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That night Mrs. Xu made soup dumplings, and Xu Fu ate three big bowls by himself, holding the big bowl to eat up all the soup and water. Song Cheng held his small bowl and witnessed the appetite of the king of big stomachs.Mrs. Xu laughed until the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes piled up. Although Mrs. Xu didn't say anything, there was a smile in the corners of her eyes.After dinner, the father and son went to play chess, Madam Xu took Song Cheng to the lobby and sat around the stove.

Mrs. Xu was making shoes for Xu Fuzhi, and Song Cheng was holding a book and flipping through it.Voices came from the music in the study room, faint and indistinct, Master Xu seemed to have lost his temper, but finally calmed down.Mrs. Xu only concentrates on making the shoes in her hand, and occasionally puts her hair aside, showing no sign of anxiety at all.

It snowed heavily that day, as if it was going to bury Bianjing.

The next morning, the snow stopped, but it was difficult to open the door due to the snow.Xu Fuzhi got up early to go outside to sweep the snow, Song Cheng got up and put on a padded jacket, had breakfast and went to school.Early in the morning, Qi Yue still half-closed his sleepy eyes, and took a nap while holding Song Cheng's clothes.

When Mr. Xu came to class, Song Cheng didn't see Yu Ci coming to class. After class, he asked the students who lived in the school, and found out that Yu Ci's grandfather was critically ill yesterday, and someone from his family braved the heavy snow to take Yu Ci back home.Song Cheng thought of Yu Ci's grandfather lying on the bed in summer, and guessed a little bit, presumably it was because old man Yu finally couldn't hold on anymore, and now it's time to deal with the funeral.

When Xu Fuzhi called back, he almost never stayed at home. It was later learned that he was sending family letters or suicide notes to his comrades who died.

Song Cheng is used to getting up every morning, seeing Xu Fu on incense, boxing, and practicing swords.It was a ten-day holiday, Song Cheng got up late, and unexpectedly saw Xu Fuzhi who was completely invisible.Xu Fuzhi sat by the stove, waved to Song Cheng, and said, "Chengzi, come here."

Song Cheng said "Oh" and walked over, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Xu Fuzhi patted Song Cheng on the shoulder and said, "My parents are gone today, I want to talk to you."

Song Cheng nodded and said, "Brother, tell me."

Xu Fuzhi pointed Song Cheng to the library outside through the window, "Chengzi, have you seen the view outside to the library?"

Song Cheng nodded, puzzled, "What happened to the library?"

"That was my father's life, I should have kept it for him, but..." Xu Fuzhi said with a wry smile on his face, he glanced at Cheng Yishu's spiritual tablet enshrined on the table and said, "I promise Yishu has some things, I will go to Suzhou after the new year, probably for several years.”

"Then are you coming back? When will you be back?" Song Cheng wasn't overly surprised, and just quickly asked something that might be useful.Xu Fuzhi rubbed Song Cheng's head and said, "I'll come back to see you. I'm going to Pingjiang, I'm afraid it will take at least ten years in a hurry. I want to pick up my parents when I settle down. Chengzi, I—"

"Brother." Song Cheng looked at Xu Fuzhi.Xu Fuzhi looked at Song Cheng's still ignorant eyes, and suddenly felt that his throat was so choked that he couldn't speak a word. Song Cheng probably saw Xu Fuzhi's entanglement, and he said, "I'm still young. I can't do much, but Cheng will definitely take good care of Teacher and Mistress when Big Brother is away."

Seeing the villain assure himself, Xu Fuzhi didn't know what to say, so he patted Song Cheng's shoulder and said, "Thank you!"

Song Cheng smiled and said no thanks, and then asked Xu Fuzhi, "What is big brother doing in Suzhou?"

Xu Fuzhi reached for the tea on the table and took a sip. He said, "Business, once I gain a firm foothold in Suzhou, I will take you all to Suzhou."

Song Cheng nodded with a smile, and asked, "Brother, when will you marry a girl from the Cheng family?"

"Wait."

"How long?"

"When she grows up, if she hasn't met a lover, I will marry her."

"Oh, how old is Miss Cheng this year?"

"There are quite a lot of problems in the children's family. The girl from the Cheng family is still young, so there is no rush."

The topic came to an abrupt end here, the two brothers seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and never talked about this issue again.In a blink of an eye, it was Dongyue, and Xu Fuzhi gradually became more leisurely, staying at home most days, sometimes joking with Mrs. Xu, sometimes playing chess with Mr. Xu, and his life was very peaceful.Song Cheng and Qi Yue also entered the last study time of this year.

Everything seemed to be extraordinarily safe, but whenever Song Cheng saw Yu Ci's vacant seat, he always felt a little uneasy.

This uneasiness lasted until the middle of winter, when the heavy snow stopped that day, Yu Ci's father came to the school, he came to get Yu Ci's belongings, a big basket, and put away all of Yu Ci's things.The children were all in class, and no one had time to ask the grown-up, where is Yu Ci?

Song Cheng stared at the back of the person who was about to walk out, Song Cheng knew that if he didn't ask how Yu Ci was doing today, he might have had the only chance to know Yu Ci's recent situation.Without hesitation, he turned around and ran out.Seeing Song Cheng go out, Qi Yue hurriedly followed behind Song Cheng.

When Song Cheng caught up with Yu's father, Yu's father had already walked out of the school.

"Uncle Yu, wait!"

Father Yu had already walked out of the school, when he suddenly heard a child calling him behind him, he barely stopped, turned around and saw two children running towards him one after the other, Father Yu asked Song Cheng, " You called me?"

Song Cheng ran to Yu's father, held his hand as a junior salute, and said respectfully, "Uncle Yu, I'm Yu Ci's friend Song Cheng, and I visited your house during the field holiday this year. What's wrong with Yu Ci? You Why did you put away all his things and take him home?"

While talking, Qi Yue also arrived, he gave a salute and stood beside Song Cheng.Yu's father is also a kind person, but at this time the corners of his eyes and brows are full of depression, he stretched out his hand and wiped his face and said, "Thank you for remembering us Yu Ci. Yu Ci's health is not good, he caught a cold a few days ago , has been recuperating at home recently, wait, when he recovers, he will come back and study with you."

Yu's father has passed his thirties, and at this moment, while speaking, he actually reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.Song Cheng asked, "What did the doctor say?"

Father Yu said painfully, "The doctor said that Ci'er's illness has dragged on for more than a month, and I'm afraid it's because of the lack of energy to recover from it."