Chapter 281 Brothers Fall Out 4 Your mother is a restless bad woman,...
The summer sun was very scorching. Cao Guangyuan hesitated for a moment, but still followed.
It's not like he didn't have his suspicions, but then he thought, not really. He didn't get angry even when his brother poured chili water on his face today. He was pretty good to his brother, wasn't he? Even if they had a fight yesterday, he didn't really spread the news of Cao Guangyi's divorce.
It's just a threat. Who doesn't say a few unpleasant words when they're arguing?
So he quickly comforted himself and continued walking, muttering as he walked, "Tell me, has our mother lost her mind? When your sister-in-law got pregnant, she used all this Qing Dynasty uterine chart and said it would definitely be a boy. What happened? I'm really pissed off. How about this? Since you don't have any children anyway, you can take this girl home and raise her after she's weaned. Taozi has a nephew too, so you two are even now."
Cao Guangyi couldn't help but sneer. How dare she set her sights on Yao Taotao? He'd already caused them to break up, so why was she feigning innocence? Besides, was his brother giving the child to him truly for his own good, or was he worried their mother would be bedridden and without anyone to pay for it?
I couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Come on, be careful not to send the child away. You'll hurt your yin virtue and never be able to give birth to a son again."
Cao Guangyuan shut up instantly. The older generation did have some superstitious beliefs, saying that sending away one's own child was like sending away blessings.
His mother also told stories about some families who couldn't give birth to a son, so they adopted a daughter and soon gave birth to a son.
In such stories, the family that abandons their daughter usually does not have a good ending. Either their children become unfilial, or they squander their wealth and become impoverished, or they all die. The ending is quite tragic.
This is different from the biological mother taking the child away after the divorce. Cao Guangyuan didn't dare to take the risk and could only sigh. He didn't know how many children he would have to give birth to before he had a son.
Never mind, let’s take good care of Ma Xiangqin during her confinement first. He doesn’t want to take a leave, and he is so angry when he sees the money-losing third brother every time.
Soon, Cao Guangyi stopped at the door of a house. In the countryside these days, few families have the money to build a courtyard wall. Even if there are those who are more particular, they use reeds or bamboo to make a fence to provide a little protection.
Most families are too lazy to even provide such shelter. They only have three residential plots and build three adobe houses made of a mixture of mud bricks, plus a kitchen on the east or west side of the yard. They also dig a well next to the kitchen, leaving some space for drying clothes and washing vegetables, and use the rest of the space to grow vegetables.
So Cao Guangyi didn't even need to knock on the door. He just stood on the village road next to the vegetable field and shouted, "Is Brother Laifu home?"
Xue Lai Fu was Ma Xiangqin's first man, and they lived together for many years. Now that Ma Xiangqin has returned to her parents' home and has no news from her, he has started dating a widow in the village, but they have not married yet.
These strong laborers work in the fields during the day except for lunch and rest time.
Cao Guangyi's arrival was quite coincidental. It was around 1:00 PM, just as Xue Laifu was about to finish his nap and get out of bed. Xue Laifu had already woken up and was leaning against the headboard, planning to take another nap for a minute or two. When he heard someone calling him, he quickly responded, "I'm here. Who's that?"
Cao Guangyi didn't introduce himself. Instead, he asked, "Are Dahai and Yangyang at home? Come out together. I have something to discuss with the three of you."
When Xue Lai Fu heard this, he realized that even he knew that he had two sons, so he must be an acquaintance, so he hurried out in his straw sandals.
Standing at the door of the main hall, I saw, hey, isn’t this Xiao Cao?
Last year, Xiao Cao came here with his wife and brought a lot of toys and fruits for his two little boys.
Xue Lai Fu was a man without any moral constraints. He would say whatever he wanted to whoever gave him benefits. He thought Cao Guangyi had come again to give gifts and inquire about information, so he hurried to the next room, pulled his two sons out of his mother's arms, and put one under each armpit. He came to the yard panting, put the children down, and looked at Cao Guangyi with a smile.
