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Chapter 31

"Qi Yuan."

Little Stone knocked on the door. "Are you home?"

"Yes." Qi Yuan ran out to open the door and saw the two brothers, Xiao Shitou and Xiao Shanzi. "Come in quickly."

"I brought you some books." Little Stone was holding a pile of books. "School is about to start. Are you planning to go to the first grade of junior high school?"

"No." Qi Yuan said, "I just study at home."

He has finished his primary school textbooks, and now Xiao Shitou is giving him junior high school textbooks, but Qi Yuan may not be able to go to school this year.

Since Shen Lingyun's father called, more than a month has passed and there has been no news. Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun can only wait silently.

It is now mid-August and school is about to start, but Qi Yuan still has to continue studying at home.

"It would be great if you could go to school." Xiao Shanzi said, "I'm in the first grade this year, so we can be companions."

"Don't talk nonsense." Little Stone patted his brother, "Qi Yuan is going to school, and he is in junior high school. Didn't you see that he asked for junior high school textbooks?"

"I didn't even go to the same junior high school as you." Xiao Shanzi said unconvincedly, "You're already in high school."

"Please sit down." Qi Yuan put away the textbooks they brought. "I'll cut some watermelon for you."

Qi Yuan cut half of the watermelon on the table and gave each of them a piece. "Little Shitou, didn't your dad say he would send you to the county town to attend high school?"

"It's so sweet." Little Stone took a bite of the watermelon and said with a smile, "That's what I said."

He said: "I can't go to a county high school. It costs a lot and requires connections. My dad is just wasting his time."

Qi Yuan keenly sensed the meaning of his words. Maybe Wang Dali couldn't do it. He couldn't help but ask: "Doesn't your father have connections?"

"Oh!" Little Stone shook his head, sighed and said no more.

He is fifteen years old, half a head taller than Qi Yuan. There is a sad look on his dark face, as if there is something he is not convenient to say.

"Our family is going to split up." Xiao Shanzi said, "My brother said he doesn't want to go to the county town to attend high school."

He is young, and the two brothers have been getting along well with Qi Yuan in recent times. Xiao Shanzi did not hide his family affairs from Qi Yuan.

"My mother is always lazy and doesn't work." Xiao Shanzi said, "My aunt and her family are unhappy. If my brother goes to the county town to study, it will cost a lot of money."

"Stop talking." Little Stone sighed, "I won't go. I'll let you go later."

Qi Yuan took a bite of watermelon silently. He couldn't interfere in other people's family affairs, but it was a pity for Xiao Shitou.

He is a good student and a kind person. If he can go to study in the county, he will definitely be able to get into university with his hard work.

At that time, I could stay in the city and have a job, and I wouldn't have to go back to the countryside to farm and not even have enough food to eat.

"Actually." Qi Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't know if I can go to school."

He encouraged Xiao Shitou, "No matter what, your dad will definitely let you study. As long as you can go to high school, you will have the opportunity to go to college."

"Yeah." Little Stone frowned, finished the remaining watermelon, and then said, "I've made up my mind. Even if I go to high school in town, I will study hard and try to get into college."

He nodded affirmatively, "As long as I pass the exam, it won't be so difficult for Xiaoshanzi to go to school in the future."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan agreed and handed him another piece of watermelon. "You should be satisfied. Even if I want to go to school, no one will support me."

"Uh." The little stone brothers were stunned, looked at each other silently, and lowered their heads to continue eating watermelon.

In their minds, Qi Yuan has no parents and definitely cannot go to school, so it is good enough that he can have food to eat.

It's just that no one mentions it.

Now that Qi Yuan said it himself, the two honest children felt a little uneasy and ashamed for bringing up Qi Yuan's sad memories.

"Actually, you're doing pretty well now." Little Stone said in a sly voice, "You're so capable, and you're not a burden. You can support yourself."

"My dad said so." Little Stone was shocked and told Qi Yuan happily, "I will definitely give you some food rations next year, even if Big Brother Shen leaves."

He had wanted to tell this news just now, but was delayed by his brother's talk of going to school. Now it was just the right time to tell it to comfort Qi Yuan.

"It's okay if you want to learn." Little Stone said, "I can teach you and lend you books."

"It's just..." He said a little unnaturally: "Maybe I won't be able to get into college."

"It's okay, let's eat first." Qi Yuan was only sad for a moment, but the emotion soon passed, "It doesn't matter whether I go to school or not."

...

Shen Lingyun came back in the evening.

Qi Yuan had already prepared dinner. After serving the food, Shen Lingyun was stunned for a moment.

"Eat it." Qi Yuan said, "I have to save some food in the future."

Tonight, he just steamed a few steamed buns and made two bowls of porridge, and kept everything else simple.

A dish of soybean paste, some green onions, coriander, bok choy... for dipping in the sauce, nothing else.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun had no objection. He ate whatever Qi Yuan gave him, but he still told him, "Boil an egg for yourself in the future. You are still young, so you should eat something good."

"What are you eating?" Qi Yuan frowned. "The vegetables in the vegetable garden are about to fall apart. We won't be able to eat them for long."

It will take some time for the autumn vegetables to come down.

"What do you think?" Qi Yuan couldn't help but ask what was on his mind, "Does your dad have no money and can't come to pick you up?"

Shen Lingyun took a bite of the steamed bread, looked up at Qi Yuan, and swallowed it before saying, "I don't know."

He hadn't thought about it.

"Your family property was not given to your mother." Qi Yuan said: "Your father should have nothing now."

He wanted to say: Not only do you not have a house, but your dad may not even have money now.

"The house is divided by the company." Shen Lingyun said: "As for the money..."

He thought for a moment and said, "They should be paid."

Shen Lingyun was still young when he left the city, and had never been exposed to these things when he came here.

There were some things he wasn't sure about.

"So!" Qi Yuan said quietly, "We still have to find a way to make money."

He told her about what happened to Xiao Shitou today. All children with fathers are like this. For people like him and Shen Lingyun, it might be even more difficult in the future.

Qi Yuan did not hide it and expressed his thoughts.

Shen Lingyun listened silently, with no expression on his face, calm and indifferent, as if he didn't hear anything.

"Did you hear me?" Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qi Yuan reached out and pushed him, "If your father had no money, you would have to support him."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun nodded.

But what is he going to do now?

Shen Lingyun thought it was unnecessary. He said, "My father will go back to work after he is rehabilitated."

Logically speaking, he should have a house and a salary, but things are unpredictable and Shen Lingyun is not sure.

"We sold the watermelons and melons grown in the backyard," Qi Yuan said. "Even though it wasn't much, we still made some money."

He quietly observed Shen Lingyun's expression, and seeing that he didn't react, he continued: "And those mushrooms I picked, we can't eat so many."

"Not for sale." Shen Lingyun waited for him to finish and rejected his suggestion directly. "Even in the city, watermelons and melons are not something you can buy just by saying so."

In the countryside, you have front and back yards, as well as private plots of land. You can grow whatever you want to eat. This is not so convenient in the city.

Things like fruits are always in short supply and always sell in very small quantities.

Shen Lingyun used to eat here only a few times a year.

Shen Lingyun looked at Qi Yuan with amusement. He was a money-loving little guy and had mentioned selling these things many times.

Even though I rejected it myself, I still don't give up.

"I haven't eaten watermelon for eight years." Shen Lingyun sighed, "It's so hard to grow some this year, let's keep it for ourselves."

"Okay, okay." Qi Yuan said quickly, "We'll keep it for later. This is enough for us."

"I just want to make some money, not that I don't want to eat." Qi Yuan said: "It's more than three-tenths of an acre, and the two of us can't finish it."

After he finished speaking, he just buried his head in his food and never mentioned the matter again.

"We can't finish it?" Shen Lingyun was stunned, "It's not much."

"When the watermelons are ripe, they must be picked." Qi Yuan said, "You have never grown them before, so of course you don't understand."

He told Shen Lingyun that there was still a second crop of melons to be harvested.

Watermelons won't last long after being picked, and they will go bad soon in such hot weather.

"I picked more than 20 watermelons today." Qi Yuan said, "There are still dozens more that need to be picked in a few days."

"It's true that I can't finish it." Shen Lingyun said: "I really don't understand."

"So we have to sell some." Qi Yuan said, "You have to keep it even if you don't listen to me."

"Who would grow so many for their own consumption?" Qi Yuan saw that Shen Lingyun had been persuaded, and said with some pride: "Fortunately I suggested that the small piece of land in the backyard be used to grow watermelons and melons, otherwise where would we sell them for money?"

"Yes." Shen Lingyun glanced at him and said with a smile: "How much does it cost for us to buy a pound of cornmeal? How much can you sell this watermelon for?"

"Have you done the math?" Shen Lingyun asked.

At that time, he said that he would plant some for his own consumption and two or three ridges would be enough. However, Qi Yuan insisted on planting more and cancelled the corn he was going to plant.

It turns out he wanted to sell it.

"I remember that the watermelons I ate before were hard to buy, but they were still 8 cents a pound." Shen Lingyun smiled and continued, "I don't think the price will increase much now."

"How could that be?" Qi Yuan suddenly howled, "We are not high-ranking officials and nobles, we can't afford watermelons at all."

He leaned back and fell on the kang, his eyes red with anger.

"My father bought me a small piece of winter melon for only one penny." Qi Yuan murmured, "Why is it so cheap here?"

He was really about to cry.

He spent so much money on cornmeal, but the winter melon he treated as a treasure was worthless.

Qi Yuan also specially sought out Wang Dali to learn how to grow melons, and specially replaced the melon seedlings and planted them all in the backyard.

"I'm so pissed." Qi Yuan slapped his head in anger, "Why am I so smart?"

When Shen Lingyun described the watermelon, he guessed that it might be the cold melon from his place, and thought he had found a treasure.

The result is that you end up hurting yourself.

"Get up." Shen Lingyun said helplessly, "I'll go sell it."

"Although the stores sell them cheaply, the quantity is small." Shen Lingyun said: "I'll go to the county town and ask around in the staff quarters of some good units. Maybe I can get a good price."

"No need." Qi Yuan said weakly, "If I arrest you, I can't save you."

He sat up, his eyes fierce, his fair face wrinkled into a bun, "My cornmeal was ruined by the watermelon."

"So." Shen Lingyun smiled as he ate. "Don't do anything you're not sure about in the future. If you have any ideas, speak them out. Don't hide them."

Qi Yuan's face flushed.

He insisted at the time that he could eat them, but he had never eaten watermelon, melon and other things, so he had to plant more and eat enough.

But he has the intention of selling it for money.

He covered his face, feeling too ashamed to see Shen Lingyun, and lay on the kang without getting up.

Shen Lingyun had no choice but to go forward and help him up as the child was shy.

"I'll go to the black market tonight." Shen Lingyun said, "Ask Boss Chen if he wants it. If he has connections, he can sell it."

"Don't exchange food." Qi Yuan covered his face and refused to let go. "We are losing a lot."

"Not a loss." Shen Lingyun said, "Things are valuable because they are rare."

He said: "We are just in this small place, there are few rich people and no one is willing to pay a high price. If it were in the city, it would definitely sell for a good price."

"But it's not as good as cornmeal." Qi Yuan wailed, "My heart is bleeding and it hurts so much."

Shen Lingyun: "..."

He really had no way to deal with this. Even if Qi Yuan made more trouble, Shen Lingyun could not do anything.

"You're just worried that my dad won't take you in." Shen Lingyun said, "I can promise that if he doesn't let you go, I'll stay. Is that okay?"

He remained silent, just wondering why Qi Yuan was making a fuss about making money again today.

Now I am finally sure that he is afraid of his father and his future life problems.

"I will find a job when I get back." Shen Lingyun said, "I will pay for your education and feed you, so don't worry."

"I won't abandon you." Shen Lingyun promised: "Really, you just trust me, study hard and don't think about anything else."

"I, I didn't." Qi Yuan denied it flatly. He felt ashamed. "I didn't want to rely on you. I can support myself."

"I know you're very capable." Shen Lingyun pulled down his hand that was covering his face, and saw his face was red with embarrassment. "But you don't know much about this place, and you need someone to help you."

"I am willing to do so." Shen Lingyun said solemnly with a serious expression: "I know how terrifying it is for a person to be alone and without relatives in a strange place. I will not let you go through this."

Qi Yuan stared at Shen Lingyun blankly, tears rising in his eyes. His lips moved but he didn't know what to say.

"We will wait in peace." Shen Lingyun looked at Qi Yuan with a gentle gaze, and after staring at him for a moment, he asked softly, "Will you promise me?"

"Yeah." Qi Yuan nodded, tears streaming down her face. "Actually, I can do this alone. I'm already familiar with this place."

He also wanted to say: There are two more friends, Xiao Shitou and Xiao Shanzi.

But Shen Lingyun didn't let him continue, "I can't leave you."

Shen Lingyun said: "I want to find someone to accompany me, even if it means returning to my old city, which is also unfamiliar to me now."

"Okay." Qi Yuan turned his head to the side, avoiding his sight. "If you let me go, I will go. If not, I will come back."

"Okay." Shen Lingyun chuckled and reached out to wipe his tears. "I'll listen to you and sell watermelons tonight."

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Chapter 32

"All right."

Qi Yuan sat up listlessly, "I trust you, but I don't trust others."

His mind is now filled with the thought that Shen Lingyun deserves a lesson, and he doesn't know how to be prepared for danger and make more plans for the future.

Qi Yuan said: "It's OK here, we can grow food and pick wild vegetables, but in the city there is nothing."

He looked at Shen Lingyun with red eyes and pursed his lips to show that he didn't want to say it, but had to.

"We can't rely on your father." Qi Yuan said, "He will have to find a wife sooner or later. By then, you will be a burden, and I may not even be considered a burden to a burden."

He looked at Shen Lingyun, his mind completely focused on their faces.

"I know." Shen Lingyun rubbed Qi Yuan's hair, "We earn money to support ourselves and don't rely on anyone."

"Don't worry." He assured again: "No matter who objects, I will not abandon you."

Shen Lingyun smiled helplessly. He still couldn't make Qi Yuan feel at ease. What a sensitive and suspicious little guy.

"That's not what I meant." Qi Yuan's face gradually turned red, and he said shyly, "I mean, we have to be proactive in making money and can't just wait for your dad. He may not be able to help us."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun frowned in thought, wondering what his father's current situation was like. "I know."

"I feel relieved that you know what's going on." Qi Yuan: "It's only a matter of time before we leave. It's not certain whether we leave on our own or your father comes to pick us up."

He didn't necessarily want anything to happen to Shen Lingyun, he was just worried that he would be abandoned again. There was still no news from his father in such a long time.

Qi Yuan always felt uneasy.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun nodded, "I will pay attention to these things, you don't have to think so much."

He had never thought about these things, but when Qi Yuan mentioned them now, Shen Lingyun felt a little uncomfortable.

After being apart for so many years and going through so much, he has a deep understanding of the unpredictable world and the fickle human heart.

Shen Lingyun didn't expect that his father hadn't come for such a long time, without even a phone call or a letter.

Seeing that he listened to him obediently, Qi Yuan smiled happily in his heart, and finally convinced Shen Lingyun.

This guy who is not actively making money.

...

"Wenqing is here."

"Teacher, Master's wife." Shen Wenqing sat across from them respectfully. "I have arranged my affairs and will be going to work in a few days."

"Yeah." Zhang Shulin was not satisfied. "Why don't you go back to the research institute? Why do you go back to that unit?"

"You were just transferred there last time, and it wasn't even two months before someone reported you for investigation. What are you still doing there?"

Shen Wenqing: "It's not the same unit as before."

He was thin, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his pale face. He looked like a scholar, weak and fragile.

Shen Wenqing was a little embarrassed. He moved his body uneasily and sat upright like a primary school student who had done something wrong and was waiting for criticism.

Zhang Shulin: "Which unit are you going to this time? Shen City is so small, I don't know which place it is."

"The watch factory." Shen Wenqing said, "My original unit didn't lack scientific research talents, so they seconded me there."

"It's the same wherever you do research." Shen Wenqing smiled, "Maybe it'll be quieter in the watch factory."

He has always focused on scientific research, but after this incident, he no longer realizes that someone is targeting him.

It's nothing more than exclusion.

After running around for so long to finally arrange a place for him, Shen Wenqing was tired and stopped thinking about it.

Now he just wanted to take his son back and deal with that mess, and he didn't have the energy to think about so many things.

"Oh!" Wang Jingyan looked at Shen Wenqing with regret, "I wanted to introduce my niece to you, but I'm afraid she wouldn't like your job."

"Thank you, Master's wife." Shen Wenqing's pale face flushed, and he looked away embarrassedly, "I don't want to think about those things at my age. As long as my children are safe and sound, I will be satisfied."

He suddenly wanted to leave, so he stood up and said, "I just came to see the teacher and his wife today. I still have to pick up the children. I will visit them again when I come back."

"Don't go." Wang Jingyan said anxiously, "I have something else to tell you."

She glanced at Zhang Shulin and signaled him to keep the person.

"Sit down, sit down." Zhang Shulin said, "Let your wife finish what she is saying. She is doing this for your own good."

"That's right." Wang Jingyan's face was not looking good. "You are only in your forties. How can you not find another one?"

"This is because your teacher is worried about you and asked me to introduce you to someone. I can't even take care of my niece, so I wanted her to help you run the household."

