Chapter 324 If I Could Do It Again
Xia Caiyun was finally buried next to the graves of Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia, not with Fu Wenlei.
The two brothers of the Fu family, one fat and one thin, one white and one black, were kneeling.
Fu Zhenggang coughed a few times: "Brother, can you slow down the fever a little? It's choking my eyes."
"You don't blame the wind, you blame me. I..."
"Alright, what are you arguing about? Can you still do this? If not, get out!"
Guan Zhuangyue stood behind him and pressed down with her big hand, making Fu Zhengze become a few inches shorter.
In an instant, the voices of the two brothers became quieter.
Zhao Yunyun stood there watching, while Lai Xi held Pang Ya's hand.
Fu Zhenggang muttered quietly to himself, "Mom, just take care of yourself down there.
Oh, by the way, Mom, when you are queuing up to cross the bridge to be reincarnated, remember to stay away from Jia Yuhe.
If there really is a next life and you could start over again, you'd better... not marry my dad.
He is a loser and not a good man. Just listen to me and find an honest and decent man to live with.
It wouldn’t matter if my brother and I were never born, or if we were reborn as girls.”
Fu Zhengze silently added paper on the side.
"I have also burned your letters for you. You can read them when you are free.
If you get lonely, it’s okay to find us a stepfather down there.”
Fu Zhengze looked at his younger brother who was talking more and more nonsense and gave him an elbow.
"What are you talking about?"
It was broad daylight, and I felt uneasy when I heard Fu Zhenggang's words.
"Okay, Mom, let's go."
A bunch of lotus flowers, Xia Caiyun's favorite during her lifetime, were placed on the grave, in full bloom.
Fu Zhenggang patted his legs which were numb from kneeling, and stood up with the help of the person next to him.
"Can you be gentler? These are new pants. You're so strong you almost tore them apart."
Fu Zhengze had a look of disgust on his face, mainly because there were two gray handprints on the back of his pants.
If it were someone with a bad temper, he would have slapped him a long time ago.
"Let's go, Zhuang Yue, Pang Ya wants to eat dumplings tonight."
"Do you think I'm stupid? How could I not know whether it's the child who wants to eat it or you who wants to eat it?
"Fu Zhengze, I think you've become a bit too proud recently. Don't you know how much you weigh?"
"Mom, I don't want to eat dumplings."
"Listen!"
"I want to eat braised pork elbow."
"Okay, sister-in-law, can Laixi eat it?"
"I can eat a little. How about making noodles with soybean paste for dinner? What do you think?"
"I can eat anything. I can eat two big bowls of rice with just a dish of garlic."
Fu Zhenggang walked behind, thinking about the rice jar at home.
…
Fu Zhengze and his family of three stayed in the compound for two days. The night before they were to go back, Fu Zhengze took advantage of the two tigresses going out for a walk and pulled Fu Zhenggang into the kitchen.
He whispered, "Are you still planning to live with Zhao Yunyun?"
He had heard that Lai Xi had changed his surname to Zhao, and his brother's only child was gone in an instant.
Fu Zhenggang looked a little uncomfortable, with his neck stiff and the most stubborn person in his body.
"He's my son too, so it's good that he has his mother's last name, and he has a city hukou."
Fu Zhengze wanted to hit the idiot's head with a stick to wake him up.
"How can it be the same? Fatty is just a girl. If Lai Xi doesn't have the surname Fu, won't there be no one left for the next generation of our family?"
When he said this, his eyes were looking outside, as if he was afraid that Guan Zhuangyue would come back and see him.
Fu Zhenggang was no longer anxious after hearing this. He shook his legs and said, "Do you dare to tell your sister-in-law this?"
"You...if you keep talking too much, don't blame me for looking down on you."
"Tsk~"
"Or you can divorce Zhao Yunyun and I'll take you back.
Then let my mother-in-law introduce you to another one, and try to have another one."
"Come on, brother, are you trying to harm me?"
Fu Zhenggang shuddered when he thought about his small body being punched into the sky by the strong girl from the Guan family.
"So you'll just keep following women around and go out every day to make money?"
Fu Zhenggang looked puzzled: "Brother, aren't you also eating soft rice now? I have a bad stomach, and I want to eat too."
"You are such a hopeless case!" Fu Zhengze kicked him in anger.
"It's a good thing I didn't go up to the wall, otherwise I would have been kicked by you."
Fu Zhenggang sat on a small stool, folded his arms, and spoke in a nonchalant tone.
"Brother, don't worry about it. It's okay if the son is not mine, but as long as the wife is mine, that's all."
