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    340. Apologize

    “Don’t worry, old man. By the way, old man, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. This year, will the rules be the same as in the past? Will relatives at home celebrate the New Year together?”

    Every three years, the Fu family gathers all their relatives together to celebrate the New Year. This year happens to be the third year.

    Mr. Fu thought for a while and shook his head, “Forget it this year. Girl Qinglan is pregnant and can’t bear the burden. Heng Yi is recuperating again. There will be trouble when there are more people in the family. Let’s change it to next year.”

    “Okay, then I’ll call them later and let them know.” Aunt Zhao said.

    Mr. Fu nodded, “Well, let me also ask Jingting if she will celebrate the New Year at the Gu family this year, or will she come back with Bowen to celebrate the New Year.”

    Aunt Zhao patted her head, “If you don’t tell me, I almost forgot. Jingting called yesterday and said that she and Bowen were celebrating the New Year at Gu’s house this year and would not come back until the first day of the new year.”

    “Okay, then it’s just us who can celebrate the New Year this year.”

    “It’s so boring for you guys to celebrate the New Year.” Mr. Shen’s voice came from outside the door, “It would be nice if our two families celebrated the New Year together. It would be more lively with more people.”

    Mr. Fu thought about it and said, “Old Shen, your idea is a good one. Let’s settle it. The two families will celebrate the New Year together.”

    Mr. Shen came in with a smile. Chu Yunrong came with him, “Where is Qinglan?”

    “I’m resting,” Aunt Zhao said.

    Chu Yunrong handed the thermos box in her hand to Aunt Zhao, “Sister-in-law Song made this stew early in the morning and gave it to Heng Yi.”

    Aunt Zhao took it and put it away in the kitchen.

    Knowing that Shen Qinglan and Fu Hengyi were still resting inside, Chu Yunrong did not go in to disturb them, and just talked with the two old men in the living room.

    It was already ten o’clock in the evening when Shen Qinglan woke up. Fu Hengyi was reading a book. Shen Qinglan glanced at the title of the book – “One Hundred Things Expectant Fathers Should Know”.

    Seeing that she was awake, Fu Hengyi put the book aside and said, “You’re awake, are you still sleeping?”

    Shen Qinglan shook his head, probably because he had slept for a long time. She was a little dizzy now. She stretched out her hand and rubbed her forehead. Fu Hengyi saw her frown and immediately became nervous, “Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?”

    Seeing He’s nervous look, Shen Qinglan curled her lips slightly, “I probably slept for too long and my head hurts a little. It’s okay. I’ll be fine in a while.”

    Hearing this, Fu Hengyi reached out and pulled Shen Qinglan up, “Sit up and let me rub it for you.”

    Shen Qinglan adjusted her sitting posture to make it easier for Fu Hengyi to do it. He Del’s strength was moderate. Shen Qinglan couldn’t help but close her eyes. “Fu Hengyi, have you gone to learn it specifically?”

    Fu Hengyi smiled slightly, “How do you know?”

    Shen Qinglan opened her eyes, “Have you really learned it?”

    “Yeah.” Fu Hengyi hummed, but didn’t say what he learned. “Okay, let’s get up and eat. You should be hungry after sleeping for so long.”

    Shen Qinglan was indeed hungry. She got up and put on her clothes first, then helped Fu Hengyi to the wheelchair. Fu Hengyi waved his hand, “Go and ask Aunt Zhao to come in.”

    Shen Qinglan glanced at him sideways. Fu Hengyi was a proud person. Except for doctors and she, he was never willing to ask others for help. Fu Hengyi smiled slightly and said, “Go and ask Aunt Zhao to come in and help.”

    Fu Hengyi was proud and didn’t want others to see him as incompetent, but he was even less willing to put his pregnant wife through such hardship.

    “I can do it.” Shen Qinglan said.

    But Fu Hengyi insisted that she could only compromise and go out to ask Aunt Zhao to come in to help.

    Aunt Zhao and Shen Qinglan helped Fu Hengyi into the wheelchair together, and then said, “Your mother and your grandfather came here in the afternoon. They waited for you all afternoon and left when you didn’t wake up.”

    Shen Qinglan paused slightly, “Why don’t you wake me up?”

    Aunt Zhao said, “I know you must not have had a good rest last night, so I didn’t have the heart to wake you up.”

    Aunt Zhao pushed Fu Hengyi out. Shen Qinglan thought for a while and called her grandfather. She felt relieved knowing that nothing happened.

    **

    The new year is approaching. At this time in previous years, Fu Hengyi was still in the army and had not returned. This year, due to injury, he had the opportunity to be at home as soon as possible.

    Since we are not planning to invite any relatives at home this year, we don’t need to prepare too many New Year’s goods. Aunt Zhao and Shen Qinglan discussed it and prepared to go shopping with Chu Yunrong and the others.

    “Qinglan, do you want to go together?” Aunt Zhao asked.

    Shen Qinglan glanced at Fu Hengyi and shook his head, “I won’t go. If I go, it will be troublesome for you to take care of me.”

    “Then I’ll leave first. If you remember anything you want to bring, just call me.”

    “Okay.”

    After Aunt Zhao went out, the two of them had nothing to do. Shen Qinglan looked at Fu Hengyi and suddenly said, “Fu Hengyi, please be a model for me.”

