I will die early and cannon fodder. I will enjoy great blessings after marrying a sick man.

When Song Yi returned to Song Manman's courtyard, he was called away by Tiedan who had been waiting in the courtyard.

Tiedan patted Song Yi on the shoulder, smiled heartily, and said, "Xiao Yi, we agreed to have dinner at my house today."

"Why... did you come to pick me up in person?" Seeing Tiedan coming directly to his house to block him, Song Yi looked a little helpless, but in his heart he was happy to have such a brother.

Although they have not seen each other for many years, their friendship remains the same. This is perhaps the greatest joy when old friends meet.

Song Yi was taken away, and the Song family had one less person to eat at.

After dinner, Song Manman and Song Shi took Tao Shaoshao and Tang Yao out for a walk.

Walking on the country road, Song Shi held Tang Yao's hand and said with a smile: "We used to walk this road often, when we were in school, when we were playing..."

Listening to Song Shi recounting stories from his youth, Tang Yao's eyes were full of seriousness.

In the summer in the countryside, the nights fall late.

Even though it was seven o'clock, it was still bright outside.

As Song Manman and her companions walked, they involuntarily came to the vicinity of the Song family's old residence.

The Song family's old house is the most original one preserved in Xia Niu Village.

After making money in the past few years, most other families rebuilt their houses, and those who did not rebuild their houses also made some repairs.

Only the old house of the Song family is still a mud house.

The wall of the dilapidated house has fallen off and is covered with cracks.

Looking at the old house, Song Manman and Song Shi, brother and sister, couldn't help feeling a little melancholy and with mixed emotions.

However, the two did not think too much about it. They just looked at it for a while and then prepared to go home.

Just after they walked a short distance away from the Song family's old house, they saw a hunched over man in plain clothes on the side of the road.

The man had a bent back and gray hair. At first glance, he looked like a sixty-year-old man, but his exposed skin was still relatively young, and his whole person exuded a sense of incongruity.

Next to the man was a huge backpack filled with things, and it was obvious at a glance that it was not light.

Perhaps he was tired, so the man sat on the side of the road to rest.

He just picked up the kettle beside him and was about to drink, but when he saw Song Manman and others walking over, the man immediately clenched his fingers and lowered his head.

Noticing the other party's reaction, Song Shi couldn't help but feel strange.

She stood there and stared at him for a long moment before she recognized who the man was.

Song Shi walked over slowly and called out in a complicated tone, "Bao Gen."

Song Baogen froze for a moment, his voice choked with sobs, "Brother Shi."

Looking at Song Baogen, Song Shi couldn't tell how he felt right now.

"You...how did you become like this?"

Seeing Song Baogen, who was less than 30 years old and obviously a few years younger than him, with a head full of white hair, Song Shi's voice became a little tense.

Although there were many dirty things between the two families, Song Shi still felt a little uncomfortable seeing his younger brother, who had grown up with him, become like this.

When she saw Song Baogen's appearance, Song Manman was also very surprised.

Song Manman undoubtedly hated Song Guangzong's family.

But Song Baogen was the one she disliked the least.

Although Song Baogen was a little lazy and greedy, there was no major conflict between them.

And there was even a period of time when the two of them got along like good sister and good brother.

When Song Manman was young, she was often fought over by other little boys because of her good looks, but she was also ostracized and bullied by other little girls because of this.

There were several times when Song Jin was not around, and it was his younger brother Song Baogen who supported Song Manman.

Seeing Song Baogen was silent, Song Shi sat down next to him, sighed and asked: "What's wrong with your hair?"

With a wry smile, Song Baogen touched his gray hair and replied, "Maybe I've been under a lot of pressure in the past few years!"

"How have you been these past few years?"

Perhaps because seeing Song Manman and Song Shi reminded him of his youth, Song Baogen's eyes suddenly turned red.

"I... don't know where to start." After choking for a while, Song Baogen shook his head.

After a long silence, Song Baogen finally spoke: "After returning from Kyoto, we went back home to live, but my dad..."

Having said that, Song Baogen paused and glanced at Song Manman beside him.

"My father was sent to the farm, and then my mother remarried, and my sister also... I was the only one left in the family."

As he spoke, Song Baogen's eyes gradually became moist, and tears slowly fell from his eyes. "I have no education, and my household registration is not here, so I can't get any land. I can only help others do some hard work, but I can still make a living."

Wiping his tears with the back of his hand, Song Baogen smiled and asked in a relaxed manner, "Sister Manman, Brother Shi, why did you come back so suddenly? I was already very surprised when I saw Brother Ping not long ago."

"Come back and see."

Song Manman looked at Song Baogen with mixed emotions and asked, "You...your father is now..."

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but Song Manman couldn't bring herself to ask.

Song Baogen heard what Song Manman wanted to ask, chuckled twice and replied: "He came back two years ago and now lives with me in the old house."

"You've matured a lot now."

Hearing Song Shi's words, Song Baogen was stunned and said, "We are almost thirty years old. How can we still be as willful as we were in our teens?"

Perhaps not wanting to talk about the past, Song Baogen looked at Tang Yao and instantly changed the subject, "This is my sister-in-law, right?"

"Yes! This is your sister-in-law Tang Yao." Song Shi held Tang Yao's hand and introduced her, "This is my brother Baogen."

After hearing Song Shi's introduction, Song Baogen raised his head and moved his lips.

"Married?"

Hearing Song Shi's question, Song Baogen reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "She is married, but she left with someone else."

Hearing this, Song Shi regretted bringing up this topic.

"It's nothing, after all, I'm incompetent and can't give her a good life."

With a relieved smile, Song Baogen put on his backpack and said, "Brother Shi, do you want to come to my house and sit for a while?"

"Okay!" After looking at Song Manman, Song Shi nodded in response.

After returning to the Song family's old house, Song Baogen took out a few cups and poured water for everyone, saying, "Sister Manman, Brother Shi, and sister-in-law, drink some water first." After that, Song Baogen walked into the house.

When he came out again, Song Baogen was holding a big watermelon in his arms and said with a smile: "There is nothing good at home. Eating some watermelon in the summer can also quench your thirst."

"Baogen, don't bother."

"Brother Shi, I can still afford a watermelon." After saying that, Song Baogen cut the watermelon into small pieces and handed them to several people.