Time flew by and it was 1974. During the Spring Festival, Jiang Cheng, who had been away for a long time, actually returned!
They even came over to visit them.
However, Su He almost didn't recognize him when she first saw him.
My impression of Jiang Cheng was that of a handsome young man with an air of nobility.
But he has changed a lot now. He is thin and frail, his face is weathered and worn, and he looks very tired. He has clearly suffered a lot.
His appearance was so distressing that even Su He felt sorry for him, let alone his family. It was hard to imagine what kind of life he had been living all these years.
Jiang Cheng, on the other hand, felt quite good. Upon seeing them, he smiled and said, "Long time no see, cousin, Officer Su. I never expected you two to be together. It's really fate."
It's been years since I last saw you two, and you already have three kids! I'm so envious!
By the way, I couldn't come back for your wedding, so I brought you some local specialties this time.
As he spoke, he took out several fist-sized, yellowish-white stones from the cloth bag he carried with him.
“This is a type of jade that is abundant near our workplace. I brought some back with me, but they are all raw stones and haven’t been carved yet. If you want them carved, I can introduce you to a master craftsman.”
Su He was immediately curious. She had heard that Jiang Cheng worked in a faraway place and wondered if it was in a border region. Now that she saw him take these things out, she understood.
"This must be very expensive, right?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head. "It's not expensive. They're everywhere in the area, very cheap."
Su He was surprised and then realized belatedly that it was the 1970s and the price of jade had not yet risen.
Lin Jingyan smiled and didn't refuse, "Then thank you, cousin."
Lin's mother, standing to the side, felt extremely distressed seeing him like this.
She walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "You silly child, why didn't you come back to visit for so long? Your mother was so worried!"
"So many years have passed since the Shen family's troubles, it would have been so much better if you had come back sooner!"
Jiang Cheng smiled nonchalantly, "I was busy at work at the time and couldn't get away."
Hearing this, Lin's mother sighed and didn't say much. "Oh, you've suffered, child. Are you leaving again this time?"
"I have to leave. I'll leave after the New Year."
Lin's mother sighed again after hearing this, "I guess your mother will be sad again."
Jiang Cheng also showed a helpless smile.
Afterwards, Su He and the others invited Jiang Cheng to stay for dinner and chatted for a while before he left.
However, after he left, Lin's mother was still a little worried. "My eldest sister had been wanting to settle his marriage as soon as he came back, but I see that he is focused on his work. I just asked him, and he doesn't seem to care much about it."
Upon hearing this, Lin's father advised, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; there's no use in us elders worrying about it."
Lin's mother sighed after hearing this and didn't say anything more.
Not long after the New Year, Su He heard that Jiang Cheng left on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and didn't even go to see the blind date that Aunt Lin Jingyan had prepared for him.
Aunt Lin was both worried and angry!
But Lin's mother persuaded her to send a lot of things over there.
After all, he is their own son, and he only went down this path because their family lacked the ability. Now, although he is tired, he has a smile on his face, which shows that he likes this industry. So, all his family can do is support him.
I just don't know when he'll be able to come back next time.
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