When An Huan was out of confinement, Chen Qingyin came back.
"You didn't leave?!"
Chen Qingyin was stunned, "Where are you going?"
"Dong, Dong Honggang."
Chen Qingyin shook her head. "I never planned to go back to Honggang. I went to Hai City to see my uncle. His health is not very good, and his children are not around. I will take care of him for a while."
An Hua said bluntly, "Are you staying because of Xiaojun?"
Chen Qingyin shook her head again, "If it were for my parents, how could I go to Honggang to enjoy the good life alone and leave them to suffer on the farm? I am here, and I can visit them every month and help them in time if there is anything. If I leave, they will really have nothing."
"To be honest, your parents definitely want you to leave. If you leave, they will feel like they have lost everything, but in their hearts they will have a little hope and comfort." An Hua sighed, "Your future is a concern for them."
"Maybe people are selfish. I can't consider things from their perspective. I just know that if I leave, I will miss them all the time and won't even have a good night's sleep."
Of course, behind the parents there is also a Shi Xiaojun.
Will that warm and sincere boy eventually become just a shadow in her memory?
Chen Qingyin hesitated at first, but when her mother knelt down and begged her to leave, she made up her mind for a moment that she might as well just leave, which would make her mother happier.
But she was not happy in her heart. Instead, she felt as if a stone was pressing down on her, making her feel suffocated.
After Zhuanlu decided not to leave, all her worries and stress disappeared instantly.
So, what is she hesitating about?
An Hua looked at the peaceful expression on Chen Qingyin's face and patted her hands. "You are a sensible girl. I believe your choice will not be a regret."
"Of course not." Chen Qingyin said firmly, "If I leave, it will probably be a farewell to my parents forever, and that will be a lifelong regret for me."
After a pause, Chen Qingyin added: "And Shi Xiaojun, I may never meet such a good person again."
An Hua smiled and said, "It seems that I can bless you now?"
Chen Qingyin pursed her lips shyly.
"Did you not tell your Aunt Meihua that your family asked you to go to Honggang?"
Chen Qingyin nodded, "I don't plan to do it anyway, so there's no need to tell her. Aunt An, don't mention it to Aunt Meihua later, I'm afraid she will think too much."
An Hua agreed.
Chen Qingyin didn't stay with An Hua for long and returned to Yun County.
"She should still go. With such a close uncle around her mother, it will be hard for their family to turn things around," Qiu Shushen sighed.
"Not necessarily. Times have changed." An Hua said.
Qiu Shushen sighed.
The door of the house opened and the twins walked in one after another.
Yuanyuan threw her schoolbag aside and looked around, "Where's Xiaoyuer?"
Qiu Shushen said, "Keep your voice down. Yu'er is sleeping in the room."
Yuanyuan then tiptoed to the door of her mother's room and gently opened it. As soon as the door opened, she met the dark eyes of her brother on the small bed.
Yuanyuan turned her head and said happily, "My little brother is awake, grandma, can I go in and play with him?"
"When did you wake up?" Qiu Shushen looked over and found that the child was awake, so she smiled and said, "Then you can play with him, but wash your hands with soap first."
Yuanyuan nodded obediently.
Tuan Tuan followed closely behind.
"You two aren't doing your homework anymore?" An Hua shouted.
"We have already finished our homework at school." Tuantuan's voice came.
At this moment, a head popped in from the open door.
It's a hobby.
He asked, "Aunt An, my mother wants you to come over for a while. She has something to tell you."
Zhou Qianling is looking for her?
An Hua walked past suspiciously.
Zhou Qianling was waiting for her at the door. Seeing her coming, she said embarrassedly: "You have a large family, it's not convenient to talk, so I asked Aihao to call you over..."
"What is it?"
Zhou Qianling twisted her fingers and smiled, "It's nothing serious. My sister... the one who lives in the municipal party committee compound. She knows someone who wants to sell a house. I heard you say before that you wanted to find a small courtyard with a separate entrance... But the house he wants to sell is not a small courtyard, but a foreign-style house. I don't know if you are willing..."
An Hua became interested. "What kind of house? And who is the seller?"
Zhou Qianling said, "The house is located on Dongming Street. The owner of the house...well, I heard he is a writer who wants to go abroad. He is in a hurry to sell the house. What if he can't find someone to buy it?"
It's like this again.
But it is also normal in this special historical period. Ordinary people live in houses provided by their work units, which are barely enough for a family to live in, so they have no houses to sell.
An Hua thought about it and nodded, "We can make an appointment to meet and talk, and then look at houses... I want to find a quiet place for my father to do academic research. The school's faculty building is too noisy with people coming and going."
An Hua even specifically explained that this was the beginning of the reform and opening up, and the atmosphere had not yet been fully opened up, and she was afraid that others would accuse her of being capitalist.
"......So, regardless of whether I buy this house or not, I hope you can keep it a secret for me and don't let anyone in the compound know."
Zhou Qianling nodded quickly, "No problem."
An Hua believed that Zhou Qianling was a socially anxious person. In the compound, apart from her, she had no contact with anyone else. So keeping the secret was a piece of cake.
After asking Zhou Qianling to connect the two sides, An Hua returned to Dong.
"Mommy, mommy, my little brother is crying. He seems to be hungry and wants to drink milk!"
As soon as An Huan returned home, she heard Yuan Yuan's call and hurried over to take a look.
When Xiao Yuer saw his mother coming, he immediately stretched out his little hands to reach into the granary.
As soon as I lifted up my clothes, it grabbed me in its mouth.
An Hua sighed and shook her head. Lao Xiao's bandit-like style really resembled that of someone else.
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