The oxcart swayed and rattled back to the village entrance.
Holding the two still-warm lunchboxes, Yu Hao trudged towards the educated youth settlement, his steps uneven.
The warmth that the braised pork had given me was instantly swept away by the biting cold wind the moment I stepped into the courtyard.
The door creaked open.
A cold wind blew in.
Yu Siyuan, who was on the kang (a heated brick bed), raised his head. He didn't move the book in his hand, but his eyes lit up.
"Cousin, come back..."
"Give!"
Yu Hao shoved the lunchbox into his arms, interrupting him.
"Braised pork and braised fish from a state-run restaurant, eat them while they're hot."
Holding the warm lunchbox, Yu Siyuan looked at Yu Hao's face, which was red from the cold, and felt a mix of emotions.
He was about to say something when a loud shout came from the courtyard:
"Yu Hao! The brigade headquarters called and wants you to pick them up!"
Immediately, a surge of ecstasy overwhelmed him.
Dad!
It's definitely Dad! He's always so reliable!
And we've already received news in just half a day!
He was so excited that his face turned red, and without saying anything more to Yu Siyuan, he turned around and rushed out.
It felt like I was walking on wheels of fire, and the cold wind I generated made the door panel rattle loudly.
He practically flew to the brigade headquarters, and when he grabbed the cold microphone, his hands were still trembling uncontrollably.
"Hello? Dad!"
"...It's me."
On the other end of the phone, Yu Aiguo's voice was unreadable. The background noise had lessened, which only made his tone sound even more somber.
“I called your uncle, Siyuan.”
Yu Hao's heart jumped into his throat.
"What...what did he say?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, each second feeling like an eternity.
He said he didn't know anything about it.
Yu Aiguo's voice was as cold as ice shards outside.
“He said that since the child has a ‘good’ cousin like you to take him to the countryside, he should just stay there. It’s not convenient for him to go there.”
The words "inconvenient" struck Yu Hao like a hammer blow to the head.
His vision went black, and he almost collapsed.
Nonsense about inconvenience.
That's because he doesn't want to care!
"dad……"
"Let me finish!"
Yu Aiguo interrupted him sharply, his tone leaving no room for argument.
“You must tell Siyuan’s parents everything about this, understand?! Taking Siyuan to the countryside was a scoundrel, but that uncle isn’t a good person either! If they really send the child to Guangzhou later, it’ll be like throwing a lamb to the slaughter! You must let them know that path is closed! Do you hear me?!”
Yu Hao held the microphone, his throat felt like it was stuffed with cotton, and he couldn't utter a single word.
After hanging up the phone, he seemed to have lost his soul, and walked out of the brigade headquarters in a daze.
The cold wind swirled with snowflakes, scraping his face like knives, but he felt no pain at all.
My mind was a complete mess, with only the words "the road is blocked" echoing wildly in my head.
Just then, not far away, a tall and upright figure was walking towards the end of the village.
It's Yan Yu.
In that instant, Yu Hao was like a drowning man grasping at the last straw. He didn't care about anything else and stumbled over.
"elder brother--!"
He grabbed Yan Yu from behind and hugged him tightly around the waist, like a huge burden that he couldn't shake off.
The fear and resentment that had been building up all afternoon suddenly burst forth.
"Brother! Waaah... I was wrong..."
Yan Yu's body suddenly stiffened.
A chilling killing intent exploded from him, and the surrounding air seemed to drop several degrees in temperature.
He didn't even need to turn around to know who this good-for-nothing was, crying with snot and tears all over his face.
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