The People’s Liberation Army worked together, and the embankment of T City was blocked. The water is receding. The terrain of Nie Wenyuan’s house is already good. Now there is no water on the ground, but there is mud everywhere. When you step on it and lift it up again, a large piece of mud will stick to the soles of your shoes.
Chen Fei remained in the position where he was kicked to the ground. His hands were covered with mud, and his clothes were also mixed with some rotten leaves. He looked a little embarrassed. The place where his knees were kicked hurt, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. His body was stiff and motionless, and he didn’t dare to raise his head.
The voice of his Jiujiu was in his ears. He was not talking to Chen Fei, but was asking about his Didi. He twitched the corner of his mouth mockingly. At this time, he really wanted to ask his respected Jiujiu, if Gege shouldn’t do anything to Didi, then Jiujiu can do it to the nephew?
After all, he still didn’t dare to ask. Chen Fei was not only afraid of his Jiujiu, but also couldn’t offend him. His life had just begun, and he would definitely need to rely on his Jiujiu’s power in the future. This was a very real issue that he couldn’t ignore.
Suddenly a gaze glanced over, and Chen Fei tensed up. He held his breath and lowered his head even further.
He doesn’t know if it was an illusion, but Chen Fei actually felt that his Jiujiu wanted to kick him to death.
The sharp gaze did not stay, it just glanced and then moved away. However, Chen Fei was already breaking out in a cold sweat. The reason why he longed for power came from his Jiujiu. He wanted to be respected like the other party. With just one look, he could make people shudder.
Therefore, Chen Fei has been interpreting the word “excellence” since he was a child. He worked hard to read and study, entered the university with the first grade, and worked hard to become familiar with and master many skills in order to gain recognition and praise from his Jiujiu.
Unfortunately, things backfired. No matter how hard he tried, Chen Fei was still not valued by Jiujiu. Even Zhou Weiwei could gain attention from Jiujiu, but he could not.
Chen Fei has given up on himself, recovered himself, over and over again. Over the years, people around him have praised him in various ways. Those people praised him to the sky, but his Jiujiu didn’t think much of it.
Now, because of his good-for-nothing Didi who knows to be troublesome all day long, his Jiujiu hit him and reprimanded him. Chen Fei wanted to laugh, but he couldn’t. What the fucking hell!
One must know that two years ago, his Didi got into trouble with a friend and killed someone. The family immediately contacted their Jiujiu, hoping that he could settle the matter, but his Jiujiu did not come forward.
On the day Didi was arrested and imprisoned for reform, our Jiujiu was there. He was so calm and collected, and didn’t feel there was anything wrong with his decision. He has a more traditional mindset and believes that if a person does something wrong, he must be punished, and no one is exempt.
Chen Fei can be sure that even if his Didi died during the labor camp, or was beaten to death after he came out, his Jiujiu would not take it seriously. But why is he protecting him now?
He punched his Didi. Even if he has to be punished, it would be his Didi who needed to take action. What does it have to do with Jiujiu? Why should he stand up for the other party……
The knee was still hurting, Chen Fei took a deep breath, gritted his teeth secretly, and the doubts in his eyes became more and more serious.
The atmosphere around was bad.
Huang Dan’s nose was dripping with blood, and his fingers were red. The moment he was hit by Chen Fei, he almost fainted from the pain.
Due to his own physical condition, Huang Dan stayed away from all violent incidents since he was very young. He never enjoyed watching a bustling scene. When he was studying or working, he had conflicts with others and had always been reasonable. A gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist.
The force is felt by both sides. If Huang Dan attacks someone, he will also feel pain. Moreover, for him, swearing is okay, but physical behavior is really bad. It hurts others but does not benefit oneself either.
Huang Dan also doesn’t like any sports, because it is easy to fall and knock him, which will cause him pain for a long time. Not only does he have to endure the pain, but he also has to bear the strange looks of others.
Over time, Huang Dan’s ability to respond to other people’s attacks became very poor. If it was someone else, they might be able to dodge it.
“Stand up.”
A deep voice sounded above his head, Huang Dan came back to his senses, his brows were tightly frowned, the pain on the bridge of his nose did not ease, his vision was blurred by the mist, and when he was about to get up, a big hand stretched out towards him.
Nie Wenyuan pulled the young man who was squatting on the ground up, took out a neatly folded handkerchief from his pocket and handed it over.
Huang Dan took the handkerchief from the man and quickly covered his nose. His eyes fell on Chen Fei, and he followed Nie Wenyuan without saying anything.
Chen Fei was forgotten in the woods, no one called him.
The oppressive feeling disappeared, and Chen Fei got up using his hands and feet. He found a water source not far away, and was about to wash his hands, but suddenly changed his mind when he was about to put his hands into the water.
Grandma Wu was sweeping the floor under the eaves. When she saw Chen Fei, who was all dirty, she was startled. She quickly put down the broom and ran over, “Xiao Fei, didn’t you go out with Xiao Yu? How did you get yourself like this?”
