Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Ye Fan casually said that Yu Wentao might go back to her parents' home, but he never expected that she would actually go back.

Yu Wentao and Geng's father took their four children to the Haidian Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy things, and then Geng Zhiqin took them to the bus station leading to the suburbs. The bus stopped and started for more than an hour before reaching the outskirts of the city. Yu Wentao's sister-in-law and brother-in-law came to pick them up with a wooden cart.

Dabao and Erbao like to go to the village to play very much, so they are very excited when they arrive. They go to the river to fish with Yu Wentao's nephews, nieces, and nephews, and climb trees to look for bird eggs. They are having a great time and don't want to leave.

But they are not made of steel. At around four in the afternoon, the eldest child was too tired to move, and the second child wanted to go home.

Yu Wentao was afraid that Erbao would cry, so she asked her brother to take them to the bus stop. Erbao fell asleep on the bus. Yu Wentao was so tired from holding her that her arms ached. When the bus arrived, Yu Wentao woke Erbao up. Erbao woke up and wanted to walk by herself, so Geng Zhiqin, who came to pick them up after get off work, rode his bike and took her father back first.

There was no bus from the bus station to Haidian Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Erbao walked to the bus stop of Haidian Supply and Marketing Cooperative until his legs were weak. Fortunately, the bus came soon. But after getting off the bus, he still had to walk a section of the alley to get home. Erbao was embarrassed to cry in public, so he gritted his teeth and persisted. When he got home and saw his mother, Erbao couldn't hold back and threw himself into her arms and cried loudly, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Ye Fan asked Erbao if he was beaten by his grandmother.

Geng Zhiqin said he might be tired, or he might be feeling hot.

It was just past seven o'clock when Ye Fan finished giving Erbao a bath. It was not yet dark, but Erbao had fallen asleep.

Dabao thought he was a big kid, so he couldn't cry and complain like his sister, pretending to be relaxed. Ye Fan didn't see that Dabao was tired. But he fell asleep while eating dinner, which scared Ye Fan a lot. After that, Ye Fan held him in his arms and Geng Zhiye wiped him.

Ye Fan didn't want to scold her mother-in-law, but she couldn't help it. She put Dabao on the bed, went back to the main room, looked at her mother-in-law and asked her father-in-law if he was tired.

Geng Zhiye's second brother and his wife were also at home. Ye Fan was "pointing fingers at someone else", and the two of them stared at Yu Wentao as if they were watching a show and not minding the trouble.

Yu Wentao whispered a promise that she would not be so reckless in the future.

Geng Zhiye's father also said that he didn't walk much.

Ye Fan didn't believe it, but she didn't insist. She said that they didn't ask her to go back to her parents' home. She had just been there a few days ago, so why should she go back again?

It's a long story. When Yu Wentao heard that the government was going to resume the college entrance examination, she asked Geng Zhiqin to find textbooks, and then on Sunday, she and her mother delivered them to the Yu family. The villagers asked why only the two of them came, and whether Geng's father didn't come with them.

Geng Zhiqin was not petty and would not think badly of others under normal circumstances, so he did not hear the hidden meaning behind the words. Yu Wentao heard it and said that her husband and grandchildren were too hot.

The other person followed her words and said that it was indeed very hot. After saying that, she curled her lips, clearly showing that she didn't believe it, and Yu Wentao saw it, so she naturally wanted to make up for it.

When Yu Wentao came back and saw her second daughter-in-law, she told her that Dabao and Erbao would be back in a few days and she would take them back to her parents' home. Geng Zhiye's second sister-in-law asked her to tell Ye Fan, but Yu Wentao was afraid that Ye Fan would disagree and think that she was just being too bored to fight with others, so she didn't plan to tell Ye Fan.

Geng's second sister-in-law knew. When Ye Fan asked, "Why are you going back again?", she smiled and told him the reason.

Geng Zhiqin rolled her eyes speechlessly. Her mother was really idle.

But since they were already there, it was too late to say anything. Ye Fan only said that she and Geng Zhiye should accompany her back before she left, so as not to bother the young and the old anymore.

Sometimes Yu Wentao couldn’t tell good from bad and would just say no.

