"The kid is tough, it's no big deal if he eats less. His sister has had a much harder life than him."
Song Wanying's chest heaved violently, her fingertips digging into her flesh, as she managed to suppress her urge to argue with Su Zhichen about how that wretched Su Wantang had ever suffered.
No matter how miserable that lowly woman is, can she be as miserable as Cui Cui?
Once Song Wanying settled down here, she sent letters to the military region, but they all went unanswered.
She only received Liu Cuicui's reply recently.
The letter said that Huo Jun was not qualified enough to accompany her to the army, so she stayed in the brigade all day doing farm work with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, which made her skin rough. Song Wanying felt sorry for her.
Her Cui Cui only reports good news and hides the bad. With Old Madam Huo suppressing her and her sister-in-law below her, how can she possibly have a good life? Behind her back, who knows how badly her Cui Cui is being bullied?
After putting down the letter, Song Wanying immediately rolled up the money and meat coupons at home and mailed them to Liu Cuicui.
Just as Song Wanying was getting worried after not receiving a reply, she received another letter asking for money.
The money has all been sent over; where would we find any money left at home?
Song Wanying then devised a plan to have Su Zhichen go to Xiao Cao to ask for money and tickets!
"What if...it's a girl?"
“It’s definitely not her daughter!” Su Zhichen said with certainty.
"Why?"
"A daughter won't bother her mother! It must be a boy! A boy can miss out on meat for a meal, no problem! After he's born, he can work with me for two years, and his body will be strong."
"I don't care, I don't care, I just want to eat meat!"
Song Wanying tugged at Su Zhichen's sleeve, looking at him pitifully with her watery eyes.
Faced with those eyes, Su Zhichen could not resist, nor did he want to.
His palm landed on Song Wanying's eyelids, covering her eyes.
"Wanying, aren't you hungry? I'll go make you some wild vegetable porridge. Once you eat it, you won't be hungry anymore."
Song Wanying: "!"
As soon as Su Zhichen entered the kitchen, which was made up of two thatched sheds, the roar of a car engine came from outside the cowshed.
Cao Jun pushed open the courtyard gate.
"Uncle Su, good news, good news!"
Su Zhichen had just lit the dry grass when he heard Cao Jun's voice. He quickly put out the fire and got up to come out.
Song Wanying was even faster than him.
"Little Cao, it's you? Auntie, I need to talk to you!"
"Auntie." Cao Jun's tone was distant, lacking the familiar warmth he showed when facing Su Zhichen.
Song Wanying didn't mind and said to herself, "Little Cao, your aunt is pregnant. This month, could you give your aunt some more money and meat coupons?"
Su Zhichen, who had just come out of the kitchen, felt a little embarrassed.
He and Wanying are both quite old, is this something to be proud of?
Cao Jun walked directly past Song Wanying towards Su Zhichen, and Song Wanying's face suddenly turned ashen.
He smiled and congratulated him, "Uncle Su, you are still vigorous and as brave as ever."
Su Zhichen's face flushed red: "Xiao Cao, stop teasing your uncle. If you keep doing that, I won't have the face to talk to you here anymore."
"Don't listen to your aunt. She's just joking with you about the money and tickets. We still have some at home."
"Uncle Su, you're too kind. The money and tickets were all prepared in Huai'an. He just asked me to give them to you two. Besides, I'm afraid we won't need my help in the future."
"What?" Song Wanying shrieked, "That ingrate is abandoning us? Xiao Cao, you tell that little slut, if she dares to abandon us, I'll make a scene in Beijing!"
"Xiao Cao, tell me the truth, is my daughter alright?"
The couple spoke almost simultaneously, but their attitudes were completely different.
At first, Cao Jun admired Song Wanying's unwavering loyalty to Su Zhichen and her devotion in following him to the countryside. However, after visiting her more often, he realized that this woman was truly a complicated character.
If Cao Jun didn't know that Wan Tang was his biological daughter, he would have suspected that Wan Tang was adopted.
What mother would so utterly humiliate her own daughter?
Although Su Zhichen explained the reason to Cao Jun, Cao Jun still couldn't understand it.
How can you blame a newborn baby for a difficult childbirth?
But since it was someone else's business, he couldn't say much.
"Uncle Su, Wan Tang and Huai'an are getting along very well! Who knows, you might become a grandfather soon!"
Su Zhichen didn't care about grandsons or granddaughters; he just hoped Su Wantang would be well.
"Tangtang, it's good that you're alright."
"That brat, why won't she let her son-in-law send money?"
Cao Jun frowned: "I'm here to pick you two up and take you to the train station, then I'll take you to Beijing!"
...
As dawn broke, the noise inside the house finally ceased.
Su Wantang was so tired that she couldn't even lift a finger. Her eyes were closed, and she was asleep.
In contrast, Lu Huai'an looked satiated, as if he had taken some kind of powerful tonic.
He put on his clothes, fetched warm water, washed Su Wantang, changed the sheets, took a shower himself, and then fell into a deep sleep while holding Su Wantang.
An hour later.
A powerful biological clock forced Su Wantang to open her tired eyes.
The moment she moved, Lu Huai'an pressed close to her.
"Honey, sleep a little longer."
Sensing the change, Su Wantang's drooping eyelids instantly straightened, and her eyes widened into large, round ones.
"you…"
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