Leng Lie sees me as a rival in love.
How ridiculous!
Would I be the kind of person who destroys other people's marriages?
When I met Xiaoxi, she was already married. The idea of her being a rival in love is utterly absurd.
He's really good at patting himself on the back.
However, if he treats Xiaoxi badly, I would be happy to take his place and take care of her.
It's truly strange how connections can exist between people.
When we first met, Xiaoxi and I were at odds.
Of course, the main reason was me. I looked down on her. She was just a little village girl who dared to show off her limited skills in front of the teacher.
Even after she proved her abilities.
I was also unconvinced by her.
However, given her unparalleled skill in creating antiques, I had to temporarily yield to her.
Because my family has an ancestral large square tripod, which is said to have been passed down from my great-grandfather.
My grandfather spent his entire life searching for a way to repair that square cauldron.
Unfortunately, my grandfather searched for decades but couldn't find a solution, but now I have.
There's no other way, but wouldn't it be better to just take the person back directly?
Grandpa will definitely look at me with new respect, right?
I know that he had me follow the teacher in order to temper my impetuousness.
If I could bring Xiaoxi back and repair that cauldron, he would surely be very pleased, thinking, "I've grown up, haven't I?"
I knew Xiaoxi was a bit of a penny-pincher, so I catered to her tastes and gave her a small courtyard house in Kyoto.
In that case, she definitely won't be able to rest easy going back to Kyoto!
But I never got that chance!
Because when Xiaoxi finally arrived in Kyoto, her grandfather told her that the square cauldron was missing.
Will our things disappear?
I don't believe it.
However, when Grandpa told me, his face looked very grim, so I couldn't help but believe him.
It wasn't until later that I learned that Fang Ding was still there, but Grandpa didn't want to have any contact with Xiao Xi.
So he used the simplest and most direct method to tell me that the item was missing.
Although I felt regretful, I didn't think about it too much.
Because it was he who was obsessed with that square cauldron, not me.
When Xiaoxi was attacked in the alley, I was almost scared out of my wits.
Because I know those two assassins.
They are my grandfather's men!
So they let me go and gave Yixi a chance to live.
I can't believe that Grandpa would actually do that to Xiaoxi!
Fortunately, Leng Lie arrived in time and saved her.
That day was the first time I felt panic and fear.
In the depths of my being, I seemed to have a feeling that everything had changed and could never go back to the way it was before.
My grandfather and Xiaoxi were actually on opposing sides!
What should I do?
I felt lost and helpless, like a walking corpse, and miserable.
Until Grandpa had someone send me to Xiaoxi's house.
I regained some of my energy. Perhaps those people had only betrayed Grandpa?
Later, when Xiaoxi was captured, I secretly followed my grandfather and discovered that the Fang Ding was actually in that dark and damp semi-basement!
I wanted to rescue her, but my grandfather's people told me otherwise.
They won't hurt Xiaoxi; they're just going through the motions.
So I waited outside the courtyard, but unexpectedly, that idiot Leng Lie came to rescue people with a gun.
Did he know what kind of place he had wandered into?
What's the point of those few people and those few guns?
Fortunately, they told me that he wouldn't be harmed, so I was relieved.
Finally, I saw Xiaoxi, who was in a coma.
Grandpa told me to carry her onto the train and go back to Lengjiagou with her.
He also explained to me all the family's assets one by one.
Those things registered under my name are things I can use.
Those not under my name, I should leave them alone.
An ominous premonition loomed over me.
I held Xiaoxi in my arms, knelt before him, and shed my first tears as an adult.
I want to say so many things to him.
However, all the words that were about to come out were automatically swallowed back down.
Isn't this kind of thing normal for a family like ours?
I remember that several of my childhood playmates also lost their families and lives.
But Bao Rui came to me and asked me to save their family members, but how could I save them?
Grandpa once said that political struggle is the cruelest thing in the world. Without the test of time, no one can be sure that they are right.
He also said that he was only trying to prevent a restoration...
Now, it's finally my family's turn.
Looking at my grandfather's face, which had aged overnight, what right did I have to question him?
Besides, what can a spoiled brat like me change?
I bid him farewell in a daze, and kowtowed to him nine times.
Then, carrying Xiaoxi, he left without looking back.
***
In Lengjiagou, my emotions gradually calmed down.
This is Xiaoxi's hometown.
She was born and raised here, and she even recognized me as her godbrother.
It's only because of Leng Lie's jealousy that she can only call me Brother Fang.
Every time she calls me, I automatically filter the address to "brother".
Every morning and evening, I walk along country lanes.
Feel the wind she blew, see the scenery she saw, walk the paths she walked...
Life was peaceful and happy.
Until Leng Lie Na Si tricked me into returning to Kyoto.
When I returned to Lengjiagou, it was four years later.
Walking on the ridges of Lengjiagou, my heart felt a peace I had never known before.
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