After He Aiguo transferred Old Lady He's anger to Su Qing, he returned to the Social Workers' Temple with peace of mind.
He Xi was boiling a frog in a clay pot. He and He Zhong had caught it in a small ditch.
Seeing his father who he hadn't seen for a long time suddenly come back, he was a little surprised, "Dad, you're back."
"Well, I'm back. Dad won't run around anymore. I'll work hard at home and support you and your sister."
"Really?" He Xi was very happy. If He Aiguo stayed in the village, it would mean that he would no longer be called an orphan.
He Aiguo nodded. "Really? Just keep an eye on your sister and don't let her go to the water to play. Leave the work and work points to the adults."
"Dad, my sister..." He Xi was interrupted by He Aiguo before he could finish his words.
"Don't think too much, little one. You might not grow tall. Okay, I'm going to rest first. You should go to sleep after you finish eating."
I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t seen He Xi for a long time, but in He Aiguo’s eyes, He Xi has become darker, thinner and shorter, and he can’t help but feel a little guilty.
I even touched his head before going back to the house.
He Xi stood there in a daze for a long time, unable to come back to his senses, until he heard He Aiguo's loud snoring from the room.
After eating the last piece of frog meat in the clay pot, He Xi walked into the house where Li Xiumei used to live.
He casually dusted himself off and went to bed with his clothes on.
The next day when He Xi went to work, He Aiguo was still asleep.
"Dad, there's some wild vegetable soup in the clay pot. Don't forget to eat it when you get up."
He Aiguo responded twice and continued to sleep.
Mrs. He was a little dissatisfied when she saw that only He Xi came to work.
"He Xi, where's your dad? Didn't he say he would work hard in the future? It's already so late and he still hasn't come."
Perhaps it was because of the huge changes in his family, He Xi's temperament was no longer as flamboyant and arrogant as before. He was even a little scared when he saw Old Lady He, "My father hasn't woken up yet."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Xi ran away as if there was a ferocious beast chasing him.
The more Old Mrs. He thought about it, the angrier she became. She must have been crazy to believe his lies yesterday.
He casually broke off a willow branch and walked towards the Social Work Temple in a rage.
At this time, He Aiguo was still asleep. He didn't know what he was dreaming about. He smacked his lips and half of his face was covered with saliva.
Seeing this, Old Mrs. He became furious and beat He Aiguo violently.
He Aiguo jumped up and down in the house, dodging the willow branches dropped by Old Lady He.
That thing won't hurt anyone, but it really hurts when it hits your body.
"Mom, what are you doing? Don't you know I just got a good hand, and you've ruined it all?"
"He Aiguo, you bastard! Yesterday you promised me that you would never gamble again, but now you're even playing cards in your dreams. Why don't you just die out there? Why do you keep worrying about this for me, a man who already has one foot in the grave?
Open your eyes and look, do you still look like a family? Do you still look like a father? Your family is about to fall apart."
At the end of the fight, Old Mrs. He sat on the ground and cried bitterly.
She suddenly felt that having a son was not that important.
Look at this bunch of rotten things I gave birth to. They are either selfish or lazy.
Look at Su Qing again, she has a happy family and well-behaved children.
For the first time, Mrs. He began to doubt herself.
He Aiguo's conscience drove him forward, "Mom, don't cry, I'll just go to work. You're crying so hard, and people who don't know would think I'm bullying you.
I've made up my mind. When Jasmine comes out, if she's still willing to be with me, we'll make do. If not, I'll divorce her and raise our two children on my own."
Old Mrs. He wiped her nose twice and said, "I won't care about you anymore. Whether you live or die is none of my business. If you still have a conscience, you should raise He Xi well and help him find a good wife. Don't follow in his brother's footsteps.
Look at Ho Tung, he was so carefree all day, traveling around the world with the militia. He didn't care about his family, his children, and he had no hope for the future.
"I understand, Mom. Let's go to work."
He Aiguo went to the next room to take a look, but didn't see He Min. He thought He Xidai had gone out, so he locked the door and followed Old Mrs. He to work.
As night fell, He Aiguo and his son returned to the Social Work Temple.
He Aiguo realized belatedly that He Min was missing. "Where's your sister? Is she with your grandma?"
"Dad, my sister... was sent away a long time ago." He Xi stood there, a little flustered.
"Sent away? Who sent it away? Where did they send it to?"
"It was sent by the milkman. I don't know."
He Aiguo cursed softly, turned around and walked towards the old Gu family.
As soon as he entered the door, he started shouting, "Mom, who did you give He Min to? I'm the child's father, how could you not tell me?"
"You still know you're the child's father? How many days have you taken care of her? How many meals have you fed her? You just threw her to me without caring about her. It seems like you gave birth to this child for me.
Don’t you know what your father’s situation is like now? I’m exhausted taking care of him alone, so how can I have the energy to take care of your child?
I gave her away for her own good. She would have died in your and He Xi's hands sooner or later."
He Aiguo was completely disappointed by what Old Lady He said.
"Then can you tell me who you gave it to? I won't take her back. I just want to see her from a distance."
"A family surnamed Jiang in Qianhu Village."
Under the dim kerosene lamp, Old Mrs. He was hunched over mending clothes.
He Aiguo swallowed all the words in his heart, sighed, and walked back to the Social Work Temple in a daze.
The next day, He Aiguo seemed like a different person. He got up early to go to work and asked to do work worth ten work points.
One person acts as both father and mother to He Xi.
During this time, he secretly looked at He Min. Just a glance from a distance, but he could see that He Min was a lot fatter than when she was at home, and her body and face were clean.
She snuggled in Old Lady Jiang's arms, smiling from ear to ear.
When I think back to the time when He Min was at home, she cried when she ate, cried when she drank water, cried when she took a bath, cried when she slept, and she often fell and got bruised. How could she laugh as happily as she does now?
He Aiguo felt a little bitter in his heart and left Qianhu Village with heavy steps.
He Min seemed to sense something and kept looking at the direction where He Aiguo left...non-stop.
Old Mrs. Jiang thought that He Min was hungry. "Oh, our Xiao Min is hungry, Taohua, is the porridge ready?"
"It's cooked, it's cooked. Come, mom, feed Xiao Min. I'll go boil some water for her to take a bath. Otherwise, she'll be sleepy and won't be able to take a bath." Taohua came out with half a bowl of egg and corn paste.
"Okay, go ahead and do your work. Take care of yourself. You're still in your early stages of pregnancy, so this is the time to be most careful."
"Mom, I know."
Since He Min, no, now it should be Jiang Min, came to the Jiang family, Taohua became pregnant not long ago. This made Mrs. Jiang very happy. She took her with her wherever she went. She loved her very much.
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