What a small world

  You're being too extreme. To be honest, whether it's the Lu family or anyone else, the Yao family is definitely closer to Chun Xia than you are, no question about it.

  Manman thought so too. In the early summer, how could it compare to the benefits that the Yao family gave to the Lu family? But in her heart, the early summer was a relationship of many years, not to mention others, you say she can return to the Lu family, if there is no invitation from Xiaxia to drift north, would she have met her brother on the road.

  White teeth bit her lip and said, "Brother, I can't agree to this. The child isn't just mine."

  "If it's Ah Yan's problem, I'll discuss it with him and I'm sure he'll understand. This matter isn't just between the two of you as husband and wife. It affects the entire family, including your children's future and the descendants of the Jiang family."

  Man Man raised an eyebrow, and Yue Ya's eyes thought of hitting someone: Her brother is really capable, even this move was played out.

  It's not easy being a younger sister either. Master Jun softened his tone: "Of course, this is just an engagement by familial ties, and we'll have to wait until the child grows up to decide for themselves. If in the future she feels it's feasible, then let her children compete with the children of the Yao family, that's not impossible."

  My head is buzzing.

  It's easy to imagine that with the temperament of early summer, under this stimulation method, it would absolutely make her own child desperate.

  Head in hands, headache.

  "Brother, have you ever thought that if I gave birth to two sons or two daughters, and the Yao family's children didn't match up with mine?" Manman kindly reminded her big brother of this worst-case scenario.

  "On this point, Jun Ye let out a cold snort: 'Have you ever thought that if the birth dates of the children don't match yours?'"

  At daggers drawn.

  It's actually pointless for parents to be at odds with each other; the future is in the child's own hands.

  Manman thought about it and decided to let her husband be in charge, letting their child make the decision.

  Watching his sister compromise and walk out, Jun Ye naturally had a plan in mind. If he didn't have a plan, he wouldn't have brought up this matter with the Yao family. The two children's genders were clear as day after today's examination by the doctors.

  Manman had actually thoroughly lost in front of her cunning and experienced older brother.

  As the two siblings walked out, the living room was in a heated discussion.

  Lu Shuai originally heard that his son-in-law was going to take his daughter back to the troops to meet people, and suddenly thought of letting his own daughter and son-in-law show off in their own troops along the way. He enthusiastically discussed with his son-in-law the route they would take to return to the troops and visit their maternal home.

  "Brother, Dad also said that he wants to let Sister go to your workplace and take a look." Lu Huan reported the latest situation to his brother while stroking his chin, thinking of joining in on the excitement, "If I hadn't just graduated, actually Sister should also show off at my high school."

  Manman walked over and gave her blind brother a chestnut: Do you think I'm a flower cart?

  "When are you planning to go?" Jun Ye's tone seemed to show no resistance to his sister and brother-in-law's suggestion of visiting his unit.

  Manman didn't know what her big brother was getting at, so she said to her father, "Dad, aren't those leaders the ones that Ah Yan and I met at the Lu family's banquet?"

  "Sister, those people you and your husband met at the banquet are not in power anymore, they're all retired old men and women." Lu Huan couldn't help but say that her sister was outdated.

  At the family banquet, those Tai Shan Bei Dou were basically all retired. Moreover, Lu's family is not stupid and would never invite people who are currently in high positions and have a close relationship with themselves to be exposed in public. According to Lu's arrangement, multiple occasions, separate introductions.

  Manman is not like her husband, who has been in the army for a long time and has become familiar with it. She is also not a young lady from a high-ranking family, so she feels pressure when receiving guests.

  "Go and see for yourself, it won't do you or your husband any harm." He felt her resistance, and his low voice was full of profound meaning.

  For her husband's sake, Manman took this sentence to heart.

  Lu Siling nodded to her son: "At least, Bai Qi, White Auntie, and Nainai are all necessary to meet, in the future when Bai Lu marries into our family, they will be one family."

  It was agreed that the appointment would be in about two or three days' time.

  It's almost one or two o'clock. Mianmian finally managed to trudge home with her husband, exhausted.

  Supporting his wife, Jiang Yan asked: "What did Big Brother say to you?"

  "There's nothing." Mengmeng let out a long sigh, "It means that the jade pendant will be kept by me and given to our child in the future. Moreover, our child will also have to give one to the Yao family as an engagement gift."

