The rural daughter-in-law of the bank president

Chapter 665: Do you regret following me?

Chang Jinbao was stunned as if struck by lightning.

After getting the report, I didn't go home, but went back to the construction site, where I stayed for two months.

During this time, he thought about all the possibilities.

Zhang Guixiang is honest and hardworking. After marrying into the Chang family, in addition to working on the farm, she also does housework at home. She doesn't like to nag or gossip with neighbors. She is quiet and hardworking.

In the first few years of her marriage, although her parents' home was not far away, she rarely went back except to visit the graves during the Chinese New Year.

If Lele really isn't his, there's only one possibility: Xiao Jianhua!

If you calculate the time of pregnancy, it was around that snowy night!

Xiao Jianhua left without saying goodbye, and then inexplicably gave them money. He was almost certain of this suspicion, but was Zhang Guixiang willing to do it or was she forced? Why didn't she behave abnormally afterwards?

Now that Xiao Jianhua is dead, there is no evidence to prove the cuckoldry!

He remembered the monk's words again: "The six relatives are not related, and no one owes another anything!"

Why is the relationship so shallow? No one owes anyone anything. Who owes anyone anything?

It seems like someone is really arranging everything.

Two months later, as the Chinese New Year was approaching, Chang Jinbao returned home.

In the afternoon, the weather was very cold. The poplar tree at the door was bare and shivering in the cold wind.

Zhaodi and Lele were playing in front of the door. When they saw Chang Jinbao coming back, Lele excitedly rushed over. Chang Jinbao unconsciously opened his arms and hugged Lele. Lele giggled, with dimples full of honey, and called out sweetly, "Daddy, why did you leave for several years before coming back!"

The bitterness in Chang Jinbao's heart was swept away, and he laughed: "Has it been that long?"

Lele nodded, her childish and sweet voice sounding as sweet as a silver bell: "For a long time!"

Zhang Guixiang heard the voice and came out. She stood at the door with a smile. When someone approached, she said, "The two children keep talking about you, saying you've been gone for years!"

Chang Jinbao was just smiling, but when he saw Zhang Guixiang, his face turned serious. He put Lele down and went into the house.

Until the evening, the mother and her two daughters were all indifferent. Lele and Zhaodi surrounded Chang Jinbao and played with him, while Chang Jinbao smoked by himself and didn't say a word.

At night, the whole family sleeps in a row on the big kang.

In the middle of the night, Chang Jinbao couldn't help it, and Zhang Guixiang was as gentle as water.

After the incident, Chang Jinbao lay on the kang and smoked silently. When the cigarette butt ran out, he pressed it hard on the edge of the kang and asked, "Do you regret following me?"

In the darkness without lights, Zhang Guixiang said softly, "You've been very good to me, why are you regretting anything?"

Chang Jinbao asked again: "If you marry Xiao Jianhua, you will be a city dweller."

The room was unusually quiet, with only the sounds of Zhaodi and Lele's gentle breathing.

After a long silence, Zhang Guixiang sighed, "A person's fate is determined by heaven. It's not up to me to decide who to marry. Besides, isn't that man dead? If I marry him, I'll become a widow early!"

Chang Jinbao didn't say anything else. After a long while, Zhang Guixiang thought he had fallen asleep and called out softly, "Hey!"

Chang Jinbao responded, "Yeah!"

"Did Xiao Jianhua bully you on the day he came to deliver the invitation?" Chang Jinbao's tone was calm, without any blame.

The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and the sound of Zhang Guixiang swallowing her saliva seemed unusually loud.

Zhang Guixiang did not answer, but Chang Jinbao got the answer.

......

Chang Jinbao's attitude towards Zhang Guixiang did not change much, but since then, he quit drinking and never touched a drop of alcohol.

His attitude towards his brother-in-law was also cold, even a little hostile.

Lele has been smart and intelligent since childhood, obedient and well-behaved, and very likable.

When Lin Xianglan was six years old, she wanted to be adopted as her godfather. Chang Jinbao thought it through and realized that this child had her own destiny and he couldn't stop her.

However, Lele was admitted to another province in the college entrance examination, which made Chang Jinbao very angry. He had only one thought in his mind: "Ignorant bastard, you can never tame other people's children!"

So, I ignored Lele from then on.

Over the years, Lin Xianglan has taken good care of Chang Jinbao's family.

Not to mention his previous help to the family, in the past few years, he helped Zhaodi with her studies and arranged her job; after Chang Jinbao fell ill, he was busy running around for her, which made Chang Jinbao feel even more guilty.

After Lele went to college, Lin Xianglan hinted that Chang Jinbao and Zhang Guixiang were not stupid and could understand what she was saying.

But Lele is ignorant!

Chang Jinbao's most determined obsession is to let Lele come back to repay his gratitude.

Later, Lele married Wei Wuya, and Chang Jinbao's wish was fulfilled.

He finally understood the saying: "No matter how close your relationship is, you owe nothing to another!"

Lele is not a member of the Chang family, so naturally, he has little connection with him;

He raised her for twenty years and received a betrothal gift of two hundred thousand yuan. They owed each other nothing!

......

There is a sense of separation in Chang Jinbao's letter, which contains both the affection of being raised and the determination of a non-relative who wants to sever family ties.

At the end of the letter, he wrote:

The secret hidden for a lifetime will be taken away into the coffin.

But, Lele, you have the right to know the truth: I am not your biological father.

How I wish I were your biological father. I will be proud of you all my life.

After you got married, we should have been even. For the next ten years, every extra day lived was earned.

You have all made progress and become more sensible.

Although I am suffering from illness, my grandchildren are innocent and cute, and my daughter and son-in-law are filial to them. I never thought in my life that I would be able to move to the city and live in an apartment with an elevator. It is worth it, really worth it.

Lele, you don’t have to observe mourning for me. On your road to success, I have been a stumbling block for you countless times. From now on, go and realize your dreams and chase your freedom!

Also, remember to pay homage to your biological father during Qingming Festival, July 15th, and Chinese New Year - I have never blamed him, which is not like my character at all, but I really don't blame him.

Alas, many times, I wanted to tell you in person, but I don’t seem to be able to communicate with you, and I can’t say it even when the words are on the tip of my tongue.

Don't tell your mother, she's very worried and I'm afraid she'll have too many thoughts.

......

The letter paper in my hand was wet with tears, and scenes of my stubbornness and ignorance during those years flashed through my mind.

Most of the time, the generation gap between parents and children is a chasm, and there is a lack of understanding between them.

It was not until I grew up and finally became you that I understood the rationality of my parents' situation and decision-making at that time.

However, it is too late now. This belated understanding may no longer be able to make up for the already broken family relationship.

I'm afraid Chang Jinbao has used up all his tenderness in this letter.

He was stubborn and obstinate, keeping everything to himself. Whenever there was trouble at home, he would silently shoulder it all on his own. Often, he would only tell Zhang Guixiang after he had already handled the situation himself. As a result, Zhang Guixiang really just focused on the Lord and taking care of the household.

After reading the letter, Lele carefully put it away and hid it in her bag.

After washing his face, he went to the altar and burned incense for Chang Jinbao.

Holding the incense above his head, Lele closed his eyes and said in his heart: "Dad, you will always be my dear dad!"