Wang Jingyan saw that he didn't say anything and sat on the sofa in silence. Her eyes flickered and she said, "My niece is an intellectual. She has been working in the logistics department of a plastics factory since she graduated from high school. She is definitely worthy of you."

When she said this, a hint of contempt flashed in her eyes.

Wang Jingyan was in her sixties, slightly plump with rosy cheeks, and her slender eyes were slightly narrowed as if they could not be opened.

Covered up the light of calculation.

"She is much better than your ex-wife. There is no comparison between them. She is educated, has a job, and is from our city."

"She's only 35 years old, pretty, gentle, and has a good job. If I hadn't told her about this, she wouldn't have even considered it."

Shen Wenqing frowned slightly, then relaxed, "Thank you, Master's wife, but now is not the time to think about these things. I have to bring my son back first and can't let him stay in the countryside anymore."

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Wang Jingyan said hastily, "You two can meet first and spend some time together. If you are suitable for each other, you can get married first. When the child comes back, you will have a home."

"You are alone now and can't take care of the child." Zhang Shulin also said: "Your master's wife is right, settle the family first and then talk about taking the child."

Shen Wenqing did not agree. How could such a matter be settled so quickly? He could not let his son continue to suffer there.

He considered for a moment and said, "Thank you, teacher and teacher's wife. I know you are doing this for my own good. If it weren't for the teacher recommending me to join the research team this time, I would have been unable to avoid being demoted."

Shen Wenqing was truly grateful. At that time, no one dared to speak up for others, let alone recommend them to participate in a secret scientific research project.

But he didn't notice that when he expressed his gratitude again, Zhang Shulin looked away uncomfortably.

His fat body was tense, his kind face had no expression, and his eyes were looking away.

"Ahem." Zhang Shulin put his fist to his lips and coughed. "This is what I, as a teacher, should do. Don't mention it all the time. You must have talent. Otherwise, I can't help you."

"Your teacher has been worrying about you a lot." Wang Jingyan said, "Look, he even asked me to give up my niece. I must find a home for you."

"It's settled." She made the decision right away, "Don't leave today and stay here for dinner. I'll have my niece come over in the evening so you can get to know each other."

"That's not good." Shen Wenqing hastily refused. "I haven't started working in the factory yet, and the company hasn't allocated me housing yet. Let's talk about this later."

He stood up hurriedly and said, "Wait until I get the child back and settle everything before we talk about meeting."

"No." Wang Jingyan refused and held him back, "You have to see him today."

"You are the one who speaks up." She looked at Zhang Shulin again, as if jokingly, "You, the student, don't listen to me."

"Stay here." Zhang Shulin seemed helpless and said, "Haven't we divided the rooms yet? Where will you live if you are in a hurry to bring the children back? You should wait until the rooms are divided and everything is packed before going."

"That's right." Wang Jingyan pushed Shen Wenqing to sit down, "I'll let Yuxi help you and decorate the house for you. This will give you a good idea of ​​whether she is suitable to manage this home for you."

Shen Wenqing: "..."

He didn't know whether to leave or not, and his cheeks turned slightly red, making him look more and more embarrassed.

I kind of regret coming here today.

It's just that he has a soft personality and is not good at rejecting others, especially those who have done him a favor.

I could only stay helplessly.

"You two talk." Wang Jingyan said, "I'll call Yuxi and take a look at the dishes for tonight. I'll let you two have a good drink."

"Okay." Zhang Shulin laughed happily and turned to look at Shen Wenqing, "It's rare to have time, so you should stay and have a few drinks today."

He picked a topic and talked with Shen Wenqing for a while.

As if casually saying: "The watch factory is not a good place."

Zhang Shulin lamented, looking like he was disappointed with his son. "Your career is in the research institute, why are you so stubborn and insist on going back to the factory? Hasn't your wife remarried? She can't bother you anymore."

"It has nothing to do with her." Shen Wenqing said: "At that time, I also felt that what she said made sense. I was always busy with work and rarely spent time at home. I spent too little time with my children and was not a qualified father."

"I joined the factory because I wanted to be less busy and have more time to spend more time with my children, but somehow I didn't achieve my wish."

Shen Wenqing smiled bitterly. He was so focused on scientific research that he paid little attention to his family and children. He felt that he had failed in his duty.

It's not entirely because of his wife's noise.

"The child is older now and doesn't need your care anymore." Zhang Shulin said, "You can show your talent and rise to the top in the research institute. You should go back."

"No." Shen Wenqing refused. "The country needs me, so I can be seconded. I will serve the country without hesitation."

"As for the future prospects," he said with a smile, "I just like research and don't think too much about it."

There are many small projects in the unit, so Shen Wenqing has time to accompany his children, which he never regrets.

"You!" Zhang Shulin sighed.

He didn't expect that after so many years and having been demoted, Shen Wenqing was still so persistent, which made him a little unhappy.

But think about...

Zhang Shulin: "Even if you were hired, you should have returned to the original machinery factory. Why were you seconded out? Did someone make things difficult for you?"

"They said there are no vacancies in the research group." Shen Wenqing smiled and didn't want to say more: "The watch factory is also good, I have no objection."

"Your talent is wasted." Zhang Shulin frowned disapprovingly. "Someone must be ostracizing you. You should try to find some connections, even if it means working in an electrical appliance factory."

"Do you need my help?" He thought for a moment and asked, "If you need anything, just ask. I still have some connections that I can use."

Shen Wenqing smiled helplessly. He knew that the field he was good at was suitable for mechanical manufacturing, and the electrical appliance factory was a good match.

He was somewhat out of place at the watch factory.

"Let's wait and see." He didn't want to make any more trouble, nor did he want to owe anyone a favor. "First, take care of the family."

"That's right." Zhang Shulin nodded happily this time. "If I can't settle down at home, it will affect my work. I'll just work in the watch factory for a while."

He breathed a sigh of relief and almost took the matter under his control. This did not break his plan.

"If you have connections, use them." Zhang Shulin said earnestly, "Not everyone is like the teacher, who will take the initiative to help you without you asking. You should learn more about interpersonal relationships and make some connections. It will be good for your future."

"I am old now, so I don't mind teaching in school now." Zhang Shulin smiled, "A career is not important to me. I am happier to be able to teach more talented students than to work in a research institute. After all, I am training talents for the country."

"The teacher has a noble character." Shen Wenqing praised: "He has never pursued fame or wealth in his life, but has only cultivated talents for the country. He has a broad mind and is open to all."

Zhang Shulin: "..."

...

"Why."

Qi Yuan counted the money in his hand with a smile on his face, "We have a lot of watermelons, all because of the good ones I planted."

"I sold it for dozens of yuan in one go." Qi Yuan counted the money over and over again, "I can buy more than 100 kilograms of cornmeal. I didn't lose much."

Shen Lingyun's eyes fell on his face, and he chuckled and said, "Well, you are indeed very capable."

He went to Boss Chen to sell watermelons, but he didn't expect that the price he offered was higher than what the store sold it at, and he bought all of them at once.

The store is now selling it for 10.2 cents a pound, and Boss Chen gave it 10.5 cents. It seems that this speculation is making a lot of money.

"Didn't you say that no one in town buys it?" Qi Yuan put the money away and asked, "We have to go to the county town to buy it. Maybe it's a little more expensive than in the store."

He expressed his doubts, "People who go to the black market basically buy food and meat, as well as some daily necessities. Isn't it a waste of money for Boss Chen to buy so many watermelons?"

"He took it somewhere else." Shen Lingyun said, "Big cities are more prosperous than county towns. Most people there have a good life and can afford to spend the money to buy watermelons. They are just afraid that they won't be able to buy any."

It was only at this time that he found out that Boss Chen was actually a truck driver who often drove long distances.

This is also why he was able to find sources of goods, open a small workshop, and make some money by speculating on the black market without any connections.

"Do you come from a big city?" Qi Yuan blinked and asked curiously, "Are people there rich?"

"Yes." Shen Lingyun nodded, and sighed as if he was reminiscing, "It's a big city, Shen City. People there live well. There are many rich people, but there are also many poor people."

He shook his head and told Qi Yuan, "Ordinary families make up the majority. In terms of living conditions and economic strength, they are better than those in small cities."

"We still don't have much money." Qi Yuan began to worry again, "Compared to the people there, we are still poor."

He has less than 200 yuan in his hand now. What will he do in the future?

But he didn't have to worry for long, as Shen Lingyun received a call from Shen Wenqing and told him about his current situation.

He asked Shen Lingyun for his opinion, whether to take him back now or wait until they had a house.

After discussing it with his father, Shen Lingyun decided to wait for a while and decide after the autumn harvest.

However, Shen Wenqing remitted him a sum of money and bills. After Qi Yuan received them, he grinned foolishly for several days.

"One thousand yuan." Qi Yuan counted it over and over again, taking it out to look at it every day, "Finally, I can rest assured."

He said to Shen Lingyun: "I will save this money for you. I won't give it to anyone else. I will give it to you in the future."

"Okay." Shen Lingyun's eyes were gentle, and seeing Qi Yuan happy, his face was also full of smiles, "After the autumn harvest, whether we get a house or not, we will go back."

Chapter 33

Time flies and more than a month has passed.

It was autumn harvest time in Banpo Village. The whole village was busy harvesting wheat, but Qi Yuan was looking at his own private plot.

There is half an acre of corn planted there, and the harvest season is approaching. Qi Yuan is so happy that he can't stop smiling every day.

The more food the better.

These are his confidence. When he arrives in the city, Qi Yuan doesn't have to worry about having no food to eat. He must bring these with him.

There are golden fields with heavy ears of wheat hanging down. Men, women, young and old are all bending over to harvest the wheat.

This year the weather has been good and it is going to be a bumper harvest year. Qi Yuan was happy when he saw so much wheat.

He walked through the wheat field and just saw Shen Lingyun's figure when he was spotted by Xiao Shanzi, "Qi Yuan, the food is delivered."

"Hey." Qi Yuan waved at him and said with a smile, "Come over and play later."

"Got it." Xiao Shanzi agreed happily. He was busy picking wheat and didn't say much to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan came to Shen Lingyun's field, put down the basket and poured a bowl of water, "Shen Lingyun, come and rest for a while."

"Why are you here so early?" Shen Lingyun came out of the wheat field, took the water and drank it all, "It's not time to get off work yet."

"I'll come over and help you for a while." Qi Yuan said, pushing Shen Lingyun aside and giving him a futon. "You take a rest, I'll go cut the grass."

He also poured himself a bowl of water. The hot sweat from the journey was running down his cheeks, so Qi Yuan had to drink some water.

"Don't go." Shen Lingyun wanted to stop him, "It's too hot at noon, you should go back quickly."

"I haven't had dinner with you yet." Qi Yuan was unhappy. "I'll just cut for a while so I won't get tired. Let's have dinner together after work."

He picked up the sickle and walked away. After taking a few steps, he turned back and said, "If you are hungry, eat first. Anyway, no one will say anything if someone is working."

"I'm not hungry yet." Shen Lingyun sat down and didn't force him, "Let's eat together after work."

"Okay." Qi Yuan walked into the wheat field and started harvesting wheat.

He had done all these jobs before, and they were not strenuous at all, except that his waist would ache after a long time.

When the weather is hot, people sweat down their faces and feel sticky and uncomfortable all over.

When he arrived, he looked at the time and came an hour early, just in time to return to the field when the whistle sounded for the end of work.

"Wipe your sweat." Shen Lingyun handed him a wet towel. "Don't help me anymore. You have to peel the corn by yourself at home. I can't help you."

"No need for you." Qi Yuan took off his straw hat. "I finished it in one morning. It's not a big deal."

His cheeks were red and hot like a ripe red apple. Qi Yuan put a wet towel on his face, and immediately a refreshing cool breeze came over him.

"Oh." Qi Yuan sighed, "It's so comfortable."

"Drink some water." Shen Lingyun saw him take off the towel and poured him some water. "Go back after you finish eating. I'll sleep under the tree for a while."

He never goes home for lunch during the autumn harvest and only has an hour break at noon. Now Qi Yuan brings him meals.

Shen Lingyun can make up for his sleep.

He looked at Qi Yuan with eyes that were becoming softer and softer. Since he came, Shen Lingyun felt more and more relaxed, much better than when he was alone.

"You should sleep a little longer." Qi Yuan drank water from the bowl. "I'll cut for a while before going back to work. You've been too tired these days."

Seeing that Shen Lingyun wanted to talk, he glared at her and said unhappily, "Do you want me to watch you get tired?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Shen Lingyun smiled, "I'll lie down for a while after eating."

He saw Qi Yuan staring at him with his big round eyes and puffy cheeks, and said jokingly, "Don't be angry anymore. Didn't I say I'll listen to you?"

"Let's eat." Qi Yuan began to set the table. "I also boiled two eggs for you and made two pancakes for you to eat in the afternoon when you're hungry."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun took the full bowl of rice and said, "Put it in the basket. I'll come over to eat when I'm hungry."

"Eat some vegetables." Qi Yuan stewed shredded beans and potatoes with a lot of meat in them today. "Eat more meat to keep you from getting hungry."

"You're going to fatten me up sooner or later." Shen Lingyun said with a smile, "I'm almost eating five meals a day. Others lose weight while harvesting wheat, but I gain a few pounds."

"You know my good points?" Qi Yuan raised his head proudly, looked at Shen Lingyun and said, "I told you long ago that I would definitely fatten you up."

"I've always believed it." Shen Lingyun nodded. He stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the cold dishes that Qi Yuan had prepared, but Qi Yuan stopped him. "Eat a few bites of meat first."

He was afraid of the hot weather. Shen Lingyun didn't want to eat the stewed meat after eating the cold dishes. "I also brought you some green onions and egg sauce. You can eat them with rolls in the afternoon."

Shen Lingyun was very obedient and ate whatever Qi Yuan told him to eat.

After they finished their meal, Qi Yuan spread a mat for Shen Lingyun and let him lie down to sleep.

He was leaning against a tree and sewing the soles of his shoes.

Starting work at five in the morning and returning home after dark at seven in the evening will wear even the strongest man out.

Qi Yuan could only come over to help him share some of the burden.

"Qi Yuan, Qi Yuan." Xiao Shanzi walked over quietly and called him twice in a low voice.

He looked at the soles in Qi Yuan's hands with envy, "How come you can do everything and even make shoes?"

"As long as you learn, you can do anything." Qi Yuan kept his hands busy and said, "If I don't know how to do it and no one will do it for me, should I just go barefoot?"

"Yeah." Xiao Shanzi nodded, looked at Shen Lingyun who was sleeping next to him, and asked Qi Yuan in a low voice: "There are two more families who want to weave straw raincoats. Will you take them?"

"No." Qi Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let your brother take the call so that you can pay the tuition."

"My brother told you to take the job." Xiao Shanzi scratched his head embarrassedly, "Isn't that stealing your job?"

"Don't worry about me." Qi Yuan said, "I'm busy now and don't have time. Let your brother edit it during his holidays. You can also teach your father. He can earn more money with more time."

A straw raincoat costs eight cents to make by hand, and if you are quick, you can make one in two days.

It's more cost-effective than going to work.

Qi Yuan will leave soon. He gets along well with Wang Dali's two children during Xiao Shitou's summer vacation.

Teach him the skill of weaving straw raincoats.

I hope he can earn money to pay for his own studies. After all, Xiao Shitou is attending high school in the county town now.

It costs more than in town.

"Thank you Qi Yuan." Xiao Shanzi thanked him quietly, "My brother said thank you for helping him, I will definitely repay you in the future."

He added: "So can I."

"Okay, I'll wait." Qi Yuan nodded with a smile. Not wanting them to feel uncomfortable, he simply agreed.

His main focus now is on the three pigs he raises at home. Qi Yuan feeds them more every day in the hope that they can meet the standards before he passes away.

When it grows to 150 kilograms, it can be sold for the price of a first-rate pig.

He had no intention of weaving a straw raincoat.

Soon it was time to go to work. The whistle sounded a few times, Shen Lingyun moved, and Qi Yuan patted his shoulder a few times, and then he fell asleep again.

He got up and took his sickle to cut the wheat.

After being busy for an hour, Qi Yuan returned to the field in time to drink some water and rest for a while. Seeing that Shen Lingyun was not awake yet, he did not call him.

Sit quietly aside and wait.

But after a while, Shen Lingyun couldn't lie still anymore and stood up, saying with a smile: "If I don't get up, you won't shout."

"If you're tired, just sleep a little longer." Qi Yuan said as a matter of course: "I'll help you, and I can just do less work."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun stood up and stretched. He felt much more comfortable after sleeping for a while. "I slept well."

"You should go back." Shen Lingyun urged him, "It's too hot outside. You don't have to suffer with me."

He woke up when the whistle sounded, but Qi Yuan patted his shoulder and Shen Lingyun didn't get up and slept for a while.

I feel much better now.

"Okay, I'll go back and get some sleep." Qi Yuan packed his things obediently. He had also gotten up early and was now so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes.

Time passed slowly, and by the time the autumn harvest was over, it was already October.

The weather is getting cooler.

At this time, Shen Wenqing had not yet allocated a room.

He has already started working in the factory and lives in the company dormitory, and he worries about this matter every day.

The unit where he was seconded refused to allocate housing to him, and his original unit said there were no vacant rooms. Shen Wenqing now doesn't even have a home.

Shen Lingyun and Qi Yuan had nowhere to live if they went there.

