◎Two in One◎
Chen Yong's crimes were exposed and the Chen family fell, which was naturally a big blow to Chen Sixian.
He was originally the son of the director of the National Cotton Mill and the son-in-law of a city leader. It is no exaggeration to say that he was a chosen one. But after Chen Yong's affair was exposed, the Chen family became the target of public criticism. His relatives and friends began to avoid him, and even Chen Sixian's father-in-law forced his daughter Ding Qing to divorce him.
However, this is a novel with them as the protagonists. All the hardships are evidence of the strong love between the male and female protagonists. Even if the story line changes now, Chen Sixian, who should have been smooth sailing, accidentally fell to the bottom, but she can climb out with more effort. Ding Qing broke off relations with her family in the newspaper and resolutely chose to fight and live alone with Chen Sixian.
The male and female protagonists were lucky, and Chen Sixian had saved some money from his business before. In just over a year, he made a comeback and even prepared to buy a courtyard house.
Liang Baozhen walked to the gate of the courtyard and sent the girl back to her room to play. Only then did she take a serious look at the hero in the book in front of her and felt that he was indeed quite miserable.
In the past, the hero Chen Sixian was described in the book as being high-spirited and a winner in life as if he had cheated. But now that Chen Yong has been shot and the Chen family has fallen, everything has changed.
"Hello, Comrade Liang."
"What do you want from me?" Liang Baozhen didn't want to have anything to do with this man. Just as it was written in the book, he absorbed the luck of countless people and became a pioneer of reform and opening up, and built his own business empire. It was absolutely right to stay away from him.
"I ran into you and...Xu Shengjie yesterday." Chen Sixian was a little embarrassed when he mentioned the Xu family. He was a man with a high sense of morality. His own father had killed someone, which had already shocked him to the point of not being able to face anyone, let alone the victim's son. "Are you thinking of buying that courtyard house?"
"So what? What do you want to say?" Liang Baozhen didn't know why he came today.
"It's like this. If you want to buy it, I can give it to you." Chen Sixian looked sincere, as if he wanted to use the purchase right of this courtyard house to atone for his sins. "There are very few people selling courtyard houses nowadays. This is also a small token of my appreciation. I hope your husband will feel better. It is also a way for us to atone for our sins."
"No need." Liang Baozhen found it a little ridiculous. After Chen Yong's crimes were exposed, this man wanted to borrow the power of his wife's family to save Chen Yong's life. Why was he trying to atone for his sins now?
Before, when he knew about his younger brother Chen Siming's evil deeds, he also helped to cover them up. To put it nicely, he was protecting his family, but to put it bluntly, he was aiding and abetting evil.
"You don't dare to go to Sheng Jie, are you worried that he will hear these words and beat people up?" Liang Baozhen was upset when she thought of what the Chen family had done. Now they are pretending to be righteous, and if they really encounter something, they will only cover up. "Just don't show up in front of us, and there's no need for anything else. As for the courtyard house, you can buy it or not, we don't need you to give it to us."
"You misunderstood, Comrade Liang!" Chen Sixian was eager to defend himself. "I was worried that Comrade Xu was unwilling to listen to me, so I came to you. I really want to redeem my sins. If your family has any difficulties or requests, you can tell me. As long as I can do it, no, even if I can't do it, I am willing to do it."
"Farewell, I've already told you that your absence is for the good of our family. We don't welcome people with the last name Chen."
Liang Baozhen took two steps back and closed the gate with a bang.
Behind the door, she was still angry. How could there be such a tactless person? Her appearance was a reminder of the Xu family's pain, and yet she had to show up to seek a sense of presence and poke people's scars!
Chen Sixian hung his head in disappointment, staring blankly at the closed door of Xu's house. After waiting for a moment, he could only turn around and leave.
Returning to the large compound where he and his wife Ding Qing rented, Ding Qing, who had severed ties with her family, lost some of her former superiority and became a woman who had integrated into the city life. She had just had an argument with her sister-in-law Dong Jiayan over two pieces of beehive coal.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Chen Sixian coming back, Ding Qing hurried over to ask.
"Liang Baozhen didn't agree."
