When Ye Huaijin saw Huo Xiao, his expression was not as casual as when he was with Ye Weiwei. He put on the air of a brother-in-law: "I couldn't attend your wedding. These are gifts for my little sister. Also, please take the gifts back to your family. Please apologize to my in-laws for me. I will definitely pay a visit in person when I have the chance."
Huo Xiao: ...
"Then thank you, Second Brother?"
Ye Huaijin patted Huo Xiao's shoulder with satisfaction and laughed, "Yes, don't be so polite! Huo Xiao, call me 'Second Brother' again!"
Huo Xiao: ...
Ye Weiwei couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Little Star poked its head out from Huo Xiao's clothes, looking at the group with a blank expression on its face.
Ye Weiwei adjusted the little hat on Xiaoxing's head, and couldn't help but pinch his rosy cheeks. "Little Xingxing, are you hungry? Auntie bought lots of delicious food for you."
Little Star's eyes showed longing, but she didn't answer Ye Weiwei as she used to. Instead, she cautiously looked at Huo Xiao and then at her second uncle.
Ye Weiwei felt a pang of sadness at his unconscious little gesture, and coughed to remind the two of them to be careful not to stand there and scare the child.
Huo Xiao noticed Xiao Xingxing's little mood, bent down and ruffled his hair, and smiled at him, "I'm hungry too, Xiao Xingxing, are you hungry? Shall we eat together?"
Ye Huaijin picked up Xiaoxing and nuzzled his head against Xiaoxing's. "It's still early. How about your second uncle takes Xiaoxing to a state-run restaurant for braised pork?"
The familiar gesture made Little Star giggle. "Okay! Braised pork! Second Uncle, I want braised pork!"
"Alright! Your second uncle will take you to eat braised pork right away!"
After Ye Huaijin finished speaking, he picked up Xiaoxing and got into the car, letting him sit on his lap and hold the steering wheel while he drove (Do not imitate this wrong behavior! Remember this!).
All the way to the state-run restaurant, we could hear Little Star's cheerful laughter.
The four of them went into the state-run restaurant and ordered braised pork, steamed fish, scrambled eggs with scallions, seaweed and egg soup, and dumplings as their main dish.
Little Xingxing's eyes were always sparkling, and his little mouth was greasy from eating. Ye Weiwei saw that he had almost finished eating but was still eating with his head down. She was afraid that he would get indigestion and feel uncomfortable, so she stopped him from eating. As a result, the little guy was so scared that he immediately put down his chopsticks, nervously clutched the hem of his clothes, and lowered his head as if he had made a big mistake: "Auntie, I'm sorry, I will never dare to do it again."
Ye Weiwei hugged him, lifted his little head, looked into his eyes, and said softly, "Little Star, tell Auntie, why did you apologize?"
Little Star looked at Ye Weiwei uneasily, "I, I ate too much, I, I... I can skip dinner tomorrow..."
Little Star looked to his second uncle for help, but found that his second uncle was not speaking and tears were welling up in his eyes, but he kept holding back and did not let himself cry.
On the farm, children who cry will be punished. Even if they want to cry, they can only cry quietly and cannot cry out loud.
Ye Weiwei reached out to touch Xiaoxing's belly, which startled Xiaoxing, who shrank back and nervously closed her eyes.
He thought he was going to get beaten up.
Will he throw up the good food he just ate?
He instinctively reached out and tightly covered his mouth.
However, he didn't feel any pain. Instead, he felt a warm and comfortable sensation in his stomach. He opened his eyes in surprise and saw his aunt looking at him gently. She wasn't angry.
"Does it feel good?" Ye Weiwei asked while rubbing Xiaoxing's tummy.
Little Star squinted her eyes and nodded her little head, "Comfortable."
Ye Weiwei's voice remained gentle, "Auntie isn't worried about you eating too much, but rather that you're afraid you'll overeat and hurt your tummy, okay?"
Little Star pouted, "But, but I feel like I can still eat a lot more..."
Ye Weiwei laughed: "Do you think these are delicious, so you want to eat more? Are you afraid you won't be able to eat them again?"
The little star lowered its head and remained silent.
Ye Weiwei rubbed his little head: "If you want to eat, your aunt will buy you food often in the future, but you are still young and can't eat too much at once. It's not good for your health, you know?"
Little Star looked at his aunt, then at his second uncle. Seeing his second uncle smile and nod at him, he nodded his little head and softly hummed in agreement.
Huo Xiao took Xiao Xingxing and hugged her, then whispered in her ear. Xiao Xingxing's eyes lit up instantly, and she looked at Huo Xiao with surprise: "Really? You're not lying to me?"
Huo Xiao nodded, "I'm not lying to you."
"Wow..." Little Star's surprise turned into admiration. "Uncle, you're so amazing! I must become as amazing as you! I want to hunt lots and lots of wild boars in the future so I can have endless meat to eat."
Watching his little nephew interact with Huo Xiao, Ye Huaijin felt a pang of sadness and couldn't help but say, "Little Star, your second uncle can do it too."
Little Star stared wide-eyed at her second uncle, her expression exaggerated yet adorable: "Second Uncle, you're amazing too!"
Ye Huaijin proudly raised his chin, "That's right, otherwise how could I be your second uncle!"
After saying that, she gave Huo Xiao a provocative look.
Huo Xiao gave him a look: Childish!
After finishing their meal, they sat for a while longer. When they saw that it was almost time, Ye Huaijin drove the three of them to the train station.
The train arrived, and Ye Huaijin helped carry their things and saw them onto the train. With Wang Tao's help, they bought the same sleeper tickets near the dining car that they had taken on the way there, which were, as usual, two lower berths.
As the train slowly pulled away, Little Star, perched by the window, stretched out her tiny hand and called out to Ye Huaijin, who was standing outside, with great reluctance, "Second Uncle, you must not forget to come see me!"
Ye Huaijin waved to him, "Don't worry, your second uncle will definitely come to see you. You have to listen to your aunt, understand?"
Little Star cried out, "My obedient second uncle, you must remember to come and see me..."
Ye Weiwei put her arm around Xiaoxing's shoulder and said to her second brother, "Second brother, let's go back. Be careful!"
Ye Huaijin smiled and waved to them, indicating that she understood.
Once the train had gone far away and the three of them were no longer in sight, Ye Huaijin's smile faded.
After he left the station, he made phone calls to a few friends in Beijing.
Now that he knows what those people have done, how could he possibly do nothing?
Even if he can't take revenge now, he will never let them live so peacefully.
Chen Chao, his good second uncle's family, and that Zhao family, none of them will escape!
Ye Weiwei had no idea that her second brother, Ye Huaijin, could cause trouble for those people in the capital from so far away, but even if she did know, she would only cheer him on.
Just think about the suffering their family endured on the Northwest Farm. This debt will be repaid sooner or later, with interest, doubled!
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