"I think your house is in trouble." Qi Yuan said, "Fortunately, we have a house here, so we are not in a hurry to go back."

"We'll leave after the food is distributed." Shen Lingyun said, "Waiting like this is not a solution. I've asked my dad to find a place to buy or rent a house first. I'll have news soon."

Qi Yuan's study can't wait.

Shen Lingyun can no longer teach him. He does not know all the junior high school textbooks, so he is now studying on his own with Qi Yuan.

"Okay." Qi Yuan said, "Once your father finds a house, we'll leave."

He looked at his house reluctantly and said, "If we leave, this house will collapse in a few years if no one lives in it."

The thatched roof needs to be repaired every year, and if no one takes care of it it will not last for a few years.

"Sell it to Wang Dali." Shen Lingyun said, "I have already agreed with him."

"Okay." Qi Yuan didn't want to sell it. Not having a house was like not having roots. "If you say so, I'll sell it."

He turned his face away, not looking at Shen Lingyun, his cheeks puffed up as he sulked.

"We won't be coming back again." Shen Lingyun saw that he was reluctant, "It's useless to keep the house, why not sell it to someone who needs it."

"You get along well with Xiao Shitou and the others, why don't we help them?"

Qi Yuan: "..."

"Those are your friends." Shen Lingyun said with a smile, "Don't you also want them to live well?"

Wang Dali is already divorced and has separated his family and is raising several children on his own, so he really needs a house.

"Let Xiao Shitou and the others live here." Qi Yuan thought it over and nodded in agreement. "If anyone else comes to live here, I will never sell it to you."

He glanced at Shen Lingyun and rolled his eyes at him to express his dissatisfaction, his face serious and a little angry.

"You didn't even discuss it with me before you agreed to it." Qi Yuan accused Shen Lingyun, "If I didn't agree, where would you put your face?"

"I know you will agree." Shen Lingyun couldn't help laughing and coaxed her gently, "You will support me unconditionally in whatever I do. I believe you won't object."

"Hmph." Qi Yuan snorted, happy with what he said, "I won't care about a small matter, and don't rely on my kindness to you and dare not tell me anything."

"Of course not." Shen Lingyun said immediately: "It's just a small matter, I don't want you to worry about it. If it's a big matter, you will naturally make the decision."

"I'm so stupid and kindhearted." Shen Lingyun said with a smile, "What if I get tricked? I still need you to check and help me make the decision."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan smiled brightly after the rain, nodding his head in agreement, "I will definitely help you if there is anything important."

He raised his fair little face, stood on tiptoe and patted Shen Lingyun's shoulder, his eyes as clear and bright as a mountain spring.

"You are getting better at speaking." Qi Yuan nodded with satisfaction, unable to suppress the smile on his face. "You must learn more from me."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun lowered his head and looked into his smiling eyes. His heart softened. "Let's learn together."

...

After waiting for more than ten days, Shen Wenqing finally found a house and called Shen Lingyun to inform him that he would come to pick him up.

Rejected by Shen Lingyun, he took Qi Yuan back by himself.

At this time, Shen Wenqing already knew Qi Yuan. He had no objection and welcomed Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun to go together.

Qi Yuan finally felt relieved.

If Shen Wenqing had no objection, it would not make Shen Lingyun feel embarrassed, and he himself would not be so worried about whether to go or not.

"Your dad is pretty good." Qi Yuan was happy and praised Shen Wenqing.

"I said he wouldn't object." Shen Lingyun said with a smile: "You are always worried and don't believe what I say."

"Why don't I believe you?" Qi Yuan denied, "I have always been determined to go with you."

"It's not easy to talk about this over the phone." Shen Lingyun explained: "At that time, he didn't have the exact address to receive the letter. I wrote to you as soon as I entered the factory. Today, he called to tell me that he had found a house and asked me to take you there quickly."

"Okay." Qi Yuan: "We have packed our things, when are we leaving?"

"I'll go buy the ticket first." Shen Lingyun said, "We still have to mail some stuff, we can't take that much."

"That will cost money?" Qi Yuan objected, shaking his head firmly, "No, I'll carry you on my back, and I can crawl to your house even if I have to."

"Hundreds of kilograms of food, so much pork and slaughtered chickens." Shen Lingyun was stunned. He looked at Qi Yuan for a long time before asking, "There are also luggage, clothes, and several bags of mountain products. How do we carry them?"

"You can't take it." Qi Yuan curled his lips, feeling distressed when he heard about spending money, "Wouldn't it be better to buy food and drinks with the money, or save it?"

What a spendthrift man.

"Okay." Shen Lingyun was helpless. "You are not allowed to bring too many things on the bus. It will take up too much space and affect other people. You don't want to be kicked off the bus, do you?"

"More." Shen Lingyun continued to coax him: "If you leave so many things here, it will cost more money to come back and get them later."

He did the math for Qi Yuan: the round-trip fare, food and drink along the way, and the time wasted, it was not worth it at all.

"Okay, okay." Qi Yuan surrendered, "Go buy the ticket and mail the stuff, I'll get the money for you."

He was so heartbroken that he didn't want to leave.

"This place is not as good as ours. We can hire a car to get anything." Qi Yuan said with his eyes brightening, "Let's hire a car and leave instead of taking the train."

He took Shen Lingyun's arm and enthusiastically talked about the benefits of hiring a car, saying generously: "You can choose an ox cart or a donkey cart. I will drive the car when the time comes."

Shen Lingyun: "..."

He was already numb, his body leaning back against the wall, afraid that he would not be able to hold on and lie down the next moment.

"Why don't you hire a carriage? It would be faster." Shen Lingyun looked out the window and raised his hand to rub his face. "Aren't we just pulling it?"

"Are you stupid?" Qi Yuan looked at him in confusion, "A carriage is so expensive."

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Chapter 34

Qi Yuan sat obediently in his train seat.

He was still confused, from Boss Chen's truck, that green lump of iron, to this green train that looked like a centipede.

Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Shen Lingyun touched his forehead, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No." Qi Yuan shook his head and looked at Shen Lingyun who was sitting opposite him. "I'm fine."

You must never say that you were shocked by these things.

So embarrassing.

"Would you like some water?" Shen Lingyun asked, "I'll go get some water."

"No." Qi Yuan tilted his head, looking at the crowded seats and aisles with no space at all, "You can't get out either."

Shen Lingyun smiled slightly and took out the thermos. "Yes, it's just a little troublesome."

He saw Qi Yuan sitting straight with his body and posture upright, his hands on his knees, looking stiff and reserved as if he was waiting for inspection.

He comforted her, "It's hard to ride in a car. We can't buy a sleeper berth, we can only buy a seat number. Just bear with it for now."

"It's okay." Qi Yuan looked around and saw that there were still many people standing. "Even if we have to stand, we have to go back. This is good."

With the comparison, Qi Yuan was very satisfied.

He listened to the noise around him and the clanking of the train, and then looked at the unfamiliar faces standing or sitting.

Qi Yuan relaxed and leaned back in his seat, no longer feeling nervous or curious.

"No wonder you didn't let me take so many things." Qi Yuan said, "There are more things than people."

Each person carries at least one or two bags, and some carry three, four or even more, taking up all the space for people to stand.

Otherwise it wouldn't be so crowded.

Shen Lingyun was speechless.

No matter how hard he tried to stop Qi Yuan, he still couldn't stop him from taking less stuff. They had five bags between them.

Qi Yuan took three, Shen Lingyun took two, and there was a thermos.

If Qi Yuan hadn't been so good at pushing people around him aside, Shen Lingyun wouldn't have known whether he could get on the bus.

"I'll go get some water." Shen Lingyun stood up. "The water room will be crowded later and we'll have to queue up."

"I'll go." Qi Yuan said, "Tell me where it is."

"Look at the things." Shen Lingyun said, "The carriage is too messy, you won't be able to find the place if you go out."

Qi Yuan nodded, things are important.

"Come, sit down and rest for a while." Liu Yu said, "There's an empty seat here."

Her boyfriend was standing in the aisle, being pushed around by others, and Liu Yu felt a little distressed.

"Okay." The young man sat down on Shen Lingyun's seat without hesitation, and said to Qi Yuan, "Anyone can sit in the empty seat."

"Who told you that?" Qi Yuan was unhappy and said coldly, "You took someone else's seat and you dare to be so rude. How dare you be so shameless?"

"Sorry." Liu Yu looked at Qi Yuan's displeasure and smiled awkwardly, "He'll just sit for a while and get up after taking a rest."

"Hey." The young man was unhappy, "I'm sitting here today, let's see what you can do to me."

He looked at Qi Yuan, curled his lips and said with disdain: "You are just a country bumpkin, and you dare to provoke me."

Qi Yuan was sitting in a three-seater, with Liu Yu next to him. He felt even more embarrassed to hear his partner talking like that.

"He's still young." Liu Yu advised her boyfriend, "Don't bother with him."

"Yes, Xiao." The young man crossed his arms and looked at Qi Yuan with disdain. "When that person comes back later, I want to ask him how to educate the child. It will be hard for him to give me an explanation today."

"Get lost." Qi Yuan didn't want to pay any attention to him, but seeing that he was not giving in and was about to cause trouble for Shen Lingyun, he immediately reached out and grabbed his collar and threw him out.

"Try to sit there again?" Qi Yuan's eyes were blazing with anger. He watched the young man stumble a few steps but was blocked by the people in the aisle and did not fall. "I'll beat you to death."

He glared at the young man fiercely, completely ignoring Liu Yu who was staring at him with wide eyes.

"You, how dare you hit someone?" Liu Yu was surprised.

I didn't expect Qi Yuan to be so brave.

Completely ignoring the fact that Qi Yuan was able to get rid of people.

"Which eye did you see me hitting him?" Qi Yuan looked at Liu Yu, "I just pulled him up, don't talk nonsense."

The young man bumped into a middle-aged man.

Qi Yuan slapped him in the face and hit the middle-aged man's shoulder. His nose ached and he almost cried. It took him a long time to recover.

He covered his nose and scolded the middle-aged man, "Didn't you see anyone? Can't you hide a little?"

"Why are you so unreasonable, young man?" The woman sitting next to Liu Yu was unhappy. "You bumped into my man, but instead of apologizing, you blamed him. Is there anyone like you?"

"Can't you move aside when you see someone?" the young man said confidently, "You are blind and you bumped into me like this."

He felt his hands were sticky and something seemed to be stuck in his nose. He stretched out his hand and saw that he was bleeding from the nose.

"I'm going to find the conductor and arrest all of you." The young man yelled, "You country bumpkins shouldn't be allowed to ride on the train."

"Let me see, how is it?" Liu Yu stood up distressed and wiped his nosebleed with a handkerchief, "Why can't you just talk it out? How can you just do it?"

"Find the conductor, find the conductor," the young man kept shouting, "Come and punish these country bumpkins."

The middle-aged man was honest and didn't say anything. When his wife heard that they were going to find the conductor, she didn't dare to say anything either.

Qi Yuan stood in front of Shen Lingyun's seat, looked at the couple coldly, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed forward.

Liu Yu and his girlfriend were pushed out all of a sudden.

The people in the aisle were in chaos and were squeezed all over the place, and in a blink of an eye, Liu Yu and the young man were separated on the other side.

There are several people between here and Qi Yuan.

"Stop yelling here." Qi Yuan glared at the young man and said, "It's annoying."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and sat down, ignoring the young man's shouting. When he came back to Qi Yuan, he was ready to push them out.

It's so annoying.

"How could you do this?" Liu Yu was pushed away from his seat in a daze and found himself standing next to another row of seats.

Finally, he couldn't help but turn hostile and pointed at Qi Yuan and said, "Why are you so overbearing?"

"I'm domineering?" Qi Yuan suddenly laughed, pointed at his nose and said, "You two took up my seat, a child's seat, and bullied me. How dare you say I'm domineering?"

"Go find someone." Qi Yuan waved his hand nonchalantly, and said impatiently, "Let them judge who is right and who is wrong."

He was impatient to argue with others. There were so many people in the car, and they were all looking over here.

But I still gave him a warning: "If you want to come over here, be quiet. If you keep making noise or making trouble, get away from me."

Qi Yuan rolled his eyes at them and said, "Don't think I'm easy to bully just because I'm young. I'll beat you until you kneel down and beg for mercy."

Liu Yu: "..."

She didn't know how she was pushed out all of a sudden and squeezed into the crowd in the aisle. It seemed that Qi Yuan was going to beat them up.

I shuddered all over: I can't afford to offend you.

"Stop it." She looked at her boyfriend and whispered, "We are not right, and we can't beat them both, so forget it."

The young man was angry, but still had some rationality.

Qi Yuan could easily throw him off with one hand. He knew that he couldn't afford to offend him, otherwise he wouldn't have taken out his anger on the middle-aged man.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Let's change seats."

But he couldn't help but think badly, and told Liu Yu: "Wait a minute, I'll go find the conductor to change seats."

Liu Yu nodded, "Hurry up."

The eyes of those around him were clearly fixed on him. Liu Yu felt nakedly laughed at and did not want to embarrass himself any more.

When Shen Lingyun came back from getting hot water, he saw that the seat next to Qi Yuan was empty, but he didn't take it seriously.

"Drink some water." Shen Lingyun poured water for Qi Yuan, "Are you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry." Qi Yuan shook his head and looked at the time. "It's just past four o'clock. Let's eat later."

"You have a watch?" the middle-aged woman sitting next to me asked in surprise, "No wonder you're not afraid of those two people."

Seeing that the young man was so unreasonable, she became frightened after just one sentence and didn't even dare to raise her head.

Shen Lingyun looked at Qi Yuan, asking him what was wrong.

"Someone is taking your seat." Qi Yuan frowned and didn't want to say anything, but he didn't want to lie either. "I haven't said anything yet, but you arrogantly said that anyone can sit in the empty seat."

"You threw the person out." Shen Lingyun said firmly.

He knew Qi Yuan too well.

If he said he wanted to discuss it, Qi Yuan wouldn't care so much. But if he said that, Qi Yuan would definitely not tolerate it.

"He went to find the conductor." Qi Yuan had been keeping an eye on Liu Yu and the others. "He said he wanted to arrest me."

He curled his lips in disdain, "Shouldn't we contact the police? What's the point of contacting the conductor?"

"Oh." Shen Lingyun nodded, and took the opportunity to popularize common sense to Qi Yuan, "Someone is in charge of this matter, almost like the police."

"I'm not breaking the law." Qi Yuan said.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun smiled, "There are all kinds of people. There's no need to get angry about this."

As they were talking, the young man came over with the conductor and pointed at Qi Yuan and said, "He won't let us sit here. We have to change seats."

"Who stopped you from sitting?" Qi Yuan didn't want to take the blame, and immediately said, "If you want to sit, you should sit in your seat. Of course you can't sit in ours."

He looked at the conductor and quickly told him what had just happened, not allowing the young man to interrupt.

"He's like this." Qi Yuan pointed at the young man and said to the conductor, "Who would let him sit?"

"He even cursed the uncle for no reason." Qi Yuan pointed at the middle-aged man in the aisle again, "He bumped into someone and hit his nose, and he also cursed the uncle for being blind and a country bumpkin, and yelled that country people were not allowed to take the train."

"Is this train yours?" Qi Yuan asked the young man, "If you say you don't allow someone to ride, then who can't ride?"

There were many country people around, and they heard the young man's arrogant attitude and what he said just now.

Those who are brave enough will stand up and testify for Qi Yuan.

Once one person said it, the others no longer hesitated and reported the matter to the conductor.

Conductor: "..."

He glanced at the young man and was about to speak, but Shen Lingyun spoke before him.

"You have a problem with your thinking." Shen Lingyun said, "The poor and lower-middle peasants have a good background and work hard to support the city. You can't insult them like this."

He looked at the conductor and said, "You already know what happened. He should apologize to the uncle and apologize to the poor and lower-middle peasants. This matter is very serious and should be taken seriously."

Conductor: "..."

He frowned, looked at Shen Lingyun, and the angry Qi Yuan, then looked at the young man and the people around him.

Everyone's eyes were on him, and he felt a lot of pressure.

But looking at the clothes of the people around him, most of them were poor people. If he was perfunctory, he might be criticized.

"Anyone can sit in an empty seat." Seeing the conductor frowning, the young man looked at Qi Yuan smugly, "You can't just say that the seats for poor and lower-middle peasants are not allowed to be sat by anyone, right? You are too arrogant."

In order to let the conductor vent his anger, he gave him a box of cigarettes and deliberately left the blood on his face.

As evidence.

"Comrade." Qi Yuan glared at the young man. He was angry at his smug look. Seeing that the conductor didn't say anything for a long time, he asked, "Is this matter so difficult to handle?"

His eyes rolled around, and the corners of his mouth raised to reveal a barely perceptible smile, "Or do you think he is not wrong in this matter?"

"Is this how he should be?" Qi Yuan pointed at the young man and asked the conductor, "It seems that you are also a member of the bourgeoisie, exploiting and oppressing us poor people."

"How can you talk like that?" The conductor shuddered, his young face full of anger. "You are slandering me. I am also a member of the poor masses. How can I associate with the bourgeoisie?"

"Hi!" Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the conductor with an ambiguous expression, "I saw that you were about the same age and looked similar, so I thought you were brothers."

"Nonsense." The conductor got even angrier when he heard it, "Which eye of yours saw that we looked like brothers?"

