Liu Sicheng was very interested: "Is it reliable for Bingyue to follow her master?"
"It's very reliable. Bingyue's master treats her as his own child. Besides, Zi Qi's family is in Beijing, so there's nothing to worry about."
Shui Bingyue, who was far away in Beijing, was resting in the room prepared for her by her master, and was looking forward to the early return of her third brother.
Suddenly hearing a knock on the door, she got up and ran to open the door. The people standing outside the door turned out to be Su Mengchen and Huo Tingchen.
"Uncle Su! Long time no see, how did you find this place?"
Su Mengchen bent down and picked up Shui Bingyue. Huo Tingchen followed him in and closed the courtyard door.
Shen Dongsheng and Zhao Dong also came to the yard and saw the two of them.
"Mr. Shen, long time no see. I'm on vacation and came to see you."
Shen Dongsheng had a good impression of Su Mengchen and greeted him warmly: "It's hot in the yard. Let's go to the main room to sit and chat."
"Okay." Su Mengchen agreed readily.
After Su Mengchen sat down, he still held Shui Bingyue in his arms, making her feel uncomfortable.
She protested loudly: "Uncle Su, I want to sit by myself. I am not a child anymore. You can't hug me all the time."
"Okay, I won't hug you. I just miss you after being apart for so long. Let me go now."
Shui Bingyue found an empty chair and sat down. Only then did Shen Dongsheng ask about Su Mengchen's current situation: "How are you doing recently?"
"It's pretty good. It's one level higher than before. It's mainly due to the power struggle in the army. I don't belong to either faction. Instead, I was left out."
"This is your luck. You are upright and moral, so you should be promoted step by step. I see that you came here with Tingchen. Did you just come from Mr. Huo's place?"
Su Mengchen smiled and nodded: "Yes, I didn't expect that Cao Zhiqing would become Tingchen's stepmother. This world is really like that, everyone is familiar with us everywhere."
Shen Dongsheng told his two apprentices: "Zhao Dong, Bingyue, you two go play with Tingchen. There is no need to stay here."
"Yes, Master." The two children replied in unison.
Huo Tingchen saw a new playmate appearing next to Shui Bingyue and had long wanted to talk to her. However, the two elders had been chatting and could not speak.
Now, Shen Dongsheng's words played into his mind. He followed his two senior brothers and sisters to the pavilion in the backyard and sat at the stone table to enjoy the cool air.
Huo Tingchen said actively: "Bingyue, when did you come? Why didn't you call me?"
Shui Bingyue smiled slightly: "We don't have a phone near us, and besides, I don't know what your home phone number is."
"Then I wrote so many letters to you and Xiaoqi before, why didn't you write me a reply?"
"Those are all your thoughts. I am also a child and I don't know how to respond."
Zhao Dong watched Shui Bingyue deceive others and found it funny. Huo Tingchen changed the topic: "Bingyue, who is this person next to you?"
"We all learn knowledge from Mr. Shen. His name is Zhao Dong. He is the younger brother of my third brother's partner, Sister Ziqi."
"Hello Zhao Dong, nice to meet you. I feel like I've seen you before."
Zhao Dong nodded: "In the selection competition last year, we were in the same examination room for the preliminary round."
Huo Tingchen suddenly realized: "I think I have seen it before, but I can't remember it. How did you do in the exam?"
"Went 10th in the national competition."
Shui Bingyue ranked first in the country. Huo Tingchen knew it and said enviously: "Does that mean you will still study together in the future?"
"If nothing else happens, it should be. But now everyone doesn't know how the school will arrange it after enrolling."
After the two chatted, Huo Tingchen asked about Xiao Qi again: "Bingyue, how is Xiao Qi's study now?"
"It's much better. He is working hard now. After all, among the eight of us brothers and sisters, he is the one with the worst talent for learning."
On the other side, Shen Dongsheng was concerned about Su Mengchen's personal problems: "You are not young now. Is it time to get married?"
"I haven't met the right one yet. It's good for me to be carefree. I think Mr. Shen's condition has improved a lot."
Shen Dongsheng nodded: "That's because people are in high spirits during happy events. My son was buried and was found alive. Now he has a three-year-old child with the daughter of his savior.
There is no greater joy than this. At the beginning, I wanted to die with all my heart, but it was also because my Song En died to save me, so I had no desire to live.
After you left, I relied on my two children, Xiaoqi and Bingyue, to accompany me and lived an ordinary life. "
Su Mengchen was very happy for Shen Dongsheng and sincerely congratulated: "What a good news. But why haven't I met their family?"
"Song En and his wife have returned to their home in the countryside. As for what happens next, it depends on their own plans."
"Yes, after experiencing hardship, I feel that being ordinary is the real thing. After all, it is always cold at high places. If you want to gain something, you will lose something."
Shen Dongsheng agreed: "Indeed, to put it bluntly, life only lasts for a few decades. As long as you live happily, that's all."
"Mr. Shen, there is a mistress in Huo's hometown now. It's not convenient for me to live there. Can I stay here for a few days?"
"Of course. Back in Qingshui Village, when you hunted prey, you always shared some with me. I remember your kindness. It was just a loan. How could I disagree?"
In this way, Su Mengchen took Huo Tingchen to live in the Shen family.
In the afternoon, when Zhao Dong and Shui Bingyue studied with Shen Dongsheng, Su Mengchen and Huo Tingchen chatted a lot together.
After all, for Huo Tingchen, Su Mengchen cared more about his heart. Grandpa and father just regarded him as a descendant who would carry on the family line.
In Qingshui Village, Shui Jianjun, Zhao Ziqi, Liu Sicheng and Liu Fangfei arrived at the airport in a car driven by Wang Kaixuan.
Because the plane from Liao City to Beijing City takes off at night. Watching them leave, the old lady finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, it was enough for her to live at her daughter's house. She didn't want Liu Sicheng to come back this time to find children to support him in his old age.
Liu Xuemei asked the old lady: "Mom, how do you feel when you see your father alive?"
"I don't feel too much. After all, without him, there would be no three of you brothers and sisters. You are all good children. I think this life is worth it with you.
As for your father, he is just a selfish person. Speaking of which, since we did not obtain a marriage certificate at that time, in a legal sense, I had no relationship with him. "
Liu Xuemei also felt that her mother was right. Shui Shangqing is also a soldier. As long as he has time, he will find time to come back. Otherwise, how would those children have been born?
Dad still doesn't care about them enough. He must be twice as kind to mom in the future. Mom's life is really not worth it.