"It's you, brother. Yangyang asked me yesterday, when did that uncle come last time?" Xue Lai Fu said, slapping each of his two sons on the buttocks and asking them to call for help.
Six-year-old Dahai quickly called out "Hello, Uncle." Four-year-old Yangyang was yawning non-stop and didn't bother to call out until he got slapped on the butt. Then, reluctantly, he called out "Uncle." He looked at Cao Guangyi dazedly and asked, "Where's the pretty aunt?"
Cao Guangyi naturally did not come empty-handed this time. He brought a net bag of peaches and a canvas bag filled with some toys.
He smiled and took out the things: "Auntie is busy, I will come to see you later."
Yangyang was still young after all, and he immediately became excited when he saw the delicious food and toys. He quickly rushed over and hugged Cao Guangyi's legs, tilting his palm-sized little face and flattering him: "Uncle, you are so nice, even better than my own uncle."
Cao Guangyi couldn't help but complain in his heart, that's true, rounding it off, he's almost an uncle.
He looked at the introverted Dahai, took out a peach from his net bag and put it in the child's hand, and asked, "Dahai, where is your aunt?"
"Ask Lele. Lele is at my eldest brother's house helping take care of the kids. He doesn't live with me." Xue Laifu knew his eldest son was very frugal with words, so he answered immediately. While he was talking, he went to the main room and brought a long bench over. "Xiao Cao, you left without even eating the last time you came. Would you like to have dinner here today?"
"No, Brother Laifu. I'm busy at home. I'll leave as soon as I'm done." Cao Guangyi smiled and bent down to take out the toys from his bag. He bought two plastic water guns, two chicken feather shuttlecocks, and a marble.
Xue Laifu smiled happily: "That's really unfortunate. Next time you have to come earlier so you can have a meal. By the way, Xiao Cao, who is the person next to you?"
"He's my brother, and we'll be brothers from now on." Cao Guangyi smiled vaguely, sat down, and introduced himself to his brother. "Brother, Lai Fu is the same age as you. He's the fourth child in the family, with an older sister and two older brothers, and a younger brother and a younger sister. I brought you here today because I plan to ask his sister to take care of my sister-in-law during her confinement."
Cao Guangyuan was confused by him and asked, "Is this family really our relative? What's their name? Why haven't I heard our mother mention them?"
Cao Guangyi ignored his question and turned around and said, "Brother Laifu, I'll pay Lele thirty yuan a month and ask her to take care of my sister-in-law during her confinement. Can you help me call her?"
Xue Laifu was shocked when he heard this. What a great deal! Thirty dollars a month! He quickly went to the house and called his mother to go and shout.
He brought a small stool and sat under the shade of a tree opposite Cao Guangyi, holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand. He asked, "Brother, my mother has gone to call me. Tell me quickly, what exactly do you do in the city? Why are you so generous?"
Cao Guangyi smiled and said, "My brother and I both work at the non-staple food factory as regular employees."
"Oh, no wonder. The last time you came, I felt that you had extraordinary conversation and you looked like someone who could do great things." Xue Lai Fu was not well educated, but he knew how to flatter.
Cao Guangyi was very pleased and asked, "Will Lele agree to this? If she doesn't agree, I'll ask Brother Lai Fu to help me persuade her later. If Brother Lai Fu is worried, I will pay the money in advance and give you ten yuan for travel expenses, so that you don't have any concerns."
Xue Laifu laughed when he heard this and said, "That's too polite. We're so familiar with each other, right? It's only natural for me to take care of your sister-in-law. But my sister isn't married yet, so it's good to save this money for her dowry, so I won't be polite with you."
"This is all as it should be." Cao Guangyi was very straightforward. He took out four big unity notes and handed them to Xue Laifu. He then asked, "Can you arrange for someone to ask the production team for half a day off?"
