"Why hasn't dad come back after being gone for so long?"
Liu Jiayi tied up a pair of ponytails and wrapped herself around Lou Xiao'e. At this time, Lou Xiao'e was sitting in front of the sewing machine making new clothes for her children.
"It should be soon. I think I'll be back in the next few days."
Lou Xiao'e looked out the window and saw that there was no one the two of them were waiting for.
Time flies and five years have passed.
Their child is also five years old and has turned into an eccentric little girl.
Every time I think about how I can ask for money to buy candies from Lou Xiaoe.
"So slow!"
"It's been ninety-three days, no, ninety-four days!"
Liu Jiayi took out a pen and made a mark on the wall, marking the number of days Liu Jiacheng would leave this time.
"Jiayi, what did you paint on the walls of our house? Your marks were all on the previously pure white walls."
Liu Jiayi made a face: "Dad agreed to let me draw it."
"Okay, you two are of the same mind!"
Lou Xiaoe was so angry that she laughed.
Even though Liu Jiacheng hasn't spent much time at home in the past few years, the relationship between father and daughter is not bad at all, not even comparable to her mother, who stays with her all day long.
"Dad is back!"
"You lied to me again... Jiacheng, you came back, I thought this girl was lying to me again."
Lou Xiao'e has suffered a lot, and every time she was deceived by her daughter, she was so excited.
"In this year, you have been deceived by my daughter so many times, and you can still be fooled."
Liu Jiacheng looked at the two women he loved the most and was already smiling from ear to ear.
In the past five years, he actually spent very little time at home, probably less than a year in total. The rest of the time was spent building tanks in the military division.
In five years, through their efforts, a tank was modified based on the 59 tank, and a second tank is currently being developed during this period.
"Dad, you are finally back!"
"Where's my delicious food?"
Liu Jiayi hugged Liu Jiacheng's waist as soon as she came up, her little face full of expectation.
"Don't worry, dad will not forget it."
Liu Jiacheng took out the pastries he bought in advance on the way.
"Thank you dad!"
Liu Jiayi took the cakes and went directly back to her small room.
"Do you think our daughter likes you more, or snacks more?" Lou Xiao'e's eyes were filled with laughter as she watched Liu Jiacheng fall out of favor.
"...Maybe he likes snacks more!"
Liu Jiacheng is very serious. At present, he is really not as important as snacks in his daughter's heart.
"Don't move your hands or feet, our daughter will come over later."
"We haven't seen each other for three months. Just give me a hug."
"It's less than three months. Our daughter is counting. There are ninety-four days in total. She has marked them on the wall."
"Can our daughter count to ninety-four?"
"That's right, you don't even know who taught this."
Lou Xiao'e's face was full of pride.
It is not easy for a five-year-old child to be able to count numbers up to one hundred.
I can't find another one in their alley.
"My daughter will follow me and she will be smart since she was a child!" Liu Jiacheng said seriously.
"I haven't seen you for three months, why have you become so thick-skinned?"
"In less than three months, ninety-four days, our daughter has made a mark."
Lou Xiao'e gave her a big roll of her eyes, and she was really out of breath just because she said she was fat.
While their daughter was eating snacks in the next room, the two of them quietly made love, but they didn't dare to go too far.
"Where are the flowers and plants in front of Yanbu Guimen? Why can't I see them anymore?" Liu Jiacheng asked.
"There are still flowers and plants, how can Yan Bugui have the time to take care of them now?"
"Now Yan Bugui has been called a stinky old man. It's good that he can have enough to eat now. How can he have the time to do these things?"
"But Yan Bugui is really good. He has made a lot of money after careful calculation in the past few years. He even helped Yan Jiecheng get a wife last month."
Lou Xiao'e told Liu Jiacheng about the changes in the compound in recent times.
Not only Yan Bugui, but also Ran Qiuye also suffered the same fate. Even Banggeng is playing at home now.
She had previously thought of sending her daughter to school when she reached school age.
Now...several schools have closed down, and teachers have no jobs.
"Is Yan Jiecheng married?"
"Then Yan Bugui is really good this time. This son is his own at first glance."
He also thought that Yan Bugui would keep Yan Jiecheng here to earn some accommodation fees or something because he couldn't bring the matter to light recently.
"Yan Jiecheng moved out a few days ago. Before leaving, Yan Bugui demanded twenty yuan."
"That's it, then it's okay!"
With Yan Bugui's careful budgeting, now that there is one less person in the family, maybe the twenty yuan can last for two months.
"Xiao'e, you..."
"What's wrong?"
"fine!"
Liu Jiacheng was about to speak but stopped.
He actually wanted to ask about Lou's father's situation. The current situation is no better than it was five years ago.
If we don’t run away, it will probably be difficult!
When he went to Lou's house last time, he actually told his father-in-law about this matter, but Lou's father didn't give a clear explanation at that time?
"Xiao'e, I should be able to stay for a while when I come back this time. Why don't I take you back to your parents' home tomorrow?"
Liu Jiacheng still felt that he should go to Lou's house again and explain the seriousness of the matter to Lou Bancheng face to face.
The wind has just started blowing now. Maybe people of this era don't know how powerful this storm is, but as a person of later generations, if they haven't experienced it, haven't they heard of it?
"Jia Cheng, actually I was just about to tell you about this..."
Before Lou Xiao'e could start speaking, there was a burst of noise outside the door.
“This is it!”
"Lou Xiao'e, come out quickly."
Liu Jiacheng knew whose voice it was without even looking.
Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhang!
Three and a half years ago, Ms. Jia and Zhang returned from labor reform. At that time, she had a big fight with her aunt because of the stick issue, which caused her to faint from anger and send her to the hospital.
Over the past few years, this old godly woman has never been very peaceful.
He was always outside, and Lou Xiao'e usually didn't interact with these people when looking after her children. Small frictions occurred from time to time, but they didn't cause any big trouble.
"What's the matter with you?" Liu Jiacheng opened the door and saw a group of people blocking the door of his house.
"Liu Jiacheng, are you back?"
Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhang looked at each other, and it was obvious from their eyes that they did not expect Liu Jiacheng to come back at this time.
But soon, their gazes became firm.
It seems to say: We are not afraid even if we come back!
"Let's be honest, what's going on?"
From the red armbands worn by these people, Liu Jiacheng had already guessed it.