Song Qing silently reached out and smoothed the goosebumps that had just appeared on her arm. She didn't want to listen to the young couple's sweet talk, but Ma Mingyue's next words made her stop in her tracks.
“I also wanted to come out to see you, but my cousin-in-law wouldn’t let me leave the ward. She wanted me to take good care of my aunt…”
After saying that, she lowered her head and reached out to tug at the hem of her clothes. "Uncle, our family situation is too complicated. I don't want you to know." The man saw her expression and immediately frowned with heartache.
“Mingyue, I know you’ve had a hard time these past few days. Your cousin and his wife…” Knowing it was inappropriate to say this, since he was just a stranger now, he gritted his teeth and said, “I also feel sorry for you. They went too far. Your aunt is so old, how could they make her so angry? They couldn’t even fulfill her wish to have a grandson.”
"I know, but I'm just a distant cousin, so it's not really my place to say anything."
"Yes, you'll just have to be patient for a few more days."
The two were talking at a distance that was neither too close nor too far when they suddenly looked up and met each other's eyes. After a while, they turned their heads away shyly and looked at each other, but the tips of their ears were a little red.
If it weren't for their conversation, Song Qing certainly wouldn't have stayed here any longer.
"Then what do you suggest we do? I really don't know what to do either. My aunt is very good to me, and I can't bear to see her so sad."
"Well... I can't do anything about it. Company Commander He doesn't want a divorce, and you're all stuck in the middle."
The man's name was Zhang Qiangsheng, a squad leader in He Zhangcheng's company. After returning home that day, he couldn't stop thinking about Ma Mingyue. He was getting old, and his family kept urging him to get married. However, he didn't know anyone in the army. If he listened to his family's advice, he could only go back and marry a big-hipped, easy-to-give-up country woman.
Zhang Qiangsheng was naturally unwilling. He looked down on those people, who were vulgar and unreasonable, and who talked about village gossip all day long, with spittle flying everywhere. How could such people be his wife?
He wanted to marry a cultured city woman, preferably with some education, but he didn't have the opportunity to meet such people.
Most of the family members in the compound were relatives of soldiers who had come to join the army, and the others were children of leaders. Naturally, these people looked down on him, a mere squad leader. Although his hopes were slim, Zhang Qiangsheng refused to back down. Fortunately, he waited for Ma Mingyue.
She is a relative of Company Commander He, from a well-off family, and can also help him get promoted. Most importantly, Ma Mingyue's parents should not object to her marriage. Although she is a city woman, she is not like those women who only care about heavy makeup and neglect their families. She is very simple.
Zhang Qiangsheng liked Ma Mingyue more and more as he looked at her, feeling that she was a wife sent to him by God. How could their conditions be so perfectly matched?
The two were still talking when Ma Mingyue poured out her sorrows to him. Zhang Qiangsheng naturally had to comfort her. It took a lot of effort for them to talk back and forth. When Ma Mingyue returned to the ward, she found that there were visitors inside again. She quickly cleared her throat and went in.
"Auntie, Director Zhang, Sister-in-law Song"
Liu He was holding Director Zhang's hand, feeling as if she had met a kindred spirit. In this huge family compound, only Director Zhang truly understood her. When she saw Ma Mingyue return, she didn't bother to ask where she had been, but simply waved for her to sit down next to her.
"Director Zhang, you really have to help me persuade him. He won't listen to me now."
“Sister Liu, how could I not understand your difficulties? It’s just that sometimes we can’t push our children too hard. They may not even think that way in their hearts, but they insist on doing this just to go against us, their mothers. Look at my two kids, sigh.”
"Then what do you suggest we do? Are we just going to let him continue like this?"
Director Zhang patted Liu He's hand and said, "We are mothers, so let's take a step back and not put so much pressure on the child. Just like a spring, the tighter it is, the more counterproductive it becomes. Let's wait until it loosens up a while before gently persuading her."
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