Chapter 36 Thirty-six Before,

Song Fenglin’s perfect plan only stayed in his mind for one night, and cracks appeared the next day.

He met his college classmate Zhao Yan, who also worked in Ningjiang, after a long absence and was entrusted with an important task.

Zhao Yan is in middle age and has faced the biggest crisis in his beautiful life with elderly parents and young children. That is, the second child is only a few months old, but the main people who take care of the child are "killed".

So much so that Song Fenglin, who originally went to visit the elderly, ended up staying and coaxing the baby for a long time.

He didn't mind it too much. Instead, he asked with concern: "What if you can't take a day off tomorrow?"

His wife was accompanying his son in the hospital for appendectomy surgery, his mother's broken bones would take a hundred days to recover, his mother-in-law was too busy helping his brother-in-law, and his father-in-law and biological father could not be relied on at all.

Zhao Yan had to go to work and earn money. Just thinking about it made his face twisted into a knot: "I don't know. I'm going crazy."

While he was talking, he was also helping students check their homework. He looked so mechanical, like a dead body with only a body left.

Even Song Fenglin felt torn for him, not to mention his biological mother.

Zhao's mother was holding on even with her leg in a cast: "You just go to work, I'll take care of Xiaobao."

It's not easy to find a temporary nanny, and even if one is available, she may not be as capable as someone with limited mobility.

But forget it, Zhao Yan: "Please don't cause any secondary damage again." He

sighed again: "I was a butcher in my previous life and a teacher in this life."

He works in a university, and the summer vacation is usually his busiest time. Unfortunately, his professional title is not good enough, so this year he has to lead his students to win a place in the programming challenge next month.

Not to mention the enrollment fairs, seminars and a host of other activities that cannot be postponed, it's really like adding insult to injury.

As a poor student, Song Fenglin had been taken care of by many kind-hearted people, and the Zhao family was one of them.

He offered: "I'm not going to work recently, so I can help you take care of the child for a few days."

Putting himself in other people's shoes, Zhao Yan sometimes felt like going crazy when his own child cried.

He thought that taking care of children was too torturous, and said, "How about you help me supervise the students' homework for a few days?"

Song Fenglin also had experience in being a teacher.

When he was in college, he earned his living by tutoring, but after more than ten years, this became an unfamiliar field for him and he was not sure: "Will this work?"

Zhao Yan: "They are lucky to have you teach these bastards."

After saying that, he showed a nostalgic smile: "When it was time for the final exam, all the boys in the class were in your dormitory to listen to you talk about Python."

Song Fenglin also smiled: "At that time, I didn't have to go to the cafeteria every day. Everyone took turns to bring me meals."

He knew in his heart that this was also the care of his classmates for him.

Zhao Yan: "We won't eat in the cafeteria this time. I'll treat you to a big meal later and invite your sister-in-law and the children."

Who is he taking advantage of? Song Fenglin: "I'm still two months older than you."

If he hadn't been holding the child, he could have punched his old classmate. Not refusing means agreeing.

Zhao Yan gave up his seat in front of the computer: "It's just right, you can take a look at what I handed in today."

The two of them exchanged identities. Song Fenglin moved the mouse and said, "The logic here is too loose. It's very easy to actually run it..."

As they chatted, it was almost dark. Zhao Yan simply said, "Stay and have dinner together."

The family couldn't find a suitable nanny for the time being, but there were still part-time workers to clean and cook.

Song Fenglin glanced at his watch and said, "I'll go home to eat and come back tomorrow."

Given the current conditions, there was no need to force the guests to stay.

Zhao Yan didn't bother to be polite with him and rubbed his daughter's bottle: "I'm sorry I can't send you off."

Song Fenglin waved his hand, went downstairs and walked home in about ten minutes.

He arrived just in time. Chen Yun brought out the last dish and placed it on the table: "What a coincidence, we arrive just in time for dinner."

If it were a couple, they might find it weird.

But Song Fenglin remained indifferent. After washing his hands, he went to serve the rice, saying, "It's so unfortunate for Old Zhao. Everything happened at the same time."

If there was any tacit understanding between them in the past ten years, it was probably at this moment.

Chen Yun: "It just so happens that you don't have to go to work recently, so if you can help, then lend a hand."

Song Fenglin: "I thought so too."

He continued: "I will send my child to class tomorrow morning, and then go to his place after that."

Chen Xingyue is going to kindergarten-primary school, and Chen Xinyang has painting and English classes.

Summer vacation is like a huge turntable, and everyone fits in perfectly and spins along with it.

Chen Yun: "Okay, I'll pick them up after school."

She also calculated: "My parents will go back to their hometown on the 17th, so there are still ten days or so."

The decision of her parents returning to their hometown was finalized by Chen Yun.

She made the announcement only a few days ago after buying the tickets, which shocked the parents.

Liu Yingxia originally disagreed.

She has spent half her life taking care of her daughter. There is no reason for her to run back home to "enjoy a peaceful life" during the summer vacation when she needs help the most. She says, "There's nothing to do at home. What will you eat and drink when I'm not around?"

Even Chen Yongzhong, who was enthusiastically building a house in his hometown, objected, "You've enrolled two children in so many classes. Can you pick them up and drop them off?"

No matter how many things there are to do, each generation will take care of its own affairs.

Chen Yun: "There's no time to rest when you have children. You keep putting it off year after year. There's no need to wait until you're not busy. Just do it this

year." There's still more than half of the year left, so there's no need to be in such a hurry.

Liu Yingxia: "Isn't it only one month for Xingxing to transition from kindergarten to primary school? We will take them back when she has the holiday."

