Chapter 402: "Duan Suili & Commander Duan's Uncle and Nephew"

The story begins thirty-one years ago.

To the west, Dali.

When Duan Suili was one year old, Duan Yanzhi, the eldest grandson of the Duan family, also turned one year old a month later.

Therefore, with the congratulations from the family elders, Mr. Duan decided to hold a one-month-old birthday banquet for the two boys, who were born one month apart on the same day.

On this day, the Duan family had many guests. The elders of the Duan family were also invited to the main house, bringing gifts, to attend the one-year-old banquet of the two little babies, and to watch the two most magical boys of the Duan family doing the "grabbing of the first birthday" ceremony!

"Look at Duan Yanzhi. Although the brat is a little thinner than his uncle, his limbs are very agile. He doesn't look like a kid who is only a month away from turning one year old." After finishing the banquet, an old lady from the clan sat in the middle hall and watched everyone setting up the table for the "Zhuazhou" ceremony.

Seeing Duan Yanzhi being held by his mother, he was not at all restless. He always wanted to grab the hat on his uncle's head who was held in his grandmother's arms, which made the women laugh.

Although the two boys were from two different generations, they were wearing exactly the same new clothes, tiger-head hats on their heads, and holding rattles in their hands.

"Tied!!"

Suddenly, Duan Yanzhi hit his uncle's head with the mop in his hand unexpectedly...

Everyone separated the two boys in panic.

"You little brat, you hit me really hard! Don't bully your uncle in the future. Do you hear me?" Old Duan raised his eldest grandson with both hands and smiled at him in a threatening manner.

Mrs. Duan said happily, "Dad! Laojiu was born a month earlier than Duan Yanzhi. If we talk about bullying, it must be him as the uncle who bullied our Duan Yanzhi."

"Which eye have you ever seen Lao Jiu bullying your son?!" Mr. Duan asked with a dark face, unhappy.

These words made everyone laugh again.

The elders in the clan have figured out something. They know that the two boys from the Duan family will have a small fight every three days and a big fight every ten days. It would be a good deal for the old guys in the Duan family if they don't go to the roof and tear down the tiles.

"Dad, everything has been arranged. Let's bring Duan Yanzhi and Ninth Brother over and have them do the one-year-old ceremony." Duan Jinan hurried over and said.

All the items used in the Zhou-Zhua ceremony, such as the golden abacus and writing brushes, were placed on a round table painted vermilion in the middle hall, forming a circle. The two boys were placed in the middle of the table.

As soon as the two boys were put on the table, Duan Yanzhisi ignored the teasing and instructions of the parents and crawled quickly towards a wooden gun.

Just as he was about to grab the wooden gun, Duan Yanzhi heard his mother say anxiously: "Duan Yanzhi, look at your uncle, go to his side..."

The kid didn't know what it meant, so when the adults called him, he turned around and looked at his uncle.

Then he quickly crawled towards his uncle again. At this time, Duan Suili just reached out to take the golden abacus and the brush. Before his little hand could grab the brush, his eldest nephew slapped his hand onto the table.

This scene made the elders laugh out loud.

"Duan Yanzhi will be a tough guy in the future! He likes to bully his uncle." Someone joked.

This was partly true. When Duan Yanzhi was five or six years old, he liked to steal maltose from home and was often chased around the house and beaten by his father.

Duan Yanzhi was so panicked by being chased that he ran to his uncle's room and said, "He taught me to eat like this! If you want to beat him, beat him up."

"When did I teach you to eat handfuls of malt extract?" Although Duan Suili was young, he was quite courageous. Seeing his elder brother holding a bamboo stick, he showed no fear at all. He calmly responded to his elder brother Duan Jinan's beating: "Brother, Duan Yanzhi is young and ignorant. It is not a good idea to chase him and beat him every day. You should send him to the teacher's room."

"No, do you know how to speak? If you like to learn, go and learn it yourself!"

The Duan family hired a teacher to teach several children in the family.

After this, Duan Yanzhi was indeed locked up by the teacher again and behaved well for several years.

In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve when they were 12 years old.

According to Duan family rules, the younger generations line up to kowtow to the elders and greet them, and then each young person will receive a New Year's gift.

This year, it was Duan Sui-li's turn to represent the elders of the Duan family to give red envelopes to the younger generations, but all the younger generations in the family had to kowtow to Duan Sui-li before asking for the New Year's money.

