Rebirth Era: After the Beautiful Sister-in-law Refuses to Open Business

"Fu Bobo, you don't need to say more. Since I promised my father, I must do it. Besides, I came to the forest farm to visit you just by chance. You know, my family lives in Shisong Village at the foot of the mountain.

And I just got reunited with my family not long ago. In order for my parents to miss me, they have to go back to the village every two weeks. This is a must for me!"

Song Lan said this because she didn't want to put any psychological burden on Fu Wenhan, but Fu Wenhan was a smart man, so it was natural for him to think of it.

The emotions he had just controlled collapsed again.

Song Lan looked concerned: "Uncle Fu...are you okay?"

"It's okay, uncle is fine!"

The corners of his eyes were wet. Fu Wenhan turned his back and wiped them hastily. After he calmed down again, he turned back to Song Lan. With a sincere look in his eyes, he said, "Thank you! Uncle, thank you!"

"Uncle Fu, you don't have to be so polite."

Song Lan smiled and said, "Given the relationship between you and my dad, I have long regarded you as my own elder. If I hear you say thank you again in the future, I will be angry."

Hearing this, Fu Wenhan laughed out loud: "Okay, okay, Uncle Fu got it. I promise I won't do it again."

Song Qinghui listened quietly without saying a word.

Song Lan and Fu Wenhan were unaware that someone they both knew was pushing a bicycle, sweating profusely as he climbed the hill, struggling to move towards the forest farm.

"Comrade, how far is this place from the forest farm?"

“Just climb three more hills and then bike forward for four or five minutes to get there.”

"Thank you!"

Fu Jinheng, yes, the one who was expressing gratitude was Fu Jinheng. To be more precise, the one who was climbing the hill was Dr. Fu, whom Song Lan knew, and who was also Fu Wenhan’s eldest nephew.

To be honest, he had thought that the road to the forest farm was difficult to walk on, but he didn't expect that the bicycle he used for transportation had now become a burden. Although it was not to the point where the person had to ride the bicycle, he had a bicycle but could not ride it, and had to push it forward with such difficulty, which really tested his physical strength and endurance!

Steadying the handlebar with one hand, Fu Jinheng took out a gray and white checkered handkerchief from his trouser pocket. While wiping the sweat from his forehead, he looked at the passerby he had just asked a question to, who was now walking several feet away in the opposite direction of him.

The mountain road at your feet is not very wide, but it is not narrow either. After all, the wood from the forest farm needs to be transported down the mountain by trucks and then to the cooperating processing plant. If the road is too narrow, it will definitely not be feasible.

The road surface is paved with cement and gravel, and is very solid. It does not become bumpy and difficult to travel on rainy days. However, even so, riding a bicycle from the foot of the mountain to and from the forest farm is definitely a torture.

Fu Jinheng took a break on the side of the road, and continued to push his bike up the hill step by step. If possible, he would definitely not ride a bike next time he came to the forest farm, but the question was...is it okay not to ride a bike?

Does he have to walk all the way down the mountain from where he lives?

Thinking of this, Fu Jinheng couldn't help but sigh, but in an instant a light flashed through his mind.

Shuttle bus?

How could he forget there's a shuttle bus in town?!

On the way here by bike today, Fu Jinheng saw a bus from the town heading to the forest farm, but the terminal was about a mile or two away from the foot of the mountain.

It's no big deal. He can just get off the bike and walk a mile or two to the foot of the mountain, and then climb the mountain road. It's much easier than pushing the bike all the way.

Time passed. Song Lan and Song Qinghui sat with Fu Wenhan for twenty or thirty minutes. In order not to delay him from making lunch and resting, at Song Lan's eye signal, Song Qinghui stood up and said goodbye to Fu Wenhan with Song Lan.

Standing at the dormitory door, watching Song Lan and Song Qinghui walk away, Fu Wenhan retracted his thoughts, turned into the house to get the ingredients, and prepared to cook for himself.

I have to mention here that Song Lan had thought about helping Fu Wenhan prepare lunch and even mentioned it in front of Fu Wenhan. However, Fu Wenhan insisted not to let Song Lan do it and said he could do it himself.

In short, it was useless for Song Lan to say anything. In the end, she could only sit and chat with Fu Wenhan until she got up and left.

"After entering the gate, turn left for about 50 meters and then turn right and walk about 200 meters. You will see a row of mud-brick houses on the right side of the road. The third dormitory on the innermost side is where the person you are looking for lives."

Fu Jinheng pushed his bicycle to the gate of the forest farm. He gave the comrade on duty at the gate a box of Daqianmen cigarettes and five yuan, and immediately asked for relevant information about Fu Wenhan in the forest farm.

And the other party's attitude should not be too good. Seeing Fu Jinheng pushing the cart to enter the forest farm, he stood up and walked out of the gatehouse, and asked a colleague who was walking not far away to help him watch for a while at the gatehouse.

He led Fu Jinheng to the door of the dormitory where Fu Wenhan lived. He raised his hand and pointed. Then, he said goodbye to Fu Jinheng and walked back to the gatehouse.

"Second uncle?"

A familiar but slightly thin figure appeared before him. Fu Jinheng was afraid that he had made a mistake, so he couldn't help but tentatively called out to the figure.

"..."

Fu Wenhan was scooping noodles from the pot with a spoon when he heard the sound behind him. He was startled for a moment, then shook his head and continued to busy himself.

Yes, he did not turn around to look at the owner of the voice, because he and his nephew had not seen each other for many years, and the voice calling "Second Uncle" was definitely not his nephew's.

Besides, his nephew is in the capital and it is impossible for him to be here.

"Second Uncle, are you my second uncle? I'm Jin Heng!"

Fu Jinheng noticed the subtle changes in Fu Wenhan, such as his body stiffening and shaking his head slightly. What does this mean? It means that the other party is his second uncle. Maybe he thought that his nephew was far away in the capital and couldn't come here, so he reacted like that and didn't think of looking back.

"..."

The hand holding the bowl of noodles trembled involuntarily, and Fu Wenhan became visibly agitated. He turned slowly and his eyes fell on a young man not far in front of him who looked very much like his deceased brother.

"Heng Heng? You are Heng Heng!"

Trying his best to suppress his emotions, Fu Wenhan looked straight at Fu Jinheng with a trembling voice.

"It's me, Second Uncle!"

Pushing the bicycle close to Fu Wenhan, Fu Jinheng adjusted the bicycle support, took off the travel bag hanging on the handlebars, supported Fu Wenhan's left arm, and said, "Second Uncle, I'm here to see you!"

Fu Wenhan: "Let's go inside and talk."

Fu Jinheng nodded and said "OK".

But when he entered the house and saw the simple furnishings inside, he felt particularly uncomfortable.

As if he had guessed what he was thinking, Fu Wenhan said in a gentle voice: "This house is quite good. It doesn't leak rain or wind. Although the space is not big, it is definitely warm to live in in winter."

"Uncle, can a house like this be warm in winter?"

Not to mention the supply of heating, even using a coal stove for heating is probably impossible, and they sleep on simple wooden beds instead of a kang. Once the coldest time comes, with the outside covered in snow and the wind biting cold, how can you sleep at night in such a house?

"Look at the bedding on my bed. It's all made of new cotton. The cotton jacket, cotton pants and cotton shoes I wear in winter are all brand new. Whether I go out or sleep in the dormitory at night, I will never get cold."