They're not just good friends, they're also my saviors.
If Ye Sheng really has feelings for Chu Xin'er, on one side is his younger brother, and on the other is his benefactor. Which side should they stand on?
"Pah, pah, pah, big brother, second brother, don't think nonsense! I was just teasing Xin'er because I see her as a little sister and I thought it was fun. We've been bickering since we were little. I have no ill intentions towards Xin'er!"
"I swear to God! It's just my sister! My sister!"
Ye Sheng quickly distanced himself from the situation.
It's shocking enough that they didn't realize Song Yan's feelings for Chu Xin'er.
If she continues to make her family misunderstand that she might become Song Yan's love rival and that she likes Chu Xin'er, wouldn't that be even more explosive?
"Alright, we're relieved to hear that."
Ye Yao and Ye Hui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After greeting the Chu family, Xu Yao stood next to Chu Yan, watching Song Yan and Chu Xin'er chatting and laughing, and said with emotion.
"Fortunately, he really kept his promise. Now that you're back, he's no longer a coward."
"Otherwise, I would definitely become his love rival and give him a good push. He's always so hesitant and indecisive. Now that there's no need to think about it, he's still dawdling. I really want to kick his ass!"
Chu Yan glanced at Xu Yao: "And you? After all these years, haven't you found someone you like?"
Xu Yao shrugged: "Hey, hey, I'd rather not. I'm still a golden bachelor, wandering among a sea of flowers without ever getting involved with a single green leaf. I don't want to end up like you and Song Yan, ruining yourselves for a woman."
"However, if we really meet a woman we can love for a lifetime, that would be great. We haven't met one yet, so we might as well stop thinking about her. We brothers might as well reunite in Haicheng and have some fun."
"OK."
Chu Yan did not urge him.
When the time is right, everything will happen naturally, like mountains and rivers.
After everyone had a meal at the state-run restaurant, they chatted briefly about their recent situations.
The Ye family also moved back to their house and took back their ancestral home.
Although Ye Xiang has returned to the city, his university professorship has not yet been reinstated and he still needs to go through the procedures and approval process.
At first, Ye Xiang was a little disappointed. He had endured so many years and finally made it back to the city, but even after a month or two, there was still no news from Haicheng University.
When asked, they said it was still in the process and they would have to wait, and told Ye not to be nervous, and to spend more time with her family.
The country is still in the eye of the storm, the college entrance examination has not yet been resumed, and the cultural level of college students varies greatly, resulting in a chaotic situation.
There are too many things to deal with, and I don't have time to attend to restoring Ye Xiang's university professorship.
Later, Ye learned that several university professors he knew had not yet been exonerated and returned to the city, and were still being sent down to the countryside. Some had even died due to various accidents, which made him feel at ease.
Compared to them, the Ye family's situation is much better.
He knew it was due to the efforts of Song Yan and the others, and he was extremely grateful.
At the dinner table, he took the initiative to toast the two of them.
Not just Ye Xiang, but also the entire Ye family and the Chu family.
This made Xu Yao and Song Yan feel extremely embarrassed, and they quickly declined, saying, "Oh, Uncle Ye, Uncle Chu, there's no need for this. This is what we should do."
"I know that we were able to be exonerated and return to the city so quickly thanks to the efforts of your Xu and Song families. I will remember this kindness and will definitely pay you a visit another day to express my gratitude!"
After Chu Zhenyuan finished speaking, he took the lead and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Everyone else finished their drinks at the same time.
Since things had come to this, Xu Yao and the others did not refuse and drank the turbid wine in their cups in one gulp.
Ye Nian'an said with heartfelt gratitude, "Thank you, Song Yan, Xu Yao."
Xu Yao replied with a smile, "Alright, sister-in-law, if you keep talking, my ears will turn red. We're all so familiar with each other. As the saying goes, 'Great kindness needs no words of thanks.'"
“You two families have suffered an undeserved calamity. We cannot stand by and watch innocent people be persecuted. It is an injustice.”
Song Yan pursed his lips and echoed, "If something like this happened to our two families, I believe the Ye family and the Chu family would also work as hard as we would and would never stand idly by."
Giving is inherently a two-way street.
Chu Yan patted the two men on the shoulders and raised another glass of wine: "Brothers, thank you."
Chu Yan will forever remember this friendship! He will never forget it in his lifetime!
Xu Yao and Song Yan exchanged smiles. The three brothers' tacit understanding was beyond words. Half-jokingly, they said, "Brother Yan, what's with the formalities! If you keep this up, I'll really get angry!"
"Ahhhhh..."
Dada woke up sometime earlier, clapping as he spoke, his eyes crinkling into slits with laughter, he couldn't have been happier.
Er'er and San'san also opened their eyes and followed suit.
Laughter instantly filled the entire state-run restaurant.
The Chu family was exhausted from their long train journey, and with children in tow, they asked Xu Yao to drive the Ye family home first.
Song Yan drove the Chu family back to their home.
Returning here again, gazing at the familiar address, Chu Xin'er suddenly felt a salty taste rise in her throat, her nose tingled, and her eyes reddened.
Ye Nian'an quietly covered her icy hand with her fingertips. The heat from her fingertips made her eyes sting. All the composure she had been maintaining collapsed at that moment.
She leaned on her sister-in-law's shoulder, her voice trembling with tears, "Sister-in-law, it's so good that we can come back here..."
When Chu Xin'er left, she seemed very carefree, but it was all an act.
In those days, when people were slandered and sent to the countryside, whether they could come back alive was a question.
Even with Ye Nian'an by her side, Chu Xin'er was still very uneasy about the future.
She forced a smile because she didn't want to cause her family too much worry.
"Yes, you're back, Xin'er."
Ye Nian'an comforted her gently.
After opening the door, the furnishings inside were almost exactly the same as when they left.
The portrait of the great man still hangs neatly on the wall, and most of the dust on the table has been cleaned off.
Song Yan explained, "Uncle Chu, Xu Yao and I came here the day before yesterday to do a quick clean, and we didn't touch anything else."
Although after Chu Zhenyuan and his comrades were sent down to the countryside, their house was entered by HW soldiers countless times and searched in various ways, so there were no secrets left.
Out of respect and to protect the Chu family's privacy, Xu Yao and Song Yan cleaned the entire house, not daring to let anyone else interfere.
"Thank you again, Song Yan. If it weren't for your efforts and the efforts of Xu Yao, my family would have been ruined by those bastards long ago."
Chu Zhenyuan naturally knew what those people were up to: profiting from the national crisis, stirring up trouble, a bunch of blind madmen!
Xu Yao and Song Yan put in a lot of effort to keep the house almost exactly the same as before they left.
Song Yan smiled slightly, knowing that the Chu family had just returned and needed to tidy up and calm down, and said, "It's almost time, Uncle Chu, you should get some rest, I should be going too."
"Xin'er, should we go see your brother Song Yan off?"
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