Chen Fei forced a smile and said, “I made Jiujiu angry.”
Grandma Wu picked off a few pieces of mud on his trousers, “I said why did I see your Jiujiu coming back with Xiao Yu, but didn’t see you.”
She raised her head, with baggy bags under her eyes and cloudy eyes, “Xiao Fei, tell grandma the truth, did your Jiujiu do this to you? Did he hit you?”
Chen Fei blinked, “No.”
Grandma Wu patted him on the arm, but she didn’t use much force and said, “You kid has never been able to lie since you were a child, and you blink your eyes whenever you tell a lie. Your Jiujiu really is…., doesn’t he know that you are in your twenties, how can he still hit you……”
Thinking of something, Grandma Wu stopped talking, she doubted, “Xiao Fei, your Didi’s nose is bleeding……”
Chen Fei lowered his head guiltily, “I did it.”
After hearing this, Grandma Wu didn’t think anything was wrong in this, “Isn’t it common for Xiongdi to fight and make trouble? Just a nosebleed and nothing else. Don’t be afraid, go into the house with grandma, and grandma will find you clean clothes.”
Chen Fei shook his head when he heard the words, “Grandma, I won’t go in.”
Grandma Wu dragged him into the house without saying a word, “How do you go back like this? Don’t say anything, just listen to grandma.”
Chen Fei was pulled into the house by Grandma Wu, but he didn’t see his Jiujiu and Didi.
Grandma Wu brought slippers to Chen Fei, “Isn’t just his nose bleeding? He’s washing it in the bathroom, how big it is, your Jiujiu followed him in, treating him like a little doll.”
Chen Fei was surprised by an adjective, “Little doll?”
Grandma Wu said isn’t it, she walked inside, “You change your shoes first, and grandma will find clothes for you.”
Chen Fei changed his shoes absentmindedly. He didn’t leave, but stood in the entrance hall, picking at the mud from the nails of his right hand, not knowing what he was thinking.
Grandma Wu brought the clothes and pants over, “This is what your Jiujiu used to wear, and grandma keeps it. You can put it on and see if it works.”
Chen Fei didn’t move, “Grandma, my hands are dirty.”
Grandma Wu took him to the kitchen, “Do you want soap? I’ll go to the bathroom to get it for you.”
Chen Fei said no, “I can go by myself.”
He walked to the door of the bathroom and heard the sound of water coming from inside, mixed with his Jiujiu’s voice, saying something like “stop crying”, “tilt your head back”, “endure the pain”.
Maybe it was the sound of water that disturbed him, but Chen Fei felt that his Jiujiu was very gentle. He took two steps forward curiously and pressed ear against the door.
Just then, the door opened from the inside.
Chen Fei was unprepared. He had already missed the opportunity to run away when he was in a daze. He could only raise his head and said, “Jiujiu, grandma asked me to get soap.”
Nie Wenyuan had rolled up his cuffs, his hands were wet. He lifted his eyelids, and the darkness was abnormally deep and terrifying.
Chen Fei smelled the blood on Jiujiu’s body, and he subconsciously took a step back. The pores all over his body were tightened. It was a frightened posture of being helpless when encountering a powerful enemy.
However, Nie Wenyuan didn’t do anything. He walked away, took a dry towel and returned to the bathroom.
The door closed again.
Chen Fei didn’t continue to eavesdrop. Before he walked away, he heard shouting from inside. It was Chen Yu who was speaking, and said in a crying voice that it was very painful, and asked Jiujiu to tap gently.
Jiujiu also spoke and told Chen Yu not to move.
Chen Fei heard it clearly, there was no impatience or disgust in Jiujiu’s voice.
What Grandma Wu said ran into Chen Fei’s mind, little doll? At this moment, he realized very clearly that Chen Yu enjoyed privileges from Jiujiu, which is not the treatment they would receive, including Zhou Weiwei.
If he had known, he would have followed here that day.
Chen Fei knew in his heart that Chen Yu was very afraid of Jiujiu. He said things about his Jiujiu behind his back and was very disdainful. He also said that his Jiujiu was a capitalist. In fact, he didn’t even understand what a capitalist meant, so he just talked nonsense.
Jiujiu always pretended that he didn’t know anything and ignored Chen Yu without teaching him. It was only during this period that their relationship changed.
Chen Fei went to the kitchen sink to wash his hands and wash off the mud on his fingers bit by bit. His confusion was replaced by jealousy and regret. If he and Chen Yu came together, where else is there anything about the other party?
After living for more than 20 years, Chen Fei has never regretted it so much. He was very angry and wanted to slap himself. At first, he blamed his Jiujiu because of his job, he couldn’t let it go, so he didn’t come here because he didn’t want to feel uncomfortable.
It’s too late to regret now.
When Huang Dan came out, he saw Chen Fei sitting on the sofa with Grandma Wu. The clothes he was wearing looked like Nie Wenyuan’s early clothes, and they fit well.
Chen Fei stood up and asked with concern, “Xiao Yu, are you okay?”
