Chapter 285 Chapter 285 Letter

Xu Yunzhuo's words were euphemistic, but Song Tong felt like she'd been slapped in the face. "Actually, I can see it all. Young Master Fang has no feelings for me. I'm just being selfish... I have someone I like, and Young Master Fang feels the same way. I thought we could work together. Isn't it safer for two people who have someone in their hearts to get along?"

Song Tong shrugged and smiled bitterly, pretending to be indifferent. "He told me to wait, but my family doesn't understand. Young Master Fang is very good, and the child is also very well behaved. With Xiaobao, even if Young Master Fang and I really end up together, I have reason to wait a few years."

After learning about Song Tong's pursuit of Fang Zixi, Xu Yunzhuo found it difficult to judge him. "I've heard two sayings before. One is, 'A dog licks until he's left with nothing,' and the other is, 'A dog licks until he's left with everything.' The truth is always hurtful and realistic. Young Master Song... there are only two possible outcomes. You're probably the first, but if it's my third brother, it's definitely the second. Some people, some relationships, can't be fulfilled by wishful thinking. If he rejects you even after knowing your sincerity, then that's not worth it. He won't feel sorry for you. So, you should feel sorry for yourself, take good care of yourself, and redeem yourself."

He had clearly done something wrong. If it were any other man, he would have punched Song Tong long ago. After all, every man has a possessive desire.

But Xu Yunzhuo was very calm and even generous and gave him comfort.

Looking at Xu Yunzhuo's back as he left with the child in his arms, I have to say that this might be the charm of a mature man. No wonder Fang Zixi looked down on me.

What does it mean to just lick the dog?

Song Tong was puzzled.

On the other hand, upon learning that Xu Yunfan's eldest brother had arrived, the Xiao family, the Qin family, the Fang family, and even the Qi Xiu Ze family all came to visit.

Xu Yunzhuo was extremely busy, but he did not forget to write several pages of letters. He gave these letters to Fang Zixi, and asked Fang Zixi to pass them on to Xu Yunfan if he left one day.

On the sixth day after Fang Zixi received the letter, Fang Zixi searched Xiao Qin's house inside and out, but still couldn't find Xu Yunzhuo. Then Fang Zixi knew.

He left!

Xu Yunzhuo left him without any warning, just like before.

Xu Yunfan, who was far away in Liping Prefecture, had no idea that as soon as he left Beijing, a matchmaker came to propose marriage to his brother Fang, and even Fang's mother came to persuade him.

He didn't even know that his elder brother, whom he had never met, appeared again, but left without waiting for him to return.

Regarding the well salt, Xu Yunfan drew the factory blueprints, and Qin Run took He Gusheng for a few days. After all the materials were purchased, Xu Liu came with a dozen military servants, and then Xu Yunfan and Qin Run set off to return to Beijing.

Fang got off the carriage. The short and round boy, who was as big as a ball, often sat on the doorstep in recent days. The aggrieved Xiaobao puffed his mouth, reddened his eyes, and burst into tears when he saw Xu Yunfan. He then pounced directly on Xu Yunfan's calf.

Xiaobao pulled Xu Yunfan's hand hard and cried, "Daddy, hug me, daddy, hug me, wuwuwu, Xiaobao misses daddy so much~"

What?

It’s only been over half a month since they last met, and Xiaobao actually misses him so much?

Xu Yunfan felt a little distressed, but also a little happy. He said to Qin Run beside him, "This kid, it's not in vain that I raised him. He misses me so much after not seeing him for only half a month. This is not okay."

He said this in a helpless manner, but in fact he was very happy.

Xu Yunfan picked the boy up. Qin Run looked at the boy lying on Xu Yunfan's shoulder. Although Xu Yunfan was coaxing him gently, Xiaobao was still crying and seemed to be even more aggrieved. He didn't even call out to himself.

This is not right.

In the past, when Xu Yunfan went to take exams and Xiaobao didn't see him for a few days, he would not cry no matter how much he missed him. He would just hug Xu Yunfan's legs excitedly and express a few words of longing. It was impossible for him to cry.

The more Qin Run thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he quickly asked, "What happened to Xiaobao?"

"Daddy, father is gone~" Xiaobao felt even more aggrieved when he saw Qin Run.

Hearing Xiaobao's crying, Fang Zixi came out of the study. When she saw Xu Yunfan, she was in a daze for a while.

Fang Zixi moved her mouth, but tears started to flow before she could say anything. It took her a while before she told him what happened to Xu Yunzhuo.

Xu Yunfan exclaimed, "Gone again?" After saying that, he turned his head to look at Xiaobao who was crying, and then looked at the wet clothes on his shoulders, feeling both distressed and angry.

