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"What's going on? Why didn't Wenzhen come back with you?" Dr. He asked worriedly, with a vague premonition in his heart.

"Father...Wenzhen..." He Zhengping opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

"It's okay, just tell me." Dr. He already had a little guess in his heart, and now he wants to understand the current situation clearly.

"Not long after Wenzhen and I arrived in Fuchuan, Wenzhen became pregnant. After Xiaotian was born, Wenzhen's health has not been very good. Later, after seeing many doctors for recuperation, her health improved a lot. Unexpectedly, around August last year, she suddenly became pregnant again. I had an emergency, and I didn't even have time to react, Wenzhen...Wenzhen won't...can't do it anymore." He Zhengping told Dr. He the whole thing, and more than half a year later, he thought he had sorted out his feelings, but He couldn't help crying when he mentioned it again.

He Zhengping's words verified his conjecture, and Dr. He felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

Wang Wenzhen's parents were a couple who were doing business in Pingcheng back then, and He Zhengping met Wang Wenzhen because of their business contacts.After Wang Wenzhen met He Zhengping, she liked him very much. As time passed, He Zhengping also developed feelings for him.

In fact, Dr. He didn't like this marriage at the beginning, but He Zhengping liked it, and Wang Wenzhen was also a kind and virtuous brother, so he didn't want to be a father who hindered his brother's happiness, even though He Zhengping left Pingcheng to go The hard work in the south has a lot to do with Wang Wenzhen, and he also complained to him because of this, but he really recognized this daughter-in-law and regarded him as a relative.

Knowing that Wang Wenzhen died was indeed a blow to Dr. He.Moreover, my little grandson is only one year old now, what will he do without his father?

Thinking of this, Dr. He couldn't help but shed tears.

"Wenzhen is gone, why did you keep it from me for so long, why didn't you write to tell me!" Thinking that his son had kept it from him for so long, Dr. He was a little angry.

He Zhengping explained helplessly: "This incident happened so suddenly, I was really flustered at the time, and I didn't dare to write to you to tell you that you are the only one at home, and if you get sick, you will be in trouble."

"That's why you didn't tell me until now. Well... what about Wen Zhen's funeral?" Dr. He sighed. He also knew his son's difficulties.

"After Wenzhen left, the father-in-law and mother-in-law in Rongcheng arrived soon. They said that Pingcheng was too far away, and they hoped that Wenzhen could be buried in their hometown. I thought they were also very sad, and the weather in the south was hot at that time, and the body was not good. I agreed to keep it. Wen Zhen is now buried in the Wang family's ancestral tomb." He Zhengping told Dr. He about the matter.

According to the customs of the Dayong Kingdom, when a brother gets married, he is a member of his husband's family, and he must be buried in his husband's ancestral grave after he dies. It is obviously against the rules for He Zhengping to do so, but it is also out of consideration for the special circumstances at the time. reasonable.

Dr. He nodded, and said as if lamenting: "Even so, I still have to build another clothes tomb. After all, he is your brother and a member of our He family. The rules should not be broken. Wen Zhen, Wen Zhen has always been a good brother Son……"

He Zhengping nodded obediently, which was exactly what he wanted to do.He will not leave when he comes back this time, and will stay in Pingcheng in the future, and the Yiguanzhong can be regarded as a memory for him and the child.

This incident was a great blow to Dr. He. He waved He Zhengping out, but he himself wanted to be quiet, "Go out, the child is still outside. Let me stay alone for a while." a little while."

He Zhengping wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, tidied up his appearance, opened the door and went out.

The Lin family guessed something when they saw what He Zhengping and Dr. He said in the yard before, and now they saw the sadness that could be seen on He Zhengping's face even though it had been concealed, and they roughly understood it. what's the matter.

But considering He Zhengping's mood, no one said anything, and they all had the same attitude as usual.

He Zhengping thought about his son in his heart. Xiaotian has always been clingy since he was born. In the past, when Wenzhen was around, he always insisted on clinging to his father, and wouldn't even let him hug him. Later, after Wenzhen was gone, he clinged to himself and recognized others. very.At this moment, he and Dad had been talking in the room for so long without hearing the cry of the child, which made him feel strange.

He Zhengping scanned the room and found that the child was not in the room. Seeing that He Zhengping seemed to be looking for the child, Gu Qiu pointed to the yard outside the house with a smile, and said, "Brother Yuer is holding the child in the yard."

He Zhengping nodded his thanks, then walked out of the house in the direction of Gu Qiu's finger, and after a while he heard giggles.

He Zhengping followed the sound and saw the child. Xiaotian was sitting on Lin Yuer's lap, and a little flower dog was jumping up and down around them. She clapped her hands and giggled happily, revealing a few rice grain-like teeth.

Seeing this scene, He Zhengping was a little shocked. His clingy child was able to have so much fun with someone he had just met.

Lin Yu'er inadvertently turned around and saw He Zhengping who was looking at them unexpectedly. Lin Yu'er had always liked children, but now he was obviously in a very good mood, and loved the child's father as well, and smiled gently at him.

