sbdcsierra Chapter 72: Excellent Singer and Singer
Chapter 72: Excellent Singer and Singer
"what?"
Qin Yingxue was a little taken aback.
Weren't we just talking about Xu Guohua? How did we get involved with these two?
“Guohua’s life was a tragedy, and I don’t want to be like him!” Song Yanchuan gazed at Qin Yingxue with deep affection and said earnestly, “Even if I’m selfish for once, I want to spend my life with the person I love.”
Qin Yingxue looked into his deep, dark eyes and for the first time, a sense of doubt arose within her.
In his past life, Song Yanchuan married Jiang Linlin...
From her perspective on Song Yanchuan and Jiang Linlin, Song Yanchuan truly didn't have feelings for her.
But why would Song Yanchuan marry her?
Or are there other factors?
Qin Yingxue's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly remembered that Jiang Linlin had returned to Qin Village and was going to the Song family almost every day. Moreover, judging from Zhu Huiwen's intimate attitude towards her, was it possible that in her previous life, Song Yanchuan had ultimately yielded and married Jiang Linlin because of Zhu Huiwen...
The thought of this possibility made Qin Yingxue's heart sink.
If Zhu Huiwen were alright, Song Yanchuan, who was determined to annul the engagement, wouldn't have agreed so easily, and something bad would definitely have happened later.
"Yan Chuan, let's take Mom with us to join the army!" Qin Yingxue said to Song Yan Chuan.
Song Yanchuan looked at Qin Yingxue with some surprise: "Why did you suddenly want to bring Mom along?"
“It wasn’t sudden. I mentioned it to Mom yesterday.” Qin Yingxue bit her lip. “But Mom didn’t agree.”
“Mom definitely won’t agree.” Song Yanchuan laughed. “She’ll definitely tell you that she can’t leave her hometown and her neighbors, right? Don’t let my mom’s gentle personality fool you, the person she can’t leave is my dad! Even though my dad has been gone for ten years, he still lives in my mom’s heart. She just wants to live in a place as close to my dad as possible.”
"But Mom is getting old. Are you worried about leaving her alone at home?" Qin Yingxue tried to persuade Song Yanchuan.
“I’m worried, but there’s nothing I can do.” Song Yanchuan sighed as he spoke. “If I really have to balance loyalty to my family and duty to my country, I can only do what Guohua did and transfer back home. But if my mother finds out, she will never forgive me! She has always hoped that I will succeed…”
Qin Yingxue fell silent.
No one knows a mother better than her son. Since Song Yanchuan said so, it's probably going to be very difficult to persuade Zhu Huiwen to go to the island together.
But if she guesses that Zhu Huiwen might get into trouble and does nothing, she will definitely not forgive herself in the future.
On the way back, Song Yanchuan noticed that Qin Yingxue was somewhat absent-minded. He patted her hand, which was tugging at his clothes, to comfort her as he pedaled his bicycle, saying, "It's okay. Didn't I ask Chen Jialiang and the others to take good care of my mom? They'll let me know as soon as anything happens. Besides, if Mom really comes with us, I'll be rarely home. If it's just the two of you left alone, I'll be even more worried if something really happens."
Qin Yingxue understood Song Yanchuan's meaning, but still said, "Let's try to persuade Mom tonight. If Mom really doesn't want to, I won't mention it again."
She had done her best, and she didn't want to forcefully interfere with anything else.
"Okay." Song Yanchuan gripped Qin Yingxue's hand tightly.
"Ride your bike carefully!" Qin Yingxue pulled her hand away and reminded her helplessly.
"Don't worry!" The two returned to Qin Village amidst laughter and conversation.
The bicycle stopped in the Song family's courtyard. Hearing the noise, Zhu Huiwen came out of the house. Seeing that it was Song Yanchuan and Qin Yingxue, she asked with concern, "Have you had lunch?"
"I've already eaten!" Qin Yingxue got off her bicycle and affectionately took Zhu Huiwen's arm. "Mom, Yan Chuan and I have something to say to you."
Zhu Huiwen patted Qin Yingxue's hand, her face full of tenderness: "Okay, what do you want to say?"
"Let's go inside first." Song Yanchuan parked his bicycle and followed behind the two women.
"Say what it is!" Zhu Huiwen patted the seat next to him, gesturing for Qin Yingxue to sit down, then looked at the two of them.
"Mom, Yingxue wants you to come with us tomorrow," Song Yanchuan said bluntly.
Qin Yingxue's smile froze slightly. Seeing Zhu Huiwen looking at her, she quickly said in a coquettish tone, "Mom, you know Yan Chuan is a soldier! He carries a mission and responsibility. I've lived in the city for the past eighteen years. I've only been back in the countryside for a month and haven't even adjusted to life here yet. Now I'm going to an unfamiliar island. I've heard that there's a shortage of supplies there, that you can't grow food in the soil, and that you can't even get vegetables."
Mom, if you feel sorry for me, stay with me. I don't have a strong appetite, but I'm most afraid of being alone. If Mom is with me, at least I'll feel a little better; otherwise, I'm really afraid I won't be able to make it…”
As Qin Yingxue finished speaking, she wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.
Song Yanchuan looked at Qin Yingxue's affected behavior with a bit of speechlessness.
No wonder she kept asking about daily life on the island on the way; it wasn't nearly as exaggerated as she described.
Rice and wheat flour cannot be grown on the island due to the soil conditions, but the troops have supply officers who go out to sea every week to purchase them, which has greatly improved their living conditions.
But Song Yanchuan also knew that Qin Yingxue's excellent singing and songwriting were all for the sake of getting back to her mother, and since she had this intention, he naturally cooperated fully.
Zhu Huiwen hugged Qin Yingxue with a pained expression: "Yingxue, don't cry! It's not that Mom doesn't want to be with you. You two just got married, and Mom wants to give you young people some space..."
"Mom, Yan Chuan gave up his mission to someone else because of his wedding, and missed a chance to earn merit. So he told me that as soon as he returns to the army, he will take on more missions to make up for the loss." Qin Yingxue covered her face with her hands and said sadly.
Song Yanchuan gave Qin Yingxue a helpless yet indulgent glare.
He never said that; it was all made up out of thin air.
Zhu Huiwen felt extremely distressed and looked at Song Yanchuan, asking, "Is what Yingxue said true?"
"There have been quite a lot of missions lately," Song Yanchuan said somewhat vaguely.
Zhu Huiwen took a deep breath, a resolute expression on her face, and said with determination, "Then I'll go to the island with you tomorrow, and come back after Yingxue has settled in."
"Thank you, Mom!" Qin Yingxue was surprised that Zhu Huiwen agreed so easily, and immediately smiled happily.
Zhu Huiwen looked at her, quickly realized she had been tricked, and then playfully pinched her nose, saying with a mix of exasperation and helplessness, "You're so clever and mischievous, you even fooled me."
"Mom, I'm not lying to you, I'm telling the truth," Qin Yingxue weakly argued.
"Alright, you two hurry up and leave. I need to pack my bags."
Zhu Huiwen chased the two away, wanting to avoid seeing them altogether.
"Yan Chuan, do you think Mom won't be angry?" Qin Yingxue asked worriedly.
"No, Mom knows you're doing this for her own good!" Song Yanchuan looked at Qin Yingxue with a serious expression and said, "Wife, there's something I need to honestly tell you."