Ye Fan ignored her.

The old one has been solved, and there is still the young one. Yu Wentao didn't ask Dabao and Erbao to tell her, and the two children really kept it a secret from her - they deserved to be beaten!
Dabao and Erbao were so tired that their legs were bowed, but Ye Fan was reluctant to beat them. The next morning, Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two packages of gifts - one for Geng Zhiye's two uncles, one for the eldest uncle and one for the youngest uncle. When they got home, Ye Fan deliberately asked, "Dabao, Erbao, are you going to visit relatives?"

The brother and sister were so scared that they kept shaking their heads.

Ye Fan smiled and asked, "Are you still going to your relatives' house?"

The brother and sister said in unison: "No!"

Ye Fan glanced at her father-in-law and mother-in-law. The old couple lowered their heads in guilt.

Brother Geng tried to smooth things over: "It will be hot soon when the sun rises higher. Go quickly while it's still cool."

Geng Zhiqin was carrying two watermelons: "Third brother, Third sister-in-law, I'll take you there."

Geng Zhiye took the watermelon and said, "No need. My weight training is farther than the distance from our house to my uncle's house."

Ye Fan nodded: "You go to work." He glanced at Dabao and Erbao, "Are you still going out to play today?"

Dabao shook his head: "My sister and I are waiting for mom and dad at home."

Ye Fan grabbed his little ear and said, "Do you still dare to hide this from mom?"

Dabao subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but he didn't dare to: "Mom and I have no secrets."

Ye Fan: "I'll wait."

Geng Zhiqin pulled Ye Fan's hand away and pushed her out: "Let's go, let's go."

Ye Fan sighed: "My bag."

Geng Huihui said loudly, "I'll help you get it." She picked up the bag on the windowsill and ran over to it.

Ye Fan put the bag on his shoulder and said, "Hui Hui is in great shape. She doesn't even look tired."

Geng Huihui's face suddenly changed. She thought she had nothing to do with it: "I'm tired, I'm just pretending!" Although she is several years older than Dabao and in good health, she and her brother carry everything when grandma holds Erbao. Sometimes when Dabao is tired, she carries Dabao's bag. She was not much better than Dabao and Erbao when she got home yesterday.

Seeing this, Ye Fan said nothing more. Geng Huihui's mother couldn't help but said, "I thought you weren't tired."

Geng Huihui asked with a bitter face: "Don't you have to go to work?"

Geng Zhiye wanted to laugh: "Fanfan, let's go."

Ye Fan glanced at his nephew, who was nicknamed "Little Calf" and was pulling Dabao into the house. Ye Fan chuckled, "He doesn't look tired at all."

Geng Zhiye pushed her with a watermelon and said, "How about we go another day?"

How can this work? Ye Fan shook his head and walked out.

Although Geng Zhiye's uncle's home was in Dongcheng, it was not far away in a straight line. But the two of them could not fly, so they could not walk in a straight line. After staying on the bus for an hour and changing buses again, they finally arrived at Xiao's house.

Geng Zhiye's grandfather's surname was Xiao, but he is no longer with us. The second year after Dabao was born, Geng Zhiye's grandmother also passed away. After the old couple passed away, only the eldest uncle's family lived in the old house of the Xiao family. Geng Zhiye's uncle lived in the house allocated by the unit. However, his uncle was in poor health, so he and his wife moved to his eldest brother's house last year - it was close to the hospital and convenient for medical treatment. Fortunately, several children in the eldest uncle's family were about the same age as Geng Zhiye, caught up with the college entrance examination, and went to work after graduating from undergraduate or junior college, and all had their own houses. Otherwise, the eldest uncle's family lived together, and the younger uncle and his wife would not be able to move in.

The old Xiao family house only had three main rooms, two side rooms on each side, two rooms on the south side and the main entrance corridor. In the past, Geng Zhiye's grandparents and uncle and aunt lived in the main room, Geng Zhiye's cousins ​​lived in the side rooms, and the unmarried cousins ​​lived in the two rooms on the south side.

There are more than a dozen people living in the small courtyard, and they would trip when brushing their teeth or washing their faces.

