My older brother is still here.
“Tianxiao, take a look at yourself. Your older brother works away from home all year round and can’t take care of things at home. From now on, you’ll have to keep an eye on things at home and take on these responsibilities.”
"But……"
“Tianxiao, Mother is right. I really haven’t had much time to keep up with things at home. If it weren’t for you, who knows what would have happened. So many people in the village have had accidents, that’s a good example.”
"But this kind of thing..."
"Second brother, Mother and eldest brother have both said to just accept it. It doesn't matter who says it, we'll listen to you anyway, it's not like we're not listening."
Wang Tianxin couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted.
“Yes, Second Brother, you speak first.” Wang Tianyi echoed. He now had a new understanding of the relationship between his brothers and realized that the real pillar of this family was not the eldest brother, Wang Tianzhong, but the second brother, Wang Tianxiao.
Without Wang Tianxiao, let alone moving the valuables upstairs, it's uncertain whether even people would be in danger.
"Yes, Tianxiao, everyone trusts you, so you should take over. I think you can do it." Wang Xiaomei had always trusted Wang Tianxiao and also gave her approval.
“Second brother, I also support what you said.” Wang Xiaolan was no exception.
When Wang Tianzhong saw that everyone had unanimously chosen to support Wang Tianxiao, he felt both gratified and slightly disappointed.
After all, he is the eldest son in the family and the one who rightfully has to take on this responsibility.
However, he has now unknowingly lost the trust of his family.
People began to choose to believe the second brother, Wang Tianxiao.
Although his mother and he did believe that Wang Tianxiao could shoulder this responsibility, it was beyond his expectations that everyone would agree to accept it so readily.
Especially Wang Tianyi, who was already very close to him, did not insist on his coming this time. Instead, he went along with it and directly turned around to support Wang Tianxiao.
His brothers support him because they believe in him.
Recent events have shown that this second brother is no longer the naive person he once was, and he deserves this trust and support.
Wang Tianxiao was somewhat tired.
He just wanted to listen quietly and that was it.
These household matters should still be left to Wang Tianyi to handle; he enjoys doing this kind of work.
Wang Tianxiao felt he didn't like it.
Although he uses various methods when negotiating business deals, he also tries to compromise with others for the sake of profit.
But he had no interest in family matters.
He was willing to help everyone live a better life, but he was too lazy to get involved in the rights and wrongs of each family.
That's just his personality.
But judging from the current situation, if we don't say anything, it will definitely leave everyone in an awkward position for a while.
This would also make Wang Tianzhong feel even more awkward.
He had no choice but to grit his teeth and temporarily resolve a few issues.
These matters were discussed with my mother and eldest brother, but the results were not good. Since some of them involved everyone, we had no choice but to sit down and have a proper talk.
"Well... let me speak for myself. If there's anything missing, Mother and Eldest Brother can fill in the gaps."
Wang Tianxiao turned around and glanced at everyone.
"The matter of the third brother is temporarily settled. Let's not bring up right and wrong again; death is the greatest tragedy. We were brothers and sisters, a bond forged through fate. No matter how far we go as adults, or whether we still remember the feelings we shared as children, we were, after all, siblings from the same mother, and we shared many happy days together..."
As he spoke, some things from his childhood came to mind, and a few traces of melancholy welled up in his heart. Looking at his other brothers and sisters, their eyes were also gloomy.
Wang Xiaomei lowered her head and sobbed softly, two streams of tears welling up in her eyes.
"...So, the third son is gone, but we still need to figure out what to do with what he left behind. Right now, it seems there are two main issues... oh, actually, they could be considered one issue, and that is, what about his two children?"
Seeing everyone silent, he continued, "Let's start with the easier one, Hongwei. Hongwei's health isn't very good. Although he had surgery last time and has temporarily recovered, the doctor said that his illness is like a time bomb buried in his brain. If we're not careful, it could explode at any moment..."
"Ah, Hongwei's illness isn't completely cured, is it?"
Wei Shufen suddenly asked.
Wang Tianxiao glanced at his sister-in-law. He knew what she meant, but he didn't expose her.
“If this disease doesn’t cause any problems, it might never recur in my life… In fact, the most dangerous time is when I’m young. Once I’m a little older, it’s much safer. Now that Hongwei has lost his father, my mother wants us brothers to find someone to adopt him so he can live with her. Do you have any objections?”
After Wang Tianxiao said this, everyone's eyes turned to Wang Tianzhong.
Since the topic of adoption is being discussed, we definitely need to consider the possibility of Wang Tianzhong taking over.
Of the remaining people, Wang Tianyi is still young and already has a son named Tian'er; Wang Tianxiao has a son and a daughter; Wang Xiaomei has three daughters; there are also Wang Xiaolan and Wang Xiaozhu; and Wang Tianxin is single and definitely cannot adopt such a big child.
"I……"
"We're not really compatible..."
Wang Tianzhong was about to speak when Wei Shufen interrupted him.
“...Our family isn’t really suitable. We’ve already adopted Yangyang, the son of my brother from my mother’s side. We really can’t adopt another son. Let me think of another way.”
Everyone was stunned.
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