Chen Junliang: "If he didn't want to die, he would have gone back. It's not like he's only been here for a day. If he wanted to freeze to death, he would have done so a few days ago."
After saying that, Chen Wei looked at him coldly, but he pretended not to see it and glanced at the people outside.
"But if you're worried about him getting into trouble, take him home, after all, it's so cold."
After saying that, he pushed the person out. Chen Junsheng was still standing outside, and Chen Junliang was holding his hand.
"I……"
"Are you going to be outside too?"
After saying that, she forcefully pulled him home, and slammed the door shut. The people outside looked at each other in bewilderment as they stared at the closed door.
"Even a day as husband and wife is a hundred days of kindness. This woman is too heartless. Brother, I tell you, don't be so persistent. Go home and find someone else to settle down with."
"Don't bother. She'd rather watch you freeze to death in this freezing weather than say something like that."
It was so cold outside. Everyone had just come out of their warm beds, and now that they had already watched part of the show, they didn't want to stay outside any longer, so they rushed home.
Now, who would dare to advise Guan Lian? They'd be afraid she'd hand this man over to them. Everyone shares a dormitory; there's no room for a strange man to stay at home.
Soon, only the security guards and Chen Wei were left outside. The security guards couldn't just leave him there alone. Guan Lian wouldn't come out to let him in, and she had just warned them that if anything happened in this building tomorrow, the security guards would be held responsible.
After all, the factory leaders had repeatedly emphasized that strangers should not be allowed to enter, and no one dared to take that responsibility.
Chen Wei stared at the closed door, his eyes downcast, lost in thought. The security guards exchanged glances, then patted him on the shoulder and led him away. If all else failed, he could spend the night in the security room with them; at least it wouldn't be cold there.
"...No need to trouble you, I'm going back to where I'm staying."
He drank a pot of hot water in the security room, warmed himself by the fire for a while, and left after recovering. The security personnel could only shake their heads and sigh.
The village where he was staying was behind Yanghe Village, and it was quite a distance to walk there. It was very dark outside, and Chen Wei only started to regret it after walking for a while.
I had never been to a place like this before, and I didn't know how dangerous it was to walk alone in the wilderness on a winter night. I could almost hear wolves howling from all directions, so I shrank my neck and quickly covered myself with my clothes.
"Did that man go back?"
"I don't know, his things are still in our room."
"Maybe we don't want it."
"Alright, let's wait a few more days. If he really leaves, then we'll get ready."
The family discussed for a while and were just about to turn off the lights and go to sleep when they suddenly heard a noise coming from the wooden gate outside. The woman kicked the man impatiently, saying, "Coming back so late, aren't other people going to sleep?"
After saying that, he turned over and reluctantly got up to open the door.
Come back earlier next time.
If it weren't for the money, who would be willing to get up in the dead of winter to open the door for him?
After nodding, Chen Wei returned to his small room. It was very cold inside, obviously because there was no fire in the kang (a heated brick bed). The man told him to bring in a small bundle of firewood to burn before going back inside. Chen Wei had no choice but to go by himself.
He couldn't stand staying there anymore. He felt cold every night in the middle of the night. The family said they didn't have enough firewood and that the winter was still long, so they told him to use it sparingly.
Although we paid for lodging and meals, the food was not good.
He was unwilling to go back like this, and lying on the kang, he felt angry. Guan Lian was really too cruel.
After Guan Lian closed the door, she went back to her room and sat on the bed. Chen Junsheng was still standing at the door crying. Chen Junliang stuck his foot out to block the door and warned him, "If you dare to open the door, you can go out with him."
His expression was serious, and he spoke very earnestly, so Chen Junsheng dared not open the door.
"mom……"
“If you call me again, I’ll tell Mom how he got here.”
Chen Junliang lowered his voice and warned his younger brother that he didn't believe his father would really freeze to death outside. He just wanted to use this to threaten his mother into bringing him home. What would the people outside say once he was inside? Would he go out so easily?
It's not that Chen Junliang thinks badly of people, but if he keeps staying at home, he's afraid he might do something to his mother.
Chen Junsheng had no choice but to cry for a while longer, but no one paid any attention to him. He then wiped away his tears and went back to bed.
After turning off the light, Guan Lian sat on the edge of the bed. Finally, she sighed wearily. She was going crazy if Chen Wei stayed any longer. Her good days had become much more miserable because of his arrival.
I used to see those neighbors all the time, and at least we got along reasonably well on the surface. But today I've offended them.
But she would say the same thing even if she had to do it all over again.
When Song Qing arrived at work the next day, she heard everyone talking about it and frowned, wanting to find Guan Lian.
"Sister Guan, don't listen to their nonsense. If they were all so kind, they would have opened the door and let him in long ago."
“I know he’s more afraid of death than anyone else. If he really died, the factory would have exploded by now.”
After saying that, she went to work. Song Qing glanced at Guan Lian's back. Guan Lian's brows had been furrowed unusually deeply lately, forming two deep wrinkles.
You know, Guan Jie used to be a very calm person, as if she never encountered any troubles.
The factory was buzzing with discussion, but some people felt that Chen Wei was wrong to do this. They thought, "He's already divorced, what is he doing? He's putting him on the spot."
"If you ask me, this divorce is a good thing. Who would dare to live under the same roof with someone with that kind of personality?"
Guan Lian ignored what people were saying and focused on doing her job. Even when someone wanted to ask her about something, they glanced at her expression and at Song Qing, who often came to see her, and swallowed their words.
After get off work, Song Qing went out with Guan Lian, but there was no one outside the textile factory today.
"I guess they can't wait to go home."
Guan Lian breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, her eldest son ran over from the family compound, looking anxious.
"Mom, my son is missing."
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