Chapter 46 Big Brother is Still Alive
"Suzhou?"
The man was wearing a green robe, with a high nose bridge, clear eyebrows and eyes, and a small mole on the tip of his nose.
It was Dalang Xie Song who had been dead for over a year.
He had a handsome appearance, but he worked in the fields in the past, where the wind was strong and the sun was scorching, and he was tanned to a wheat-colored color, and his appearance was much inferior to that of his three younger brothers.
Xie Suzhou stared blankly at the person in front of him. His blood froze, his thoughts stopped, his thin lips slightly opened, but no sound came out.
Seeing him stunned, Xie Song couldn't help but teasing, "Why, you don't recognize me?"
"Brother..." Xie Suzhou looked at the man in front of him in silence for a long time before speaking, "You... are still alive..."
Xie Song smiled brightly, opened his arms, and turned them in front of him. "Look how scared you are! I was indeed swept away by the river, but now I'm back alive, right?"
"My son Suzhou has grown a lot taller and looks more mature and stable." Xie Song looked at his younger brother with a cheerful smile, not noticing Xie Suzhou's gradually stiffening expression.
"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Come and sit down. Oh, by the way, why are you rushing home at this hour? Isn't the study busy?" Xie Song turned around and poured him a cup of tea, then turned his head towards the kitchen and shouted, "Su'er, stop busying yourself. Your second brother is back."
Suer?
Xie Suzhou's hands hanging at his sides suddenly clenched, and his already tense body trembled slightly. He felt a sense of grievance that came from nowhere, and his eyes instantly turned red.
The fish in his hand had long stopped moving, and he was left standing alone at the door.
If my eldest brother came back alive, it would mean that I would no longer be qualified to be with her...
Xie Suzhou lowered his head somewhat dejectedly, the light in his eyes shattered in an instant. The divorce letter written in the name of his elder brother, which he had treasured and hidden in his arms, now stabbed into his heart like a knife.
The kitchen door was opened from the inside. Xie Suzhou raised his eyes dejectedly, his pupils dim, filled with only accusation and unwillingness.
But the next moment, he saw a completely unfamiliar woman walking out of his kitchen.
She was petite and looked gentle, with her hair tied up in a bun, a goose yellow dress, and a jade bracelet as thick as a thumb on her wrist.
The woman walked up to Xie Song and stood still, looking towards the door with a look of uneasiness in her eyes, as if Xie Suzhou was some kind of man-eating monster. "Xie Lang, is this your second brother?"
"That's right, this is my second brother, Suzhou, the most promising child in our family." Xie Song smiled and took the woman's hand without hesitation. His voice was gentle, "You didn't listen, so you got yourself into trouble again, didn't you?"
The woman lowered her head, her face shy, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, "Thank you, my dear... my second brother is still watching..."
Xie Song finally let go of his hand and gave his brother a dry laugh. "Suzhou, her name is Yao Suer. She is my savior. If it weren't for her, I would have drowned."
Xie Suzhou frowned, a look of suspicion flashed across his face, and his eyes wandered between the two of them.
“Brother…”
“Wow, wow—”
Just as Xie Suzhou was about to speak, the sound of a baby crying suddenly came from the kitchen, and all three people present were startled.
Xie Song looked flustered and quickly asked, "Su'er, is Zhao Zhao crying?"
"The child just got fed, why is he crying again?" Yao Su'er hurriedly ran back to the kitchen, holding up her skirt. She was gone for a long time, but the crying didn't stop. In desperation, she had to carry the swaddled child back to the yard. "Xie Lang, Zhao Zhao must be missing you. She usually smiles when she sees you, and no matter how I try to comfort her, it's useless."
"Let me hold the baby." Xie Song carefully took the swaddling clothes from her arms, gently patted the child's back, and whispered, "Zhao Zhao, be good, Zhao Zhao, don't cry."
Seeing the two of them getting along, Xie Suzhou's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and he hesitated to speak, "Brother, this kid..."
Xie Song paused slightly, then curled his lips towards his brother, his smile revealing embarrassment. "I forgot to tell you, this child's surname is Xie, Xie Zhaozhao, and she's my daughter."
For some reason, Xie Suzhou's tense body suddenly relaxed, and his eyes turned cold. "Big brother has been wandering outside for a year, and he's been living a pretty romantic life. Not only does he have another woman, he even has a child."
Xie Song's smile froze on his face, and he looked away guiltily.
"When Big Brother was indulging in his gentle pleasures, did you ever think about how we'd been living this year?" Xie Suzhou glanced at him, then at Yao Su'er, and sneered, "How should Su Cheng cope with Big Brother's actions?"
Speaking of the new bride he had only met a few times, Xie Song's face flashed with annoyance. "I married her because I felt my two children needed a mother. Her family asked for a small dowry. When I married her, she was only seventeen, ten years younger than me. She was skinny and withered. How could I have any feelings for her?"
"That sister is still young and has never been a mother, yet she's become the stepmother of two children. It's really unfair to her." Yao Su'er sighed softly, a look of regret on her face. "Xie Lang, why don't you divorce your sister, set her free, and let her leave the Xie family."
"Ridiculous." Xie Suzhou almost laughed out of anger. He stared at her with a look of uncertainty. "Whether she stays or leaves is not your turn to decide."
Yao Suer was frightened by his eyes and hid behind Xie Song angrily, "I..."
"Suzhou, you've gone too far." Xie Song protected his woman with a hint of anger on his face. "Su'er is my woman after all. She will be your sister-in-law from now on. I will divorce Su Cheng and part ways with her amicably. I won't let her stay in the Xie family and become an eyesore."
Xie Suzhou's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and the smile on his lips seemed to be stinging. "Divorcing my wife will ruin my reputation. How can we part ways amicably? Big Brother is just trying to make things easier for himself."
"you!"
"Uncle, why are you standing outside and not coming in?"
Xie Suzhou looked back and saw Xie Chen running towards him with sweat all over his forehead.
"You're sweating all over. Where have you been?" Xie Suzhou frowned and hugged him. "Where's Su Cheng? She sprained her ankle. Why isn't she at home?"
"The village was looted, and more than a dozen houses were burned. My mother went to the river with Grandpa Du to help. Uncle San and Cuicui also went there. They were busy for most of the day, and Uncle San asked me to come back and get some water." Xie Chen ran out of breath. He tilted his head slightly and saw the man standing in the yard with a serious expression. He was stunned for a long moment before whispering, "...Dad?"
Xie Suzhou was concerned about Su Cheng's foot injury. He only heard someone in the ditch and ignored everything else. He stuffed the fish in his hand into his nephew's hand and left in big strides.
"Second Uncle..." Xie Chen looked at the man's departing back, then turned back, staring at the man in the yard somewhat bewilderedly. After not seeing him for a year, he actually felt that the man in front of him was somewhat unfamiliar. Although a little unfamiliar, the longing in his bones still made his eyes red. "Dad, is it really you? I'm not dreaming, Dad is really still alive..."
Xie Song knew he was in the wrong in front of his child, so he subconsciously avoided his son's gaze. "Dad will tell you in detail about this later. What did your second uncle do?"
Xie Chen wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and whispered, "Second Uncle should have gone to see my mother."
"When did your second uncle become so close to Su Cheng?" Xie Song didn't know what he was thinking about, his face darkening. "Chen'er, take Dad over to take a look."
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