An unexpected person arrived at the banquet, and Xu Mingyang's face turned green upon seeing him.
Xu Xinning had never met the family of Xu Mingyang's nominal ex-wife, so she naturally didn't know who this person was. Even Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu didn't recognize him.
The visitor was Xu Mingyang's ex-wife's younger brother. This younger brother could be considered a promising person in the village. After graduating from junior high school, he was admitted to a vocational school, and after graduating from vocational school, he became a technician in a steel factory.
When Xu Mingyang was forced to marry that woman, his younger brother was still in vocational school. They didn't meet for the first time until the year he was assigned a job.
This younger brother is named Lin Juncai, originally Lin Fucai, but he changed his name himself when he went to school.
In fact, Xu Mingyang had only met him twice. His impression of her was neither good nor bad, but he disliked that woman, and therefore disliked her family as well.
His biggest impression on Xu Mingyang was that he was a man who didn't like to talk.
At first, none of the Xu family members knew Lin Juncai. He said he was there to attend Xu Mingyang's wedding, so the Xu family members thought he was Xu Mingyang's friend.
Lin Juncai knew that Xu Mingyang was probably the last person who wanted to see his family. To be honest, he didn't know why, but when he learned about Xu Mingyang's background, he felt a sense of sympathy for him, so he really wanted to get to know Xu Mingyang.
Lin Juncai was actually adopted. He was the child of the second wife, but since the first wife had no son, Lin Juncai was adopted by the first wife.
Not long after the adoption, the first wife had her own son, which made his status very awkward. He couldn't go back to the second wife, and the first wife didn't like him.
If he hadn't known from a young age what was best for him, he might be a handful of dust by now.
Seeing Xu Mingyang's expression, Lin Juncai smiled without any concern and even stepped forward to greet him, "Brother, do you remember me?"
Xu Mingyang glanced at him expressionlessly, then let Kuang Meizhu go inside first, while he led Lin Juncai to the backyard.
Mu Jingheng sensed something was amiss and leaned close to Xu Xinning, whispering, "Who is this person? Uncle doesn't seem to welcome him. Could he be Uncle's love rival?"
Xu Xinning rolled her eyes at him, then ignored him and turned to walk into Xu Mingyang's new house.
Mu Jingheng touched his nose, smiled, and followed him inside.
After Xu Mingyang and Lin Juncai arrived at the backyard, Xu Mingyang stared intently at Lin Juncai, as if trying to see into the depths of his soul.
Xu Mingyang: "What exactly is your purpose?"
Lin Juncai still smiled gently, ignoring Xu Mingyang's dark face as he introduced himself: "My name is Lin Juncai, originally Lin Fucai. I was originally the youngest son of the second branch of the Lin family. Since the first branch had no sons, I was adopted by the first branch."
When I was first adopted, everyone in the first wife's family treated me very well, but this didn't last long. Not long after, they welcomed their own son.
The first wife originally wanted to return me to the second wife, but they felt that people would gossip if they did so, so they reluctantly kept me. The second wife was also afraid that they would return me to them, so they avoided me every time they saw me.
When I was little, I didn't understand why my mother gave me to my uncle. My uncle and aunt were so good to me, so why did my younger brother hate me as soon as he was born? I was very scared at that time, so I lived by observing how people treated me. If they didn't give me food, I would go outside to find it. I also worked hard every day, hoping that my uncle and aunt wouldn't hate me so much.
When I was little, I heard people say that if you could read, you could become a worker. So whenever I had free time, I would run to the school and peek through the window to learn. The teacher saw me going there every day and became interested in testing me. But when I could answer all the questions correctly, the school wanted me to go to school.
I knew my uncle and aunt would definitely not agree, so I begged the teacher to let me stand outside and study as before. Perhaps my eagerness to learn moved the teacher, and the teacher made an application to the principal to let me audit the class.
The principal is a good person. He agreed and even said that if I could get perfect scores, he would waive my tuition and fees.
Later, I got perfect scores on every test, and the principal really did waive my tuition and fees.
The same thing happened in junior high school. Because of my outstanding grades, the school also waived my tuition and fees.
My family didn't know I was in school, but my outstanding grades eventually reached the ears of my uncle and aunt.
It was the brigade leader who mediated, saying that I might be the first worker from the village to leave, and he promised that if I could pass the entrance exam for a vocational school, the brigade would cover my tuition fees.
Even though my uncle and aunt disagreed, they still wanted someone in the family to work. They thought that if I became successful, I could help support their own son.
At the time, they made me write a guarantee that I would take care of them after I was admitted to a vocational school, and that I would also have to support my younger brother.
In order to get them to agree to go to school, I used wordplay to write them a guarantee.
After graduating from vocational school, I was assigned to work as a technician at a steel plant in the provincial capital. My uncle and aunt demanded that I fulfill the contents of a guarantee. When I asked them what the contents were, they told me their unreasonable conditions: they wanted me to hand over half of my monthly salary to them and also wanted me to find a job for my younger brother, which had to be a permanent position.
At that time, I went to the leaders of the brigade and explained the contents of the guarantee to them.
Some people think I'm ungrateful, saying that they raised me after all, but the villagers actually know how I grew up.
Later, with the village leaders as witnesses, I gave them five yuan every month. As for my brother's job, I will tell them when I have the chance.
I'm telling you all this today because I know about your situation. I feel we're in the same boat; I'm so lonely in this world. I think you're a good person, so I took it upon myself to treat you like an older brother. How can a younger brother not attend his older brother's wedding?
Xu Mingyang had no idea that the Lin family had this affair. After hearing about it, he looked at Lin Juncai carefully.
Upon closer inspection, the child's appearance is actually quite good, and his eyes are clear and honest.
Although these feelings came out of nowhere, since the person was already there, this was all that could be done. Most importantly, Xu Mingyang didn't seem to dislike her.
Xu Mingyang: "If anyone asks later, just say you're my friend."
Lin Juncai breathed a sigh of relief when Xu Mingyang didn't kick him out, and a bright smile appeared on his face.
Lin Juncai: "Okay, brother. Can I write to you from now on?"
Xu Mingyang clicked his tongue; this kid was too good at taking advantage of situations.
Seeing that Xu Mingyang did not agree, Lin Juncai asked again, "Brother, can I write to you? I have no friends, and my family members are all about interests and have no affection for me. Only you make me feel like I have found family. Brother, I will write to you often in the future."
Wow! They really think they're something special.
Are they close?
Xu Mingyang ignored him and strode towards the front yard. Today was his wedding day, and he couldn't let it be ruined by someone unimportant.
"Brother, dear brother, wait for me!"
Xu Mingyang scratched his head helplessly.
It's like a piece of chewing gum; once you're stuck with it, you can't get rid of it.
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