Chapter Sixty-Nine: Does Mom not want us anymore?
Zhang Chunxue frowned and scrutinized the three of them: "What have you done this time that you're so eager to curry favor with us?"
The three brothers looked at each other again.
Zhong Chengyi asked cautiously, "Mom, aren't you angry?"
Zhang Chunxue's voice was cold: "What did you do to make me angry?"
“Well…” Zhong Chengfa stammered as he answered, “You were arguing with someone on the west side of the village, and we didn’t go to help you…”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chunxue immediately sneered, "You'll help? What help can you possibly be? Three good-for-nothings!"
After she finished speaking, she went straight to the kitchen.
Seeing this, Zhong Chengren breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face: "I knew Song Xingzhi was overthinking it. Mom wouldn't get angry over something like this!"
Only Zhong Chengyi frowned, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "Why do I feel like Mom doesn't care about us at all?"
Zhong Chengfa, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhong Chengren, who was grinning broadly, both froze.
For a moment, the only sound in the courtyard was the rustling of the wind blowing through the leaves.
Zhong Chengyi sighed, "Haven't you noticed? In the past, if we hadn't gone to help Mom, she would have at least given us a good scolding when she came back, right? But what about now?"
"That can't be right?" Zhong Chengfa was a little confused. "Mom used to love us the most! Even if we made mistakes, she would just give us a beating or make us kneel down as punishment. How could Ze not care about us anymore?"
Zhong Chengren pursed his lips: "It's true that Mom used to dote on us the most, but now isn't Xiaoxiao her most precious daughter? What are the three of us compared to her?"
Zhong Chengyi licked his slightly dry lips: "Even if you cherish Xiaoxiao, you can't say you don't care about your three sons! No matter how capable Xiaoxiao is, or how much she brings you honor, in the countryside, who wouldn't care about their three sons!"
Zhong Chengfa reached out and patted Zhong Chengyi on the shoulder: "Since you've said that, I think you're overthinking it... Mom might be sulking because we didn't help out!"
He shoved Zhong Chengyi and urged, "Let's go! Hurry up and go inside to help Mom, or she'll be even angrier!"
Although Zhong Chengyi had his doubts, he still followed his older brother to the kitchen.
However, once inside, seeing Zhang Chunxue boiling water with a cold expression, the two of them still felt a little uneasy.
"Mom~" Zhong Chengyi said with a big smile, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Help? What help can you possibly offer?" Zhang Chunxue glanced at him. "It's good enough if you don't make things worse!"
Zhong Chengyi choked.
Zhong Chengfa quickly chimed in, "Mom, should I go and bring in some firewood?"
"Didn't you see the huge pile of firewood over there?" Zhang Chunxue said impatiently. "What have you all been doing today? What have you done to come here and fawn over me?"
Zhong Chengren had originally intended to join in, but upon hearing Zhang Chunxue's words, he immediately slipped away and quickly left the kitchen.
His mother was clearly about to get angry. His older brother and younger brother were still huddled in the kitchen; they were sure to get scolded by her.
Sure enough, a moment later Zhang Chunxue's angry roar came from the kitchen.
"Get out of here, all of you! You're in my way!"
Zhong Chengfa and Zhong Chengyi came out, looked at each other, and both had a wronged expression on their faces.
Zhong Chengren couldn't help but shake his head.
A short while later, Zhong Xiaoxiao returned carrying Zhong Yuanyuan on her back and leading Zhong Hongqing by the hand.
She was holding a stack of books in her other hand and humming a song, looking very happy.
As soon as Zhong Chengren saw her, he immediately became sarcastic and sarcastic.
"Hey! Isn't this our college student? Where did you go for fun again?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment: "Second brother, I'm not a college student, I haven't even started high school yet!"
Zhong Chengren immediately rolled his eyes: "Seeing you carrying books all day, I thought you were some highly educated scholar! Turns out you're just a junior high school student, acting like everyone else is a junior high school student!"
Zhong Xiaoxiao finally came to her senses and frowned, "Second brother, did you take the wrong medicine?"
Zhong Chengyi poked his head out of his room, looking equally speechless: "Second brother, have you really taken the wrong medicine? Didn't eldest brother say that Xiaoxiao went to borrow books from Liu Yaru?"
Zhong Chengren rolled his eyes at Zhong Chengyi and retreated back into his room.
Zhong Chengyi was speechless. He came over and helped untie Zhong Yuanyuan's baby carrier from her body, then picked her up and bounced her around a bit.
"Second brother is really something. Yuanyuan is his daughter, and he doesn't care about her at all."
Zhong Xiaoxiao pouted: "Second brother is sexist and doesn't like Yuanyuan."
While holding Zhong Yuanyuan, Zhong Chengyi winked at Zhong Xiaoxiao and said, "Xiaoxiao, do you know what a big thing Mom did today?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao was taken aback: "What's the big deal?"
Just as Zhong Chengyi was about to explain in detail to her, Zhang Chunxue came out of the kitchen.
Upon seeing Zhong Xiaoxiao, a smile immediately appeared on her face: "Xiaoxiao's back?"
"Mom!" Zhong Xiaoxiao called out with a bright smile, handed Zhong Hongqing to Zhong Chengyi, and hurried to the kitchen. "Mom, is there anything I can help you with?"
Zhang Chunxue affectionately patted her head: "No need, no need, go and rest for a while, just sit over there and read a book!"
Zhong Chengyi was speechless at Zhang Chunxue's differential treatment.
What left him even more speechless was that he was holding one child in his left arm and leading another child by the hand with his right.
The crucial point is, neither of these children are his!
How did an unmarried young man like him end up like this?
"Big brother, second brother! Take your children away!"
Zhong Chengfa did come out, but he gave Zhong Hongqing a meaningful look: "What are you still doing standing here? Aren't you going to your aunt's to play?"
Zhong Hongqing dashed off to the kitchen.
Zhong Chengren pretended not to hear and stayed in his room.
Zhong Chengyi, holding a hot potato, handed it to Zhong Chengfa without thinking.
Zhong Chengfa is unwilling to take care of his own son, let alone a baby.
He immediately handed it to Zhong Chengyi.
Zhong Chengyi: "..."
"Brother, I don't even know how to hold a baby!" He handed the baby to Zhong Chengfa, "Your son is over three years old, you must know how to hold a baby!"
“You…” Zhong Chengfa’s face darkened, and he quickly put his hands behind his back. “I can only hold baby boys, not baby girls!”
“There’s no difference between boy and girl!” Zhong Chengyi nudged Zhong Yuanyuan against Zhong Chengfa’s chest. “They’re both for hugging…”
"No, no, no..." Zhong Chengfa retreated repeatedly.
Zhang Chunxue happened to come out and saw this scene, and was immediately furious: "Boss Zhong! Third Brother Zhong! What are you doing?"
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