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Chen Jing smiled sincerely: "Alright, Aunt, as long as you welcome me, I will definitely go!"

"Welcome, welcome! How can I not welcome you? Our Bao`er is here, thanks to the care of our comrades!" Mother continued, "In the future, we will need to worry more about our comrades …"

When I got to my dorm room, the atmosphere suddenly tensed up. Dad had been trying his best not to smoke in my office, so maybe he was just holding it in too much, or maybe he was just sitting on the edge of my bed, fumbling around for a dry tobacco pouch. While he was stuffing the tobacco into the pipe, he glared at me gloomily: "Where's Qing Er?"

"Where is that woman you were talking about? Your mother and I will go meet her!" His father said angrily, "I saw me! Did she call me big brother or uncle …"

"She's not in the sea, she works far away," I replied. "She's a very good woman, and Qing Er is also very good, but he's not the same type of woman as her, and there's no way to compare him … Anyway, I just like her! "

Father was trembling with anger. "You — you are going to make me die of anger. As long as I still have a breath left, you can forget about this dream. She's out of the country. Bring me and your mother now, find Qing Er, and make up with her in front of me and your mother! "

"I'm not going!" I sat there, unmoving, and answered without thinking.

"Fine, fine, I told you not to go, I'll go to your unit to report to your boss and sue you, this heartless Chen Shimei, and have your boss send you back to your hometown to farm your land so that you can have your dreams again …" Father was furious. He stood up and was about to leave.

Hearing that, I became afraid, of course I wasn't afraid of being sent back to my home to farm, but was that I was afraid that if this matter got out of hand, it would affect Liu Yue and hurt him. I knew that if Dad got angry, he would really do what he said.

Then it would be a waste of all her years of hard work. She quickly pulled Father, then said to me: "Bao'er, don't make your father angry, your father and I have not seen Qing Er for a long time and we also want to see her. Good son, listen to mother, let's go find Qing Er …"

There was nothing I could do, so I quickly went down the slope and promised my parents.

Afterwards, we went out together, took the bus to Jianghai University, and quickly arrived at Qing Er's dorm.

When we arrived at the front door of Qing Er's dormitory, the door was slightly ajar. I stopped and said to my parents, "You guys can go in."

Father stared at me. "What nonsense are you talking about? Go, knock on the door, bring us in."

Just as I was hesitating, the door suddenly opened. Qing Er was about to pour water into the washbasin.

After that, a blush appeared on his pale face. He no longer looked at me, but shouted at his parents, "Uncle, Aunt, you've all come. Come, come, sit in the room."

As he spoke, he let his parents in.

When Father and Mother saw Qing Er, their expressions immediately turned gloomy and clear as smiles blossomed on their faces.

I know that Father and Mother's smile, on one hand, was because they saw Qing Er's joy. In their hearts, they had long since treated Qing Er as their own daughter;

"Qing Er, your uncle and I have specially come from our hometown to visit you!" The mother held Qing Er's hand and spoke as they entered the house.

Dad followed his mother into the house.

I followed my dad inside, my head down.

Qing Er's room was as clean and tidy as usual. There was even heat in the room and a faint smell of Chinese medicine wafted in the air.

Qing Er and Mom sat on the edge of the bed while Dad and I sat on two of the chairs in the room.

Qing Er busily looked for cups to make tea and poured some water for his parents. Then, she brought a cup of water for them too and stood in front of me.

I don't know if Qing Er looked at my face, because I kept my head down. I took the glass without a word.

Then, Father drank some water and didn't speak. The mother held Qing Er's hand and sat on the edge of the bed as she looked at Qing Er benevolently. "Qing Er, your complexion isn't too good.

"No, Aunt, I'm fine!" Qing Er chuckled. "How are your and uncle's bodies?"

This sentence led to the beginning of the conversation.

"Good, good? "Your sister-in-law and I have been doing very well. It's just that I've been drinking Chinese medicine recently. Where's your body? You haven't been able to sleep well before …" Father sat on the stool, puffing on his old pipe as he spoke.

"What is it?" Qing Er looked at her father and then looked at her mother.

Mother did not speak, holding Qing Er's hand, she looked at Qing Er lovingly.

