Kun Kun paused for a moment, glanced at the delicate-skinned child, and his eyes sharpened.
"No need, you are guests, please come in and sit down."
Grandma, why don't you go chat with them for a while? I'll cook dinner after I finish moving all this.
Luo Hao and Lin Chunhua led the child into the spacious two-story building. The main room was furnished with a sofa, coffee table, and television, just like a living room in the city.
Peanuts, melon seeds, and fruit were also placed on the coffee table to entertain guests.
The rural lifestyle has been subtly influenced by urban life, and is now almost identical to it.
When Luo Hao asked about his family, all he heard was about his older brother's family.
It was only then that he realized that for so many years, he and Luo Chunlei had been away from home, and it was his older brother who had taken care of the family and their parents.
When they saw their father off, Chunlei and I were just there to attend the funeral, unaware of all the formalities and trivial matters that needed to be dealt with.
He suddenly felt a little guilty; sending money home was just a way to ease his guilt about not being able to be with his parents.
"Mom, are you feeling unwell anywhere? Let me take you to the hospital for a check-up. We've decided to stay longer this time," Luo Hao said, his voice tinged with pain.
When my father passed away, it was discovered that he had late-stage appendicitis. If it had been detected and operated on earlier, he could have lived for more than ten years longer.
My mother's leg is now lame, which suggests she may have some underlying ailment.
Aunt Luo smiled and refused, saying, "I'm over seventy years old, why would I waste that money?"
That's true. Life is better now, but people get old, and one ailment after another arises—it's normal.
Luo Chunhua knew that the elderly were used to being frugal and reluctant to spend money, so she quickly smiled and advised them:
“Mom, we have connections at the city hospital, so these checkups won’t cost much. Haozi has come all this way, so we should at least do our best to show him filial piety. Otherwise, he won’t be able to concentrate on his work when he goes back.”
She didn't care about her own affairs, but it would be bad if it affected her son, so Aunt Luo had no choice but to agree.
Soon, the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen; it was Kunkun starting to cook.
Lin Chunhua hurriedly led her son to the kitchen to help, teaching him as she worked, which annoyed Kunkun.
Seeing that Kun Kun wasn't wearing a watch, he even asked Tao Tao to take off his watch and give it to him.
What's this, showing off?
He felt uncomfortable at the thought that outsiders would compare him to children from the city.
Back then, he had always had excellent grades, but after his mother was released from prison, he couldn't stand the ridicule from his classmates and started skipping school to play video games with bad kids. In the end, he failed the college entrance examination and had to stay at home.
Later, it was Wang Guangming and his son Wang Xu who encouraged him to start his own business and make money, which helped him feel a little better.
When Luo Hao returned with the child, it was like a mirror, revealing his own inadequacy.
Kun Kun ate his dinner with no appetite.
Tao Tao, who is usually a picky eater, had a big appetite and ate two bowls of rice in one go.
Luo Hao said gratefully:
"Kun Kun, I never knew you were such a good cook. Tao Tao is going to be so lucky from now on. Tao Tao, quickly thank your big brother."
Kun Kun snorted and didn't say anything. So he's just a nanny who serves their family!
Actually, their family is living a peaceful life now, and it doesn't matter if Luo Hao's family doesn't come back.
After the meal, Kun Kun led them to a room on the second floor.
That was a guest room that the family had reserved specifically for their two sons who lived outside the home.
The room was furnished with white panel furniture, just like in the city.
"Conditions are really much better now. Aside from being a bit remote, the countryside is practically no different from the city. Plus, the air is fresh, and we eat all organic food..."
Luo Hao kept talking, and Kun Kun was getting very impatient.
If you like the countryside, then come back!
hypocritical!
He wasn't particularly happy about the arrival of the family of three; on the contrary, he found taking care of them quite troublesome.
Later that evening, the eldest brother, Luo Jun, also returned, carrying a bunch of snacks, and went upstairs with Li Fang.
"We don't have much good food here, so I just bought some snacks for Tao Tao at the store," Luo Jun said with a simple smile, very humble.
Li Fang followed behind Luo Jun with a smile throughout, only echoing his words without saying much.
Having spent so much time inside, her temperament has been completely worn down, and she has now become Luo Jun's little follower.
After going downstairs, Kun Kun scoffed at their obsequious behavior.
"Dad, why are you trying to please them?"
Luo Jun lit a cigarette and sat down to rest. "How can this be called pandering? They are my second brother, we are all family."
Faced with his son's questioning, he was unwilling to admit that he was trying to please his son.
Li Fang then grabbed Kunkun's arm, telling him to keep his voice down so the people upstairs wouldn't hear.
"Kun Kun, they're doing great things in the city, and so many people are trying to curry favor with them. You mustn't offend them."
Kun Kun is speechless. Just because someone is rich, does that mean he should be humble and fawn over them all the time?
"Mom, why are you like this too? They do their big business, we do our small business, we keep to ourselves, there's no need for us to be subservient..."
Before he could finish speaking, Luo Jun slapped him hard across the face.
"If you're so capable, why didn't you go to university? Our family only has the capital to start a business because of the money our two uncles bring home from outside!"
Luo Jun roared.
Even a hero can be brought down by a penny; only those who have experienced it know how difficult it is to be broke.
When Li Fang was arrested, Luo Hao was angry with him and made him withdraw from the construction team completely. Luo Chunlei didn't have the money to help him either. He took out all his money, but it still couldn't reduce Li Fang's sentence by a single point.
He really didn't want to go through those dark days again.
Fortunately, a few years later, Luo Hao went to the capital and stopped holding a grudge against his older brother. He even sent money home, which improved the family's life considerably.
Therefore, he was grateful to Luo Hao, grateful that he could forgive Li Fang without holding a grudge, and grateful that when he sent money to Aunt Luo, he always sent much more than he should have.
However, to save face, he never mentioned these things in front of Kunkun, which led Kunkun to only see Luo Jun's eagerness to please her.
Kun Kun was furious after being hit, but he couldn't do anything to his parents, so he could only storm out.
"Where are you going, child!" Li Fang called out in a low voice as she chased after him.
Kun Kun didn't even turn his head: "Leave me alone. I don't want to stay in this kind of house for even a minute longer."
Li Fang complained to Luo Jun, "Can't you just talk things out properly? What if something happens to him when he goes out?"
Luo Jun, smoking a cigarette, looked worried: "He's so old already. Other young men his age are already married and have children. It's good for him to go out for one night so he can think things through. Otherwise, he'll think he's so capable."
He didn't know that failing the college entrance exam was also a major pain point for Kunkun. He spent the whole night poking at his heartstrings, how could he not be so angry that he ran away from home!
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