Chapter 118 Third Brother's Gift and Margarine Cake
It was three o'clock in the afternoon, when the weather was at its hottest.
Even though Fang's father and son were standing under the shade of a tree, they were still sweating profusely from the heat.
"Comrade Yu, I am sorry to bother you again." Grandpa Fang said apologetically when he saw Yu Zhile approaching. "Xiao Zhuo carved some small things and wanted to give them to Comrade Yu."
"Now?" Yu Zhile was quite surprised.
Fang Zhuo didn't say anything, but pushed the wooden box in his hand forward. The box looked quite heavy.
Only then did Yu Zhile see the red bloodshot in his eyes and the fatigue on his face.
She guessed that Fang Zhuo might have spent a whole day and night carving, so he should at least let Xiaobao say thank you in person.
"My brother is in my uncle's car and hasn't come back yet." Yu Zhile looked in the direction he was coming from. "Why don't we wait a little longer?"
When leaving the department store, Sheng Lanyue drove first, and He Youan followed closely behind.
They should be home soon, but she hadn't seen the jeep yet.
"Okay." Fang Zhuo responded in a low voice.
The four of them waited for about ten minutes, and the car driven by He Youan finally appeared in their sight.
Yu Wanqin and a few others got out of the car carrying large and small bags. When they saw Yu Zhile and the other person, they quickly walked up to them and asked.
"Silly Lele, it's hot, what are you doing here?" Yu Peilan wiped the sweat off her forehead, "Is this your friend? Why doesn't he come home——"
When she saw Fang Zhuo's wheelchair and Grandpa Fang's broken leg, she stopped talking and her face turned red.
They lived on the fourth floor, and climbing the stairs was a big problem for the Fang father and son who had limited mobility.
Grandpa Fang laughed and tried to smooth things over: "We are here to give Comrade Yu some small gifts, just wait here."
"Uncle, are you here to see Xiaobao? I'll give you a little candy man." Yu Chi ran over holding the twelve zodiac candy men, hesitating which one to give.
As soon as he appeared, Fang Zhuo's stern face softened a little. Seeing his conflicted expression, his eyes were full of smiles.
Grandpa Fang smiled kindly and reminded, "Uncle is born in the year of the pig."
"Ah, my aunt is also born in the year of the pig." Yu Chi became even more troubled.
Fang Zhuo asked: "What's Xiaobao's zodiac sign? Can I give it to my uncle?"
"Xiaobao is born in the year of the snake. Here you go." Yu Chi handed over the little snake candy man without hesitation. "May you be safe and healthy and happy every year."
Fang Zhuo's expression softened. He handed over the small wooden box and said, "Thank you, Xiaobao. This is a return gift from uncle. I hope Xiaobao grows up quickly."
Yu Yue helped Yu Chi hold the candy man so that he had a free hand to receive the gift.
"Thank you, uncle." Yu Chi smiled sweetly.
However, the weight of the wooden box was beyond his imagination, and in the end, Yue Dai had to hold it.
After they exchanged gifts, Fang's father and son left, and Yu Zhile and others also walked into the building.
Yu Zhile told Yu Peilan their identities and also told her what happened in the Fang family courtyard yesterday.
"Meeting is also fate." Yu Peilan looked back at their backs.
Fang Zhuo's long hair made it difficult to see his features, but she inexplicably developed a sense of familiarity with him.
Yu Zhile nodded and asked, "Why did you take so long to get back?"
"Don't you like braised food?" Yu Peilan said with a smile, "We just passed by a delicatessen, so I asked your uncle to stop the car and bought a little bit of everything."
Yu Zhile took her arm and rubbed it, saying, "Aunt is so nice."
"Isn't mom okay?" Yu Wanqin pretended to be jealous.
"Everything is fine." Yu Zhile smiled and took her arm. "I have the best mother and aunt in the world."
Her words made the aunt and sister-in-law smile.
He Youan intervened and jokingly said, "Isn't my uncle the best in the world?"
"These are all for my sister." Yu Chi held up the sugar man to win her favor, "Xiaobao, you have to be the best brother in the world."
The childish words made everyone laugh.
After arriving home, Yu Peilan poured boiled water for everyone, and He Youan moved the electric fan to the living room.
With a few buzzing sounds, the fan blades started to rotate at high speed, bringing coolness to everyone.
Yu Yue placed the wooden box in front of Yu Chi, and Yu Chi slowly opened the lid.
Just as the contents of the box were about to be revealed, there was a knock on the door.
He Youan went to open the door, and outside were Director Xia and Manager Xia. The couple were carrying various supplements.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." Director Xia bowed deeply and apologized as soon as he entered the door.
Director Xia said in a nasal voice: "Comrade Yu, Comrade Sheng, I'm really sorry. It was Xia Jian who caused you trouble and frightened you last night."
Her eyes were puffy, with fine lines around her eyes and a few more white hairs on her temples, as if she had aged ten years overnight.
"What happened last night?" Yu Wanqin held Yu Zhile's hand with a worried look on her face.
Yu Zhile and Sheng Lanyue looked at each other and said in tacit agreement, "It's a small matter. It's over."
Yu Wanqin and Yu Peilan pulled her arm over and examined it carefully. They were relieved when they found that there was indeed no external injury.
"Last night, the gang tried to stop me and Lan Yue, so we ran to the police station right away." Yu Zhile recounted the incident, hiding some details. "Later, we successfully reported the case to the police, and they were all put in jail."
