Chapter 14 The Third Brother Cried

Wang Simen went out originally to pick vegetables for cooking, but he suddenly saw his daughter. He was stunned for a moment and then rushed over to hug Hang Jingshu.

"Silly, why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" Wang Silan's warm breath fell on her neck, and Hang Jingshu nuzzled her lovingly, "Mom, I've got my salary!"

Wang Silan let go of Hang Jingshu after hearing what the lady said. She looked her over carefully from head to toe, "You must be eating well there. I can see that you have gained some weight on your face."

There was meat for every meal at the Yan family, and the two elders were tolerant and easy-going. Although Hang Jingshu ate in the kitchen, he got all the good food.

During the short half month at Yan's house, he ate more meat than Hang Jingshu did in a whole year.

Hang Cheng was just packing his things when he heard the noise and ran out. He saw that his sister not only did not look haggard, but instead looked full of energy.

"Sister, you're back!" Hang Chenggang had originally planned to go see his sister before reporting for duty, but now that he saw that Hang Jingshu was in good spirits, he felt relieved.

Hang Chenggang took the things from Hang Jingshu's hand and looked at his sister carefully. "You haven't lost weight. You seem to be a little whiter."

When Hang Jingshu came back, he was still wearing the clothes that Wang Silan had made for him, but his overall temperament was better.

Wang Silan's shout just now not only called out Hang Chenggang, but also called out several neighbors nearby.

Aunt Chen from the next door popped her head out and said, "Ni is back. It's different to work in the city. People are clean now."

Several aunts who were close to Wang Silan came out to talk, and Hang Jingshu responded to them with a smile.

"Heini, you are seventeen this year. In two years, bring someone back from the city, and then you can enjoy a good life~" The speaker was Aunt Wang who was holding a shovel in her hand.

She usually likes to act as a matchmaker or tease young and shy girls.

However, Hang Jingshu was immune to such teasing after having lived a new life. She looked at Auntie Wang with a smile and reminded her, "Auntie, there is still food cooking on the pot at home, right?"

"Oh my, oh my!" Aunt Wang didn't care whether Hang Jingshu blushed or not, and quickly ran back to check the pot.

Speaking of marriage, people around started to discuss it. "If you ask me, the people in this city are not as good as those in our area. We have to be reliable when it comes to finding a partner!"

Everyone agreed after hearing this, and those who had a suitable family even mentioned it directly, "Ni, do you think my Dachengzi family would be okay?"

"Oh, isn't your family close to the young lady of the Mo family? I think it must be my nephew from my mother's side..."

It was just a joke at first, but the ladies became more and more serious as they talked.

Hang Jingshu held his forehead and looked at his brother. They both saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

Wang Silan took one look at the rather graceful young lady and felt even happier. If it wasn't inappropriate now, she would have asked everyone about it.

In addition to being concerned about Hang Jingshu's life, the aunties began to ask other questions, "Ni, are you tired working there? What kind of work do you do?"

"Is the compound particularly good? Have you met any high-ranking officials?"

Questions came one after another, full of temptation and curiosity.

Wang Silan was immediately displeased when she saw her daughter being questioned all the time. Is this my daughter or your daughter?

"Go away, my Ni hasn't come in yet. If you want to ask something, why don't you treat everyone one by one and then ask freely then!" Wang Silan took Hang Jingshu home, her tone was relaxed and joking, but everyone understood what she meant.

Auntie Chen from next door greeted us warmly, "Okay, come to my house for dinner tomorrow!"

Several of them were friends with Wang Silan, and they exchanged a few polite words before leaving.

Only after entering the house did Hang Jingshu breathe a sigh of relief. His head was really aching after the bumpy ride.

"Let's have fried hemp leaves and stewed meat for lunch today. Do you want to eat anything else, Ni?" Wang Silan was very happy to see her daughter come back, and she started to cook.

"Yeah, anything is fine." Hang Jingshu threw himself on the kang as soon as he got home, and instantly became too lazy to move.

The peaches and other things she bought were placed on the cabinet in the house, and no one touched them.

Seeing his sister like this, Hang Chenggang poured some water from outside the house and placed it on the cabinet in his sister's room, then quietly went out.

Hang Jingshu got up early today. He couldn't get used to the smell of gasoline in the car. When he got home and smelled the familiar smell, his eyelids became heavier and heavier...

"Ni, it's time for dinner," Hang Chenggang knocked on the door twice. Hang Jingshu heard the noise and opened his eyes, only to find that he had fallen asleep.

"Brother, there are things I bought for you in that bag, please put it away," Hang Jingshu rubbed her eyes. When she came to her senses, she found that Hang Chenggang's eyes were red.

Hang Jingshu didn't react at once and stared at Hang Chenggang blankly.

"Gang! What are these two doing? Come out to eat!"

Wang Silan's voice made Hang Jingshu react, "Brother, why are you crying!"

At this time, Wang Silan came in with a shovel. Seeing Hang Chenggang's expression, she went over and slapped her son on the back, "Why are you pissing like a cat, young man? Hurry up and eat your meal!"

Hang Chenggang sniffed, turned around and walked away without looking back.

Hang Jingshu touched his nose with a little embarrassment. Hey, I didn’t expect that my third brother is such a crybaby in this life.

As a mother, how could Wang Silan not know what her son was thinking? "During the days when you were working for other people, your brother would stand by the door with his bowl in hand at mealtime, always worried that you were being wronged."

Fortunately, Hang Jingshu returned healthy and happy, otherwise Hang Chenggang would have gone straight to Sister Hang's house to fight her.

The age difference between the brother and sister is not big, and Hang Chenggang has always protected his sister since he was a child.

This time, Hang Jingshu took care of him instead, which made Hang Chenggang uncomfortable.

Hang Jingshu took out the things from the bag, including his wages, and said, "Mom, these are the things I bought for my brother, and these ten yuan are the wages I handed in."

Grandma Yan gave Hang Jingshu twenty-five yuan. After deducting the money for shopping and transportation, Hang Jingshu had to keep some for himself and gave the rest to Wang Silan.

Wang Silan's eyes warmed slightly when she saw that the always willful daughter had become sensible. "Little girl, just keep the money you earned yourself. Our family doesn't want the daughter's money."

Wang Silan felt that her little girl was being unfairly treated because her family couldn't afford the money for her to repeat her studies. Now the girl was becoming more and more sensible. Not only did Hang Chenggang want to cry, but Wang Silan felt even more upset.

Hang Jingshu stuffed the money into her hands without giving any explanation. "Then just consider it as saving it for me. I feel nervous holding so much money in my hands~"

After saying this, Hang Jingshu got out of bed, jumped up and took out a small iron box from his cloth bag. There were gorgeous flowers on the box, with four big characters written on it: a riot of colour.

"I bought this for you, so don't be stingy and use it," Hang Jingshu blinked his big eyes and acted coquettishly towards Wang Silan.

If you have money in your hand, you should buy good things for yourself and your family. Otherwise, you would be a fool to give the money to outsiders!