C10 Estrangement

By the time Jin Chengye had finished a stage, the summer vacation was almost half over. At this time, he had already forgotten 90% about what happened in Peace Town a month ago. However, he didn't expect that Tian Rui, who just came back from the south, would suddenly bring up the matter of Peace Town.

"Should I call you Auntie?" Tian Rui, who was feeding Jin Wei, turned to Jin Chengye.

"You're asking me?" Jin Chengye's mouth was wide open as it rumbled for half a bowl of rice. He vaguely said, "At that time, it was father who taught me to call."

Jin Wei carried his rice bowl from the kitchen and sat down at the dining table. He unconcernedly said, "How many generations have you talked about? Let's see how old you are. Why are you suddenly talking about this?"

Tian Rui sat down beside him, and told him what had happened two days ago, "I just arrived at the office the day before yesterday, and received a phone call saying that there was a project here to start bidding. Tian Rui sat beside him, and told him what had happened two days ago, and when I arrived at the office, I received a phone call saying that there was a project here to start bidding.

Jin Wei paused, he first looked at Jin Chengye, then asked, "Peace Town? "Being able to participate in the bidding process is not an easy feat. Who is their child?"

"It seems to be a boy's name," after thinking for a moment, Tian Rui turned to Jin Chengye, "Chengye, do you have any impression of winter?"

"Doon?" Jin Chengye was about to go to the kitchen and get a bowl of rice when he heard this and was stunned. He was about to shake his head when he suddenly felt that something was familiar, he opened his mouth and called out a name, "Yi Dong?"

Tian Rui thought for a moment, then nodded hesitantly, "I think so."

"This child," Jin Chengye said, "I remember, it was pretty fun, what about it?"

"I was just thinking about the issue of the tender, now that the families are all equally strong, I can't say for sure," Tian Rui said slowly, "At this time, there will always be people who want to build a relationship with each other."

"Look at you, you always complicate matters first," Jin Wei shook his head, "Maybe they just brought it up by chance. After all, you said that this project had been planned for a long time, and at that time, Chengye and I still haven't returned to Peace Town."

Tian Rui didn't immediately say anything, but Jin Chengye followed up along with her, "I also feel that the family of that child is pretty good, they don't seem like such people."

Tian Rui put down the bowl in her hands, helplessly looking at the father and son in front of her, "Good, good, good. I think too much. My thoughts are not simple."

Because of this brief conversation over dinner, Jin could not help but recall the events that had happened in Peace Town while he was in bed at night. In his memory, even the overheated sun seemed to have turned lovely. Not to mention the children's faces, Yi Dong's face was the clearest and most lively of them all.

That night, he didn't know if he was thinking about the people in Peace Town sleeping, or if he stopped thinking about these things after falling asleep.

In another part of the same city, there was another couple talking about the people and matters of Peace Town that night.

In the darkness, the couple slept with their backs to each other. It was unknown who broke the silence that had not fallen asleep before.

"I'd like to call home tomorrow," Li Qiuping said, turning slightly to face Yi Zhenghua.

Yi Zhenghua was half-covered with a thin blanket. He put one of his hands under his head and casually answered, "What happened?"

"I want to bring Yi Yi over to play for a few days," Li Qiuping said, "In the past I would bring Yi Yi over for a few days every summer, but now I can't help but think about it."

Yi Zhenghua was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not say it out in the end. Previously, he had felt that Li Qiuwan was a little biased and did not feel that it was too outrageous, but Yi Dong's previous performance after breaking her head made him realize that she was way too biased.

"Mm, you decide."

Yi Zhenghua's casual tone made Li Qiuping somewhat dissatisfied. She pushed Yi Zhenghua away, "You're giving me some advice after all. Yi Dong isn't your daughter?"

Yi Zhenghua was also agitated. He suddenly half sat up and thought about Yi Xia in the next room. He lowered his voice and said, "I don't know what's on your mind." Why did Yi Dong suddenly remember to take over the tender? "Let me tell you, I do business properly, there are benefits to being able to successfully bid for the auction. If we can't get a bid, we are not as good as others."

Li Qiurou stared blankly for a moment. He did not expect Yi Zhenghua's reaction to be so intense.

"You are the most honest!" Li Qiuping clenched his teeth, and his eyes immediately turned red, "It's all my idea to have such a crooked head. It would be even better if I didn't involve myself in the business today, wouldn't it?"