"Oh." Ding Qing was a little disappointed. "Why don't we try again every day from now on? Or I can go. She and I are both women, so we should be able to talk."
"Qingqing, you've suffered so much. Following me, you can't enjoy any happiness at all."
"What are you talking about! As long as I can be with you, I'm willing to live any life!" Ding Qing kept comforting the man, "As long as the Xu family slowly accepts our goodwill, when the relationship eases, we can let reporters take pictures and publish them in the newspapers. This will be a beautiful story. My uncle said that you are not afraid of family changes, you are brave enough to take responsibility, resolve hatred with the victim's family, and atone for your father. When all major newspapers publicize it, you will be a role model!"
This was a move that Chen Sixian had thought out after much thought. In addition, Ding Qing's uncle was the editor of the city's daily newspaper. When the time came, he could use this trick to wipe out all the shameful things about himself.
The reputation of being the son of a murderer was not good for doing business or making friends with politicians.
However, the key is to get the cooperation of the Xu family.
His father has always been a huge mountain in Chen Sixian's heart. Even if he killed someone, it could not erase the fear a little bit. Chen Sixian thought of the key evidence that determined his father's conviction - the recorder, and his eyes became fierce. Who sent the recorder at home to the Public Security Bureau?
There should be only three people who know about this, mother Guo Mingli, younger brother Chen Siming and his wife Dong Jiayan.
"Brother, it's time to eat."
Chen Siming went into the house and called for help. His family had moved out of the National Cotton Mill's building and were now renting a main house in a large compound. There were a total of six people living there, including Chen Siming's family of three, his mother Guo Mingli, and Chen Sixian and his wife.
Guo Mingli's mental state is not very good. She likes to talk nonsense sometimes. She is relatively honest only when eating. She also likes to wear beautiful clothes.
Chen Siming and Dong Jiayan seem to be in a much worse state now, but fortunately their eldest brother Chen Sixian has made a comeback. As for the younger sister of the Chen family, she was admitted to a university in another province, not in Beijing.
"Siming." Chen Sixian called his younger brother in. Now that the family has lost its backbone, he, as the eldest brother, has to support the family. "Could it be that your wife sent out the recorder that Dad sent?"
Chen Siming was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He didn't expect that his elder brother was still thinking about this matter! "Brother, Dad has been gone for a long time, why are you still thinking about that tape recorder? Mom must have sent it out because she was mentally ill. You know, she was scared and she didn't speak or act rationally."
Chen Sixian felt sad when she saw her mother who was obviously not in a good mental state. However, even though she was not in a good mental state, Guo Mingli still only picked meat for Chen Siming.
It's truly a love that's engraved in my bones.
Ding Qing also saw her mother-in-law Guo Mingli's favoritism, and she felt even more sorry for her husband. They were both Guo Mingli's sons, so why was he treated so differently?
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Xu Shengjie went to the store for half a day today. When he came back in the afternoon, he found that his wife was watering the flowers planted in the yard, and she was also watering Shanshan's loquat trees.
"I'm thinking about moving the loquat tree to Shanshan's window."
Shanshan is six years old and can sleep alone, but she is still a little scared, mainly because she has an overly rich imagination and can see the most normal things in the house as strange things. She likes to scare herself. Xu Shengjie wanted to let her see the loquat tree outside, thinking that having her favorite tree to accompany her might give her some motivation.
Liang Baozhen thought this was a good idea and said, "I'll come back and ask her later."
Speaking of the lady, Liang Baozhen looked at Xu Shengjie and seemed to be hesitant to speak. She didn't know whether to tell him that Chen Sixian had been here today.
If I tell him, I'm afraid he'll be angry and think about his parents. If I don't tell him, she kept saying that couples should be honest with each other.
Oh, it’s so depressing.
"What's wrong?" Xu Shengjie could tell at a glance that his wife was worried. They had been married for eight years and knew each other very well. They could understand each other with just a look or a gesture.
"What are you hiding from me? Why can't you tell me?" He walked over, took the melon pulp from his wife's hand, and watered the flowers for her. "Some comrade told me that couples should be honest with each other and not hide things from each other, otherwise someone will get angry."
