The woman raised her head and saw Lao Ding's face. She lowered her head in panic and said, "You have the wrong person. The child is really too hungry. Please save him!"
"Old Ding, what's going on?" Su Zhengguo obviously noticed something was wrong. There was something wrong with the look in the woman's eyes.
"Lao Su, take a close look at her. Don't you have any impression of her?" Lao Ding had never expected to see her again.
Su Zhengguo took another look and found it familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
"Cuihua, why are you here?" Lao Ding asked puzzled.
"There's a flood in my hometown, the fields are all submerged, and we have nothing to eat. We can't get out to see if we can borrow some food." Huang Cuihua knew she couldn't pretend any longer, so she told the truth.
"It's great that your children are so kind. Is your boyfriend good to you?" Old Ding couldn't help asking when they met again.
The child raised his head, looked at Lao Ding's face, and suddenly rushed over to hug him, crying and saying, "Dad, why don't you come home to see me? I'm waiting for you at the village entrance every day."
"What's going on?" Su Zhengguo asked.
"I, I don't know. Kid, don't shout!" Lao Ding panicked.
"My dad loves you!" The child wiped his dirty hands with his clothes and took out a black-and-white photo from his pocket. The portrait clearly looked like Lao Ding.
"Old Ding, what did you do to Cuihua? You just messed around and then abandoned her?" Su Zhengguo hated this kind of thing and immediately became angry. "Cuihua, don't be afraid. Tell me if you have any grievances. I will take care of it for you."
Old Ding was speechless and scratched his head. How could he not know that he had such a cute son?
"Cuihua, kid, wait until we have dinner before we talk." Su Zhengguo led them into the house, "Lao Ding, bring the chicken in quickly. The kid is so hungry."
Su Xiaoluo curled her lips, her grandfather was really good at handling things.
The child is called Goudan, and has not been named yet. He stared at the food on the table, eagerly.
"Goudan, eat whatever you want." Su Zhengguo said amiably.
Goudan ate voraciously, which made people feel sad. Huang Cuihua was very hungry and ate without hesitation.
After eating, Huang Cuihua glanced at Lao Ding and said embarrassedly, "Thank you!"
Old Ding said helplessly: "Hurry up and explain this to my old leader."
Huang Cuihua quickly said, "Old leader, this has nothing to do with Lao Ding. I did it voluntarily."
Su Zhengguo glared at him and said sternly, "Old Ding, you are so capable! Bullying female comrades, if this happened before, you would be punished."
Old Ding scratched his head, feeling a headache: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
Huang Cuihua risked her life and said, "This child was originally yours. My family was poor, and my father wanted to marry me off to a village idiot. My mother didn't want to, so she asked me to run away in the middle of the night to live with my aunt. But I ran into a robber on the way, and he stole all my food."
"I was so hungry that I felt dizzy and lost my way. I was almost starving to death when I ran into you. You gave me dry food and water. You are a good person, so I followed you secretly."
Huang Cuihua felt a little embarrassed.
Su Zhengguo slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, no wonder Jingshu said that there was a girl who always followed him. After asking, I found out that she liked you. Jingshu asked you to set up a bridge, but you said you didn't want to, but what kind of thing did you do behind your back?"
Su Zhengguo was so angry that he looked for someone everywhere to deal with Lao Ding.
Lao Ding said helplessly: "Lao Su, you are angry. When I met her, her face was covered with yellow mud. How could I recognize her?"
Huang Cuihua stopped Lao Ding and said, "Old leader, please don't hit him! I did it willingly. He saved me, and I am willing to have a baby with him."
Lao Ding covered his face and squatted on the ground: "I have no face in my life. I was drunk at that time, and she... I... I wanted to take responsibility the next day, but she left a letter and left."
Su Zhengguo snorted coldly and said, "Comrade Cuihua, tell me how to deal with him. I will decide for you whether to send him to jail or sentence him."
Huang Cuihua panicked when she heard this and pleaded, "Old leader, I really volunteered. Please don't arrest him and put him in jail!"
"The child is so naughty, this is evidence of guilt, don't be afraid!" Su Zhengguo set a trap for Huang Cuihua.
"Please don't punish him. My children and I have never blamed him. At that time, Lao Ding said that he would go to the battlefield soon and might not come back alive, so he didn't agree with me. My idea was very simple. I wanted to leave a descendant for him. He went to the battlefield to kill the devils so that we could have a hot meal. He is a hero in my mind, and he cannot go to jail." Huang Cuihua said this sincerely.
Su Zhengguo couldn't help but shed tears.
How many families have been displaced and broken up by this war?
Old Ding never thought that Huang Cuihua would think like this. He raised his hand and slapped himself hard, crying, "I am such a bad person, such a bad person."
"You are the hero in my heart, don't hit yourself!" Huang Cuihua said distressed.
Goudan rushed over, hugged Lao Ding and said, "Dad, we finally found you."
Su Xiaoluo gave Su Zhengguo a thumbs up, and Su Zhengguo saw it and smiled with relief.
"Comrade Cuihua, if you don't want him to go to jail, are you willing to marry him?" Su Zhengguo asked.
"As long as he agrees, I'm willing. If he doesn't want to, I'm willing to stay at home and serve him." Huang Cuihua is a traditional woman at heart. Once she gives her body to one person, she must be loyal to that person forever.
"Old Ding, what do you say?" Su Zhengguo asked.
"I... I'm not worthy of her. I even have a lame leg, so that's not a big deal!" Lao Ding was about to back out.
"You still despise me." Huang Cuihua couldn't help crying.
"No, no, I don't mean that." Lao Ding waved his hands repeatedly, "I'm afraid of making you feel wronged."
"Grandpa Ding, if she wanted to feel wronged, would she give birth to a son for you and raise him for so many years without any complaints? They still have your photos, don't let others down." Su Xiaoluo really couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
Old Ding was stunned, Huang Cuihua secretly wiped away tears. She was not afraid of how many cold stares she had received and how much hardship she had endured over the years, but she was afraid that Old Ding would not want her.
"Goudan, your father is busy, let's go back first!"
Huang Cuihua knew at the time that a forced melon would not be sweet, so she wanted to take her son away immediately.
Lao Ding quickly grabbed her arm and said, "If you don't mind, then stay and live with me!"
Huang Cuihua couldn't help but hit him when she heard this, and said, "I thought you really didn't want my mother and me!"
Su Zhengguo said with emotion: "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day, so let's go get the certificate today."
"So fast?" Old Ding was surprised.
"What? Do you want Comrade Cuihua to follow you without any name or status?" Su Zhengguo glared.
"No, I think I can't be too perfunctory, I'll go prepare now." Lao Ding said, "First buy some clothes, and then go get the certificate."
Su Xiaoluo gnawed on a chicken leg and said with a smile: "Grandpa Ding, we can help you solve your life problems. How do you want to thank me?"
"When you come to Grandpa Ding's house in the future, there will be plenty of chicken legs!" said Old Ding with a smile.
"That's a deal!" Su Xiaoluo immediately climbed up the pole, "Don't tell me I eat too much when the time comes."
"No, he doesn't dare!" Huang Cuihua said with a smile.
"It turns out that Grandpa Ding is still afraid of his wife." Su Xiaoluo said with a smile. "Then Grandma Huang must protect me in the future."