By the way, the reason why Ye Fan bought two bags of things at a time was because his two uncles lived together.

According to Geng Zhiye, one gift per door is enough. Ye Fan rolled his eyes at him, and Geng Zhiye shut up.

Before Qingming Festival, Geng's second brother went to his uncle's house to visit his grandparents' graves. At that time, Geng's second brother said that the third brother would be back for summer vacation. So Geng Zhiye's aunt Qin Yunzhi was not surprised to see Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye. She smiled and went to the door of the main hall to greet them: "You're here. It's hot, right? Do you want some water or melon?"

Geng Zhiye went inside and sat down: "Have some water. Are you home alone?"

Qin Yunzhi: "Your uncle has not returned from the hospital for a checkup. Your uncle hasn't retired yet." Seeing the things Ye Fan put on the table, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "More? Why did you buy so much?"

Ye Fan took the water cup and said, "Only once a year. Besides, it's summer vacation now, so you don't have to buy it when your nephews and nieces come back."

Qin Yunzhi shook her head and poured a glass of water for Geng Zhiye: "No time. You and the third brother know, right? A few days ago, your second brother came to tell us that his mother-in-law was invited back. Your eldest nephew and niece originally planned to go to the countryside in the fall. When I told your cousin and his wife about this, they said that they would talk about going to the countryside in the fall of next year. Didn't the exam take place in July in previous years? If the college entrance exam cannot be resumed in July next year, it means that this matter is not going well and it will take a few more years. Instead of letting them stay at home and cause trouble, it is better to send them to the countryside for training."

Ye Fan: "Aren't there a few little ones?"

Qin Yunzhi smiled and nodded: "I almost forgot about them. By the way, don't leave. Last time you came, you just dropped off your things and left. We just need these little things from you two. What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it."

Ye Fan held her back and said, "It's hot, so I don't have much appetite. Let's have some cold noodles. Don't roll the noodles, just cook some."

Qin Yunzhi was embarrassed: "Only once a year, I'm asking you two to eat noodles? You two wait at home, I'll buy some meat and make you noodles with soybean paste.

Ye Fan didn't let go: "Really. We had fish and crabs for lunch yesterday, and braised pork noodles for dinner. I really want to eat something light today."

Qin Yunzhi looked at her nephew. Is he really cooking noodles?

Geng Zhiye nodded: "Fanfan is not talking nonsense. My dad and the kids were not at home yesterday, so Fanfan said that it was just right that they were not at home, and we should eat something delicious. So the two of us went to the market to buy a fish and ten crabs, and Xiaoqin and I ate them."

A place where both the old and the young can go, but they haven't returned yet at noon. Qin Yunzhi thought for a moment: "He went to Yu's house? In such a hot day, does Yu Wentao have any brains?"

Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye couldn't help laughing out loud.

Qin Yunzhi felt relieved when she saw this: "Nothing happened? That's good."

Ye Fan: "My dad shouldn't be that tired. Xiaoqin took him there before he left, and went to the bus station to pick him up when he came. There was someone to pick him up there. It's just that the little ones are really tired. I asked Dabao and Erbao if they wanted to visit relatives, and they were almost scared to tears."

Qin Yunzhi was about to ask why Dabao and Erbao were not brought: "If they don't want to come, forget it. Don't make things difficult for them. Dabao and Erbao have grown taller, right?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Erbao is a little slow, Dabao has grown fast this year."

"The second baby is still young, and his arms and legs are not fully grown yet. He can only grow taller after they grow well." Seeing two big watermelons, Qin Yunzhi picked up one and said, "I'll cool it with water first and save it for after dinner." As she spoke, she carried the watermelon to the kitchen.

Ye Fan whispered, "Ask."

Geng Zhiye was stunned for a moment: "What are you asking?"

Ye Fan whispered, "Your admirer is Qin Shuyi."

"Don't talk nonsense about something that doesn't exist!" Geng Zhiye glared at her. "It will be bad for her reputation if it gets out."

Ye Fan choked: "——It's my fault?"

"I'm not blaming you." Geng Zhiye put down the cup and sat next to her.