Duan Yanzhi was the eldest grandson. When he saw his uncle, who was about the same age as him, sitting in the middle hall, he pointed at him and asked his grandfather, "Grandpa! Da Duan is the same age as me, why should I kneel down and kowtow to him? I don't accept it. I won't kowtow to him."

Duan Yumu smiled kindly, "There's nothing I can do. He's your uncle, older than you in terms of seniority. It has nothing to do with whether you are the same age or not."

"Duan Yanzhi, kowtow!" Duan Suili, the 12-year-old ninth son of the Duan family, sat in the middle hall, looking calm and relaxed. He smoothed his new clothes and spoke.

"You are dreaming, I will not kowtow to you."

"Oh? So you don't want to be paid for the New Year's gift this year?"

"Why not? I'm the eldest grandson of the Duan family. Let's try another approach. I'll say a few nice words to you, and you give me the New Year's money." The young Duan Yanzhi said righteously.

Duan Suili looked mature and dignified like an adult. He adjusted his new clothes again and said, "Next one, come over and kowtow to receive your New Year's money."

"..." Duan Yanzhi's teeth were itching with anger.

He is the eldest grandson and has not even kowtowed, so how dare his younger brothers and sisters go up to their uncle and ask for New Year's money?

The children who were queuing up at the back to receive their New Year's money couldn't help but make a commotion. Some of them looked resentful, but they didn't dare to provoke the eldest grandson of the Duan family.

Sitting in the living room were Duan Yumu and his wife, as well as their son and daughter-in-law.

Since my youngest son was born, the Chinese New Year has become more and more fun every year.

This scene made Mr. Duan shake his head and laugh.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the two boys of the Duan family reached their teenage years, full of vigor and vitality.

Duan Yanzhi had an extraordinary IQ. He could learn a text after just one study, even though other children had racked their brains to learn or memorize it.

Later, one day, when the conscription team started recruiting soldiers in Dali, the young Duan Yan rushed back to the Duan family like the wind, and rushed directly to his uncle who was still in the study learning how to do business, "Big Duan! I have decided to join the army, please help me convince those old guys."

"Join the army? With the financial situation of the Duan family and you being the eldest grandson, why would you need to join the army?" Duan Suili immediately wanted to dispel his nephew's crazy idea.

But Duan Yanzhi had already decided to join the army. Two days later, he told his uncle again, "Big Duan, you didn't see that they were recruiting soldiers in Dali these two days, and I have the best conditions and the strongest physical fitness. By the way, do you want to join the army too?"

But my uncle Duan Suili said, "The Duan family still needs someone to continue the family's glory and wealth. I have to go into business, so I will study abroad."

On the day of joining the army, Duan Suili personally helped his nephew put on his military uniform and sent him out of Dali with the glory of the family.

This kid was courageous and careful. When he joined the army and went to the battlefield, he fought in several battles and made military achievements. What's more, he was like a crab wherever he went.

This year, he returned to the Duan family with his military achievements, attended his second brother's wedding, and talked with his uncle who took charge of the Duan family business after returning to China. Both of them have become more mature and polite, and are no longer the "Sun Monkey" who could cause trouble in Tiangong at any time.

As time passed, this "grandson monkey" of the Duan family gradually rose steadily in the army until he ascended to the top position in the army.

At this time, Duan Yanzhi had become the tyrant of the Duan family.

Whenever he heard the slightest rumor that his mother was looking for a wife for him, he would act like a tyrant and swear, "I will find my own wife. Anyone who dares to make a random suggestion for me will be expelled from the Duan family."

Since then, Mrs. Duan has indeed been quiet for a while.

It was not until later that the eldest son of the Duan family married his second and third sons in succession, and it seemed that the eldest grandson of the Duan family was about to become a bachelor.

The two daughters-in-law secretly gave advice to their mother-in-law, asking her to use the excuse of introducing a girl to their uncle Duan Suili, but in fact to arrange for the girl to go on a blind date with Duan Yanzhi.

But for some reason, it was Duan Suili who went to meet the girl every time.

Duan Yanzhi himself is perfectly invisible.

Even when he was thirty years old, he and his uncle were still an uncle and nephew who supported and healed each other.

The softness of Duan Yanzhi's heart can only be touched by Da Duan.

After returning from studying abroad, Duan Suili took over the Duan family business. At a young age, he vowed to lead the Duan family out of Yixi.