Chapter 76
Shi Xiaoai turned around and saw two half-grown boys standing at the door of their yard. They stood, facing them cautiously without saying a word.
The two boys, one sixteen or seventeen and the other seven or eight, were dressed the same, wearing military uniforms, military caps, and a pair of cotton gloves hanging around their necks.
They look very similar, and they should be brothers.
The two children looked from well-off families but looked a little embarrassed.
Especially the little one, who looked like he had fallen.
I don't know where the sleeves were scratched. Half of the sleeves were covered in black kerosene. There were also large scratches on the knees and holes in the pants.
Seeing their family coming back, the two children's eyes first shone with joy, and then the joy turned into anxiety.
The younger one leaned closer to the older boy and grasped his cuffs.
When Xiaoai was about to ask out loud who they were, Cheng Yang had already exited the car.
He walked towards the two children, stopped when he got there, then reached out and rubbed the head of the bigger one and said, "You have grown so big."
The boy's tears suddenly fell.
He suddenly covered his face with his hands and cried out.
Cheng Yang sighed, stretched out his arms to hold the boy in his arms, and scolded softly: "Why are you crying? You are still the same as a child now." Although he said scolding words, his tone was so
Gentle that anyone could hear it. I can see the heartache contained in it.
"Brother!" the boy finally shouted.
"Brother! Brother!" He shouted several times.
This "brother" was like opening a valve, causing him to ignore the younger brother beside him. He threw away the child, hugged Cheng Yang tightly with both hands, and then cried: "Brother, what are you doing this time?" You can't do without me anymore!"
The voice was extremely aggrieved.
Cheng Yang didn't answer. He hugged his brother back hard, pressed his head on his shoulders, and buried his head in his brother's hair.
Shi Xiaoai didn't ask anything. She jumped out of the car and then hugged the two children.
Mingrui, who had been arguing with Cheng Yang and showed disgust with him, now held his sister's hand tightly and looked seriously at the two brothers hugging each other in front of him, with a nervousness in his eyes that he was unaware of.
Shi Xiaoai did not have these two children in her memory, but she could tell from the voice that the older one must be Cheng Yang's biological brother.
But didn't Cheng Yang's parents divorce when he was a teenager?
Who is this little one?
She couldn't help but look at the nervous little guy again, whose expression was uneasy.
The child felt Shi Xiaoai's gaze and nervously leaned toward his brother.
But soon, he plucked up the courage and shouted to her clearly: "Sister-in-law."
The voice was not loud, but the words were absolutely clear. Not only did Xiao Ai hear it clearly, but the two people huggedhugging her. The two brothers, who were crying, couldn't help but stand up straight and look at him.
Shi Xiaoai waited to answer.
She smiled at the child, then looked at Cheng Yang, who had stabilized his mood and said to him: "Don't stand at the door. If you have something to say, we can talk about it when we go home."
Cheng Yang realized then and pointed. The tall boy introduced to Shi Xiaoai: "This is my brother Cheng Lin."
Then he looked at Cheng Lin and said: "This is your sister-in-law."
Cheng Lin quickly wiped away the tears on his face and rushed to Shi Xiaoai with a little embarrassment. Xiao Ai smiled and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Sister-in-law."
Xiao Ai nodded at him in agreement.
While greeting each other, Cheng Yang's eyes fell on the little one.
He looked at the child up and down. Although his expression was calm, his eyes were somewhat sharp.
Under his gaze, the child, who was already slightly cautious, became nervous.
He nudged Cheng Lin fearfully and grabbed his brother's sleeve.
Seeing this, Cheng Lin quickly held his brother's hand and explained to Cheng Yang: "Brother, he is Cheng Kai, our younger brother, our biological brother." He emphasized the
The tone of the last word.
After finishing speaking, he didn't dare to wait for Cheng Yang to express his opinion and immediately pulled Cheng Kai again. He also deliberately put his arm around his shoulders and urged: "Hurry up and call me brother!" Cheng Lin's tone sounded a bit
Disgusting, But those present could still clearly feel the closeness between the two brothers.
