"What happened? How did the child just die like that?" Lin Wan asked Han Yi when she ca back in the evening, thinking he might know.
"Yang Wei said the kid was being naughty. His mom was taking care of three kids alone, and for a mont, she couldn’t keep an eye on them. The child sohow ended up running to the water pit at the edge of the village alone and fell in."
"Three kids?"
"The other two are his brother’s kids."
It’s hard not to feel a heavy heart over sothing like this. No one would have thought that a perfectly fine child would just be gone like that.
The wives in the compound tactfully avoided offering consolation. But Wang Guihua, being so oblivious, ran to Sun Yu and decided to offer so unsolicited advice.
She actually said that if soone is gone, they’re gone; they can always have another.
That upset Sun Yu. Knowing full well that Sun Yu had ligation and saying things like that—it was salt in the wound.
As a result, the two had a huge argunt. Sun Yu accused her of coming over just to insult her, while Wang Guihua thought Sun Yu was being ungrateful.
Trying to comfort soone but turning into enemies—it’s not worth it. It’s easy to imagine that Wang Guihua probably got beaten by Feng Xiaoxian.
"You got into a fight with soone?" Yang Wei asked coldly as soon as he walked in, after hearing about the issue. "She was trying to comfort you, yet you had the nerve to fight her. Didn’t you realize you’ve offended everyone in the compound?"
"Yang Wei, what are you doing? You co back and start blaming . Why don’t you ask what she said first? She wasn’t comforting ; she was deliberately bringing up my sad situation. You co back and lose your temper with without knowing the whole story. I see you have an issue with ."
"So what if I have an issue with you? At the end of last year, I said let’s bring the child back. But for your own convenience, you didn’t want to deal with it and insisted on leaving the child at ho. And now the child is gone."
"When we discussed this, didn’t you agree too? If you hadn’t agreed back then, could I have decided on my own? And clearly, it was your mom who didn’t watch the child properly. Yet here you are, all blaming . Do you think it doesn’t hurt that the child is gone? Who can I bla? That’s a piece of my flesh that I carried for ten months." Sun Yu said, covering her face and crying.
Yang Wei was also frustrated, clutching his hair and squatting to the side.
These past few days, everyone knew that there was a gloomy atmosphere in Yang Wei’s house. Occasionally, crying and arguing could be heard. They pretended they hadn’t heard it.
Sister-in-law Zhang and Sister-in-law Liu both felt sorry for Yang Wei. The child was gone, too late for regrets. It’s inevitable to be sad and it just needs ti to fade away. ....
"Dad, let Ai Yi go first, the factory here just received a new batch of goods, and I need to be busy here for a while."
"Alright. Let Ai Yi and Xingxing co first. Your mom and I have already figured out the kindergarten for the kids."
"Can mom handle all this alone, with the store to manage and taking care of my sister-in-law too?"
"Your sister-in-law is already a month old, your brother works nine-to-five every day, and the couple can manage the child just fine. Little Star can also help out. It’s ti for Little Star to start school, just in ti for the sumr term, saving the trouble of transferring later."
"..." Lin Wan hesitated, "I’ll discuss it with Han Yi."
"Alright, but your mom and I think it’s best for Little Star to co over."
"Grandpa? Grandpa... Xingxing wants to go see Grandpa!" Before Lin Wan could respond, Little Star climbed onto Lin Wan’s lap, clutching the phone and shouting.
"Alright, alright. Good grandchild, co over, and Grandpa will buy you crayons, okay?"
"Okay. I also want to see my brother. Xingxing wants to tell stories to my brother."
"Yes, yes, let Xingxing tell stories to his brother."
Lin Wan observed the back-and-forth between the grandfather and granddaughter, smiling and shaking her head.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Wan said reluctantly, "If you go to Grandpa’s house, you’ll have to start school. Grandpa and Grandma won’t have ti to play with you."
"Mom, can I not go to school? I still want to teach my little brother how to read."
"Your little brother is still young. He wouldn’t understand yet."
Little Star’s face suddenly crumpled, and he cried out, "I don’t want to go to school."
"If you don’t want to go to school, how about staying here with Mom?"
Little Star hesitated, shaking his head, "No."
