son Mu Qingsong, who lived with Mulanzhi day and night.
Although his mind told him that he could understand, Mulanzhi's reaction still made him realize the truth.
He knew that he might never be able to have such a close and good relationship with Mulanzhi in this lifetime.
But he hadn't expected this at the beginning, so he wasn't disappointed.
"So, are you here on home leave? When do you plan to go back to the army?"
Mulanzhi was just about to say that if they went, maybe they could go together with Mu Qingsong, so that the two brothers could have someone to look after them on the way.
Unexpectedly, Liang Jinheng told her: "I was discharged from the army due to injury, and I will go to work in the county after the New Year."
Mulanzhi was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses and nodded.
"That's fine, that's fine. Being a soldier is risky, but working in the county is more stable."
After saying that, Mulanzhi looked at Liang Jinheng hesitantly and asked, "Can you please write down the address of your new unit and residence for me later? I want to come visit you often in the future."
"Yeah." Liang Jinheng nodded.
After that, the two of them had nothing else to say, so Liang Jinheng asked her to sit in the house, and he went to the kitchen to help Wen Wan.
When Wen Wan saw him coming, she didn't rush to ask what he and Mulanzhi had talked about.
If he wants to say it, he will say it.
Wen Wan was preparing the food while Liang Jinheng helped her light the fire.
The crackling sound of firewood rang out in the small kitchen.
It was a long time before Liang Jinheng told Wen Wan what he had talked about with Mulanzhi.
Finally said.
"I gave her the county address, and she said she would come and visit later."
Wen Wan hummed and nodded.
"If you have time to walk around later, you can do so. If that's not possible, then..."
She didn't finish what she said, but she believed Liang Jinheng should be able to understand.
If you can get along with each other, then it's like having another relative.
If we find out from our subsequent interactions that the two families don't get along, then we'll have to do what we want.
Anyway, Liang Jinheng has been like a motherless person for so many years, and she has been like a mother-in-lawless person, so they have long been used to it.
Liang Jinheng nodded and said "hmm" in a deep voice.
The relationship between parents and children is a science in itself. Not every pair of father and son, mother and son can love each other deeply. Most of them have weak family ties.
No matter how much you try to repair it, the missed time is missed after all, and you can never get it back no matter how much you try to make up for it.
......
At noon, Mulanzhi, Mu Qingsong, and Doudou had lunch at Liang Jinheng and Wen Wan's place.
Wen Wan’s cooking skills are really good, and Mu Qingsong praised her food highly.
Doudou even explained to his uncle while eating.
Now he knew he had two uncles.
The eldest uncle is the father of Da Wa and Er Niu, so he will call him eldest uncle from now on.
And my uncle is naturally Mu Qingsong.
"The tofu my aunt made was delicious too. I want to eat it again next time!"
Wen Wan saw that his eyes were wide open, and his face was full of anticipation as he looked at her. She said helplessly, "It will take a few days to eat it. We don't have any fresh tofu at home now."
There was some tofu left over from the past two days, but it had all been made into tofu cakes and moldy tofu, and was not edible yet.
Although making tofu is not that difficult if you really want to, Wen Wan still doesn't plan to do it in the next few days.
Because Chinese New Year is just two days away, there is no time to do it.
Doudou was indeed disappointed when he heard this.
"Then aunt, remember to call me next time you make tofu."
Wen Wan laughed: "Okay, I'll call you if I remember."
Seeing that Doudou and Wenwan were getting along well, Mulanzhi couldn't help but smile.
Now she can sit at the same table and eat with Liang Jinheng's family, which is something she never dared to imagine.
She only hoped that in the days to come, she could make up to Liang Jinheng as much as possible and provide him with the help he needed.
After lunch, Xiao Li drove over quickly.
Seeing that the three little ones, Da Wa, Er Niu and Dou Dou, felt sleepy after dinner, Mulanzhi didn't want to delay their sleep, so she asked Mu Qingsong to take Dou Dou back to the guesthouse first.
But before getting in the car, Mulanzhi couldn't help but ask Liang Jinheng and Wen Wan a question.
"What are your plans for Chinese New Year the day after tomorrow?"
Wen Wan glanced at Liang Jinheng. Obviously, he didn't expect Mulanzhi to ask this.
"If you don't mind, let's spend the holiday together as a family?" Mulanzhi suggested.
Wen Wan had no objection, so she gave the decision-making power to Liang Jinheng.
Liang Jinheng hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, but said: "Let's eat together during the day. We still have to go home at night."
This result was beyond Mulanzhi's expectations. She originally thought that Liang Jinheng would not agree to celebrate the New Year with her and the Mu family.
She suppressed her excitement and nodded.
"Okay, then it's settled. I'll make good preparations tomorrow and ask Mu Qingsong to pick you up the day after tomorrow morning!"
Mu Qingping might come tomorrow, and she really couldn't leave. It was a good opportunity for her to prepare for the New Year's Day in town the day after tomorrow.
She doesn't plan to go home for the New Year.
She has spent so many years with her family. This year is the first year that she and Liang Jinheng have known each other, and she must spend it with him!
After making the agreement, Mulanzhi, Mu Qingsong and others left.
The car started to move, and then the people nearby came out curiously and hurried over to ask Wen Wan and Liang Jinheng who that was. To be able to drive a car, he must be either rich or noble!
Although Liang Jinheng was not used to talking about his personal affairs, since this matter concerned Mulanzhi's reputation, he had no choice but to say, "My real mother, Mulanzhi."
This is a good opportunity to clear Mulanzhi of the injustice she has endured for more than 20 years.
When the man heard it, he blurted out a sentence.
"What! Mulanzhi, didn't she abandon you and run away that year?"
Liang Jinheng's face darkened, but he still opened his mouth to explain.
"My father lied about what happened back then. She didn't run away."
After saying this, he called Wen Wan back without saying anything else.
But this one sentence is enough to shock everyone.
So what Liang Jinheng meant just now was that Mulanzhi didn't run away on her own, but for some other reason.
Why did old man Liang De say this? Why did he deliberately lie?
Everyone has a lot of wild guesses and ideas about this.
In less than a day, the news spread throughout the entire brigade, and through word of mouth, the truth of the matter was revealed to be that Liang De had driven Mulanzhi away in order to seize her property.
Everyone was very angry and disdainful after hearing this.
It seems that this old man Liang is now a real gigolo!
Not only did he marry a good wife, but he was so greedy that he drove her away!
This is really heartless to the extreme.
No wonder he could give birth to people like Liang Jinbu and Liang Hongling!
But everyone became curious again.
Since they are all Old Man Liang’s children, why is there such a big difference between Liang Jinheng and the two siblings?
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