    Fu Hengyi raised his eyes and looked at her, “Want to draw?”

    Shen Qinglan nodded, “Well, I haven’t written for a long time and my hands are itchy.”

    “Okay, let’s go to the studio?”

    “No, it’s in the living room. Just wait for me and I’ll take out the painting tools.” Shen Qinglan said, stood up and went to the studio.

    After setting up the easel, Shen Qinglan pushed Fu Hengyi to the floor-to-ceiling window and gave him a book. “Just sit here and read. Just be natural.”

    Fu Hengyi glanced at the book Shen Qinglan gave him, which was a military book. He smiled and flipped through it casually. Next to him was a coffee table with a cup of steaming tea on it.

    Shen Qinglan took a deep look at he, then lowered his head and started drawing. She rarely looked up at he. Fu Hengyi’s face was deeply engraved in her mind. Even with her eyes closed, she could draw he.

    Fu Hengyi was still reading at the beginning. After a while, his eyes fell on Shen Qinglan, with a gentle look in his eyes.

    Mr. Fu just came down from upstairs and saw such a warm and harmonious scene. His old face was full of smiles. He walked to the side and sat down to watch Shen Qinglan draw.

    The doorbell rang, and Shen Qinglan was about to open the door. Mr. Fu waved his hand, stood up and opened the door himself. The people who came were Shen Junyu and Wen Xiyao.

    “Sister Xiyao.” Shen Qinglan called out and continued to paint with her head down. Her work was almost completed.

    It was the first time for Wen Xiyao to see Shen Qinglan painting. She and Shen Junyu sat on the sofa and waited for Shen Qinglan to finish.

    Shen Qinglan put down the brush, and Wen Xiyao came over and took a look, “No wonder the price of your paintings is so high. This realistic technique is more realistic than photos.”

    The most important thing is that Shen Qinglan’s paintings are full of emotions.

    Shen Qinglan smiled slightly and asked Shen Junyu to move the painting aside to dry, “Why did Sister Xiyao come here today? Don’t you have to go to work?” Today is not the weekend.

    Wen Xiyao sat down on the sofa with a slightly lazy posture, “I’ve been too tired recently, so I’m taking leave to rest at home today.” Wen Xiyao glanced at Shen Qinglan’s belly and sighed, “You are several years younger than me, and you are almost going to be a mother now.”

    Mr. Fu had already taken Shen Junyu aside to play chess. Shen Qinglan suddenly approached Wen Xiyao and asked in a low voice, “When will Sister Xiyao give birth to a little boy for me?”

    Wen Xiyao blushed, stretched out her hand and pinched Shen Qinglan’s face with a very light force, “Moms are so thick-skinned, they even came to make fun of me.”

    Shen Qinglan looked straight at her, “Don’t you think you don’t have that with my brother?”

    Wen Xiyao didn’t react at first, but after she understood what Shen Qinglan meant, her ears turned red. Shen Qinglan saw that there was something else she didn’t understand, and secretly sighed in her heart that her brother was too slow.

    Seeing that Shen Qinglan wanted to speak, Wen Xiyao covered her mouth and said, “I’m warning you, don’t say any more, or I’ll tell your master Fu to go.”

    She’s eyes were shy, and Shen Qinglan raised her eyebrows slightly, but she didn’t expect that Wen Xiyao, the strong woman in the shopping mall, was still an innocent girl at heart.

    Smiling slightly, “Okay, I won’t say it anymore. By the way, Sister Xiyao, will you celebrate the New Year in Beijing or Nancheng this year?” Logically speaking, Wen Xiyao and Shen Junyu are already engaged, so it is reasonable for her to want to celebrate the New Year in the capital.

    “I have discussed with your brother that I will return to Nancheng this year.” Wen Xiyao said that this year should be her last time as a girl to celebrate the New Year at home, and her parents also hope that she can go home.

    Shen Qinglan thought about it too.

    Wen Xiyao and Shen Junyu naturally wanted to stay for dinner in the evening, but at night, an uninvited guest came to the house.

    But Shen Junyu hadn’t left yet. When he saw the person coming, the gentle smile on his face faded, “Are you here to see Lanlan?”

    Shen Junze nodded, “Brother, is Sister Qinglan here?”

    Shen Junyu did not let Shen Junze in. “If I’m here for your company’s affairs, you don’t need to say anything anymore. Grandpa has already made it clear to you before. You have also made your own choice. If you come back now, no matter what you say, it will have no meaning.”

    Shen Junze’s expression was gloomy, without the vigor of a young man at all. His whole person exuded an aura of decadence, “Brother, I’m not here to cause trouble this time, but I sincerely apologize to Sister Qinglan.”

    Shen Qinglan saw that Shen Junyu went to open the door but was still not coming in. She walked over and took a look. When she saw Shen Junze, her expression became lighter.

    When Shen Junze saw her, his eyes lit up, “Sister Qinglan.”

    Shen Qinglan raised her eyebrows and looked at he. After knowing Shen Junze for such a long time, this was the first time she heard such a willing “Sister Qinglan” and “Looking for me?” Shen Qinglan asked knowingly, this is the Fu family, and Shen Junze couldn’t come to see Fu Hengyi.

    Shen Junze nodded, “Sister Qinglan, I’m here to apologize to you.”

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