After hearing about these grievances and grudges, Ning Yuan felt somewhat complicated.
She walked slowly down the road without saying a word.
Ah Heng stood to the side, feeling uneasy. She had said everything she could, so didn't Xiao Ning have anything she wanted to ask her?
What if Xiao Ning goes back and takes her anger out on her brother?
She was so remorseful that she wanted to go back and beat Qin Hongxing up.
...Damn it, Qin Hongxing is that idiot, and Sister Ye Qiu is a taboo subject that no one in their generation in the compound can mention.
The events of that year involved the Rong, Xiang, and Ye families, all of whom were of great importance, except for the very older generation who occasionally sighed with regret.
Who dares to mention it?
But that thoughtless idiot Qin Hongxing actually dared to mention Sister Ye Qiu!
The Qin family is already completely marginalized, so she's really not afraid of offending three families!
Ning Yuan suddenly asked, "What, is Ye Qiu so unbearable to mention?"
Aheng was stunned, only then realizing that he had been so preoccupied with his frustration that he had inadvertently muttered his own complaints.
She said dryly, "That's...that's...because of the Ye family. You know, the old man is no ordinary person. And after the fourth son of the Xiang family died, the eldest and third sons of the Xiang family went crazy with anger."
She paused, then continued, "Especially since the eldest son of the Xiang family dotes on this younger brother the most, and Xiang Lao Si was practically raised by him. Besides, Sister Ye Qiu is his woman, and he absolutely cannot tolerate anyone mentioning her. My eldest brother... he never mentions Sister Ye Qiu either..."
The Xiang brothers and her captain brother are sworn enemies, but they are very much in agreement on the matter of Sister Ye Qiu—whoever brings it up will suffer the consequences.
So much so that even her own sister doesn't know what happened to Ye Qiu and her brother during their autumn outing to the reservoir and mountains.
Ning Yuan was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "How exactly did the Xiang family's youngest son die? Was it really an accident?"
She had seen the Xiang family in the newspaper before. How could they not find the cause of the death of their most beloved youngest son?
Aheng didn't expect that Ning Yuan wouldn't continue to ask about Sister Ye Qiu, but instead asked about the Xiang family's youngest son.
She thought for a moment and said, "My brother really hated the fourth son of the Xiang family back then. Every time he came back from vacation to see the youngest son of the Xiang family, he would beat him up."
Meanwhile, her team leader... well, because he did such a great job completing the mission, he had quite a lot of rest and vacation time.
Ning Yuan found it somewhat amusing; it was indeed something Rong Taisui was capable of doing.
Ah Heng continued, "Back then, that Xiang family kid would often get beaten up while walking. As long as he was still in Beijing, even if he went to Beidaihe, my brother could find him. The kid couldn't take the beatings anymore and wanted to leave the compound to work in the south with his brother..."
She paused for a moment: "Actually, because Sister Ye Qiu passed away at that time, the Xiang family probably felt a little guilty and were relatively tolerant of what my brother did. The eldest and third sons of the Xiang family even went to negotiate with my brother."
Ning Yuan sighed: "Yes, I can understand, respect for the dead is paramount..."
Even the deepest resentment will fade away with time.
Ah Heng looked at her cautiously: "You're not angry with my brother?"
Hearing her man stand up for another woman, a woman with whom she had a history of scandals, Xiao Ning really wasn't angry?
Ning Yuan lowered her eyes and said calmly, "If something happened to my older brother, I would want to kill those who harmed him."
Ah Heng suddenly thought of Tang Zhenzhen's family... Ning Yuan was so protective of Wei Heng.
Ah Heng sighed: "Back then, in order to successfully bring Xiang Xiao Si into the family, the eldest son of the Xiang family made Xiang Xiao Si kneel down and apologize to my brother, as well as to Sister Ye Qiu's house and grave, begging my brother to let him go, even if it meant giving Xiang Xiao Si another beating."
"So, on the day of the accident, it was the eldest brother of the Xiang family who personally took Xiang Xiaosi to kneel at the grave and then went to see my brother."
Ning Yuan frowned: "Could it be that Rong Zhaonan has taken drastic measures?"
Ah Heng shook his head: "I was already in the army by then. On that leave, I didn't go back to the compound with my brother, so..."
Aheng hesitated for a moment: "No one knows what happened. The Xiang family only left Xiang Laosan to watch from a distance, but the three people who saw it all said with certainty that my brother hit Xiang Xiaosi and then pushed him off the bridge."
Ning Yuan was taken aback and subconsciously retorted, "Impossible. If he wanted to kill someone, he would definitely admit it, not make excuses."
This isn't Rong Zhaonan's usual bold and responsible character! He really did kill someone, and he would rather go to jail than deny it.
Ah Heng felt relieved upon hearing this: "Yes, anyway... if my brother says it wasn't murder, then it wasn't murder. If my brother really wanted to kill someone, would he need to pretend it was an accident? The police said that the marks indicated that someone accidentally fell off the bridge and died during an argument!"
Captain Brother must have had some incredible luck to meet Xiao Ning, a girl who stood firmly behind him and believed in him.
“At first, even my uncle, who is his father, didn’t believe him!” Aheng said with a sigh.
Ning Yuan looked at the setting sun and sighed softly: "Back then, he was young and impetuous, offending people everywhere, and beating up anyone he met... No wonder the Xiang family believed that he killed Xiang Xiaosi."
In the end, he had no way out and was forced to be sent to the countryside in the southwest, where he wasted his skills and was almost killed.
Ah Heng said seriously, "My brother is young and impetuous, but I don't believe he could have anything else for Sister Ye Qiu. They are just very good siblings."
Ning Yuan nodded: "Yes, I'll find an opportunity to ask him about Ye Qiu."
She prefers to speak openly rather than keep things bottled up inside, like she doesn't have a mouth, leading to all sorts of misunderstandings.
Upon hearing this, Ah Heng panicked a little: "Um... let's not ask anymore, you know this is taboo."
Ning Yuan frowned slightly: "But someone has already come up to me, can't I even ask a question about this?"
Aheng quickly shook his head: "No, no... that's not what I meant. I'm just a little worried... worried that it will affect your relationship. Don't pay attention to that crazy woman, Qin Hongxing."
Ning Yuan raised her hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear and smiled faintly: "Life is full of ups and downs. If you let this little thing affect your relationship, then there will be many more storms to come."
Ah Heng could only awkwardly add, "Um... um... if you really want to ask my brother, sister-in-law... can I ask you for a favor?"
Ning Yuan found it amusing that the guy next to her, who always teased her, was now calling her "little sister-in-law" so in a flattering way for the first time.
She raised an eyebrow: "Then you have to tell me what it is about first?"
Ah Heng quickly said, "Just... just say that everything you know was told to you by Qin Hongxing. Please, please don't say that I told you!"
After she finished speaking, she put her hands together and bowed deeply, imitating the gesture of people in ancient times: "Please, Xiao Ning!!"
"Better to die than to die, my fellow Daoist! Besides, that idiot Qin Hongxing isn't even my fellow Daoist!"
Ning Yuan: "..."
Ah Heng, is this really necessary? Is Rong Zhaonan really that averse to Ye Qiu's affairs?
"Okay, I promise you, I'll shift the blame to Qin Hongxing." Ning Yuan was silent for a moment, then nodded and got on the bus with Aheng.
She paid the ticket seller five cents for the ticket and smiled leisurely: "She was the one who said it first, wasn't she?"
Ah Heng looked at Ning Yuan and suddenly felt a little uneasy. Ning Yuan really was someone who would seek revenge!
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