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"Xiao Ming, is your brother at home? Can we meet him?" A short but strong little boy with a chubby face came up to Xiao Ming and asked him quietly.
The other little boys sitting on the sofa all looked at Xiao Ming at once, waiting for his answer.
Xiao Ming was a little unhappy: "Huh, didn't you come here to play with me? Why are you asking about my brother?"
Ever since Xiao Li came home, Xiao Ming felt like he had fallen out of favor at home. His mother and grandmother revolved around his brother, and the dishes on the table were replaced with his brother's favorites, with no consideration for his feelings at all.
Now his friends also seem to be paying attention to Xiao Li. Xiao Ming is very sad and always feels that Xiao Li has taken away his things.
"We're just curious. My dad and his family keep telling me how amazing your brother is and want me to learn from him. I've been hearing that at home for the past few days and my ears are almost callused."
"Yeah, I haven't had a few days of peace since your brother came home. It's okay for me since I'm young, but my brother is miserable. My dad wakes him up every morning for morning exercises, and he continues to exercise after school in the evening. My brother hates your brother to death."
There are no secrets in the compound. Xiao Li knew everything he needed to know the day after he returned to the compound.
Parents always like to compare with each other, and they always talk about another child. So, without Xiao Li knowing it, he became the outstanding child of another family, and in just a few days, he became the nightmare of all the children in the compound.
What makes children even more angry is that they don’t even know what the person their parents are talking about looks like, but they are compared to him when they do something wrong.
So, on weekends when they don’t have school, a few kids who get along well with Xiaoming come to play with him, and by the way, see if the legendary child from another family is really as amazing as their parents say.
After listening to their explanation, Xiao Ming was silent for a long time. After a long while, he said, "My brother is still sleeping..."
"Huh?" It's already ten o'clock in the morning, why are you still sleeping?
This is too lazy!
Is this the promising and capable soldier that my father talked about? The good-looking and academically competent son-in-law that my mother talked about?
Why should people who are even lazier than them be scolded every day?
These kids, like Xiao Ming, are the bullies in the compound. There is nothing they dare not do, such as playing pranks and climbing trees and houses. After discussing it, they decided to go upstairs and play a prank on Xiao Li who was still sleeping.
It can be regarded as a small revenge for the harm Xiao Li has caused them recently.
But this is the Xiao family after all, so before that, they have to ask Xiao Ming's opinion first. "Xiao Ming, do it or not? Didn't you say that your mom and the others have been partial to your brother recently? Let's just vent our anger on your behalf. If you say so, let's go."
Xiao Ming thought about it and felt that something was wrong with the direction of this matter. "My grandfather and others said that we can't disturb my brother when he is sleeping."
He didn't know why, but since his grandfather and the others had told him so, he just had to be obedient. He didn't want to get along with Xiao Li anyway, let alone go to his room.
Humph, I’m too lazy to go!
"Mingzi, how can you tolerate someone defending him so blatantly? Why didn't I realize you had such a good temper before?"
"That's right, that's right. Look at us. If any of us dares to sleep in at home and doesn't get up for breakfast on time, my dad will break my legs."
"Isn't there anyone at your house right now? We can sneak up and no one will know."
Your words and my words made Xiao Ming, who already felt that he had fallen out of favor with his brother's return, waver.
"Let me make it clear first, don't go too far." After all, he is his biological brother, and even though Xiao Ming doesn't like him very much, he still warned him.
So, a group of little devils played the game of fighting the devils. They sneaked into Xiao Li's room with toy wooden guns and prepared to fight the devils.
After a sleepless night, Xiao Li, who had just fallen into a doze, seemed to be dreaming again.
He was drinking with his comrades in the trench, joking with each other and feeling very happy. The next second, he heard the sound of gunfire and all his comrades fell down.
There were sounds of footsteps in his ears, and Xiao Guizi Li, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes. He was awakened and could not distinguish between reality and dreams. He stood up and pinched the person closest to him.
He stood up, grabbed the man's neck with one hand, veins bulging on his slender arms, and then threw the man to the ground with a loud "bang".
The children who wanted to play a prank were so frightened when they saw Xiao Li with bloodshot eyes and a dazed expression that they trembled and backed away with shaking legs.
"Evil...devil, you...you...don't come over here." The children regretted it. They only knew that Xiaoming's brother was very outstanding, but no one had ever told them that he was also very scary and could kill people.
They were all children of soldiers, having grown up in the compound and the army. They had also seen the aura that Xiao Li exuded in an instant from their fathers. They knew that it was an aura that only people with blood on their hands could have.
It was not until this time that they understood why Grandpa Xiao did not allow Xiao Ming to disturb his brother when he was sleeping... Xiao Ming's brother had killed someone and was bloodthirsty!
It turns out that Xiaoming's brother went to the battlefield in recent years!
There was quite a bit of movement in Xiao Li's room. When the noise was made, Li Cuihua just came in with a group of old ladies and little girls. When she heard the noise coming from upstairs, she ran upstairs in a hurry without even greeting the guests.
The moment Li Cuihua opened the door of Xiaoli's room, the children ran to her as if they saw a savior, grabbing her sleeves and trembling.
