"Xu Zijiang, this is the guest."
Seeing that Xu Zijiang had returned, Yu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly introduced the middle-aged man, saying that his name was Guan Zhan.
"I've heard so much about you. We've relied on your care all these years. I was indeed sent by Lin Zheng and Lin Rong's father to pick them up. Their father has already returned home. The situation has changed; everything is moving in a positive direction. It's time for the Lin brothers to go home. This is a token; there's a reason their father didn't call you..."
Guan Zhan explained at length and even took out a badge, which belonged to Lin Zheng and Lin Rong's father. They had agreed that anyone coming to pick someone up would need to present this token before he could take the person away.
In addition, at this time, it was indeed inconvenient for their father to call Xu Zijiang, but their father was eager to see his sons, so he sent someone to pick up the two brothers directly. Xu Zijiang finally believed it this time.
"I apologize for the delay. I'll go and fetch the Lin brothers, Lin Zheng and Lin Rong, right now."
"No need for that trouble, I'll go with you to take a look."
Guan Zhan smiled. He wanted to see where the two brothers usually lived and see how Xu Zijiang treated them. Xu Zijiang didn't care. Since that was the case, let's go together.
"An'an, you stay home with Mom. Dad will take the guests to find your Uncle Lin Rong."
Okay.
Little An'an was a good girl. She watched Xu Zijiang and the man walk further and further away until they could no longer see each other's backs before she came back from the doorway.
"Mom, aren't Lin Zheng and Uncle Lin Rong from around here? Where are they being taken?"
Little An'an asked, puzzled. The Lin brothers, Lin Zheng and Lin Rong, had settled here as Xu Zijiang's cousins, so they were naturally her uncles. Although they hadn't been particularly close over the years, An'an was still quite familiar with the Lin brothers compared to others, and would call them "Uncle" constantly.
"They're not actually from here. The story here is a bit long. When your dad comes back, he can tell you about it slowly."
Because she wasn't sure if Lin Zheng and Lin Rong would leave, Yu Jiu didn't want to tell An An about these things so soon.
Okay.
"Mom, there's a little car parked in front of our door! It's so cute!"
Little An'an couldn't sit still for a moment. She stood up again and pointed to the car parked outside the door, saying it was driven by that uncle. Yu Jiu hadn't gone out and hadn't even noticed the car parked in front of her door.
"Does An'an like toy cars?"
"Yes, it looks so cool when you sit up! Mom, when we have money in the future, I'll buy you a toy car!"
"Little An'an made a very ambitious promise," Yu Jiu chuckled.
"Okay, okay, then Mom will wait to ride in the toy car you bought."
"Mom, don't laugh, be serious, I'm really serious, okay? I feel like I'll be able to earn a lot of money in the future, and I'm going to buy you lots and lots of things!"
Little An'an innocently started making empty promises, but Yu Jiu said she couldn't eat them, she really couldn't eat them anymore.
On the other side, Guan Zhan had arrived at the Lin Zheng and Lin Rong brothers' place. He saw that although their house was small, it was quite new and very tidy. He knew that the two brothers had actually been doing quite well in the past few years.
In the past few years, Lin Zheng has grown from a teenager into a mature man, and Lin Rong is no longer a little child; he is already in junior high school. When they saw Xu Zi bringing a strange man over, they were also puzzled.
"Cousin, what is this...?"
“Your father has sent someone to pick you up. You can pack your things and go with him now. I will take care of the household registration and other documents for you.”
Xu Zijiang never minced words; he explained the situation clearly in just a few words, leaving the Lin Zheng and Lin Rong brothers with red eyes.
"Really? We can go back? Then what about my father...?"
"Everything is fine at home, young masters, there's no need to worry."
Guan Zhan slipped into the words and blurted out "young master," but he quickly corrected himself.
"Xiao Zheng and Xiao Rong, you two should hurry up and pack your things. It would be best if you left today. It's still early. Your father is waiting to see you. He hasn't seen you for several years and he misses you very much."
Guan Zhan urged.
"Okay, let's go collect the things now."
Lin Zheng said decisively that although they had settled down here over the years, and with Xu Zijiang's help and care, the two brothers were doing quite well, this was not their home after all. They missed their families every moment, so as soon as their father sent someone to pick them up, they couldn't wait to leave this place.
Moreover, apart from the Orange family, they don't have deep relationships with anyone else, so they can leave whenever they want. Lin Zheng hasn't gotten married all these years because he was afraid of having any worries, but now he's free of any worries.
The two brothers quickly packed up their things, leaving the rest to Xu Zijiang; it wasn't a big deal.
"Let me know when you get home."
Xu Zi patted the two brothers on the shoulder. It was good that their father had taken them back, so that he wouldn't have to worry about the two brothers in the team after they left.
"Um."
Lin Zheng and Lin Rong were overjoyed. After a brief farewell to Xu Zi and the others, they prepared to get into their car and leave. An An waved goodbye to them with a touch of reluctance; after all, she had called them "uncle" for several years and still felt quite attached to them.
"Don't worry, An'an, I'll come back to see you when I have the chance. I'll also send you delicious food and fun things. Don't forget me in the future!"
Even after Lin Rong got into the car, she couldn't resist rolling down the window and shouting at little An'an, waving her arms until they were about to break. Lin Zheng didn't say anything, but he subtly glanced at Yu Jiu again. She was still as beautiful and charming as ever, even after having her second child, but she would never belong to him…
One step too late, and you're always too late; they are ultimately from two different worlds.
Lin Zheng got into the car, Guan Zhan nodded, said goodbye to Xu Zijiang, and then drove away without hesitation.
Xu Zi watched them walk away, and then went back into the house.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
"They're finally gone."
Yu Jiu laughed at him.
“I’ve never seen you dislike those two brothers so much before. Why did you seem relieved when they left?”
However, their departure has put their minds at ease, and they will be even more carefree when they leave this place.
To his surprise, Xu Zijiang uttered something astonishing, and he snorted coldly.
"Do you think I don't know that Lin Zheng likes you? I just pretend I don't know because he has some sense of propriety and doesn't usually hang around you."
"ah?"
Yu Jiu was stunned. Lin Zheng liked her? When? How come she didn't know?
"I knew you wouldn't have noticed, that's why I didn't remind you."
Xu Zijiang curled his lips smugly. It would be better to expose such a thing. Since Yu Jiu didn't know, he shouldn't have told her, lest she overthink and cause misunderstandings. If Lin Zheng hadn't left, Xu Zijiang would never have told her about this.
Of course, it was also because Xu Zijiang knew that Lin Zheng liked Yu Jiu that Xu Zijiang and Lin Zheng tacitly kept their distance. Over the years, the two families had very little contact, only exchanging food gifts during holidays. If Lin Zheng and Lin Rong were short of money, Xu Zijiang would occasionally help them, but there was no other interaction.
Yu Jiu was stunned after hearing Xu Zijiang's little schemes. She really couldn't see that Lin Zheng liked her. What did he like about her? She thought back carefully. In the years since Lin Zheng arrived, she had hardly had any contact with him. She had only taken care of Lin Rong for a few days when he first came. She had always been avoiding suspicion with Lin Zheng.
Because we're about the same age, we're afraid of causing some gossip.
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