  This matter was discussed by Commander Lu with him when his wife entered the study, explaining the pros and cons of the situation. Commander Lu made everything clear to him and hoped he could help the Lu family with this favor.

  As the son-in-law of the Lu family, Jiang Yan had already become a part of the Lu family and couldn't refuse. So he comforted his wife: "Let's let the kids decide for themselves when they grow up."

  "Mm-hmm." Mianmian replied, her head resting on her husband's chest, her eyelids already drooping.

  The biggest characteristic of her pregnancy is drowsiness.

  Gently kissed his wife's forehead, picked her up from the waist, and found: a little heavier, indeed, it was the weight of two small lives.

  He raised an eyebrow joyfully and steadily carried his wife into the bedroom.

  The next morning, Xiaodongzi and Jiang Fu came over secretly.

  "My mom can't come." Xiaodong took a big gulp of the lemon water that his aunt handed him, smacking his lips, "She's being pestered by Grandma, saying she's going to stew chicken for Big Aunt."

  Jiang's father had just recovered from heart disease, but he didn't want to be bothered by the crazy women at home, so he hid in his younger daughter-in-law's place for some peace. Both daughters-in-law were pregnant, how could their moods be so different? He couldn't figure it out.

  "Creeping."

  "Dad."

  "Sit down, don't be in a hurry." Jiang's father let his younger daughter-in-law sit. If she were at home, his elder daughter-in-law would come and this old man would serve her water and tea, he would never ask his younger daughter-in-law to pour him a cup of water.

  Manman had no choice but to sit down. The old man had heart disease and couldn't get angry, so he asked: "Dad, I haven't been over with Ayan for the past few days, how's your body? What did the doctor say?"

  "Taking medicine on time and exercising, the doctor said I'm recovering very well." Jiang's father smiled slightly to comfort his daughter-in-law.

  "Dad." Jiang Yan walked out of the door at this time, holding a draft report in his hand, and consulted with his father, "I have prepared an application for early retirement for you."

  "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm a cadre, and I still have several years before retirement." Jiang's father wouldn't let his son submit this report. For him, truly retiring was too idle, and he couldn't sit still.

  Jiang Yan didn't want his father to take any more risks with his life. When he sent his father into the operating room last time, he had already thought it through. The same thing couldn't happen again. On one hand, he pitied his father; on the other hand, he had to think about his sister. If something happened to his father in the future and Jiang Mu took charge, if his sister found another happiness or Cheng Si Quan changed his attitude and wanted to return to Xiao Dong Zi, they would need their father to preside over justice.

  "Dad, although it's just a desk job, the risks are still there. Drills, missions, and logistics all require coordination and mobilization, you can't just sit idly by." Finally, he adopted an uncharacteristically stern tone for his son, "Besides, as a soldier myself, I don't think it's right that an old, sickly veteran like you is taking up space. It's time to let the younger ones take over."

  Hearing his son's words, Jiang's father felt a bit embarrassed about his own qualifications as a soldier, and his face turned unpleasant.

  Manman didn't expect her husband to be so direct, she just wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but her husband gave her a forceful glance, telling her not to interrupt.

  After marriage, her husband has changed a bit, and in her eyes, he has almost completely shed the last vestiges of his youthful vigor that still existed when they first met. Maturity and stability have been tempered into his demeanor, especially after his father's illness, with a sense of calmness etched on his brow and composure in his actions. His proud eyebrows are still raised high, but now, his eyes are as steady as Mount Tai.

  It's just that Chiang's father was suppressed.

  "Allow me two more days." Jiang's father agreed to the compromise.

  Chiang Yen nodded: "Alright."

  Watching his son walk away, Jiang's father smiled wryly at his daughter-in-law.

  "Dad." Now it's her turn to do some ideological work. The little daughter-in-law, Manman, sat beside the old man with great respect and said, "A Yan can't take it anymore. Actually, you don't know, when you went into the operating room that time, how chaotic it was outside. Big brother would never let A Yan be. But the one who suffered the most is Second Sister. Now Second Sister doesn't have a husband either, if you weren't here, it's hard to even say a word."

  The second daughter is difficult to do. Don't look at Jiang Mei as a strong woman, but after all, she is tied up in the work unit, and any family matters can affect her reputation and career advancement. With Father Jiang presiding over the household, Jiang Mei benefits the most.

  "Manman, you've worked hard since marrying into our family." Jiang's father couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt in his expression.

  Jiang's mother had such an attitude, which was something he never expected.