She felt wronged when she said those words. Half of it was because of the embarrassment that Yi Zhenghua had revealed her thoughts, and the other half because of the disdain and alienation in Yi Zhenghua's voice.

He saw Li Qiuping turn her head away and sigh softly, "What I said, sigh, don't take it to heart. I didn't mean it that way, how about I call Mom tomorrow?"

He reached out to touch Li Qiurou, but was evaded by her. Yi Zhenghua had no choice but to retract his hand and lie down on the ground where he was originally sleeping helplessly.

The two of them had nothing to say to each other that night, but each of them had their own thoughts.

During the winter in Peace Town, he spent half a leisurely summer with the appearance of a child. After practicing her calligraphy for a month, she had taken this opportunity to 'learn' quite a few new words. Her strokes were starting to look a bit better.

Since his family was busy, and his mother didn't have time to cook, she took the child to the Yi family's courtyard. At dinner time every day, no matter how crazily he played outside, he would always run over as usual.

When Yi Xian also finished eating at home and came to join the fun, the three children went to a health clinic not far from their home to deliver food to his mother. Half a month ago, the main road of Ping An Town had been turned to a street light, once the sky turned dark, it would be lit up on time, and the entire road was filled with yellow and orange lights. It was also because in the town, who didn't know who? The three children would travel back and forth every day without a single incident.

"After the summer vacation, we'll be big kids." Yi Zheng walked in the middle and led one of them. He kicked the rocks all the way out of the road and then withdrew his foot and asked, "Are you all studying in the town?"

Yi Dong had some doubts, so he asked, "Aren't you studying in the town?"

Yi Xian glanced at Mao Meng first, then said, "My mom received a call from the provincial capital yesterday, saying it was my bro's f * cking calling. What the hell should I call you?" He frowned as if he couldn't make sense of the relationship.

"Call me aunt," Yi Dong shook their hands and urged, "What did your aunt say?"

"Oh, my aunt said," Yi Xian slowly continued, "she said she wanted to know if I was going to the provincial capital to study. She could bring me to school there."

Yi Dong pursed his lips. In his previous life, she and Yi Qiang were the first three people to go to primary school together in the town.

"My mom let me make my own decision, so I can't figure it out," Yi Xian didn't seem to think much of it. While he was talking, he was looking around for some small pebbles that he could kick with a careless tone, "I just want to ask if you guys are in town with me. If you guys are going to the provincial capital, I'll also go with you guys to the provincial capital."

Yi Zhengzhi's father also had some business in the provincial capital. Yi Dong's parents were also in the provincial capital, so it would be very easy for them to go over there.

"I'm studying in town," Yi Dong began. She tilted her head to look at the shadows of the trees that had lost their color under the orange light. It was probably because from the moment her grandmother had slapped her mother, everything had changed in a minuscule way that compared to her previous life. Jin Chengye's current words were a reminder to her that every decision she made was different from the one she made in her previous life, causing many things that she could not anticipate to change.

The butterfly effect would accumulate from every tiny detail. Her life, everyone's life, would be different from her previous life, right? Yi Dong's other hand slowly clenched into a fist, and then slowly loosened. In this life, she wanted to have a difference, no? If she were to burden everything with her lifespan, what was the point in doing so? Even if the people and matters around her changed greatly, she, Yi Dong, had to live a good life. She had to manage everything well, as long as it was her own.

Yi Dong was lost in thought for a while. By the time she heard Mao Tou and Yi Xian's conversation, the two of them had already left the topic of conversation and had gone off to who knows where.

The three of them walked home at a leisurely pace, just in time to catch the cartoon broadcast. Old Madam Yi called the two over to the side of the television set and quietly pulled Yi Dong out.

"Yi Yi, your dad just called." Old Madam Yi appeared hesitant.

Yi Dong obediently sat on the chair, listening to his grandma continue, "Grandma thinks, tomorrow I'll ask your grandpa to send you to the capital. Summer holidays, you have to go there all the time, your mom has prepared a lot of new clothes and toys for you, but now you can bring them all back with you when you go back."

Old Madam Yi couldn't tell whether Yi Dong was thinking or not about her parents. Usually, his children would call their parents from time to time, but for the past month, they hadn't said a word. Although Old Lady Yi didn't really care about some of Li Qiuping's methods, it wasn't a good thing to be separated from her parents. As a child, at most, she still had a bit of a temper, so how could she have a grudge against her parents?