Chapter 16



"There is a canteen in the army."

Han Zecheng interrupted Wu Guizhi's cursing directly.

He said, "There is a cafeteria and a kindergarten in the army. Guoguo is old enough to go to school. I will take him there directly to kindergarten, so he doesn't need to be taken care of. Besides, Aruo is at home, so even if he studies, it won't interfere with taking care of him, so I won't bother Mom."

"What if your wife is admitted to that university?"

Wu Guizhi said with a dark face, "If your wife is admitted to university and goes to school, who will take care of the fruit?"

"The school has a married dormitory,"

This time Su Ruo said, "There is a kindergarten, too. I have already made plans. I will choose a school in the capital of S Province that is close to the Zecheng Military Region. It only takes three or four hours to drive from the military region to the school. I will take Guoguo to live in the married dormitory. I will go to class during the day and Guoguo will go to kindergarten. I will pick him up after class. Zecheng can also come to see us when he has a day off, so you don't have to worry about it, mom."

At this time, Su Ruo's tone was even colder than before.

It would be fine if she just hated her for treating her badly, but she actually abused her son on a regular basis, which was really unbearable for her.

Su Ruo said these words with a stern face, but Han Zecheng, who had a cold face at first, looked at her after hearing her words, and a sour joy rose in his heart.

After hearing what Wu Guizhi and the other man said, they did not feel relieved but became even more anxious.

She said sharply, "You said all this yourself. Who knows what the situation is there? And what if you have other intentions and steal a man and kidnap my grandson? No, my grandson is the grandson of the old Han family. If you want to leave, go by yourself. You can't take my grandson with you!"

This time, it wasn't just Su Ruo who was so angry that her face turned green.

Even Han Zecheng was completely enraged.

His voice was as cold as ice. "He is my son. If you have any objections, I can take them away now."

Wu Guizhi was about to throw a tantrum again, but was pulled back by Han Heping.

Han Heping looked dejected.

He could see that Han Zecheng was determined this time. If his wife continued to make trouble, it would only push them further away.

If Han Zecheng took the Japanese confectionery from the second brother's house and never returned to Hanjia Village, or even stopped sending money, they would have no way to stop him.

Then there really would be nothing left.

There are some things that you want to hold but you can't, and there is nothing you can do about it.

He sighed, pulled Wu Guizhi's arm, and said, "Zecheng's mother, why are you always so irritable? You obviously want to take care of the children for Zecheng and his wife, to reduce their burden so that they can concentrate on work and study. Why are you quarreling again?"

Then he apologized to Han Zecheng again, saying, "Zecheng, your mother just can't bear to leave you, Guozi. She has raised you for so many years, from when you were small as a palm to now. Now she is leaving so suddenly. Not only your mother, but I feel bad too."

As he spoke, his eyes turned red.

Su Ruo looked at Wu Guizhi and Han Heping, then at Han Zecheng's expressionless face, and suddenly a trace of heartache arose in her heart, then slowly spread in her chest, and even her nose felt sore.

She held Han Guo's hand, took a step forward and held Han Zecheng's hand, saying, "Let's go back to the house."

Han Zecheng turned his head and looked down at her. His gaze paused on her face, and his originally cold expression finally slowly melted.

He pulled out his left hand that she was holding, turned around, and held her little hand with his right hand. He whispered to her, "Let's go," and pulled her towards the room.

"Zecheng, sigh."

Han Zecheng pulled Su Ruo into the house, and Han Heping called out from behind.

He pinched Wu Guizhi and asked her to say something soft.

He knew Han Zecheng's character too well. He knew that when he said he would leave, he was not joking and he could definitely do it.

But if we let them go like this, it is very likely that he will never come back.

He was also speechless about his old wife. How could good things and good words become so unpleasant when they came out of her mouth?

The children are young, the second son is busy in the army, and the second son's wife has to go to school. It is normal to leave the children at home to help them take care of them. How could the relationship break down like this?

Han Heping squeezed very hard.

Wu Guizhi's arm was pinched so hard that it hurt.

She pulled her hand away, and said to Han Zecheng while wiping her tears, "Okay, okay, second brother, you've forgotten your mother now that you have a wife. She's scolding me because she's thinking about you... If you let her do what she wants now, when she goes to college and has someone else, won't you have to send the fruit back to me so that I can bring it to you?"

Su Ruo, Han Zecheng and the Han family: ...

"What are you talking about, baby?"

Han Heping was simply impressed by this old woman.

Han Zecheng walked even faster, dragging Su Ruo and Han Guo to the door of the inner room in just a few steps. If Han Guo wasn't a person with small steps, he would have entered the house long ago.

Wu Guizhi glanced at Han Heping, and then said to Han Zecheng's back, "Okay, take them away, and we'll talk about the future later. But life is hard at home, and the children don't even have enough to eat. Just give me your word and send 40 yuan a month to my family. I won't care about anything else."