"Isn't it because of this thing!" Dad stood up and pointed his pipe at me. "This beast became Chen Shimei right after he found a job... Qing Er, today your sister-in-law and I specifically brought him here to admit his wrongs so that you two can get back together … "

"That's right, Qing Er, your baby is under the influence. If he dares to bring another woman home, I will be the first one to disagree. My Jiang family's daughter-in-law will only recognize you …" Mother also went on to say: "Baby is bewitched, bullying you, I'm sorry, don't be mad at him, today let him apologize to you in front of me and your uncle, the two of you can make peace, just like before, wait until the new year, come to aunty's house, auntie will cook something for you to eat …"

Qing Er didn't say anything. She looked at her father, looked at his mother, and then looked at me. Her eyes turned red, and she suddenly threw herself into my mother's embrace as she cried bitterly.

Qing Er cried her heart out, she cried with sorrow and grievance, as though she wanted to pour out all the sadness and depression she had accumulated in the past few days.

Mother's embrace of Qing Er couldn't help but wipe away her tears as well. Father stood by the side shaking his head and sighing unceasingly …

As I sat there, I was very sad to hear Qing Er cry. Qing Er had been with me for so many years, but I had never heard her cry in such a sad manner. My heart was filled with sorrows. I was filled with guilt and pity for Qing Er, but in my heart, there were more contradictions, and even more of a determined and persistent love for him. Her love for Liu Yue firmly overwhelmed her guilt towards him.

In that moment, a thought suddenly emerged in my mind: In this life, regardless of life and death, regardless of love and hate, regardless of division and union, regardless of wind and rain, regardless of whether Liu Yue and I can be together in the future, my feelings for Liu Yue, my love for him, will never fade away, never fade away, never exhaust myself.

The journey of reconciliation that father and mother brought me to apologise to them had instead further stimulated my rebellious nature and strengthened my faith in Liu Yue. Naturally, it was also impossible for me to reconcile with Qing Er according to father and mother's wishes.

After Qing Er had finally finished crying and Mother had used a hot towel to wipe away her swollen eyes, Mother looked at me and said, "Bao'er, it's good that you're back. Today, you will be the one to promise me in front of me and your father that you will treat Qing Er well and not interact with that woman ever again … "Once you've entered the evil path, it will be good as long as you come back …"

Father also looked at me, "Quickly say it, apologize to Qing Er and make up with him!"

I raised my head stubbornly and looked at the side wall. Three words came out of my mouth: "I'm sorry!"

"Hurry up and continue!" Mother urged me.'s body was still twitching slightly as she looked at the ground.

I gritted my teeth and said three more words, "Forget me!"

Qing Er's body trembled slightly, after that she closed her eyes and collapsed into her mother's embrace.

"Bao`er, you've done evil!" After Mother finished criticizing me, she immediately went to comfort Qing Er.

These two words of mine made Father angry. He raised his leg and kicked at the stool I made. He bellowed, "Bastard! Kneel down!"

I dropped to my knees in front of my father, my neck straight.

When Dad took off his shoes, the soles of the old man's cloth shoes began to rain down on my back.

I gritted my teeth, neither evading nor making a sound, and let my father spank my soul and body with the soles of his shoes.

Qing Er came back to her senses, she immediately got down from the bed and jumped onto me, protecting my body, "Uncle, don't hit him, don't hit him anymore …"

His father was also tired and squatted on the ground in anger. He held his forehead and sighed, "Alas, my family has a misfortune. They have such an unfilial son …"

"Child, you've been possessed for so long, why haven't you turned around yet …" His mother wiped away her tears.

I knelt there unmoving, and pushed Qing Er away: "I am Mu Zhongxie, I am Mu Zhongxie!"

My voice was still very stubborn.

Qing Er quietly stood up, returned to the bedside and sat with his mother: "Aunt, don't worry about us, you and Uncle's bodies are important, don't be angry, you and Uncle love me, I know I have always treated you and Uncle as my own parents … Baby Brother is an adult now, he must have his own considerations for what he does, so don't force him too much … "

Qing Er had always called me feng-ge before, but this time, she actually called me Baby Brother, calling me by my childhood nickname.

Then, Qing Er walked over and grabbed my arm. "Stand up!"

I stood up.

At this time, Qing Er's voice came from outside, "Qing Er, the meeting time is almost up, let's hurry up and go!"

Qing Er looked at his watch and shouted: "Got it, let's go immediately."

Qing Er has a meeting in the afternoon, so Father and Mother and I will take our leave.

Qing Er sent me and my parents out. Father and Mother sighed, their faces filled with worry.

Father and Mother walked in front, I walked behind, and Qing Er walked behind me.

After walking a few steps, I turned around and looked at Qing Er. "I'm sorry —"