"You're pretty good, kid. You struck up a conversation with that girl so easily. I was thinking you'd probably just have a crush on her."
"You know him, plenty of girls love his face, they just don't want to bother with him. Now that he's interested, it's a piece of cake for him."
This guy didn't say a word, but he was quietly watching the girl the whole time. When he noticed she was in trouble, he immediately stepped in to help. I never knew he was so helpful.
Wei Hui pushed them away with a stern face.
"Alright, stop making jokes about that girl. We know each other."
"What? Is this true?"
The two friends exchanged a glance. This kid was actually keeping things to himself, leaving them speechless for a long time.
"I know her, but that girl doesn't seem to know you."
"You're not lying to us, are you?"
"I do know her, but I know her, she doesn't know me."
They both: “…”
Lu Ronghui had been leading An'an away for quite some time, but she hadn't heard her brother and sister-in-law following behind. She turned around in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. We were just saying that the young man was really helpful, a real Lei Feng."
Upon hearing Song Qing's words, Lu Yang, who was standing behind him, turned even darker and pinched him.
"Hurry up and go, Rong Hui will become suspicious later."
On the way back, Lu Ronghui kept glancing at her brother's face. He had been perfectly fine the whole way, so why did he look so sullen?
"Never mind him, it's probably just that his face got cold from the cold weather."
An'an, holding her precious accordion, sat in Lu Yang's arms. Hearing her mother say this, she quickly reached out and rubbed her father's face.
"Dad, are you cold? An'an will warm you up."
I don't know where she learned it, but she also knows to rub her hands together to warm them and then press them onto her father's face.
Lu Yang was both impressed by his daughter's filial piety and exasperated by Song Qing's description.
"Come on, let's go back to your third aunt's house for dinner."
Knowing that she likes sour soup noodles, Aunt Tian specially made them for An'an today. As usual, there was rabbit on the table, and a big fish was also stewed.
Now that there's no work in the fields and it's not too cold to go out, everyone's thinking about having something good to eat.
"What is this?"
An'an looked at the iron bucket with curiosity. The bucket was full of forest frogs.
"frog?"
Song Qing had never eaten frogs and wasn't interested in them, so she frowned as she watched the movements in the bucket.
She kept her distance from Lu Ronghui, but she even wanted to reach out and touch An'an.
"It's not a frog, it's a forest frog that grows up in the forest. This stuff is very nutritious, especially for us women. It's good for us to eat more of it."
There was no need to peel or gut them; they were simply braised whole in soy sauce. When they brought the frogs to the table, Song Qing and her companion didn't dare to bring their chopsticks near them.
"Can I eat it?"
Aunt Tian shoved one directly into An'an's hand. An'an only glanced at it a few times before taking a bite. The one she was holding was a female frog with eggs inside.
"These two are female too, you two hurry up and eat."
They both quickly waved their hands, saying they dared not eat it.
In the end, Song Qing saw that they were eating with great relish, so she carefully picked up a piece, and if they really couldn't eat it, she would throw it to Lu Yang.
"sister in law?"
"It's alright, you should try it too."
It's not strange at all; on the contrary, the flesh of the forest frog is firm.
"Auntie, it's really delicious."
Lu Ronghui also tried it out of curiosity. Seeing that they all liked it, and considering that Aunt Tian had just said it was good for them, Lu Yang took it to heart and planned to go to the forest to catch some during his break.
"What's wrong?"
"Third Aunt, I want to ask you some questions."
After dinner, Song Qing kept looking for an opportunity to ask Wei Hui. Even if they weren't related now, she at least needed to know what kind of person that young man was.
"Oh, well, there was no response after that, and you didn't agree either, so I didn't ask again."
Aunt Tian initially thought that the young man was really good. He was tall and handsome, generous and polite, and most importantly, his family was well-off.
"Do you know what their family does?"
Aunt Tian thought for a moment, and all she remembered was that people said the young man came from a wealthy family, with many of his family members holding official positions.
"Why do you ask that?"
“We ran into him in the city today, but Xiaohui didn’t know about it.”
"This young man shouldn't be a bad person. If they're meant to be, they can date. If not, they've probably only met once in the city."
Aunt Tian is right. They don't go to the city often; they mostly stay in the military region.
"Xiao Hui is a worker now, so there's no need to rush."
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"Son, are you still angry with your father?"
Wei Hui's mother came to his dormitory to find him. When she saw the single room her son was living in, her eyes immediately welled up with tears. He was her only son, and he had never suffered before.
"Why would I be angry? Besides, even if I were angry, he wouldn't care."
Fang Hui sighed; it wasn't that she wasn't angry with her husband.
"Alright, there's no use being angry anymore. Hurry up and go home. How can anyone live in this place?"
Wei Hui was unwilling, and seeing that he couldn't persuade his son Fang Hui, he could only sigh.
"Your aunt wants to divorce your uncle."
"Didn't you say you wanted a divorce a long time ago?" Ever since she quit her job at the textile factory, her aunt has been making a fuss about divorcing her husband, saying it's all his fault.
If it weren't for Liu Cheng, she wouldn't be in this situation now, with people laughing at her and her not daring to leave her home, having nothing left.
She said she wanted a divorce, but Wei Fumin and Wei Song both disagreed and tried their best to stop her. Wei Lan was already angry with them, and now she hasn't gone home at all.
“This time it’s different. No one can stop her. She sent the two children to your grandfather’s house. She wants a divorce.”
"...What did my uncle say?"
Wei Lan had been making a scene for over two months. At first, Liu Cheng was unwilling, but after so long, he realized she was determined to get a divorce, and he agreed.
"It's just a pity for the two children. They're so young, and their parents are getting a divorce. Who knows who they'll live with in the future?"
"With whom?"
Wei Hui wasn't too surprised by what had been said before, but he was quite surprised by the whereabouts of his two younger cousins.
My aunt always cherished the two children dearly, so how could she not keep them by her side?
Who will lead the way?
Wei Song wanted to arrange for his younger sister to live in another city, as she couldn't take care of two children by herself. Wei Fumin was also getting old and usually needed the care of medics, so it was even more impossible for him to take care of the children.
"...Did your uncle bring it?"
"That should be the case. The house they are currently living in will be left to your uncle."
Fang Hui sighed whenever she thought about it. Those two children used to live such a good life, and they were raised in a way that made people feel sorry for them. Now, they are about to fall from heaven to hell.
Even if Liu Cheng, a single man, can take good care of two children, how can they face the stares and scrutiny of outsiders?
"Alright, that's how things are. Don't hold a grudge against your dad. Go home now."
"Mom, about the marriage proposal you helped me with last time?"
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