"Well, we are all fine." Sheng Lanyue agreed.
Director Xia and his wife heard the actual situation from the police, but did not expose their white lies.
"They and Xia Jian will be sent to a farm in the northwest for three years of forced labor, and they will not come to you again." Director Xia took the initiative to inform the results of the handling.
The atmosphere fell into silence.
After a long time, He Youan patted his shoulder.
The couple ignored Yu Zhile and Sheng Lanyue's refusal, left the supplements, and bowed to them before leaving.
When the two of them reached the door, Yu Zhile asked, "Where's Liu Shuyi?"
"Shuyi? She was not involved in this matter." Director Xia turned around and answered, "Those words were told to me by Gu Rong. She was not directly involved. She only needed to be reformed in a farm in the suburbs for a year."
Yu Zhile smiled and said nothing more.
"Why does Comrade Yu ask this?" Director Xia asked.
Director Xia touched the back of her hand, looked into her eyes and shook his head.
Then, the two left in silence.
The gloomy atmosphere lasted for a while, and was broken by the sound of Yu Chi repeatedly opening and closing the wooden box.
After attracting everyone's attention, Yu Chi said loudly: "Xiaobao is going to open the gift Uncle Fang sent. I'm so looking forward to it."
Everyone's face was colored with smiles, and they cooperated by making curious expressions.
"Tap, tap, tap." Yu Chi imitated the tone he heard from the radio and slowly opened the wooden box again.
Unexpectedly, this time I was only halfway through the opening when I was interrupted by a knock on the door.
Yu Chi frowned and pouted, then sighed maturely.
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
He Youan went to open the door again, and this time it was Ning Tan who came.
Ning Tan was holding a square box in his left hand and a rectangular package wrapped tightly in brown paper in his right hand.
When he entered the room, he found that everyone was smiling, except Yu Chi, who was looking at him angrily and felt strange.
"What do you want from us?" He Youan cleared his throat.
"This is the birthday gift and margarine cake that Brother Zhou gave to our niece." Ning Tan put the things in his hand on the table and pushed them in front of Yu Zhile, "This is the red envelope I gave."
As he spoke, he took out a red envelope from his pocket and placed it on the package.
He Youan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that bad news had been sent back from Beijing, but Ning Tan's next words made him nervous again.
"There is one more thing." Ning Tan paused, "We found out a lot of things along that line. I have sorted out the information and sent it to the old leader."
He Youan hit his shoulder and said unhappily, "Boy, you can only finish your words in one breath from now on."
Ning Tan pursed his lips to hold back his smile.
"Xiao Ning, stay for dinner tonight." Yu Peilan asked him to sit down and stood up to pour him some water.
Ning Tan nodded and said, "Then I'm sorry to bother you, sister-in-law. I'll take advantage of our niece."
Although he was Yu Haiguang's comrade-in-arms and only a few years older than Yu Zhile, he called her niece all the time, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
He Youan understood her expression and nudged Ning Tan with his elbow, asking him to stop talking nonsense.
Then, Yu Chi started opening the gifts again.
This time he learned his lesson and opened the lid in one go.
"Sister, uncle gave me a lot of beautiful flowers from the big trees." Yu Chi picked up a wooden flower and handed it to Yu Zhile to see, "There are so many, so many."
The wooden flower was as big as his fist, lying quietly in his palm, emitting a faint fragrance.
"What kind of flower is this? The leaves look a bit strange." He Youan got closer and picked up a flower from the box to examine it carefully.
Yu Peilan happened to walk out of the kitchen and asked with a smile: "Xiaobao, have you seen the gift? What kind of leaf is it? Let me see."
Her eyes swept over the wooden flower that He Youan was holding, and she stood there in a daze.
At the same time, the water cup in her hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Are you scratched?" He Youan ran to her and asked anxiously.
Yu Peilan was stunned for a few seconds, her vision gradually became blurred, she broke free from his hand and walked towards Yu Chi, pouring all the flowers in the wooden box onto the table.
The thump, thump, thump sound pounded her heart.
A dozen wood flowers are similar in shape, with only three large petals and the leaves are a pair of small wings.
"You'an, I found my third brother. I found my third brother." Yu Peilan burst into tears and excitedly grabbed He You'an's hand. "It's my third brother. Fang Zhuo is my third brother. Take me to find him."
He Youan helped her sit on the chair, wiped away her tears, and said, "Third brother lives near the popsicle factory, he won't run away, drink some water first."
Yu Zhile walked to her other side and brought the cup of water to her mouth.
"Mom just left, and I miss her so much. Third brother said to change the leaves into small wings. This flower was drawn by third brother for me, so that mom can hear what I want to say." Yu Peilan shook her head and refused, her words were very confusing, "I want to find him, I want to find third brother."
"Aunt, I'll take you to see my third uncle." Yu Zhile held her hand.
Yu Peilan's eyes were blurred with tears and she nodded vigorously.
At this time, the Fang father and son were still on their way home. Grandpa Fang was leaning on a cane, and Fang Zhuo was pushing the wheel with his hands.
Grandpa Fang nags, "You should have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow I will go to the scrap yard to find you some good wood, carve it, and send it to Comrade Yu."
"Hmm." Fang Zhuo suddenly groaned and covered his heart with his left hand.
He grabbed the handrail with his right hand and knocked off the sugar man stuck in front of him.
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