  Jiang's mother could actually understand that at the time, Jiang's father was a poor but promising military officer, and he must have been better off than the Wen family. So why would Jiang's mother look down on him? In fact, Jiang's mother has always been someone who only sees benefits and never changes.

  A person, as long as he sees clearly, there is nothing that cannot be understood.

  Manman had seen it clearly early on and therefore had no grudges in her heart.

  To put it in one sentence, she doesn't need to change Jiang Mu's impression of her. People come and go, two people looking at each other with disgust, is a matter of fate, why force it, no need to lower oneself.

  When Jiang Yan walked out of the room again, he heard his father suddenly change his tone and say, "Let me sign the application report."

  The son is right, when it's time to retreat, then retreat, this is the style of a great general.

  Jiang's father said he wanted to withdraw from the troops, and Jiang Fei had just received a rumor in his unit, like being blown up by firecrackers. He thought that when he was in the army, he achieved this result with the help of his father-in-law Jin and his own father. His father-in-law Jin was removed from office for some reason, and he lost the support of his father-in-law, but fortunately, he still had the support of his own father. As a result, just after his wife had given birth to a child at home, Jiang's father suddenly said he wanted to retire.

  Three kids' milk powder money is quite profitable? Especially when his own wife is a full-time housewife who can't even do household chores.

  Later, Jiang Fei found out that the application report was actually written by his younger brother. It can be concluded that the idea came from his brother, and they were not on the same page. His brother was probably jealous that their family had an heir, and was secretly sabotaging him.

  As soon as he got off work, Jiang Fei rushed to his younger brother's house to reason with him.

  Jiang Yan is not around, so he's running errands for his father. Manman is at her maternal grandparents' house across the street, helping Mrs. Lu pack dumplings that everyone will be eating tonight.

  Boom boom boom.

  She heard the door of her own house being heavily knocked on. Manman was about to go back and take a look, but was pulled back by Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu called out to the young son who was guarding the house: "Huan'er, go see what's going on at your sister's door?"

  Lu Huan quickly put down her computer and poked her head out of the doorway: "Hey, who are you? What are you doing knocking on my sister's door?"

  Jiang Fei turned his head and took a look. It was the guy who had thrown him over his shoulder last time. He swallowed a mouthful of water: "Is Manman here?"

  "What are you looking for my sister?" Lu Huan also recognized who he was, with his arms around him, leaning against the door frame, looking very pleased with himself.

  "She is my sister-in-law, I'm looking for her to ask something." Jiang Fei was afraid in his heart, but relying on his identity as the eldest brother of the Jiang family, he was not afraid that he couldn't find fault with Manman.

  "My sister is busy." Seeing that he was clearly looking for trouble, Lu Huan retorted with one sentence.

  Fists can't win, Jiang Fei isn't afraid of not being a man, loudly shouting to the whole world: "Your sister is now married into the Jiang family and is no longer your family's person! As her older brother, I'm asking you about your sister, what does it mean that she doesn't want to see me? Does she have her older brother in her eyes?"

  The upstairs and downstairs were all startled in an instant.

  Of course, after Jiang's mother brought Jiang Fei to this house and made a scene last time, everyone also knew what was going on.

  To cure this madman of the Chiang family, even Commander Lu may not be able to do it, only by inviting out Master Jun, this great Buddha.

  Someone immediately replaced Lu's family and called Jun Ye's phone.

  Lu Jun drove home, and on the short journey, he received seven or eight distress calls, all saying that his sister's in-laws had come to their doorstep again, and his sister was being bullied again.

  "What's wrong?" Just then, Mr. Yao got into his car and sat in the passenger seat, looking at him with furrowed brows, asking.

  It's not just Mr. Yao, there are also two colleagues sitting in the back seat on this trip.

  So his sister's ugliness is getting bigger and bigger, and it has spread to his workplace.

  "To deal with this kid, just one punch and his front teeth will be knocked out." The colleagues who heard it for the first time were indignant and rolled up their sleeves, ready to lend a helping hand.

  The problem is that there are still some unyielding people like Jiang Fei who refuse to change despite being taught a lesson by his younger brother last time.

  "Lu Ke, for this kind of person, a punch might not be enough, it's better to make them break their leg or something. However, the risk is a bit high, so it's not as good as..." Another colleague, wearing glasses and looking more refined, but with a slightly pursed mouth that fully revealed his yin-yang nature.

