Chapter 163 Why didn't she come two months earlier?
In the end, no one dared to ask Zhou Jingshen anything.
Zhou Jingshen walked home carrying his lunch box, looking back with a frown.
When everyone saw him turn around, they all pretended to be busy and avoided his gaze, not daring to look him in the eye.
Weird.
Zhou Jingshen thought to himself.
After returning home, he put down his lunch box and went out to look for someone.
Normally in this situation, an aunt would take the initiative to talk to him and tell him where his wife had gone.
He walked out. It was strange that everyone was very silent today.
Even if he walked over a few steps and wanted to talk to them, the aunts would turn their heads and pretend not to see him when they saw him approaching, and hurried away.
He was left with a puzzled look on his face, having only said one word.
"well?"
Zhou Jingshen withdrew his hand that was stretched out to stop the man and remained silent.
He frowned, walked to the gate, and knocked on the pillar, "Have you seen where your sister-in-law went?"
The two young men at the gate looked at each other with embarrassed and cautious expressions.
"that……"
"Speak!" Zhou Jingshen frowned and scolded.
It's not like a grown man to be so fussy.
The young soldier at the gate thought to himself, you asked us to say this!
Don't take it out on us!
The young soldier closed his eyes, looking ready to die. "Yesterday afternoon, my sister-in-law ran off with a handsome young man and hasn't come back yet."
Zhou Jingshen frowned even more.
After listening to the young soldier's description of the boy's appearance with a cold face, he understood what was going on. His expression relaxed and became calm.
The young soldier looked as if he had seen a ghost. "Captain, Captain, you're not angry?"
Zhou Jingshen gave him a strange look, "Why should I be angry?"
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law..." She didn't come home at night!
Zhou Jingshen had already turned and left.
After dinner, he went to pick her up.
The young soldier watched his tall figure walking away, then raised his hand to rub his face.
The cold wind picked up the fallen leaves, swirled around, and fell down with a rustling sound.
"The food is ready, let's eat."
Song Shuyan came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of vegetables and called out to the two elders who were chatting in the sun outside.
Today's meal was prepared by her and Qin Jin together. Well, to put it simply, she was responsible for lighting the fire, and Qin Jin took care of the rest.
She also realized that the brother she had just met was quite capable.
When people are at a loss, they usually keep themselves busy and find all kinds of things to do.
Qin Jin is such a person.
His mother, who had been missing for more than ten years, came back. Strangely enough, he didn't hate her in his heart.
I just can't face her.
She really looks too young.
She doesn't look like someone who has given birth to two children this big, nor does she look like the aunties in the village.
She speaks softly and always has a smile on her face.
It's hard to dislike.
But he didn't want to go with her.
His grandmother worked hard to raise him, so he couldn't be an ungrateful person. He had to provide for his grandmother in her old age.
Likewise, he didn't want to see the look of loss on her face.
Last night, grandma found an opportunity to talk to him a lot in private.
Grandma said that she was still strong and didn't need his care, and it was the right choice for him to go with her.
If he stayed, he might stay in this mountain village and farm for the rest of his life.
He was thinking, he was still young, and his grandmother's hair was completely white, how many more years could he accompany her?
Grandma said that he is fifteen years old now, and if he grows any older, it will be more difficult for him to study.
He only studied up to junior high school.
Follow Su Qian, and when you get there, you can go back to school.
But now that he is gone, what will happen to grandma?
He refused.
Qin Jin has always been determined to stay, and Grandma Qin is both relieved and helpless.
Emotionally, she couldn't bear to part with the child she had raised.
Intellectually, he will have a better future if he goes out.
What future can I have if I stay in this mountain cave?
For rural children like theirs, the college entrance examination has been cancelled, and their path to study has been blocked. Joining the army has become their only way out.
But she couldn't bear to let him go to the army.
She had handed over her husband and four sons to the state.
She didn't want to receive bad news again.
So, when Comrade Zhou said that Qin Jin was suitable for military service, she did not agree.
It’s nice to go to Hong Kong.
From their neighboring village, people had swum across the river more than ten years ago. Occasionally, bits and pieces of news came back saying that those who had gone there lived well, could eat white rice every day, and made a lot of money.
As long as you have money, you can buy anything there.
The man also secretly asked someone to bring money back home.
Grandma Qin was restless all night and didn't sleep well. She felt tired and lazy all morning and didn't compete with the two children to cook.
She was thinking that when Su Qian was about to leave, she would harden her heart and drive Qin Jin away.
This is for his own good.
How many years does she have left to live?
We can't delay having a child because of her.
She knew that it was not easy for Su Qian to come here, and she didn't know when she would be able to contact him again after leaving this time.
Just let the child go with her.
So, Qin Jin rushed to do the work, and she was happy to let him show off.
How many more meals can she eat from his cooking?
If she doesn't enjoy his care now, she's afraid she won't have the chance in the future.
Su Qian found the two children smoothly and easily, but after the surprise, she felt a slight regret.
Neither of the two children wanted to go with her.
She picked up a piece of green vegetables with chopsticks and lowered her eyes to hide the disappointment in them.
Soon, she cheered up again.
Both children are still alive and are being well taken care of.
This is a great thing, isn't it?
She shouldn't be so greedy. She should be satisfied knowing that her child is still alive.
Su Qian hadn't eaten such a simple meal with not even a drop of oil in a long time. She chewed slowly and ate half a bowl of sweet potato rice elegantly.
It still tastes like what I remember.
Slightly sweet.
Song Shuyan was preoccupied and had no desire to speak.
So everyone was silent during the meal.
Song Shuyan has always been a very rational person, and deep down she really wants to go with Su Qian.
It is no exaggeration to say that there is a gap of decades between the two places.
Hong Kong in the 1970s was very close to a modern metropolis, except for the lack of Internet.
As a person who traveled through books and lived for so many years in an era of advanced technology and no worries about food and clothing, she dreamed of going home.
However, returning home was unlikely.
She didn't even know how she got here.
Now she has the opportunity to move to a less backward place, how can she not be tempted.
The difficulty lies in this.
She is married.
He was also a battalion commander.
She wanted to leave, or go to the other side, but it wasn't that easy.
If something goes wrong, it may even affect his career.
In fact, she was very reluctant to drag him down and become a stain on his future.
After all, she had no grudge against him.
She would feel guilty if he lost his bright future because of her.
So, she was wondering whether it would have a bad influence on him if she left with Su Qian.
The current situation is sensitive, so it’s hard to say.
She sighed. If Su Qian had come two months earlier, she really wouldn't have to worry at all.
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