Well, I was really touched for nothing.

I thought the child missed him, but it was all just wishful thinking.

Xu Yunfan changed his gentle attitude and slapped Xiaobao on the butt. "Come on, even the screams and howls have to have a limit."

"But, father, Xiaobao feels uncomfortable here." Xiaobao raised his head from Xu Yunfan's shoulder and pointed at his stomach. "It hurts here. Xiaobao wants to cry."

Xu Yunfan pointed at Xiaobao's heart: "...You little idiot, that's the belly. You should point here now. Hey, my brother is pretty smart, how could he give birth to a fool like you?"

After being comforted by Qin Run for a while, Fang Zixi wiped her tears and said weakly, "Could it be because she looks like me?"

Qin Run and Xu Yunfan: "..."

Xu Yunfan burst out laughing, "Brother Fang, are you calling yourself stupid?"

Fang Zixi scratched her head embarrassedly, "Not really. I think I'm actually very smart, but I'm definitely not as smart as your brother. Xiaobao doesn't look like your brother, so naturally he looks like me. If he looks like anyone else, then he's doomed."

Xu Yunfan patted Xiaobao's soft butt, squeezed it lovingly twice, and joked, "Not necessarily. Isn't there a saying that nephews resemble their uncles?"

"No." When Xiaobao heard that he looked like his uncle, he immediately refused and couldn't wait to prove that he was not a fool.

The father and son walked in noisily. Fang Zixi hurriedly took the luggage off the carriage and talked to Qin Run about the matter of Liping Prefecture.

When the children saw Xu Yunfan and Qin Run coming back after not seeing them for a while, they naturally wanted to spend some time together.

At night, after the children had gone to bed, Fang Zixi handed the letter that Xu Yunzhuo had left for Xu Yunfan to Xu Yunfan.

After learning that Xiao Qin's home was not as safe as he had imagined, Xu Yunzhuo was worried that the letter would fall into the hands of other people. Xu Yunzhuo wrote in a foreign language, which Qin Run and Fang Zixi could not understand at all.

Qin Run, who couldn't understand a single word, said, "Yunfan, what did Big Brother write in the letter? Why can't I understand it? Didn't you say that your handwriting is the same as ours?"

In the letter, Xu Yunzhuo focused on the matter of Xiaobao and Fang Zixi, and asked Xu Yunfan to take good care of them. He also praised Xu Yunfan for growing up and being thoughtful. If Xu Yunfan had not talked to Xiaobao in advance, the child probably would not have just cried.

As for the matter of Fang's mother persuading Fang Zixi to "remarry", Xu Yunzhuo knew Xu Yunfan's temper and wrote it down on purpose. Fang's mother was just a loving parent and had long-term plans for her son. There was no need to create unnecessary estrangement.

Another thing is that Xu Yunzhuo recalled the opportunities that brought him through time and space twice. Over the years, he and his colleagues have developed some weapons for the country that are enough to make foreign armies wary. There is nothing much to say about these, but coincidentally, when he first traveled through time and space, a certain weapon was successfully developed. On that day, it was heard that Xu's father and mother attended a charity gala and donated hundreds of millions of yuan.

The second time he came was some time ago. Because of his participation, the research on a certain weapon had made great progress. On the same day, Xu's father donated another sum of money to a foundation, which was expected to build 136 primary schools in poor areas and build roads for several villages. Grandma Xu even donated 10 million to the provincial and municipal welfare institutions.

Over the years, the Xu family has participated in charities of all sizes. Not to mention the amount of donations, but Xu Yunzhuo found that the two times he came here were the most "aggressive" times the Xu family had ever done in charity.

So, what Xu Yunzhuo meant was that if he wanted to go back, or if Xu Yunzhuo wanted to come over, he had to do a lot of good deeds and accumulate merits.

Seeing this, Xu Yunfan felt ashamed.

Everyone wants to do good deeds, but their strength does not allow it.

Xu Yunfan lied about Xu Yunzhuo's suspicions and didn't tell Qin Run. "This is a letter from our side abroad. Big brother is worried that our family is not safe, so he took precautions. He told me about what happened recently in the letter and asked me not to have any estrangement with the Fang family. He also said that the children are very well-behaved. He said that if he goes back, Brother Fang should not be sad, and he will find a way to come back."

There was one thing Xu Yunfan didn't tell Fang Zixi, but he did tell Qin Run during the break, "Actually, my brother wrote something else in the letter, but I didn't tell Brother Fang."

Qin Run paused while making the bed and asked, "What else did Big Brother say?"