  "What's the alternative?" Lu Jun also thought, he couldn't let that kid come and cause trouble every day, something happened and he came to cause trouble, his sister was pregnant now, if she accidentally fell down the stairs what would happen. A permanent solution was needed.

  "Get him transferred." said the bespectacled colleague.

  "This is probably a bit difficult." Old Yao chimed in, "His wife is pregnant, he made this request to the unit on these grounds, it's definitely not possible to transfer him far away."

  "Yao Ke, no need to adjust far, just need to adjust to a place where he would find it difficult to ask for leave."

  The two old men's eyes lit up at these words.

  Jiang Fei was confined to his unit and couldn't go home on ordinary days. Such a position is not hard to find.

  Just as they were thinking of a solution, Lu Huan's phone rang: "Brother, can I throw this guy off our building with one punch?!"

  The younger brother on the phone has reached his limit of patience.

  The driver quickly accelerated the car.

  In the corridor, Jiang Fei saw that no one was supporting the Lu family and became even more arrogant. Relying on his identity as Mengmeng's husband and big brother, he rushed to the Lu family's side to catch people. Lu Huan flashed a shadow and closed the door. Hearing Jiang Fei shouting loudly outside the door: "Open the door! Are you detaining my brother's wife?" The more he spoke, the more absurd it became, turning black and white upside down. It made Lu Huan so angry that she really wanted to throw this guy who was like a foul-mouthed sewer rat out of the window like a sandbag.

  Mrs. Lu was a bit worried that her youngest son would do something out of line in his anger, so she sent him back to his bedroom. Of course, this door, she didn't dare open it either, what if the other party rushed in and ruined her daughter?

  "Isn't it open? Do you believe me if I go to your unit and report you?" Jiang Fei shouted in with his neck stretched out.

  This madman's most terrifying move is to bring family conflicts into the workplace, anyway, he has already lost face, and doesn't care about being ruined together. Mengmeng was indeed afraid of affecting her family members because of herself, and walked towards the door. Mrs. Lu hurriedly stopped her: "Nangnang, don't be silly, this person is intentionally trying to provoke you."

  "Sister——" Lu Huan rushed out of the room with a baseball bat, determined to beat someone to death today.

  Two women blocked Lu Huan again.

  Jiang Fei kicked the door with one foot.

  Boom!

  Lu Huan's eyes turned red.

  "Huan'er——" couldn't grab the little boy's sleeve.

  Lu Huan pushed open the door and was met with a chilling gust of wind, while Jiang Fei stood in front of her like an ice stick.

  Jun Ye came so quickly, Jiang Fei was caught off guard. However, today he wasn't afraid of fists anymore. His fear of Jun Ye also wasn't as great as before, even though the other side had many people and looked intimidating. He puffed out his chest: "I've come to see my sister-in-law, you have no right to stop me from seeing her."

  "You can talk to my sister." Lord Jun's tone was as bland as it could get.

  Jiang Fei suddenly looked dazed and pointed at Lu Huan: "But your family just wouldn't let me see her——"

  "That's because I wasn't around, my sister was ill, they didn't know if my sister could see people, is there a problem?" The young master slightly raised his eyelids, looking down with disdain.

  Jiang Fei was provoked: did he think he didn't dare go in?

  He rushed into the Lu's house from the door that Lu Huan opened for him. This was his first time stepping into the Lu's house, and he was taken aback by the simple decoration inside.

  Mrs. Lu shielded her daughter from him, staring at him with a fierce gaze.

  "Mom." Manman was even more afraid that this guy would not talk reason and harm Mrs. Lu, so she was a bit displeased with the guy who let him in.

  With so many people around, Jiang Fei didn't dare to recklessly reach out and grab Man Man. He first coughed: "Man Man, I want to ask you two questions."

  "Speak," said Man Ni, who had managed to extricate herself from her mother's encircling grasp.

  "Is it your idea that my brother is asking Dad to consider retiring?"

  Jiang's father wants to retire ahead of schedule, and the Lu family is shocked.

  She knew that in such matters, the first thing people would do is to splash dirty water on themselves. When a man does something unexpected, people generally don't suspect him but rather his wife.

  Jian saw that Manman didn't say a word, and Jiang Fei sneered: "Is it you who said that? I knew it was definitely you, this dirty and despicable woman, who incited my younger brother to come up with this idea."

  "How dare you scold my sister!" Lu Huan was furious.

