Chapter 571, Meeting after Many Years
"Oh, Grandpa and grandma are talking to Uncle Anxiang and others in the parking lot downstairs. Mom and Dad are still moving things downstairs." Zhihan was the closest, so he replied.
Upon hearing that their masters had returned, An Lin felt a little uneasy.
"Okay, okay, I'm glad you're back." After saying that, An Lin left on his own. His steps became unsteady due to the panic in his heart.
Looking at An Lin's back, Zhicheng and Zhihan were a little confused, "Let's go."
It took several trips back and forth to move several trucks' worth of stuff up.
Fortunately, they are people who practice cultivation, otherwise they would be exhausted.
When He Anze and Mei Xue came up, they took a look at the tightly closed door of He Zhengting's house.
Both of them sensed that there was someone inside, but until he came out, they would not take the initiative to knock on the door.
Let’s wait until Anshan and the others come back before we talk about anything.
The He family courtyard, which had been quiet for a long time, became lively again.
It was getting late and An Wen and the others had not returned yet, so Mei Xue and Yan Ran started preparing dinner.
Yanran didn’t eat much before, but after living with the He family for a long time, she has developed the habit of eating three meals a day.
"Mom, what should we cook?" The only things they brought back were meat dishes, and there were really no side dishes.
"It's okay, just ask Xiao Cheng to go and take a look and buy some from the villagers." The village is a vegetable base, so there's no need to worry about having no vegetables to eat.
“Oh, I’ll go call him.”
An Lin stayed at home all the time. He was afraid that someone would knock on the door, but he also hoped that someone would come and call him.
He kept waiting, and it got darker and darker, but he didn't dare turn on the light.
When Anshan and his friends came back, the street lights in the village were on.
An Wei was invited to dinner, but they declined the invitation because their brother An Ze was at home.
Walking up the mountain, Anshan felt a little nervous.
While chatting with the villagers, he also learned about An Lin's situation. He said that he has changed now, that he has received retribution, and so on.
Tell him not to care about the past. After all, they are brothers and let the past be the past.
When he heard these words, he was actually very annoyed, but the people who said these words were all elders, so he couldn't talk back.
I can only agree to all of them.
But now that he was almost home, he still couldn't make up his mind whether to forgive or not.
His wife saw that he was not paying attention when walking, so she knew what he was thinking about and tightened his hand, "Are you okay?"
I looked at him with some worry, afraid that he was upset because of the elder brother he had never met.
"If you haven't made up your mind, you can go see him tomorrow."
Anshan smiled at his wife who was comforting him and said, "I understand. Don't worry. Let's go. We still have to face what we have to face." He has been through many big things, so he is not afraid of this.
After making up his mind, Anshan's pace quickened.
Anwen and Li Shuangshuang did not go to their eldest sister's house, saying they would go tomorrow.
Ma Liming went straight home.
After all, she is my cousin, so we all plan to visit her formally tomorrow.
They didn't talk about An Lin along the way, and seeing An Shan's current state, everyone let him go first.
When he reached the door of his house, he stopped again.
Anshan's wife had been with him all the time, and when she saw that he didn't move again, she also stood beside him without moving.
An Wen sighed, "Let's go. When did you become so nagging?" An Wen couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward and pushed him.
Anshan looked back at Brother Anwen.
Finally nodded.
He strode towards his familiar hometown.
An Wen and the others did not follow, but turned a corner and went to the He family courtyard.
Anshan knocked on the door with the child.
"I know you are inside, open the door." Anshan's voice sounded calm, without any anger.
But his wife in Anshan, who knew him well, knew that he was actually very nervous.
An Lin heard an unfamiliar voice and couldn't remember who it was for a moment, but from his tone, he was afraid that it was An Shan.
He did not dare to delay and went forward to open the kitchen door with a nervous and anxious heart.
Looking at the person in front of him who had changed so much, An Lin didn't recognize who he was for a moment: "Who are you?" he asked instinctively.
Anshan opened his mouth. He thought he would be very angry, but after seeing his appearance, Anshan's eyes turned red.
"How did you become like this?" The man in front of him was no longer the same as he was decades ago. He looked even older than his father.
"How have you been living these past few decades? How did you end up like this?" An Shan asked with a choked voice.