He Zhengping was surprised to see Lin Yuer's gentle smile, but he also felt that the smile was quite beautiful.

Seeing the child's father coming, Lin Yu'er turned around with the child in her arms, pointed at He Zhengping, and asked the child with a light smile, "Baby, who do you think that is?"

It's a pity that the child is obviously more interested in the lively puppy Ahua, and ignores Lin Yuer's words, always wanting to turn his head and go back to look at the puppy.Lin Yu'er was worried that He Zhengping would be unhappy, so she whispered in the child's ear twice, and the child came back to his senses and saw his father standing in front of him.

This time the child was more face-saving, looked at He Zhengping, patted his little palms, smiled and drooled and called, "Damn..."

Although there is some slurred speech, it can be heard that the child is calling Dad.He Zhengping stretched out his arms, motioning for the child to come into his arms, but unexpectedly, the child hugged Lin Yu'er even tighter. It was obvious that the child liked Lin Yu'er very much.

This made He Zhengping even more surprised, "This kid is usually very good at recognizing people, and he always clings to me. I never thought he would like you so much."

Lin Yu'er looked at the child and said with a smile, "I also like the baby very much, maybe this is fate. By the way, I don't know the baby's name yet?"

"My nickname is Xiaotian, but I haven't taken my first name yet. I'm waiting for grandpa to pick it up." He Zhengping replied.

"Xiaotian, Xiaotian." Lin Yu'er said the name twice.Unexpectedly, the child already recognized these two sounds, thinking that Lin Yuer was calling him, and turned his head to look at Lin Yuer with a smile.

This was Lin Yu'er's unexpected reaction. He found it very interesting, and called out "Little Tian Xiaotian", teasing the child, and He Zhengping was also very happy watching it.

Because he missed his own house, He Zhengping took his father to see his own house that was said to have collapsed in the afternoon.

In fact, the collapse of the He family’s house was not serious. The main reason was that the kitchen collapsed. In addition, the house on the right was slightly damaged, and it was easy to repair it.

He Zhengping had a new idea when he looked at the house.

The house of the He family was built after Dr. He got married. It has been over thirty years, and it has been repaired many times during the period, but it is actually very old.This time the house collapsed, it would be better to completely demolish it and rebuild it.Build a green brick and tile house, and the family can live comfortably.And I have been doing business outside, and everyone in the village knows that I have some money in my hand, so it won't be strange.

He Zhengping told Dr. He about his plan. Dr. He wanted to say that he didn't need to spend so much trouble, but he agreed when he thought of his one-year-old grandson. He also wanted his precious grandson to live better.

"It's good to build a new house. This house has been around for more than [-] years, and it is indeed a bit old." Doctor He's words always contained a bit of regret. Many memories of himself and his wife were related to this house.

"I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to demolish and rebuild the house, not to mention it's still a green brick house. During this time we..."

"Let's stay at Lin Dashan's house first." Before He Zhengping finished speaking, Dr. He had already given the answer.

"Is it okay to bother people for so long?"

"It's okay, the Lin family is fine, and Gu Dong is my only apprentice, so it can be regarded as a family. Just thank him. But there is no extra room in his house, so you can share a room with me when the time comes. Xiaotian is sleeping in the car." Doctor He said.

He Zhengping nodded, expressing his understanding.

When Dr. He returned to the Lin family and told Lin Dashan about the matter, Lin Dashan immediately agreed, "Stay here, stay here, it happens that my brother likes your Xiaotian very much. But there is no vacancy at home, maybe you want to go with He The doctor is in a room."

"That's okay, it's good to live with my dad." He Zhengping looked at the enthusiastic Lin Dashan and thought in his heart that this is definitely a good friend he can make. Just like what his dad said, the Lin family is doing well.

"I plan to start building the house as soon as possible, and hope to finish it before September." He Zhengping told Lin Dashan about his plan.

"Oh, it's time to hurry up. It's about time..." Lin Dashan had a good impression of He Zhengping's gentleness and elegance, so he naturally gave He Zhengping some advice, and told him which people in the village to ask for help and not to be lazy.

The two chatted very speculatively, and as a businessman, He Zhengping was especially good at dealing with people, so the two soon became known as brothers.

He Zhengping came back this time and brought back a lot of good things from outside, such as lotus root powder, dried longan, dried lychee and other unique products in the south.He Zhengping gave some to Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er.The Lin family had helped him a lot, and thanking them with money would definitely not work, so He Zhengping just wanted to make a fuss about small things.At first Lin Yuer and Gu Qiu refused to accept it, but later they accepted it.

Lin Yuer looked at these things and found that she didn't recognize any of them, so she asked curiously, "What is this like?" As a native northerner, Lin Yuer had never seen these things before.

Gu Qiu took a look and recognized the lotus root powder, but he didn't know anything else.

He Zhengping introduced them to them one by one, during which time he peeled some longan and lychee. Lin Yuer tasted it and found that it tasted very good and sweet, and he liked it very much.