He just wanted to suppress the matter and not make it a bigger deal, so he didn't say anything for a long time.

It's not like what Qi Yuan said.

"Comrade." Shen Lingyun said, "It's just an apology. You are so embarrassed that it makes people think too much?"

"He is shielding criminals and associating with criminals." Qi Yuan said righteously: "We should find his leader and expose and report them."

He didn't care what Shen Lingyun said, as long as Qi Yuan remembered it and thought it was beneficial to him, he would say it out loud.

Qi Yuan didn't care whether it was right or not, or whether what he said was right or not.

"Apologize." The conductor said to the young man angrily, "If you don't apologize, you can't change your seat. What do you have to do?"

"And more." He added, "So many people have accused you of oppressing the poor and lower-middle peasants, which shows that the situation is serious. If you don't apologize to appease the public anger, I will report it to the leadership."

"I apologize, I apologize." When the young man saw the conductor's attitude, he didn't care about his face and agreed to apologize immediately.

"I'm sorry. I had a bad attitude, I had incorrect thoughts, and I was disrespectful to the poor and lower-middle peasants. I now formally apologize."

The young man bowed to Qi Yuan and the people around him, looking panicked and obviously frightened.

There were two streaks of blood under his nose, his eyes were panic-stricken and evasive, and there was a look of humiliation on his face.

It looks particularly funny.

"Pfft." Qi Yuan couldn't help laughing, "You really don't have any sincerity at all."

He waved his hand generously, "Forget it, we don't need an insincere apology, you can go now."

Qi Yuan sat down carelessly and ignored them.

The conductor also felt ashamed.

"Let's go." He said to the young man, "I'll change your seat. Stop making trouble."

After receiving the things, you have to do the work, no matter how impatient you are, you still have to take the young man away.

"Okay." Shen Lingyun smiled and said to Qi Yuan, "It's quiet now. Just be obedient."

"I never cause trouble." Qi Yuan raised her little face, her eyes full of smiles, "It's just that there are always people bullying me."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun agreed.

Qi Yuan was right about this. It was others who bullied Qi Yuan and did not take him seriously because he was young.

"It will be fine in the future." Shen Lingyun said, "When you return home, no one will bully you anymore."

Qi Yuan didn't believe it, tilting his head and looking at Shen Lingyun in confusion, "Are you so sure? There are only good people in your family, so there is no such thing?"

He felt that he was very unlucky and encountered trouble wherever he went.

"Who cares if he has it or not." Shen Lingyun said indifferently: "I won't bully you, that's all."

Chapter 35

"We've arrived."

Qi Yuan was in high spirits, not a bit depressed after sitting on the train for three days. "Take your things."

He urged Shen Lingyun and stayed in his small seat. Qi Yuan couldn't wait to get off the bus.

"Don't worry about getting off the bus." Shen Lingyun told Qi Yuan: "Don't rush, let's walk slowly."

"Okay." Qi Yuan agreed and let Shen Lingyun walk in front of him. "If someone squeezes you, I'll block it for you."

Everyone in the carriage picked up their bags and rushed out as fast as they could while waiting for the train to stop.

Shen Lingyun also saw this situation and frowned slightly and said, "This is the end point, there is no need to be so anxious."

"He must be anxious to get home." A person sitting next to him said with a smile, "I can understand his feeling."

Shen Lingyun smiled slightly and said nothing. He couldn't say that he didn't have such a mood.

"You must be anxious too." Qi Yuan heard this and immediately stood up and took his things, "Let's go out."

As he spoke, he led the way out. Shen Lingyun had no time to stop him and could only follow behind him, "Slow down, there are so many people, don't be in a hurry."

Qi Yuan was thin and small, so he squeezed out a path even though there was no space. He walked forward while shouting, "Make way, please make way, I need to go to the toilet."

This is how he came these days.

If you push forward without saying anything, some people will be unhappy and say something unpleasant, and some will even deliberately not give you space.

"Uncle." Qi Yuan smiled and called out to everyone sweetly, "Make way, I need to go to the toilet."

"Hey." The uncle smiled innocently and tried to hide to the side. "Okay, you guys go ahead."

"Thank you, uncle." Qi Yuan smiled and quickly squeezed from the middle of the car to the door. "Brothers, please make way. I feel carsick and have a headache."

Several young and strong men were guarding the car door. When they saw Qi Yuan squeeze over, they leaned aside to make room for him.

"Thank you." Qi Yuan smiled at a few people, and when he saw that Shen Lingyun didn't come over, he said, "Hurry up, there's room here."

He put down a big bag in his hand and reached out to pull Shen Lingyun, "Let's get closer, don't lose me."

Others had some opinions at first, but after he said that, no one felt comfortable arguing with him anymore. It's understandable that a child would be afraid of getting lost.

"Thank you." Shen Lingyun thanked a young man who gave him room and was about to squeeze into the car door, "My brother has caused trouble for everyone."

"It's okay, it's okay." Everyone laughed and said, "It's not easy to be away from home, and it's good to have someone like your brother who won't suffer any harm."

Qi Yuan was full of energy, his two big eyes were bright and intelligent. No one could fail to see that he came to take up space and wanted to get off the bus early.

He didn't blush at all when he heard this.

Qi Yuan's principle is to never listen to words that are not beneficial to him, but that doesn't mean he is not grateful to those who are well-intentioned.

"Eat candy." Qi Yuan took out a few pieces of fruit candy and gave one to each person around him. "Eat candy."

Shen Lingyun smiled and ignored him. He took out a few pieces of White Rabbit candy from his pocket and gave two pieces to each person around him.

Qi Yuan's eyes almost popped out, "I want to eat too."

He was reluctant to eat it, but Shen Lingyun actually gave it to others.

"Here you go." Shen Lingyun took a piece of candy and put it in his mouth. "It tastes good. Be obedient."

"Your candy can only be given to me." Qi Yuan was a little angry, and looked at Shen Lingyun angrily and emphasized: "You can only give it to me."

"All for you." Shen Lingyun was startled, and when he saw Qi Yuan's wet eyes, he hurriedly said, "Everything is for you."

"You must tell me when you give something to others." Qi Yuan continued to stare at him and said, "Let me give it, you can't give it."

"Okay." Shen Lingyun nodded and explained, "It's not convenient today, I'll let you give it to me in the future."

Qi Yuan moved his mouth and wanted to say: You really have to give it to me.

But when he saw so many people crowded around him, he didn't say anything but turned his face away angrily.

Make up your mind to teach him a lesson later.

"Okay." Shen Lingyun patted his head and said with a smile, "If you keep throwing a tantrum, others will think you don't want to give candy."

"How could I?" Qi Yuan retorted, "Am I that stingy? I just don't want you to give it to me, so I'll give it to you myself."

As soon as he said this, the people around him laughed.

They thought Qi Yuan was unhappy that Shen Lingyun gave them the candies, and were so embarrassed that they didn't know whether to return the candies in their hands.

Now after hearing what Qi Yuan said, everyone understood: the children were just competing for favor.

"Your brother is still young." A young man said with a smile, "He doesn't like to see you give things to others. If you want to give, you can only give to himself."

"Yes." Someone else said, "My brother and sister-in-law are the same. When they see me giving things to others, they burst into tears. I can only give them everything."

Shen Lingyun was helpless. He forgot about Qi Yuan's problem for a moment and he couldn't be nice to anyone.

Otherwise there will be chaos.

"I forgot." Shen Lingyun said with a smile: "His best friend has to be entertained personally when he comes to our house. I can only say a few words, but I can't personally take things for him."

Everyone laughed, all kids do that.

Although Qi Yuan is already a young boy, the habits he has developed cannot be changed in a short period of time.

"I'm not stingy." Qi Yuan still emphasized, "If there is anything, you have to tell me and we can discuss it together."

He knew he was just stingy.

The more petty one is, the more he can't stand Shen Lingyun being nice to others, but Qi Yuan won't admit it, and he makes excuses for himself.

"I take care of all the family affairs." Qi Yuan said, "It's wrong for you not to discuss it with me. We must think and act in unison."

Shen Lingyun: "..."

He thought carefully: Is this how I taught?

"Support each other, tolerate and accommodate each other." Qi Yuan glanced at Shen Lingyun and said tactfully: "I can definitely do these."

Shen Lingyun: Is it that I can't do it?

"Okay." Shen Lingyun admitted his mistake, not wanting to argue with Qi Yuan in front of so many strangers, "It's my fault."

"You should have admitted it earlier." Qi Yuan tilted his head up happily, with a smile on his face, "I didn't say I didn't forgive you."

Shen Lingyun's ears felt a little hot. He had already noticed the teasing looks from the young men next to him. He could only sigh helplessly in his heart.

The child is sensitive. He is afraid of being abandoned and that he is not treating him well, so he is stubborn and refuses to admit it.

He could only comply with everything and appease her slowly.

...

Three hours later.

Qi Yuan followed Shen Lingyun and changed cars several times, and arrived at the watch factory's staff quarters in a daze.

"This is it." Qi Yuan looked at the family compound, "It's all buildings, some new and some old."

He smiled happily, looking around with his big eyes, "It's really a building. I will live in a building from now on."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun smiled faintly and agreed with Qi Yuan, "We'll live in a building in the future. We'll have electric lights instead of candles and kerosene lamps."

"Who are you looking for?" The gatekeeper waved at them, "Come here, come here, you are not allowed to come in and out casually."

"Looking for Shen Wenqing." Shen Lingyun said, "He is new here. Do you know him?"

"Is he the new Engineer Shen?" the old man asked.

He looked at Shen Lingyun, then at Qi Yuan, and saw that their clothes were tattered and dusty.

"Are you Engineer Shen's son?" the old man asked. "Engineer Shen has called you in."

He thought about it and said, "It seems that Mr. Shen just came back and he has a lot of things in his hands. You guys go in quickly."

"Thank you, sir." Shen Lingyun smiled and walked inside with Qi Yuan.

"In the new building." The old man thought of something and called them to stop. He pointed to the east and said, "You can see it from here. There are two new buildings there..."

Before the old man finished speaking, he saw someone rushing over here, "Engineer Shen is here."

Shen Lingyun turned his head suddenly and saw a thin figure walking hurriedly towards the gate.

"Dad." Shen Lingyun looked at Shen Wenqing, his eyes gradually moistened, "I'm back."

"Xiao Yun." Shen Wenqing recognized him as his son the first time he saw him. "You're back."

He stood opposite Shen Lingyun, a few steps away yet like a long river that could not be crossed. His calm eyes looked his son up and down impatiently.

That little boy has grown up, and except for his appearance which is similar to his own, a lot has changed.

The child who used to be gentle and kind with a soft and gentle smile has now become elegant and refined, full of bookish air.

The temperament is light and quiet, as hard and upright as pine and cypress.

"Dad." Shen Lingyun saw his hands shaking, his eyes filled with guilt, and tears about to fall, "I'm fine."

"I'm fine." Shen Lingyun went over and hugged him gently, "I'm back safely."

"Xiaoyun." Shen Wenqing hugged his son and choked up, "Dad is sorry for you. I owe you too much."

He hugged it tightly with both arms, as if it were a lost treasure that was finally found, and was reluctant to let go for a long time.

"No." Shen Lingyun closed his eyes tightly to stop the tears from flowing out, and whispered to comfort him: "Don't think that way. It's you who can't choose and can't make your own decisions. You don't owe me anything at all."

He just saw that Shen Wenqing's temples were covered with white hair, and his already frail body was now even thinner and more fragile, as if he could be blown away by the wind.

Shen Lingyun knew that his father was kind-hearted, mild-tempered and did not like to argue, so he must have suffered a lot over the years.

"Dad." Shen Lingyun patted his back soothingly, "Let me introduce Qi Yuan to you."

"Yeah." Shen Wenqing wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, looked at Qi Yuan and smiled weakly, "This is Qi Yuan."

"I've been looking forward to seeing you." Shen Wenqing's eyes were kind and full of kindness. "This is your home. You and Xiaoyun are going home."

"Uncle Shen." Qi Yuan blinked his big eyes, smiled shyly, and nodded obediently, "I'll listen to you. This is my home."

He had a liking for Shen Wenqing at first sight. He had gentle and handsome features, an elegant temperament and a scholarly air. He looked like they were cast in the same mold as Shen Lingyun.

But he was not as tall as Shen Lingyun, his face was pale and his body looked much weaker.

"Yes, yes, yes." Shen Wenqing nodded with satisfaction, "Now that you are home, there is no need to say anything polite."

"You must be hungry." Shen Wenqing: "Let's go home, the food is ready."

He saw Qi Yuan carrying a large bag on his back, which was almost covering him, and holding a large package in each hand, so he hurriedly reached out to take one.

"Come, let me carry it." Shen Wenqing reached out to take both packages. "Why are you carrying so many things? I have prepared everything at home."

"Huh?" Shen Wenqing tried to take a package with one hand, but couldn't lift any of them. "Why are they so heavy?"

He retracted one hand and wanted to take one with both hands, but was held back by Shen Lingyun.

"Dad." Shen Lingyun smiled and whispered, "You can't lift it, let us do it."

Qi Yuan was trying not to laugh, but said to save face: "Uncle Shen, I'm strong, so I'll carry it myself."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun: "We are used to working, and we all have strength. Dad, you don't have to worry."

"You have suffered so much." Shen Wenqing felt distressed, his eyes full of pity, "Let's go home."

"Dad." Shen Lingyun followed him and said after a moment's hesitation, "Didn't you say you wouldn't give us a room? Why did you give us a new building?"

"The branch factory is expanding its recruitment." Shen Wenqing said, "I came here from the main factory. Once I transferred my work relationship, everything was solved."

Shen Lingyun was startled, looked at Shen Wenqing silently, and asked: "The work relationship has been transferred. Will you work in the branch factory in the future?"

"Yes." Shen Wenqing smiled and said, "Housing shortage is hard to find. This will solve all the problems. We can live in peace in the future."

"There's no need to do this." Shen Lingyun: "Dad, just do whatever you like. There's no need to make choices. No one will be happy if you do this."

"It's great here." Shen Wenqing smiled easily, "I'm very happy with this decision."

His eyes were complicated and contained a look of relief, which made Shen Lingyun feel uncomfortable.

"Dad, you must have suffered a lot over the years." Shen Lingyun said in a low voice, with deep heartache, "You have the right to choose the life you like. You don't have to make choices for anyone. I don't like it."

"No." Shen Wenqing patted his shoulder, his pale face full of smiles, "Don't think too much."

"Dad just wants to live with you quietly now." He exhaled, "This is what I want to do most and what makes me happiest."

They soon arrived at the new building, which was not far from the main gate and was only separated by an old residential building.

The compound is very clean, and you can tell that someone cleans it regularly, and the environment looks pretty good.

"It's the first floor." Shen Wenqing pointed to the first household and said, "There are yards in front and back, so no one will see what's going on at home."

When he said this, a big smile appeared on his face, as if he was taking credit for it to Shen Lingyun.

"You've been in the north for many years." Shen Wenqing said with a smile, "You must not be used to the climate here. I asked someone to install heating equipment in the house, so you won't feel cold and damp in winter."

He couldn't wait to open the gate. "We enter from the yard. There are doors connecting the front and back yards."

The courtyard was bare and there was nothing in it. Opposite the gate was a stone path that led directly to the living room door.

Qi Yuan was dazzled and his eyes were not enough. He was curious about the building that Shen Lingyun had been talking about.

Now I finally saw that Qi Yuan didn't bother to talk, his eyes kept looking around, and he didn't look familiar with the surrounding situation at all.

"Come in." Shen Wenqing opened the door, "Take a look at our home."

"TV." Qi Yuan pointed at the TV in the living room, then looked at the sofa furniture, and finally his eyes fell on one place, "This is the refrigerator."

Shen Lingyun had drawn them for him, and Qi Yuan knew these things.

There is also a washing machine, a radio, and a clock in the living room, but what makes Qi Yuan happiest is that there is also a sewing machine.

"Sewing machine." Qi Yuan happily put down the things in his hands and ran back to look at the sewing machine. "We can use it to make clothes in the future."

"The only thing we lack is air conditioning." Shen Wenqing said, looking a little embarrassed, and said to Shen Lingyun: "It cost a lot of money to install the heating, so let's install the air conditioning later."

Shen Lingyun nodded, "Dad, where did you get so much money?"

He knew that when Shen Wenqing was demoted, he only had a few hundred yuan in his hands, most of which he kept with him.

"Although there have been no rewards in recent years," Shen Wenqing said, "salary is still paid, more than 10,000 yuan."

He smiled embarrassedly, "I have almost spent all the money. I still have more than a thousand left. I will give it to you later. In a few days, take Qi Yuan to buy some clothes and other things she needs."

"No need." Shen Lingyun said, "I haven't spent the one thousand you gave me yet."

Qi Yuan was looking at the sewing machine happily, but when she heard Shen Lingyun's words, she quickly covered her waist and looked at him vigilantly.

"What do you want to buy?" Qi Yuan asked, "We don't lack anything."

"No." Shen Lingyun said: "Dad wants to give us money, but I said no, we have it."

"Oh." Qi Yuan looked at Shen Wenqing and smiled at him obediently, "Uncle Shen, we have money, you don't have to give us anything, we don't lack anything."

He pointed to several large bags he brought and said, "We also brought food rations, chicken, fish, meat, dried vegetables and mountain products, everything."

