Chapter 48 You Are Not My Father
Xie Suzhou exerted force on his hands, his veins becoming visible. "Brother, enough is enough."
Xie Song felt a sharp pain in his wrist, and his face turned grim. He looked at his brother as if he was looking at a stranger.
"Before our parents passed away, they called the four of us brothers to their bedside, cut a piece of white flour cake into four pieces, and taught us to be brothers and sisters, respectful to each other, and to work together. Now that you're turning against me for a woman, do you take our parents' last words seriously?"
Xie Suzhou looked at his face, which had become noticeably rounder, and sneered, "Brother, you seem to be contradicting yourself. After you got into trouble, Ah Ming and I searched along the river for three or four months, exhausted. Jin Yu dragged her sick body to look after your two children."
"The child grew fast and ate a lot. Jinyu's medicine payment was repeatedly delayed. The family sold everything they could and pawned everything they could. Within a year, I missed the imperial examination, Jinyu nearly died of illness in her bed, and Ah Ming risked his life to earn a few taels of silver by taking a dangerous escort mission. And you, big brother, have been accompanied by a beautiful woman. For over three hundred days, you had time to find a woman to have a child, but you didn't have time to go home to visit."
"Brother, your cheeks are round and even your forehead is shiny with oil. How can you know what kind of life we have lived this year?" Xie Suzhou pulled the corner of his lips, his eyes cold and thin, "I have long forgotten what white flour cakes taste like."
Xie Song was stunned and opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
"If we turn against you, Xie Chen and Cuicui will not be safe. It is you who have forgotten your parents' last words, not the three of us." Xie Suzhou shook off his hand, the disgust in his eyes undisguised, "Jin Yu is innocent. If you have any grievances, come to me."
"This is ridiculous! He disregards human ethics, how can he be called innocent?" Xie Song's face flushed red, his chest heaving violently. "He's coming at you, can you admit his mistakes? He's the one who's interested in Su Cheng, not you!"
Xie Suzhou raised his eyes and asked, "How do you know that I have no feelings for her?"
Su Cheng's hand, which was about to support Xie Jinyu, froze in mid-air, and his expression was dazed for a moment.
Xie Jinyu's eyes moved slightly, and she took the initiative to hold Su Cheng's hand, using her strength to stand up, putting her hand on her lips and coughing continuously.
"Are...are you okay?" Su Cheng's eyes were full of concern. He raised his hand and gently patted his back to help him calm down.
"It's probably a cough... I caught a cold..." Xie Jinyu's long eyelashes half drooped, and her face, which had originally looked a little healthy, turned pale in an instant. She leaned lightly on Su Cheng's shoulder, coughing one after another. At an angle that Su Cheng couldn't see, she pulled the corner of her mouth towards Xie Song, and the provocation was self-evident.
"You guys!" Xie Song was so angry that he was shaking all over and almost fainted. "In broad daylight, you are so shameless!"
Xie Jinyu smiled, his eyes teasing, "I can't compete with my eldest brother who used the pretense of death to hold Xiangyu in his arms. Is the child born outside a boy or a girl? As the child's third uncle, I haven't even given him a red envelope yet."
"Xie Jinyu! You are simply—"
"Ah Cheng, Ah Cheng, something terrible has happened!"
Before Xie Song could speak, Aunt Liu came running over. Seeing Su Cheng, her frown relaxed a little. Just as she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of Xie Song standing beside her. She screamed in fear, "Ghost! There's a ghost——"
Xie Song looked a little embarrassed. He cleared his throat and whispered, "Aunt Liu, I'm back."
"The eldest of the Xie family? Really...it's really you?" Aunt Liu was still in shock. She hid behind Xie Suzhou and only dared to poke her head out. "Why aren't you dead?"
Xie Jinyu curled up the corners of his lips and sneered.
Aunt Liu's words made Xie Song look unhappy. He replied coldly, "I was rescued and I'm alive and well."
"Then..." Aunt Liu's eyes shifted slightly, looking back and forth between Xie Suzhou and Su Cheng, her eyes full of regret.
The eldest brother of the Xie family came back at a really bad time!
If it was a month later, maybe Xie Xiucai would have succeeded.
Su Cheng supported Xie Jinyu and looked at Aunt Liu with a serious tone, "Aunt, you just rushed over here, what happened?"
"Oh, right! Look at my brain. Once distracted, I forget the important things!" Aunt Liu slapped her thigh anxiously, her hand trembling as she pointed to the west. "Just now, an official came to tell me that Ah Ming was ambushed while suppressing bandits in Tushan. He was seriously injured and unconscious. His life... his life is hanging by a thread..."
Before Aunt Liu could finish her words, Su Cheng ran away without a trace.
Xie Suzhou's face darkened, and he exchanged a glance with his third brother beside him. The two of them set off together and strode to catch up with Su Cheng.
"What a sin this family has committed! They never had a good life, and bad things keep happening to them one after another." Aunt Liu wiped her tears and trotted after them, "Ah Cheng, wait for Auntie, I'll go see Ah Ming too!"
"Fourth Uncle is seriously injured?" Xie Chen, who had been silent for a long time, turned pale, and panic flashed in his eyes. "Fourth Uncle... I want to go find my Fourth Uncle!"
"Chen'er!" Seeing his son about to leave, Xie Song grabbed him and said patiently, "With so many people going, we will definitely be able to rescue your fourth uncle. Don't worry, go home with Dad first. Your Aunt Yao often wants to talk to you."
Xie Chen was forced to stop. Upon hearing this, he turned around in surprise and murmured, "Dad, Fourth Uncle is your biological brother. He's injured, why aren't you worried?"
"Dad's not a doctor, what's the point of being anxious?" Xie Song reached out and rubbed his little head, saying gently, "Your Aunt Yao has wanted to see you for a long time. Just consider it a favor to Dad and go home."
Xie Chen stared at him blankly until he grabbed his arm. Then he came to his senses and struggled with all his strength, "Let me go!"
"Brother Chen?" Xie Song was shocked by his reaction and subconsciously let go of his hand. "What are you doing..."
Xie Chen had tears on his face, and he looked at the man in front of him with disappointment in his eyes. "You are so heartless and hypocritical. You are not my father!"
After he finished speaking, Xie Chen didn't bother to argue with him. All he could think about was his injured and unconscious fourth uncle, and he rushed towards his mother.
"Son...Thank you!"
Unfortunately, no matter how Xie Song greeted him, the boy didn't even turn his head.
"It's simply a rebellion!" Xie Song stared at the direction where the few people left with hatred, pondered for a long time, and then strode away.
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Xie Family Courtyard
"Mom! Brother!" Xie Cuicui ran into the yard carrying a small cloth bag. She looked around, but couldn't see anyone. She became even more anxious. "Didn't my brother say he would come back to get water? Where has he gone?"
A faint fragrance wafted from the yard. Xie Cuicui sniffed it and instantly smiled. She ran to the kitchen with her short legs and pushed the door open. "Mom, are we having fish tonight?"
The figure busy in the kitchen stopped instantly, turned around slowly, and revealed a completely unfamiliar face.
"You..." Xie Cuicui had never seen Yao Su'er before, and was stunned for a moment. She ran out to look around, and after confirming that it was her own home, she came back and questioned, "Who are you? This is my home. How dare you enter my mother's kitchen without permission!"
Yao Suer smiled and walked lightly to her side. "You are the daughter that Xie Lang had with someone else, right? What's your name... Cuicui?"
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