"Brother!"
Xu Zhengyang stood at the gate, looking at the figure who was repairing a bike in the yard. He had a feeling of déjà vu.
Xu Liqiu trembled all over when he heard this voice. He turned around in surprise. Immediately, a simple and bright smile appeared on his face.
"Xiao Er."
He put down the inner tube in his hand and stood up in surprise.
"I'm back."
"Bi Xia! Come out quickly. Xiao Er is back."
Xu Liqiu quickly wiped his hands and shouted into the room.
Then he saw Lin Yourong behind Xu Zhengyang. He couldn't help being amazed by Lin Yourong. Quickly, he leaned close to Xu Zhengyang's ear and said in a surprised whisper:
"You brought your girlfriend back without telling me in advance! I didn't prepare anything! The house isn't tidied up either! You are really..."
Before Xu Zhengyang could explain.
Chen Bixia, wearing an apron, ran out.
Although Chen Bixia wasn't stunning, she was very pleasant to look at. She was an honest woman with the same personality as her elder brother.
But for Xu Zhengyang, Chen Bixia treated him like her own younger brother.
She and Xu Liqiu were able to get married successfully thanks to Xu Zhengyang who paid for building their house and holding the wedding banquet.
Since the "death" of Xu Zhengyang's parents, the two brothers depended on each other.
After living by selling off family property for a year or two, Xu Liqiu realized that this couldn't go on. So he resolutely dropped out of school and left the opportunity to study to his younger brother.
And he himself, with his thirteen-year-old shoulders, supported his younger brother through high school and college on construction sites.
Xu Zhengyang was also competitive. He worked day and night without even having time to go home. He made money desperately just to let his elder brother live a good life. In two or three years, he earned two houses.
Of course, in the end, he also paid the price for being too radical.
"Sister-in-law!"
"Yang Zi! This... This is... Hurry up and come in. Let's talk inside."
Chen Bixia was naturally happy to see Xu Zhengyang. And seeing Lin Yourong behind him made her even happier!
But she didn't dare to recognize her rashly. So she couldn't hide her smile and asked the two to come in quickly.
Xu Zhengyang was too lazy to explain. He directly grabbed his elder brother's hand and walked into the house together.
Xu Liqiu and Chen Bixia were extremely happy. Although Xu Zhengyang didn't admit it, they were extremely enthusiastic towards Lin Yourong.
They poured water and asked about her well-being. It made Lin Yourong feel flattered.
But Xu Zhengyang was left aside.
"Sister-in-law! I haven't eaten yet. Are you going to starve me to death!"
Xu Zhengyang said unhappily.
"Hey, just like your elder brother. Born like a hungry ghost and only thinking about eating! I'll go buy groceries now! We'll have braised meat today!"
Although Chen Bixia scolded with her mouth, her face was blooming with joy. Happily, she took off her apron and was about to go out.
They ran a breakfast business. Just now she was about to fry some pickles for tomorrow.
"You Rong, go with sister-in-law."
Lin Yourong immediately understood that Xu Zhengyang had something to say to his elder brother alone.
Although she was very confused. Master Xu was so rich and had such amazing skills. Wasn't he the young master of some big family?
Why did his elder brother and sister-in-law run a breakfast stall in the county town and live in this small house?
But she also knew that the less she knew about some things, the better. Especially in the world of rich people. She didn't understand and didn't speculate too much.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go with you."
Lin Yourong immediately held Chen Bixia's hand.
"Oh, you rest at home. No one needs to move. I'll go by myself..."
Chen Bixia quickly tried to push her back. But she couldn't resist Lin Yourong. So she could only happily follow her.
As soon as they left, Xu Zhengyang grabbed Xu Liqiu's hand.
Xu Liqiu was startled by Xu Zhengyang's sudden action. Looking at his expression again, he was even more surprised.
"What's wrong? Did something happen to you?"
Xu Liqiu also hurriedly asked.
"I saw Mom!"
Xu Zhengyang said through gritted teeth.
"What..."
Xu Liqiu was stunned for three seconds. Looking at Xu Zhengyang in disbelief, his face was full of confusion. It seemed that he was wondering what was wrong with Xu Zhengyang.
Xu Zhengyang knew that he couldn't explain clearly by speaking. So he directly took out his phone and played that surveillance video.
After watching it, Xu Liqiu also widened his eyes. His breathing became rapid.
He could 认错 others, but he could definitely not 认错 this person.
"About Mom and Dad's matter, is there anything you're hiding that I don't know?"
Xu Zhengyang asked carefully.
Sure enough, when this was mentioned, Xu Liqiu's expression changed slightly.
This made Xu Zhengyang's heart skip a beat. It seemed there really was.
"Wait for me."
Xu Liqiu rubbed his forehead. Leaning on his knee, he stood up with some difficulty and walked into the bedroom. Soon he took out a small medicine bottle.
He unscrewed the cap and actually poured out a ring from inside. He handed it to Xu Zhengyang.
Xu Zhengyang took it and looked at it carefully. This was an ancient copper ring. On the half-finger-wide ring surface, a vividly carved sword was embossed.
"This ring was found in Mom's jewelry box. There was only this lonely ring. And there's one thing you don't know.
On the day Mom and Dad were cremated, I didn't go in at all. It was a man who claimed to be Mom and Dad's friend who handled everything."
Xu Liqiu had never thought about what was wrong with these things before.
But just now when he saw the video, he immediately felt something was strange and everything seemed suspicious!
"Man? What kind of man?"
"It's easy to recognize. There is a surgical scar on his right eyebrow bone!"
Xu Liqiu gestured on his eyebrow.
For a moment, the two brothers fell into silence. Xu Zhengyang stroked the ring. It seemed that there was always something in his mind that he could grasp, but more of it was confusion.
"Do you know how she escaped when I chased after her?"
Xu Zhengyang gave a self-deprecating smile.
"Running on rooftops! With a light tap of her foot, she jumped three or four meters high. With another tap, she directly leaped more than ten meters... If she's not a ghost, then she's a martial arts master!"
Xu Liqiu listened in stunned silence.
"Okay, don't worry about it for now. I will definitely find out everything about this!"
Xu Zhengyang put the ring on his hand. Obviously, this ring was for a woman. He could only wear it on his little finger just right.
"Find out? Do you have time to find out? How's your company? If you need money, I've saved a little. By the way, did you receive the eight li that I sent you!"
Xu Zhengyang gave a helpless wry smile. Even his elder brother had been changed. What he sent was eight thousand. Now it had become eight li.
"My company has come back to life and made a lot of money. I'll transfer you some money later. If you want, come live in the city with me."
Xu Liqiu shrugged and smiled:
"You know I don't like the city. Your sister-in-law and I are living a good life at home. We won't go anywhere."
"All right."
Xu Zhengyang was helpless. He directly transferred 500 yuan to his elder brother.
Even this five hundred yuan scared Xu Liqiu half to death. After Xu Zhengyang persuaded for a long time, he finally accepted it.
Xu Zhengyang knew him best. Even if he gave him fifty thousand yuan, he would still go out to sell breakfast. This was the lifestyle he chose.
But Xu Liqiu was indeed very excited. At least he knew that his family was really rich. He could also buy a small car, upgrade the breakfast stall to a breakfast shop. Usually, he could let his wife go shopping in the big supermarket in the county a few more times. That would be extremely happy.
"When will you go back to the city?"
"Why? I finally came back. Are you chasing me away! Can't I sell deep-fried dough sticks too?"