Chapter 65 That Woman Didn’t Treat Him as Family
"I haven't been back for two years. How do you feel?"
Near noon, Chen Xinghai finally returned to Chenjia Village driving a ox cart and asked Chen Xinghe with a smile.
Chen Xinghe looked at him calmly, with a hint of emotion in his eyes.
"It's almost the same as the day I was sold. Nothing has changed."
Two years had passed in a flash, and he had thought he would never return to this place again.
Chen Xinghai patted his shoulder and said, "That won't happen again."
Chen Xinghe remained silent. He couldn't make such a guarantee until he figured out the woman's purpose.
"Xinghai, you bought so many jars today?"
I unexpectedly met Chen Jie on the road, and he took the initiative to say hello.
Then he saw Chen Xinghe standing beside him. Chen Jie was stunned for a moment and was very surprised.
"Is this Xinghe? You've grown so much in the past two years. You've become quite handsome. You look more and more like your father."
"Uncle Village Chief."
The two brothers greeted in unison.
Chen Jie smiled and said, "I'm glad you're back. Xinghe, I know you don't like your mother, but she has really changed a lot now. You can give her another chance."
"I understand, Uncle Village Chief."
Chen Xinghe nodded, maintaining a polite smile.
Even the village head spoke well of her? He was a little surprised.
The two brothers soon arrived at the door of their home. Chen Xinghai knocked on the gate, gave his name, and the door was quickly opened.
"Brother, you're back."
It was Chen Xingyue who opened the door, with a bit of anxiety and anticipation.
Just as she was about to ask something, she suddenly saw Chen Xinghe beside her, and her eyes lit up immediately.
"Second brother, you're really back! That's great, I'll go tell mother and eldest sister right away!"
Chen Xinghe opened his mouth, but before he could stop him, the other party had already run away.
He felt a little sad, with some regret and self-blame.
Even if he hated that woman in his heart, his elder brother, elder sister and younger sister were his closest people, and he really shouldn't have refused them.
Chen Xinghai stopped the ox cart at the door and said, "Go inside first. I'll tie up the ox and come back."
Chen Xinghe looked at the red strips drying in the sun in the yard. The bright red color was actually quite festive, but the smell was a bit pungent.
On the other side of the yard, two women were chopping things. He recognized them as Aunt Wu from next door and Widow Wang from the village.
His eldest brother had already told him about hiring help at home, so he was not surprised.
He greeted the two of them, which surprised them.
"Xinghe, are you really back?"
Wu Hong stood up with a smile. She was surprised to hear that the child was unwilling to come back before, but she didn't expect that he would come back today.
Looking at the other person's clothes and expression, he was no different from the young masters of wealthy families in town.
Although she couldn't describe it, she thought it was beautiful, like a scholar.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh."
Chen Xinghe looked indifferent, but his ears were a little red.
He didn't want to come back last time, and he didn't know what the villagers would say about him.
"Second brother, you're really back. I knew you wouldn't want to leave us."
Just then, a familiar voice sounded, and Chen Xingyun ran out happily.
I wanted to give her a hug, but I felt embarrassed because of my age, so I just looked at her carefully.
Seeing that he was dressed in a simple and elegant robe and looked straight and tall as a pine tree, and his face was as handsome as jade, he was exactly the same as the scholar she had imagined.
Chen Xinghe also looked at her and Chen Xingyue, and found that they had changed a lot since the last time they met.
Although he was still wearing coarse cloth clothes, his skin was fair and smooth, and he had gained some weight. He was no longer as pale and thin as before.
It seems that everyone has been having a good time recently.
"Big sister."
He raised the corner of his lips and called out affectionately.
“Hey!”
Chen Xingyun smiled even more happily. With just one call, the strangeness after two years of separation seemed to be instantly eliminated.
They are siblings, they are a family.
"Second brother, why are you ignoring me?"
Chen Xingyue on the side pursed her lips and looked like she was about to cry.
"Still that little naughty boy."
Chen Xinghe smiled and touched her head, and Chen Xingyue was happy.
The three of them were talking and laughing when Chen Xinghe's expression suddenly froze and he looked up at the eaves.
The two sisters also realized something and turned around to see their mother standing there, looking at them expressionlessly.
"Mom, my second brother is back."
Chen Xingyue was the first to react. She ran to Xiao Ying with a smile and took her hand, but she felt a little worried.
"Second brother, hurry up and call mother."
Chen Xingyun's expression was also unnatural, and he urged Chen Xinghe.
Chen Xinghe moved his mouth, but he couldn't call out "Mom".
Although the body belongs to his mother, the soul inside is still unknown.
"Second brother..."
Seeing that he had no response, Chen Xingyun became a little anxious.
Mother never cared that much about him, well, actually she had already forgotten about him. If my second brother didn't take the initiative, I'm afraid mother would ignore him even more.
"Mom, my second brother just came back and he's not used to it yet."
Just then, Chen Xinghai came over and rescued Chen Xinghe.
"Yes, yes, my second brother doesn't know how good mother is. He's not used to it yet."
Chen Xingyun agreed with a smile, hoping that his mother would not be angry.
Chen Xinghe stared at Xiao Ying and found that although it was still the same person, his face and aura were completely different.
She was just standing there quietly, but she gave him a strong sense of oppression. She was a confident and powerful woman, even the mayor was far inferior to her.
"What are you doing here?"
Xiao Ying finally spoke, her expression and tone were indifferent, but the pressure she brought to Chen Xinghe was even stronger.
"I'll come back and take a look."
Chen Xinghe was unwilling to admit defeat, but he felt a little uncomfortable.
The other party is asking "what are you doing here", not "what are you coming back for".
Obviously, they didn't consider him as a family member at all.
Xiao Ying nodded and wanted to chase them away, but when he saw the expectant looks of Chen Xinghai and the other two, he swallowed his words back.
"Xinghai, take him around. Don't let him get close to the spicy oil and spicy sauce, and don't let him get close to my room."
"I know, mother."
Chen Xinghai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his mother didn't seem angry.
After Xiao Ying finished speaking, he turned and went into the house, while Chen Xinghe was almost mad as a pufferfish.
What did this woman think of him? This was his house, and she was guarding against him like a thief.
"Xinghe, don't be angry. Mother is just like that. Once you get to know her, you'll know how good she is."
Chen Xinghai had no choice but to comfort her. His mother was a person who would only respond to soft words and would not tolerate harshness. It was already a good thing that she did not kick him out given Xinghe's attitude towards her.
Chen Xingyun also said: "Yes, second brother, mother is really good to us. Maybe it was because you refused to come back before that made mother sad."
"Don't worry, second brother. Mom is just tough on the outside but soft on the inside. I wasn't nice to her before, but now she's nice to me."
Chen Xingyue pulled his arm and whispered to him about her experience.
"Second brother, you wouldn't believe this, right? When Mother came to redeem me that day, she beat up Mr. Zhao and his servants, and even asked them to compensate me for my wages and medical expenses."
"I took ten taels of silver, and my mother told me to keep it, saying it was my own money."
Chen Xingyue was very happy when she thought about the ten taels of silver she had as her own pocket money.
A hint of surprise also flashed across Chen Xinghe's eyes. This little girl actually has more private money than him?
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