Xu Yunfan lay on the bed. "Big brother said that the Song family kept staring at him and seemed very interested in what he had in his hands. Also, big brother said that a short separation is better than a new marriage. If Brother Fang gets pregnant, he asked me, as his younger brother, to fulfill my responsibilities. He also said that my husband has worked hard, and as his eldest brother, I feel very sorry."

Qin Run was overjoyed, as if Fang Zixi was already pregnant. "It's okay. If Brother Fang is pregnant, it's a happy event."

When talking about Xu Yunzhuo, Xu Yunfan couldn't help feeling lost.

Don't they have a destiny? Why didn't Xu Yunzhuo wait for him to come back?

Qin Run couldn't bear to see Xu Yunfan's depressed and unhappy look, so he kissed him lightly on the lips and changed the subject: "It's been a few days since we last did it. I also let you have a good rest last night. Are you tired tonight?"

Xu Yunfan: “…”

Qin Run said this as if forcing him to pay his dues, even though he was the most active in this matter.

The warm touch was fleeting. Even though they had kissed countless times, every intimate contact still made them excited, so excited that their breath was choked. Xu Yunfan pouted and said, "I want more."

Qin Run had no idea what to do with Xu Yunfan who always asked for a kiss. Every time he did, he indulged and satisfied his request, and this time was no exception.

Xu Yunfan felt as if his body was on fire during the passionate kiss. He turned over and took the initiative.

After returning to the capital for a few days, the two had rested enough.

As soon as the sky was getting light, Xu Yunfan got up early. Not only did he get up himself, he also woke up all the children, not even letting Fang Zixi go.

We went to bed so late last night, and now, not to mention the children, even the adults Fang Zixi and Qin Run felt like their heads were still confused and their eyelids were drooping.

Qin Run rubbed his eyes to clear his mind, "Yun Fan, what are you doing?"

Xu Yunfan: "Today I'm going to take you fishing. We'll grill the fish and eat them. Do you want to go?"

"go."

When they heard that they were going to catch fish, the children were no longer sleepy. They jumped up excitedly and called Yaya to get up. They surrounded Xu Yunfan and asked him where they were going to catch fish.

"Let's go to the rice fields at the farm and bring some more food. We'll grill some for you to try today."

Xu Yunfan prepared all kinds of seasonings, brushes, wooden skewers, barbecue grills, and charcoal for barbecue last night. He also rode his bicycle to the slaughterhouse early in the morning and bought pork belly, chicken wings, chicken tips, etc. He even bought a few chickens.

Qin Run opened the carriage and found that it was stuffed full by Xu Yunfan. His forehead suddenly popped up, "So much food? Can we finish it all?"

Xu Yunfan: "Why can't we finish it? You forgot, Xiaobao and his friends have so many friends at the farm. We can make barbecue and roast chicken, and then go to some uncles' houses to ask for some sweet potatoes and roast some more."

Xu Yunfan's mouth almost watered when he thought of sweet potatoes.

Fang Zixi had already run to another carriage and urged Qin Run to get on quickly.

The group went to the farm. Xu Yunfan set up a barbecue grill under a big tree beside the field and arranged everything. Qin Run then led Fang Zixi and the others through the rice fields to the fish fields.

Xu Yunfan would never dare to go down to the fields to catch fish. He was afraid of leeches and even more afraid of insects appearing in the fields. No matter how Qin Run, Fang Zixi and the children shouted, he firmly shook his head and refused.

Xu Yunfan couldn't cook because his hands were too clumsy, but grilling was different from cooking. Xu Yunfan had good skills. He grilled the chicken wings until they were golden brown and fragrant, and then sprinkled some barbecue seasoning on them. Hey, the smell was incredible. From a distance, Qin An, who was smiling, straightened up and moved his nose, "Brother, is my brother-in-law grilling meat? It smells so good!"

Fang Zixi saw that there were already a few fish in the bucket. "Let's catch this much first. We haven't had breakfast this morning, and the children must be hungry."

Qin Run immediately agreed, washed the mud off his feet, picked up the bucket and ran away.

"Wow~" Qin Mu took a skewer of chicken wings, and his eyes lit up as soon as he took a bite. He held up the barbecue and said, "Brother, this is delicious. Brother Mu loves it."

Xu Yunfan flipped the barbecue in his hand and said to Qin Mu, "Eat slowly. After you finish, Gefu will grill you again. Remember to blow it if it's too hot. You, An Ge'er, and Xiao Weichen, please go and call all your friends over. Let's eat together, okay?"