Huang Dan glanced at him and said nothing.
Chen Fei looked awkward, so he asked again, and walked over as well, “Is your nose still bleeding? I’m sorry, Ge didn’t mean it.”
Huang Dan still didn’t speak.
Chen Fei’s face looked a little ugly. He sighed, “So if you are angry with me, just punch me and I won’t fight back or hide.”
This was said beautifully, as if Didi was making trouble unreasonably, but Gege not only did not blame, but also tolerated it. In short, it just meant “You can do whatever you want, and I will play along.”
Huang Dan was okay, but Grandma Wu couldn’t sit still. She stood blatantly on the side of Chen Fei, who she thought was a good boy, and looked at the bad boy in front of her with a very unwelcome look, “Xiao Yu, your Ge, he, did it unintentionally too, listen to grandma, forget about this matter, ok?!”
Huang Dan’s eyes moved to the cup on the glass table.
Chen Fei also looked over and said, “Xiao Yu, is this the cup you drink from?”
Grandma Wu said, “What is yours and mine? Why do you Xiongdi divide things so carefully among yourself?”
Chen Fei smiled and said, “Grandma, I don’t mind, but I’m afraid that Xiao Yu may dislike me, this Gege, so I’ll wash the cup for you.”
Huang Dan said, “No need.”
The memory of the original owner told Huang Dan that the person who cared was his Ge Chen Fei, who thinks he is too dirty.
This time, maybe Chen Fei had something on his mind, curious about how close he was to Nie Wenyuan, and worried about leaving a bad impression on Nie Wenyuan and whether he would be able to secure his job. He was so distracted by his thoughts that he didn’t pay attention to the cup.
Huang Dan noticed that the smile on Chen Fei’s face had frozen, and he had an embarrassed expression on his face. But no idea what was going in his mind. He probably wanted to pick his throat, spit out the water he drank, and then brush his teeth and rinse his mouth.
Grandma Wu on the side glared when she saw that the brat didn’t appreciate it, “What? Are you still going to record the feud with your Ge?”
Huang Dan doesn’t really want to talk to this old lady now. He has no experience in getting along with the older generation. This is a brand new experience. It is far more difficult than he thought. Quarrel? Reasonable? Neither of these will work.
Old people are more or less stubborn, things that they have recognised, no matter how much one says, even if it is said in an extravagant way, it will still be useless.
“Mr. Lu, do you have any other way”
System, “No.”
Huang Dan said, “If I make the old lady happy like Chen Fei did, will she change her mind about me?”
System, “You can’t do it.”
Huang Dan squeezed his fingers, it really wouldn’t work, he could only smile really when he was facing the man, and when facing other people, he was either imitating or pulling the corners of his mouth, not smiling at all.
One can’t coax people with blank faces, because you yourself are not diligent at all.
Nie Wenyuan cleaned the bathroom and came out to lower the air pressure in the living room.
Grandma Wu is the elder and has spent the longest time with Nie Wenyuan, so she doesn’t have any scruples when speaking, “Wenyuan, Xiao Fei is also worried about Xiaorou and wants to go back quickly, so he was anxious and lost his temper with Xiao Yu. He already apologized just now.”
She added, “I saw that Xiao Fei rubbed his knees every now and then, and his face turned pale. You must have kicked him, Wen Yuan. After all, he is still a child. You are so strong. If you were not careful, you don’t know how serious the consequences would be.”
“Xiao Fei is different from Xiao Yu. He reads and learns every day. Unlike Xiao Yu who goes out in the field in the morning and evening and plays around with a group of friends, his skin is much more solid.”
Nie Wenyuan wiped his hands with a handkerchief, “Mama Wu.”
Grandma Wu is older, and her brain spins slowly. Everyone was clearly aware of Nie Wenyuan’s warning in appellation.
Chen Fei was so scared that he didn’t dare to breathe loudly.
Huang Dan glanced at the man from the corner of his eye.
Nie Wenyuan happened to turn his head and found that his little nephew was looking at him. His eyes were still red, and there were traces of tears in them. His brows were slightly wrinkled, but he was wiping his hands carelessly.
When Grandma Wu saw that Nie Wenyuan had no other expression, she thought the matter was over. So she moved closer, changed the subject and continued, “It’s been a few months since Xiao Fei graduated and he still hasn’t found a satisfactory job. Please help if you can. This kid has good conduct, is steady in his work, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and is so good at studying. He won’t embarrass you outside.”
Nie Wenyuan suddenly threw the handkerchief into the trash can, “What kind of job is considered satisfactory? How about I give up the director’s position to him?”
Grandma Wu couldn’t dare to believe that the person she brought up by herself would fuss about a junior, and the words in his mouth seemed to be sarcastic, “Wenyuan, what you said is really……”
Nie Wenyuan glanced over.
Grandma Wu immediately shut her mouth, and the elderly felt wronged.
Huang Dan could tell that Grandma Wu had taken care of Nie Wenyuan for decades. While she regarded him as her son, she also regarded herself as his mother, and she couldn’t tell the boundaries.