Liang Baozhen heard the teasing in Xu Shengjie's mouth, and looked at him with her eyelashes fluttering, and rolled her eyes, "Sometimes not saying it may be for your own good."
Double standards, absolute double standards! Xu Shengjie didn't say anything at the time for the sake of his wife, but he didn't have the courage to bring up the past.
"That's fine. Next time I hide something from you, you must not get angry."
"Hey, you're already giving me vaccinations? Are you hiding something from me?"
"How dare I!" The memory of Xu Shengjie being kicked out to sleep for the first and only time in his life was too painful.
"That's good to know." Liang Baozhen was satisfied.
"If you don't tell me, I will be angry too." Xu Shengjie pretended to scare her. Anyway, he didn't care and just got angry first.
"Then what? What are you going to do when you're angry?" Liang Baozhen was quite curious. What could he do? "Are you going to kick me out to sleep tonight? That's fine. I'll go to sleep in the room next to Xiaoya in a while. No, I'll go make the bed now."
"Hey!" Xu Shengjie was amused by his wife. Was this a punishment for her? This was a punishment for himself!
It’s over. No matter how angry or punished you are, you still lose!
He grabbed his wife who was about to go to the west room and held her there, "This is too good for you."
"Then what can you do?" Liang Baozhen's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning. Although she was already 28 years old, her beautiful features still made her look like the lively girl of 20 years old.
Especially when she tilted her head and looked at Xu Shengjie with a faint smile, with a somewhat triumphant attitude, it made people feel itchy.
Xu Shengjie naturally did not want to be outdone, so he leaned over to whisper in his wife's ear. The two were so close that Liang Baozhen felt like a feather was brushing against her ear. She wondered if what this man said was too indecent!
"You old pervert!"
"Dare you call me old?"
"Of course I am. I am in my twenties and you are in your thirties. If you are not old, who is old?" Liang Baozhen was about to run away after insulting others, but Xu Shengjie grabbed her by the waist and picked her up, making it impossible for her to fly away.
Despite all the jokes, Liang Baozhen didn't tell anyone about Chen Sixian's affairs, and Xu Shengjie didn't force his wife to do so. If she wanted to, she could say it, and if she didn't, there must be a reason for her not to say it.
However, a few days later, Chen Sixian actually found him.
At the entrance of the clothing store, Chen Sixian approached Xu Shengjie and repeated what he had said to Liang Baozhen. However, Xu Shengjie was not as easy to talk to as Baozhen, especially since Chen Sixian kept hanging around him and saying some disgusting things. He suppressed his anger and turned away.
"Comrade Xu Shengjie, I know that our family was wrong in this matter, but my father has already paid a heavy price, and our family has ended up in the current situation because of this matter. I came here today to apologize to you and to atone for my sins with you. The things of the older generation are actually in the past. I hope you will not be so hostile to me. After all, I have nothing to do with the death of your parents back then."
Xu Shengjie looked sideways at this man who was always talking about righteousness and morality, and clenched his fists. Seeing that he kept chattering, this member of the Chen family kept mentioning his parents, as if a fly was always hovering in front of him, and had to bring up the past over and over again, uncovering his scars again and again.
"Get lost."
Not wanting to talk any more with this man, Xu Shengjie, with a fierce look on his face, uttered this word coldly and stepped into the clothing store.
Hong Saner, who was standing by, came over to eavesdrop and got angry after hearing what was going on. What the hell is this? Who wants to talk to the son of someone who killed his father and mother so affectionately and without any hostility?
Fuck you!
"Get out! Get away from us!" Hong San'er was much more aggressive than Xu Shengjie. He yelled at Chen Sixian, "We don't welcome people with the last name Chen here. If you come, we'll beat you up. Do you believe it?"
After sending Chen Sixian away, Hong Saner still hadn't scolded enough. He turned around and looked at Xu Shengjie's back, feeling a little sad for his brother. However, he couldn't say anything sentimental, so he just went over and put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Why don't you come to my house for dinner tonight? My dad and mom are really thinking about you."
"I'll go visit my uncle and aunt some other day. I have something else to do at home today."
"Okay, my dad left some good wine for you, I can't even drink it. My mom said she'll give you something to eat, barbecue for you, come early."
