On the way, An'an was still savoring the food on the table, thinking, "If only we could go hunting in the mountains every day."
The wild boar she hunted last time had filled her belly to the brim, so the sheer scale of the prey this time was even more astonishing.
"Dad, I want to learn how to hunt too."
She walked for a while and then didn't want to walk anymore, so Lu Yang picked her up and said, "Then eat more food, and when you grow up a little more, you can learn from your great-uncle."
"I will definitely be better than my uncle."
They walked ahead, with Song Qing and Chen Junliang following behind. He didn't say a word the whole way, and he was also absent-minded at the dinner table.
Song Qing didn't know how to comfort him. When they arrived at the textile factory gate, Chen Junliang took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Auntie, don't worry."
Even if he comes, so what? Nothing will change.
"Okay, you go back first."
When he got home, his mother was still knitting under the lamp. When she saw him come back, she quickly brushed the snow off his clothes, saying, "It's so late."
The room was warm and cozy. Her younger brother was already in bed, but Guan Lian smiled helplessly as she noticed him staring at Junsheng's bed.
"Your brother is still angry today, feeling that you went without him."
As soon as her eldest son left, she quickly fried the meat. The rendered lard could be stored with the meat for a long time.
The aroma of meat filled the hallway, and almost all the neighbors in the building came to her to watch and ask where she got the meat.
Guan Lian answered truthfully, and they decided to ask her the next day as well.
Although her eldest son wasn't home, she still cooked a plate of meat today. Her younger son smelled the aroma of the meat but still pouted.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Guan Lian couldn't possibly not understand; she was probably angry that her brother had gone alone without taking her.
But that was Ah Liang's friend, so Guan Lian could only serve meat to her youngest son. After finishing his meal, he didn't say a word and went to bed early.
Chen Junliang didn't know how to tell his mother that he had seen his father today, and he dared not say that he suspected his younger brother had given his father the address.
Aunt Tian also brought him some other things back. Guan Lian sighed as she put them in the cupboard, thinking she would send some more things over next time.
"What's wrong? You seem distracted?"
Why are you still feeling groggy after coming back from eating out?
"……fine"
"If you have nothing else to do, hurry up and tidy up. Do you want to read or sleep?"
Chen Junliang tossed and turned in bed for a long time, unable to fall asleep. His mother's face was very calm and gentle as she knitted under the lamp. He had not seen his mother's brows relax for a long time.
She used to always seem to have a frown on her face, as if she had something on her mind, but no matter how he asked, she would always gently shake her head and say that he was overthinking it.
Outsiders always say that their family is doing well, with both parents working to support two sons and the mother-in-law helping with housework at home, but only they know how their lives are really going.
Grandma was always a hands-off manager at home, going out to play cards every day and leaving all the housework to her daughter-in-law.
He had heard his mother say that she didn't know how to take care of a newborn child before, and she had to figure everything out on her own. Not only did his grandmother not help, she also wouldn't let his father help, saying that this was something a woman should do, and everyone had been through it.
In the first few years of their marriage, she used the guise of being the housekeeper to keep all of their salaries for herself, and Guan Lian had to ask her for money if she wanted to buy anything.
Even when buying things for women, she would ask all sorts of questions, sometimes several times before giving them to me.
Later, Guan Lian became unwilling and threw a tantrum at home, saying that she was unfilial and disrespectful to her mother-in-law. Her husband just tried to smooth things over, saying that it was not easy for his mother to raise him all by herself.
After repeating this several times, Guan Lian finally got the money back. However, her husband's salary was always given to his mother, and she had to use this money to support their two children. Her mother-in-law even scolded her at home because of this.
Chen Junliang saw it all. He felt that his mother seemed to become more and more silent each year, and the wrinkles between her brows were getting deeper and deeper, until his mother said she wanted a divorce.
Everyone in the family was stunned and couldn't understand why she insisted on getting a divorce.
But Chen Junliang's first reaction was happiness. He felt that as long as he left this house, his mother would smile more and wouldn't always look so worried. Sure enough, his mother is now always happy about some small things in life.
He laughed when the sweater sleeves were crooked, then laughed again when they were untied and retied. Chen Junliang liked his current mother very much, but the more he did this, the more he felt sorry for his former mother.
He didn't want anyone from that family to bother his mother again, because their presence would only trigger memories of that family for her.
When the weather gets cold, everyone, whether they're going to work or school, looks miserable before heading out.
Chen Junsheng dawdled for a long time before getting up. Guan Lian put breakfast on the table, and her eldest son was already sitting at his desk.
"Why are you up so early today, Ah Liang? You don't have to go to school now. Hurry up, the food is already on the table."
After saying that, he got dressed and went to work. Chen Junsheng took out his clothes from under the covers, and after finally getting dressed and getting up, he found his brother sitting at his desk staring at him.
"……elder brother"
The older brother's gaze was so serious that Chen Junsheng hurriedly lowered his head. His brother hadn't looked at him like that in recent days. Could it be that he was the one looking at him?
"Brother, I've had breakfast."
He quickly put on his shoes, sat down at the dining table, and finished his breakfast in no time. Just as he was about to grab his schoolbag and run out, Chen Junliang got up and closed the door.
"……elder brother?"
"How did you do it?"
"...I don't know what you're talking about, I'm going to be late for school."
Chen Junliang sneered, his tone exceptionally cold, "I'm asking you how you gave Dad your address?"
"I didn't! How could I give him my address? Brother, you're framing me!" Chen Junsheng shook his head frantically, feeling extremely flustered.
“He came to the factory last night and told me personally that you told him.”
"I..." Chen Junsheng paused, lowered his head and did not refute.
He had already admitted it after it was just a trick, which Chen Junliang found laughable.
His mother had endured so much for them all these years, and after the divorce, he was the first person everyone cared about. But he wanted to take his mother back to the quagmire she had finally managed to escape.
"Why?"
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