Qin Yunzhi came out of the kitchen and turned around subconsciously when she saw this scene. But she thought that the two children were sensible and it was impossible for them to be affectionate in front of their uncle, so she turned around again and saw that Geng Zhiye was just sitting next to Ye Fan. She immediately wanted to laugh at herself for being disrespectful to the elderly: "What are you talking about?"

Ye Fan glanced at Geng Zhiye and said, "Why don't you ask me now?"

Geng Zhiye felt no guilt in his heart, so he nodded frankly and asked.

Ye Fan: "Aunt, I just met a female comrade at the intersection. She greeted Zhiye and said she was your neighbor, Qin Shuyi. Geng Zhiye said she couldn't remember. Is she your neighbor?"

Qin Yunzhi nodded: "Do you remember the third sister? In the past -" she quickly swallowed what she remembered, "Do you still remember the third sister? Her mother often said that we were destined to be together. We both have the surname Qin."

Ye Fan glanced at Geng Zhiye, and the aunt was hesitant to explain.

Geng Zhiye raised an eyebrow at her and said, "Just wait." Geng Zhiye turned to his aunt and said, "I have some impression of her mother. She is about your age and retired, right?"

Qin Yunzhi: "She is a few years older than me and retired a long time ago. Qin Shuyi is three years younger than you. She has two older brothers and a sister. Oh, and a younger brother. Your uncle and I got married the year her eldest brother was born." Ye Fan pretended to be curious and asked, "Doesn't she have to go to work?"

Qin Yunzhi thought about it carefully. She saw Qin Shuyi yesterday. "She should take turns to rest these two days. The post office is different from other units. It doesn't rest on Sundays, and the employees take a day off. I heard from her mother this morning that she wanted to introduce someone to her. I almost forgot that she is divorced. I calculated that it has been half a year since the beginning of the year. She is not young anymore, and her family is in a hurry. A few days ago, her father asked your uncle to introduce her to someone. We will not get involved in this matter."

Ye Fan looked at Geng Zhiye again, thinking that his aunt must know something.

Geng Zhiye smiled and said, "If you want to know, just ask yourself."

Ye Fan thought, just ask! I don't believe I can't find out the answer today. So Ye Fan pretended to be confused: "Is her family difficult to get along with?"

Qin Yunzhi shook her head: "Her parents are fine. They have never had conflicts with anyone. But she has high standards. Although she has a stable job, which male comrade of her age who has a job doesn't have a stable job? She is not more educated than others, nor is she taller than others, but she wants to find a good one every day. It's not impossible, but it depends on luck. Luck is something that is destined to happen. It's useless if you don't force it."

Ye Fan smiled and asked, "Are you looking for someone like your nephew?"

Qin Yunzhi didn't react for a moment. When she followed Ye Fan's gaze to look at Geng Zhiye, her face changed slightly, and she was very embarrassed: "You - know?"

Ye Fan: "Captain Geng, what did I say yesterday?"

Qin Yunzhi was confused: "Did you see her yesterday too?"

Ye Fan apologized to the elders first, and then said that he had not seen Qin Shuyi today. Yesterday, her parents-in-law took the child away, and she and Geng Zhiye had nothing to do at home, so they went to the park to enjoy the cool air. Unfortunately, they ran into Qin Shuyi, who said she was divorced. Qin Shuyi went to Xicheng yesterday, probably for a blind date. But Qin Shuyi didn't say why she went to Xicheng.

Qin Shuyi saw something wrong in Geng Zhiye's eyes, so she had some doubts and told Geng Zhiye about it. Geng Zhiye said she was overthinking it. The two made a bet - my aunt must know.

Qin Yunzhi wanted to be angry but also wanted to laugh: "So you are deceiving me?"

Ye Fan: "You definitely won't tell me if I ask you directly. Aunt, tell me, what's going on."

Qin Yunzhi looked at her nephew subconsciously.

Ye Fan raised his hand to block Geng Zhiye's eyes: "Don't look at him. Yesterday he advised me not to give up, and that I could always find a good one. He didn't make me angry."

