After leaving some people to rest here, she decided to go and take a look at the Xiao family's courtyard house, which was not far from the other two.
In comparison, the Xiao family's courtyard house was in a better location and was larger. After all, the Xiao family's roots were in the capital, so she wasn't surprised.
Opening the door, one finds a peaceful scene inside. The neglected yard is overgrown with weeds. Even after being taken back for so long, the Xiao family hasn't had time to tidy it up.
She put her hands on her hips, wanting to sigh to the heavens. She still had to go home and discuss it with Xiao's parents. Maybe they should rent it out first, otherwise, without any people around, it would really fall into disrepair as Grandpa said.
Resigned to his fate, he went to the neighborhood office to hire someone to clean up and repair the place, but on his way back he ran into Zhao Liang.
"Zhao Liang! Liangzi?"
"What's wrong?"
He walked aimlessly down the street, and Bai Yajing called him several times but he didn't respond. He walked blankly, as if his soul had left his body.
Bai Yajing was worried; something was clearly wrong with him!
She rushed forward and grabbed him in a few quick steps. "Liangzi? What's wrong?"
Zhao Liang stumbled as she pulled him, and only then did he come to his senses. His face was a little pale, and when he saw Bai Yajing, his eyes welled up with tears of grievance.
The tall, burly man now looked like a bullied puppy, sobbing, "Sister Bai... Waaah... I have no family anymore..."
Bai Yajing raised an eyebrow. "You live around here?"
Could this guy have finally mustered up the courage to go home? As for the result, you can imagine from his current dejected appearance!
Zhao Liang squatted down and hugged his head.
"Um……"
"I've come here three times since I got into university..."
Bai Yajing felt helpless, but she couldn't let him do this on the street, so she could only bend down and pull him up.
"Let's go home first!"
He led Zhao Liang back to the family compound.
I casually brewed him a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying, "Have a cup of tea to warm your stomach."
"Where's Xiao Ma? Doesn't he always take you with him wherever he goes?"
Zhao Liang took the tea but didn't drink it. He just held it in his hands to warm it, hoping that the warmth he felt in his palms could spread throughout his body and dispel the chill.
“I’m going home today, so it’s not convenient for me to bring him. You know, my family doesn’t approve of our relationship.”
He was just being delusional; his parents didn't actually want him to come home.
"Tell me, what exactly happened? Why are you saying you have no family?"
Zhao Liang lowered his head and said, "When I was admitted to university and was going back to Kyoto, I wrote a letter home. They were very happy at the time and told me to come home."
"Can……"
When he got to the sad parts, his throat seemed to choke and he couldn't continue, and his eyes reddened.
Bai Yajing had guessed something: "Your older brother and younger brother are already married, right?"
There's no place for you in this house anymore, is there?
The Zhao family's conditions were not bad, but not good either. Like many dual-income families, the parents worked to raise their three sons.
Although both hands are flesh and blood, there are bound to be different amounts of flesh on each hand! Moreover, with three sons, it's not so easy to treat them all equally.
When it came time to send people to the countryside, the one who was least favored was naturally the one who was sacrificed.
Zhao Liang felt as if Bai Jie had stabbed his heart twice, and each time it was a precise stab!
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