So she coughed twice and said, "It's getting late. You should go back and rest. I'll go in first."
Meng Xunzhou reacted and answered while unlocking the car door. His flustered look made Song Shishi laugh again.
She opened the car door and got out. Meng Xunzhou followed her out. When she was about to push the door open, he spoke again: "I'll come see you tomorrow."
"Okay." She nodded heavily, then raised her hand and waved at Meng Xunzhou.
She originally thought that after being reborn, she would have to face everything she had done alone.
But now she suddenly felt that there seemed to be someone who had been silently caring about everything about her.
And she didn't even notice any of this concern in her previous life.
When she opened the door, she was face to face with her parents who were sitting on the sofa in the living room looking at her.
"Mom and Dad, you haven't rested yet?" Song Shishi asked in surprise, pretending that she didn't see them at the window just now.
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Song Zhenhua waved at her, "Come and sit down."
Zheng Peilan wanted to say something several times, but was stopped by Song Zhenhua every time.
Song Shishi sat down opposite them and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Why are you so serious?"
Song Zhenhua patted Zheng Peilan's hand to comfort her, then turned his gaze back to Song Shishi, "Your mother and I are usually open-minded parents. Logically, we shouldn't interfere in your personal emotional issues too early, but we still want to say a few words to you as parents."
Song Shishi pretended not to know, "You go ahead."
Seeing that Song Zhenhua had been talking for a long time without getting to the point, Zheng Peilan became anxious and said first, "Let me talk about it."
Song Zhenhua frowned and said nothing, but his eyes were full of doting when he looked at Zheng Peilan.
"Good boy, your dad and I just saw the boy from the Meng family send you back?"
Song Shishi nodded, "Yes."
"Although you and Xunzhou were engaged when you were young, your father and I are not the kind of people who would force our children into marriage. Don't force yourself to accept someone you don't like just because of the engagement."
Although Zheng Peilan never said it, Song Shishi was her daughter after all. How could she not realize that Song Shishi's feelings for Meng Xunzhou since childhood were not those of a man and a woman?
It's only been a month or two since they went to the countryside, but they seem so close?
Zheng Peilan didn't believe that Song Shishi would change so quickly.
Although she really hopes that Song Shishi can choose Meng Xunzhou as her life partner, she wants her daughter to be happy.
Song Shishi did not expect Zheng Peilan to say this.
She used to think that her parents had their own expectations about her marriage.
They just wanted her to follow their expectations.
But in her previous life, she deliberately distanced herself from Meng Xunzhou because she disliked this.
Even though they were such good friends and inseparable partners at the beginning.
But now Zheng Peilan clearly told her not to restrain her feelings because of the child marriage.
Then her actions in her previous life would seem even more like a joke.
Because if she didn't dislike child marriage, she wouldn't have accepted An Jinsheng's kindness to her so quickly.
Thinking back, Song Shishi met Zheng Peilan's expectant eyes and smiled.
"Mom, Xunzhou and I have been good friends since we were little. He was just worried that it would be unsafe for me to come back too late, so he drove to pick me up. Why are you so nervous?"
"But..." Zheng Peilan wanted to say something, but Song Zhenhua stopped her again, "No matter what your relationship with Xunzhou is now, as parents, we still need to tell you that girls should know how to love themselves and not be easily deceived by men, understand?"
"Your father is right. No matter who you like in the future, you must remember that you must not have sex with a man before you get married. You are alone in Huaiqing now, and your father and I can't take care of you. You have to learn to protect yourself." Zheng Peilan nodded in agreement.
In the past, Song Shishi couldn't stand her parents' nagging.
But now she really enjoys the atmosphere of being cared for and nagged by her parents.
This is just a way for her parents to express their love for her.
"I understand. I promise you that I will definitely strengthen my awareness of self-protection and avoid getting too close to other men."
As she said this, she was afraid that Zheng Peilan and Song Zhenhua would not believe her, so she raised her hand and stretched out three fingers to the sky, as if she was going to swear.
Zheng Peilan was afraid that she would utter some terrible oath the next moment, so she hurried over to brush her hand away. "Just talk, why swear?"
"Mom and Dad, Xunzhou and I are just friends now. Because I have never lived in the countryside, he is always worried about me and always wants to help me. No matter what will happen between him and me in the future, at least there is nothing wrong between us now."
Song Shishi's eyes were extremely clear and sincere. Song Zhenhua just nodded, and Zheng Peilan placed Song Shishi's hand in her own.
Zheng Peilan was about to sigh, but the touch on her hand made her freeze.
She looked down at Song Shishi's palm.
I saw that the bases and fingertips of the palms were covered with calluses.
How could a mother see this? This means that her daughter must have suffered a lot during her time in the countryside.
But Song Shishi hasn't said a word of complaint or grievance since she came back in the morning.
Tears welled up in her eyes instantly, but Zheng Peilan held them back, blinking her eyes, trying to force the tears back.
In Zheng Peilan's eyes, Song Shishi has always had a strong self-esteem. Since she was unwilling to speak, Zheng Peilan was unwilling to burst her self-esteem.
Song Zhenhua stood up, came over to help Zheng Peilan up, put his arm around her shoulders and said to Song Shishi, "Your mother has a bad heart and needs to rest early. You should go and rest as well."
After living together for so many years, how could Song Zhenhua not notice Zheng Peilan's emotions?
Song Shishi stood up and saw Zheng Peilan had been keeping her head down. She thought she was having heart problems and said quickly, "Mom and Dad, go and get some rest."
Zheng Peilan nodded without saying anything. She snuggled in Song Zhenhua's arms and went into the master bedroom.
Watching her parents disappear behind the door, Song Shishi felt a little guilty.
This time when she came back, she was so busy with her own things that she forgot to ask Zheng Peilan about her heart disease.
The last time Zheng Peilan wrote to her, she only gave a general idea and did not elaborate on what the problem was or how it would be treated later.
Song Shishi secretly reminded herself that she must inquire about the situation tomorrow.
But sometimes, reality doesn't go as you planned.
The next morning, just as Song Shishi finished the breakfast made by Zheng Peilan, the phone at home rang.
"Shishi, it's your call." After Zheng Peilan answered the phone, she covered the microphone and shouted to Song Shishi who was sitting at the dining table.
Song Shishi responded and walked over. When she passed Zheng Peilan, she lowered her voice and asked, "Who called?"
"The other party claims to be Director Zhao." Zheng Peilan didn't know him either, so she could only try hard to recall what she had just heard on the phone.
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