As well as Cheng Kai's dependence on Cheng Lin and Cheng Lin's love for Cheng Kai.
Cheng Yang watched the interaction between the two younger brothers calmly; his expression did not change much, but his eyes were extremely complicated.
His brother, Cheng Kai, urged him but did not show any dissatisfaction.
On the contrary, after meeting Cheng Yang's eyes again, he suddenly grinned and shouted: "Brother!"
The voice was loud, and his expression was filled with unabashed joy.
The same thing was how he looked at Cheng Yang, who was full of happiness, admiration, and pride.
Cheng Yang raised his eyebrows, suddenly feeling uncomfortable being looked at by the child.
The dissatisfaction stuck in my heart cannot be expressed no matter what.
He hummed, then stretched out his hand to help the child straighten his military cap.
Then he looked deeply at his brother, gritted his teeth, and said, "Go home first, then we'll talk about it later."
Pushing open the courtyard door, several people moved the things in the car into the house.
Shi Xiaoai sent them to the hut to talk and went to the kitchen to turn on the stove, wash their hands, and cook.
Cheng Yang followed him in within a few minutes. At this time, he had already changed out of his new clothes. As soon as he entered the door, he started to roll up his sleeves. Then he came over and said, "I'll do it for you." "No need, you Go over and talk to them." Shi Xiaoai chased him outside.
"They can just stay by themselves. I'm here to help you. You're tired after running all morning." Cheng Yang said and went sideways to choose vegetables.
Shi Xiaoai stopped what she was doing and turned to look at him.
Seeing that Cheng Yang knelt and pulled vegetables out of the cupboard, not just talking, she sighed softly and walked over to stop him.
Then she told him, "Okay, I don't need you here. You can go over and accompany them. By the way, you can also look at Mingxi and Mingrui.
I see that Cheng Lin and the others have travel bags. Go and see what's inside." He doesn't have a change of clothes. If he does, ask Cheng Kai to change his clothes quickly and soak the military uniform with washing powder. If his clothes are not soaked well, they won't be able to be washed." Seeing that his wife was lifeless,
Cheng Yang His expression was relaxed.
He stood up and agreed with a chuckle: "Okay, I'll watch him change."
"Well, go quickly." Shi Xiaoai said and turned around and walked back.
Who knew that the man would hug him hard from behind before he took two steps?
Cheng Yang put his hands around Shi Xiaoai's waist and pressed her back tightly against his chest.
Before Xiao Ai could resist, he rested his chin on her shoulder. He turned his head and whispered into her ear: "Wife, you are so kind."
The breath that blew into her ears made Shi Xiaoai's whole body numb.
The auricles instantly turned red.
She stood there so stiff that she couldn't even move.
Watching her ears turn from pink to bright red, Cheng Yang's breathing became heavier.
His gaze seemed glued to the small earlobe, and he couldn't move it away.
I think it's so beautiful that I can't wait to swallow it.
Before Cheng Yang realized it, he couldn't hold it back and leaned over to take the pink and soft flesh into his mouth.
This action was purely accidental. Not to mention Shi Xiaoai, even Cheng Yang himself was stunned.
When he reacted, he felt a buzzing sound, and all the blood in his body rushed to the top of his head.
He greedily tried to take a step further, but suddenly, there was a pain in his abdomen - his wife had elbowed her unceremoniously, causing him to take a breath!
Cheng Yang let out a hiss and quickly jumped aside.
He couldn't help but laugh aloud, and while rubbing the painful area with his hand, he exaggeratedly said: "Are you serious? Are you really willing to bear it? Now you are not afraid of touching my wound?" Shi Xiaoai Her whole face was dark.
She threw Cheng Yang away and walked forward quickly, while cursing without looking back: "You have a wound on your ribs? Go away, go away, don't be annoying here!" It was obvious that her wife was about to explode with embarrassment. Cheng Yang couldn't help laughing.
To not annoy his wife, he didn't dare to pester her again this time and ran quickly.
He didn't know that the corners of Xiao Ai's lips were slightly raised when he was out of sight.
But this smile was soon replaced by a sigh.