Chen Fei heard everything Grandma Wu said just now. He lowered his eyelids and did not raise his head.
Nie Wenyuan called Nie Youxiang from the landline in the living room and said he would send the person back. He hung up the phone and said, “Let’s go.”
Chen Fei said, “Jiujiu, I came here by bicycle, just to ride back with Xiao Yu.”
Nie Wenyuan asked the driver to drive the car outside, ignoring Chen Fei.
Chen Fei’s face turned red, and his self-esteem was traumatized. Ever since he punched Chen Yu and his Jiujiu pushed him away and kicked him until now, he didn’t figure it out.
Jiujiu was angry with him, even grandma’s words didn’t work. Is it all because of Chen Yu?
Nie Wenyuan nodded at his eldest nephew, “You sit in the front.”
Chen Fei is motion sick, so he thought Jiujiu was thinking about him. He hurriedly said, “It’s okay. Let Xiao Yu sit in front.”
“I’ll sit in the back.”
After speaking, Huang Dan bent down and sat in. Nie Wenyuan got into the car from the other side and sat next to him.
Chen Fei was ignored again, his teeth were almost gritted, he sat in the passenger seat silently, closed the car door, his expression was very bad.
The car was very quiet. The driver noticed something was wrong and just asked where to go without saying another word.
The back of Huang Dan’s head was leaning against the back of the chair, and his eyes were looking at the road ahead. There was a bruise on the bridge of his nose, which smelled like medicinal wine, and it permeated silently.
Next to him, Nie Wenyuan was flipping through documents and making phone calls from time to time.
Not to mention Huang Dan and Chen Fei, even the driver could see that Nie Wenyuan was very busy, with both official and private matters. Especially today, there were so many that there was no need to send people back in person.
The road became bumpy, the car bumped up and down, Huang Dan’s body heaved up and down, swaying back and forth, as if he was on a boat, his stomach felt uncomfortable, he subconsciously grabbed the man’s shirt.
Nie Wenyuan glanced at the hand, did not do anything, and acquiesced.
When he was about to arrive, Chen Fei couldn’t hold on any longer. He covered his mouth and said in a buzzing voice, “Bobo, can you stop by the side of the road?”
The driver was afraid that he would vomit in the car, so he quickly found a place to stop the car.
Chen Fei opened the car door and ran out to vomit.
The driver drank a few more glasses of water before going out. He had to urinate urgently, so he took the opportunity to go out to pee. Huang Dan and Nie Wenyuan were the only two people left in the car.
Little by little, Huang Dan fell asleep.
Nie Wenyuan’s shoulders sank, and he leaned his head over. He took a document and looked at it as if nothing had happened.
Warm breath sprayed over him, and Nie Wenyuan continued to read the documents as if nothing had happened. After a while, the weight on his shoulders disappeared, and his brows furrowed.
Huang Dan yawned, “Jiujiu, took it down.”
Nie Wenyuan turned the document over without changing his face, “The nose still hurts?”
Huang Dan said, “It’s much better.”
Nie Wenyuan looked through the documents and said, “You can pay back.”
Huang Dan looked at Chen Fei through the car window who was standing on the side of the road rubbing mud, “My Ge is much taller than me, I can’t beat him.”
Nie Wenyuan said, “Then find a way.”
Huang Dan turned his head and said, “Jiujiu, your idea of using violence to fight violence is wrong.”
Nie Wenyuan looked up from the document, “Oh?”
Huang Dan looked at the man in front of him, “Violence cannot solve the problem.”
Nie Wenyuan raised his eyebrows, “Can it be solved by crying?”
Huang Dan stopped talking.
The corners of Nie Wenyuan’s lips curled up, and he laughed out loud. The next moment, he was stunned, he had never laughed like this before in his memory.
Huang Dan pursed his lips and said seriously, “Jiujiu, crying can’t solve the problem. I know it. I’m not crying to escape or to be cowardly. I just feel pain.”
Nie Wenyuan closed the document and said, “Come here, Jiujiu wants to touch your head.”
Huang Dan obediently stretched his head over, a palm came up, and rubbed his hair. The man’s voice sounded in his ear, “You were not afraid of pain before.”
Huang Dan said, “People change, Jiujiu, you never touched me before either.”
Nie Wenyuan took back his hand and said, “It’s the same.”
Huang Dan straightened his hair, “What does the hospital say? Does BiaoJie need to be hospitalized for a long time?”
Nie Wenyuan said, “She has been injected with the medicine and has not woken up yet. They will do a test after she wakes up and see the results before deciding.”
Huang Dan asked, “Jiujiu, why did BiaoJie rush to the stage when my Jie was dancing? She even scratched my Jie’s face in several places.”
His voice lowered, “A few people performed before, and BiaoJie was sitting quietly in the audience, and it wasn’t until my Jie that there was an abnormality.”
Nie Wenyuan’s eyes were dark and light couldn’t be seen, “Xiao Yu, you suspected everything you can suspect.”