  "What's it to you if I scold my sister?" Jiang Fei was determined to take a stand today, anyway his future would be ruined without his father. He rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'm going to beat her up today! Because she messed up my family, I must drag her out and beat her in the street."

  The people present changed color slightly at the words.

  He is so arrogant and reckless that it would be more accurate to say he's brainless rather than just being proud.

  No wonder everyone in the building now knows that Jiang Fei is a madman.

  "Halt!" Just as his younger brother was about to strike with an iron rod, Junye let out a cold shout.

  "Brother!" Lu Huan was furious, this person actually dared to say in front of them that he wanted to drag his sister out onto the streets and beat her.

  A cold gaze fell on Jiang Fei, who was like a mad bull, and a chilly smile floated at the corner of his mouth.

  Seeing you, sir, not angry but smiling, Jiang Fei was taken aback for a moment.

  Inside the house, for a moment, everyone was stunned by the cold air emanating from Jun Ye. No one spoke, and no one knew what Jun Ye wanted to do. However, it was precisely this uncertainty that made Jiang Fei feel a chill run down his spine, from head to toe, uncontrollably.

  "What do you want?" Fear, extreme fear, made Jiang Fei shout, pointing at them one by one, "I'm telling you, if you dare to beat me up, I'll report you to the law for assault!"

  This was his original plan, provoking the other party to hit him, so he could counter-accuse them.

  As a result, the other party did not fight. It can be said that when Jun Ye and his men arrived, they didn't even have the idea of fighting. They wouldn't be foolish enough to fall for this kind of person's trick.

  Jiang Fei had become a headless fly, flustered and unsure whether to advance or retreat. He was unwilling to back down, but he didn't have the guts to take the initiative in front of these people and hit someone first. Beads of sweat condensed on his forehead as he gritted his teeth, thinking that if it didn't work out today, there was always tomorrow. He would come every day to cause trouble, not afraid that he wouldn't be able to catch them when they weren't around.

  Unfortunately, these thoughts exposed on his face had already been counted by Jun Ye and others.

  Yao Ye saw it was time, and with a narrow and beautiful gaze, he squinted and said: "Zhāng Shào Xiào".

  "What's going on?" Jiang Fei had become a nervous wreck at this moment, and any slight movement could drive him crazy.

  "Your phone in your pocket rang."

  He picked up the ringing phone, wondering if it was this group of people who had come up with some kind of trick. Jiang Fei looked at them with a dark face.

  "Not receiving? Not being afraid is a good thing?"

  What's going on? This group of people is clearly mocking me. Jiang Fei stormed out of the Lu family gate, answering his phone, thinking it was some idiot calling, but when he heard the leader's voice, he immediately changed his tone: "Section Chief——" He glanced suspiciously at the people inside the Lu family with a fierce gaze, but unexpectedly, after listening for a while, the news made him feel like he had won the jackpot: "Yes, yes, Section Chief, I'll go back right away. This promotion has been a long time coming, and I will definitely do my best to take this opportunity."

  He had finally gotten the promotion he had been waiting for, and didn't have time to scold his sister-in-law. He hastily went downstairs. Who would have thought that disaster would turn into fortune? Of course, before leaving, he didn't forget to give the Lu family a fierce and intimidating glare: You just wait, wait until I become successful and return with a vengeance.

  When Jiang Fei himself said that he was going to be promoted, Manman, Lu Furen and Lu Huan didn't think this guy would really rise to prominence in the future, because Junye and others had been showing a strange smile all along.

  "Huan'er, come here." After calming down, Jun Ye sternly grabbed his younger brother and asked.

  Lu Huan followed behind his older brother with a sulky expression: he knew he was going to get scolded.

  Who made him always lose his temper?

  "This..." Mrs. Lu felt that everything had changed too quickly, a bit unbelievably, and with a lingering fear, she asked Master Yao.

  "This period of time is absolutely impossible for him to come again. I and Lu Jun have already made arrangements." Mr. Yao said with the most beautiful smile to the two women.

  Evil spirit.

  Even Mrs. Lu thought that Mr. Yao's smile was so charming that it could get him out of trouble even if he had committed murder.

  Manman thought, Jiang Fei didn't come, and there was also Jin Meichen and Jiang's mother.

  "Jin Meichen will follow him to the garrison of his unit."

  The arrangement of this old man is very ruthless, and all these madmen must be cleared out of sight.

