Han Zecheng frowned.
He glanced at Su Ruo. She looked nonchalant and yet serious. He didn't know what to feel in his heart. He felt a mixture of pity and pride.
He knew her, she didn't care how much those things were worth.
All she cared about was that it was something her mother left behind.
She didn't want to leave those things in his father's hands, and they might end up in the hands of Lin Wanhua and her daughter, as well as the son born to Lin Wanhua... She often said that she was stingy and vengeful, which was completely different from his personality, but he thought it was very cute, full of anger, which made people miss her very much.
He knew her mother's background and she had given Shu Yuelan special instructions before she died. He believed that those things were definitely not ordinary things.
However, based on the information he had people investigate about the Su family's situation over the years, it seemed that nothing could be revealed.
He said, "Do you know what these things are? Where are they now?"
Su Ruo shook her head and said, "Aunt Shu is not very clear either. She said that my mother told her when she was seriously ill, and asked me to ask my father for it when I grow up. There are some letters in it, as well as her study notes and so on. But Aunt Shu said that my mother also left some things with her, some jewelry and letters to me, and there may be some clues in them. But she told me that those things have been put away and cannot be given to me for the time being. But now the national policies are getting better and better, I believe that they will be given to me later."
After saying that, he wrinkled his nose and smiled, "Let's talk about this after we meet my dad. Although I don't want to talk to Lin Wanhua and Su Jia, and I find them annoying, but if they really did something to hurt me in the past, I won't just let it go."
He reached out and touched her hair, and said, "I'll go with you to meet them."
Su Ruo blinked, then raised her head slightly and glanced at him.
He was quite gentle with her tonight.
But she could still sense something was wrong.
So even though she hadn't done anything wrong, she still felt a little guilty when she spoke to him.
There was no way. After being together for a long time, she could still smell his jealousy.
Hearing him say that, she hugged him and looked up at him and said, "What's wrong? Are you afraid that I will be bullied by them?"
After saying that, he smiled and said, "That won't happen. Since they were young, Lin Wanhua and Su Jia have always been so angry that they fell backwards but could only hold it in."
But after she finished speaking, she thought about the big loss she suffered later. If it weren't for the man in front of her, she would have lost her life. Her original pride was gone, and she became a little depressed, but she soon cheered up and said to him: "Brother Han, have I ever thanked you before... Thank you for saving my life."
The grace of saving lives and protecting each other.
He reached out and hugged her, but said nothing.
Su Ruo knew what he was thinking.
She thanked him sincerely, but she also knew that he definitely didn't want any thanks from her.
So after thanking him, she let him go again, her eyes rolling, and she said with a sly smile: "But there's nothing I can do about it. Who made you like me? Who made me rely on you again."
He sighed.
He stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms again, saying, "Aruo, you don't remember. If I were just a lifesaver, I might be qualified, but as a husband, I'm actually unqualified."
He was very good to her during this time.
But only when he was with her.
As a soldier, he was not with her most of the time and it was difficult for him to take care of the family.
"well enough."
Su Ruo leaned in his arms for a while, then suddenly said, "Actually, I know what you are worried about."
"You think that when I have my own career to pursue, I will definitely not sacrifice my career to follow you, and you are a soldier, so you can't decide where to stay... This way we may drift further and further apart. If we are apart for a long time, our feelings will naturally fade and become distant, and we will become like we were before."
Feeling his body tense up after hearing her words, Su Ruo reached out and scratched his back, whispering, "Although I'm very busy during the beginning of the school year, I've also been thinking about a lot of things, about the two of us, your responsibilities, the life and career I want, and our family."
"In fact, you may have misunderstood me. My pursuit is not that great. I am not like many people who are willing to devote themselves to their careers or devote all their time and energy. I just want to do something I like to do, enrich myself, make my life less boring, and not let external things take away my original intention."
This is also what Aunt Shu told her. If you have your own pursuits and hobbies, you will have an independent spiritual world. As long as your mind becomes strong, you will not let people or things outside easily change your temperament and make yourself unrecognizable one day.
She said, "But I won't tie myself down. For example, I didn't study architecture, but I found cultural relics and art to be very interesting. I don't like an ancient painting much more than an ancient building... Well, I mean, there are many things you can do in a field, and you don't have to tie yourself down so tightly."
"There are many things to do, and there are many forms of careers that can be developed. You don't have to stick to a certain place or a certain thing... But to me, there is only one you, and there is only one Guoguo... So, I will definitely stay by your side in the future, no matter where you are... um..."