Huang Dan said, “No, I didn’t suspect Jiujiu.”
Nie Wenyuan curled his index finger and tapped a few times on the document, “Why not?”
Huang Dan said firmly, “Jiujiu is not that kind of person.”
Nie Wenyuan took in his nephew’s reaction and asked, “What kind of person do you think Jiujiu is?”
Huang Dan said, “He has the ability, means, power, appearance, and money, but he is a heavy smoker and dishonest.”
Nie Wenyuan raised his eyebrows lightly, “Since when did Jiujiu become dishonest?”
Huang Dan said, “Human beings are impulsive and have desires. Jiujiu, you are being dishonest if you say you don’t have them.”
Nie Wenyuan wanted to teach him a lesson, but he fell into an inexplicable emotion. He couldn’t describe what kind of emotion it was. He didn’t hate it or reject it, but it was very strange.
After a brief silence, Huang Dan thought for a while and asked, “Jiujiu, have you found out about the 10,000 yuan?”
Nie Wenyuan’s meaning was unclear, “You have a lot of things on your mind.”
Huang Dan’s heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the man’s face, trying to catch any clues that were suspicious of him, or felt that he had gone too far.
Nie Wenyuan said, “Xiao Yu, if you’re afraid that Jiujiu will be angry, just be obedient and don’t worry too much, umm?”
Huang Dan said, “Oh.”
He paused, “But Jiujiu, I took the money from Wang Ming. This matter is related to me. I want to know the truth of the matter.”
Nie Wenyuan rubbed his eyebrows and said, “People are out of town.”
Huang Dan understood the meaning of the man’s words. Liu Quanwu was not in T City at this time, and his people had not yet been found.
It is reasonable for Liu Quanwu to steal money and go out to gamble.
When Huang Dan wanted to put a definite mark on this information, he wavered again. According to the experience of the previous few times, until the end, it was hard to say which one was the truth.
The flood in the alley has not receded completely, but the water level has become shallower.
The car stopped at the intersection, and Huang Dan and the others walked into the alley, one foot deep and the other shallow, mud flying everywhere.
Nie Youxiang moved a small bamboo chair early and sat at the gate, waiting while chatting with Ma Dabo. When she saw people, she drove Ma Dabo away.
Ma Dabo knew what Nie Youxiang was like, so he was not annoyed. He nodded and said hello to Nie Wenyuan, who came here, and returned to his house with his hands behind his back.
Nie Youxiang saw that her eldest son’s walking posture was not right, and the clothes he was wearing were not the ones he wore before going out. When she saw that it belonged to Nie Wenyuan, she turned her eyes directly to Nie Wenyuan and called her eldest son into the room without saying anything.
After a while, Nie Youxiang and Nie Wenyuan were sitting under the eaves. She had a lot on her mind, and it took her a long time to think about it before she said, “Wenyuan, Xiao Fei told me everything. It was wrong for him to hit Xiao Yu. I have already scolded him.”
“They are my sons and your nephews. I can’t say anything about which side you helped. However, because Xiao Yu had a nosebleed, you kicked Xiao Fei’s legs so badly that the bones were injured. It’s a bit unreasonable.”
Nie Wenyuan blew the green tea leaves floating in the teacup, “Xiao Yu is afraid of pain.”
When Nie Youxiang heard this, it was like hearing a big joke, “Did Xiao Yu tell you? Do you believe what he said? It was fine before the age of five, and he could be coaxed with delicious food and fun. After he was five years old, he just flew away from home and didn’t stay at home at all. No matter what day it was, he would definitely be injured when he came back. I never saw him cry.”
She sighed as she spoke, her words filled with regret, “It’s also our fault. We have spoiled him since he was born, giving him whatever he asked for. We doted on him so much that he grew lawless and crooked. Later, when we tried to straighten it out, we couldn’t straighten him out.”
Nie Wenyuan took a sip of tea and said, “He used to not be afraid of pain, but now he is very afraid.”
Nie Youxiang doesn’t understand. What does it mean that he was not afraid in the past but is afraid now? It’s not like he is a different person. She really wanted to know how her youngest son did it, and what common language he usually had with Nie Wenyuan. One must know that Nie Wenyuan can’t accept people who do nothing and dawdle.
“Xiao Fei has been in a bad mood recently, and something happened to Xiaorou also. If there is anything wrong with him, You as Jiujiu, don’t take it to heart.”
Nie Wenyuan’s cell phone rang, and he got up to answer the call.
Nie Youxiang went to find his youngest son, “Xiao Yu, I asked you to say something nice about your Ge at your Jiujiu’s place. Did you say it?”
Huang Dan didn’t say anything.
Nie Youxiang pretended to pinch his ears, “Mom is asking you something? Are you turning a deaf ear to it and letting it pass? “
Huang Dan hid behind and ran into the yard.
Nie Youxiang said, “Mom hasn’t finished talking yet, why are you running?”
Huang Dan stood under the door, “Just say so.”