"good."
Xu Shengjie calmed down on the way back from the clothing store. He just heard from Chen Sixian that this man had gone to see Baozhen yesterday. However, Baozhen obviously didn't want to be reminded of her sad story again, so she was unwilling to talk about it.
He just pretended not to know. As for the fact that Chen Sixian came to his house again today, there was naturally no need to tell Baozhen. There was no need to add to everyone's troubles.
There was something going on at home tonight, so he had to go back to transplant the loquat tree for his daughter.
Shanshan still had to get used to sleeping alone, so her father told her to let the loquat tree accompany her, and she agreed immediately.
After all, this was the tree she had nurtured herself and it was her most precious thing in the whole yard.
Before transplanting, Shanshan repeatedly confirmed with her father, "Dad, it won't break, right? You have to be careful and gentle."
Xu Shengjie thought, how can we be so careful with a small loquat tree? But never mind, seeing the lady's serious look, he also agreed seriously.
The whole process of transplanting the loquat tree to the front of the west wing went smoothly. The roots of the tree were planted in the hole dug in advance, and then the surrounding soil was covered and leveled by tamping on it with feet. Shanshan also followed, tamping on it with her little feet.
This loquat tree really ran to the front of my house.
She jumped into her room and stood by the window, stepped on a small stool, or stood on the bed. She could just see the loquat tree outside the glass window. Dad was not lying! When she lived here in the future, she would really be able to see the loquat tree.
"Mom, I want to sleep alone." With the loquat tree guarding her, she is no longer afraid of the night!
"I hope you are telling the truth this time." In Liang Baozhen's heart, the lethality of Shanshan's words that she wanted to sleep alone was almost as great as the wolf coming. After being deceived again and again, it was no longer worth looking forward to.
At night, Xu Shengjie and Liang Baozhen settled their daughter down and returned to their own room.
The two of them lay on the bed, reading books and newspapers, but neither of them could concentrate on reading.
Liang Baozhen closed the book and turned to look over. The man beside her also put down the newspaper. She leaned over and discussed with Xu Shengjie, "Do you think Shanshan will come back later?"
This question is asked with a lot of experience, because from the age of five to six, Shanshan has made four bold statements that she wants to sleep in a room by herself, but each time she ended up running back to her parents' room.
But people still make progress. The first time she came back crying loudly, the second time she came back with tears in her eyes, the third time she didn't shed any tears but just had red eyes and a hoarse voice asking for her mother. The fourth time was the best. She was already very familiar with this process, and felt that she was embarrassed before, so she came back with a forced smile.
As soon as he entered the room, he said that he was worried that his mother would not sleep well without him holding him, and he wanted to come back and sleep with his mother.
Today is the fifth time. Liang Baozhen doesn't know whether the child will repeat the past or write a new chapter. Liang Baozhen actually asked her daughter privately why she was always afraid.
As a result, Shanshan said that when she was alone in the room with dim lights around her, she would always see the shadow of the lampshade on the wall as a giant insect, the cabinet next to it as a monster, and the beautiful curtains during the day as scary birds at night.
She pointed at the curtain and asked her mother, "Look, mom, it will turn into another big bird with wings flapping at night."
Liang Baozhen didn't quite understand the child's creative ideas, she just thought that her daughter's imagination was too rich.
The child's father put the newspaper aside and thought for a moment, "Maybe this time it's different. After all, he's already six years old."
"Do you want to make a bet?" Liang Baozhen became interested immediately after seeing how conscientiously he spoke.
"Okay, then I guess Shanshan will come back."
"Hey, didn't you just say that it's different when you're six?"
"That being said, if we really want to bet, I will definitely choose the one that is easy to win. How about that? Otherwise, I will give it to you, and you can choose Shanshan and she will come back."
"No, I don't want your charity. I will trust my daughter for once. Maybe I can sleep alone in a room all night."
"What's the bet?"
"What do you want to bet on?"
Speaking of this, Xu Shengjie was no longer sleepy. He went over to talk to his wife, but she rolled her eyes at him.