Before Su Ruo could finish her words, her chin was pinched and then she was kissed.
Later that night, the two of them did not talk about Shu Yuelan and Yuan Chengyang again.
******
The next day, Su Ruo slept late as usual.
She woke up to the sound of birds singing. She opened her eyes and saw that the curtains were drawn, so it wasn't very bright.
She turned around and saw that the big pendulum showed that it was already past eight o'clock, so it was not too late.
She sat up, put on her long-sleeved pajamas, slid out of bed, walked to the window, opened the curtains, and saw the lush trees in the courtyard and many little sparrows perching or jumping around.
The previous confusion and bewilderment were gone, and my mood instantly brightened.
She pushed the door open and went to the living room.
Han Zecheng was still there, sitting alone at the table reading a book. There were a few small plates of pickled vegetables on the table, including sour-looking but very appetizing sour beans, bright pickles, and bright yellow pickled radishes, but no fruit.
Han Zecheng put down the book in his hand when he heard the noise and looked up at her.
Su Ruo didn't need him to coax her when she woke up in the morning like she did in the past in the military area. Today, she didn't wait for him to speak. She looked around first, then took the initiative to walk over and kissed his cheek, and asked him, "Where's Guoguo?"
Han Zecheng held her on his lap and kissed her lightly before letting her go. He stood up and answered her previous question, saying, "Mrs. Zhang brought breakfast this morning, and Guoguo went downstairs to play with her. Go wash up first, and keep the breakfast warm. I'll go get it."
Su Ruo said "hmm" and went to the bathroom.
When I came back, I saw several breakfast items on the table, including soft and glutinous fish porridge, half a fried dough stick, a white flour bun, and a small egg pancake.
There was a faint aroma of rice in the air, which immediately whetted my appetite.
She sat down at the table, drank a sip of water first, then broke off the fried dough sticks and put them into the porridge.
Han Zecheng saw that she took the fried dough sticks first and said with a smile: "Auntie Zhang said that fried dough sticks are bad for your health, so she told me not to give them to you, or at most to try one bite."
But he knew she liked it the most, so he left half of it for her.
Su Ruo's heart trembled when she heard this, and she said, "Do you have to be so cruel to try it?"
Han Zecheng chuckled.
Han Zecheng accompanied Su Ruo to finish breakfast, changed clothes and went downstairs.
Guoguo was teasing a cat with a branch.
The kitten is gray and white, just an ordinary little house cat.
Su Ruo was very surprised and asked, "Hey, where did this little cat come from?"
She was gone the last time she came over.
Aunt Zhang was wiping the cabinet while she was talking to Guoguo. When she heard Su Ruo asking about the cat, she smiled and said, "I brought it from a friend's house. They just gave birth to a litter of kittens a few days ago. Your Aunt He heard you say last time that Guoguo would come over this Saturday. She was afraid that he would be bored, so she asked me to bring it over."
Su Ruo smiled and said, "It's incredible. This child gets special treatment wherever he goes. Aren't you afraid of spoiling him?"
Aunt He smiled and said, "This child is determined. Even if Zecheng doesn't care, it's hard to spoil him."
Aunt He likes Guoguo very much.
Her son He Zongxi is about the same age as Han Zecheng, both in their early thirties, but because of family changes and class background issues, he has not yet married.
She said to Su Ruo and Han Zecheng, "You study here, and Zecheng is even busier in the army. He won't have much time to take care of him if he's left there, right? I think if you're willing, you can send him here and let us take care of him. I heard that there's a kindergarten over at Qingdao University, and all of them are children of Qingdao University teachers or employees."
Su Ruo was stunned.
It turned out that she really wanted to bring Guoguo to her side, and they had planned to do so before.
But......
She looked at Han Zecheng.
Han Zecheng thanked Aunt He and said, "He is still young and it is too worrying. I am still in the military area during this period, and he likes the kindergarten there, so let him live there for the time being. When I go on a mission, it depends on Guoguo's opinion. If he is willing, I will send him over. Then I will have to trouble Aunt He and Aunt Zhang."
Aunt He shook her head and said with a smile, "What's the problem? Aunt Zhang and I are facing each other every day, and life is boring. It's more lively with a child around, and everyone is more energetic."
Guoguo kept listening with his ears perked up while they talked.
I felt relieved after hearing it.
Anyway, just don’t send him back to Hanjia Village.
Su Ruo had an activity at school, so she talked to everyone for a while and then went to school.
