"I want to know, what's the point of us working so hard? Is it just to grovel before certain people?"
“We risk our lives, not to continue bowing and scraping before others, but remember, there are some people you can’t afford to offend. Starting today, you don’t need to get involved in company matters anymore. Focus on recovering from your injury, and I will give you everything you’re owed.”
"Take him to the hospital." Chen Hu said, waving his hand and ignoring him.
"Brother Qing, let's go to the hospital." Several people stepped forward and kindly advised him.
Chen Qing gritted his teeth, and laughed bitterly as he looked up at the sky: "Remember this, I will repay you tenfold for everything you have done to me today."
The old lady is a Buddhist, but she doesn't abstain from meat, and she's an excellent cook.
After the meal, Ye Xingchen noticed that the fence around the vegetables planted in her small courtyard was a bit loose, so she went to find tools to repair it.
Su Ruochu sat with the old lady in the courtyard, basking in the sun. The two talked about the past, with sadness and nostalgia.
“He is a man you can entrust your life to,” the old lady suddenly said.
"Grandma, what did you say?" Su Ruochu looked up in surprise.
“I said, Xiao Ye is a man you can entrust your life to.” The old man stroked Su Ruochu’s hair: “I feel at ease entrusting you to him.”
"Alright, alright, Grandma, you'll live to be a hundred, don't make it sound like you're entrusting your orphan to someone else." Su Ruochu shook her and acted coquettishly.
"Ruochu, your grandmother has been through this before," the old woman said with a smile. "I know that in this world, many upright men have more than one woman by their side."
"Ye Xingchen is the same. He may have many women around him, but once he has chosen a woman, he will do everything in his power to treat her well. Opportunities are not something everyone gets, so you must seize them."
Su Ruochu's pretty face flushed slightly, and she whispered, "Grandma, you noticed all of that?"
"Don't forget, you have a heart that sees through everything in the world." The old man put his arm around her shoulder: "So, you have no secrets from me at all."
"I'm sorry, Grandma, I just didn't want you to worry about me." Su Ruochu lowered her head.
"Silly child, you are the only thing I care about in this world. If I don't worry about you, who will?" The old man smiled slightly.
"Grandma, it's fixed here." Just then, Ye Xingchen walked over, wiping away her sweat.
Even for experts in astronomy, these tasks still require considerable mental effort.
"Xiao Ye, come here." The old lady beckoned to Ye Xingchen.
"What's wrong?" Ye Xingchen walked over, somewhat puzzled.
The old lady took Su Ruochu's hand and placed it in Ye Xingchen's hand. She smiled and said, "I'm entrusting Ruochu to you. If I'm not here one day, you must take good care of her for me."
"Grandma, believe me, you will live to be a hundred years old." Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "I also promise that I will take good care of Ruochu."
"That's good. It's getting late, let's go back," the old lady said with a smile.
"Grandma, let me help you inside," Su Ruochu said.
"No need, the sun is nice. I'll just sunbathe for a while and then go back. I'm not at the point where I need help walking yet," the old lady said with a smile.
"Alright, Grandma, I'll come again next time." Su Ruochu held the old lady's hand reluctantly.
"Go back now." The old lady waved her hand, and Su Ruochu turned and left.
Watching the two leave, the old lady took out the string of Buddhist prayer beads in her hand and counted them.
Suddenly, her movements froze, and with a snap, the string of prayer beads in her hand broke apart, scattering all over the ground.
When Ye Xingchen went out, he saw Chen Hu kneeling upright on the ground.
He had been kneeling there for quite a while, and large beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead. Especially with his chubby body, all the weight was on his knees after he knelt down. If he kept kneeling, his knees would probably be ruined.
"Mr. Ye." Upon seeing Ye Xingchen emerge, Chen Hu was overjoyed and quickly knelt up straight.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Ye Xingchen looked at Chen Hu, his brows furrowing slightly.
"I am here to apologize to Mr. Ye," Chen Hu said, bowing his head.
"What crime are you asking for?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“My brother angered Mr. Ye and even dared to talk back to you. This is all because I didn’t discipline him properly,” Chen Hu said. “I cut off one of his hands as punishment. Please, Mr. Ye, spare his life since he is my only brother.”
“If Mr. Ye is still so angry,” Chen Hu said through gritted teeth, pulling out a machete from behind his back, “I will cut off another arm of mine as punishment, hoping that Mr. Ye will calm down.”
As Chen Hu spoke, he gritted his teeth and chopped at his left hand without hesitation.
Ye Xingchen stomped his right foot on the ground, sending a pebble flying and knocking the knife out of Chen Hu's hand.
"Let's just let this matter go," Ye Xingchen said. "Get up."
"Thank you, Mr. Ye." Chen Hu finally breathed a sigh of relief and struggled to his feet.
He had been kneeling there for over an hour. When he finally stood up, his legs gave way and he almost knelt down again.
"I've said it before, your brother is rebellious by nature, and he's not even your biological brother. Is he worth all this sacrifice for?" Ye Xingchen said calmly.
“Mr. Ye, he is unaware that he is not my biological brother.” Chen Hu sighed. “He was adopted by my father when he was alive.”
“My dad was paralyzed in a construction accident. Before he died, he grabbed my hand and told me to take good care of my younger brother. Then he passed away.”
“My mother couldn’t take the pressure and ran away from home. We haven’t heard from her since. She also took the 5,000 yuan compensation she received from the construction site with her when she left.” Chen Hu said with a somber expression, “In the years before we came to Yanjing, my brother and I relied on each other to get through it all.”
"So no matter what happens, as long as it's something I can handle, even if it means giving my life for his, I will help him."
"You're quite loyal, but your brother is stubborn and arrogant, and he looks down on you because he thinks he's so great." Ye Xingchen glanced at him. "Causing a little trouble isn't a big deal, but be careful. One day, he'll point a gun at you. What will you do then?"
"I..." Chen Hu was stunned. He sighed and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."
"Think it over carefully. That day probably isn't too far off," Ye Xingchen said calmly.
"Yes, thank you for the reminder, Mr. Ye." Chen Hu bowed. "Mr. Ye, you treated Xiaoshan last time, and he has now recovered. I have been wanting to thank you, but I was afraid of bothering you. I wonder if you have time today? I would like to invite you to dinner to express my gratitude."
"Okay, tonight then." Ye Xingchen nodded.
"Okay, I've arranged everything. I'll contact you later." Chen Hu was overjoyed.
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