  Jin Meichen and Jiang Mu are far apart now. Even if Jiang Mu wants to help, she can't put out the fire that's burning nearby with water from a distant place. She can't stir up trouble here even if she wants to.

  This troublesome matter has been settled, but it also made a laughing stock of us in front of outsiders. Mrs. Lu was extremely embarrassed and said to her son's colleague who followed behind him: "Please sit down, I'll go get you some tea."

  "Auntie, don't be polite, actually I'm not a stranger to you."

  Mrs. Lu listened to this and turned her head to take a closer look at her son's colleague, who should be the new one, hadn't seen him recently, wearing a pair of elegant glasses, smiling with a refined and slender temperament, there was indeed a slight impression left.

  The other party saw Mrs. Lu and couldn't remember for a moment, smiling with white teeth.

  Yao Ye followed with a mysterious smile, reminding Lu Furen: "Auntie, have you forgotten? When he came here that year, he accidentally lost a button, and you even helped him sew it back on."

  "Little Zhao." Mrs. Lu called out softly, as if she had remembered something, "Hey, how many years hasn't it been since you came to our house? I remember during university, you would often come visit us during winter and summer breaks."

  Later, they were assigned to other troops and separated from Lu Jun, so they couldn't meet. Zhao Wensheng reminisced about the past with a smile, and his dark eyes showed a hint of nostalgia, revealing that he was a sentimental person.

  "Are you now visiting relatives at home?" asked Mrs. Lu.

  "No, Godmother, Little Zhao will be living with us from now on. His house has been allocated and is in the next building." Mr. Yao said with a smile, "He's even brought his mother over. Godmother can visit them whenever she feels like it."

  Manman listened to them talking on the side and felt that they were a circle in themselves, and she was a bit out of place.

  At this moment, Zhao Wensheng suddenly turned his head, with a somewhat inquiring gaze falling on her.

  "This is Nannan," said Mr. Yao.

  Manman was taken aback and wondered how to respond to this guest who seemed very familiar with the Lu family but completely unfamiliar to her.

  Zhao Wensheng, however, slightly bowed his head and smiled faintly: "Mangmang, huh? Speaking of which, my relationship with you is quite complicated."

  Manman was naturally perplexed by his words. She swore to heaven that she had never seen him before.

  Several people who saw her appearance laughed, and Zhao Wensheng stood in the middle and explained to her: "Your brother and I were university classmates. Your husband's sister Amei and I were classmates for six years in middle school."

  Manman was shocked: This world is too small, isn't it?

  Later, her husband came back, and Manman told him about Zhao Wensheng's matter, automatically omitting Jiang Fei's disturbance. Anyway, Jiang Fei had already been driven away by her elder brother once and for all.

  "Zhao big brother?" Jiang Yunying's eyebrows rose, and then she was somewhat choked with emotion, her smile faltering.

  It turns out what Zhao Wensheng said was true after all.

  "What did you say?" asked Manman, pushing her laughing and happy husband.

  "Zhao is very formidable." This was Jiang Yan's first comment on Zhao Wenshan.

  She perked up her ears and listened with great interest as her husband told the story of how this formidable figure was so formidable.

  "He was a prodigy in my sister's school back then, the top scorer in the college entrance exam, and was recruited by a military academy ahead of time." As he said this, Jiang Yan rubbed his chin, looking quite interested as he brought up his own sister's embarrassing past. "My sister was on the basketball team's cheerleading squad at school, and Zhao was not only famous for being a three-point shooter but also the team captain. Before an upcoming match, my sister unconditionally supported the basketball team by doing backstage work, often coming home late, sometimes too late, and would be sent home by Zhao."

  This brings back memories of those innocent days when they were still in middle school and had just started to develop feelings for each other.

  "My mom and dad both like him very much. However, my dad knows it's impossible. Because if my sister really likes Zhao Ge, she'll have to wait."

  "What?"

  "You see Zhao is so outstanding, there should be many girls in school who like him. But Zhao doesn't have a girlfriend, he said that he won't consider dating until he finishes his Ph.D. Men can wait, but women can't afford to waste their youth."

  Zhao Wensheng is now a successful career and has returned. Jiang Mei has been married and divorced, and has children of several years old.

  It's really worth thinking about and makes one sigh endlessly at life.

  Jiang Mei did not know that Zhao Wensheng had returned. Even if Jiang Mei heard about it from others, she would not take the initiative to find Zhao Wensheng. Jiang Mei finally learned about Zhao Wensheng's return from a middle school classmate who kept in touch with her.