An Lin was a little confused, but when he saw him like this, he knew who he was, "Shan Zi, are you Shan Zi?" An Lin pointed at the person in front of him with a trembling hand and asked with a sob.
Anshan nodded, "Yes, I am Shanzi."
After saying that, Anshan took his wife into the kitchen.
Turn on the light familiarly.
Under the light, An Lin's appearance was no longer obscured and appeared completely in his eyes.
Anshan had never expected that his high-spirited elder brother would become the wasteful man he is today.
"Where is your wife? Why did you come back alone? Where are the children?" Anshan walked to the kitchen table and sat down, asking with a frown.
Anshan's wife was not a talkative person and naturally sat a little further away from them. There were quite a lot of places to sit in the kitchen, and she was not a pretentious person, so she found a place and sat down.
An Lin had been feeling nervous since he heard his admission, and now when he heard him asking him the question, An Lin walked towards An Shan, stopping every step of the way, like a child who had made a mistake.
"She has not been with me for a long time. Child, I don't have any children in my life." An Lin said with a wry smile.
Anshan originally thought that he was kicked out by his family, but he didn't expect it to end like this.
He opened his mouth, but in the end nothing came out and he sighed.
"What are you going to do in the future?" Now, no matter how much I hate him, I can't hate him anymore.
No matter how much I blame him, I can't blame him.
Back then, the eldest brother was the cloud in the sky and he was the mud on the ground, but what about now?
Everything is just as the old people in the village said, it's retribution.
"I originally planned to come back to see my parents and see how they were doing. I have been alone all these years and I made some money. I wanted to leave it to you as compensation for what I did back then. But I didn't expect you to be so successful."
As he was talking, An Lin started to laugh. "That's good. It's good if you can make some progress."
Looking at his regretful expression, Anshan wanted to yell at him about his emotions back then, but what was the use?
He has become like this, what can be done to him?
Kill him?
"We are living a good life. You can keep the money. My parents are also very nice. My mom wanted to come back this time, but she is too old, so I didn't let her." Anshan and Anlin talked about some family matters.
They forgot about time while chatting and didn't stop until An Liang came over and called them.
Anshan's wife came over and said, "Brother, you haven't had dinner yet. An Liang is calling you. Let's go and have dinner together." She knew that her husband had forgiven this brother in his heart.
An Lin then looked at An Shan's wife and said with satisfaction, "This is my sister-in-law, thank you for taking care of my parents all these years." An Lin thanked her sincerely.
Anshan's wife shook her head and said, "This is my duty as a daughter-in-law. It's not worth your thanks, brother. Come on, brother, let's go have dinner together. You didn't do this either."
An Shan also joined in, "Exactly, An Wen and the others are all here. You haven't seen them in years, right?"
As he was talking, An Shan helped An Lin up and walked out with him.
When An Liang saw the door open, the first thing he saw was An Shan supporting an old man.
Even though they are in their forties or fifties, they don't look so old.
She looks no different from someone in her thirties.
But why does this person look older than Uncle Zhengting?
You know, Uncle Zhengting is already in his sixties or seventies.
An Liang's mouth twitched as he asked, "Are you Brother An Lin?" He said with a look of disbelief.
An Shan nodded, and An Lin smiled and said, "Yes, I am An Lin. You have made a lot of progress. Have you got married?"
Maybe An Shan accepted him, and An Lin smiled more often.
"I got married, and my son is already grown up." An Liang said in surprise.
You can't blame him. The brothers have been together for many years, so they wouldn't feel anything no matter how many changes there are. But after seeing An Lin, he remembered his age.
Among the few people, he and An Cheng are the younger.
But they are all in their forties.
He will be fifty soon, but people would believe Brother Anlin if he said he was in his eighties or nineties.
The difference between them is too big.
"Okay, aren't you hungry? Come on, let's eat first, and we can talk about anything after dinner." Anshan was hungry.
The food my sister-in-law cooks can be smelled delicious from far away.
"Yes, yes, yes, look at my memory. Let's go and have dinner."
An Liang also joined the team helping people.
If you don’t know, you might think he is their grandfather.
It is true that the He family courtyard is lively when there are many people around.
From far away, I could hear the shouting of several children in the house.
There were also the sounds of the children's parents shouting there.
It's a nice day today and the dining table is set up in the yard.