Qin Yunzhi heard it, but Ye Fan was not angry. Since her nephew's wife didn't care, Qin Yunzhi had nothing to hide: "She is about 20 years old and can find a partner. Her mother asked me if the third child has a partner. The third child is not without parents, so how dare I, as his aunt, agree on his behalf. I said I would ask Lao Geng. Then I told Yu Wentao that my neighbor's girl is pretty good. Third child, you know better than me what kind of person your stepmother is. How could she like her?"

Qin Shuyi's parents were just ordinary workers. At that time, Yu Wentao wanted to find a family that was of equal status, or slightly better than Geng's family - she thought Geng Zhiye was a perfect match.

Ye Fan nodded: "Even if Qin Shuyi's parents are leaders of the post office, Aunt Yu still looks down on them."

Qin Yunzhi: "That's right. But I can't say that they despise your family. I said that the third child is a border guard and will move to another place after a while. The border is dangerous, so I won't delay her." Speaking of this, Qin Yunzhi was also speechless, "I didn't expect her mother to say that she would find her a stable job. Qin Shuyi disagreed. She didn't say to wait for the third child, but said that she was young. She also used your cousin as an example, saying that she was 24 and still unmarried, so why should she be in a hurry at the age of 20."

Ye Fan: "You didn't know at the time?"

Qin Yunzhi shook her head, "I don't know. Didn't Lao San come back to see us the year he went on a blind date with you? Qin Shuyi asked me if Lao San was married. I thought she was just curious and asked casually. I said no, but I'm getting engaged soon. She asked Geng Zhiye if his partner was good. Although I haven't met you, Lao San is satisfied, so even if he's not good, I have to say it's good. You live with Lao San, not with me. Fanfan, don't you think this makes sense?"

Ye Fanxin said, my aunt is really reasonable. "Then how did you find out?"

Qin Yunzhi: "She didn't say anything in front of me. But she cried when she got home. Her mother felt sorry for her and came to me and said, 'Didn't you say your nephew's job was unstable? How come he got engaged after just a few years?' The fact that Qin Shuyi had been waiting for Zhiye for several years was brought up by her mother that time.
"But I was embarrassed to say that the third brother didn't fancy her at all. After all, she was so miserable. Our family didn't owe her anything, and we couldn't let her bully us. I felt unhappy, and I got angry as I spoke. I said in a tough tone that the third brother had to marry her, and that the Ye family's daughter couldn't let the third brother play around, and told her Qin Shuyi to stop thinking about her. I guess she gave up because of what I said. She got married the second year after you two got married." He sighed, "Who would have thought that she hadn't gotten over it all these years. She divorced her husband last year, and I was scolding him at home for not thinking about the children."

Ye Fan: "Do you have children?"

Qin Yunzhi nodded: "I have a daughter, who just started kindergarten last year. The man didn't give her the child when they divorced. I thought he was cruel. Now it seems better for her to stay with her father. Her mother is over 30 and still can't live a down-to-earth life. She won't be able to raise her well if she stays with her."

Ye Fan looked at Geng Zhiye with a half-smile, and had nothing to say.

Geng Zhiye had something to say: "I don't know."

Qin Yunzhi proved to her nephew: "The third child used to like playing with boys. He was naughty. His uncle wanted to beat him with a belt every day. He was not familiar with Qin Shuyi."

Geng Zhiye nodded: "Aunt is wise! Ye Fanfan, stop speculating on me with your Bigan mentality in the future."

Ye Fanxin said, if you knew what Chen Xiaohui thinks of you, you wouldn’t say that.

After listening to his aunt, Ye Fan probably knew what was going on: "Aunt, if Geng Zhiye hadn't expressed anything to her, Qin Shuyi wouldn't have been obsessed with it for so many years."

Geng Zhiye suddenly became anxious: "Ye Fan! It's not over yet!"

Ye Fan nodded, "I haven't finished yet. Why are you in such a hurry? Be steady!" Then he asked his aunt, "I know Geng Zhiye. He and Qin Shuyi have something going on. It's impossible for him to go on a blind date with me. Aunt, you just said something in a hurry. Could it be that Qin Shuyi heard you? Qin Shuyi believes that if there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather, and my father-in-law forced him to marry me?"

