Chapter 27.027. She should know that the relationship between brothers is also...
"You're charging a fee? Have you no shame?"
Before He Yan could retort, Wu Yuejiang had a sudden inspiration and said with certainty, "I understand, it was Wen Xue who sent it, right?"
He Yan raised an eyebrow, ignored him, looked away, started the engine, and the car slowly drove out of the parking lot.
Silence means consent.
Besides, others might not know, but if even he, a sworn brother of over twenty years, couldn't see that He Yan was blatantly showing off, then they might as well break off their friendship.
"Will my sister prepare one for me too?"
Don't overthink it.
"screw you!"
Wu Yuejiang knew he was in a good mood, so he leaned back and said sincerely, "But speaking of which, my sister is really a good person. She has a good temper, is thoughtful, and knows how to care for you." As he spoke, he thought of He Heng and couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions. What a perfect couple they were. "No wonder my brother used to be so nervous."
Come to think of it, he was probably the first person to know that He Heng was in a relationship at a young age.
At that time, he was still in college. One night, he received a message from He Heng, who was still in his second year of high school. It was a cryptic and depressing message: "Brother, I think I'm a little crazy."
He was shocked, thinking that his child was under a lot of academic pressure, so he typed out a lot of words to prepare a heartwarming message to help him.
The brat's next sentence stunned him: "Dude, I'm really a bit crazy. There's this guy in my class who keeps chatting with me all the time. It's so annoying. How can a guy talk so much nonsense?"
He was full of questions, then immediately betrayed He Heng, telling He Yan about it without delay: "Warning! Warning! Level 1 alert! It's going to rain, my brother's going to have a puppy love!"
He Yan sent a screen full of ellipses to express his brother's speechlessness.
Looking back now, I realize how true that saying was; at the time, I thought it was just an ordinary thing.
"What message did she send you?" As the car drove along the highway, He Yan, who was in control of the steering wheel, asked casually after a ten-minute silence.
Wu Yuejiang was still reeling from the past: "What?"
"Didn't you say she wished you a Happy New Year?"
"Oh, Happy New Year."
He Yan calmly hummed in agreement, focusing on driving. "What else did she tell you?"
Wu Yuejiang was already used to his behavior. He was the same way when He Heng was around. "I asked her if she was happy during the New Year, and if you took her out to play. She said you took her to buy new clothes, set off fireworks, and watched a movie. She was very happy. That's all."
“I taught you a long time ago that it’s not just about being generous with money when it comes to your sister, you also have to put in some effort to make her happy.”
He Yan listened calmly, a faint smile appearing in his eyes. "Do I need you to teach me?"
It took almost two hours to drive from the airport to the tenement building. Wu Yuejiang got out of the car to get his suitcase, only to find He Yan in the driver's seat motionless as if glued to the spot. He asked impatiently, "Did someone acupuncture you? Didn't you even get out and lend a hand?"
"I have other things to do."
What could you possibly want?
He Yan glanced at him unhappily: "Washing the car? Can't you see the car is covered in dust because of your suitcase?"
"..."
Wu Yuejiang looked on incredulously and cursed, "You're sick. You really are sick. The two brothers don't even know each other. They've been going through the motions for over twenty years, and suddenly you've developed mysophobia?"
He was disgusted and dragged his suitcase into the stairwell without looking back. The black jeep behind him didn't stop, its tires screeching as it drove away in the dust.
Wen Xue was sitting at her desk, engrossed in her book. She had fallen behind in many classes last semester, and although her exam results came out a long time ago, they weren't ideal compared to her previous performance. She knew she shouldn't neglect her studies no matter what, and she had to catch up on the missed classes one by one.
The knocking interrupted her train of thought. She listened for a while, but it wasn't He Yan or Nana.
Who is it?
Despite her confusion, she got up to open the door. The old door had no peephole, but she felt at ease. Perhaps deep down, the place where He Yan was meant to be safe.
Seeing Wu Yuejiang smiling outside the door, she called out "Brother Yuejiang" and instinctively peeked out to look for He Yan, but couldn't find him.
Wu Yuejiang understood. "He went to wash his car. I came to bring you something."
Wen Xue then noticed the large and small bags in his hands. She was stunned by the sheer number of them. After regaining her senses, she hurriedly took them and carried them inside. Wu Yuejiang wanted to help her, and even lifted his left leg, but before he could step inside, he remembered He Yan's earlier instructions.
He Yan's harsh words were not directed at any one person, but were a warning to every man present.
Don't go near the entrance of Wenxuefang unless you have a specific reason to go there.
When she takes a bath at night, no one is allowed to wander around outside. Those who don't follow the rules shouldn't blame her for being impolite.
Wu Yuejiang decisively pulled his leg back and took another step away.
Let's forget it. He has a younger sister, so he naturally knows better how to behave.
"Brother Yuejiang, it's so kind of you to bring such a heavy thing all this way for me..." Wen Xue felt embarrassed. She weighed it in her hand and estimated it to be about ten pounds. "How about I treat you to a meal?"
"Don't be so polite with me!"
Wu Yuejiang waved his hand dismissively, looked at her face, and smiled: "I haven't seen you in a while, and you look better and better now. That's right, nothing is more important than good health."
Wen Xue smiled and said, "It's probably because I've been eating well lately. I take medicine during the day and drink milk at night."
