Three days later.
When the villagers learned that Li Jie had returned with more orders, their worries were suddenly thrown out of their minds.
In their mind, orders equal money.
More orders mean more money, and those wools that have been expanded can be sold.
Nothing is more important than filling your stomach.
Therefore, Li Jie once again felt the enthusiasm of the villagers. In just one day, his family received a bunch of agricultural and sideline products.
Although each person didn't send much, they couldn't handle the large number of people. We received a lot of eggs, milk, meat and so on.
After seeing off the last villager, Li Jie said hello to Qin Nan, and then came to Lao Xu's house.
As soon as Li Jie arrived outside the courtyard wall, he saw Lao Xu. At this time, Lao Xu was washing diapers in the yard.
"Old Xu."
Hearing this, Xu Lingjun looked back and said with surprise.
"Xiao Gao?"
"You're back?"
Although Li Jie's return caused quite a stir, Xu Lingjun really didn't know about it. He was now focused on his child.
Every day I am either working or taking care of my children at home.
"Um."
Li Jie smiled and nodded, then glanced into the distance.
"Are you free? Let's go out for a walk?"
"Okay, wait a moment."
After saying that, Xu Lingjun rubbed the diaper in the basin in three strokes, and then dried his hands on the railing in the yard.
"Xiuzhi, I'm going out for a while and I'll be back in a minute."
Before leaving, Xu Lingjun did not forget to say hello to his wife in the house.
"Well, you go ahead."
After hearing Li Xiuzhi's response, Xu Lingjun wiped his hands and walked out of the yard.
A few moments.
The two slowly walked to the open space outside the village. Seeing that there was no one else around, Li Jie revealed his purpose.
"Old Xu."
"Is your father's name Xu Jingyou?"
When he heard the name, Xu Lingjun froze on the spot as if struck by lightning. He looked at Li Jie in surprise.
How did 'Xiao Gao' know?
Although Xu Lingjun mentioned his father, he never mentioned his father's name.
Seeing Xu Lingjun's surprised look, Li Jie told the truth.
"This time, we went to the Canton Fair and met a foreign businessman."
"That person's name is Xu Jingyou."
"At first, I didn't know his identity, until one time, another comrade and I mentioned your name."
"Then, he happened to hear me."
"After that, he came to me and asked me for news about you."
"Although he didn't explain why he asked about you, based on what you told me before, I roughly guessed something."
"So, he is really your father?"
After a while, Xu Lingjun shook his head slightly.
"No."
"He is not my father."
"In other words, even if he is, he is only my biological father. It is my mother and the country that really raised me."
For Xu Jingyou, the former Xu Lingjun must have hated him.
His identity as a descendant of a capitalist brought him too much pain.
But now, Xu Lingjun feels that the suffering he suffered before is nothing.
Without those hardships, how could he have met Xiuzhi?
For some people, life is sweet at first but very bitter later. Some people are born bitter but are happy in the second half of their lives.
Xu Lingjun feels that he belongs to the latter.
The happiness that Xiuzhi and her children brought to him was enough to soothe the pain of the past.
Therefore, Xu Lingjun now neither hates nor loves Xu Jingyou.
If Xu Jingyou appeared in front of him, he would definitely call him father, but more often than not, he couldn't do it.
In other words, there is no need for him to do it.
Since Xu Jingyou can come to the country as a foreign businessman, it means that the other party must have enough material resources.
In other words, Xu Lingjun is not responsible for old age care at all.
"I understand what you mean."
Li Jie patted him on the shoulder and reminded him by the way.
"Lao Xu, the country's current policies will gradually be relaxed. In the future, your father may appear in front of you one day."
"What would you do if you saw him?"
What would I do?
Xu Lingjun had never thought about this scene.
When he was young, his father traveled across the ocean and went to the other side of the ocean. Since then, he has never received any information about the other party.
In his mind, his father is already 'dead'.
Therefore, he never thought about this possibility.
Seeing Xu Lingjun's complicated expression, Li Jie did not stay here any longer. He felt that Xu Lingjun might want to be quiet.
"I am leaving."
After saying hello, Li Jie turned around and left the scene.
Xu Lingjun, on the other hand, seemed not to hear his words and just stood there dumbly.
He was feeling confused now.
What would he do if he really saw that man again?
After a long time, Xu Lingjun came to his senses and found that Xiao Gao had left at some point.
After a while, Xu Lingjun returned home with heavy steps.
As soon as Xu Lingjun returned home, Li Xiuzhi noticed something strange about him. They had been married for so long, and this was the first time that Li Xiuzhi saw Xu Lingjun who was not in his mind.
After noticing something strange about her husband, Li Xiuzhi quickly put down her child, walked to her husband's side, and expressed concern.
"Lingjun?"
"What's wrong with you?"
Hearing his wife's call, Xu Lingjun smiled and shook his head slightly.
"fine."
"oh."
Seeing that Xu Lingjun was unwilling to say anything, Li Xiuzhi did not continue to ask, although she didn't know why her husband was unhappy.
But as a wife, all she can do is stay by her husband's side silently.
No matter what difficulties they face, they will face them together.
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That night.
Xu Lingjun lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
The news came too suddenly.
He was really not prepared at all.
On the side, Li Xiuzhi noticed her husband's strange movement. She slowly moved closer to the side, and then silently hugged Xu Lingjun from behind.
"Lingjun."
"No matter what happens, I will be by your side."
"Don't worry, don't be afraid, I will rely on you for the rest of my life."
After most of the day, Li Xiuzhi also thought a lot. From her perspective, the only thing that bothered Xu Lingjun was the issue of identity.
She thought maybe there was some new policy from above.
Then it affected Xu Lingjun.
However, Li Xiuzhi is not afraid. Even if Lao Xu puts on his hat again, she will always stay with Xu Lingjun.
They support themselves with their hands. If they don't steal or rob, can they still get into trouble?
In the darkness, when Xu Lingjun heard this, his nose felt sore. Then he turned around and hugged his wife tightly.
"Xiuzhi."
"Nice to have you."
Immediately, the bedroom fell into silence again. The two people just hugged each other tightly and listened to each other's heartbeats. No one broke the silence.
(End of chapter)
