Wang Tianyi nodded.
He knew that his second brother, Wang Tianxiao, had already done everything he could to be considered extremely kind and righteous.
At first, he was worried that his second brother would ignore his third brother's affairs.
After all, the relationship between the second and third brothers had already deteriorated to the extreme, and the recent abandonment of the child by the third brother had further increased the second brother's resentment.
Because my second brother is the kind of person who values family very much.
well.
Now that things have developed to this point, it's really hard to say what will happen.
Wang Tianxiao looked up at the sky.
The sun had already passed its zenith; it was the hottest time of the day.
He rubbed his eyes and jumped off the stone roller.
"I'll go to the city first."
Wang Tianyi instantly understood what he meant and nodded.
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Wang Tianzhong walked into the office, hung his hat on the coat rack, and asked with a smile, "Tianxiao, did you come here specifically to see me today, or were you just passing by?"
Wang Tianxiao stood at the window, looking outside through the glass.
Hearing his elder brother's words, he slowly turned his face and said softly, "Elder brother, the third brother is gone."
"Huh? What? The third brother is gone?"
Wang Tianzhong unbuttoned his collar and sat on the sofa. He didn't hear what Wang Tianxiao was saying.
“Last night, the flood at home was much worse than in the city. Many people living in the pit dwellings were injured, including… the third brother.”
Wang Tianzhong was about to reach for a teacup on the coffee table when he heard this and immediately froze.
You mean... that's all?
Wang Tianxiao nodded.
"The third brother is dead."
Wang Tianzhong stared at his younger brother in shock, his eyes wide open. He seemed frozen in place, his hand still raised in a daze.
"Big brother, please don't..."
Just as Wang Tianxiao was about to comfort Wang Tianzhong and tell him not to be too sad because of his heart condition, he saw Wang Tianzhong clutch his chest and collapse onto the sofa.
"Big brother..."
Wang Tianxiao rushed over, helped Wang Tianzhong sit up, and patted his chest.
Wang Tianzhong was panting heavily, and it took him a long time to slowly recover.
He stared blankly at Wang Tianxiao: "What happened? How could he just disappear?"
Wang Tianxiao had no choice but to recount what happened last night.
"How could you be so careless? Why didn't you take a closer look? He's not thinking straight right now, and you guys... sigh."
Wang Tianxiao remained silent.
The older brother's complaint was just a subconscious reaction.
In truth, he knew in his heart that this matter had nothing to do with him, and he had done his best to fulfill his responsibilities.
He still felt empty inside after Wang Tianren's death, but that was because they were brothers after all, and sometimes blood ties are just like that, unreasonable.
Perhaps if both of them lived to old age, he would hate Wang Tianren for the rest of his life.
But seeing him die so young is still hard to let go of completely, and I still see him as an ordinary enemy.
Wang Tianzhong gradually calmed down.
"Does Mother know?"
"I don't know yet. I wanted to tell you first, so we can see if you can tell Mother or if I can."
Wang Tianzhong sighed, "It doesn't matter who says it is. People are gone, so none of this matters anymore. When Dad passed away, I promised him that I would take good care of the brothers, but in the end, I failed to do so."
Wang Tianxiao remained silent.
He hoped that Wang Tianzhong was telling the truth.
To be honest, he felt that Wang Tianzhong had indeed failed in his responsibilities as the eldest brother.
In such a large family, if the father dies early, the elder brother basically has to take on some of the father's responsibilities. He not only has to ensure that his brothers grow up, but also educate them in terms of morality and character, and mediate disputes and conflicts among the brothers.
But the eldest brother clearly didn't do a good job.
If Wang Tianxiao hadn't been reborn, he would have been someone who was let down for the rest of his life.
He couldn't believe that his older brother was completely oblivious to the chaos and intrigue at home.
More often than not, it's just a matter of getting by.
As long as nothing bigger happens and things can be maintained on the surface, he will turn a blind eye and remain a bystander.
As a result, it allowed Wang Tianren, who was naturally inclined to stir up trouble...
Okay, forget it.
Wang Tianxiao didn't want to think about Wang Tianren's terrible things anymore.
When a person dies, everything is over.
“My home was also flooded, and there’s nowhere to stay if I go back for now. Brother, when are you going home? My mother and the children are staying with me for now. We’ll see how to arrange things at home after things calm down.”
"I... I'll see if I can get a day off tomorrow. Things haven't been very safe lately, I've been very busy and haven't had a break in a long time."
Wang Tianxiao nodded and said, "Then you can take a look."
He was no longer in the mood to persuade Wang Tianzhong to go home early.
Anyway, that's how it is.
Just do what you're supposed to do yourself.
As for the others, how much they want to do is up to them.
tired.
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When Wang Tianxiao returned to the station, he did not go to his mother's place immediately.
He quietly returned to his room and looked at his wife knitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), and couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
Seeing that he didn't look quite right, his wife put down the sweater and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? It was raining heavily down there last night. The rain in the mountains was quite heavy. You could hear the rain and the roar of the mountain torrents outside even from inside the room."
"It's raining heavily down there too."
"Oh, are you alright? Many people in the village live in pit-style houses. If the water goes down... Why do you look so pale?"
Li Yali realized that something was wrong with her husband.
"The third brother... is dead."
"ah!"
Li Yali was stunned and stood there dumbfounded on the kang (a heated brick bed).
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