Nie Youxiang looked around, but couldn’t find anything to threw it over, “You brat, you’re going to piss off your mother, ah!? You stand at the door, and you are not afraid to let people listen to the joke. Come back!!”
Huang Dan moved closer and stopped at a distance not too far or too close.
Nie Youxiang saw that her youngest son was wary of her, so she didn’t bother anymore, “Your Jie’s mood is very unstable. Starting tonight, you and your Ge will take turns watching over her. Mom is afraid that she will waste time on an insignificant problem.”
Huang Dan said, “My things are still at Jiujiu’s place.”
Nie Youxiang sat back on the small bamboo chair, “Just find some time to pick it up later.”
Huang Dan said, “Then I’ll go tell Jiujiu.”
Nie Youxiang stared at her youngest son’s back. She shook her head and said to herself, “That’s strange. Have they become so close?”
Huang Dan found the man in the alley, “Jiujiu, I won’t go back with you at night.”
Nie Wenyuan put his phone into his pants pocket, “Okay.”
Although Huang Dan really wanted to live under the same roof with the man, he had to consider the mission. Chen Xiaorou and Chen Fei were both here to facilitate the investigation.
Nie Wenyuan said, “Come in with me.”
Huang Dan followed.
Not long after, everyone was sitting in the main room, except Chen Xiaorou, who would not leave the room for the time being.
Nie Wenyuan lit a cigarette and smoked. He said nothing and no one else made a sound.
Huang Dan looked at the two old hens in the yard.
Chen Fei was standing against the wall, half of his body in the shadows. He had taken a shower, but his body was still wet, and the expression on his face was unclear.
Nie Youxiang had the worst patience, and couldn’t help but ask, “Wenyuan, if you have something to say, just say it.”
Nie Wenyuan took a puff of cigarette and said, “Don’t mention Xiao Fei’s job to me from now on.”
This was said so harshly, and it was completely different from what was said at the dinner table last time. It was no longer the teaching of the elders to the younger ones. It gave people an unusual feeling of indifference.
The atmosphere in the main room immediately changed.
Nie Youxiang stood up and said, “Wenyuan, why are you saying such things? You are the only Jiujiu of Xiao Fei. If his matters can’t be mentioned to you, who else can it be mentioned to?”
Nie Wenyuan flicked the cigarette ashes on the cement floor, “He is an adult and should be responsible for his own life.”
Nie Youxiang choked.
If she refuted it, it would appear that her eldest son was incompetent and could do nothing without his Jiujiu. If she didn’t refute it, it would be like finalizing Nie Wenyuan’s words.
“The words are said about……”
Nie Wenyuan put the teacup on the table.
Merely this one action, blocked up Nie Youxiang’s voice back. Officials have something in them that ordinary people don’t have, so they can’t handle it.
Chen Fei expressed his position in an unspeakable atmosphere, “I understood.”
Nie Wenyuan’s face was shrouded in smoke, like a male lion in his prime. Sitting there, it made people fearful, “Xiaowei’s spirit is not very good, it was an accident that she scratched Xiaorou’s face, Youxiang, you blamed them for the matter, let it go.”
Nie Youxiang didn’t say anything, “I let it go? You have taken care of Nie Xiuqin’s family all these years. I turned a blind eye and didn’t take it to heart. Now it is obvious that they have harmed my family’s Xiaorou, and you are still showing favoritism!”
Nie Wenyuan said, “Jie.”
Nie Youxiang’s scalp went numb when he called out Jie, and all the resentment in her stomach was blocked, and it couldn’t get up or down.
It wasn’t until Nie Wenyuan got up to leave that Huang Dan said, “Jiujiu, I’ll see you off.”
Nie Wenyuan hummed.
Huang Dan followed him all the way out.
Nie Youxiang was wondering, “Xiao Fei, did your Jiujiu take the wrong medicine today?”
Chen Fei said with a cold face, “I don’t know.”
After saying that, he went back to the room, banged the door, and the plaster on the wall fell to the floor.
Nie Youxiang was speechless for a moment, and she sighed at the portrait of her husband, “You see, the sons and daughters of your Chen’s family are not worried, because they think my life as a mother is too long, and they hope that I will die early.”
Huang Dan was laying on the floor outside Chen Xiaorou’s room at night. He vaguely heard crying. He opened his eyes suddenly, and the next moment he got up from the ground and knocked on the door, “Jie.”
Chen Xiaorou’s roar came from the room, “Go away.”
Huang Dan said, “Are you okay?”
Chen Xiaorou didn’t respond, and just cried in the room.
In the middle of the night, hearing a woman cry, which was a bit disturbing. Huang Dan rubbed his arms and sat cross-legged on the mat to swat mosquitoes.
Not long after, Nie Youxiang and Chen Fei went upstairs, and the two of them stood at the door of the room and offered heartfelt comfort.
Huang Dan stood by the side all the time, just when he thought Chen Xiaorou would not open the door, the door opened from the inside.
