When Sicheng returned home, he told Yunqi and the others about meeting his biological father.
"Should we send them some things?" Yun Zhiming was the first to react.
"I'll take Yunqi and the children to visit him first, after all, he hasn't mistreated me." Si Cheng wasn't close to this father, but he didn't dislike him either. After all, he was quite good to him at the beginning, and although they had become somewhat distant later for various reasons, he still gave him what he needed.
"Of course, let's see what we need to bring. It would be best to pack some things they urgently need right now." Mother Yun stood up to go to the cellar to find some things.
"Mom, we'll pack in a bit. Besides, even if we're going, we won't go until tomorrow, so there's no rush." Yunqi pulled his mother aside, thinking it best to discuss what to give her with Sicheng first.
Huang Yun and his friends from Xin San Village also soon heard from others about Si Zhengwei's son being in Pinghe Village.
"I heard you saw Si Cheng?" Huang Yun ran into the field and grabbed Si Zhengwei's arm to ask.
"Yes." After replying, Si Zhengwei ignored her and continued to tidy up the rubble in the field. Si Ming and Si Liang looked at their parents in shock. Their older brother actually lived on this side of the land.
"What kind of attitude is this? Since we know he's on the other side, let's go find him. We can't suffer here while he enjoys himself on the other side, can we?" Huang Yun angrily questioned Si Zhengwei.
"In this situation, who can still enjoy happiness?"
"It's still better than here, no matter what. Wouldn't it be alright if we asked him to provide some food?"
Upon hearing this, Si Zhengwei threw the hoe to the ground. "How are we supposed to get there? I don't even know his wedding address, and I didn't even attend his wedding. He's staying at his father-in-law's house now, how are we supposed to go there?"
At this point, he glanced at Huang Yun again, "And do you think I don't know how things were between you two before? How dare you suggest going to his house?"
“Even if I don’t get along with him, you haven’t treated him badly, have you? At least you paid for his college education and gave him a house. No matter what, he should take care of you in your old age.”
"That's between me and Acheng, don't get involved anymore." Si Zhengwei felt guilty towards Sicheng, after all, he only provided some financial support in the later stages, but it was equivalent to kicking him out of the house when he came of age, which was a disguised way of severing ties.
"How can I not care? Look at our current situation. Since he has the ability, he should help us." Huang Yun knew her own situation. Although she did not use violence against Si Cheng, she did not hesitate to use cold violence and sarcasm against her stepson.
“Didn’t you say before that once you gave him a house, he wouldn’t need to support you in your old age, and I wouldn’t be allowed to have any more contact with him? I didn’t even attend his wedding, and I don’t even know if he has any children now.”
Hearing this, Huang Yun also felt a little uncomfortable, "The situation back then is different from now."
Si Zhengwei sneered inwardly. It was different now. Back then, the family had assets, and to prevent Si Cheng from returning and fighting with his two younger brothers, they did everything they could to remove him from the family. Now, what right did he have to demand that Si Cheng support him?
"Go back now, and don't bring this up again. Our family is all capable; we can definitely make a living." Si Zhengwei was getting to know Huang Yun better and better. He used to find her charming and coquettish, but since their misfortune, many of Huang Yun's flaws had been exposed. Today, he was also reflecting on why Si Cheng had become increasingly silent at home.
Seeing that Si Zhengwei was unyielding, Huang Yun turned and left angrily.
Si Liang mustered up his courage and asked Si Zhengwei, "Dad, does my older brother really live on this side?"
Si Zhengwei looked at his two sons and nodded in confirmation, "We just met today. He lives in Pinghe Village, which is right across from ours, but I don't want you to go there and make any demands."
Si Ming and Si Liang both looked somewhat uneasy. When they were young, they didn't understand, but as they grew up, they realized how cruel their mother had been to their older brother. Even when they matured, they didn't stop their mother from trying to cut their brother out of the family, simply because there were vested interests involved.
"Dad, I won't bother my older brother anymore." Si Ming didn't think he could face asking for help after his mother treated his older brother like that.
"I won't go either," Si Liang quickly said when he saw his father looking at him.
Si Zhengwei picked up the hoe from the ground and continued clearing the field; nothing was more important than the land right now.
Huang Yun heard compliments all the way back, including some onlookers eager for a spectacle. Ever since they learned that Accountant Si had an older son living across the street, and that neither party knew it, many versions of the story circulated in the village. The most believable one was that Huang Yun, the stepmother, couldn't tolerate her ex-wife's son, which is why many people looked at her strangely.
Huang Yun was seething with hatred, but she forced a smile and greeted everyone before rushing home.
Early the next morning, Si Cheng and Yun Qi dressed Jun Jun and Le Le and headed towards Xin San Village with the things they had packed the night before.
After one night, most of the villagers in Pinghe Village knew that Sicheng's father lived in Xin San Village across the street. Now that they saw them with big bags and small bags, and with two children, they knew what they were going to do.
"No matter what that woman asks for, you don't need to pay any attention to her," Si Cheng instructed Yun Qi as soon as they left the village.
"Don't worry, just because of how she treated you before, I won't give her a good look either." After inquiring in detail last night about the various treatments Si Cheng received in that family, Yun Qi had an even worse impression of Huang Yun.
So in the middle of the night, she got up again and collected all the things that women could use, leaving only the things for her father-in-law and her two younger brothers. That's how vengeful she was.
Now that more people have walked on this road, it's become much smoother, so this time I didn't carry the load and let Junjun and Lele sit inside. Instead, I held their little hands and walked slowly.
"Dad, are we going to see Grandpa?" Junjun remembered the purpose of today's trip from the adults' words.
“Yes, Junjun and Lele should be polite children and remember to greet their elders when they meet.” Yunqi said, patting his head. In the past, they would have been in kindergarten at this age.
Currently, the village only has a primary and junior high school. Due to the limited number of teachers, several grades are mixed in one class. Even if Junjun and Lele want to go to school, they have to wait until they are seven years old.
“I know, Grandpa is Dad’s dad.” Little Lele sang the nursery rhyme she had learned before.
"Our little Lele is so great!" Seeing the two sensible children, Si Cheng dispelled the little bit of resentment in his heart.
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