Guoguo carried the cat to his mother.
After seeing Su Ruo disappear from sight, Aunt Zhang turned around and talked to Han Zecheng about his wife's health problems.
Aunt Zhang said, "Deputy Captain Han, your wife is in poor health and lacks energy and blood. Didn't she take good care of herself during her confinement?"
Han Zecheng was stunned.
He spends very little time at home.
Not long after they got married he went to the Northwest.
Not to mention Su Ruo's confinement, he wasn't even by her side when she gave birth... But it's conceivable that with his personality, there's no way Su Ruo would be able to have a good confinement period.
And if Aunt Zhang hadn't mentioned it, he probably wouldn't have thought of this.
He felt guilty and heavy in his heart, and asked, "Is it serious?"
Aunt Zhang nodded and said, "This child probably didn't have good health before, and she got pregnant early. After that, she suffered during the confinement period. Her Qi and blood are very depleted. If she hadn't been treated early, not to mention it would be difficult for her to have a child, even if she really got pregnant, it would probably be difficult to give birth."
Han Zecheng's face turned pale when he heard this.
Aunt Zhang shook her head and said, "But you don't have to worry too much. Talk to her and ask her to come to my place for dinner every night. I will make her medicinal food and take good care of her. She should be much better in a few months."
Han Zecheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He thanked her and said, "Then I'll have to worry about it, Aunt Zhang. But many herbs and ingredients out there are hard to buy. Please make a list and I'll find someone to buy them and bring them over."
After that, he paused and said, "Aunt He's health has deteriorated a lot in the past few years. Make a list for her and I'll buy them all."
Aunt He waved her hand and said with a smile, "That's not necessary. My body is different from A'ruo's. I used to have a good foundation. I was just a little hungry in the past few years. I will just eat daily and slowly make up for it."
Han Zecheng didn't say anything, but just thanked Aunt Zhang and Aunt He again.
He didn't say much at first. He asked Aunt Zhang about the details that Su Ruo should pay attention to in her daily life to take care of her health and then left.
After he left, Zhang's mother sighed, "Xiao Su is lucky to have met a good man...it's a pity for her mother."
The He family and the Xia family had a lot of interactions in the past, and Aunt Zhang had met Su Ruo's mother, Xia Lan.
The last time Su Ruo came to ask her and her wife about her grandfather's family, she also told them how she went to the countryside and how her father broke off relations with her. At that time, Aunt Zhang was so angry that she almost cursed, feeling sorry for her mother for leaving a child to be abused by her stepmother.
Such a good girl actually married such a cold-hearted beast.
******
Let’s talk about Su Jia again.
Su Jia was hit hard by Su Ruo and left Qingda in a daze.
But she didn't know where to go.
Finally, after wandering around, we arrived at the Qingdao University family compound.
She sat in a secluded little garden in the family compound until dark, until her hands and feet were cold. She saw the familiar figure enter the yard, go upstairs, stand up and stand for a while, then go in that direction.
She went upstairs and knocked on the door.
It was Yuan Chengyang who opened the door.
Yuan Chengyang frowned when he saw Su Jia.
He already knew that Su Ruo was back.
He didn't want to see Su Jia at this time.
Although his mother was afraid that he would do something rash in the impulse, she did not tell her that it was not Su Ruo who took the initiative to sever ties with the Su family and break off the engagement with him. All this was most likely done by Su Jianzhou at the instigation of Lin Wanhua and Su Jia.
But just the fact that Su Ruo came back was enough to make Yuan Chengyang not want to see Su Jia.
Even if Su Ruo is married, it is not a reason for him to flirt with Su Jia and get engaged to her.
Thinking of this, he not only hated Su Jia, but also hated himself.
"Brother Cheng Yang."
Su Jia entered the room and looked at Yuan Chengyang and called out foolishly.
The look in her eyes, the calls she made, and the obvious abnormal blush on her face... Yuan Chengyang just felt as if he was bitten by something... and felt nauseous.
He endured it and asked, "What's the matter?"
They are an engaged couple and are about to get married.
But when he saw her coming, there was no joy on his face, only a cold and disgusted "What's the matter?"
Su Jia's tears rolled down and she said, "Brother Cheng Yang, I have something to tell you. Can I go to your room to talk?"
There is nothing abnormal in this.
But her mood was not normal.
This made Yuan Chengyang think of how he had flirted with her and was forced to marry her.
He stepped back inside and said, "There's no one in the living room. Let's talk here if you have anything to say."