Chen Xiaorou stood at the door, her eyes were very red and swollen, and there were tears on her face. There was no medicine on the area scratched by Zhou Weiwei, which was a bit shocking to see.
Nie Youxiang felt sorry for her daughter, and said anxiously, “Xiaorou, you have to go to the hospital with your Ge tomorrow, do you hear me?”
Chen Xiaorou’s smile was uglier than crying, “It will leave scars even I go.”
Nie Youxiang became angry when she heard this. She couldn’t see her proud daughter being so decadent. “You’re not a doctor. You won’t know until you get there.”
She slowed down her tone, “It’s okay, eat less soy sauce in the future, the scar will disappear, listen to what mom said.”
Chen Xiaorou cried out, “Mom, I have nothing left.”
Nie Youxiang hugged her daughter and patted her on the back, “Nonsense, you are still young and you have a long time to go. The first place in this performance is you. Whether you dance or not, you are the best dancer. Your leader and everyone in the art troupe knows about it.”
“Everyone knows that Fang Fang won first place because you didn’t finish the performance, how else would she have a rank? Look, even if she gets your awards and honors, she still can’t stand upright.”
Knowing that truth, Chen Xiaorou was still very sad.
Nie Youxiang winked at her two sons, “Xiao Fei, Xiao Yu, you guys say something.”
Chen Fei said calmly, “Yes, Xiaorou, you are the best dancer, even Xiaowei can’t compare to you.”
Huang Dan didn’t speak, and stared at Chen Xiaorou’s neckline, wondering if he had misread it just now, the other person seemed to have a tattoo on her chest.
It’s a pity that clothes can’t be peeled off to see if it’s real or not.
Probably because Huang Dan’s gaze was too obvious, Chen Xiaorou noticed it. She burst into tears and said angrily, “Where are you looking? Chen Yu, I am your Jie!”
Huang Dan said, “I didn’t see it.”
Chen Xiaorou sneered, she wiped her face, touched the wound, her facial features were distorted by the pain, and closed the door without waiting for Huang Dan and the others to say anything.
The next day Chen Fei took Chen Xiaorou to the hospital.
After returning, Chen Xiaorou locked herself in her room. The scar on her face was not good and she was unwilling to go out.
That’s what everyone thinks.
Unexpectedly, on the day Huang Dan went to the hospital to see Zhou Weiwei, Chen Xiaorou went out and went to the hospital with him, along with Chen Fei.
Nie Youxiang didn’t go, she didn’t want to see her own Meimei, and she made a fuss like that last time. This year is not over, there will be no intersection, after all, people want faces, trees want bark
When he arrived at the hospital, Huang Dan deliberately made excuses to leave.
He called Nie Wenyuan in advance, and Chen Fei and Chen Xiaorou were put in the ward smoothly.
Less than three minutes later, Huang Dan slipped back and stood outside the door to eavesdrop.
There was no crying or making a fuss in the ward, it was eerily quiet.
Since that time, Chen Xiaorou has lost a lot of weight, her cheeks on both sides are sunken, and there is a green color under her eyes. Her gentle temperament has disappeared, and her whole person exudes a negative aura.
“Ge, you say if a person is crazy, can they still recognize who is who?”
Chen Fei said, “Ask the doctor.”
“If the doctor can help, the madman will not remain mad.”
Chen Xiaorou bent her back, “Xiaowei, you scratched my face and made me ashamed during the performance. Why is your heart so poisonous?”
Zhou Weiwei was lying on the hospital bed with empty eyes.
Chen Xiaorou grabbed her arm, “Jiujiu said you were mentally ill, my mother said you were crazy, everyone said you were sick, Zhou Weiwei, are you pretending?”
Zhou Weiwei still had no reaction.
Chen Xiaorou trembled with anger, and scratched Zhou Weiwei’s face, “You are already crazy, why do you want to hurt me?”
Chen Fei pressed his Meimei’s shoulder, “Xiaorou, calm down.”
“How to calm down? It’s been more than half a month, and the marks on my face are still there, how do you want me to calm down? Ge, Zhou Weiwei did it on purpose, she must have done it on purpose, I……”
Chen Xiaorou’s mouth was covered by Chen Fei, “Xiaowei is already like this, please stop making trouble here, let’s go.”
Her eyes flickered and she didn’t speak again.
Huang Dan outside the door frowned dissatisfied, turned around and retreated to the corner.
When Chen Fei and Chen Xiaorou came out of the ward, they left without waiting for their Didi.
Huang Dan went back to the ward, fetched a basin of water and brought it to the bedside, “BiaoJie, don’t move, I’ll clean your face.”
Zhou Weiwei remained motionless.
Huang Dan put the towel into the water, soaked it slowly, wrung it dry and covered Zhou Weiwei’s swollen face, “Be patient, it will be fine in a while.”
Zhou Weiwei has been taking medicine since her accident, and she always hides in her room. Her face is pale from the sun, and blue blood vessels can be seen.
Huang Dan noticed that Zhou Weiwei’s lips moved, so he made sure that he didn’t look down and just lowered his head, “BiaoJie, what do you want to say?”
