Chapter 11: Doubt

The courtyard was bustling with people, all sorts of characters.

Song Shengsheng had heard all sorts of things, both pleasant and unpleasant.

For instance, the wife of Battalion Commander Ding, who particularly enjoyed gossiping about her, was the reason why Song Shengsheng suspected that Ding’s wife had wanted to introduce her niece to Fu Cheng.

The matchmaking attempt was thwarted before it could come to fruition.

This marriage was highly desirable in everyone’s eyes.

When they got their marriage certificate, Fu Cheng was more generous and considerate than she had expected. He provided her with a bicycle, a watch, and even a city residence permit.

He gave her family three hundred yuan.

That was almost a year’s salary for a worker.

The neighbors were all envious and jealous.

Even her younger sister said sourly, “Sister, you’re not usually clever, but this time you’ve been smart! You finally managed to snag him.”

Her parents took all three hundred yuan.

If it wasn’t for the fact that private trading was a crime, her mother would have sold the watch for cash.

Everyone thought she had shamelessly pursued Fu Cheng.

But she was starving at the time.

She had to work so hard on the farm every day, and she was still hungry.

She wanted to get married and have a good life.

She had her eyes on Fu Cheng, who was helping to repair machinery in the village.

The first time she kissed him, he didn’t push her away.

He was a big man, strong and powerful, he couldn’t really be cornered by her, could he?

They had kissed a lot in private.

She only took the initiative that one time.

Later, it was always… Fu Cheng who called her over, and then they would kiss.

He kissed her and touched her.

If she didn’t marry him, wouldn’t she be tainted?

“Shengsheng, the water is about to overflow.”

Aunt Liu saw her spacing out while fetching water, she was really exasperated.

How could someone be so clumsy?

Song Shengsheng snapped out of her daze, the splashed water soaked the front of her shoes. She picked up the bucket and hurried home.

She went inside.

She washed herself with the fresh water and changed into clean clothes before stepping out.

Fu Cheng had already prepared dinner, and Fu Luochi was sitting obediently at the table waiting for his mother.

Song Shengsheng walked over, her face still flushed from the hot water.

Her hair was slightly damp, giving her a naturally alluring look.

Fu Cheng looked at her for a moment, his eyes darkening, then poured her a bowl of chicken soup: “Eat.”

She had gained back some of the weight she had lost when she ran away. Her face looked rounder and healthier.

But Fu Cheng still preferred her plump figure.

It was more comfortable to hold her.

Song Shengsheng scooped a bowl of chicken soup for him, smiling sweetly: “You eat some too.”

She didn’t forget her son, she patted his head: “Little Chi, eat up, so you can grow taller.”

But…Her son seemed to be very tall a few years later.

He was at least six feet tall.

Fu Cheng was getting used to her occasional attentiveness.

He stared at her for a while, saying nothing.

Who knew how long she could keep it up.

After dinner, Song Shengsheng saw Fu Cheng washing the dishes. She hesitated for a long time, but didn’t go in to help.

Washing dishes hurt her hands.

Fu Cheng always liked to kiss her fingers.

Since she wanted Fu Cheng to like her, she couldn’t hurt her hands.

After dinner, the man had his extra meal, and then “ate and drank his fill.”

Song Shengsheng lay weakly on him, her face flushed. Even though she was extremely sleepy, she didn’t forget to make her request while he was in a good mood.

“Fu Cheng, I want to go to Xiaoshuicun.”

Her voice was soft and sweet, very pleasant to hear.

The man tightened his arm around her waist: “Didn’t you say you didn’t want to go back?”

Song Shengsheng was drowsy and confused.

His question made her blurt everything out.

The little girl mumbled, “Not home, I want to go to the farm.”

The uncle who was suffering in the farm was her real uncle.

He wasn’t the dry uncle her parents claimed he was.

In the book, she hadn’t even looked at him. Later, when her uncle was rehabilitated, he felt she was a white-eyed wolf and didn’t bother with her much.

Now that she knew he was her real uncle, she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

Fu Cheng’s eyes changed, he was about to ask further, but she burrowed into his arms, hugging him, and fell asleep with her head tilted.

The next day, Song Shengsheng woke up and forgot what Fu Cheng had said the night before.

She waited for days, but Fu Cheng didn’t seem to have any intention of letting her go back to Xiaoshuicun.

Song Shengsheng felt like she couldn’t rely on Fu Cheng.

She was listless for the next few days, but Fu Cheng acted like he didn’t notice her mood.

Two days later, Fu Cheng took his men on a mission.

Before leaving, he was still worried.

In the dim light, Fu Cheng lit a cigarette, the thin smoke shrouding his expressionless face, making him look cold and imposing.

He put out the cigarette and ordered, “While I’m away, keep an eye on Song Shengsheng.”

His subordinates wouldn’t dare disobey their superior: “Yes! Captain!”

Lu Chenyuan, who was standing nearby, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

When they were alone, Lu Chenyuan spoke, “You know she’s not trustworthy, why don’t you just file for divorce sooner?”

Fu Cheng glanced at him: “She’s been acting strange these past few days.”

Lu Chenyuan was curious: “You don’t even like her, yet you know her so well?”

Besides, Song Shengsheng was pretty dumb, she was easy to see through, there was no need to be wary of her.

Fu Cheng lit another cigarette. He didn’t usually smoke, only when he was feeling agitated would he light a few.

Ever since Ningcheng.

She had become a bit strange.

She tried to please him in a clumsy and awkward way.

Who knew what she was up to after coming back with him.

Everything else was fine, but he was afraid that she… might have heard something she shouldn’t have, and foolishly fell for it, betraying information she shouldn’t have.

Fu Cheng knew about Song Shengsheng’s relative who was being reformed in the farm.

When they were getting married, he had investigated Song Shengsheng’s family background and files.

Her dry uncle’s identity was sensitive, he might have connections with foreign spies, it was hard not to suspect his motives for staying.

But one was named Song, the other was named Huo, the two families seemed to have severed ties long ago.

So when they got married, he turned a blind eye and pretended not to know about their relationship.

Since she was with him, he would protect her.

The prerequisite was that she had to sincerely live with him.