Waves
Someone was shouting outside the door. When the Xu family heard the sound, they all went out quickly. Xu Nian pushed Xu Hongqi and said, "Do you think this voice is familiar?"
Xu Hongqi sighed, "I didn't hear it clearly, and I don't know which one it was..."
Xu Nian could tell that what he was about to say next was probably a swear word. Since everyone in the family had gone out, it would not be appropriate for them to stay in the room. She looked at the man who was still frowning there, made a funny face at him, and opened the door to go out.
Seeing Xu Nian leave, Xu Hongqi couldn't stay any longer, so he closed the door and followed him out.
When Xu Nian went over, there was a group of people gathered at their door. Xu Nian saw her mother squeezing over and saw an unexpected person. She said why the voice sounded so familiar, it turned out to be Liu Jun.
"Xu Hongqi, come out the fucking way! How dare you mess with my work? Why don't you dare come out to see me?" The more people there were outside the door, the louder Liu Jun shouted.
He looked much older than the last time Xu Nian saw him. He was wearing a vest with loose fabric on his upper body, which was completely different from the image of a respectable man he used to be.
In a blink of an eye, Liu Jun met Xu Nian's gaze. He grinned and pointed at Xu Nian, "I underestimated you. But you thought I was the only one who suffered the loss. You are actually the fool. What are you looking at? You are still looking down on me. Did you know that Xu Hongqi, that unlucky ghost, already has a lover?"
Before Xu Nian had time to think, Xu Hongqi finally squeezed out. He looked at Liu Jun steadily, unconsciously revealing a look of contempt, and his words were extremely harsh.
"Why, without me, your family can't survive, and human blood steamed buns are so delicious that you bark everywhere when you're not allowed to eat them?"
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. When Liu Jun saw Xu Hongqi, he rushed up and punched him. The force he used was so strong that others could tell he was using 100% of it. People around him took a deep breath.
How could Xu Hongqi just wait to be beaten? He stretched out his leg and kicked Liu Jun directly on the chin. Seeing him fall heavily to the ground, he was still not satisfied, so he punched Liu Jun in the chest with his fist.
Liu Jun is 46 years old this year. Even if you ignore his age, his physical condition is not very good. He lost his job and returned to his hometown to farm every day. The physical labor plus not having enough to eat made it difficult for him to withstand the blows from Xu Hongqi.
But the more this happened, the angrier he became. He hated it so much that his teeth itched and he wanted to slap himself twice. If he had killed the dog earlier, he wouldn't have to live like this. He wouldn't be here today.
So he endured the pain and gathered his strength to fight back. There were only Xu Nian's family and neighbors around. Naturally, the Xu family would not help Liu Jun. Seeing that Xu Hongqi was not at fault, they just watched from the side.
Liu Jun did not come alone. He brought his two sons with him. Liu Xuecheng was admitted to a junior college and has always been his pride. But now that kid saw his father being beaten and did not come out to help. Instead, his youngest son Liu Xuelong, a child who had not even graduated from elementary school, saw his father being beaten and rushed over like a madman to beat him up.
Xu Hongqi didn't care whether they were old or young, he would beat whoever he caught with the same reckless attitude.
Perhaps Xu's father was afraid that something might go wrong, so when he saw that it was almost time, he asked his two sons to separate them. It was unimaginable how hard his own people tried to stop the fight. Liu Jun was hit a few more times, and he could feel the blood in his throat. When they were pulled apart, he only had the strength to gasp for breath.
Xu Nian ran over to see if Xu Hongqi was injured. After checking, she found several scars on his face and neck, and his hands were a little swollen. She was relieved that everything else was fine. She couldn't help but glare at the culprit. On the other side, Liu Xuelong was still screaming incoherently.
Liu Jun spat out a mouthful of blood and foam, "You are such a bastard, no one is as cruel as you, and you are better at killing people than me."
Xu Hongqi chuckled, "Don't you want to kill me? You just don't dare. I let you and your wife use so many of our family's resources. It's my incompetence, and you're still daydreaming that I don't care. What are you thinking, you bastard?"
"Fuck your mother!" Liu Jun was so angry that his heart was about to explode.
Xu Nian just felt that he was incompetent and roared wildly. He couldn't beat him in a fight, and he couldn't win in an argument. Now even if he wanted to play rogue, he didn't have the ability to do it. It just made her feel refreshed. It really proved the saying that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
Xu Hongqi was even more direct. "Get lost! Don't show up in front of me again! Every time I see you, I'll beat you up. Let's see how many beatings it takes before you understand what people say." He then looked at his son and said gloomily, "Don't you always say that a son pays for his father's debts? Now I suddenly think you're quite right."
Liu Jun was naturally not afraid of being alone, but now he had nothing but his two sons. After hearing what Xu Hongqi said, he subconsciously took them into consideration.
But a feeling of resentment was churning in his chest. He was fine now. He was able to earn money and go to school without any delay, and now he had found a support for himself.
He squinted his eyes and looked at the Xu family. He hated them as well. Even if he left, he had to disgust them first.
"You Xu family are so stupid. You think you are saving people out of kindness. You are so naive. Your daughter is almost going to be the second wife, and you are still so happy every day. It's really ridiculous."
This was the second time Xu Nian heard Liu Jun say this, and she had a bad feeling in her heart.