My granddaughter's classes are important. With Ningjiang's current educational pace, if we don't start teaching in advance, the whole family will suffer in September.

But my grandson’s classes are mostly for killing time and having fun. Otherwise, the whole family would suffer if such a lively child stayed at home all day.

Chen Yun: "Don't worry, I will definitely send her back during the holidays."

Since my daughter said so, what else can I do?

The old couple's return home was already on their schedule, and they started packing their luggage and purchasing equipment before the day even arrived.

When you return home in glory, everything must be new from inside to outside, and you wish you were armed to the toes.

After dinner, Chen Yun took her mother to get a facial.

The mother and daughter lay side by side on the small bed in the operating room. The beautician lit a stick of incense and a faint smell of fireworks wafted out.

Liu Yingxia smelled something familiar and remembered something: "We need to add a stove in the yard so we can roast sweet potatoes."

The decoration of this store is particularly poetic, as if customers who are not fans of flower arranging and yoga cannot come, so this sentence seems a bit funny.

Chen Yun smiled: "Then why not just build an earthen kiln and bake pizza."

Liu Yingxia's cooking skills are impeccable. No matter what dish the children eat outside, she can replicate it about 70% when she comes back.

She said, "Okay, when you all come back, invite Siting and the others to have a barbecue."

Speaking of her cousin, Chen Yun said, "She will probably be in confinement after giving birth by then."

She almost forgot about this. Liu Yingxia said, "Then you have to buy her some gold."

The mother and daughter chatted and began to feel drowsy during the massage.

Liu Yingxia suddenly said: "Mom is really enjoying herself now."

Just a few simple words made Chen Yun's heart ache, and she recalled the composition "My Dream" she wrote when she was a child.

She was ten years old at that time. She had no desire to possess magic nor to become a hero. Her only expectation was that the three of them would live happily together forever.

Compared with others' goal of becoming a scientist, it may be insignificant, but it is no less difficult than going into space.

Thinking of this, Chen Yun said, "With you and my dad around, I'm blessed."

What a lie. Liu Yingxia said, "Giving birth to you means I have to take care of you for the rest of your life." She

also sighed, "When your dad and I die, we will still have Feng Lin. I'm so relieved about him."

She just kept saying unlucky things. Chen Yun didn't like to hear that.

She was unhappy: "You are just trying to provoke me."

Liu Yingxia coaxed her with nice words, and finally said: "Don't be petty with Fenglin."

Chen Yun pouted: "He, Song Fenglin, is the emperor? Everything has to go his way."

Liu Yingxia didn't know what happened today, and suddenly she became worried: "Can he have a good temper all his life? It's not like I haven't seen people with better tempers than him. In the past..."

She stopped talking here.

Chen Yun moved her lips: "I bought new clothes for Yingru, you can bring them back to her when the time comes."

Liu Yingxia: "Okay."

Then she hesitated: "Has Yingru's mother not contacted you recently?"

More than ten years ago, Chen Yun would never have thought that when the three words Jiang Jiaoqian appeared in her life, she could only be mentioned by a vague code name.

She said, "She messaged me last month saying that she was short of rent and wanted to borrow 300 from me."

It's really pitiful as an elder. Liu Yingxia said, "What kind of life is she living outside? Help her as much as you can."

Chen Yun was no longer able to feel happy or sad: "I still say that. I could help her when she got divorced, but now don't even think about it."

Liu Yingxia sighed, "It would be great if she could be willing to give it up."

Chen Yun: "What's there to be reluctant about for that kind of person?"

To be fair, Liu Yingxia said, "It turns out that Li Ming loved her very much."

Jiang Jiaoqian is the older daughter of Chen Yun's third aunt. She is a generation younger than her older brothers. She has been pampered since childhood. She is also very hardworking. She was the only one in the county who was admitted to the No. 1 Middle School in the city when she took the high school entrance examination.

Chen Yun's family lived next to the No. 1 Middle School in the city at the time, and her parents would occasionally invite this little cousin to come for dinner.

As they came together more often, they naturally became familiar with each other. The two girls, who were three years apart in age, were as close as real sisters.

Many nights, they lay side by side in bed and talked about Qiong Yao and Xi Juan. At first, they were fantasies about the world in the books, but later it turned into discussions with names.

Since then, Li Ming has appeared frequently.

He saved up his scholarship by eating coarse food and took a 30-hour hard seat train ride to celebrate Jiang Jiaoqian's birthday. He used the money he earned from socializing until he had stomach bleeding to buy a house and only put Jiang Jiaoqian's name on it.

There are countless things like this, but they still couldn't stop him from cheating later.

It's ridiculous that he was the one who betrayed his family and he was also the one who didn't want to divorce.

But once there is a first, there will be a second. Life soon became a mess. If Li Ming had not failed in his investment later, it might have continued like this.

Li Ming was devastated after losing his money, but Jiang Jiaoqian was willing to be his savior. The couple said they were working outside, but in fact she was the one who suffered all the hardships.

She felt it was - for love.

The person who probably found these four words the most ironic was Li Yingru, who lives with her grandmother.

The little girl is well-behaved and sensible, and as quiet as a pool of water.

Chen Yun could not sympathize with the choices made by adults, but she showed the utmost tenderness to children.

She said, "I've only heard of old wine being valuable, but I've never heard of old things being sold for a few dollars."

That was better, but Liu Yingxia didn't dare say another word in front of her daughter.

She just didn't have the confidence: "Fortunately our Feng Lin is not that kind of person."

Who knows, Chen Yun: "As long as I'm not Jiang Jiaoqian."

What a bullshit love, it won't be the only thing in life.