After watching Liu Zhenguo get into the police car and drive away, Zhang San finally spoke up and complained, "Director Liu is too stingy."
"He said he was grateful to his sister-in-law, but he didn't receive a single penny of bonus. So his gratitude was just empty words."
Li Si also complained, "My sister-in-law solved a major case, but she didn't get any reward. That's just too unfair."
Xiao Cheng's underlings have been won over by Bai Lu, and they are all speaking out in support of their sister-in-law.
Xiao Cheng, who was originally too lazy to speak, surprisingly explained, "He has other plans."
The entire hideout hasn't been raided yet; any thanks or rewards are just empty promises until the very last moment.
Zhang San and Li Si seem to understand, but actually don't.
I didn't dare ask any more questions. Being able to get an explanation from my elder brother was already a blessing I had earned through three lifetimes of good deeds.
If you don't understand, just wait and see how things develop.
It was evening.
On his way home from school, Xiao Wei saw a tall, familiar figure ahead and immediately ran towards it.
The little legs seemed to have a motor installed, running incredibly fast, only slowing down when they were more than ten meters away from the tall figure.
I shuffled along, curiously watching the plastic bag the older brother was carrying, wondering what was inside.
My older brother went to the city this afternoon; he probably bought some vegetables there, but I don't know what kind.
It's bulging and it can move.
Xiao Wei grew increasingly curious and drew closer.
With its eyes wide open and its eyes fixed on the black plastic bag, it didn't even notice the tall figure stopping, and crashed headfirst into it, hitting a wall of steel.
It rebounded and then took three small steps back before coming to a stop.
"Big brother... I didn't mean to." Xiao Wei lowered his head and apologized, his nose hurting so badly he didn't dare to rub it.
As Xiao Cheng stared at the stiff little figure in front of him, the scene that had suddenly surfaced in his mind that afternoon replayed in his mind once again.
The small figure, chained by the neck, struggled in fear and trembling in a dark, damp corner.
Before they could break free of their chains, their hands and feet were cut off.
Blood splattered all over the child's tender face and bright, dark eyes. The little body convulsed in pain, spasming all over.
The body, devoid of limbs, rolled helplessly on the ground, covered in blood, its fragile, painful voice hoarsely whimpering: "Big brother... brother... brother... it hurts so much..."
An old cloth bag was discarded on the ground, along with the clothes and daily necessities of the little boy's older brother.
There was also a flattened aluminum lunchbox, from which delicious food had spilled out, stained red with blood on the ground.
The incomplete little figure, the tender face covered in blood and tears, gradually overlapped with the little figure in front of me.
Exactly the same, without the slightest difference.
Xiao Cheng didn't know why he had these images; he had dreamt about them last night and they kept haunting his mind.
Only after hearing Liu Zhenguo's words did the bloody image reappear clearly today before disappearing completely.
Xiao Cheng looked at the small figure in front of him, head down, looking at his toes. For the first time, his tone was not as cold as before, but much gentler: "Go home earlier after school from now on, and don't run around everywhere."
Xiao Wei had already prepared himself for his older brother's familiar cold words, "Get lost," but was caught off guard by the gentle treatment and looked up in a daze.
Once he was sure there was no one else around and that his older brother was talking to him, his eyes immediately lit up like little light bulbs.
He nodded vigorously: "Yes! I understand."
The girl's gentle smile floated into Xiao Cheng's mind, and layers of tenderness melted into his calm eyes.
"You must listen to your sister-in-law."
"Yes! I will." Xiao Wei knew that his older brother was going to the city to work, and he had always listened to his sister-in-law.
His sister-in-law is so good to him, he should listen to her now and he will listen to her in the future.
Of course, he didn't forget to tattle—no, no, I mean give some inside information: "Wang Cuihua came to see my sister-in-law today."
Xiao Cheng responded with an "Mm" and turned to walk back.
Xiao Wei, carrying his little schoolbag, immediately followed: "Wang Cuihua said that you and your sister-in-law didn't get a marriage certificate."
Xiao Cheng paused in his tracks: "What did you say?"
Xiao Wei thought he was asking what Wang Cuihua had said at the time, and the scene quickly replayed in his mind.
He answered without missing a single word: "Wang Cuihua said that Bai Lu and Brother Xiao Cheng haven't registered their marriage, so why can't I be with Brother Xiao Cheng?"
Xiao Cheng's face suddenly turned cold and gloomy, but a hint of tension flashed in his eyes: "What did she say?"
"Wang Cuihua?"
"Your sister-in-law."
Xiao Wei recalled for a moment, then stole a glance at his elder brother's gloomy and cold face. He shrank back and cautiously said, "My sister-in-law hadn't answered yet when I asked. She told me, not Wang Cuihua."
“My sister-in-law said that the reason your brother and I didn’t get a marriage certificate was not because of anything else, but because I haven’t reached the legal marriage age yet, so we can’t get a marriage certificate.”
Xiao Cheng's gloomy and cold expression suddenly froze. He turned to look at Xiao Wei, his gaze half surprised and half hesitant.
"She really said that?"
Xiao Wei decisively raised three fingers: "I swear, that's exactly what my sister-in-law said."
"Your brother and I didn't get a marriage certificate, not for any other reason than that I'm not yet of legal marriage age, so we can't get one." Repeated verbatim.
Xiao Cheng nodded, expressionless, and strode off home.
Everything seemed the same as before, but Xiao Wei couldn't keep up and had to jog to keep up.
Looking up casually, I was surprised to see my brother's lips slightly upturned under the bright red sunset.
A faint, almost imperceptible smile of pleasure appeared on her face.
Xiao Wei was about to speak, but he quickly swallowed back what he was about to say; what his sister-in-law was about to say was not important.
It doesn't matter. I'm going to get my marriage certificate with my older brother anyway, so what difference does it make whether I decide next year or now?
There is no difference.
Wang Cuihua shamelessly clung to Xiao Cheng until he returned, pretending not to understand anything Bai Lu said.
until--
Seeing the plastic bag in Xiao Cheng's hand, she had a bad feeling, and her steps faltered as she rushed to greet him.
She strode heavily, her footsteps echoing loudly on the concrete, completely unaware of how she ended up in front of Xiao Cheng.
"Xiao Cheng, elder brother." He could barely speak.
As expected, Wang Cuihua only received a cold face and a cold, emotionless "hmm".
Nevertheless, she stared at the plastic bag in Xiao Cheng's hand, looking at it again and again.
I want to ask something, but I don't want to hear an answer I don't like, so suddenly I don't want to ask anymore.
Xiao Wei kindly told her, "This is a shrimp."
"Do you know what shrimp is? Not those skinny little shrimp from the riverbank, but big shrimp, all meaty. My brother bought them from Nanshi for my sister-in-law."
Despite being deeply hurt, Wang Cuihua forced a smile and feigned surprise: "Oh, it's a shrimp."
Xiao Wei nodded vigorously, very happy that Wang Cuihua could understand, and explained even more enthusiastically: "There was once an emperor who doted on Yang Guifei. Yang Guifei liked to eat lychees, so the emperor had people transport lychees from a very far place to Yang Guifei. Many horses died from exhaustion, but he still wanted Yang Guifei to be happy eating them."
“My sister-in-law loves to eat shrimp, so my brother has someone transport shrimp from the far-away Nanshi to her. No matter how much it costs, he wants to make sure she’s happy. My brother dotes on my sister-in-law just like an emperor dotes on Yang Guifei.”
Don't you think so?
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