On the 56th day after Cheng Jingmo left home, it was raining and cloudy but no rain was falling in the south city.
Yu Xiangnian took a morning off and took Xiaojie to go fishing.
The last time we went to the beach was three months ago, and Cheng Jingmo was there too.
Now it was Yu Xiangnian's turn to ride the bicycle, and Xiaojie sat on the back seat, holding two buckets in his hands, which were filled with shovels, clamps and other things.
When the two were picking seafood on the beach, a father and daughter came.
Although Yu Xiangnian was squatting on the ground and wearing a hat, the other party recognized her at a glance.
"Comrade Yu!"
Yu Xiangnian raised his head.
Isn’t this Yang Wanli who helped her just two days ago?
She stood up and greeted with a smile, "Hello, Director Yang."
"I didn't expect to meet you here!" Yang Wanli smiled, revealing two rows of slightly yellowed teeth, probably due to drinking tea for a long time.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that. Are you also bringing your children to catch seafood?" Yu Xiangnian said to the little girl beside him.
The little girl was about ten years old, strong and sturdy, with her hair tied in two braids and wearing thick flowered clothes.
"Yes, take the children to the beach!" Yang Wanli pulled the little girl's arm and said, "Qiuyue, call me auntie."
The little girl curled her lips, raised her eyelids lazily, and called out perfunctorily, "Auntie."
Yu Xiangnian saw her reluctance and smiled unnaturally, "Hello, classmate Qiuyue."
Yang Wanli raised his chin towards the nearby area and asked, "Is that your child?"
Yu Xiangnian looked over and saw Xiaojie squatting on the beach, looking at them with hostility in his eyes.
I don’t know how long he squatted there, but the sand washed up by the sea water had already covered his feet.
Yu Xiangnian smiled at Xiaojie, retracted his gaze and said, "Yes."
Yang Wanli said, "I think you are no more than twenty years old. This child must be seven or eight years old."
The implication is that this child is not Yu Xiangnian's.
Yu Xiangnian didn't want to explain anything to someone he didn't know well, so he nodded and said, "It's my child."
I don't know when Xiaojie came over to the side. He grabbed Yu Xiangnian's hand and said, "Aunt, let's go over there."
Yu Xiangnian took the opportunity to get away, "Director Yang, I'll go over there and take a look."
After Yu Xiangnian and Xiaojie walked away, Qiuyue said angrily: "I don't like her!"
Yang Wanli then withdrew his gaze from Xiang Nian's back, "Except for Aunt Xuehua next door, you don't like anyone!"
After a pause, he softened his tone and said in a gentle voice, "Qiuyue, Dad really doesn't like Aunt Xuehua. Your mom has been gone for so many years, and Dad finally found someone he likes. Please help Dad."
Qiuyue still said in the same tone, "I don't think she likes you!"
Yang Wanli said confidently: "Who wouldn't like Dad's conditions?"
After all, the post office was a very popular industry at that time.
Yang Wanli said again, "Let's go! We'll go over there too. You go play with that boy and I'll go talk to her."
He just heard that the child called Aunt Yu Xiangnian, so it was definitely not Yu Xiangnian's child.
Looking at Yu Xiangnian's figure, she doesn't look like someone who has given birth to a child!
The two followed again.
Yang Wanli winked at Qiuyue, meaning that Qiuyue should ask Xiaojie to go somewhere else to catch seafood.
Qiuyue tried reluctantly twice, but Xiaojie ignored her and stayed by Xiangnian's side all the time.
Qiuyue was too lazy to say anything more.
What used to be two people going to the sea became four people.
Yang Wanli was not very radical. His conversation revolved around the seafood he had picked up and the two children, and he did not let Yu Xiangnian notice his thoughts.
Although he had investigated and found that Yu Xiangnian's husband was most likely sacrificed, Yu Xiangnian was still a married woman.
If he did it too obviously, Yu Xiangnian would inevitably worry about his reputation and stay away from him.
He never thought that Yu Xiangnian would look down on him!
With his conditions, he is not much better than her husband!
The income is high, there is no danger, and I can accompany you every day!
A married woman, no matter how beautiful or educated she is, is still married!
Two hours later, the tide began to rise and the four of them prepared to go back.
Yu Xiangnian and Xiaojie each picked up half a bucket of seafood.
Yu Xiangnian hung the two small buckets on both sides of the bicycle bridle, said goodbye to Yang Wanli and his daughter, and took Xiaojie home.
Xiaojie is sensitive.
While eating, she asked Yu Xiangnian, "Aunt, if my uncle doesn't come back, will you marry the man you are seeing today?"
Yu Xiangnian was surprised at first, then burst out laughing, "What are you thinking about in your little head?!"
Xiaojie looked serious, "Will it be?"
Seeing how serious he was, and remembering what outsiders had said about her remarrying, Yu Xiangnian understood Xiaojie's worries.
She put away her smile and said firmly, "No! Auntie and him are not even friends."
Xiaojie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered his head again.
He thought that even if his aunt didn't marry this man, she would still marry someone else, and his aunt couldn't live with him for the rest of her life.
Yu Xiangnian has been with Xiaojie for almost ten months, and can guess some of his thoughts.
Yu Xiangnian said seriously: "I have no plans to get married for the time being!"
After thinking for a while, he said, "If your uncle can't come back, I will take you to live in the house I bought."
For some things, Xiaojie still needs to prepare for the worst.
Prepare for the worst so that you can face it rationally if things really develop to the worst.
If things don't turn out to be the worst, that's a surprise! We should thank God for his mercy and thank each other for not giving up!
Yu Xiangnian said, "Auntie, I'm going to college in the future and will go to Beijing. If you want to follow me, I'll take you to Beijing and you can study and grow up there. If you don't want to follow me, I'll send you to my parents' home and you can study and grow up with Duoduo and Guangming. I'll come back to see you during the holidays."
Xiaojie said worriedly: "If we leave, what will happen to the chicken?"
Yu Xiangnian: “…”
Children’s thinking is so free-spirited!
"Roasted chicken, braised chicken, braised chicken, beggar's chicken...you choose!" Yu Xiangnian said, "I can't possibly take two chickens to Beijing!"
Xiao Jie said dissatisfiedly: "They are so small, and you want to eat them?"
To him, these two chickens are more than just chickens! They are his responsibility and his protection!
Yu Xiangnian said: "It was just right at that time! The meat was neither too old nor too tender!"
Xiaojie: “…”
He muttered to himself that his aunt had forgotten what she said again!
Yesterday, his aunt said to Aunt Liu Zhen, "The chicken is still so small, and you're thinking about eating it."
Today his aunt was planning to eat these two chickens.
He was going to Beijing with her.
With her poor memory, he was worried about her going to such a far place alone!
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