Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Xiao Weiguo quickly seized the opportunity.
"Xiao Jian, come back with me. Shanshan, Xiao Jiang, and Xiao Yue all miss you very much."
When Xiao Jian mentioned his older sister and two younger siblings, his expression softened.
After a while, he finally spoke.
"Are they doing alright?"
Although Xiao Jian had a bad relationship with his older brother since childhood, he had a very good relationship with his sister, as well as Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yue.
It was his older sister who had always taken care of the family. Xiao Jian understood how hard and tiring it was for her, especially since she had such a brother. Back then, Xiao Jian knew to help his sister with a lot of housework. He truly felt sorry for his sister.
Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yue were closest to him since childhood, and Xiao Jian loved them very much. Even if there was only one bite to eat, he would try his best to save it for his younger siblings.
Xiao Weiguo breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that his younger brother was finally willing to talk to him.
He nodded firmly and said, "They are doing very well now. Our whole family has moved to the city. Your sister has gone back to school and is in her second year of high school at No. 1 High School. Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yue are also in their first year."
Fearing that Xiao Jian wouldn't believe him, he added a sentence.
"If you don't believe me, ask Liu Qing. He's in the same school as your sister now."
Liu Qing also stepped forward and said something at the right time.
"Yes, that's right. Sister Shanshan is a very good student. She recently skipped from the third year of junior high to the second year of senior high. Many people at school praise her as a genius."
"Really?"
A look of joy finally appeared in Xiao Jian's eyes.
"Yes, of course it's true."
Xiao Xun Guo and Liu Qing nodded together.
"Alright, Comrade Xiao Jian, go back with your elder brother. He's a well-known tycoon now. Why suffer here?"
Hu Haibo stepped forward, patted Xiao Jian on the back, and said with a smile.
Liu Qing also went up and grabbed Xiao Jian's arm.
“Let’s go back. I’m staying at your place now, so we can play together again. Let me tell you, I found a small river north of the county town. There are lots of fish in it. Let’s go and cast a few nets there sometime.”
Xiao Jian has a unique skill in weaving wooden fish cages; no one knows how he developed it.
In previous years, Liu Qing often went to the river near the village to set traps for fishing, and usually had a good catch, which helped solve a lot of the family's food problem in recent years. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for Shan Shan to support her family of five by farming alone.
Pulled along by Liu Qing, Xiao Jian gradually moved his feet, following her step by step as she walked outside.
Xiao Weiguo finally breathed a sigh of relief and followed the group outside, where the Crown car was parked not far away.
Jiao Bai ran over, started the car, turned a corner, and drove it over.
After the car door was opened, Xiao Jian was half-heartedly pushed into the car by Liu Qing.
Xiao Weiguo and Liu Qing also sat in the back of the Crown car, while Hu Haidong sat in the passenger seat next to Jiao Bai.
My feelings were completely different when I left than when I came.
Having shaken off his previous anxiety, Xiao Weiguo sat down next to his younger brother and finally relaxed.
Jiao Bai's driving skills are getting better and better. He's no longer in such a rush as he was when he arrived, and the Crown is now driving fast and steadily on the road.
Is this your car?
The Crown's level of luxury was dazzling in that era.
Although Xiao Jian didn't know much about cars, he could still tell the huge difference between this car and an ordinary sedan in appearance.
Xiao Weiguo smiled.
"Do you like it? If you do, I'll give you one after you get your driver's license."
It's not that Xiao Weiguo is showing off; a car really isn't much to him these days.
Xiao Jian glanced at him, then turned his head away.
"I can't enjoy this blessing."
Xiao Weiguo understood that this was just his instinctive resistance, a last bit of stubbornness.
The car drove into the county town. It was almost dark.
Looking out the window at the streets that were countless times more bustling than the village.
Xiao Jian asked another question.
Aren't you going home?
Xiao Weiguo knew he was referring to the home in Xiaotun. He quickly explained it to him.
"To make it easier for your sister and Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yue to go to school, our family moved to the county town a long time ago, and I bought a house here."
He then added.
"But don't worry, I won't abandon the house back home. Once I'm done with things here, I'll renovate it. When we get old, we'll still go back there to retire."
They and their siblings came from Xiaotun village. Their roots are there forever; there are all their memories from childhood to adulthood, their parents buried there, and their ancestors.
In this life, Xiao Weiguo will no longer be like a rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly until his death, as he was in his previous life.
Those who have wandered their whole lives understand best what it means to return to one's roots.
Xiao Jian glanced at him thoughtfully, but said nothing.
Halfway there, Hu Haibo got off the bus at a place close to his home.
After Xiao Weiguo thanked him, the car drove back to their courtyard.
Jiao Bai parked the car at the gate of the courtyard, and several people got out of the car.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Liu Qingxian spoke excitedly.
"Xiao Jian, this is your family's yard. My sister and I live here now."
"It's close to No. 1 Middle School."
Xiao Weiguo added a sentence for him.
Xiao Jian looked up and saw that the neat and tidy courtyard by the roadside was so much better than their old home.
"Come on, let's go inside. Your sister, Xiao Jiang, and Xiao Yue should all be back."
Xiao Jian followed Xiao Weiguo silently into the house.
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