A few days ago, she and He Yan went to the supermarket to buy daily necessities and measured her height and weight. They printed out a receipt. Her weight was still very light, but she knew in her heart that she must have gained weight compared to when the holiday started.
He Yan took the receipt and put it in the inner pocket of his wallet.
Wu Yuejiang agreed wholeheartedly, nodding repeatedly: "That's good, I also love drinking milk."
After saying that, he looked around warily, and after making sure no one was around, he quickly pulled a red envelope out of his pocket and stuffed it into her hand. "This is your New Year's money, take it, and promise me you won't tell anyone, or one or two of you will come asking me for it."
Wen Xue was caught off guard by the red envelope, and she was so frightened that she immediately put her hands behind her back and refused to take it.
Wu Yuejiang seemed to have anticipated her refusal and the ensuing tug-of-war between them. He was too ashamed to perform such a scene, so he simply slipped away, leaving Wen Xue bewildered as she stared at the red envelope that had fallen to the ground.
She was stunned for a moment, then picked up the red envelope and ran outside. She ran all the way downstairs, only to see Wu Yuejiang's van speeding away. She was so anxious that she wanted to shout, "Hey, don't do this!"
The sun was shining brightly today, and a line had formed at the car wash. He Yan waited for a few minutes and started to get impatient. He handed the car keys to his apprentice and said he would come back to pick up the car in the evening.
He had already left the car wash when he suddenly remembered the new car charm. Worried that the staff might get it wet while washing the car, he turned back, bent down, crawled into the car, and carefully put it into the armrest box.
He Yan continued the call back to the apartment building. The call ended just as he was about to go upstairs. He had just reached the second floor and hadn't even gone inside when he unexpectedly saw Wen Xue crouching furtively in front of Wu Yuejiang's door. He frowned, strode over, and met her gaze as she looked up at the familiar footsteps.
"What are you doing?"
"I……"
Wen Xue breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had seen a savior. She quickly pulled out the red envelope that had been pushed under the door, her fair hands covered in dust. "Brother Yuejiang suddenly gave me a red envelope, and I want to return it."
He Yan's lips twitched. Was stuffing the red envelope into the crack of the door how she returned it?
He asked, "How many were wrapped?"
Wen Xue glanced at him in surprise and shook her head. "I didn't open it."
The incident happened so suddenly that she was completely flustered and didn't dare to open the red envelope, as if it were a hot potato.
Even the New Year's money He Yan gave her, she silently digested for several days before accepting it.
He Yan, who deals with money all year round, can easily guess how much money is in a red envelope just by glancing at it, but he still encouraged her, "Open it and count it."
Wen Xue exclaimed "Ah!" and swallowed her shock, then said, "Oh."
Remembering Wu Yuejiang's instructions, she stepped aside and counted the money in a low voice, one hundred, two hundred, three hundred... As she counted, she exclaimed, "So much, two thousand yuan!"
He Yan: "..."
She was so surprised that he thought Lao Wu had given him 200,000 yuan.
"It's alright," he replied reluctantly. "If he gives it to you, just take it."
"But……"
"Take it, it's not much money."
He thought casually, one is eight thousand, the other is two thousand, it's nothing, it's normal, after all, she should know that there are differences between brothers.
“That’s a lot…” Wen Xue whispered.
Is a 2,000 yuan red envelope really not much?
She's lived this long and has never received a 2,000 yuan red envelope more than a few times.
"Of course, you've already wished him a Happy New Year. As long as he's still a human being, he should give you lucky money."
Wen Xue was taken aback. Does sending a "Happy New Year" message to a group count as sending New Year's greetings?
Just as He Yan was about to look away, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of words on the back of the red envelope. His gaze paused slightly, and he held out his hand to her, palm up, "Let me see."
"What?" Although Wen Xue didn't understand his intention, she immediately put the red envelope in his hand.
He Yan frowned as he looked at the sharp handwriting on the red envelope. After reading one sentence, he would glance up at her.
[Brother Yuejiang, thank you so much. You've already taken such good care of me, I really don't want you to spend any more money.]
Wishing you good health and all the best! ^^
"What's wrong?" Wen Xue asked, feeling uneasy as he remained silent for a long time with such a serious expression.
He Yan didn't speak, but lowered his eyelids slightly and took out a small wad of cash from the red envelope and handed it to her.
As for the empty red envelopes, he casually stuffed them into his pocket.
“It’s alright,” he said calmly. “You can keep the money and don’t bother thanking him. Just remember to bring him some when you buy me breakfast tomorrow.”
"Okay."
She nodded blankly, turned around and walked towards the stairs with her head down. Under He Yan's suspicious gaze, she walked back and asked softly, "What does Brother Yuejiang like to eat?"
He Yan remained silent for a few seconds, then said, "I don't know."
…
The next morning.
Wu Yuejiang arrived at He Yan's room with great interest and sat down. He crossed his arms, glanced at the breakfast piled high on the table, and fell into deep thought. He asked in confusion, "Is anyone else coming to eat?"
Who are they treating like a good-for-nothing?
"Just eat, stop talking nonsense."
A moment later, He Yan, who was sitting opposite him, had already taken a few sips of soy milk from his bowl and was slowly chewing on a fried dough stick, looking completely unfazed.
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