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Chapter 32 Past Events

Shen Siyuan originally thought that the generational gap that Shen Jianjun and his wife mentioned was just a gap in age.

But I didn't expect it to be much more than that.

It turned out that a comrade of Yu Youcai died on the battlefield and entrusted his wife and daughter to him before his death.

The two of them are from the same hometown, and the elder brother has taken good care of him, so Yu Youcai feels obliged to do so regardless of both moral and psychological reasons.

When he returned from the army, he kept his promise, performed his duties respectfully, and took good care of his elder brother's wife and daughter.

Because of the friendship with the big brother, the two families interact more frequently.

People were simpler and their feelings were more sincere back then.

"Well, could it be that the widow of that comrade-in-arms fell in love with my uncle? This is actually nothing, right?"

A widower and a widow, this is a match made in heaven.

"She's not a widow, but the daughter of his comrade-in-arms. She has fallen in love with your great uncle." said mother Huang Sujuan.

Shen Siyuan was a little surprised when he heard this. According to him, the age difference between his uncle's comrades-in-arms should not be much, but the age difference between his comrade-in-arms' daughter might be ten or twenty years.

But Shen Jianjun said, "His comrade was older. When he died, his daughter was already 13 or 14 years old. When your aunt passed away, she was already a grown-up girl."

"In that case, if my uncle really wants to marry her, it doesn't seem to be a big deal. Although it may sound a bit bad to say it out loud, as long as they are both happy, that's all that matters."

"Who said it wasn't true? I think so too. Your uncle just worries too much."

My mother's face was filled with excitement when she heard this. The reason she was so happy was simply because she felt that Shen Siyuan was on her side.

Shen Jianjun shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. The situation was complicated back then, and your uncle wasn't the only comrade. If he really married that girl, how would he face his comrades again? And there would definitely be a lot of people gossiping about him."

"Just say it, it's just that your uncle is not brave enough."

My mother strongly disagrees with this. Since both parties have feelings for each other, why do they have to overcome all difficulties and be timid? How can they talk about love?
"The person has passed away. What's the point of talking about this now?"

Shen Jianjun sighed helplessly, feeling sorry for his great uncle's life.

"Um...what happened to grandma later?"

Shen Siyuan didn't know what to address her. He thought the other person should be about the same age as his grandmother, so calling her Grandma would be the most appropriate.

"Later? Then I got married and had kids."

My mother said, with a hint of dissatisfaction unconsciously in her tone. After all, my uncle had a big fuss about her back then, and he never remarried. But the other party got married and had children, and lived a happy life.

"Have you never contacted me since then? Is I still alive now?" Shen Siyuan asked.

He felt that this was probably the reason why his great uncle was still wandering around in the world.

"I'm not sure about that, but when your great-uncle passed away, she came to pay her respects."

"Why don't I remember?"

"You were young at that time, and there were so many people coming, how could you have noticed it?"

Having said that, Shen Siyuan had nothing more to ask, so he took his uncle's belongings and returned to his room on the second floor.

"Why is he suddenly interested in my uncle's affairs?"

Seeing him going upstairs, Huang Huijuan asked Shen Jianjun beside her in confusion.

Shen Jianjun shook his head and said, "How would I know? Maybe it's just that I'm reminded of someone."

"I don't think so. Besides, didn't you notice that Siyuan is a little different this time when he comes back?"

"Different? What's different?" "I can't really put it into words, but it just feels a little different." Huang Huijuan whispered.

"Is that good or bad?"

"It should be considered good." Huang Huijuan thought for a while and said.

When Shen Siyuan came back this time, his eyes were bright, which meant that he was full of energy. His appetite increased greatly, which meant that he was in good health. These should all be good signs.

"In that case, why think so much? Go back to your room and sleep."

Shen Jianjun pulled her upstairs and went back to her room.

Shen Siyuan naturally had no idea what his parents were talking about him. He returned to his room, took out the envelopes from the iron box, and began to read them one by one.

I have to say that people at that time might not have had a high level of education, but their handwriting was really beautiful.

Even if it was a little off, every stroke was clear and every word was written, and it was obvious that great care was taken when writing the letter.

Think about myself again. I have used the computer so much that I almost forgot how to write. When I pick up a pen, my handwriting is as slow as a turtle's. I have forgotten how to control the strength of the pen tip.

Most of them are letters exchanged with comrades-in-arms. The contents are all trivial matters about family life, asking about work, this year's harvest, whether the wife and children are in good health, etc., all expressing some longing.

Shen Siyuan basically read ten lines at a glance for these letters, so he read very quickly.

It was not until he saw a letter with beautiful handwriting that he stopped and read it carefully.

The writer's name was Qiaozhen, but her surname was unknown because there were only the two words "Qiaozhen" at the end of the letter.

Shen Siyuan picked out all the letters with the same handwriting and read them one by one.

In the letter, she called her great uncle "Brother Yu". Although the whole letter was about trivial matters in life, one could feel a young girl's yearning and longing for life when reading it.

But as time went by, the content of the letters changed from trivial matters of life to concern for my uncle's life, asking him to take care of his health and not to bring too many things when he came to visit her and her mother next time. A faint sense of friendship was evident on the paper.

Later, she became more straightforward and direct. She told her uncle that her feelings for him were sincere and she was not afraid of other people's gossip. She also hoped that her uncle could cherish her feelings and work hand in hand with her to spend the future together...

I don’t know how my uncle wrote back to her. The paper of the last letter was obviously soaked with tears.

The letter said that an acquaintance had introduced her to a man, a young man from Guangda Village, who was a very nice and honest person, and was also the production team leader of the village...

The letter was full of praise for the young man, but between the lines one could read a feeling of heartbreak.

After Shen Siyuan read through all the letters from beginning to end, he had only one feeling: he hated him for not fighting back and he wanted to jump up and beat him up.

How could such a good girl be lost?

In addition, he could also tell from between the lines that Miss Qiaozhen must have been educated. Not only did her handwriting look beautiful, but the content of the letter was also clear and organized, and the words and sentences she chose were very comfortable to read.

From this point, we can see that she should have a good background, but in that era, a good background was not a good thing.

However, the past is gone with the wind. Shen Siyuan put the letters together again, took his clean clothes to the bathroom and took a cold shower.

Although it was night and the sun was out, the air was still hot and dry, making people feel upset and uncomfortable.

When I came out of the bathroom and picked up my phone, I found that I had received a WeChat message on my phone at some point. I picked it up and saw that it was from Jiang Tingyu.

"Are you asleep? What are you doing?"

Shen Siyuan looked at the WeChat message with embarrassment.

No, does this girl really intend to keep him like a fish?
Since you said you don’t want to be in a relationship right now, why are you still posting these things? Are you trying to hook him up with a black carp?
But since he had nothing to do, Shen Siyuan decided to play with her. It was not certain who would catch whom.

As long as he doesn't get tempted, there is no way he can lose.

(End of this chapter)