Qi Yuan wanted to open it and show it to Shen Wenqing, because he was not here to eat white rice, he brought a lot of grain and food.

"Don't be busy yet." Shen Wenqing said, "Take a look at your room."

"I have already retrieved the things you mailed earlier." Shen Wenqing looked at Shen Lingyun and Qi Yuan and said with a smile, "I haven't touched them. You can pack them up by yourselves when the time comes."

He opened the door of a room and said, "This is your room, come in and take a look."

The room was very large, with two single beds separated by a desk. The beds were already covered with new bedding.

There are also two wardrobes and two chairs. The whole room is spacious, clean, tidy and bright. Qi Yuan liked it at first sight.

"So beautiful." Qi Yuan happily walked forward, looked at this and touched that, "This is a desk lamp."

"Yes." Shen Wenqing smiled and said, "This is for you to study."

"We have three rooms in our house." Shen Wenqing said, "I have one, you have one, and the other is a study room, you can also use it."

"No need." Shen Lingyun said, "We can just stay in our own room. You can put whatever you want."

He knew from a young age that there were important things in his father's study and he was not allowed to enter or touch anything that belonged to his father.

"There are no such taboos now." Shen Wenqing smiled slightly, "Back then you were young and didn't know the seriousness of the situation. There were some other people at home, so it was not appropriate to leave the door open."

He always locked the study to prevent those unruly people from entering, not to protect his own children.

Of course, the excuse is one's own children.

"I don't want anyone else in my home." Shen Lingyun frowned, his face complex and determined, "I like quietness."

"No one else." Shen Wenqing was startled, then said, "There are only three of us. No outsiders will stay in our house all day and have no peace for a moment."

He knew that Shen Lingyun was talking about his mother's relatives, no matter whether good or bad, close or not, who stayed at their house all day long.

"The past is the past." Shen Lingyun said again solemnly, "Let's start over now. There are only three of us in our family. We don't want to go through everything in the past again."

"No." Shen Wenqing stared at his son blankly. The indifference hidden under his calmness frightened him. "What happened before will not happen again. I promise."

He seemed to have thought of something.

Tentatively asked: "Don't you want to see your mother?"

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Chapter 36

"In no mood."

Shen Lingyun said without hesitation: "No need."

Shen Wenqing: "..."

He didn't expect his son to be so determined. He looked at Shen Lingyun's calm eyes and light tone.

Shen Wenqing didn't know what to say for a moment.

"You take a rest first." Shen Lingyun said to Qi Yuan, "I'm going to talk to Dad for a while."

"Okay, go ahead." Qi Yuan said, "I'll pack my things."

Shen Lingyun looked at Shen Wenqing who was hesitant to speak, "Let's go to the study and talk."

"No hurry." Shen Wenqing said hurriedly: "You guys take a rest first, we'll talk about this later."

"Let's go." Shen Lingyun turned and left the room. "Since it's mentioned today, let's talk about it."

He didn't want to drag it out.

The father and son came to the study and sat down opposite each other at the desk.

"Go ahead." Shen Lingyun said.

Shen Wenqing looked embarrassed. He leaned back in his chair and thought for a moment before saying, "I thought you would want to see your mother, so I wanted to tell you about her situation."

"I don't want to see you." Shen Lingyun's eyes were indifferent, as if he was talking about an unrelated person, "We have severed our relationship, why are we still trying to get along?"

"Well..." Shen Wenqing paused for a moment and said, "I had no choice at the time. It's not your mother's fault."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun nodded and said in agreement: "There are too many things that we have to do. We should not care too much and get used to it slowly."

Shen Wenqing: "..."

His thin face was filled with sadness, his eyes revealed a hint of fatigue, and he chuckled softly.

"I'm glad you can think it through." Shen Wenqing thought for a moment and said, "I was afraid you would be sad, so there's something I haven't told you."

"Oh." Shen Lingyun understood, "Remarried."

"Ahem." Shen Wenqing looked at him in surprise, "How do you know? Didn't we have no contact?"

Shen Lingyun looked at his father, speechless.

"Dad." He said helplessly, "Isn't it normal? If a person doesn't work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Don't you understand what kind of person she is?"

Shen Wenqing was silent. He didn't expect his son to have such a bad impression of his mother. It was beyond his expectations.

"In fact, your mother can do it too." Shen Wenqing said, "She comes from an ordinary family and doesn't have a high level of education. I can understand that she likes to spend money to help her mother's family."

"Dad makes money for you to spend." He smiled and said, "Besides, the people in your grandma's family are just a few who are ignorant and tactful, but most of them are good people."

"I've been very good to you guys. Your brother and sister are still at your grandma's house. I've asked around and they're doing very well with them."

He went there just after he came back, full of hope to see his wife and children, but he only saw a few children.

His wife remarried and Shen Lingyun did not take her back home. He was so scared that he turned around and left to inquire about Shen Lingyun's news.

After contacting Shen Lingyun, I went there again to ask how my children were doing over the years.

After hearing that nothing serious happened, Shen Wenqing never went there again, nor did he see his wife again.

"Since life is good." Shen Wenqing's eyes were sad and his face was full of melancholy. "I think I'd better not disturb them."

"I originally wanted to visit them more often, care about their lives, and help them if they needed anything, but they were quite indifferent."

Shen Wenqing didn't expect that his children would be so distant to him, like a stranger.

He didn't say anything and no one paid any attention to him. They just looked at each other in silence.

That family affection is gone.

"Do you feel like you owe them something?" Shen Lingyun asked.

"No, I don't owe them anything." Shen Wenqing said, "I have tried my best to do the best for them. I just regret that I haven't been with them all these years. I haven't been with them and they lack fatherly love."

"Isn't this good?" Shen Lingyun tried to comfort her. "As they wish, they won't disturb each other. This situation is good for both sides."

"Yeah." Shen Wenqing nodded, "I'm just sighing. Dad understands all these things."

He gave so much property, but he only took a few hundred yuan with him when he left, and most of it was still in Shen Lingyun's possession.

Fortunately, he was hidden on Shen Lingyun, otherwise after so many years, Shen Wenqing didn't know whether he could still see his eldest son.

"Dad only owes you." Shen Wenqing said, "If I knew your mother was determined not to keep you, I would not give them all the money and only keep a few hundred yuan."

"That means you still don't understand her." Shen Lingyun chuckled, "You think if you insist, she will agree and give her all 5,000 yuan without hesitation."

He looked at Shen Wenqing and said calmly, "You have lived for more than ten years, and you have handed in your monthly salary, but in the end you only have one thousand yuan in savings. Do you believe it?"

Shen Lingyun didn't believe it.

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not." Shen Wenqing said, "What matters is you."

He felt a little uncomfortable with Shen Lingyun's indifferent look, so Shen Wenqing looked away.

He also didn't expect that after paying more than 100 yuan a month and nothing major happened at home, his wife actually told him that the family savings were only 1,000 yuan.

In desperation, Shen Wenqing could only use one-third of the rewards he had saved for his research projects as his parents' pension.

He gave it to his wife to support his children after he was demoted.

"Either she spent it herself or she spent it on her parents' family." Shen Wenqing said after a long while: "Since it's gone, there's no point in talking about it."

"You haven't said anything in all these years." Shen Lingyun found it funny. "You didn't have any objections all this time? Even when you were investigated and demoted, you didn't complain at all."

"Dad, you are so kind." Shen Lingyun said sincerely, "Maybe I have lived in the countryside for many years and have seen too few people or things. I have never seen someone as broad-minded and selfless as you."

Shen Wenqing: He felt that his son was not praising him.

"When someone asks for a divorce before you even mention it, and then complains to you that they don't have much money."

Shen Lingyun asked: "You don't have any ideas?"

Without waiting for Shen Wenqing to answer, he continued, "I saw her counting money behind your back. There was more than 3,000 yuan and a lot of bills. Then she hurriedly took them away and left home."

"You gave her 5,000 yuan and asked her to take good care of her younger brothers and sisters, but she saw with her own eyes that you only had a few hundred yuan and a few banknotes on you."

"She has a job, and she gets a lot of salary and coupons every month. Even if you don't leave her any money, her brothers and sisters can still make a living."

"And the furniture in the house, the TV, refrigerator, air conditioner and washing machine, sewing machine, radio, all these imported things."

Shen Lingyun raised the corner of his mouth and gave a mocking smile, "If you sell them all, how much can you get for them?"

Shen Wenqing: "..."

He didn't think about that.

He never suspected his wife of hiding money, nor did he want to sell off the household belongings. He was just worried that his wife and children would not live well when he was away.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore." Shen Wenqing wanted to end the conversation. "What's past is past. I don't want to argue about who is right or wrong."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun nodded. He didn't want to talk about this. "I don't want to live the same life as before, and I don't want my house to be messy with so many outsiders every day."

He reiterated his statement to let Shen Wenqing understand his attitude, and said solemnly: "I am used to quietness and I like quietness, Dad, you should understand."

"I understand." Shen Wenqing felt uncomfortable, his eyes were filled with pain, "You have suffered so much over the years, I will do as you like in the future, Dad has no objection."

Shen Lingyun was still so young, but was now alone in a foreign land because of him. Shen Wenqing felt heartbroken just thinking about it.

My son said he likes quietness, and I understand what that means. When a person is used to being alone, he is used to that kind of quietness.

"That's good." Shen Lingyun breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Shen Wenqing would bring back a large group of people. "There are only three of us in our family."

He looked at Shen Wenqing, thought for a moment and said, "If you still want more people at home, we can live separately."

Shen Wenqing was stunned, not understanding what his son meant.

"If you want to remarry." Shen Lingyun said calmly: "I have no objection, but I don't want to interfere with your family."

"What are you talking about?" Shen Wenqing's face turned red, and his eyes flickered to avoid Shen Lingyun's gaze, "Dad has never thought about this."

"Really." Shen Wenqing calmed down, and a serious expression rarely appeared on his handsome and gentle face. "I never thought about getting married before, but I had no choice because of the accident."

He was soft-hearted and brought disaster upon himself, but he had no choice but to sever ties with his parents, which has always been a knot in Shen Wenqing's heart.

"Actually..." Seeing his son not saying anything, Shen Wenqing explained helplessly, "Since we're married, I have to fulfill my responsibilities as a husband and a father. This experience once is enough."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun nodded, indicating that he believed it.

As for the suspicious meanings in Shen Wenqing's words, Shen Lingyun had no mood to explore them, and he was not curious at all.

In his heart, if that wasn't love, Shen Lingyun felt that he didn't deserve to know.

"Don't hate your mother." Shen Wenqing advised carefully, "Many people made mistakes during those years. Don't forgive or hate her. It will make you feel bad."

"No hatred." Shen Lingyun smiled and said sincerely, "I can understand if you really don't hate me. I'll just consider these years as repaying my kindness."

But I don't forgive.

Shen Lingyun didn't say this.

He didn't want to make his kind and naive father sad, so he never told him about the life and death ordeal he had experienced and that he used to have the same character as his father.

No longer here.

"Would you like to go see your brother and sister?" Shen Wenqing asked tentatively: "If you want, Dad will take you there."

Shen Lingyun smiled, a happy smile.

Dad finally realized his attitude and did not mention those former relatives from grandma's side.

"No." Shen Lingyun said: "I have a weak family relationship with them, so I'd better not bother them."

He then added: "Now you are the only relative left."

Can you run?

"Okay, then I won't see you." Shen Wenqing said immediately, "You just came back, take a few days off first, and we can talk about other things later."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun stood up, "I'll go see Qi Yuan."

"Go ahead." Shen Wenqing said with a smile, "You can tell at first glance that he's a well-behaved and obedient child. You should spend more time with him so that he won't get used to it when he first comes."

Shen Lingyun left the study and returned to his room, where he saw Qi Yuan busy packing the clothes he brought.

"Let's clean up later." Shen Lingyun said, "Lie down on the bed and rest for a while. We'll go out for dinner tonight."

"Going to the restaurant?" Qi Yuan's eyes lit up, and her little face smiled like a flower. "I'll pack up soon and can leave anytime."

Qi Yuan put the bedding he brought in the cupboard as it was not needed, and he also arranged some clothes neatly in the closet.

"It's just past four o'clock." Shen Lingyun said, "Let's take a break before going."

"Okay, I'm done packing." Qi Yuan said, "Find two new sets of clothes to change into."

He actively took out new clothes and said with a smile: "I haven't been to the restaurant yet, let's not let people say we are country bumpkins."

Chapter 37

"tasty."

Qi Yuan's cheeks were puffed up, and he was chewing meat with a satisfied smile on his face, "It's delicious."

"Eat slowly." Shen Lingyun picked up another piece of eight-treasure duck for him and said with a smile, "Take whatever dish you like."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan stared at the dishes on the table and admitted in his heart that he was just a country bumpkin.

Not to mention having eaten them, I've never even seen these dishes.

"Local cuisine has many special features." Shen Wenqing was happy to see Qi Yuan like it, "I'll take you to try them all in the future."

He brought this time-honored restaurant specifically so that Shen Lingyun could eat his favorite dishes. It would be best if Qi Yuan liked them.

Lest the children be unhappy while eating.

"Yeah." Qi Yuan couldn't say anything, he could only nod and enjoy the food with a smile on his face.

"Your favorite fried shredded eel." Shen Wenqing picked up some food for his son with a look of distress in his eyes. "Has your taste changed after so many years of not having it?"

"No, I still like it." Shen Lingyun said with a smile.

He also picked up a piece of food for Shen Wenqing, "Dad, don't worry about us, you eat too."

"Good." Shen Wenqing immediately put the dish he picked up into his mouth and said happily, "The dish my son picked up is delicious."

"Dad." Shen Lingyun was helpless, "I'm not a child."

"You will always be a child in front of Dad." Shen Wenqing sighed: "No matter how old you are, you are still a child in front of Dad. Dad still wants to love you."

Shen Lingyun didn't say anything else. He understood Shen Wenqing's current mood.

Looking at the handsome and weak man in front of him, with a smile on his face but sadness in his eyes, he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart.

"Dad." Shen Lingyun said, "You have worked hard over the years."

He looked at the gray hair on Shen Wenqing's temples and felt sad knowing that his father had not had an easy life in recent years.

"In order to come back early, did you work hard day and night on research and wear yourself out?" Shen Lingyun asked, "Did someone make things difficult for you?"

"Not really." Shen Wenqing thought about it and felt that he couldn't hide it from his son, so he said, "It's just that projects come one after another, and watching others leave one by one, I feel a little anxious."

"It's all over. It's okay now." Shen Wenqing patted Shen Lingyun soothingly, "We won't encounter those things again in the future."

He was embarrassed, that's for sure.

Many people at the base said that he was greedy for comfort and pleasure and unwilling to serve the country, which led to one project after another falling into his hands.

In order to avoid trouble, Shen Wenqing had no choice but to accept the task.

For the safety of his children, Shen Wenqing even didn't dare to mention visiting his family, even though other people could occasionally go back to visit.

I can only work overtime day and night to get back home early.

"Dad, eat more." Shen Lingyun picked up some food for him. "It's good to work in the watch factory. Take advantage of the time to take care of your body."

"Yes." Shen Wenqing nodded. "I love what I do. I plan to pay more attention to the issues related to electronic research."

"Others have projects, but I am free now, so I have time to study and prepare for future work."

"No hurry." Shen Lingyun said, "Take your time. Haste won't solve any problem."

The smile on Shen Wenqing's face grew deeper and deeper, as if a burden had been lifted from his heart, and he looked at Shen Lingyun with satisfaction.

"My son has grown up!"

He was thin and handsome, with a happy smile on his face, which made him look much better.

"I'm twenty-one." Shen Lingyun smiled: "I'll be twenty-two after the Chinese New Year."

"Yeah." Shen Wenqing looked at him carefully and said with a smile, "He looks the same as his father when he was young. My son can recognize anyone."

"I didn't make a mistake either." Qi Yuan raised his hand and said, "Uncle Shen, I knew you were his father the first time I saw you."

He squinted his eyes, shook his head, looked at Shen Lingyun and then at Shen Wenqing, "I can recognize that you are father and son even without opening my eyes."

"Xiao Yuan is right." Shen Wenqing laughed happily, "I can recognize it without opening my eyes."

"That's right." Qi Yuan raised his little face proudly and sniffed, "You two look so much alike. I can tell it's you just by smelling it."

"Hahaha." Shen Wenqing was overjoyed, "Xiao Yuan is really capable."

"I'll get you a bowl of soup." Shen Lingyun glanced at him with amusement, "Try it, do you like it?"

Today they ordered six dishes and one soup, each of which was Shen Lingyun's favorite.

Eight-treasure duck, fried eel shreds, squirrel fish, crab roe with lotus root, three-shredded vegetables and sweet and sour spare ribs, as well as duck blood vermicelli soup.

"I like it. I like it all." Qi Yuan is not picky and eats everything with relish. "You guys have some soup too."

A few people were eating and chatting in a small corner of a restaurant full of guests, but they were still recognizable.

"There are a lot of people here." Qi Yuan looked at the people around him. The restaurant was full and there was not a single empty table. "You can tell at a glance that the food is delicious."

"If you like, we can come here often." Shen Wenqing said, "From now on, every Sunday when I have a day off, I will take you out for dinner and let you try all the dishes here."

"Remember what you like to eat, and we will order the dishes you like next time." Shen Wenqing said with a smile: "This is also a family gathering for a meal, so we can relax together."