Qin Yunzhi shook her head: "It shouldn't be. Think about it, even if it was like that at the time, could you two have given birth to a first and second child without any affection?"

Ye Fan: "She has no feelings for her husband, but she gave birth to a daughter, didn't she?"

Qin Yunzhi suddenly realized: "It's possible! So it's my fault?"

Seeing the old lady panic, Ye Fan hurriedly explained: "It has nothing to do with you! She covered her eyes and ears to avoid seeing or hearing, so you can't blame others. Go back and tell her that Geng Zhiye will never divorce me in this life, and she will think that Geng Zhiye doesn't want to, but doesn't dare."

Qin Yunzhi: "It's up to her whether she listens or not. I have to say what I have to say."

Ye Fan: "Then you can just say that when you saw us today, our relationship is still as good as before. If she doesn't believe it, you can say something appropriate, such as we plan to have a third or fourth child."

Qin Yunzhi nodded: "The second baby is grown up, should we have another one?"

Geng Zhiye quickly said, "No. Two kids are enough. You're annoying me every day!"

Qin Yunzhi wanted to laugh: "Why don't you tell me that you love to tease them. That Spring Festival, Fanfan brought Dabao and Erbao to visit me and your uncle. Dabao said that you teased him as soon as you got home. You were so happy to see him angry. Dabao also said that he had never seen a father like you. Ask your cousins ​​if their fathers are like this too. After hearing the children say no, Dabao was so angry that he stamped his feet and said he would never get along with you!"

Geng Zhiye snorted: "Childish!"

Hearing the door open, Geng Zhiye instinctively looked in the direction of the sound. His uncle came in with a cane, and his aunt was carrying a bag, which should be test reports and medicine.

Geng Zhiye stood up and went to take it.

The uncle and nephew chatted for a while, while Geng Zhiye's aunt went to cook noodles, and his younger aunt prepared cucumber, garlic and other side dishes for the cold noodles.

After dinner, Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye stayed at his uncle’s house until three o’clock in the afternoon, and prepared to go home when it was not so hot anymore.

Qin Yunzhi wanted them to stay a little longer, but was worried that they would miss the bus, so she asked Geng Zhiye when he would leave. Geng Zhiye said that he would bring Dabao and Erbao with him before leaving.

Geng Zhiye's two uncles missed their two children. When his younger uncle heard this, he no longer wanted to keep his nephew and told him not to forget him.

The low walls of the courtyard house were not soundproof, and the Qin family next door heard voices coming out of the house. Qin Shuyi's mother went outside the courtyard gate and saw Qin Yunzhi and Geng Zhiye's uncle and aunt seeing them off.

Qin Shuyi's mother stared at Ye Fan and asked, "Is this the person Zhiye is dating?"

In the past, Ye Fan brought Dabao and Erbao to meet each other, but they never spoke: "I am her lover Ye Fan." He said to several elders, "Don't send me off, it's not the first time I come."

Qin Yunzhi had something on her mind, so she stopped and said, "Look at the road before crossing it."

The two waved goodbye and left the alley from the other side, not going through Qin Shuyi's house.

Qin Shuyi's mother opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word. She simply asked Qin Yunzhi, "You're going home so early?"

Qin Yunzhi wanted to talk about Ye Fan, but she said, "Zhiye rarely has a day off, so he wants to go back and spend time with his children. Did your Shuyi meet him yesterday?"

Qin Shuyi's mother shook her head. Looking at Geng Zhiye and Ye Fan holding hands, she couldn't help but frowned slightly: "Your nephew and his wife have a good relationship."

If Qin Yunzhi knew nothing, she would think this was just a polite remark: "It has always been good. When they went on a blind date, Zhiye fell in love with Fanfan at first sight. Didn't I say that?"

Qin Shuyi's mother forgot, she only knew that Ye Fan's father was a general and his mother was as brave as any man. If her daughter Shuyi grew up to be like Ye Fan, she would have to be a college student to have a chance to marry into the Ye family.

"I think so."

Qin Yunzhi saw that she didn't seem to believe it: "They have been together for so many years and their relationship is getting better and better. They are planning to have two more children. I advised them not to have children because it is tiring to take care of them. But they are a young couple and they won't listen to me when they are in love."