Two tables were set up, and when Anshan and the others came in, they saw Zhicheng helping Li Shuangshuang take care of her grandson.
"You little brat, let's see if you can still be so shameless. I'm your brother." Zhicheng was almost mad to death. This kid actually put a bug in his clothes.
If he wasn't afraid of insects, he would have jumped into the sky long ago.
The people around were all laughing loudly.
"Aren't you afraid of bugs biting your hands?" Zhiming is just over four years old this year, and is at the age of being naughty.
How could he be afraid of insects?
"Brother, you are a coward." The brat looked at his cousin with disgust, "You are not even afraid of this bug."
Okay, I originally thought that he only used it to bully his brother, but I didn’t expect that he would also do it to his sister.
This time, Li Shuangshuang couldn't bear it anymore.
She came from a family that favored boys over girls, and she was in so much pain since she gave birth to a daughter.
In her family, girls are favored over boys.
An Wen can't even fart.
He was influenced by An Ze and Mei Xue, and he also liked his daughter very much.
He usually treats his granddaughter like a baby.
Now hearing what his grandson said, An Wen walked up to him and slapped him on the butt twice without saying a word.
"You little brat, you actually dared to give your sister a bug to play with. I think you deserve a beating."
Soon, Zhiming's crying voice spread beyond the yard.
Seeing him being beaten, no one stepped forward to help. Instead, they all walked towards his sister to see if she had been bitten by insects.
Anshan helped Anlin walk into the yard, "What happened?" Seeing Zhiming being beaten, he stepped forward and asked.
When they saw Anshan and the others come back, everyone at home looked over.
When they saw An Lin, they were all shocked.
He Anze was originally sitting leisurely under the osmanthus tree, but at this time he also stood up.
Look at An Lin.
After practicing Taoism for so many years, he could tell the cause of An Lin's physical condition at a glance.
The deficit is too great.
I'm afraid I won't have many years left to live.
"Are you Brother An Lin?" An Wen let go of Zhiming, stood up and asked.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed that this was the An Lin of the past.
An Lin knew his situation, "Well, I'm An Lin, it's great to see you again." If only he could see his parents again.
He died contentedly.
"Hurry, Anshan, help your brother come over and sit down." An Lin is a few months younger than He Anze.
But now, compared to him, He Anze can be An Lin's grandson.
"Brother Anlin, how have you been getting through these years?" Everyone asked their own questions.
An Lin was not disgusted and told them their questions one by one.
After hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.
Unexpectedly, An Lin has been single for so many years.
"Okay, the past is the past. Let's see in the future. I think Zheng Tingbo and the others will be very happy to see An Lin." They will probably be happy to see their eldest son again in his old age.
Seeing Mei Xue bringing out the food, An Ze stepped forward and interrupted them.
Let’s forget about his mistakes back then, he got his punishment.
Mei Xue and Yan Ran also saw An Lin when they came out, but they hadn't finished serving the dishes yet, so they just nodded and greeted him.
After the food was served, everyone sat down.
The He brothers sat at one table, while the women and their children sat at another side.
Mei Xue didn't want to get involved in their affairs, so she didn't ask any more questions.
She had never had a good impression of An Lin, but she couldn't say she resented him either.
When he doesn't exist.
That's her nature.
While eating, Li Shuangshuang asked about An Lin.
Mei Xue explained to her in a very soft voice.
Not only did I explain it to her, but also to Anshan's wife.
He was already developing in Kyoto when Anshan's wife came into the family.
So I don’t know much about what happened in the past.
After listening to Mei Xue's words, An Shan's wife sighed, "Now I finally understand why he always asks the children to go to school well."
He was regretting. He regretted that he had not seized the opportunity to go to school.
"Yes, you should be considerate of him. However, your two children are also very capable." Mei Xue said to Anshan's wife with a smile.
"Yes, he is nothing like my boy. He really makes me mad." Li Shuangshuang was very dissatisfied with her son.
Her son played a big role in helping her become a grandmother so quickly.
He was so young and had not learned well, but he actually learned how to find a wife for himself. If it weren't for the fact that his wife was doing okay, she would never have agreed to him getting married so early.
Several women also have their own secret words.
After taking care of the two children, they walked to the backyard, which had been renovated by Mei Xue a long time ago and looked very leisurely.
(End of this chapter)
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