They don't look like an engaged couple or lovers at all, it's just as if she is some kind of monster.
My uncle is right. What’s the point of her marrying a man like this?
Isn't it still suffering?
Su Jia felt so much pain and hatred in her heart that her hands were shaking.
She closed her eyes and said, "Brother Cheng Yang, let's cancel the engagement."
Yuan Chengyang was stunned.
He looked at Su Jia for a while before he said, "What tricks are you trying to play?"
Su Jia: ...
Five years!
They had been engaged for five years, and she had been devoted to him and devoted to their family, and that was how he treated her!
She couldn't look at him.
Looking at him, she was really afraid that she couldn't hide her resentment.
She sat on the floor, holding onto the cabinet by the door.
Without even looking at him, she slowly said with emotion: "Brother Cheng Yang, I like you. I have liked you since I was very young, when I first saw you."
"That's enough."
Yuan Chengyang didn't want to hear her confession at all.
He said, "Don't say useless things, just say what you want to say."
Su Jia pressed her hands on the corners of the cabinet beside her, pressing hard. It hurt, but only this pain could make her mind clearer and continue talking.
She said, "Brother Cheng Yang, this is the last time. Please let me finish. I will never bother you again, and I will never come to see you again."
"You were in the yard at that time, wearing a white shirt. I have never seen a boy wear a shirt so well."
In fact, there had never been a little boy wearing a white shirt in her life before.
The little boys she used to play with all wore ragged clothes, clothes with countless patches, or clothes whose colors couldn't be identified at all, and they were barefoot.
So when she saw him for the first time, she was really shocked.
But then she saw her beautiful stepsister, whom she had just met, come out.
When she walked up to him and said something, he reached out and tapped her on the head, then took her hand and walked away gently.
At that moment, she really envied her madly...
Su Jia took another breath and said, "But I know, I know that you have always liked A Ruo, but even though I know it, I still can't control my feelings."
"Later, Aruo had an accident and went to the countryside, and your family had troubles. I felt sad, so I thought that even if you didn't like me, as long as I could do something for you to make you feel better, it would be fine... So I took care of Grandpa Yuan and asked my uncle to help not let those people embarrass you..."
"Then you got sick..."
Yuan Chengyang's hands clenched suddenly.
Then I heard her continue, "You are sick. I have said before that what happened was just an accident. At that time, you kept calling A'ruo, and I felt bad and couldn't help but comfort you, so the accident happened... It's not your fault, I couldn't hold back my feelings."
"But I liked you so much that I didn't say no when my mom asked us to get engaged."
"It's my fault. Now I understand that this marriage was a mistake from the beginning. Let's cancel it. It will be good for you, me, and Aruo."
It is said that when a man faces a woman who loves him deeply, he will be soft-hearted even if he doesn't like her.
Unfortunately, Yuan Chengyang is a heartless person.
He looked at Su Jia and was not moved by her at all.
She said, "It's good for you, me, and Aruo." So, did she know that Aruo was back?
So you come to him, hoping to retreat in order to advance?
So the look in his eyes when he looked at her was sharp, cold, and even a little sarcastic.
In fact, he had never been willing to get engaged to her.
Maybe she was too influenced by Aruo. Since she was a child, she has been talking about how bad Lin Wanhua and Su Jia were, and how they pretended in front of her father. She also said, "Brother Cheng Yang, don't believe her, or I won't pay attention to you in the future." So he has had a deep-rooted impression of Su Jia in his mind since then.
What's more, her university place originally belonged to Su Ruo.
It was his father who told him, "A man should take responsibility for what he does. Don't tell me that she schemed against you. If you weren't so weak and didn't fall ill because of Su Ru's marriage, how could you have given others the opportunity to take advantage of you? Your grandfather has passed away. Do you want to let your family get into trouble because of your weakness and carelessness?"
So he could only accept it with a pinch of his nose.
He didn't care whether she wanted to retreat in order to advance or what she wanted to do.
He said, "Okay, then let's cancel it. What compensation do you want?"
After all, I spent five years here.
Su Jia was stunned again.
Even though she knew he had no feelings for her, she didn't expect that after she said so much, he would just be so cold and blunt and say, "Okay, what compensation do you want?"
She just felt a chill in her heart.
But compensation, compensation...
She thought of the antique calligraphy and paintings hidden by the Yuan family... Unfortunately, she had been engaged to him for five years, and had done her best for Uncle Yuan and Shu Yuelan, but she still hadn't found any trace of those antique calligraphy and paintings.
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