"You don’t want to go to school, but you want to go to Grandpa’s house? No way around it. Look at your brother Tiger, Aunt Su sent him to kindergarten after the New Year. Now he’s having a great ti in kindergarten."
"Is there a mom in kindergarten?"
"In kindergarten, there are big sisters and friends. Mom and Dad will wait for you to co ho from school, okay?"
"Mom, co to Grandma’s house, and Xingxing will go to school, okay?"
Lin Wan sighed, hugging her daughter, "Dad and Xingxing will go first, and Mom will co over in a few months, okay?"
"I don’t want to."
Having no choice, Lin Wan carried Little Star, who was inconsolable, back ho.
In the evening, Han Yi ca back and, seeing that his daughter was unhappy, picked her up and asked, "What’s wrong, kid?"
"Xingxing wants mom to co to Grandpa’s house, pick Xingxing up from school."
With one sentence, Han Yi understood what was going on. Especially, as the assessnt at the headquarters had just ended. This ti he was selected too.
In half a month, he would be transferred over there. But Lin Wan’s factory had just been rearranged and was in the midst of busy tis.
Originally, Lin Wan planned to have Xingxing stay with her, find a kindergarten here first, and once everything was arranged she would take her daughter over together.
But maybe today her father-in-law had called and said sothing.
"How about Dad picks Xingxing up from school at Grandpa’s house? We’ll play with little brother there. Once Little Star gets an award at school, Mom will co to find us."
"Can I get a box of crayons as a reward?" Little Star, naive of what an award was but knowing what a reward ant, sort of understood what Dad inferred.
"Sure, there are lots of crayons in kindergarten."
"Can I play with friends too?"
"Of course, there are lots of friends in kindergarten. Xingxing can play hide and seek, throw handkerchiefs, eat, and sleep together. Xingxing will be very happy."
Little Star suddenly bead with a smile, happily nodding, "Little Star wants to play with friends."
"Okay, in a few days Dad will take Little Star over, okay?"
"Okay."
"Good, first go draw, Dad will go see Mom." Han Yi ruffled Little Star’s hair, placed her on a chair, gave her so paper, and headed to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, seeing Han Yi approach, Lin Wan blinked and softly asked, "Did you calm her down?"
Han Yi’s simple "Yes" made Lin Wan unbearably jealous. "I talked to her all afternoon, and she didn’t agree. How co just a few words from you, and she agreed?"
"They say daughters were fathers’ lovers in their past lives. Of course, what I say works better than you."
"Get out of here."
Han Yi chuckled, hugged Lin Wan’s waist from behind, "Let’s move in a few days. After we finish moving, I’ll take Little Star over early. Let her get used to kindergarten first. Once I’m in the team, I’ll probably be busy for a few months."
"Okay, I’ll use the car tomorrow to move things first. Except for a TV at ho, everything else is easy to move."
"Yeah, the day after tomorrow I have a day off, let’s move together. And you should speed things up here too. Once I’m in the team, I’ll apply for a house. I heard the planning there is quite good. Kindergarten, elentary school, separated, middle school, and high school are together. Sports with basketball courts, table tennis. Family activities with a public community are all very complete."
"Is it close to the city center?"
"Not bad, a thirty-minute drive."
"That’s good, I prefer housing that’s not too high, just three or four floors."
"Yeah, I know."
This ti, it was specially selected. The Special Forces Departnt selected people from each military region. The entire process was carried out in secret. Only the elite among elites were chosen, let alone soone like Han Yi to beco a coach in the army.
The assessnts were extrely tough, even perversely so, almost making him give up. Fortunately, he passed them all. In his military district, over fifty people were tested, and only a dozen qualified.
Ning Jiang and Lu Guoqi were eliminated, while Wang Yuan was called up on the technical side. He was responsible for logistics support in combat that required technical skills. Fortunately, his skills were solid, and he managed to pass. His father-in-law had arranged things for them too. He would be in charge of sniping and training. This ti he was the official team captain, with You Fei as his assistant. The two had worked together before and collaborated quite well. This made Han Yi very happy.
As Han Yi was about to move, they invited a few families from the Special Forces who got along well to have dinner together as a farewell.
Those they were able to play with were Ning Jiang, Lu Guoqi, Major Huang, Yang Wei, and Instructor Qin. Wang Yuan was their brother-in-law, so he didn’t need ntioning.
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