Han Zecheng's eyes were gloomy.

He let go of Su Ruo's hand, stood by the door, turned sideways and said to Su Ruo: "Take Guoguo back to the house first."

Su Ruo glanced at him, then took her son's hand and went into the house first.

But after entering, he didn't go any further. He just stood there and watched.

Han Zecheng looked at Wu Guizhi and said, "When you abandoned me and remarried, grandma almost starved to death. I didn't die because my uncles and aunts took pity on me and gave me some food. Later, my father came and gave you money to take me away, but I didn't leave, not because I had any feelings for this family, but because I didn't want to live in someone else's house anymore."

"I won't leave. Not only will my father give you all the money, he will also send you money and things every month. If I had gone with him directly, would you still be chasing me for money now? During the great famine, if it weren't for the money and food my father sent, don't you know how many people in this family would have survived?"

"I didn't leave. I studied in the commune primary school for five years. But I left home when I started middle school, and I've been sending you money since I started college. Do you really want to settle all this?"

When Han Zecheng said, "Grandma almost starved to death. I survived because my uncles and aunts felt sorry for me and gave me a few bites to eat," Wu Guizhi's face suddenly turned pale.

The original anger and indignation were like a raging flame that was doused with a basin of ice water, and it was instantly reduced to ashes.

She was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened and she said, "Nonsense, second brother, where did you hear all this nonsense? Who made it up? If it weren't for your uncle, your grandma and you would have starved to death long ago."

As he spoke, his chest heaved with anger.

These are indeed true.

Even if it was just a few handfuls of food delivered every month, it was really delivered.

He had no affection for his mother, but precisely because he had no affection for her, he had to remember the kindness of giving him those handfuls of grain.

But it's enough.

He didn't want to argue with her.

In fact, he never liked to talk to her much.

He looked at Han Heping and said, "Uncle, please take my mother back to the house. I used to send ten yuan home every month, and later I added fifteen yuan for the living expenses of Aruo and Guoguo. In the future, Aruo and Guoguo will not live here anymore, so the fifteen yuan will naturally not be increased. I will still send ten yuan back every month for my mother's retirement money."

After saying this, Han Zecheng turned around and went back to the house.

If he hadn't been afraid of complications before helping Aruo and Guoguo move their household registration, he would have said these words in the morning.

All of a sudden, the original twenty-five yuan, no, including the ten yuan from the second son's wife, a total of thirty-five yuan was reduced to ten yuan.

Moreover, the second son's wife is gone too. The second son will definitely not send good things and food coupons, oil coupons and other tickets home every now and then. The second son's wife will not buy things for the family every day to subsidize the family. The gap is really big.

Everyone in the room was shocked by Han Zecheng's words.

Wu Guizhi couldn't bear this and her eyes rolled back and she almost fainted.

But Han Heping felt a chill in his heart when he saw the look in Han Zecheng's eyes just now.

Even though he felt as if his heart was being cut out, he also knew that if he continued to make a fuss, he might even lose the ten dollars... If that happened, there was nothing they could do.

He was shocked and frightened, and dared not say anything more. He dragged Wu Guizhi, who seemed to be fainting and howling, into the room.

******

The door was closed. Su Ruo stared at Han Zecheng blankly in the room, not knowing whether she should comfort him or say something else.

Originally, she thought that her experiences were really annoying, but now compared with him, it seemed nothing.

At least all my problems are in the past, and now I can quietly take the university entrance exam based on my own abilities.

But now he still has to face his mother.

Also, he was only a few years old back then, but he had to watch his grandmother starve to death. How did that feel?

Su Ruo felt a chill at the thought.

She murmured, "Do you really want to leave now?"

Han Zecheng glanced at her and said, "Have a good sleep tonight and leave early tomorrow morning, otherwise your body won't be able to bear it. See if there is anything else to pack. Pack it up, and I'll take Guozi to brush her teeth and wash her face."

Then he called Han Guo out.

"Brother Han."

Su Ruo called out, looking at his back.

Han Zecheng turned around to look at her, but Su Ru called him, and when she met his eyes she didn't know what to say.

To her, this was actually just a stranger whom she had only known for less than two days.

How could she comfort him?

Thinking of the point her mother had repeatedly emphasized, that she was not good to him and that she would run away with someone else if she went to college.

This kind of words is also a humiliation for him.

Moreover, he was so nice to her.

So should she tell him that even if she went to college she would not run away with anyone else?

She...of course she wouldn't run away with anyone else.

But she couldn't say such things to a man she had only known for two days...

The bitterness in her heart surged and she felt so blocked that she couldn't help but take two steps forward and reached out to grab his hand. She didn't know what to say. She stared at the back of his hand for a while before whispering, "I'm not like what they say."

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