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Chapter 132 Duoduo's Parents
Lin Jianming is exactly seventy years old this year, and his wife Song Qingwei is two years younger than him.

The two had retired long ago, and all company affairs were handed over to their son Lin Libo.

Because he came from the military and got married relatively late, his son Lin Libo is only 43 years old this year, still in his prime.

Lin Libo is usually busy with company affairs, and the family is taken care of by his wife Huang Jiayan. They have a son, Lin Wentao, who is only thirteen years old and is in the first grade of junior high school.

Xia Jing's study environment is very competitive. Although he is only in the first year of junior high school, he has a lot of homework and courses on weekdays.

Therefore, Lin Jianming and his wife did not dare to disturb him too much when he was studying on weekdays.

I only go to see my grandson when I am resting.

Lin Libo and his wife are relatively open-minded. They did not schedule Lin Wentao's tutoring classes on weekends. Instead, they arranged them on Saturday and Sunday mornings so that he could rest in the afternoon. Children also need to combine work and rest and not be too stressed.

So after Lin Wentao went to cram school on Sunday morning, the couple went back home.

I didn't drive, didn't ask a driver to take me there, and didn't even choose to take the subway. Instead, I chose to take the bus.

I don’t know if it’s because they’re old, but they really like taking the bus.

Whenever they take the bus, they seem to have a feeling of going back in time.

"Taotao is too tired. He has to do homework and extracurricular assignments. He can't even rest well on his days off. Taotao will take over his father's job in the future..."

After Song Qingwei got in the car, she kept nagging Lin Jianming.

Lin Jianming just listened with a smile on his face, because every time on the way back from his son's house, she would always say the previous paragraph, and he was used to it.

"I'm talking to you, are you listening?"

Seeing that he was smiling but not saying a word, Song Qingwei felt a little dissatisfied.

"Listen, I'm here, go on..."

"What do you think? Are you going to let your daughter-in-law do this?"

"Then why didn't you tell your daughter-in-law?"

"I'm not afraid of having an unpleasant experience with her. It's not easy for Wenbo to be caught in the middle." Song Qingwei still felt sorry for her son after all.

"You, Taotao is their son after all, and your daughter-in-law will never harm him. The general environment is like this. If Taotao doesn't learn, others will learn, and he will fall behind..."

"What's the point of studying? Our family doesn't lack that little money, are you still worried that you won't be able to make ends meet in the future?"

This is only true for her grandson. If it were her son, she would never say such things.

"You can't say that. You still have to educate them well, otherwise no matter how much family property you have, it won't be enough to ruin them." Lin Jianming didn't like to hear her say that.

He came from the military and believed that boys should endure some hardships. Song Qingwei simply spoiled her child too much.

"Our Taotao will never be that kind of person. He will definitely not become a bad person when he grows up." Song Qingwei vowed.

"Nowadays, all children are like this. If you want Taotao to have a less hard life, send him abroad." Lin Jianming said.

"How about that?"

Song Qingwei rejected Lin Jianming's idea without even thinking about it.

Now that we live in Xiajing, we see each other once a week. If we go abroad, we will have to see each other once a year.

"Don't mention this idea in front of your daughter-in-law." Song Qingwei warned worriedly.

"I just said it casually." Lin Jianming said.

In fact, Lin Libo and Huang Jiayan had actually considered this issue, but later gave up because Lin Wentao was too young.

If Lin Wentao was sent abroad, Huang Jiayan would definitely have to go with him to take care of him, and Lin Jianming's career is all in China, so they would definitely be apart more often than together.

Lin Libo is only 43 years old this year. He is young and rich. There is no shortage of girls who like him.

So even if Lin Libo was willing, Huang Jiayan was not willing to take care of the child until the end, when she would be left with nothing but the child.

"Have you asked your wife if she wants to have a second child?" Ever since the country allowed second births, the couple has wanted to have another child with their son.

The reasons are nothing more than that children need a companion, someone to share the burden when old, and more children will make life more lively, etc.

However, the couple had no intention of having a second child, which made Lin Jianming and his wife a little anxious.

Every time I visit my grandchildren, I would try to test them indirectly, trying to get them to have a second child.

"No, he's stubborn. Talking too much makes people annoying." Song Qingwei said somewhat unhappily.

Lin Jianming said nothing more and looked out the car window.

When talking about the second child, he thought of his daughter Duoduo.

When I was young, as time went by, my daughter’s appearance gradually faded from my memory.

But when I got older, my daughter's voice and appearance became clearer. Sometimes, I felt as if my daughter was right in front of me.

This is what happens when people get older. They remember some things in the past more clearly.

In the past few decades, things had developed so fast that the Xiajing outside the car window hardly looked familiar to him.

He misses the past, but time does not miss the past, everything is changing.

"Duoduo should have married already, and her child should be about the same age as when she went missing." Song Qingwei said quietly.

After the murderer escaped, they did not find their daughter Duoduo.

Some people say that Duoduo had been killed long ago, while others say that Duoduo was sold overseas.

The couple tried hard but were unable to find their daughter's whereabouts.

As if thinking of her daughter-in-law again, Song Qingwei couldn't help but say, "Duoduo has been obedient since she was young. She is very well behaved."

"It's been so many years, let's not talk about this anymore." Lin Jianming said.

Obviously, he didn't want to talk about this topic. After so many years, Duoduo was still the deepest pain in his heart.

He felt very guilty about Duoduo's disappearance and felt that everything was caused by him.

For a moment, the car fell silent, leaving only the sound of the bus engine and the sound of the gas valve opening and closing.

"We have arrived at Di'anmen East. Passengers getting off please take your belongings with you..."

"Let's go."

Lin Jianming stood up and got out of the car, and Song Qingwei hurriedly followed.

Lin Jianming walked forward with his hands behind his back, and Song Qingwei followed behind him. No one spoke.

Until a battery-powered vehicle passed by them and almost hit Song Qingwei, Lin Jianming reached out and pulled it, saying, "Watch the road."

This broke the silence.

"You go back first, I'll go buy some vegetables." Song Qingwei said.

Lin Jianming nodded and walked home alone. However, when he passed an alley, he saw a few old men sitting together playing chess at the entrance of the alley, so he stopped to watch.

In this way, she would rather go home early than Song Qingwei who goes to buy groceries.

Even early in the morning, there are still many tourists in the alley. Some residents are so annoyed that they even post signs at the door saying "Private residence, no visitors allowed"

Song Qingwei carried the vegetables, carefully avoiding tourists, and finally reached the alleyway leading back home.

Their house is located in a small alley behind the hutong, so there are few tourists coming here, and it can be said to be quiet in the midst of noise.

She patted her aching waist with her backhand and continued to move forward.

But at this moment, she suddenly stopped, because there was a little girl standing in front of her, looking at her with a puzzled look.

But...but that little girl, why does she look so familiar?
(End of this chapter)