Xu Xian looked at Xu Dachuan in disbelief, "Dad! How did you figure it out? Before, asking you to work hard was like asking you to die!"
Xu Dachuan rolled his eyes speechlessly. "You asked me to work hard so that I could work in the fields. I put in a lot of effort, but how much can I sell the crops for? Even if I sell them, the money will be taken away by your grandmother. How much can I keep? Why should I do something that is thankless?"
Xu Xian's second sister Xu Jing blinked hard and said, "Dad, are you determined to take us to live a good life now? What about my little sister? She still has to go to school!"
Xuxian has dropped out of school, but the youngest Xuya is still in elementary school.
Xu Dachuan touched his chin, thinking for a while before waving his hand and saying, "Never mind, let's go to Guangdong Province first, and then see what to do when we get there. We can't just leave your sister behind."
Xu Ya nervously hugged Xu Xian's arm and said, "I want to be with my father, mother and sister. I don't want to stay alone."
Xu Dachuan was satisfied.
The next day, Xu Dachuan checked out of the hotel at dawn and took his wife and daughter to the market to buy some steamed buns and soy milk for breakfast, while waiting for the bus.
Xu Dahai and Xu Kang also came out to have breakfast. They saw the third brother's family standing on the roadside with a pile of luggage. Both father and son were stunned.
I stood there for a long while before I made sure I was not dazzled.
At this time, Xu Dachuan also noticed Xu Dahai and his son, and immediately approached them to chat warmly, "Brother, why did you and Akang get up so early?"
Xu Dahai pointed to the noodle shop next door and said, "Bring Akang out to eat something. He hasn't been home for a long time. It's time for him to come out and meet people. It's so early in the morning. Let's eat together."
Xu Dachuan thought about it, nodded and agreed, and called his wife and daughter to follow him into the store.
Xu Dahai asked them what they wanted to eat and what toppings they wanted, but the three nieces shook their heads and just asked for noodles without any toppings.
Xu Dahai simply took charge and added meat, eggs, and sausages to their dishes.
Zhang Guizhi felt a little embarrassed, "Second brother spent so much money, they can't finish it even if we add so much."
"If you can't finish it, eat slowly." Xu Dahai didn't waste any words. After ordering and sitting down, he asked, "What are you doing so early in the morning?"
Xu Dachuan ate noodles and said vaguely: "I was kicked out, and I plan to go out and try my luck."
Xu Dahai and Xu Kang were both stunned.
"What do you mean by being kicked out?" Xu Dahai continued to ask.
Xu Dachuan simply told him everything that happened last night, "Second brother! Just because I don't say anything doesn't mean I don't know. I know what my parents think of me, but I just don't want to argue with them. Instead, they are getting worse and worse. What? I was born to be their dog? If they are happy, they will praise me, but if they are not happy, they will let me go!
Get out if you want! From now on, whoever wants to serve you can do it. I’m done with this! Don’t try to persuade me. I’m determined to leave this time!”
Xu Dahai silently sipped a mouthful of noodles. "I didn't mean to persuade you. I just wanted to tell you that everyone is responsible for their own decisions. You are not a young man with a family to support. If you are leaving, you must think about what to do in the future and the future of your three children! I won't say anything if the two older ones don't want to study, but Xiaoya is still in school. You have to find a way to solve her schooling problem."
Xu Dachuan nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, second brother, I will."
After finishing their noodles, they walked out of the noodle shop.
When they parted, Xu Dahai took out five hundred yuan from his pocket and gave it to Xu Dachuan, "Take it."
"Second brother." Xu Dachuan was really moved. It is said that it is easy to add flowers to a beautiful woman, but difficult to provide timely assistance.
The eldest brother was there yesterday and watched the family leave without giving them a penny or saying a word. Instead, the second brother, who had a bad relationship with him, gave them five hundred yuan in one go. At that moment, the whole family saw clearly who was sincere and who was insincere.
The bus arrived, and the family of five got on, waved goodbye to Xu Dahai and his son, and headed towards an unknown future.
Xu Kang retracted his gaze and looked at Xu Dahai worriedly, "Dad, Third Uncle is gone, and there's no one around grandpa and grandma. Will they continue to bother our family?"
Xu Dahai pulled the corner of his mouth and sneered, "Why are you worrying so much, kid? It was such a big fuss back then. The whole village knows that your grandparents look down on our family and took the initiative to cut off relations with us. As long as I don't say it, how could they take the initiative to find our family? Wouldn't that be a slap in their own face? Your grandmother has been strong all her life, it's impossible for her to bow her head. The most likely thing they will do is to pester your uncle's family.
It just so happens that your grandparents have favored your uncle all their lives, and it’s time for your uncle to repay them.”
Based on his understanding of Xu Dashan, Xu Dashan and his wife would definitely not be happy to live with the old couple. Time will tell who is good and who is bad.
On the fourth day after Xu Dachuan and his family left, Wang Ximei finally couldn't stand it anymore and started complaining to Old Man Xu, "I'm so tired. There are so many things to do at home, and no one comes to help! They are all debt collectors!"
Old Man Xu smoked his pipe and after a long while he said thoughtfully, "Let the eldest brother go and call the third brother back. He has been lazy for so long. This time it's fine. If it happens again, I will break his legs!"
Wang Ximei didn't want to hold on any longer, so she waited for Xu Dashan to come back and went to find him. "Tomorrow, go to Guizhi's mother's house to find your brother and his family, and give them a good lesson. I only said a few words, but you are so angry. You are so old and you still run away from home. Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed?"
Seeing his parents give in, Xu Dashan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and agreed immediately.
The next morning, Xu Dashan took the 7 o'clock bus to Zhang's house and finally found Zhang Guizhi's parents' home. However, he was told that Xu Dachuan's family had never been there. The neighbors also testified that the Zhang family could not have lied.
At that moment, Xu Dashan suddenly felt very flustered and regretted not chasing after the man that night. What should he do now? Where should he go to find him? Where can Xu Dachuan go with his family?
After thinking for a long time and coming up with nothing, Xu Dashan could only take the bus back to Pingxi Town trembling.
As soon as he arrived in town, he rushed to Xu Dahai's store impatiently, "Old Two, something bad has happened! Old Three is missing!"
Xu Dahai pretended to be suspicious and said, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? How could the third brother, who is so old, just disappear like that?"
"Oh! I'm serious." Xu Dashan told the story of that night with a sad face. However, in his mouth, it became Xu Dachuan's willful and impulsive behavior, running away from home with his family without caring about anything.
Xu Dahai's mouth twitched fiercely, "Brother, if you want to talk about what happened that day, I really know it, because the next morning when Akang and I went to eat noodles, we happened to see them getting on the bus. We were far away at the time and didn't have time to catch up with them to ask clearly. I didn't expect it to be like this."
Xu Dashan's mind exploded, "What did you say? They left in a car?" (End of this chapter)
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