  "Zhao Wensheng! Jiang Mei, don't you remember? The top student in our school Zhao Wensheng!"

  Jiang Mei's thoughts were suddenly pulled far away, like a kite with a broken string flying back and forth.

  The quiet road home, the rustling of tree branches in the wind at night, the cicada's cry on a summer day is the imprint of youth.

  She had two braids at that time, quietly and neatly following behind him.

  He was pushing a bicycle ahead, broad shoulders, 1.8 meters tall, with a slanted shoulder and a messenger bag on his back. At that time, most boys in school still carried large backpacks for boys, but he carried a messenger bag, standing out from the crowd.

  Mature, steady, excellent grades, basketball team captain.

  A warm and humble smile, easy-going and approachable, liked by teachers and parents alike.

  There isn't a single girl in the school who doesn't like him. Even girls from other schools in Beijing have many who come running, standing guard at the school gate every day just to catch a glimpse of him.

  However, no girl could get close to her heart. She still remembered how reckless her mother was at that time, and once when he sent her home, he directly asked if she had any intention of being with him.

  Because such a son-in-law is what her mother had sought after, and she didn't care that they were still high school students at the time.

  She was so embarrassed that she wanted to bury herself in a pit, while a young girl's heart held infinite yearning.

  "Auntie, I'm sorry, but I won't consider such things until I've completed my studies."

  She remembered that at that time her mother's face was like being slapped, and suddenly turned pale.

  Jiang's mother cursed loudly as soon as he turned around and walked a few steps away: Ah Mei, go home. What's so great about that? It's just an orphan and a widow.

  Zhao Wensheng's father passed away at a young age, and Zhao Wensheng was raised by his mother alone. His mother is an extremely strong-willed person who can leave her son at home with peace of mind while following the troops to do experiments in Shanghai. She is a renowned expert on missile systems research within the troops. Even the Military Commission shows respect to her. Only someone like his mother, who cannot afford grapes and yet says they are sour, dares to mock Zhao's mother.

  She had never met Zhao's mother before. But she knew that without her mother's words, Zhao's mother might not have taken a liking to her.

  She is actually very far away from him.

  "Zhao Wensheng is really something, he vowed that he wouldn't get married until he finished his studies. And it's true, to this day he's still single." An old classmate exclaimed over the phone, unfortunately she's already married, or else she'd want to pursue Zhao Wensheng again.

  Zhao Wensheng was the dream in their hearts, a dream of the best Prince Charming, a dream that would never fade. As soon as they mentioned Zhao Wensheng, it was like taking a hallucinogenic drug and returning to that thrilling era of youth.

  "A Mei, we've thought it over and decided to organize a high school reunion. Can you invite Zhao Wensheng to join us?"

  Startled by the other party's sudden proposal, Jiang Mei, who was usually strong and tough, shook her head repeatedly.

  The other side begged: "Please, Jiang Mei, you were the closest to him in school at that time, weren't you? We all saw with our own eyes several times how he sent you home."

  "That's because it's too late, he is the captain." Jiang Mei said this reason that everyone understood in their hearts.

  Zhao Wensheng kept a distance from her that would never cross the line, and was actually the same with other girls.

  "Ah Mei, don't you want to see him?"

  "I don't want to." Jiang Mei's voice was bitter, knowing she had spoken against her will.

  "You're lying, I'm already married and still think about it, you're not even married anymore and don't think about it? What's the big deal? It's just everyone reminiscing about their youth together, not having an affair."

  If she doesn't respond again, it would seem like she has ulterior motives.

  "I'll try then. Actually, I don't know where he lives either."

  It turns out that when you want to see someone and say it every day, you can't actually meet them. But when you're not thinking about it, you might unexpectedly run into each other, catching you off guard.

  That day, she heard that her brother and sister-in-law were going to visit their troops the next day. Her sister-in-law asked her to buy some candies as gifts. She and her five-year-old son carried big bags and small bags of candies upstairs to find her sister-in-law.

  The door of Brother's house is opposite to the Lu's. The mother and son have just climbed to the entrance. Brother's wife, Manman, who was on the opposite side, saw her and shouted: "Second sister, come over here for a cup of tea first. My house has been sprayed with disinfectant, it's not good to go in now."

  "Aunt." The little boy was a super fan of his aunt, and as soon as he heard her say that, he rushed into the opposite door. She had to follow him with a hard head.