"Okay." Qi Yuan was happy, "Uncle Shen, we will come out during the holidays and play with you."

"Okay, let's play together." Shen Wenqing said.

"Wenqing?" Wang Jingyan was pleasantly surprised. "I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Hurry, hurry." She waved as she walked, "Go meet Yuxi's parents. We'll have dinner here today."

While Wang Jingyan was speaking, she walked to their dining table. She spoke to Shen Wenqing, but her eyes were looking at Shen Lingyun, Qi Yuan and the others.

"What a coincidence today." Wang Jingya smiled, then looked at Shen Wenqing suspiciously and asked, "Don't you have only one son? The other children are all with their mother?"

"This is my son." Shen Wenqing stood up and pointed at Shen Lingyun, and asked Shen Lingyun to greet him, "Is this Dad's teacher's wife?"

Dad's wife?

Shen Lingyun stood up, greeted Wang Jingyan, and then asked, "Dad, why haven't I heard you mention this before?"

"He was my dad's teacher in college." Shen Wenqing smiled and said, "You don't know him."

"Oh." Shen Lingyun nodded.

There are many teachers in the university. My father has a doctorate degree, so it seems that this teacher is not someone I can be close to.

At least Shen Lingyun had never heard of it.

"You and your son should go together." Wang Jingyan's eyes flashed with displeasure. Seeing Shen Lingyun's cold attitude, she put away the smile on her face, "Let Yuxi and her parents meet your son. After all, they will live together in the future."

Shen Wenqing's face changed suddenly, his already pale complexion became even more bloodless, and he looked at Shen Lingyun anxiously.

"Master's wife wants to introduce me to someone." Shen Wenqing said, "But Dad doesn't want to find one. He wants to be with you in the future, and we can live together as a family of three."

"Master's wife." Shen Wenqing's face was serious, no longer as gentle and tactful as before, "I am old now, and I no longer consider personal issues. I have made it clear to Comrade Wang Yuxi."

"Master's wife." Shen Wenqing said, and then extended his hand to signal, "Would you like to sit with me?"

How could Wang Jingyan not understand that these were obviously words to drive her away? Her face turned pale and blue, and she looked extremely ugly.

But she suppressed her anger.

"We just think it will be hard for you to live with your son. How can a family be without a woman to take care of it?" Wang Jingyan said, "You like children. Yuxi also has three children. It will be more lively for you to live together. It is better than the lonely life of you two father and son."

"Our family is not just about the father and son." Shen Wenqing glanced at Qi Yuan and said, "There is also this child."

He pointed at Qi Yuan and said, "We live together. Too many people in the house will make it noisy. It's better to have a simple population. We all like quietness."

"Okay." Wang Jingyan was rejected again and again. Seeing the eyes looking at her from all directions, she couldn't say anything more. She looked at Qi Yuan and suppressed her doubts. She said, "I'll go over and you can think about it again."

She said: "Children cannot accompany you for your whole life. The one who walks with you all the way is your pillow, who understands you and can truly love and take care of you."

"Child." Wang Jingyan said, then looked at Shen Lingyun and said, "You should persuade your father to find someone to accompany him. As a son, you don't have to worry about him in the future. This is a great thing."

"You don't object, do you?" Wang Jingyan looked Shen Lingyun up and down carefully. "Originally, your father was very satisfied when he met your aunt Yuxi. If it weren't for the lack of a house, he would have wanted to get married before you came back and let you come back from the countryside."

"Master's wife." Shen Wenqing's voice trembled, and he looked at Shen Lingyun with uneasy eyes, "What are you talking about?"

"I said from the beginning that I would not consider personal issues." Shen Wenqing said to Wang Jingyan, his eyes always on Shen Lingyun's face, as if he was explaining to him, "You said those things yourself, I didn't agree. And it was you who held me back and didn't let me go. I got to know your niece by bringing her to your house. When I left, I had already expressed my attitude to Comrade Wang. Didn't she tell you?"

"Xiao Yun." Shen Wenqing made his words clear, and then said to Shen Lingyun anxiously: "What Dad said is true, you have to believe Dad."

Shen Lingyun felt funny when he saw him looking at him pitifully. He didn't expect that his father was so afraid of being misunderstood.

"Of course I believe Dad." Shen Lingyun said: "You also know that I don't object to your remarriage, so there is no need to hide it from me."

He patted his father's shoulder, with a gentle smile on his face and a soothing tone, "You have to believe in your son, just like I believe in you."

"Hey." Shen Wenqing breathed a sigh of relief, "Of course Dad believes you."

He discovered yesterday that his son had changed. He still looked as gentle, elegant and refined as himself, but there was a sense of coldness in his bones.

The calm and gentle eyes, and the occasional indifference and coldness that appeared in them, made Shen Wenqing terrified.

He kept thinking: Is it because his son has grown up that his personality has changed so much? Or is it because he has suffered so much over the years that Shen Lingyun has developed psychological problems?

"Master's wife." Shen Wenqing lost his patience with Wang Jingyan and stopped expressing his attitude in a tactful way. "Thank you. You don't have to worry about this kind of thing for me anymore."

"You?" Wang Jingyan could no longer hold back and said angrily, "Is this how you treat me and your teacher? We are all doing this for your own good, but it seems like we are forcing you to do this."

"Aren't you just forcing me?" Qi Yuan had long been fed up with her, "Uncle Shen doesn't want to find a wife, but you insist on forcing someone in here."

He curled his lips and said with contempt, "You are trying to sow discord, saying that Uncle Shen wanted to secretly marry a wife while Brother Lingyun was away. Who are you?"

"There's more." Qi Yuan didn't get angry with her. He looked at the people at the tables next to him looking at them and said, "Look everyone, forcing someone else's son to persuade me to marry a stepmother. Is this something a human being can do?"

"If there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather." Qi Yuan said, "Who do you think is stupid enough to persuade your father to marry a stepmother to annoy you? Are you old and confused?"

"Yes." A young man, who was sitting at the table next to Qi Yuan and the others, said with a smile, "How can I let my son persuade my father to marry a stepmother? Today really opened my eyes."

"She is really old and confused. She forced someone to get married and asked her son to persuade her. She even married the person she introduced. It's obvious that she has bad intentions."

A middle-aged man who had been listening to Wang Jingyan spoke stood up and said, "You are too old to do such unreliable things. You'd better leave."

"I, I am his teacher's wife." Wang Jingyan's face was dark and ugly. Seeing that everyone around her was talking about her, she said with an uneasy face: "If it weren't for his difficult life, his teacher and I wouldn't worry about these things at our age."

She wanted to save some face, but Shen Wenqing's subconscious words made her lose face even more, and Wang Jingyan could no longer stay and turned away.

"Master's wife, I am living a good life." Shen Wenqing said, "If you really want to do good for me, don't let me marry your niece. I just want to live with my children."

"Also, what you just said will make my son sad, and will even cause him to misunderstand that I want to secretly remarry without telling him. You said that yourself, how can you put the blame on me?"

"Okay, okay." Wang Jingyan's hands were shaking with anger. She pointed at Shen Wenqing and said, "I will no longer care about your affairs. Just go with your son and see if he can accompany you for the rest of your life."

She turned around and left angrily. Shen Wenqing breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Shen Lingyun helplessly and said, "She is really old. She even forgot that she said it herself."

He was very happy, patted Shen Lingyun on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Dad, for trusting me so firmly."

"How can a father and his son be polite to each other?" Shen Lingyun smiled slightly, "Please sit down and eat."

"Thank you very much." Qi Yuan clasped his fists and thanked the people at the tables around him. "Without your help, I wouldn't be able to drive this old woman away. Thank you very much."

Shen Lingyun's eyes twitched: Why does he look like a street performer?

"You're welcome. I'm here to help those who are injustice." Someone responded with a smile.

"Yes." Qi Yuan's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said with a smile: "You are all heroes. You draw your swords to help when you see injustice. You are true heroes."

"Please sit down." Shen Lingyun pulled him helplessly, "Don't disturb others while they are eating."

"Okay." Qi Yuan obeyed and sat down immediately. "Let's eat first and then talk about the old woman's matter."

Chapter 38

"oops!"

After washing his face, Qi Yuan said to Shen Lingyun with a smile: "It's so comfortable to live in your building. There's even a washbasin."

As he said this, he applied the vanishing cream on his face, "It smells so good."

Qi Yuan handed the bottle of vanishing cream to Shen Lingyun again, "You should also apply some, it's good for your skin."

"I really regret this now." Qi Yuan sighed, "I came here too early! I haven't eaten at the state-owned restaurants in the north yet."

The food last night was so delicious that he still couldn't forget it. Qi Yuan swallowed his saliva and said, "I'm drooling just thinking about it."

Qi Yuan was not embarrassed at all and said whatever he thought.

"When I go to work, I will give you all the money I earn." Shen Lingyun said, "Eat whatever you want, and you will be in charge of the money."

Qi Yuan's face twitched.

"Forget it." He looked regretful. "It's too expensive. Let's just eat there once in a while."

Shen Wenqing spent more than 20 yuan on a meal yesterday, and Qi Yuan felt very distressed.

"We are not as rich as your father." Qi Yuan said, "Don't compare yourself with him."

"Hurry up and get out." Shen Lingyun smiled slightly, "Dad said he would take you out for breakfast."

"Yes." Qi Yuan immediately walked out without looking at her fair and fragrant face in the mirror. "Let's go quickly. Don't let your dad wait anxiously."

"Uncle Shen." Qi Yuan ran to the living room, "We've packed up and can leave now."

Shen Wenqing was sitting on the sofa reading a book. When he saw them coming, he smiled and said, "Let's go. Do you want to eat something?"

"Steamed buns, fried dough sticks, wontons..." Qi Yuan listed a long list, and said with interest: "I want to eat anything that is edible."

These are what Shen Lingyun told him, and Qi Yuan has been looking forward to it.

"You're not picky about food." Shen Wenqing said with a smile: "Can your stomach hold it?"

He liked Qi Yuan very much and was willing to talk to him. Shen Wenqing had no opinion on Qi Yuan's gluttony.

"It just can't fit." Qi Yuan was distressed, frowning and his face wrinkled like a crumpled white bun, "I'm worried."

"Hahaha." Shen Wenqing laughed heartily, "What are you worrying about, kid? You can't eat so much at one time. Why don't we go there every day?"

"Yes." Qi Yuan was not polite and had a better impression of Shen Wenqing. "Uncle Shen, you are so generous!"

"The purpose of earning money is to spend it on the children." Shen Wenqing said with a smile: "Don't be reluctant. We have enough money at home so we don't need this little food."

As they walked out, talking, Shen Wenqing took out two hundred yuan and some bills and handed them to Qi Yuan.

"I'll go to work in a while." Shen Wenqing said, "You and Xiaoyun can walk around the area, get familiar with the environment, and buy some clothes and other things you need."

"Here you go." Qi Yuan didn't put the money in his own pocket. He handed the money and bills to Shen Lingyun beside him and told him, "Put it away and lock it up when you come back later."

Shen Lingyun: "..."

Doesn't he know Qi Yuan yet?

After doing this in front of Shen Wenqing, if he didn't hand the money over to Qi Yuanguan, this guy would immediately lie down and hold his breath and pretend to be dead.

He now suspected that if he did not obey him, he would pretend to be dead and would immediately burst into tears and throw a tantrum.

"You take it." Shen Lingyun said seriously: "I am afraid to take the money, I'd rather you take care of it, so that I can feel more at ease."

"Here, Dad will give you another two hundred." Shen Wenqing immediately took out some money and stuffed it into Shen Lingyun's hand, "Don't be afraid, it's okay if you lose it, Dad still has some."

His eyes were full of pity: This child, maybe he hasn't seen so much money in these years, so he has become timid.

Who is afraid of taking money?

"Dad is sorry for you." Shen Wenqing felt more and more upset the more he thought about it, and his eyes gradually turned red. "I have made you suffer for so many years."

He wiped his eyes and tried to keep himself calm. "Dad's money is all yours. Don't worry, there will be more money in the future."

Qi Yuan was confused and didn't understand what was going on.

Shen Lingyun was helpless. He glanced at his father and said speechlessly, "Qi Yuan is smart and capable. Don't look at his young age. He lives a much better life than me."

"Take it, take it." No matter what Shen Lingyun said, Shen Wenqing insisted, "You have more money, and Dad will feel more at ease."

Qi Yuan has a say in this.

"Don't worry." Qi Yuan patted his chest and assured: "Uncle Shen, no one can take the money away from me. So far, no one has been able to cheat money from me."

"Okay, okay." Shen Wenqing liked to listen to Qi Yuan talk, "I'm relieved."

He glanced at Shen Lingyun and said to Qi Yuan, "Xiaoyun has been like me since childhood, gentle and easy to talk to. I feel relieved to have you around."

Shen Wenqing knew his own personality, but he never liked competing with others and had no intention of changing himself.

"Yeah." Qi Yuan smiled, happy to get Shen Wenqing's affirmation, "With me here, no one can take away our family property."

"Ahem." Shen Lingyun coughed twice and said, "Have you decided what we should eat today?"

He was afraid that Qi Yuan would ignore it and talk about the stepmother and stepfather again, making Shen Wenqing uncomfortable, after all, what happened last night.

It is easy to cause misunderstanding.

"Can I take a look?" Qi Yuan asked.

"Okay." Shen Lingyun said, "But it's better to choose a few first. Dad has to go to work soon and can't be late."

"Oh." Qi Yuan nodded and looked at Shen Wenqing thoughtfully, "Let's eat steamed buns, fried dumplings, wontons... fried dough sticks, and tofu pudding today."

"Okay." Shen Lingyun nodded, "Let's go to the wonton shop first. I'll buy the other things. You and Dad will wait there."

"I'll go." Qi Yuan was unwilling. How could he be left out of such a matter? "Let Uncle Shen wait. We'll go together."

He originally wanted to go buy it himself and see what delicious food was available, but thinking that Shen Lingyun would not agree, he decided to go together.

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun didn't object.

The family compound is very close to the place where breakfast is sold. After leaving the compound, walk along the road and turn left at the intersection to reach a busy street.

There are many units and family quarters here, so it is very busy, with people coming and going early in the morning.

They are all people who eat breakfast outside or buy food to take home.

"There are state-owned restaurants and time-honored brands here," Shen Wenqing said. "Department stores, grain bureaus, and neighborhood offices are all on this street."

He introduced the surrounding situation to Shen Lingyun and the others.

There are many units here, such as machinery factories, watch factories, garment factories, textile cities... there are more than ten factories in total.

The basic facilities nearby are complete, including kindergartens, schools, and all the daily necessities, so there is basically no need to go into the city.

"Why are there still people setting up stalls?" Qi Yuan just turned the corner and saw many roadside stalls in the middle of the street. "Aren't they not allowing individual businesses?"

He looked around curiously. Why was this place different? Aren't they all state-run?

"We are now in the process of reform and opening up," Shen Wenqing explained to them. "This is a policy that was just announced this year."

He smiled and said, "There are still few people doing business now, and most of them are still waiting and watching."

He often reads newspapers and is quite familiar with these things.

"That means we can do business now!" Qi Yuan's eyes widened, "Will they not be arrested and put under a fence?"

"No." Shen Lingyun said: "Since it is allowed, there will be no crackdown on speculation, but some small places may not know about it yet."

In general, people in small cities are slow to react and relatively conservative, and cannot compare to big cities like this.

"What a nice smell." Qi Yuan smelled the fragrance again, "Let's find a place to sit down first. There are so many people here, don't let them be left without a seat."

"Let's go to that old brand." Shen Wenqing said, "The wontons and dumplings here are the best."

"Okay." Qi Yuan said, "Uncle Shen, you go and take a seat, and we'll go buy some other food."

"There's shengjian over there." Shen Lingyun pointed to a place not far away, "Let's go over there, it looks like it's just out of the pot."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yuan ran over quickly, and just as he was about to squeeze forward, he was caught up by Shen Lingyun.

He held Qi Yuan's arm and said, "Line up. We can't crowd here."

"Oh." Qi Yuan saw a few people standing in front and lined up obediently behind, "I thought whoever squeezes in the fastest will get it."

"If others are queuing up," Shen Lingyun said, "you can just follow them. If they are crowded together in a mess, you can rush in."

Shen Lingyun would not be stupid enough to ask Qi Yuan to obey the rules that others did not follow.

"I'm going to buy tofu pudding and fried dough sticks over there." Shen Lingyun pointed to a place not far away. "There are not many people over there. I'll be there soon. Wait for me."

"Go ahead." Qi Yuan glanced at where he was going, "There's something else for sale nearby, buy some and bring it back."

"Got it." Shen Lingyun said and left.

He didn't notice that a girl of ten, eighteen or nineteen years old kept looking at him until he walked away.

Qi Yuan leaned forward and saw that there were seven or eight people in line in front of him. He asked a woman in her thirties in front of him, "Auntie, is the Shengjian delicious?"

"You've never eaten it?" The aunt turned her head in surprise and looked at the boy in front of her, "No way?"

She looked Qi Yuan up and down and saw that he was wearing a brand new military uniform. He was fair-skinned and looked very handsome.

He doesn't look like he can't afford it.

"I haven't eaten it." Qi Yuan said, "I just got here and want to try the Shengjian and many other things sold here."

"It's delicious. Everything here is delicious." Auntie smiled and said, "So you are not from here."

