âWell said, if you canât support a wife or child, then youâre not a man.â Yunâs father sighed, he had shared the same thoughts once.
Yun Shuang didnât know what to say, because she understood clearly why her mother had let Hanhan bring Little Huzi back.
The house did feel quieter with fewer people, and everything fell into disarray after Hanhan left.
âAfter you returned to the military this time, will you come back for the Lunar New Year?â Yunâs father was thinking about the past few years when his son only returned because of his daughter-in-law. This year, as they were to accompany him to the military, he feared they wouldnât return. However, he still held a sliver of hope that his son would come back with his daughter-in-law and grandson.
Yun Hao still remained indifferent, âI probably wonât come back.â
Yun Shuang knew Yun Haoâs temper and character.
Wonât come back?
Wonât come back?
Since he has a family to take care of, of course, he wonât come back.
Yunâs mother suddenly remembered something, âDid Hanhanâs godfather accompany you to the military as well?â
Yunâs father held his forehead and took a deep sigh, not understanding what his wife was talking about.
Yun Shuang gawked at her mother. The last time Yun Hao came back, she had picked up on her motherâs resentment towards Hanhanâs godfather from her words. However, she thought to herself that he had still helped out despite knowing that Ahaoâs situation was uncertain.
Yun Hao looked deeply at his mother, âFor now, he wonât be coming with us.â
Yun Hao was honest and straightforward. He would not mince words or say things just to sound pleasant.
A smile finally appeared on Yunâs motherâs face. As long as Old Zhao was not going, that was alright.
She was afraid that they would take Old Zhao with them to the military when they returned this time.
However, the smile on her face caused Yun Hao to glance over, although he didnât say anything.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.
âAhao, once you are in the military, will you be assigned a house and some land?â If thereâs no house, where will you stay?
If thereâs no land, youâll have to buy even the smallest bit of vegetables, which would be a huge expense. It might become financially difficult for Ahao with his salary alone.@@novelbin@@
âWeâll have a house and a small piece of land to grow some vegetables,â he replied.
The conversation could proceed on this topic.
âWill you have vegetable seeds? If not, take some when you go back.â
Yunâs father chimed in too, saying, âYes, take a variety of vegetable seeds with you.â
âHmm.â
The time flew by as the few of them chatted.
âMother, letâs go to prepare dinner,â Yun Shuang saw that it was getting late and decided to start cooking.
Yunâs mother didnât want to go, her son would leave tomorrow and she wanted to spend more time looking at him.
Moreover, she still held hope that her other two sons would come home as well.
âOld man, now that our third son has returned home, is it possible that⦠â
Her words shocked Yunâs father, who interrupted quickly, âGo cook first. Letâs have chicken for dinner.â
All the recent talks in town revolved around the Yun family. The moment the Yun siblings returned, there would certainly be those who would tell their elder brothers. However, it had been so long and neither of them, as elder brothers, had visited. Did they still need invitations?
Did they still want the brotherly relationship they were barely maintaining?
Why couldnât their mother understand this?
Havenât they noticed that Yun Shuang had never mentioned this matter?
And yet their mother was still bringing this up.
âBig Sister, Mother, thereâs no need to make dinner. I have something to do this afternoon, so I will leave now.â Yun Hao stood up and told Yunâs mother and Yun Shuang, with a blank expression on his face.