Before the woman could even reach Xiaoman, Han Bin kicked her away.
The woman couldn't believe it; Han Bin had actually kicked her! "Brother Bin, you kicked me!"
Han Bin looked at the woman's face and asked, "Who are you?"
"I..." The woman touched her face: "Wang Xiaoman, it's all your fault that I've become like this!"
Han Bin frowned: "Who exactly are you? And how did Xiaoman harm you?"
"I..." The woman looked at Han Bin and said, "Brother Bin, you really don't recognize me? I'm Lili."
"Lili?" Han Bin looked at the woman's face again. He still didn't recognize her. Han Bin had gone out to fight the Japanese a long time ago and hadn't come back much since. Even when he did come back, he didn't have time to keep an eye on the woman.
Han Bin looked at Xiaoman: "You know her?"
"Hmm. A love rival."
"A love rival?" Han Bin glanced at Lili again: "Her? She's older than my mother."
Han Li couldn't believe it; Han Bin actually said she was older than Tang Huihui!
Xiaoman laughed. "She did steal a man from Wang Xiaoman. Also, I'm older than her."
Upon hearing Xiaoman's words, Han Bin remembered. Xiaoman had been betrothed as a child to a man named Liu Cheng. Xiaoman's parents had even supported Liu Cheng's education for several years, but Liu Cheng abandoned Xiaoman after getting involved with their leader's niece. And that leader's niece was from their Han Family Village: "Are you Uncle Erzhu's daughter?"
Han Li was overjoyed: "Brother Binzi, you remembered?"
"Hmm. But how come you look so old? Aren't you several years younger than me?"
"I...I..."
Xiaoman smiled. Old Shang had said that Han Li and Liu Cheng would betray each other and become enemies. It seemed that Han Li and Liu Cheng had already become enemies. "Because she married a good husband." Liu Cheng was not only ungrateful but also liked to curry favor with the powerful. What good could come of marrying such a person?
Han Li looked at Xiao Man through gritted teeth and said, "You're so capable, why didn't you take Liu Cheng back? If you had taken Liu Cheng back, I wouldn't be in this state now."
Han Bin immediately flew into a rage: "What? You stole Xiaoman's fiancé and you still think you're right?"
Han Li: "I...she could have easily taken Liu Cheng back with her."
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow: "What's so great about robbing a piece of trash?"
Han Li: "You!"
Xiaoman looked at Lao Shang's chest and said, "See that?" There was a Buddhist rosary in Lao Shang's arms. After meeting Lao Shang in the mountains, Xiaoman wanted him to help the original owner of the body pass on to the afterlife, but the original owner was unwilling to be reincarnated. Lao Shang said the original owner's obsession was too deep, and he might become a vengeful ghost. Xiaoman then asked Lao Shang to collect the original owner's soul into the rosary. Lao Shang always carried this rosary with him.
Xiaoman didn't know how Liu Cheng and Han Li had betrayed each other. But judging from Han Li's appearance, she knew she must have had a hard time these past few years, otherwise she wouldn't have aged so much.
Old Shang knew what Xiaoman was asking: "I saw it."
Xiaoman smiled. "Let's go."
Old Shang: "Hmm."
Xiaoman led Lao Shang, Lao Guo, and the children past Han Li.
Just as Han Li was about to scold Xiao Man, Han Bin glared at her and said, "Han Li, it was you who stole Xiao Man's fiancé, not Xiao Man who stole yours. What right do you have to scold Xiao Man?"
"I...Brother Bin, when..."
"Don't call me brother." Han Bin stared at Han Li as Xiaoman and the children had already walked a short distance away and said, "If you dare to say anything bad about Xiaoman, I'll make you even worse off than you are now."
Han Li couldn't believe it: "Brother Binzi, are you threatening me?"
"You brought this on yourself. If you dare to smear Xiaoman, you'll just have to wait. Also, I'm not your brother, so don't call me brother."
"I……"
“Remember what I said. Otherwise…” Han Bin glanced coldly at Han Li, “I’ll make sure you can’t stay in Han Family Village either.”