"Come on, come on." The auntie was very enthusiastic and asked Qi Yuan to line up in front of her. "I'll give you a seat so you can buy first."

"No, no." Qi Yuan shook his head. "Thank you, Auntie. I'll just wait in the back. There's no rush."

"Where are you from?" Seeing that he was not going to take advantage of her, the aunt stopped inviting him enthusiastically and started chatting with Qi Yuan instead.

Qi Yuan did not hide anything and told her where he came from. He also told the enthusiastic aunt about the northern food he had heard about.

"Daylily, it's really fragrant." Qi Yuan said with great joy, "It's best for making soup, it's nutritious and delicious, and it's not worse than mushrooms, so I guess they both have their merits."

"Oh." Auntie smiled and said, "I've heard that the day lily is really good, but I haven't heard anyone else say anything about the mushroom."

"Auntie," Qi Yuan said, "You live nearby, too. We are neighbors. If you want to try it, I can give you some."

"No, no." Auntie was not one to take advantage of others, and she waved her hand hastily, saying, "It's not easy for you to bring it from such a far place, I can't accept it."

"It's okay." Qi Yuan said with a smile: "I won't give you much, just give you a little to try. I have relatives there, if you like it, I can mail some to you."

He added: "The price is not that expensive, so don't be polite to me."

Qi Yuan raised his hand and gestured, "A handful of day lily is enough to make several soups, and a handful of mushrooms is enough for a meal."

"Okay then." The aunt was a little tempted, and after thinking about it, she said, "Then sell some to me, and I'll buy it with my own money. You can't refuse the money."

She works in a textile factory and the unit is doing well, so she doesn't mind spending a little money to try these things.

"I'll give you some to try first." Qi Yuan said firmly: "If you like it, I can sell you some. I brought a lot this time, all for relatives."

"Okay." Auntie told Qi Yuan that she would come to buy breakfast tomorrow, "Let's meet here at seven o'clock."

"Well, I will be there on time." Qi Yuan smiled and saw that it was their turn. Qi Yuan said, "Auntie, it's your turn."

"Okay, I'll buy some shengjian first." The aunt turned around and saw the girl in front of her just finished buying some shengjian. "Siyue, why did you buy so little?"

"I..." Shen Siyue paused, "There are not many people eating in our family."

"Did you buy it for your uncle's children?" Auntie disagreed, "How can a family eat different meals? You should also eat more good food to replenish your body."

"I'm older now." Shen Siyue said embarrassedly, "I don't like to eat it that much either."

"Forget it." Auntie said as she asked someone to bring her some Shengjian. "It doesn't matter if it's not your own child. You should talk to your mother and ask her to find you a job. You can't stay at home and serve the whole family like a nanny."

"It's hard to find a job." Shen Siyue whispered, "There are still many people who don't have a job."

How could it be her turn?

"Okay, let's go together." After a few words, the aunt bought the fried dumplings and said hello to Qi Yuan, "See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." Qi Yuan immediately raised his hand and said goodbye to his aunt.

But the girl, just as she was about to leave, stopped and looked at the tall and handsome young man next to Qi Yuan.

Shen Lingyun came back and stood next to Qi Yuan for a while, listening to him trying to get close to that aunt.

He looked at Qi Yuan with gentle eyes and thought with amusement: This kid is only thinking about money.

"Siyue." Seeing that she didn't move, the aunt asked curiously, "Why don't you leave? Do you want to buy something else?"

When Shen Lingyun heard this and looked over, his expression paused slightly, then he regained his composure.

"No." Shen Siyue looked complicated, and after a long while she said, "Let's go."

Shen Lingyun retracted his gaze and looked at Qi Yuan: "I've bought it."

"Yes, I've bought it." Qi Yuan showed Shen Lingyun the Shengjian in his hand, "It smells delicious, even better than steamed buns."

"Eat more if you like." Shen Lingyun looked at the time. "It's getting late. Dad must be getting impatient."

"Come on, come on, hurry up." Qi Yuan saw that he had a lot of things in his hands, "These are enough for us to eat."

Chapter 39

"Well."

Qi Yuan burped, "I'm full."

He looked satisfied, his lips were greasy, and his eyes were slightly narrowed as if he was enjoying it.

The shengjian (rolled fried dumpling) is delicious, the wontons and xiaolongbao are delicious, but he thinks the fried dough sticks and tofu pudding are just average.

"It's better with meat." Qi Yuan concluded with a greasy mouth, "It's just a little more expensive."

He still held half a dumpling in his hand, reluctant to part with it. Qi Yuan looked conflicted, as he really couldn't eat any more.

He touched his stomach, wondering if he would be unable to walk if he forced himself to eat more.

"Give it to me." Shen Lingyun took the half of the shengjian from his hand, "If you can't finish it, don't force yourself to eat it. It's easy to get sick."

"There are two more Shengjian." He added, "Take them back and have them for lunch."

The Shengjian tastes really good, fresh, crispy and full of fillings. Just the smell makes you unable to take your eyes away.

But you can't think about eating even if you can't eat.

"Yes, yes, yes." Qi Yuan nodded in agreement. Even if Shen Lingyun hadn't said it, he would have taken it back. "Even if it doesn't taste good, we can't waste food."

He smiled and said to Shen Lingyun: "I'll give you one when we get back."

He liked it, so Shen Lingyun and his father didn't eat much of it and left most of the shengjian for him.

"I'm going to work. You guys can go walk around." Shen Wenqing checked the time. "I'll go to the cafeteria to get lunch at noon and bring it back."

"The company provides meals?" Qi Yuan's eyes lit up and he said happily, "It's great that they provide meals for us as well."

"You have to spend money and tickets." Shen Lingyun broke his dream and explained: "Even if dad eats there, he has to spend money."

"Oh." Qi Yuan was not interested at once, and instead asked Shen Wenqing with concern: "Uncle Shen, is the food in the cafeteria delicious? Is it expensive?"

"It's OK." Shen Wenqing said, "They have both meat and vegetables. It's easier than making it ourselves."

He didn't know how to cook, so he would go out to buy food in the morning, eat in the cafeteria at noon and in dinner, and occasionally take Qi Yuan and the others out to improve their meals.

"Try it." Qi Yuan said, "If it doesn't taste good, forget it. It's cheaper to make it at home."

"We can cook." Shen Lingyun also said, "Dad, don't worry, just leave the housework to us."

Buying food in the cafeteria is cheaper than eating out, but it is naturally more expensive than cooking it yourself, especially if the taste is not good.

Shen Lingyun thinks it is more cost-effective to do it at home.

Shen Wenqing looked at Qi Yuan and the others in surprise, his tone inexplicably bitter, "You all know how to cook?"

"Yes." Qi Yuan puffed out his chest and looked at Shen Lingyun proudly, "My cooking is delicious, and someone can prove it."

"I'll prove it." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "It's better than mine. Make two dishes for lunch, and you'll know when you try them, Dad."

"Okay." Shen Wenqing nodded.

He looked at the group of people around him who were having breakfast, there were men, women, young and old, most of them were adults.

The delicious smell of the food and the satisfaction of the diners were all before his eyes, and Shen Wenqing's heart was moved.

"Dad will learn to cook in the future." Shen Wenqing said, "I will cook for you then."

"Let's talk about it later." Shen Lingyun said, "If you have any meat dishes, bring them back. Meat in the store is still hard to buy. It's not like the unit that provides a fixed amount of supply."

"I know." Shen Wenqing agreed.

Several people got up and left, but before they had taken a few steps, Shen Wenqing met an acquaintance who had just finished dinner here.

"Engineer Shen." Liu Hongjun stepped forward, looked at Shen Lingyun and said, "This is your son. They look exactly like him."

"It's my son." Shen Wenqing smiled and looked at Shen Lingyun with eyes full of affection. "He looks exactly like me when I was young."

He introduced Shen Lingyun: "This is Engineer Liu from our unit, our classmate from college."

"Engineer Liu." Shen Lingyun greeted with a smile.

"This is also our child." Shen Wenqing pointed at Qi Yuan and said, "This is a friend's child who lives with us."

"Oh." Engineer Liu looked at Qi Yuan and said with a smile, "What a fair and pretty child! Engineer Shen is so lucky."

He didn't ask why Qi Yuan was in the Shen family. This situation is not uncommon.

"Hello, Mr. Liu." Qi Yuan spoke obediently.

"Okay, okay." Mr. Liu was an easygoing person. He smiled and said, "Come to my house to play when you have time. I have children as old as yours."

But then he frowned again, looking at Shen Wenqing with some worry, "Have you told Engineer Zhang from the institute about this situation? I heard that you are going to marry his niece soon, and you even praised your simple family of only father and son."

"Did the teacher tell you that?" Shen Wenqing was surprised.

"Yes." Engineer Liu said, "He called me a few days ago to ask about your situation."

"Why is that?" Shen Wenqing was a little unhappy, and the smile on his face faded and he said seriously: "I didn't agree at all, I rejected it directly."

"This..." Engineer Liu was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Shen Wenqing to say that.

"Uncle Shen." Qi Yuan immediately pulled Shen Lingyun away and walked to Shen Wenqing's side. "They must have bad intentions. They are spreading rumors and throwing dirty water on you, trying to force you to marry their niece."

"Engineer Liu." Qi Yuan turned to Engineer Liu again and said angrily, "How can you be so shameless? You refused and told others that Uncle Shen wanted to marry his niece. That's not true at all."

He recounted what happened when he met Wang Jingyan last night.

"Luckily we were at the hotel at the time." Qi Yuan said, "There is strength in numbers. They were all heroes who bravely stepped forward to help and helped us drive away that unreasonable and lying old lady. Otherwise, we would not have been able to escape."

"Is that so?" Engineer Liu looked at Shen Wenqing in disbelief and asked for confirmation.

Shen Wenqing nodded, "That's indeed the case."

He sighed, "In fact, I don't know much about Teacher Zhang. I only took his class in college, and later when I met him in graduate school, I only called him teacher, and we never had any contact."

Shen Wenqing did not hide anything and told Zhang Shulin about his recommendation. "I am grateful to you, teacher, and I want to go out more often in the future."

Although Mr. Liu is an outsider, it does not mean that he cannot see through the essence of the matter. He thought about what Zhang Shulin said and inquired about Shen Wenqing's situation.

He trusts Shen Wenqing more.

If he is really my future nephew's husband and we are already discussing marriage, why would I need to ask him for information?

"Don't worry, Mr. Shen." Mr. Liu immediately said, "I won't mention this to anyone. Just pretend I don't know."

Rumors are scary, and now work style is a big issue. If it gets out, it will not do Shen Wenqing any good.

"That won't work." Qi Yuan said hurriedly, "Please help Uncle Shen to testify."

He blinked and looked pleading, "Is there anyone who can sow discord between father and son, force the son to express his opinion and persuade the father to marry a stepmother? Mr. Liu, do you think there is such a person?"

"They also said that Uncle Shen wanted to marry a wife without telling his son, as if Brother Lingyun was so unfilial that he opposed Uncle Shen's remarriage. What would others say about Brother Lingyun if they knew about this?"

Mr. Liu was speechless: What is this? Isn't this a forced sale?

"Okay." Mr. Liu thought for a moment, "If you ask me, I will tell the truth and will not deliberately hide anything or show partiality to anyone."

He had no dealings with Zhang Shulin and had worked in the watch factory for many years, so he was not afraid of someone trying to trip him up in secret.

"Then let's go now." Qi Yuan was eager to try, and looked at Shen Wenqing excitedly, "Uncle Shen, let's go to their unit to find the leader, and then go to their home to talk to the neighbors around them about the situation. We must not let them make it a fact."

"If that doesn't work, then try posting some big-character posters or sending some letters of denunciation. You must not let them throw dirty water on you and force a wife into your life."

Qi Yuan glanced at Shen Lingyun and said indignantly: "You are forcing Brother Lingyun now. You keep saying that he is unfilial. How can you still be nice to Brother Lingyun in the future?"

"That's absolutely not possible." Qi Yuan shook his head, his eyes rolling around, and said to Shen Wenqing: "How about you go to work and we go to clarify this matter?"

"We have no official background." Shen Lingyun suddenly said, "Let him handle Dad's affairs himself."

He looked at Shen Wenqing, waiting for his attitude.

Shen Wenqing felt his indifferent gaze and was startled. "It's not appropriate for you to take the lead in this matter."

He said, "I'll take care of it."

When Qi Yuan said that Shen Lingyun was unfilial, Shen Wenqing was very unhappy, and now his son has expressed his opinion.

Naturally, he wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

"Don't we need to testify?" Qi Yuan was a little unwilling. "There are too many people who take advantage of their age. My status is more suitable."

He is just a child, who can do anything to him?

"Let Dad handle it himself." Shen Lingyun rejected it outright and said lightly, "It's up to each person to handle it. We won't interfere."

Rather than trying to stop Qi Yuan, his words were intended for Shen Wenqing to hear.

If I, as a father, don't change, there will be a lot of trouble in the future.

"I will definitely take care of it." Shen Wenqing said firmly.

Then he said to Engineer Liu, "Engineer Liu, could you please go with me to see the leader?"

"I want to report this to the factory leaders," Shen Wenqing said, "and make my attitude clear to prevent this from happening again."

If he doesn't want to remarry, he should let everyone know his attitude and solve the problem from the root.

"Dad." Shen Lingyun thought about it, looked at Shen Wenqing and reminded him, "Just looking for your leader won't solve the actual problem. You should look for the research institute or someone related to Teacher Zhang and make things clear in public."

"I know." Shen Wenqing paused, then said, "I'll go today and won't go back for lunch."

His son reminded him that Shen Wenqing had a new plan on how to solve this matter.

"Okay." Shen Lingyun nodded, said hello to Engineer Liu, and left with Qi Yuan.

"Can your dad do it on his own?" Qi Yuan worried.

"You can't even do this." Shen Lingyun chuckled, "Will you ever be able to live a peaceful life in the future?"

With Shen Wenqing's conditions, he will probably introduce many people to him who want to remarry. If he can only help deal with one, how can he help deal with ten or eight others?

"Besides." Shen Lingyun looked at Qi Yuan with amusement, "How can a son care about his father's remarriage? It's not appropriate for us to intervene."

"Why is it inappropriate?" Qi Yuan was unconvinced. "Your father doesn't want to, but we are not stopping him. We are helping him solve his problem openly."

"There is more." Qi Yuan straightened his back, "You can't think like that. It's natural for a son to not want to have a stepmother. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

He looked like you didn't want to tell me that I helped you.

It made Shen Lingyun laugh immediately.

Shen Lingyun put his hand on Qi Yuan's head and gently rubbed his soft black hair. This was a little guy who had a hard mouth but a soft heart.

"I know you're doing this for my own good." Shen Lingyun explained to him, "But some things may not always go as we wish."

He thought of his younger brothers and sisters, and when he saw one of them today, he was not in a good mood.

There was confusion, strangeness and hesitation in those eyes, but no family affection.

Not to mention the joy of reunion after a long separation.

"I haven't seen the big-character posters or letters of denunciation yet." Qi Yuan said regretfully, "I thought I could use them this time."

He sighed: I really want to try out its power!

"Okay." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "It's better not to see those things! Good people will only resort to such methods when they are helpless, and only those who harm others will do these things secretly."

"Oh." Qi Yuan seemed to be thinking about something, "You want to do it secretly so that no one can find out?"

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun said, "There are pros and cons. Few people would use this method unless they have no other choice."

"I'm talking about good people." He said lightly, his expression didn't change at all. If you looked closely, you could see a gentle smile in his eyes.

"I'm just angry." Qi Yuan stated his purpose, "That old woman actually looked at you with disgust. I wanted to beat her up."

"As long as you don't dislike me, that's all." Shen Lingyun suddenly looked serious, looking at Qi Yuan with a serious and firm gaze, "I know you treat me well with all your heart, and always put me first. You don't look at me with a critical eye, and you don't have any purpose towards me. That's enough for me."

Qi Yuan took a few quick steps, turned around and walked backwards, waving his fist at Shen Lingyun.

"Whoever dares to treat you badly." He gritted his teeth, and his fair and handsome face showed a fierce look, "I will break his bones and scratch his face."

"Don't do anything illegal." Shen Lingyun's face was no longer smiling. His expression was indifferent. A sincere smile gradually blossomed on his face. He chuckled and said, "You can think about it quietly in your heart."

"That must be very uncomfortable." Qi Yuan didn't understand, and his beautiful eyes were full of confusion. "Can't I just talk about it?"

"Of course." Shen Lingyun said: "However, these people are not worth our attention. They will affect our mood."

...

When Shen Wenqing came back in the evening, he saw Qi Yuan with an even more loving look.

"Uncle Shen is back." Qi Yuan greeted him happily, "How is it going? Is it going smoothly?"

"Thanks to you!" Shen Wenqing sighed: "If it weren't for your suggestion, things might have ended badly."

When he went to the factory to find the leader today, Shen Wenqing found out that their factory director also knew about this matter.

It was Zhang Shulin who called, hinting that he might need to take a leave to get married, and asked the leaders to approve the leave and not to say that he was busy with work.

When Shen Wenqing heard this, he became even more annoyed, and without hesitation he went to the institute's leader as he had planned.

As a result, these people also heard the news.

"Luckily I went." Shen Wenqing said, "If it were a few days later, they might have confirmed the matter, and if I explained it later, I would be suspected of going back on my word."

