"Do you remember that year when Big Brother went to the provincial capital for further studies?"
Zhang Laoer glanced at him with disdain, "How could I forget about Big Brother's affairs?"
"Don't be anxious. This matter is quite complicated. Calm down first."
Zhang Laoer clenched his fists. He had a hunch that once his younger brother finished speaking, many things would make sense.
"That year I happened to be back home. Liuyi and Wuyi weren't even born yet. Jiaojiao and I took Ping'an to visit my eldest brother's school. I saw that the girls around him were all jealous of each other.
When there was no one around, I lied to my eldest brother. My eldest brother said that there was a young girl who was pestering him, but he was not interested. No matter how bad my eldest sister-in-law was, he still had four children.
As a result, when we sent my brother back to school, it was still class time, and a girl was standing at the gate looking at us. Later we found out that it was that girl.
Back then, our mother probably saw that our eldest brother didn't want to continue, or something, so she and our father would often take Xizi and his siblings to visit our eldest brother at school.
Maybe my eldest brother had something he couldn't hide from my father, and my father found out and had a conversation with him. I don't know what they talked about specifically. The couple had been silent to begin with, but suddenly the next day, my eldest brother took my eldest sister-in-law to the provincial capital for two days.
Zhang Laoer frowned thoughtfully. That year, his parents had been going crazy, making the trip to the provincial capital every week and scolding him from time to time.
That’s right!
"Later I thought, my brother really did like that girl. Otherwise, given how tight-lipped he is, if I hadn't told him I was going to get someone to investigate, he probably wouldn't have said anything out of fear of exposing her."
Zhang Laoer nodded repeatedly in agreement, "That's right! If he doesn't want to talk, there's no way to pry him out. I used all the methods of interrogating the prisoner, and all he said was, "Are we brothers?" Or, "Old Second, let me be quiet for a while."
Zhang Guoqing was also speechless about this big brother. "But I didn't listen to him. A girl inexplicably pestered a big brother. Who knows what her intentions are?"
Zhang Laoer was not surprised at all. "What are the results of the investigation?"
"She's young and beautiful, an 18-year-old college student, and her father is a cadre. As for our eldest brother, although he's good-looking, he has a wife and four children. If you were in my shoes, what would you have thought?"
Zhang Laoer was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of his head. His elder brother was really good. He was wondering why he even looked down on the young widow. It turned out that he had seen better ones.
"At the time, I just thought this girl was too scheming. She knew that my eldest brother had a wife and children, but she really wanted him to divorce and marry her? What was she trying to do? I even suspected that her father came up with this idea to make a profit. Even if her father was a good person and didn't have such intentions, how could he allow his daughter to marry such a person?"
"Before I could investigate further, my father somehow convinced my eldest brother. After that, he took my eldest sister-in-law to school to show off for two days. I didn't take it seriously and later returned home after a few days of playing."
Zhang Guoqing opened his mouth when he got to this point. He really didn't know whether to say what was going on. If the second brother was pushed too far, anything would happen for his brothers.
Zhang Lao Er stared at him, "Go on, it's impossible that it's just a small matter, and you asked me not to tell anyone else, not even my eldest brother."
Zhang Guoqing rolled his eyes at him unhappily. "Now he's smart? Who was the one who was nagging non-stop just now?"
"In the winter of 1969, she still hadn't married, and her family happened to be in trouble. Coincidentally, Jiaojiao got the news, and she took advantage of it and moved her family south."
Zhang Laoer was startled when he heard this, then quickly counted on his fingers, "1969, now 198, plus he was 18 back then, that means he's 37 now."
Zhang Guoqing slapped his forehead and said, "Brother, I miscalculated."
"Ah?" Zhang Laoer suddenly realized that age was no longer an issue. "Xiaowu, did she get married?"
Zhang Guoqing rolled his eyes. "What do you think?"
Zhang Laoer relaxed at once upon hearing this, sighing dejectedly, "Why didn't you tell me at the beginning? If you had just mentioned it, my brother wouldn't have suffered so much for so many years."
"You don't know how much I hate that bitch Huang Cuilan. I've thought about it. If Big Brother likes her, I'll be happy even if he marries a piece of junk."
"Now I know why he keeps pushing the transfer to the provincial capital. It's such a great thing for others, but he either hides it or says he can't leave his parents."
"No wonder they keep saying, 'What difference does it make whether we get a divorce or not? He's not likely to remarry, so just stay away and live a quiet life.' And they say he's not a good person either."
Zhang Lao Er suddenly slapped his thigh and looked up at Zhang Guoqing, "Xiao Wu, my second brother is about to do something unscrupulous."
Zhang Guoqing looked at him, "What if she's living a good life and has children and grandchildren? What if she's forgotten about me after all these years?"
"Oh... Damn it, what's going on? Xiaowu, our brother is almost fifty years old, is he going to have to live like this? I feel bad."
Zhang Guoqing's eyes flickered when he heard this. "Second brother, if Big Brother is still a man, he will fight for what he wants. Just like that guy, is Big Brother really looking for someone? He can't find one? He just doesn't dare to look. He would rather stay in the county town than go to the provincial capital. He's afraid."
"He thinks too much. My eldest brother always considers his status as the eldest son first when doing anything. Now he has to think about being a grandfather too. Maybe he's even thinking about how long he can live."
"He's been living in hesitation all his life. This time he finally took a step forward, leaving his parents and children behind and deciding to work alone in the provincial capital. This is already progress."
"As his younger brother, we can just watch from the sidelines. Without his parents, Huang Cuilan, and the children to distract him, let's see if he can let go."
"Just like you said, the Huang family won't give up. It's best if you go back and don't warn them. Just let them do whatever they want. It would be best if even Big Brother can't stand it in the end."
"Big brother doesn't care about getting promoted or getting rich anyway. Will a divorce really wipe out his current position? Let them separate when the right opportunity arises. Xizi and the others won't blame Big brother. This is the best strategy."
Zhang Laoer listened and chuckled, and finally gave a thumbs up.
This made Zhang Guoqing look depressed. He really had no bad intentions. People's fate is determined by heaven. Who knows if some people are destined to be unlucky.
"Second brother, Zuo Lin is about to be transferred back. What are your plans?"
Zhang Laoer waved his hand and said, "I know my own worth. I don't want to be used as a shield by the Zuo family. I'll wait until I, your second brother, take Uncle Zuo's place."
"Not going to the provincial capital? I had planned for you to study there for a while."
"Oh, please spare me. I won't go! I have to take care of our little piece of land. Why would I go to the provincial capital?!"
Zhang Guoqing smiled without comment.
We have talked long enough tonight, let's wait until his second brother takes a tour of the capital before we talk - not everyone dares to use his second brother as a shield.
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