Qin Shuyi's mother's expression became unnatural.

Geng Zhiye's uncle and aunt looked at each other, wondering what was going on.

Qin Yunzhi pretended not to see it: "There is no shade outside, it's too sunny. Let's go in first." She went into the house and saw her brother and sister-in-law wanted to ask something, so she took the initiative to say: "Qin Shuyi next door is still thinking about the third child."

Geng Zhiye's uncle and aunt were greatly shocked.

Qin Yunzhi had told them about Qin Shuyi before, and she didn't want to talk about it anymore. She sighed and said, "Next time you ask Lao San and Fanfan, just say they have a good relationship. If we don't do that, Qin Shuyi will think she still has hope. For her own good, you can't be soft-hearted."

Back to Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye. When they reached the end of the alley and turned around, Ye Fan saw Qin Shuyi's mother still standing at the door. "My daughter is confused, how can a mother be confused too? We already have two children, and you still think our marriage is a political one?"

Geng Zhiye: "It's not that I don't believe it, it's that I'm unwilling to accept it. There are no practical benefits to marrying me, but there are invisible benefits. Take the college entrance examination for example, no one dares to talk about it outside, but you can tell your family. Qin Shuyi's eldest brother's child should be in the countryside based on his age. If you were Qin Shuyi, I would dare to tell the Qin family. In the end, nothing happened, and they are embarrassed to blame me. Without this relationship, I dare not say it. If it works out, everything can be said. If it doesn't work out, they will blame me for spreading rumors and wasting his child's time."

Ye Fan understood: "My daughter wants something different from me?"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "My Ye Fanfan is very quick to understand. You said you are so outstanding, how could I divorce you and marry her."

Ye Fan: "She wants you to marry her. But maybe she can find someone better than you."

Geng Zhiye: "When we got married, I wasn't the head of the group. I might not be as good as her husband. Besides, there are many people who were excellent when they were young but became mediocre after middle age. If she still wants to achieve everything in one go, her life will get worse and worse every year."

Ye Fan looked at the bus coming and said, "Get on the bus."

Today was not a festival, nor was it time to get off work, so they were the only two in the car. Ye Fan coughed, and the driver could hear it. But she didn't want the driver to hear it, so she and Geng Zhiye simply walked home in silence.

Dabao was fanning himself in the main room. When he saw his mother coming back, he got up from the mat on the floor and asked, "Mom, are you tired from visiting relatives?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "We will go to my grandma and grandpa's house for a few days, then go to the countryside, and then visit my uncle's house. Do you want to go?"

Dabao shook his head vigorously and said, "No, I definitely won't go!"

Seeing him like this, Ye Fan did not take him with him when he and Geng Zhiye accompanied Yu Wentao back to her parents' home. The reason Ye Fan used was to send books to the younger generation of the Yu family.

Chen Xiaohui has been traveling around for the past two years to broaden her horizons. Ye Fan asked her if she could get high school textbooks, and Chen Xiaohui took her to the East City scrap collection station. Ye Fan found two sets of textbooks, dozens of books in total. Yu Wentao could carry them, but couldn't carry them from the bus station to the passenger station. Ye Fan bought two more big watermelons. It was reasonable for Yu Wentao to ask her stepson and daughter-in-law to go with her.

When they got to Yu's house, Yu Wentao wanted to have lunch before leaving. Geng Zhiye and Ye Fan glared at her. Yu Wentao ate a small melon planted by her brother and went to the roadside with Geng Zhiye and Ye Fan to wait for a car.

The next day after returning from Yu's house, Ye Fan held Erbao in his arms, and Geng Zhiye held Dabao by the hand, and went to Geng Zhiye's uncle's house. But they didn't eat. After an hour, the family of four went to Ye Fan's uncle's house.

When Dabao arrived at his uncle's house, he started yelling, "I'm so tired, so tired."

Geng Zhiye slapped his son on the butt: "You sat on my lap when you got in the car, and you wanted me to hold you when you got out. Where are you tired? Tell Dad, and I'll give you some exercise."

(End of this chapter)