After saying that, Han Bin went to catch up with Xiaoman and the children.
Xiaoman's dad and Grandma Wang knew that Xiaoman was bringing the children back today, so they asked the team leader for a day off.
As soon as the older sister entered the door, she ran towards Xiaoman's mother: "Grandma, your house is so far away, I walked so, so, so far."
Xiaoman rubbed her forehead. This lazy girl had practically stayed in her father's arms the whole way.
Xiaoman's mother felt so sorry for her: "Come here, let Grandma hold you."
"good."
Xiaoman's father looked at his five grandchildren and didn't know which one to hold. In the end, he decided to hold the youngest one.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, Grandma Wang took his little brother away.
After finishing their meal, Han Bin took Nao Nao and Tengteng to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
In the afternoon, Xiaoman told Hanbin that she was going to stay at her parents' house for two days with Lao Shang, Lao Guo, and the children.
Every time Han Bin came back, he would visit his comrades-in-arms. Besides, he hadn't been back for several years, and his grandmother, parents, and brothers must have a lot to say to him.
As it was getting dark, Xiaoman asked Xiaohei to take Hanbin back.
After Han Bin left, Xiaoman went out for a walk.
After dinner, Grandma Wang went home. After Grandma Wang left, Xiaoman called the children over and said, "Mom and Grandpa are going out. You all have to listen to Grandma at home."
When Xiaoman's mother heard that Xiaoman wanted to take Lao Shang out, she asked, "It's already dark, why are you still going out?"
"Something came up."
Xiaoman's father: "How about I go with you?"
"No need. We'll be back in a bit."
Xiaoman's dad: "Okay, come back soon."
"Um."
Old Shang noticed that Xiao Man hadn't brought Xiao Hei with her, so he asked, "Is that man in the village?"
"Um."
Xiaoman led Lao Shang to the livestock shed of the production team. Next to the shed was a small hut. The hut was dark inside. Xiaoman went over and knocked on the door: "Liu Cheng, come out."
Liu Cheng was stunned. Why would a woman come looking for him? He was... "Who?"
"Wang Xiaoman".
The door swung open with a whoosh: "Xiaoman, you're back? Xiaoman, save me! They're going to kill me!"
Xiaoman looked at Lao Shang: "She can see, right?"
Old Shang nodded.
Liu Cheng saw that Xiaoman was with an old man and asked, "Xiaoman, who is he?"
"You don't need to know."
Liu Cheng choked for a moment: "Xiaoman, save me, they're killing me."
"Save you? Why should I?"
"By... Xiaoman, I am not human, I am ungrateful. Xiaoman, I know I was wrong."
"Some mistakes can't be undone." Xiaoman looked into Lao Shang's arms: "Have you seen enough?"
Old Shang nodded.
"Then let's go."
"good."
Seeing Xiaoman about to leave, Liu Cheng immediately said, "Xiaoman, you can't leave. You have to help me. If I don't betray you, you won't have a chance to marry that soldier. I heard he's a brigade commander now. Xiaoman, if I don't betray you, you won't become the brigade commander's wife."
Xiaoman looked at Liu Cheng: "You and Han Li are a perfect match."
Liu Cheng flared up as soon as he heard the name Han Li: "Don't mention her to me. I'm in this situation because of her."
Xiaoman smiled, turned around, and left.
Liu Cheng tried to pull Xiao Man back, but Xiao Man shook him off and Liu Cheng fell to the ground.
After leaving the production team, Xiaoman took Lao Shang home. Once home, Xiaoman greeted her parents and children, then took Lao Shang back to the room she had lived in before she got married.
After sitting down, Xiaoman looked at Lao Shang and asked, "Is she willing to invest?"
"Let me ask." Old Shang closed his eyes. After a while, he opened his eyes. "She doesn't want to."
Xiaoman thought for a moment: "Does she want to know how Liu Cheng and Han Li ended up in this situation?"
Old Shang asked the original owner again: "No. She said she had a wish."
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