The shopkeeper knocked on the door a few times, three short knocks followed by one long one. Then a young man ran in and opened the door; he looked a little younger than Huo Haoshen.
Uncle Zhang, you've arrived.
"Xiao Jie, are you the only one here? Where's your older brother?"
As Uncle Zhang asked questions, he led the group into the courtyard, and the young man closed the door behind him.
The young man who opened the door was named Zheng Xujie. His older brother was Zheng Xuyang. The two brothers were involved in the black market and were quite well-connected.
"My older brother is tidying up in the backyard."
The young man then ran to the backyard to call for help.
Uncle Zhang's real name was Zhang Yong. He saved the two brothers when they were desperate and starving, and introduced them to a black market boss, giving them a place to stay. Later, he even helped them set up a small pig farm deep in the mountains. Therefore, they always remembered Uncle Zhang's life-saving and life-saving kindness.
After Zheng Xujie called him "elder brother," he ran to pour them water.
"Uncle Zhang, gentlemen and ladies, please have some water."
After Zheng Xuyang came out, Uncle Zhang began to introduce them and explain the purpose of their visit.
"They are my nephew and niece. Their wedding is in a few days, and they want a pig. Could you help them get one?"
Although he also had a stake in that pig farm, he didn't know that the decision was made without prior notice. The Zheng brothers needed to know this. Although it doesn't matter who you do business with, Zhang Yong wanted the young people to get to know each other.
Upon hearing Zhang Yong introduce them in this way, Huo Haocheng immediately understood.
Huo Haoshen stepped forward and introduced himself to the Zheng brothers.
"Hello, our surname is Huo, my name is Huo Haoshen, and this is my older brother and sister-in-law."
Everyone present was shrewd; seeing Huo Haoshen's actions, they all guessed that he would be their most frequent contact from now on.
Hello, my name is Zheng Xuyang.
After Zheng Xuyang finished speaking, he nodded to the three of them, signifying that they had become acquainted.
"Hello Brother Shen, my name is Zheng Xujie. You can call me Xiao Jie, just like Uncle Zhang does."
Zheng Xujie first called Huo Haosheng "brother," and then called Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan.
"Hello, Brother Huo and Sister-in-law Huo"
"Haha, Xiao Jie, I'll call you that too. We're about the same age, so just call me Sister Ruan Ruan. Calling me 'sister-in-law' makes me sound too old."
While they were exchanging pleasantries, the system had already transmitted the information of the Zheng brothers to Ruan Ruan.
Zheng Xuyang, Zheng Xujie, members of the Zheng family in Haicheng. The Zheng family was once the richest family in Haicheng. The patriarch of the Zheng family was a philanthropist and a well-known philanthropist in Haicheng.
However, their good fortune was short-lived. After the old man passed away, the second branch of the Zheng family, unwilling to accept their share of the inheritance, colluded with the enemy and assassinated their elder brother and sister-in-law while they were away on business. They launched their attack shortly after their bodies were buried, seizing the Zheng family's property for themselves and intending to eliminate their two nephews. The two fled all the way to Shen City, where they were eventually rescued by Zhang Yong.
At the beginning of the reform and opening up, Zheng Xuyang used the money he had earned over the years to go into business. He took advantage of the Zheng family's previous business rivals to reclaim the Zheng family's assets and avenge his parents. In the end, Zheng Xuyang was assassinated by enemy forces who cooperated with his second uncle, and Zheng Xujie was also raped to death. Ultimately, the Zheng family's assets became the enemy's eyes and ears in China.
"System, what kind of person is Zheng Xuyang?"
"He cherishes his only younger brother and always repays kindness to those who have helped him. Host, rest assured, the Zheng brothers always remember the Zheng family's ancestral motto: 'The people are the foundation, the nation is the root.'"
Upon hearing the Zheng family's ancestral precepts, Ruan Ruan's eyes began to redden, but she couldn't let anyone know her true thoughts at that moment; all she had to do was pretend to be nonchalant.
"Okay, then keep an eye on them and help them if necessary."
"Don't worry, host."
Others didn't understand what it meant for Ruan Ruan to have Zheng Xujie call her "sister," but Huo Haocheng knew that, given Ruan Ruan's current status, she was essentially treating the two brothers as her own.
Huo Haocheng thought of the system that Ruan Ruan mentioned last night, and realized that these two people's identities were not simple.
"Okay, Sister Ruan Ruan."
Although Zheng Xujie was well protected by his older brother, his experiences over the years had taught him to read people's expressions. When he heard Ruan Ruan ask him to call her "sister," he first looked at Uncle Zhang, since Ruan Ruan was someone he had brought with him. Seeing Uncle Zhang nod, he then looked at his brother, and then saw Huo Haocheng raise an eyebrow at Ruan Ruan. He roughly guessed what was going on.
"Xiao Jie, since you called Ruan Ruan 'sister,' you're now the youngest brother in the Huo family. Call me 'Second Brother' and let me hear it."
Although Huo Haoshen didn't know Ruan Ruan's intentions, seeing that his older brother neither objected nor made a move, he could only step forward to welcome his younger brother himself.
Second Brother
Zheng Xujie looked at Huo Haoshen's hand on his shoulder. No one had ever put their hand on him like that before. His usually serious older brother was out of the question, and the people around him never played with him, let alone showed him any friendly gestures, because they were orphans.
From this perspective, having an older sister wouldn't be bad.
"Little brother, your second brother is telling you, from today onwards, you need to be prepared."
"What should we prepare?"
"Maybe the person next to you that day was your brother."
Huo Haoshen gave Zheng Xujie a mysterious look.
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