Lying on the ground, not daring to move or breathe, Xiao Ming burst into tears with a very miserable voice.
Xiao Li woke up after hearing the crying. Seeing Xiao Ming lying on the ground crying and the children with frightened faces, he knew what had happened. He reached out to help Xiao Ming up.
"Grandma, grandma, save me." Xiao Ming looked at Xiao Li's outstretched hands in fear, crying heart-wrenchingly, resisting Xiao Li's touch.
Xiao Ming was very scared. When his throat was grabbed just now, he clearly felt that Xiao Li really wanted to strangle him to death. Now he didn't want Xiao Li's help at all.
"I'm sorry." Xiao Li retracted his outstretched hand and looked at Li Cuihua helplessly.
Li Cuihua walked over to Xiao Li first, patted him and said comfortingly: "Your brother has been a tough kid since he was young, don't worry."
Xiao Ming saw that his grandmother who loved him the most since childhood did not comfort him first, but instead comforted the culprit who hurt him first. He felt very aggrieved and struggled to get up from the ground. With red eyes and sobs, he said: "Grandma..."
"Grandma, please send Xiaoming to the hospital first." Xiao Li took a casual glance and found that there were five clear finger marks on Xiaoming's neck, and his arm was drooping as if it was broken.
Xiao Li clenched his fists tightly, too nervous to look the old lady in the eye, fearing that he would be disliked.
It has been five days since Xiao Li returned to the Xiao family. Although the few days together were short, Xiao Li quickly became familiar with the family and no longer felt unfamiliar.
Although he returned home, Xiao Li's insomnia problem did not improve because of the warmth of home, and it even became worse.
On the second night after returning home, Xiao Li couldn't sleep at night, so he secretly ran to the yard to smoke. He was seen by the old man Xiao who rarely slept. The two of them talked for a long time...
After that chat, Xiao Li was never urged to get up for breakfast again, and Xiao Ming was also told not to enter Xiao Li's room while he was sleeping.
It was precisely because he felt the warmth that he had never experienced before that he cherished it so much... However, today he messed up everything.
Li Cuihua and the others knew about Xiao Li's situation, and Xiao Ming had also promised not to enter Xiao Li's room casually, but he didn't expect to cause trouble today.
Oh...why today?
After comforting Xiao Li, Li Cuihua prepared to take Xiao Ming to the hospital. Xiao Li originally wanted to go with them, but Xiao Ming was very resistant to him now, so he didn't force him.
A group of old ladies, young wives and young girls downstairs saw Li Cuihua bringing Xiao Ming and the group of naughty kids in the compound downstairs. Xiao Ming had his hands hanging down and his eyes were red, looking like he was just passing by. They thought that the group of naughty kids had caused trouble again.
A man walked out of the crowd, grabbed one of the children's ears and twisted it, "You little bastard, you've been causing trouble for me all day long."
I was just about to tell your sister about my brother, but you're here to betray me...
Shunzi was miserable, but he didn't dare say anything bad about Xiao Li in front of the Xiao family. The evil spirit was upstairs. What if he was heard saying something bad about him? He could only let his mother twist his ears and scream in pain.
Li Cuihua couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Shunzi's mother, please stop talking about Shunzi. This matter has nothing to do with them. It's all because of these two people in our family..."
"Hey, look at what happened today. I'm going to go to the hospital with Xiaoming. When I have time, I'll invite you to come to my house for a visit." But she also knew that she probably wouldn't come again next time.
As long as they leave the Xiao family's gate, what happened today will probably spread throughout the entire compound. The old people don't care, but the young girls don't think so.
Everyone cherishes their life.
After all, who would be willing to marry a husband who could strangle her to death in her sleep at any time...
Alas, I have to go look for some good girls elsewhere...
Sure enough, after Li Cuihua and Xiao Ming went to the hospital, when everyone came out of Xiao's house, someone surrounded the terrified little monkeys and asked, "What happened to Xiao Ming's arm? Is it really not you guys who hurt him?"
Shunzi and the others had complicated expressions and said with fear, "It really wasn't us, it was Brother Xiaoming... Brother Xiaoming is so scary!"
Everyone was confused. Xiao Li was ten years older than Xiao Ming. How could he possibly hit a child? They were a little skeptical.
These kids have criminal records. Shunzi's mother grabbed Shunzi's ear and said, "Answer me honestly!"
"Mom, Mom, everything I said is true..." Then several children stumbled over and recounted what had happened.
Just as Li Cuihua thought, the unmarried girls turned pale after hearing this and went home, demanding that they never mention the blind date again.
After all, she was his own daughter, and seeing that the child was so scared, he agreed to it. However, he would occasionally sigh that he had missed a good marriage.
Li Cuihua and Xiao Ming went to the Beijing Military Region General Hospital. After the doctor examined Xiao Ming, he found that he had a fracture and was put on a sprain.
Xiao Ming cried out in pain and pointed at his neck to complain to Li Cuihua: "Grandma, I thought my brother was going to strangle me to death just now. It was so scary!"
At that moment, he felt that Xiao Li was a devil walking out of hell!