"Okay, brother-in-law, you're fine. Brother Mu loves you." Qin Mu said in a soft voice, standing on tiptoe, pulling Xu Yunfan's clothes, asking Xu Yunfan to lower his head. When Xu Yunfan leaned down reluctantly, Qin Mu gave him a kiss.

Several children followed suit, and Xu Yunfan was kissed all over the face with oil, so he drove them away like ducks.

Qin Run ate two pieces of chicken wings, wiped his mouth and came over, "Yun Fan, teach me how to grill it, I will grill it too. If too many children come over later, I'm afraid there won't be enough to eat."

Fang Zixi didn't even bother eating anymore. She reached out to skewer the remaining pork belly. Xu Yunfan called out, "Just eat your own food. Let the children do the work when they come. Only when they have worked hard and made contributions will the food taste better."

The children of the tenant farmers in the farm were all very sensible. Lin Erhu picked up seven or eight children, some of whom were disabled, and some were considered unlucky. If they were in other places, these children would have been bullied long ago, but the children in the farm did not despise them, and even protected them.

The last time Xu Yunfan had someone cut off Lin Duoduo's extra fingers, the children learned from somewhere that each of them held an egg. They were obviously very greedy, but they said that the eggs were for Lin Duoduo to nourish his body.

When Xu Yunfan saw this, he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

We will start fishing in a few days, and the food city will open the day after tomorrow. I'm afraid we will have to kill hundreds of roast ducks a day, and then these kids will be very busy.

Once the food city opens, the firewood needed will not be just a few bundles a day. Some time ago, Qin Run asked the men in the village to go to the mountain to chop firewood. The children knew about this, so when they had nothing to do on weekdays, they would go to collect firewood and put the firewood they found in the shed where the food city was stored, without asking for a penny.

Qin Run told Xu Yunfan about this. Xu Yunfan didn't say anything else, just said: "Let them pick it up, we will just collect it."

"This isn't a good idea. When we got married, they were the ones who did all the dishes and sweeping. Even Duoduo went to help with the vegetables. We have to show our appreciation." Qin Run thought about giving them money, but the children might not accept it. They were there to help, not hired to work. Giving them money would taint the relationship.

That night, Xu Yunfan was so sleepy that he just said he remembered it. Qin Run thought he didn't remember it. Now he prepared so much meat and asked Qin An and others to call for help. How could Qin Run not know Xu Yunfan's intention?

Qin Run was eating barbecue. Seeing Xu Yunfan sweating profusely, his heart was warmed. He handed a skewer of pork belly to Xu Yunfan's mouth and said, "Yunfan, eat this. It's been grilled for a while. It's not fatty."

Looking at the pork belly in front of him, Xu Yunfan immediately shook his head, "No, I don't want to eat the fat. You eat it. After you finish eating, help me deal with the fish. I don't know how to do that."

"Okay." Qin Run secretly felt it was a pity that Xu Yunfan just didn't know how to eat.

After the two fish were roasted until golden brown, Xu Yunfan took out two iron plates, put some side dishes on them, put the roasted fish into the iron plates, and poured in the prepared sauce. When the time was almost up, sprinkled some minced garlic and a handful of dried chilies, poured in the hot oil, and with a sizzling sound, a rich aroma filled the air.

Fang Zixi's mouth was constantly drooling, "Yunfan, is this fish ready to eat?"

"Alright, Brother Fang, bring them to the table. I'll grill two more. Watch them and eat slowly. Be careful of the bones." Xu Yunfan worked non-stop. Qin Run wanted to come over to help, but he drove him away. "I don't need you here. Go eat something."

"Don't you want to eat it?" Qin Run thought, there should be no one who doesn't like such delicious barbecue.

Xu Yunfan held more than a dozen skewers of pork belly in each hand. As he flipped them, thick smoke billowed out. He was busy and happy, not forgetting to be proud of himself. "I ate it. Now I want you to taste my cooking skills. I'm actually quite good at this and that. Even if I don't do well in the imperial examination, I will definitely not let you and the child starve with my cooking skills. I am really worthy of being me. I am really good at everything I do."

Qin Run: “…”

This guy is narcissistic all the time.

The fish grilled by Xu Yunfan was spicy and fragrant. A group of children took turns to eat with their chopsticks, and in a few bites, the whole fish was eaten up.

Some children are even more amazing. They didn't even spit out the bones on the tip of the chicken. After all, for them, as long as they can chew the delicious food, they will definitely have no problem swallowing it.

When Qin Qingfeng brought Fu Shaoping and his brother over, Xu Yunfan had just grilled two fish. They didn't need any adults to treat them. Qin Mu handed them chopsticks, and the two guys cried out a few times and started eating immediately.