He felt that his life was pretty good now. Ever since his mother Xia Caiyun passed away, the minor frictions in the family had gradually disappeared.
Zhao Yunyun's attitude towards him has softened a bit now.
Besides, if we really get divorced, it will be difficult for him to find another one with his conditions.
Life is not as comfortable as it is now, where you can earn money every day you set up a stall.
I’ll save up enough money to buy a small shop, and then I’ll be like Uncle San, making money just by lying at home.
Fu Zhengze looked at his stubborn expression, put his hands on his hips and sighed.
"Okay."
People hid inside and started to take off their pants.
"No, brother, what are you doing? The toilet is outside the house!"
Fu Zhenggang jumped to the side, closed his eyes, and spoke incoherently.
"Take this money and buy some meat for Lai Xi."
After Fu Zhengze took off his outer pants, he took out two big unity notes from his underwear pocket with great effort and slapped them proudly on Fu Zhenggang's palm.
The money is still warm.
When Fu Zhenggang opened his eyes, he felt the money was hot.
My first reaction was to stuff it back, looking scared and refusing to take it.
"Brother, if your sister-in-law finds out that you stole money, you'll have nothing to eat."
"This is my private money. It's up to you whether you want it or not. Forget it."
"Hey, brother, please don't. I'd better keep it for your eldest nephew."
Fu Zhenggang felt relieved after hearing this. He snatched it away and put it into his trouser pocket.
"Thanks, brother."
…
When leaving the next morning, Zhao Yunyun personally made a few meat patties for Guan Zhuangyue and stuffed a big round watermelon in her mouth to quench her thirst on the way.
This meat pie can't be kept for too long, but that's not a big deal. This pie looks so full that you can only eat it for one meal, so it's not a big deal.
Guan Lamei also reluctantly shared some of the snacks she made for herself with winter melon.
She and Guan Zhuangyue get along quite well, and this girl looks a bit like her.
"Sister-in-law, aunt, I'm leaving now, no need to see you off.
I'll come over again when I'm free during the New Year, Fatty, and wave to your brother."
Guan Zhuangyue pulled Pang Ya and carried a big watermelon on her shoulders. She waved behind her every two steps.
Fu Zhengze followed behind with food hanging on his body. He took a few steps and sniffed. The food smelled so good.
"Brother, sister-in-law, be careful on the road."
Fu Zhenggang took Lai Xi by the hand and followed him all the way to the entrance of the alley.
As I watched the figure getting smaller and smaller, my nose felt sore and tears streamed down.
His shoulders were shaking from crying, he grabbed the corner of his vest to wipe away his tears, his eyes were red and swollen, he was another sad frog.
Lai Xi comforted him softly: "Dad, don't cry."
"I don't want to do this either. Why does this dress smell like ginger? It's so spicy that it's killing me."
…
In the golden autumn of October, we welcome National Day.
"Orange, are you ready? It's almost time."
Lin Xiaotong packed up and pushed her bicycle outside the door, waiting for someone to come out, with a water bottle hanging on the handlebars.
I looked at the watch and urged him.
"I'll be right there, Dad. Where's my red flower?"
Orange was wearing a lake blue skirt with slightly puffed sleeves. The skirt reached her calf and had a bow belt tied at the back of her waist.
"Here, that's enough, let's go, girl."
Xie Yi put the big red hair flowers on the flower buds' heads, one on each side, and led the people out.
"Old Xie, I'm ready to go. This outfit is great. No need to look in the mirror anymore."
"Xiu Lan, look, is my collar a little wrinkled?"
"It's okay, just smooth it out."
"National Day, what do you think of your dad's outfit today? Isn't it cool?"
Ernengzi posed with his hair flying.
He Cuicui looked at the man's leisurely appearance and envied his job.
"Look at you, you're so cocky! The hair on your forehead looks like it was bitten by a dog."
Jin Qiaofeng felt so much pain in her eyes that she kicked the man out of the door.
He shouted towards the east room, "Gao Xiulan, are you gone?"
"Here I come."
"Let's go, my girl. Don't worry, I brought a camera with me. I will definitely take beautiful pictures of you when the time comes."
Lin Xiaotong patted her shoulder bag. Today, Chengzi had a red dot between his eyebrows and two buns on his head, which made him look particularly festive.
"Hey, Gao Xiulan, Jin Qiaofeng, where are you two going, dressed so beautifully?"
Xiaohui's mother next door was standing at the door shaking a comb, her eyes lighting up.
"Hey, isn't this the school's National Day performance? I have nothing to do, so why not go and take a look together?
I won’t talk to you anymore. I’m going to be late. Let’s talk when I get back.”
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