"They think they have the favor of recommending you." Shen Lingyun said calmly, "You won't expose them in public, and you will at least show some mercy, so they are fearless."

"That's right." Qi Yuan clapped his hands happily. "People like this have no good intentions. We must expose them harshly in front of everyone and let people know that they are not human beings."

"It's all thanks to me, right?" Qi Yuan raised his chin and looked at Shen Lingyun with pride, "If I hadn't kept a close eye on this matter, it wouldn't have been resolved so quickly."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun responded.

He knew what Qi Yuan meant. Last night he urged him to ask his father about what happened, but he was dissatisfied with him for evading the question.

"We'll discuss things together in the future." Shen Wenqing said in a relaxed mood: "Listen more to Xiaoyuan's opinions."

He had realized that although his son looked gentle and unhurried in his actions, he was actually not as proactive as Qi Yuan.

I hope Qi Yuan can lead Shen Lingyun.

"Actually." Shen Lingyun said, "If you deal with anything in the future just like you did today, we won't have any objections."

"I hope everyone can live in harmony." Shen Lingyun said meaningfully, "People from the same family are like one another. I hope everyone in this family can work together and work hard to live together."

Chapter 40

"I'm going to buy some fried dough sticks."

Qi Yuan got up early in the morning and cooked millet porridge. He took his things and wanted to go out. "Wait for me at home."

Who knew that Shen Lingyun didn't say anything, but just followed him silently.

"Oh!" Qi Yuan was anxious, but he didn't dare show it on his face. "I can go by myself. I can find the way."

He pushed Shen Lingyun back and said, "Go and see if Uncle Shen is up. Tell him we are eating at home."

Shen Lingyun pointed at the basket in Qi Yuan's hand and asked, "What do you have in there?"

Qi Yuan said nothing, but pouted his lips and looked into Shen Lingyun's smiling eyes for a moment.

"I promised to give some mountain products to an aunt." Qi Yuan confessed honestly, "I want to sell some more."

"Mountain products will be infested with insects after the summer," Qi Yuan stressed, "and are difficult to preserve."

"Don't you plan to sell the products you pick?" Shen Lingyun said with a smile: "Making money is a good thing. There is nothing wrong with that."

"I'm just afraid that you'll go with me." Qi Yuan pouted and said, "If everyone knew that you came back from the countryside, they would definitely look at you with the same critical and disdainful eyes as that old lady did."

"Don't worry about what others think." Shen Lingyun took the basket from Qi Yuan and said with a smile, "The most important thing is that we are happy."

"Okay." Qi Yuan was very happy. He also wanted Shen Lingyun to accompany him. "Let's go together."

He was wearing a military uniform, had a slender and tall figure, and baby fat on his fair cheeks.

She has a pair of clear and bright eyes and a smile on her lips, which makes her look particularly cute.

Qi Yuan walked and smiled at Shen Lingyun, like a little squirrel who had gotten an advantage, jumping around full of youthful vigor.

"What are you laughing at?" Shen Lingyun asked him, "Are you so happy?"

"Happy." Qi Yuan said with a smile: "Are you not happy? It's just the two of us, no one else."

"Happy." Shen Lingyun seemed to be thinking about something. "It doesn't matter if there are other people. It won't affect us."

He had a gentle expression and a smile on his face, with a tall and handsome figure. He had one hand in his trouser pocket and the other holding a basket.

Talking to Qi Yuan while walking.

Two people, one is still and the other is moving, one has a bright smile and the other has a warm smile, outlining a beautiful picture in the morning sun.

It attracted a lot of attention from the surrounding area.

"They are all looking at us." Qi Yuan looked at the people passing by curiously, "Are they looking at us because we are pretty?"

"Yes." Shen Shen Lingyun laughed, "You are much prettier than them, and you smell better than them."

"That's right." Qi Yuan was proud, "I put on face cream every day, and my face is white and beautiful."

"You look good too." Qi Yuan looked at Shen Lingyun and met his eyes. "I like looking into your eyes the most. They are gentle and kind. Even the biggest troubles will disappear."

"Yeah." Shen Lingyun smiled and nodded, "Maybe it's because I have a good temper and don't get angry."

"Is that so?" Qi Yuan didn't understand either. Anyway, every time he met Shen Lingyun's gaze, he found that he was looking at him with gentle eyes.

He liked Shen Lingyun's gaze.

"You don't have to rush to sell this mountain product." Shen Lingyun said, "Leave it to me, I'll find a way to sell it."

He said: "It's November now, and every household doesn't have much food, but they won't necessarily spend money to buy food they haven't seen before."

"It's not cost-effective to sell it too cheaply, and it takes up our time. It would be more appropriate to find a way to sell it in large quantities."

"What's the solution?" Qi Yuan showed interest. "It would be best if we could sell them all at once, so we don't have to go out when it's cold."

He planned to squat on the streets where breakfast was sold, and get a few people to help promote the products. He wouldn't have to worry about not being able to sell the mountain products.

That was the result of his busy work for more than half a year from summer to autumn.

"You'll know when we get back." Shen Lingyun kept it a secret, "Let's go deliver the things first."

"Okay." Qi Yuan nodded and quickened his pace.

After they found the aunt selling shengjian (fried dumplings) and delivered the mountain products to her and returned home, Qi Yuan finally realized what Shen Lingyun was planning.

"Dad." Shen Lingyun said while eating, "We mailed back a lot of northern specialties, including some mushrooms, day lilies, and various dried vegetables."

"Oh." Shen Wenqing took a sip of millet porridge, looked up at Shen Lingyun and said, "Let's make it and try it. The pickled cabbage vermicelli and pork ribs soup that Xiaoyuan made yesterday was quite good and it whetted my appetite."

He looked at the sticky millet porridge in the bowl, the small pickles on the table, and the sweet and sour shredded radish.

He smiled and said, "It's more comfortable to eat at home than outside. It's so nice for our family to chat and laugh."

Qi Yuan pricked up his ears, wanting to hear Shen Lingyun's idea of ​​selling mountain products, but instead heard Shen Wenqing praising himself.

He immediately smiled and said, "Uncle Shen likes it, so we will make it ourselves from now on."

"I want to ask Dad to help ask the company cafeteria." Shen Lingyun interrupted them and said, "There are not many vegetables at this time of year. Carrots, cabbages, potatoes... I get tired of eating these after a long time. Ask the cafeteria if they want some northern mountain dried vegetables to change the taste."

"Yes." Qi Yuan suddenly realized and looked at Shen Wenqing, "Uncle Shen, please help me ask. We have a lot of mountain products and dried vegetables at home. I picked them and dried them very cleanly."

"Keep it for the family." Shen Wenqing said with a smile, "I have a good salary, enough for the family to spend, you don't have to think about making money."

"I can't eat them all, there are too many." Qi Yuan said, "It's easy to get worms and hard to preserve over the summer, so it's more cost-effective to sell them."

"If we can sell more, we can also contact others to help mail some back." Qi Yuan suddenly had an idea, turned to look at Shen Lingyun and said: "Ask Uncle Wang for help, he will definitely do his best to help us with this matter."

"Of course." Shen Lingyun smiled and flattered him a little, "You have a good relationship with him, and his son is also your good friend."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan nodded repeatedly and said happily, "Xiao Shanzi and his brothers said they would mail me mountain products next year."

"Dad." Seeing Qi Yuan happy, Shen Lingyun said to Shen Wenqing, "Please help me. Qi Yuan doesn't want to eat for free at our house. It would be more reassuring if he could make some money."

"How can you say you eat white rice?" Shen Wenqing put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Xiaoyuan does laundry, cooking, and cleaning every day, and keeps the house clean. Your father sees it all. I feel sorry for such a young child doing so much work, and I feel guilty and uncomfortable."

"Xiaoyuan." Shen Wenqing said to Qiyuan in a serious tone, "You can't have this idea. You are our family now. You can't be so distant with us."

"But I really don't make any money." Qi Yuan felt relieved by what he said, but still said, "Even if you don't mind, people will gossip about me after a while, and I don't like to hear it."

Qi Yuan felt that it was unreasonable for him to live here.

"No one else needs to care about our family affairs." Shen Wenqing thought about it and told Qi Yuan: "Don't listen to what others say. You must always remember that we don't despise you. We welcome you to be a family with us. Don't have too many thoughts in your mind."

Shen Lingyun ate in silence and listened to Shen Wenqing and Qi Yuan talking. He knew that Qi Yuan was a sensitive and careful child.

He never wanted to take advantage of others, nor would he let others take advantage of him. Of course, he was an exception in Qi Yuan's eyes.

Qi Yuan looks well-behaved and sensible, but he has a changeable personality and lacks trust in others. He looks simple-minded, but actually thinks a lot.

So he said, "Dad, please help ask. If it's possible, it would be better. We can also help improve the food for the workers."

"I'll ask when I get to the company." Shen Wenqing said with a smile, "How can I not help with such a small matter? Even if our company doesn't want it, I will help contact other companies."

"Thank you, Uncle Shen." Qi Yuan thanked him happily and gave Shen Lingyun a grateful look, "Thank you, Brother Lingyun too."

"No need to thank me." Shen Lingyun looked at him with amusement. "You make money, so you won't spend less on me. I should help you in any way I can."

"I'll give it to you guys." Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He finally had some income. "I will definitely make a lot of money."

"Dad has already agreed." Shen Lingyun looked at his father and chuckled, "I can't say anything else, but if I contact a few more units, it will be easy for Dad. Dad knows a lot of people, unlike us who are unfamiliar with the place and have a hard time getting things done."

Shen Wenqing was stunned. He didn't expect his son to be so confident in him. When he saw the admiration in Shen Lingyun's eyes,

He seemed to be energized and immediately sat up straight.

He did not speak immediately, but thought about it carefully. After a moment, he looked at Qi Yuan and Shen Lingyun with a smile and said, "Thinking about it carefully, I do know quite a few people, but I was busy with work before and didn't have much contact."

It has been eight years since I left, and I still need to find out who is available now.

"That's because you don't have anything that needs help from others." Shen Lingyun said, "Besides the sudden demotion, it's not easy to find others for help. Dad, what do you need help from?"

"Really not." Shen Wenqing smiled and said, "Regarding the matter of being sent down, I did think about asking for help for you, but then I thought, if I implicated someone else and let their family suffer, I would feel uneasy for the rest of my life, so I didn't ask anyone for help."

He had been doing well for many years, with a successful career and a harmonious family. Shen Wenqing had never asked anyone for help and had no need to ask anyone for help.

To the extent that for a moment, he really didn't know how many connections he had and what he could do.

"Look." Shen Lingyun guided his father, "Our home appliances are not easy for other families to buy even if they have money, but you have prepared them all in such a short time."

His eyes were full of envy and admiration, "Dad, you are awesome!"

"Yes." Qi Yuan said sweetly, flattering him, "Uncle Shen, other people have to go around asking for favors and waiting for years just to buy something with money. You are not even a bit better than them."

"It's not that great." Shen Wenqing smiled slightly, feeling a little embarrassed by their compliments. "It's just that I have some convenient conditions and know a few people."

He looks gentle and weak, but he actually has a strong heart. Who does scientific research without a strong, serious, persistent and hardworking heart?

Will not be fooled easily.

It's just his handsome, gentle appearance and good temper that lead to misunderstandings.

"However," Shen Wenqing said, although he wanted to help them, "I don't want to use my job or the power in my hands to make money from my compatriots' hard-earned money. It will make people feel uneasy."

"No, no." Qi Yuan waved his hands quickly. "We earn money honestly and don't want to resort to such tricks. We are asking for your help because it can improve the food for the workers, which is beneficial to both of us."

"It's mutually beneficial." Shen Lingyun helped him and said, "Dad, you are taking advantage of your job, but you are not harming anyone's interests, and you are not suspected of competing with anyone for profits."

Shen Wenqing was very satisfied. He looked at the two children laughing non-stop and said, "Well, you are right. I can also find a lot of units where I know people. I will go and ask them."

He then added: "I will ask people to inquire about the units I don't know, so you don't have to worry."

"That's great." Qi Yuan cheered.

"I still say the same thing." Shen Wenqing continued: "You don't have to rush to make money, just focus on your studies."

He looked at Shen Lingyun and seemed to be hesitant to speak. He wanted to speak but was afraid that his son might have some ideas and he didn't want to put pressure on him.

"Dad, are you asking me what my plans are for the future?" Shen Lingyun seemed to know what he was thinking and said, "I don't want to waste my time in school."

He said: "I want to study while working, which will help me decide what choices I should make in the future and which direction my life should take."

Shen Lingyun has not graduated from junior high school. If he goes to school step by step, it will delay several years.

Although you can skip grades, no one can guarantee that you can easily get into university after studying for a short period of time.

So he had already planned it, but he just didn't say it.

"Qi Yuan and I still need your help with our homework." Shen Lingyun said, "I will study at home. If I am sure I can get into college, I will go to school to take the exam."

"It is important to learn knowledge," Shen Wenqing said. "Whether you go to school or not, I hope you don't give up."

He didn't mention this because Shen Lingyun had just returned and Shen Wenqing hoped that he could rest for a while.

I'll ask Shen Lingyun about his plans after the New Year.

"I'm just giving you some advice." Shen Wenqing said, "I won't force you to follow my advice. I will respect your choice."

"I know. Thank you, Dad." Shen Lingyun showed a relaxed smile on his face. "I will never give up studying. It's just that after the Chinese New Year, I will be 22 years old. Even if I start from the first year of high school, it will waste too much time. I want to try another way."

Working and studying part-time, this is the path Shen Lingyun planned for himself.

"If you want to go to college, Dad can find a way." Shen Wenqing said: "In your case, the problem of going to college can be solved."

"I haven't even been to high school, how much can I learn in college?" Shen Lingyun refused. He understood what Shen Wenqing meant, "I still want to take the exam myself."

He joked, "If I fail the exam and still want to go to college in the future, I will ask you for help again, Dad."

"No, that won't work." Shen Wenqing refused. "I can help you now because I have policies and strategies to use, but I may not be able to help you in the future."

If the policies and strategies changed, Shen Wenqing would not use his connections to help his son. Going to school is to learn knowledge, not just for a diploma.

If you fail the exam, it proves that you are not good enough and you cannot take up the places of those students who are better than you.

"Okay." Shen Lingyun smiled and said, "I am responsible for my own life."

"Can't we go to school together?" Qi Yuan was eager to go to school with Shen Lingyun. He asked anxiously in a low voice: "We can study and find ways to make money at the same time, and I won't drag you down."

Shen Lingyun's heart trembled. He didn't expect Qi Yuan to say the word "burden".

In fact, the main reason why he wanted to study while working was really for Qi Yuan. Shen Lingyun believed that it was his responsibility to bring Qi Yuan back.

But it was not Shen Wenqing's responsibility, and he could not rely on him to support Qi Yuan and pay for his studies.

At the same time, I was afraid that Qi Yuan would not focus on his studies in order to make money, so I took a step back and made this choice.

His expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "I am so old now, if I go to school with kids like you, people will laugh at me."

"Who dares?" Qi Yuan waved his fist, ready to hit someone, "I'll beat him to death."

"I'm not feeling comfortable myself." Shen Lingyun said with a smile, "You study hard at school and teach me when you come back, isn't that good?"

"But I want to go to school with you." Qi Yuan lowered his head and said unhappily, "What's there to be afraid of just because you're a few years older? If I don't dislike you, who else would?"

"But I also want to try to work." Shen Lingyun comforted him: "You go to school, and I go to work. Then we can teach each other and learn more."

"Okay." Qi Yuan had no choice but to go against Shen Lingyun's wishes, so he said listlessly: "As long as you like it, I will study hard and come back to teach you."

He still remembered that Shen Lingyun liked studying and once said that his dream was to be admitted to the university of his choice and become an outstanding talent like his father.

Serve the country and the people and devote yourself to it.

Qi Yuan didn't understand why Shen Lingyun changed his mind when he could have studied, which made him very uneasy.

"Xiao Yun." Shen Wenqing had been listening to their whispered conversation. He felt bad because he had delayed his son's study. "As long as you want to go to college, Dad will support you at any time."

"Of course." He added, "If you don't want to go back to school or go to college, Dad supports you."

Shen Wenqing felt so upset that he couldn't even say anything to ask Shen Lingyun not to give up learning.

"I will help you find a job." Shen Wenqing said, "The watch factory is expanding its recruitment, and the minimum requirement is a high school degree, but I will find a way to get internal quotas so that you don't have to take the exam."

"I don't want to go to a watch factory." Shen Lingyun shook his head. "I want to go to a textile factory, a clothing factory, or a food factory."

"The welfare of those companies is not as good as our factory." Shen Wenqing asked in surprise: "Why do you go to those places?"

"It can be eaten and worn." Qi Yuan immediately replied: "The watch cannot be eaten, and you don't allow me to sell it, so Brother Lingyun has to go somewhere else."

Qi Yuan knew these places. The thought that flashed through Fu Zhi's mind made his eyes sparkle with excitement.

"Am I right?" He asked Shen Lingyun, "You went to these places just for our family's sake."

"Yes." Shen Lingyun stretched out his hand and hooked his nose, smiling gently: "You don't have to worry about food and clothes, as long as you are responsible and happy every day."

"Happy, I'm happy." Qi Yuan smiled brightly and said loudly with joy, "I'm happy with you."