"Ask for leave?" Xue Laifu didn't understand. Didn't he ask Lele to take care of the confinement? What does it have to do with others?
Cao Guangyi explained, "You've taken some leave and can go to the city with us. We're not only sending Lele there, but we're also helping Lele confirm things. Although my brother and I have a clear conscience, Lele isn't married after all, so we'd better let you see her in person to put your mind at ease."
That's true. Xue Laifu thought for a moment and asked, "If you don't mind, then I'll go. My sons have never been to the city yet. I'll take them to see the world and come back tomorrow."
Oh, this is exactly what Cao Guangyi wants.
He smiled and replied, "That's fine. Then you can take one more day off. You can stay at the guesthouse tonight. I'll cover the expenses. Tomorrow I'll take you to the state-owned shopping mall and buy two new sets of clothes for the children."
"Oh, that's so embarrassing." Xue Laifu said this, but he was actually very happy. He quickly pulled the two children who were playing with toys and said, "Hurry up and say thank you to uncle."
Dahai was obedient and quickly looked up and said thank you. Yangyang was too playful to care about anything and was kicked by his father again, falling to the ground with his butt.
Cao Guangyuan was very envious of Xue Laifu, who actually had two sons. He quickly pulled Yangyang up from the fall and held him in his arms: "Laifu, the child is young, don't kick him all the time."
Xue Lai Fu scratched the back of his head, smiled foolishly and said nothing.
Cao Guangyi, who was standing by, didn't show any expression on his face. He just chatted with Xue Lai Fu about some family matters, asking if he was busy with farm work recently.
As they were talking, Xue's mother came with her little daughter. She was a 19-year-old girl with two pigtails. Her shirt was probably too small for her and it made her upper body bulge out. She looked much prettier than Ma Xiangqin.
When he saw Cao Guangyi, he smiled and called out "Brother Cao".
Their family still doesn't know about Ma Xiangqin's remarriage. They think that Ma Xiangqin is making trouble at her parents' home, waiting for them to urge her.
Naturally, she didn't know that one of the people present was already Ma Xiangqin's legal husband.
In short, Cao Guangyi came twice and bought food and gave toys to the Xue family. The Xue family had a very good impression of him.
Xue Laile was even more enthusiastic. He walked around the cucumber rack in his yard, picked two green cucumbers, washed them with well water, and gave one to each of the Cao brothers.
After greeting the distinguished guests, Xue Laile went to pack up his things, took two sets of clothes, and left.
But we can’t walk to the commune like this. It’s too far and the sun is so scorching. The adults will be fine, but the two little nephews will probably be in trouble.
So after Xue Laile finished packing, he went to the production team to borrow a tractor. It happened that the production team was going to the commune to bring back fertilizer, and the agricultural machinery operator could give them a ride.
The Cao brothers took the Xue brothers and sisters, including the two little boys, to the commune.
As luck would have it, when he arrived there, the bus to the city happened to stop by. Cao Guangyi quickly bought four tickets and rushed to the city.
There happened to be a woman in the car with a little boy who was going to the city for medical treatment. The child snuggled in his mother's arms, whimpering.
When Yangyang saw this, he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Dad, I miss Mom."
"Don't mention your mother." Xue Laifu immediately frowned, "She is a restless bad woman who has long since abandoned you!"
When Yangyang heard this, he cried even harder. Seeing this, Cao Guangyuan, who didn't understand why, quickly took the child into his arms and coaxed him: "Don't cry, don't cry, uncle has some candy on him."
After eating the fruit candy, Yangyang stopped crying and soon fell asleep due to the rocking of the bus. Cao Guangyuan held Yangyang in his arms, looked at Xue Laifu curiously, and asked, "Does their mother really not want them anymore?"
"Isn't it?" Xue Laifu sighed, "She's a restless woman. Forget it, let's not talk about her. It's unlucky."
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