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As a result, by midnight, Liang Baozhen had fallen into a sweet dream and everything was quiet. Xu Shengjie was still awake. He looked at the door of his room. It was already so late, why was there still no movement?
He got up and went outside the maid's room. Through the glass window, he could see Shanshan sleeping soundly on the bed inside. Just a moment later, she turned over, changed her position and continued to sleep.
"How is it?" Liang Baozhen yawned, went into the room to tuck in the corner of the quilt for the young lady, and looked at Xu Shengjie with some pride, "I won."
Xu Shengjie felt helpless as he looked at the girl who was sleeping like a pig inside. She was quite brave at the critical moment, wasn't she?
The next day, the excited Shanshan wanted to tell the world that she was already a big kid who could sleep independently. She even called her grandparents who lived far away in Damian Village. Zhou Yun had been thrifty all his life, and he felt it was painful to spend money on phone bills for this matter!
But the great-granddaughter kept talking, and in the end, the equally frugal Song Chunhua praised her granddaughter several times and coaxed her to hang up the phone. Otherwise, who knows how much the phone bill would cost. Although it was not her money, she also felt sorry for her daughter. After all, it is not easy to make money.
Shanshan can sleep by herself now, which makes her parents very happy. It means that they can relax a little more at night. However, they still have to check on the child from time to time to see if she kicks off the quilt to prevent her from catching a cold.
It is September, and Shanshan, who is brave enough to sleep alone, is finally going to become a glorious primary school student.
Liang Baozhen enrolled her child in Hongqi Primary School in advance, which is located in the area where Chunri Hutong is located. Hongqi Primary School is located on a street a few kilometers away from Chunri Hutong.
It is a primary school with five teaching buildings, a stadium and a cafeteria.
The school environment is nice with red bricks and green tiles. The teacher Liang Baozhen met when she took her child to register was also kind and friendly.
On the first day of school, Zhou Yun, Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya were all in the yard to see her off. They watched Shanshan carry the schoolbag that her great-grandmother had sewed for her, a big red backpack. It was the first time Zhou Yun had sewed a backpack, and it was made according to what Liang Baozhen had told her.
Zhou Yun is very good at needlework, a skill she has accumulated over decades. The stitches on the schoolbags she sews are very fine and the bags look very good. She even specially sewed a small blue flower for Shanshan.
The schoolbag contained a military water bottle, a towel, a handkerchief, a pen and a notebook.
Originally, Shanshan wanted to bring the huge enamel cup that her uncle won from the competition to school to drink water, but her mother stopped her. The enamel cup was too big, so the military water bottle would be enough for the child.
Carrying her beloved little schoolbag, Shanshan went to school holding her mother's left hand and her father's right hand.
On the first day of school, the weather was fine and cloudless, with only chirping sparrows flying into the elementary school campus.
Normally, Liang Baozhen didn't feel anything when she was taking care of a child by herself, but now that she was standing in the primary school, she felt that the killing power was astonishing. There were sounds all around, and the children were lively and active with loud voices. Some of them were excited and chattering non-stop, while others were scared and cried and made a fuss about wanting to go home. This place was comparable to a vegetable market, no, it was even more noisy than a vegetable market.
Needless to say, Xu Shengjie felt his scalp tingling.
When I turned around, I saw a little fat boy rolling on the ground, shouting that he didn't want to go to school, crying with tears and snot streaming down his face. Next to him was his mother, who looked very embarrassed as if she was at a loss as to what to do with her son.
Shanshan had never been to kindergarten, but she was looking forward to going to primary school. She looked at the little brother rolling on the ground with her schoolbag on her back, and asked, "Little brother, why don't you want to go to school?"
Pang Pang, who was crying and making a fuss, was interrupted by this sudden question. He hiccuped and looked at Shan Shan, "I..."
Hey, why didn't I want to go to school? There were still tears in his eyes, and he was so confused from crying that he couldn't remember why he didn't want to go to school.
Shanshan didn't get the answer she wanted, and sighed in her heart, wondering why the little brother was so stupid.
It turns out that the little fool doesn't want to go to school.
The author has something to say:
Primary school student Shanshan expressed her gratitude to the little angel who irrigated her with nutrient solution: 1 bottle of Qianmo Hongchen;
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