Chronicle of the 70s-Chapter 325 - 314: Departure (Second Update)

Li Jianqing shook his head indifferently, "That time it was Wan Mingxiang who provoked me first, forcing me to act. It was a momentary impulse, and afterwards, I felt it was completely unnecessary." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Iro stared at Li Jianqing in disbelief: "You’re lying. You were clearly in love with me at that time. How could you do this, Jianqing? Look, I am really going to divorce, Wan Mingxiang also agreed to the divorce. As soon as he returns this time, I’ll proceed with the divorce. Look, we can be together."

Li Jianqing suddenly said, "Iro, even if I fought that time for you, disliking how Mr. Wan treated you, and even suspecting us, at that time I had only pity for you, the kind of feeling between friends. Later, I let go of it all, and now I have someone else, and I have to be responsible for her."

On hearing this, Iro’s eyes lit up, and she abruptly turned her head to look at Leng Qing and immediately stood up and walked towards her.

Leng Qing frowned slightly, not saying a word.

Li Xianglu was also somewhat worried, as Iro seemed a bit off.

At the perplexed moment of everyone, Iro suddenly knelt before Leng Qing, holding her hand and pleading, "Please, can you give Jianqing back to me, please, you can have me do anything, please."

Sha Xinyu never expected her daughter to stoop so low, angrily rushed over to pull Iro up.

But Iro stubbornly stayed kneeling, shifting from holding Leng Qing’s hand to hugging her leg, eyes full of burning intensity, "Please, give Jianqing back to me, I’ll give you money, a lot of money, please give him back to me."

Li Xianglu and Li Jianqing both walked over, but Leng Qing pushed Iro away before they could get close, making her fall on her butt, and coldly said, "No!"

Iro scrambled up intending to try the same tactic again, but Leng Qing stood up and looked coldly at the person on the ground, saying, "I’m not like you, I won’t give up on Li Jianqing easily. If I encounter difficulties, I will overcome them. I absolutely won’t give up on him easily. I love him, and I will devote my whole heart to him, and won’t give up on him or our love because of external factors."

Iro’s advance halted at Leng Qing’s words, thinking about giving up easily, but she hadn’t, she was forced by her family, her mother was going to commit suicide, she was compelled, she hadn’t given up easily.

But another voice inside her reminded her: You could have, you could easily sever ties with your family, you married Wan Mingxiang to show your family they were wrong, completely disregarding others’ feelings, you’re stubborn, you deserve it!

Iro screamed and suddenly sprung up, running outside.

Frustrated and angry, Sha Xinyu gave a look around and also followed out.

Li Jianqing gently walked up to Leng Qing, holding her hand and said, "Thank you Qingqing."

Leng Qing, who was originally stern, turned her head away somewhat awkwardly.

Li Xianglu blinked and waved at Qin Xi, and the two left, leaving space for Li Jianqing and Leng Qing.

After they left, Lu Anna came from behind saying that she saw Iro running out, and behind her, Sha Xinyu also went out, both looking somewhat distressed.

Li Xianglu then explained the situation to Anna who sighed deeply after hearing it. The three were close friends back in college, especially she and Iro who had grown up together.

Now seeing Iro like this, she didn’t know how to counsel her.

Li Xianglu went into the kitchen and took out some meat sauce she made a few days ago, handing two jars to Lu Anna, "One jar is for Qin Zhen for the journey, and the other jar take back for Uncle Lu, he loves the meat sauce I make."

Anna, taking the jars, smiled, "If my dad has no appetite, my mom will heat up some buns, stuff it with this meat sauce, he can eat three big buns in one meal."

Li Xianglu smiled as she took another bottle and went out with Lu Anna. She wanted to bring the bottle over to Li Jianqing.

Just as they stepped out, they heard a cry. They quickly turned their heads and saw one of the twins crawling head-down under the gazebo, while Minmin was crying and pulling on him.

Li Xianglu swiftly stepped forward, scooped up the child who was nearly on the ground, settled him properly, and immediately started comforting Minmin, saying, "Minmin is so brave, such a good girl, don’t be afraid, don’t be scared!"

Lu Anna also hurried over and took the child to soothe him.

Meanwhile, Li Xianglu picked up Ba’er, who was still lying there playing, and placed him on her lap.

The moment he saw his mom, he started to coo, his little legs kicking away in Li Xianglu’s arms, looking extremely smug.

With no other choice, Li Xianglu wiped the drool from his mouth, then patted his chubby buttocks, saying, "You’re frightening people! Not good at all!"

Ba’er then blinked, put his recently nibbled fingers into Li Xianglu’s mouth, and continued to coo.

At that moment, Aunt Ma came over, holding Ba Yi, and asked, "What happened?"

Li Xianglu sighed and explained the situation, where Minmin and Ba’er were playing together and Ba’er almost fell, scaring Minmin into crying.

Aunt Ma sighed and said, "It’s been like this recently."

Li Xianglu widened her eyes: "Are you saying Ba’er did it on purpose?"

Aunt Ma nodded and said, "Indeed, this kid is too clever. If I stand far away, he intentionally crawls to the edge, continues crawling downwards. If I ignore him, he climbs up, but if I pay attention to him, he keeps crawling down to scare me."

Li Xianglu, annoyed, glanced at her youngest son who was contentedly sucking his finger and said to Qin Xi, who came over upon hearing the cries, "Look at your son, deceiving people when he’s so little."

Qin Xi, smiling, held his second son in his arms and intentionally slapped his little bottom, saying, "Not listening, making mommy angry, spank!"

Ba’er then giggled, thinking everyone was teasing him again. Minmin had already stopped crying, and hearing her uncle talk about spanking, she joined in, saying, "Spank, spank!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Both of them were on trains at eight or nine in the evening. After dinner, Qin Xi drove them to the station. This time Li Xianglu didn’t go because Leng Qing was going, and she had to make room for him.

Lu Anna was taking Minmin to send off her dad, which was necessary.

When they returned, it was already eight o’clock. Both Minmin and Lu Anna had red-rimmed eyes. Being a military wife required many sacrifices, and Li Xianglu felt very sympathetic, comforting them for a good while.

After Qin Zhen left, it became inconvenient for Lu Anna to stay here, so it was better for her to move back to the Lu family’s home the next day.

The yard regained its quietness, except for the two little fellows. Ba’er, missing Minmin’s company, was unsettled for two or three days but then continued seeking his brother to play, though Ba Yi paid him little attention.

So every day, Li Xianglu came back to see Ba’er circling around Ba Yi, occasionally scratching him or biting him, unless Ba Yi hurt from the bite, otherwise Ba Yi simply ignored him, leaving Li Xianglu quite frustrated, wondering why these two children were so different in temperament.