Xu Qinghua couldn't bear to have his daughter's innocence slandered. He stood with his two sons and warned them sternly, "Don't spew such filth. My daughter is innocent. You can't even fabricate rumors about a child. How dare you."
Xu's mother chimed in, "I think it's their daughter who's not a clean person. She thinks everyone else is clean. It's like the top beam is crooked and the bottom beam is crooked. The whole family stinks of dog shit, and even eating shit tastes good."
Xu Nian's mouth twitched. The country people's curses were so plain and simple, always using shit, urine and feces, which gave her no chance to get a word in. She thought that even if she did get a word in, it would not be as loud as her parents' fighting style.
Perhaps seeing that this trick didn't work, Liu Jun softened his tone, "Brother Xu, we have no hatred or grudge against each other. We both know who we are fighting for. What I said just now was all said in anger. I just wanted to remind you to let your daughter stay away from him. You don't know that the girl of the Qi family over there admitted with her own mouth that Xu Hongqi is her boyfriend, and his fiancée recognized by her parents. That's all I say, you can decide for yourself!" After that, he glared at Xu Hongqi fiercely and left with his still crying son.
After listening to what Liu Jun said, Xu Qinghua glanced at Xu Hongqi and walked in. The other people in the family also went in without saying anything. The parties involved had all left, and the neighbors living nearby had nothing to see anymore, so they all left together muttering.
The ground in the yard was wet and the rain was basically negligible, but the atmosphere at home became much more depressed.
Xu Qinghua stood in the yard for a while, asked the children to go back to their rooms, but called Xu Nian and Xu Hongqi to go to his room. Xu's mother sighed and followed him in.
It was cloudy outside, so the light inside the house was naturally poor. Xu's father and mother sat on the edge of the bed, while Xu Nian and Xu Hongqi stood there in a daze.
Xu Qinghua spoke first, "Niannian, not counting today, you'll have to go to school to fill out your application in one day. Tell me where you plan to go."
Xu didn't think anything of it. She glanced at Xu Hongqi and knew her father was waiting for her to answer. She said vaguely, "University of Engineering Science and Technology."
Xu Qinghua then asked, "I remember you said before that you wanted to go to Renmin University. Am I right?"
Xu Nian nodded and said nothing.
Then let me ask you again, "Was it your idea to go to the University of Engineering and Technology or Hongqi's?"
Xu Hongqi was about to speak, but Xu Qinghua raised his hand to interrupt her, "Let her speak for herself."
Xu Nian licked his lips and paused for a moment before saying, "This is both his and mine."
Xu Qinghua: "The truth?"
This time Xu Nian nodded without hesitation.
"Okay, my daughter is loyal and righteous." Xu Qinghua praised her at first, then changed the subject and said, "But I can't be a loyal and righteous person this time."
He looked at Xu Hongqi and said, "My son, this is the only university graduate in my family. It's not easy for us rural people to produce such a talent. I know you've devoted yourself to Xu Nian, and you've made the greatest contribution. I'm truly grateful to you. When I first saw that you two were getting along so well, I was truly happy to see your success."
"But," he said, his expression becoming resolute again, "my daughter must be an upright person."
Hearing this, Xu Hongqi began to feel really anxious. "I can explain."
Xu Qinghua interrupted him again, "Hongqi, your parents saved your aunt's life. Logically, we shouldn't do anything too good for you. We should agree to anything you ask for. But we are the ones who owe you our lives. We can pay it back, but not my daughter."
"I'm not deaf or blind. I don't believe what Liu Jun said today, but even if we don't believe it, we can't stop the neighbors from talking about it. Nian Nian is a girl. She's been gossiped about for three years during the college entrance exam. Now she finally gets to hold her head high. I can't bear to let her be trapped in rumors again."
Xu Nian felt sad and touched. She didn't know why her nose felt sore and she wanted to be close to her family.
"dad……"
Xu Qinghua raised his hand and touched his daughter's hair. "Do you listen to your father?"
Xu Nian felt torn. She saw the expectation in her father's eyes, but also the gloom in Xu Hongqi's expression. After struggling for a long time, Xu Nian finally made up her mind. She didn't want to disappoint her father.
"Listen." Xu Nian replied.
As soon as she finished speaking, she clearly felt Xu Hongqi's hurt.
Without giving her time to think, Xu Qinghua spoke, "Listen to Dad. Dad wants you to go to school the day after tomorrow to fill out your application. Apply to Renmin University."
He glanced at his wife and said to his daughter, "Your mother and I have never left our province in our lives. Please go and help us see the capital. If you are capable, your mother and I are counting on you to go with us to broaden our horizons and see the portrait of the leader that your mother has been dreaming of all her life."
Seeing the love and pride that Xu's mother showed towards her, Xu Nian didn't consider anything else and just nodded in agreement.
Xu Hongqi had completely lost all his delusions. He wanted to leave, but he felt his feet were stuck to the ground. The pleasure he had just felt from beating up Liu Jun had long since vanished. He now felt suffocated. There was no more respect or admiration in Xu Qinghua's eyes, and he looked completely numb.
"Red Flag." Xu Qinghua called him.
Xu Hongqi hummed in a calm tone, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"I have something to say. I'm not as hard-hearted as you think. Let's make a pact, which can also be considered a test. I'll let Xu Nian stay in college for four years. If after four years, there is still love between you, your aunt and I will give you our blessings."
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