Chapter 7: After Her Death

Fu Luochi was held in his mother’s arms, dazed and quiet.

His ears instantly turned red, his small hands clenched tightly, he was a little overwhelmed.

“Did Xiaochi miss Mommy?”

Song Shengsheng said, rubbing his delicate, soft, white face.

This son still had a conscience, he knew to come and collect her body.

But Song Shengsheng still couldn’t understand how she committed suicide in her dream? And with such a painful death.

She jumped headfirst, without hesitation, into the void below a building that was over ten meters tall.

Fu Luochi seemed a little shy, he buried his face in her neck, “I did.”

He hugged his mother’s neck tightly, his eyes were watery.

It turned out Mommy didn’t abandon him.

Before Mommy left that day, she told him to stay home and wait for Daddy to come back.

Although Fu Luochi was only five years old, he was actually very smart.

He saw his mother packing many clothes and putting the money in the tin box.

It was obvious that Mommy was leaving.

He timidly walked up to his mother and grabbed her pants, “Mommy, where are you going? When will you come home?”

Mommy pulled his hand away, “I’ll be home soon.”

She left quietly while he was taking a nap.

When Daddy came back.

Fu Luochi hid in Daddy’s arms and cried. His delicate white face was streaked with tears, “Mommy doesn’t want us anymore!”

He was sent to Uncle Lu’s house by Daddy, and he was sullen for two days.

Until he was brought to the army by Uncle Lu just now, he was still a little down.

Song Shengsheng felt that the child in her arms was a little down.

He was clutching her collar tightly, reluctant to let go.

Fu Cheng saw her holding the child, his eyes darkened, with a mixture of emotions.

Whether it was real or a performance.

Since she was willing to pretend to be a good wife and mother, Fu Cheng wouldn’t expose her.

Lu Chenyuan looked at the scene of “motherly love” before him, surprised.

He knew how much Song Shengsheng disliked this child, otherwise she wouldn’t have left him at home and run away with her lover.

He thought Song Shengsheng would be cold and indifferent to the child, as she had been before.

But he didn’t expect her to be so attentive to the child.

She was gentle and soft.

She was sweet and loving.

She truly looked like a mother.

Song Shengsheng’s arms ached from holding her son for so long, so she put him down.

She bent down, looked at him, and patiently asked, “Did Xiaochi finish school? Did you listen to the teacher in class these past few days?”

Fu Luochi nodded obediently, “Yes. I was good.”

Song Shengsheng looked at his soft, tender face, he didn’t seem like a little ice block anymore.

She couldn’t help but kiss his face, “Mommy’s good boy.”

Fu Luochi’s face instantly turned red and hot, he was very shy.

Lu Chenyuan watched Song Shengsheng hug and kiss him.

In just a short while, she had dispelled Xiaochi’s unhappiness from the past two days.

She was really good at comforting people.

Song Shengsheng didn’t care about other people’s stares.

Could she not be allowed to change her ways?

If she remembered correctly, her son would become a research giant in the field of military industry in the future, making great contributions to the country and the people.

When he came to collect her body, he was still young.

He had just become a professor at A University.

He was haggard and weary.

Song Shengsheng didn’t even want to look at her body under the white cloth, but he stared at it intently.

He knelt down in front of her body and slowly hugged her.

He lowered his head and whispered something in her ear.

Song Shengsheng didn’t hear clearly, but she felt that Fu Luochi seemed very sad at that moment.

She came back to her senses and stopped thinking about that unlucky dream.

Song Shengsheng held her son’s hand and looked at Fu Cheng, “I’ll take my son home first.”

Fu Cheng hummed in response, calling for the driver to drive them home.

After they left, Lu Chenyuan spoke, “Brother Fu, did you discipline Song Shengsheng? She’s so obedient today.”

Fu Cheng glanced at him, “No.”

Lu Chenyuan clicked his tongue, “What’s going on with her then? Usually, she gives you, Xiaochi, or me the cold shoulder.”

Fu Cheng was silent for a moment, his indifferent tone seemed to indicate that he didn’t care much, “I don’t know.”

Lu Chenyuan looked at Fu Cheng, unable to see through him.

Before, Fu Cheng was a proud son of heaven in the compound.

He was arrogant and capricious, but he became more stable after coming to Ningcheng.

“In a couple of years, when the situation stabilizes, will you take Song Shengsheng back to the capital? Will Uncle Fu and the others accept her?”

Fu Cheng had almost gotten engaged before.

Several families in the compound had similar backgrounds and knew each other well.

The older generation were good brothers who had fought together on the battlefield, their bond was special.

A few years ago, due to the uncertain situation.

Uncle Fu sent Fu Cheng to Ningcheng. Who knew he would quietly marry a beautiful woman from the countryside, someone who hadn’t received much education.

Fu Cheng said, “My marriage report has been approved, the organization agrees, what’s there to not accept?”

Lu Chenyuan raised an eyebrow, “That’s true.”

He continued, “I heard that Uncle Fu and your older brother are about to be reinstated. It won’t be long before you’re transferred back to the capital. We all need to make plans.”

Fu Cheng’s expression was cold and stern. After a while, he said, “It’s still a bit unstable these past two years, be careful.”

“Got it.”

Meanwhile, Song Shengsheng was taking her son home.

The neighbors were all surprised.

The commander’s wife was known for being lazy.

She only cared about her beauty.

She never took care of her husband or child.

Forget about picking up her son from school, she wouldn’t even wash a lunchbox.

Who else eats at the compound canteen every day? Only the commander’s family.

But seeing her come back with the child, it seemed like her previous escape with another man was fake.

If she really ran away with another man.

Could the commander tolerate it? Would he still provide for her?

“Shengsheng, did you go to pick up the child from school?”

“Yeah, I also bought some vegetables.”

In the 1970s, when resources were scarce, you had to buy vegetables with coupons at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Vegetables and meat were not easy to buy.

Song Shengsheng also bought her son a new schoolbag.

After all this time.

They still didn’t know that Song Shengsheng could cook!

The sun had risen in the west.

“Shengsheng, someone came to your house this afternoon. Your parents waited for you for a while. Go back quickly.”

Song Shengsheng’s bright smile slowly faded when she heard this.

She knew without a doubt that her parents had come to ask for money.

Song Shengsheng sighed, feeling uncomfortable.

As soon as she reached the front door, her mother’s face was streaked with tears, “Xiaoning said that Commander Fu doesn’t give you money or coupons anymore. How can you live with him? He’s so mean!”

It sounded like she was concerned about her.

If it had been the old Song Shengsheng, she would have joined her mother in condemning Fu Cheng. But now she knew that her parents were just trying to get money and coupons.

They didn’t care about her well-being at all.

She wouldn’t be so foolish again and give them all her savings and coupons.

In her dream, her parents had shamelessly introduced her younger sister to Fu Cheng shortly after she divorced him.

They told Fu Cheng, “She’s much more sensible than her sister.

She’s kind, hardworking, and honest. She’s a lucky charm.

If you marry her, you’ll be marrying a lucky star.”