The little fat boy was crying with snot and tears all over his face, which made the old lady sob with heartache.
But on one side is her eldest grandson, and on the other side is her youngest grandson. She can't take sides. Besides, this matter is generally Xiao Ming's fault. "Tell me, why did you go into your brother's room for no reason? Didn't I tell you not to go in when your brother is sleeping? Now you've suffered a loss and you're crying. Why didn't you remember your grandfather's words earlier?"
"You didn't tell me about my brother's situation! You've been cooking his favorite dishes these past few days, and I thought you were partial..."
Li Cuihua poked Xiao Ming's head with her finger and said, "You little bastard, your taste is similar to your brother's. Is there anything your brother eats that you don't like?"
Xiao Li left home when he was young. After he left home, Xiao Ming was the only child in the Xiao family. Xiao Ming naturally enjoyed the love and care of everyone in the family.
Until another child appeared in the family, the parents had to share half of their love with the other child, and he was no longer alone. He then had the illusion that the other child was trying to snatch his parents and family from him. Unconsciously, he developed a kind of hatred towards Xiao Li and felt that he had fallen out of favor.
After hearing what his grandmother said, Xiao Ming suddenly realized that not only did he look somewhat similar to Xiao Li, but his tastes were also similar...
"Okay, don't exert force on your arm when you go home. Come back for a checkup in three months." While Li Cuihua and Xiao Ming were talking, Xiao Ming's arm was treated.
Li Cuihua asked Xiao Ming to lift his neck again: "Doctor, please take a look at this child's neck."
Xiao Ming raised his neck.
Wang Xuemei, who had been listening to their conversation, finally saw Xiaoming's neck clearly. There were five fingerprints on his fair skin. Perhaps because of the passage of time, the fingerprints, which were only red at the time, had turned into black and purple, which looked very scary.
"I'll apply some medicine on you first. Just bear with it, it might hurt a little." Wang Xuemei heard that the boy's injury was caused by his brother. It was not easy for her to comment on other people's family affairs, but she was still worried about the boy named Xiaoming. If he had used a little more force, the child would probably be dead today.
Xiao Ming was afraid that Xiao Li would not let him go to the hospital with them. After they left, Xiao Li was still worried and secretly followed them out.
After Xiaoming and the old lady left the clinic, he went to the clinic to ask about Xiaoming's injuries. As a result, he saw Wang Xuemei writing a report inside.
"Doctor Wang, I didn't expect to meet you here." Xiao Li always thought that he had forgotten this person, but after meeting him again, he found that the shadow in his heart had become vivid again.
Wang Xuemei looked up and saw who was coming. She stood up excitedly, her eyes full of surprise: "Xiao Li! When did you come back? Are you injured in the hospital?"
Wang Xuemei was filled with joy to see her comrades who had fought side by side with her again. No matter what, as long as she could see them again while they were still alive, it would be good enough.
She looked Xiao Li up and down and found that he was not in a good condition, or even in a very bad condition. His eyes were bloodshot and swollen, with red bloodshot veins, and he looked like he had not slept for a long time.
"You're in a bad state, suffering from insomnia?"
Xiao Li didn't answer her question. He pointed to the door and said, "Is the fat boy who just left okay?"
Xiao Li and Xiao Ming were easily associated, so Wang Xuemei knew who Xiao Ming's brother was without him having to say anything. Looking at Xiao Li's current appearance, Wang Xuemei probably knew what was wrong with him. "He has a broken arm, and he'll be fine after two or three months of rest."
"He's fine, but your condition is much more serious than his." Post-war sequelae are not easy to treat. She has seen many soldiers in this condition. Severe cases can cause mental distortion and turn them into murderers. She doesn't know what Xiao Li's current condition is, but when she sees Xiao Ming's neck, she can't help but worry for Xiao Li.
"I'm fine, I'll be back in a few days." Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. After this incident, Xiao Li decided to go out for a walk and visit the relatives of his fallen comrades. He hoped that he could recover soon, and he also wanted to visit the families of his comrades.
"Hey, Lizi, why are you here too?" Li Cuihua and Xiaoming, who had left long ago, returned while Xiaoli was talking to Doctor Wang. "Doctor, do you know our Xiaoli?"
Looks very familiar.
Li Cuihua smiled kindly, secretly glancing at the female doctor opposite her, nodding in her heart.
This girl is good, she's beautiful and has a good job that matches Xiao Li's family. I just don't know if such a good girl has a boyfriend...
Xiao Li felt awkward when he noticed Li Cuihua secretly looking at Wang Xuemei. After all, he knew Wang Xuemei was in a relationship. However, he still introduced her: "Grandma, this is my comrade-in-arms, the former battlefield doctor."
After hearing Xiao Li's introduction, Li Cuihua liked Wang Xuemei even more. She thought this girl was amazing and had the same style as her in the past. Her feelings towards Wang Xuemei became better and better, and she even felt that this was the kind of girl she should look for when looking for a grandson's daughter-in-law.
Then he held Wang Xuemei's hand tightly and talked about her fighting against the Japanese invaders with the Red Army, completely forgetting the purpose of his visit...
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