That night, Chen Hansheng stayed in Daliang Mountain for the night and was ready to leave the next morning.
Little Aning also knew the meaning of Chen Hansheng's visit. It meant that she would not see her sister for another six months or even longer. During dinner, there was an obvious feeling of parting. Aning had been nestling in Shen Youchu's arms.
Her mother-in-law was still as calm as an ancient well. She leaned on a walking stick with her skinny arm and squinted her turbid eyes under the wrinkles. She looked old but serene.
The big cat squatted at her mother-in-law's feet as usual, and from time to time, it meowed at Shen Youchu.
Chen Hansheng sat next to the earth stove and filled the firewood, with his other hand on the little dog's neck. The dog was used to being abused by Chen Hansheng, so it lay on the ground and didn't even struggle.
"Sister, I miss you so much."
The more little Aning thought about it, the sadder she became. She hugged Shen Youchu and kept burrowing her little head into her arms.
"Don't cry. I'll tie your hair again tomorrow morning. You have to listen to your mother-in-law at home. You have to memorize the addition and subtraction formula I wrote for you."
Shen Youchu gently hugged her sister and whispered to her.
Ah Ning agreed with tears in her eyes and then ran to Chen Hansheng. "Brother, I can't bear to part with you either."
Chen Hansheng grinned and reached out to wipe Aning's tears.
His hand was stained with the dust on the firewood, and two gray mud marks immediately appeared on Aning's little face. Under the wash of her tears, the more he wiped, the dirtier it became.
In the end, Chen Hansheng laughed. Little Aning didn't know why, but she also laughed when her brother laughed.
It was rare for the silly dog to escape, but it didn't know how to leave. It continued to stay at Chen Hansheng's feet.
"The dogs in the mountains are so simple."
Chen Hansheng sighed in his heart. A Ning, this little girl, was obedient and smart. Of course, she was sensitive and self-abased. She even realized that Chen Hansheng would be the master of the family in the future. She always worshipped and tried to please him a little.
Sometimes, thinking of the tough and weak Shen Youchu, even a heartless person like Chen Hansheng would feel sorry for A Ning for no reason.
"Chen Lan and Jiang Yujia, these two should be here to record their transformations."
Chen Hansheng thought of his two younger sisters in his heart and teased A Ning, "You really don't want me to leave?"
"Yes."
Ah Ning nodded.
"Then in the second half of this year or the first half of next year, I'll bring you and your mother-in-law to Jianye."
Chen Hansheng suddenly became serious. "This way, you can see Sis every week. But in the next three to five years, you may not be able to come back even once. Do you agree?"
A Ning sniffed twice and shook her head.
When Chen Hansheng was here before the New Year, he said the same thing. At that time, A Ning was so scared that she cried because once she went out, she would not be able to see her mother again, although she had remarried.
She didn't expect that her brother would mention it again in front of her mother-in-law.
Chen Hansheng smiled and said, "You just said that you miss me, but now you don't agree. Are you a little liar?"
"A Ning is not a liar."
Little A Ning blinked her eyes in a daze. She would never have thought that her respected brother liked to set a trap for her. She fell into it carelessly.
At this time, Chen Hansheng turned to her mother-in-law and said, "A Ning is going to primary school. I heard from Shen Youchu that she used to walk a long mountain road to go to school, and there was a cliff under her feet. It was too dangerous."
"Granny, how about this? I'll settle down the things in my hands by next year at the latest. I'll just buy a house in Jianye and bring you and Ah Ning over. The medical conditions and education resources there are much better than in the mountains."
Chen Hansheng paused for a second, then looked at Shen Youchu and said, "Youchu also agrees."
"I …"
In fact, Shen Youchu had only heard of it once before. As for agreeing, it was nonsense. When she just wanted to say something, she raised her head and found that Chen Hansheng was staring at her with bright eyes. Shen Youchu silently lowered her head again.
They had been together for a year and a half. Chen Hansheng knew Shen Youchu's character very well. She would rather suffer than oppose his decision.
In particular, this decision was absolutely correct in the long run.
Her mother-in-law was old and experienced a lot. When she heard Chen Hansheng's idea, she was not surprised at all. She just opened her eyes a little.