Shi Xiaoai knew what Cheng Yang was worried about. He feared there would be another fire in the backyard when the situation ahead was unclear.
So, I came here specifically to please myself.
Although Shi Xiaoai knew that she could not be so ruthless and hold Cheng Yang back at this time, she could also understand Cheng Yang's worries.
After all, this is no small matter.
The two children suddenly ran home without even saying hello in advance. They also brought luggage with them. No need to ask; they ran away from home!
If, in an ordinary family, the child quarreled with his parents and ran out to find his brother and sister-in-law, the most they would do is worry about their safety, then have a quarrel and educate them, but what is the situation in the Cheng Yang family?
He and his father had severed their father-son relationship and had not had much contact for over ten years.
A few days ago, he rejected his father's overtures again, and the relationship between father and son returned to a freezing point.
At this time, two children came secretly. What should Cheng Yang do?
At the same time, what would his father think after learning about this situation?
This is only one aspect.
In addition, the relationship between the two younger brothers and Cheng Yang is also troublesome.
Cheng Lin must be Cheng Yang's biological brother, the same father and mother.
Listening to their conversation just now, Shi Xiaoai reasonably deduced that when their parents divorced, one lived with his father and the other with his mother.
Cheng Lin should have grown up by his father's side in the following years.
As for Cheng Kai, this little guy should be the child of their father and their stepmother.
Cheng Yang should have already gone to the countryside when he was born.
There is a high probability that Cheng Yang didn't know that he had such a half-brother before today!
Thinking of this, Shi Xiaoai felt a little sympathetic to the man -
What is all this? The relationship is too messy!
Not to mention what happened to the two children that forced them to run away from home and go hundreds of kilometers away to seek help from their brother, Cheng Yang would have a hard time just talking about the issue of their whereabouts.
If he had told his father, it would have broken his brother's heart, and it was obvious that his brother Cheng Lin was much more important in Cheng Yang's heart than his father.
However, it cannot be ignored.
Those two children still need to be adults. If they just run away, can the family not be worried?
This is not something that can be hidden!
Shi Xiaoai's head hurt from thinking about it, and she couldn't think of a solution.
She shook her head vigorously to get rid of all the messy thoughts.
She picked up a washed radish and started chopping it into shreds. She decided to cook first and left Cheng Yang to deal with those troublesome matters.
Sure enough, Cheng Yang also had a headache at that moment because of the reckless behavior of his two younger brothers.
After returning to the room, Cheng Yang first looked at the travel bags brought by the two children. When he saw that the bulging bags were filled with clothes for them all year round, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Cheng Yang didn't say anything; he just took out a coat for Cheng Kai to change into, then took the clothes he changed into and went to the bathroom to soak them in washing powder.
When he finished doing this and walked back to the room with the thermos bottle and teacup, he found through the window that his two younger brothers were still sitting in the same place, not moving at all since he left.
When he couldn't see the two children, their expressions finally showed unconcealable anxiety and worry.
Mingxi and Mingrui stood far away, looking at them curiously and secretly. They didn't dare to move forward or speak. The room was extremely quiet.
Cheng Yang paused momentarily, pretended not to notice anything, and walked in again.
He put the teacup on the table and called them over naturally, saying: "Come over and drink some hot water. The meal will not be ready for a while. You drink some water and then roast the sweet potatoes and eat them yourself." Afterward, He handed the hot water bottle to Cheng Lin and signaled him to greet his brother, nephews, and nieces. He lit the charcoal basin, put a grilling net on it, and put a few washed sweet potatoes and small potatoes on it, letting them roast slowly. Roasting.
Seeing several little guys gathered around, he made room for Mingrui and motioned for him to play with his sister and uncle. Then he patted Cheng Lin on the shoulder, pointed outside, and asked him to follow him.
Because time was short, Shi Xiaoai made a stew with bacon, radishes, and Chinese cabbage, then fried some shredded potatoes in vinegar.
She took out the seaweed and soaked it. When she was about to make seaweed and egg drop soup and start the meal, she saw Cheng Yang leading Cheng Lin into the outer room.
She looked toward the door, and Cheng Lin pointed to the table and said, "We are having a conversation here."
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