At that time, Lu Anyang scolded him with a stern face, "Little brother, we are men, and we will all have to shoulder the rise and fall of the family in the future. How can you bear the heavy responsibility if you keep crying like this?"
Lu Feng not only didn't stop crying, but cried even harder.
"I don't want to shoulder any family honor. My brother is so amazing, I'll just follow him around like a shadow! Look at my second and third uncles, they're always going against Dad, they even made Grandpa sick! I don't want to be like that, I'll just follow you, I don't want any of that stuff!!"
Lu Anyang thought his younger brother was extremely cute at the time.
Looking at his younger brother, who had grown up, gotten married, and had children, Lu Anyang felt a great sense of satisfaction. The younger brother he had protected and raised was now a grown man.
"Is the pomegranate tree in the backyard still there?"
Lu Feng's eyes instantly reddened. "They're still here. Mom has told people to take good care of them. They bear fruit every year."
Lu Anyang smiled and said, "Now I don't need to pick the fruit for you anymore, you can pick it yourself."
"Brother, I've missed you so much all these years."
Lu Anyang turned to look at Lu Feng, who had been following behind him, his eyes red as he stared at him.
She chuckled softly, "You're married and have kids now, you're not going to hold me and cry again, are you?"
Lu Feng didn't speak, he just stared at him intently.
Lu Anyang reached out and removed the fallen leaves from his shoulder. "You're all grown up now, why are you still following me around like a shadow? What are you doing standing behind me?"
Lu Feng's voice was a little choked up, "I said this when I was a child: I don't want anything, I just want to be your little shadow."
Looking at him, Lu Anyang realized that many things had changed over the past ten years, yet nothing seemed to have changed; his younger brother was still the same as before.
"Okay, I'll protect you from now on, alright?"
Lu Feng suppressed the stinging in his eyes and stepped forward to hug him tightly.
Lu Anyang reached out and patted him, "If you keep crying, I'll take a picture and show it to your wife later."
It took Lu Feng a while to let go of him. Feeling that he had lost face in front of his brother, he didn't mention what had just happened. He picked up his bag from the ground and went straight into Lu Anyang's room.
Lu Anyang followed him inside. The room was furnished the same way he had left. He knew his family had suffered a disaster, their house and property had been confiscated, and most of the things inside were probably gone too.
He knew how much effort his mother had put into restoring the room to its original state.
Even the fountain pen on the desk was placed in its familiar spot.
"Your wife is smarter than you."
Lu Anyang's words seemed to come out of nowhere, and Lu Feng looked at her in confusion.
"Why would Mom come back to live here? I thought she never wanted to come back here again."
“Wanwan said that you must miss home a lot and want to go back to familiar places because you have no memories there. You must feel very unfamiliar with those places.”
Lu Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "Mom didn't agree at first. She said this place is full of sad memories. She was also afraid that, like before, living in a big house would lead to someone reporting her. She was still a little worried. It was Wanwan who persuaded her."
He glanced at his brother and continued.
"Wanwan said that whether the memories are good or bad, they are all a sense of belonging. In a familiar place, even if there are bad memories, you can still find a sense of belonging. She said that you have been away for so long, and when you come back, you must want to see that although your grandfather and father are gone, your mother and brother are still living here. We will live together in the future, and we will still have many memories. We cannot choose the past, but we can choose now."
Lu Anyang looked at him silently for a while before saying easily, "How did your wife fall for you?"
"What's wrong with me? My wife and I love each other very much, don't try to sow discord between us."
Lu Anyang ignored him and started tidying up on his own.
Lu Feng snatched the things from his hands, "Go take a shower, then get some sleep, I'll clean up."
Lu Anyang didn't stand on ceremony and went straight in to take a shower.
After washing up, she didn't feel sleepy at all. She sat on the sofa and asked Lu Feng about the things that had happened in the past few years, not missing even the details.
As Lu Feng was speaking, he suddenly felt his brother fall asleep on his shoulder.
Lu Feng didn't move, but picked up his brother's book and started reading.
During mealtime, Song Lanzhi waited and waited, but the two brothers did not come. She stood up to go look for them.
"Mom, don't go. Big brother must have a lot to say to Lu Feng, and he might be tired and resting."
Song Lanzhi said anxiously, "We need to eat first, even if we have something to say."
"It's okay, no rush, let's wait a bit longer, we're not hungry."
Bai Ying nodded, "Aunt Song, don't worry. I haven't seen my brother in a long time, and we have so much to talk about. Besides, Brother Lu and Second Brother haven't seen each other for more than ten years."
Song Lanzhi thought it made sense, so she asked the aunt to bring the food for Tuanzi first and feed the little Tuanzi.
The three of them sat in the living room, chatting and waiting. Lin Wanwan was getting sleepy, but the other two still hadn't come out.
Song Lanzhi waved her hand, "Let's go, let's eat first, we can't wait any longer."
Lin Wanwan and Bai Ying followed her to the dining room; they were indeed hungry, as it was almost one o'clock.
The two arrived late, just as they reached the entrance to the dining room.
Lu Anyang said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, I accidentally fell asleep just now."
Lin Wanwan smiled and said, "Big brother, why don't you sleep a little longer? Are you still sleepy?"
Lu Anyang smiled and said, "Of course I have to eat with you all for the first meal. How could I miss it?"
He handed the things in his hand to Lin Wanwan, saying, "This is a small token of my appreciation. I hope my sister-in-law won't find it offensive."
Lin Wanwan accepted it happily without hesitation.
"Thank you, brother. I don't mind at all. Even if you gave me a bag of steamed buns, it would have traveled across the ocean, so it's different."
Lu Anyang was amused by her and lowered his head to laugh happily.
“This is for my other sister,” Lu Anyang said, handing over another bag.
Bai Ying was surprised, "There's one for me too?"
Song Lanzhi chuckled, "Of course you'll be included. You're the younger sister. Come on, let's go inside, it's very sunny outside."
Bai Ying was a little stunned, and it took her a while to say, "Thank you, Brother Lu."
Just as Lu Anyang turned around to speak, he heard Lin Wanwan say, "Since you're calling me 'Big Brother,' the gift isn't a freebie."
"Yes, Wanwan is right, no need to be so polite."
"Sit down and eat. We've been waiting for you for ages, we're all starving."
Lu Anyang was happy to see a table full of his favorite dishes and ended up eating too much without realizing it.
After finishing her meal, Lin Wanwan felt sleepy. Knowing that Lu Feng and his brother had something to talk about, she went back to her room to rest.
After washing up, Lin Wanwan looked at the bag on the table and, still curious, opened it to take a look.
Lin Wanwan was surprised to learn that it was a Nikon camera.
To Lin Wanwan's surprise, there was another box inside, which she then opened.
It was a large peacock blue velvet box. Lin Wanwan immediately recognized it as jewelry and happily opened it.
Lin Wanwan was so surprised when she saw what was inside that she couldn't close her mouth. She carefully closed the box.
Too valuable, I dare not touch it.
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