Zhou Weiwei opened her mouth.
Huang Dan put his ear close. He was afraid of pain, so he was worried about his ear being bitten. Fortunately, Zhou Weiwei didn’t bite it, nor did she say a complete syllable. She just made a vague sound in her throat, which sounded like there was a phlegm blockage in the throat.
Zhou Weiwei grabbed Huang Dan.
Huang Dan didn’t break free, he moved his ears closer, almost touching Zhou Weiwei’s lips, “Save? Or Jiu?”
(T/N save and uncle have the same pron. Jiu But diff. Character in chinese)
Zhou Weiwei stopped speaking.
Huang Dan looked up and saw Zhou Weiwei crying. She didn’t burst into tears and howl loudly, she just shed tears quietly, which made people choked up with panic when they saw her.
Huang Dan wiped her face with a towel, “It will be fine.”
The flood fight lasted for more than two months before it ended. The People’s Liberation Army did not want to alarm the people, so they left secretly, but it was still known.
The common people swarmed up, and they threw water, food, and cigarettes into the car, fearing that the People’s Liberation Army would not want them if they threw them too late.
Huang Dan picked up a big snakeskin bag and quickly threw it into the arms of the People’s Liberation Army. The People’s Liberation Army caught it in a daze, and when they wanted to return it, the person had already disappeared.
There were apples, boiled eggs, and imported chocolates given to Huang Dan by Nie Wenyuan in the snakeskin bag.
When Huang Dan was loading, Nie Wenyuan was watching from the side. He didn’t make a sound, and helped carry it into the trunk of the truck.
Trucks were leaving the city.
With one hand in his pocket, Huang stretched his neck to look, until the last truck disappeared from sight, he exhaled, turned and returned to the car.
Nie Wenyuan closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.
Huang Dan couldn’t help smoothing the hair on the man’s forehead. He knew that the other party was not asleep, and he also knew that the other party would not stop his movements.
The driver thought it was his nephew being naughty and didn’t see anything else.
Nie Wenyuan didn’t open his eyes, “Have they all been given away?”
Huang Dan said, “Yes.”
After the car started, Huang Dan asked in a volume that only Nie Wenyuan could hear, “The person has not been found yet?”
The little nephew got closer, and the warm breath made Nie Wenyuan’s ear a little hot. He hummed and didn’t push him away.
Huang Dan didn’t go home that night, but went to Nie Wenyuan’s residence.
When Grandma Wu saw Huang Dan, she stared at him for a moment, didn’t say anything harsh, and restrained herself a lot.
Come to think of it during this time, Grandma Wu’s hand and foot can’t stretch that long anymore.
Nie Xiuqin was taking care of Zhou Weiwei in the hospital. The upstairs was even more deserted than the downstairs.
Huang Dan was reading a book in Nie Wenyuan’s bedroom. He was engrossed in reading, and suddenly heard a buzzing and vibrating sound, “Jiujiu, your phone is ringing.”
Nie Wenyuan’s voice came from the bathroom, “You pick up.”
Huang Dan pressed the answer button, and Liu Quanwu’s voice came from the other end, “Wen……Wenyuan……help me……help me quickly……someone wants to……”
The screams came suddenly, Huang Dan’s eardrums hurt, and the stabbing pain pierced into his skull. His hands trembled in pain, and he shouted several times in a row, only to hear the sound of gurgling.
For a moment, Huang Dan thought that his head was being pressed into the water, and his ears were filled with water. He didn’t care about anything else, and immediately rushed into the bathroom with his mobile phone.
Nie Wenyuan wiped the water from his face. He has broad shoulders, thick back, narrow waist, curved hips, long hands and feet, wheat-colored skin, an impeccable figure. There is a long and thin scar on his back, and have no idea when it was left.
He didn’t turn around, but calmly faced his little nephew, “What’s the panic?”
Huang Dan was not in the mood to appreciate it, “Something happened to Quanwu Shushu.”
After calming down, he recalled the details of the ten seconds on the phone. “The call was suddenly interrupted. I didn’t have time to ask him. I only heard the sound of water, very loud water.”
Nie Wenyuan paused, threw away the towel and walked out. He grabbed his little nephew and said, “Jiujiu is going to get dressed, you inform the driver. Forget it, don’t inform. You go to sleep, ok?”
“……”
Huang Dan said, “I’ll go with you.”
Nie Wenyuan glanced at him, then went to get his cell phone to make a call and give instructions.
Soon a car drove out, and Nie Wenyuan was in the driver’s seat. His hair was wet, water was dripping from the tips of his hair. He turned the steering wheel smoothly, and his face was calm, as if nothing could make him helpless and flustered.
Sitting next to Nie Wenyuan, Huang Dan asked in his heart, “Mr. Lu, is Liu Quanwu alive or dead now?”
System, “He was trapped in a bag of sand and blocked at the mouth of the embankment together with the sandbags. Do you think he is alive or dead?”
Huang Dan frowned and stopped talking.
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