Her mother-in-law was observing Chen Hansheng. She might not be able to judge the pros and cons of the matter, but she could feel Chen Hansheng's intention.
Chen Hansheng sat on the wooden stool and stretched his legs. He looked magnanimous and unruly. Wang Zibo used to think that her mother-in-law was a hidden martial arts master, but Chen Hansheng was like a fearless martial artist.
The small kitchen suddenly became very quiet, except for the sound of Ah Ning's sobbing.
"Crack, crack."
It was the sound of the firewood cracking in the stove. Chen Hansheng stood up and pushed open the door of the small kitchen.
The biting cold wind rushed in, and the temperature in the kitchen immediately dropped a lot. Shen Youchu hurriedly pulled Ah Ning over to help her put on a cotton-padded jacket.
"Sister, I don't want to leave. If I leave, I won't be able to see Mom again."
Ah Ning's tears fell to the ground intermittently as if they were worthless. The little dog licked them curiously and found that they were salty.
Shen Youchu didn't know how to answer, so she just held Ah Ning in her arms.
"Grandma."
Chen Hansheng was not crazy. He didn't suddenly open the kitchen to show off. He pointed to the distant sky and said loudly, "The outside world is developing very fast, and it's constantly expanding. The village won't be hidden forever. The first phone line will definitely be connected before 2010. At that time, this village won't be hidden anymore, and Ah Ning won't be able to hide either. "
"How old will Ah Ning be then? At most, she will be 13 years old. She will still be in junior high school."
Chen Hansheng had also taken off his down jacket and was only wearing a sweater. Shen Youchu helped Ah Ning put on her clothes and hurriedly took the down jacket to help Chen Hansheng put it on.
Chen Hansheng waved his hand impatiently and continued, "It's better to take the initiative than to adapt passively. Shen Youchu has been lowering her head for 20 years. Ah Ning shouldn't face it passively anymore."
"Grandma, I'll tell you a secret that I've never told anyone."
Chen Hansheng slowly approached, squatted down, and put his palm on Grandma's knee. "In fact, as long as you're a little fierce, the world will be a gentle little girl. There will be a bad guy like me to protect you."
Grandma looked at Shen Youchu and Ah Ning opposite her.
One was already a beautiful girl, and the other was still a child. She was already old. She looked at Chen Hansheng in front of her again, and his face was full of carelessness.
"If you leave."
Grandma, who rarely spoke, spoke, but she went straight to the core of the problem. "Then I'll rely on you."
That was indeed the case. If they really left the mountains and went outside, they would completely rely on Chen Hansheng in the future.
Grandma didn't know the term "comfort zone". Otherwise, she would definitely describe it like this: If they left the comfort zone in the mountains and went to Jianye, where they were unfamiliar with the people and the place, everything would be unknown.
If Chen Hansheng treated them well, they would treat him well.
If Chen Hansheng treated them badly, they would treat him badly.
The key was, was Chen Hansheng trustworthy?
"Grandma, I'm really an ordinary person. I'm greedy and lecherous."
Chen Hansheng understood what she meant, but he didn't swear. He just said in a particularly sincere tone, "Do you know, Shen Youchu's face alone can make me like her for the rest of my life?"
However, this casual sentence didn't sound like a promise at all. Grandma actually nodded in agreement.
"Wah …"
This was the sound of Ah Ning crying. After her mother-in-law agreed, she would really have to go out. She would probably never be able to see her mother again.
"Why are you crying?"
Chen Hansheng touched Ah Ning's head. "Go to sleep with Grandma. I have something to say to Sister."
"Grandma, I'll hold your hand and go to sleep."
Although little Ah Ning cried, she was very obedient. She carefully held Grandma's arm. When they walked to the door of the small kitchen, she still knew to turn around and say goodbye to her brother and sister, even though her little face was full of tears.
"Good night, Brother. Good night, Sister."
Chen Hansheng suddenly understood the feeling of "other people's children". His younger sisters, Chen Lan and Jiang Yujia, were each more naughty than the other. How could they be as obedient and smart as Ah Ning?
"In the future, I also want to have a daughter."
Chen Hansheng suddenly said without thinking.
… ….
Recommend Lao Wang's book "The Rebirth of the Wild Age". This book is very popular. In fact, I didn't need to recommend it, but Lao Wang recommended it for me.
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