bestfiction Chapter 245
Chapter 245
Song Ruize smiled.
"I'll take you horseback riding tomorrow, okay?"
Qin Huiyin put the box into the cabinet and locked it with a key, then said casually, "Tomorrow is not possible. Tomorrow is the anniversary of my eldest brother's mother's death. Our whole family has to go back to the countryside."
Song Ruize was silent.
Qin Huiyin noticed that his mood was not right: "Can we change the time? How about the day after tomorrow?"
"Since you have something to do, let's talk about it another day." Song Ruize said, "I still have things to do at the dam, so I'll leave first."
After Song Ruize left, Qin Huiyin felt more and more strange. She went downstairs to find Li Taohua and asked what day it was tomorrow.
Li Taohua was putting on makeup. After hearing Qin Huiyin's question, she tilted her head and thought for a moment before continuing to apply powder on her face: "Tomorrow is the anniversary of your eldest brother's mother's death. That's all."
"Am I overthinking it?" Qin Huiyin muttered.
"What's wrong?" Li Taohua asked.
"nothing."
The next day, the Tang family returned to the village. After Tang Dafu and Li Taohua burned paper money, they spent the rest of their time with the sisters. Qin Huiyin, as the younger generation, expressed her gratitude. Knowing the three sisters must have much to say to their birth mother, she found an excuse to leave, leaving the three sisters to stay at the grave and talk with their birth mother.
As she was going down the mountain, she saw the grave of Song Ruize's mother. Three months had passed since the Lunar New Year, and it was spring, so the weeds were growing very fast, and the grass on the grave was also tall.
Qin Huiyin pulled out the weeds and wiped the tombstone with a handkerchief. She said to the tombstone, "Aunt, Brother Ruize is doing well now. You can rest assured."
"I thought it was that brat Ruize who came back." Old Man Song, who was carrying firewood, passed by and saw Qin Huiyin squatting in front of the tombstone. He said, "But it's true. Every year on this day, he would rather hide in the mountains than come to his mother's tombstone. How could he come back specially?"
"Grandpa Song, is today a special day?" Qin Huiyin asked.
Old Man Song looked at her in surprise. "Don't you know? It's true. The villagers think it's unlucky, so they usually don't talk about it. Today is the anniversary of Song Ruize's mother's death, and it's also his birthday. He wasn't even born when his mother died. His father had the coffin ready, even nailed it shut, when he heard a baby crying. He opened the coffin and saw that it was born."
"Thank you, Grandpa Song." Qin Huiyin stood up and went down the mountain.
Today is Song Ruize’s birthday, how sad he must be today!
She went home first and said to Li Taohua and Tang Dafu, "Mom, Uncle Tang, I'm going back to the city first. You don't have to worry. Stay here tonight and come back tomorrow!"
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Li Taohua asked.
"I just met Grandpa Song, and he mentioned Brother Ruize. I just found out today is his birthday." Qin Huiyin said, "Brother Ruize asked me to go horseback riding yesterday, but I refused. Brother Ruize was born in a special way, and it has always been a hurdle in his heart. He must be feeling particularly depressed today, so I want to go back to the city to be with him."
"No wonder you asked me yesterday what day it was. I really didn't remember. You know, his father and I only spent a year together, and no one cared about his birthday."
"I know, mother." Qin Huiyin rode on her little white horse. "I'm leaving first."
"Be careful on the road." Li Taohua chased out of the door and shouted at her figure galloping on horseback.
As soon as Qin Huiyin left, the three sisters of the Tang family came back.
"Mom, where is my second sister going?" Tang Yi asked with a smile.
"She went back to the city first." Li Taohua said, "You are all covered in dust, go change your clothes quickly."
Tang Yichen said, "Today is Song Ruize's birthday. She rushed back for him, right?"
"You knew?" Li Taohua was surprised. "Even I didn't know."
"I found out about it by accident before." Tang Yichen said.
"Song Ruize came to see her yesterday, but she didn't know today was a special day, so she didn't agree to go riding with him. Now that she knows what day it is, she wants to go back and spend some time with him. That kid really has a bad fate, and our Yinyin is such a worried girl."
Dam. Qian Batou slapped a stack of bills in front of Song Ruize and sneered, "What do you mean by this?"
"The numbers on your invoices are incorrect. I asked them to add the numbers and send them back. Is there any problem?"
"Mr. Song, you're where you are today because I gave you the opportunity. Now that you're the chief dam boss, you're starting to look down on me, right?"
"If you don't remember how Qian Baotou, Tong Baotou, and Li Baotou disappeared, I can help you recall. If the amount is wrong, I won't give you any face, not only to you, but also to the county magistrate and Lord Wen." Song Ruize looked at him indifferently, "This is money allocated by the court, and all accounts must be submitted to the government."
"Okay, you're brave." Qian Baotou took the list and left.
Chen Yong said from the side, "This Qian guy has been getting more and more aggressive lately. Judging from his appearance, I'm afraid he won't give up. Boss, be careful."
Song Ruize was in a bad mood today and didn't want to bother with any of this. However, the more he tried to stop, the more things started to happen. Just as things were quiet for a while, Zhou Jinyuan reported another fight.
"Here comes General Song."
Two men were fighting shirtless, throwing punches at each other.
The people around were watching, some fanning the flames, some trying to stop the fight, and most of them were just there to watch the fun. After all, they were doing boring things all day and always wanted to find something exciting to do.
Song Ruize, Chen Yong and others came over, and the two men stopped reluctantly with the help of someone trying to stop the fight.
"Fight, why don't you fight?" Song Ruize said calmly, "Keep fighting."
"Boss, this guy always messes with me while I'm working." Someone pointed at Song Tiegen and cursed. "In the final analysis, it's because I saw him molesting a young woman on the street yesterday when I was on leave. I stopped him, and he's unhappy about it, so he's looking for an opportunity to cause trouble for me today."
"Bullshit..." Song Tiegen spat out the blood in his mouth. "You're like a weakling, unable to even lift a stone. How can you blame me?"
"It takes two people to move such a big rock, but he let go before I put it down. I was almost hit by the rock several times."
Song Ruize looked at the people around him: "You were at the scene, you should have seen it clearly. Now who can tell me what's going on?"
"Brother Chunshui is telling the truth. Song Tiegen did it on purpose today. He usually bullies others because he is the cousin of the chief dam boss."
"Bullshit..." Song Tiegen got anxious when he heard it. "Who doesn't make mistakes sometimes? I'm not feeling well today and I don't have much strength. It's not intentional."
"Zhang Chunshui, you can rest now. Song Tiegen will help you with the rest of the work." Song Ruize said calmly, "If you can't finish it, then don't eat or sleep."