"Xiaojun, is your dad coming back?"
These words struck Lu Xiaojun like a thunderbolt, leaving him completely stunned.
He stared blankly at Lu Yuan. His father... was coming back?
Who is his father?
Isn't he the human trafficker who stole his older brother and brought him to their home to suffer?
"He still has the nerve to come back? Why didn't he die outside?" Lu Xiaojun gritted his teeth.
Back then, seeing that his bad deeds were about to be exposed, he ran away without caring about the lives of his siblings. Lu Xiaojun hated this irresponsible father to the extreme.
Seeing his expressionless face, Lu Yuan said, "Back then, he abducted me to the Changhe Brigade, causing my parents to search for me for 20 years. He ran away before we could settle the score. Now that he dares to come back, I don't intend to let it go."
Lu Xiaojun immediately declared, "Big brother, you don't need to consider me when you decide what to do. From the moment he ran away and irresponsibly abandoned me and my sister, I'll just consider him dead."
Over the years, he has been seen as an orphan, and everyone, including himself, has believed it.
He's past the age where he needs his parents, and if he comes back now, he'll just be a complete stranger.
“I expect you to keep your word. I won’t care how you get along, and I don’t want you to interfere in our affairs either, even if it means taking his life.”
Lu Xiaojun was stunned. Was this a death sentence?
He moved his lips, his expression conflicted, thinking about how his older brother originally had a happy and wealthy family, but because of his father's selfish desires, he was sent to the countryside to suffer.
It also caused Uncle Gao and Aunt Xiao to search for him for 20 years, suffering for 20 years, before finally gritting their teeth and keeping their mouths shut.
He deserved to die.
Seeing his ever-changing expressions, Lu Yuan chuckled softly.
"Alright, stop looking like that. I'm a law-abiding citizen and I would never do anything illegal or disorderly like murder or arson."
Then he patted him on the shoulder and said, “Your father committed a crime back then. Even if I wanted to take revenge, there is a law to punish him. I don’t need to dirty my hands and get myself involved.”
Lu Xiaojun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He considered the man dead, but deep down he didn't want him to really be dead, and he didn't want his older brother to do illegal things in order to punish criminals.
He should bear the corresponding legal responsibility and go where he is supposed to go.
"Brother, I wanted to ask how you knew he was coming back? Did you know where he'd been all these years?"
Lu Yuan shook his head. "I don't know. I just ran into him in Pengcheng a few days ago. I heard that he went to Hong Kong all these years and is now back as an investor."
"An investor? So he's been doing pretty well all these years?"
Lu Xiaojun sneered, "Ha, I never thought someone like him could actually do so well outside. Heaven really has no eyes."
When his mother was arrested and his father fled, he became an orphan. He was bullied by his classmates at school and ostracized by his former playmates in the village.
Suddenly, they became pitiful creatures that everyone could beat and scold. The older sister was too busy to take care of herself, and the family had nothing. The two siblings often went hungry.
Before he was ten years old, he was spoiled by his mother and never did any work. When his family suddenly suffered a misfortune, he had to learn to do all the chores.
At the same time, I also learned to read other people's expressions.
During those dark days, he suffered countless hardships.
One blood blister after another appeared on my palms, breaking, healing, and then reappearing, until eventually thick calluses formed on my palms.
The skin on his shoulders had peeled off layer after layer, and his hands were covered with cuts from the sickle.
He endured all the hardships and exhaustion.
Whenever that happened, he would think that the irresponsible person who abandoned him and his siblings must also be suffering outside, and probably even worse off than him.
He wandered the streets like a beggar, and when he died, no one came to claim his body.
Unexpectedly, he fled to Hong Kong and became a wealthy man, and is now able to return to invest.
It's ironic; God is truly unfair.
"Big brother, I'll go talk to my sister and let her know so she can be prepared."
"Okay, go ahead."
The two returned to the brigade together. After entering the village, Lu Xiaojun went to Xu Dong's house to find Lu Xiaoqin, while Lu Yuan went home alone.
The Xu family.
Xu Dong was out transporting bricks and tiles and wasn't home. Grandma Xu was with the children, and Lu Xiaoqin had just finished washing clothes and was drying them in the yard.
"Xiao Jun is here. Why are you back from the construction site so early today?"
This kid usually doesn't come back before mealtime, but today it's still a long time before mealtime.
Lu Xiaojun glanced at Grandma Xu sitting at the entrance of the main room and gestured towards the private plot of land.
"Sis, let's go over there, I have something to tell you."
Seeing this, Lu Xiaoqin laughed, "What's so mysterious about it that you have to tell people behind their backs? Is it because you have a girl you like and you're embarrassed to let anyone hear it?"
Lu Xiaojun frowned and remained silent, simply following behind his sister.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Lu Xiaoqin turned around and saw his serious expression. She immediately stopped smiling and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Xiaojun looked around and, seeing that no one else was around, whispered, "He's coming back!"
"Who wants it back?"
Lu Xiaoqin was completely dumbfounded.
"Lu Guoqing".
"Lu Guoqing?"
As she blurted it out, Lu Xiaoqin realized who Lu Guoqing was.
You mean our father?
"He's not our father!"
Lu Xiaojun retorted excitedly.
Lu Xiaoqin moved her lips, but stopped dwelling on the question and asked instead, "How did you know he was coming back?"
"I heard it from my older brother."
"Big brother?"
Lu Xiaojun gave a soft "hmm" and recounted in detail the information he had obtained from Lu Yuan about Lu Guoqing.
"You mean he's been living a good life in Hong Kong all these years, and now he's investing in Shenzhen as a Hong Kong businessman, and he'll be back in Changhe Brigade soon?"
“That’s right, that’s what Brother Yuan said.”
Then she told him about Lu Yuan's plans.
"I've already assured my brother that I won't interfere with his dealings with that person. Sister, I hope you won't do anything foolish either."
Lu Xiaoqin's eyes immediately reddened, and her vision began to blur as the water mist blocked her vision.
She wiped away her tears before saying angrily, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
He was able to escape so ruthlessly back then, taking with him the little money and valuables left in his home.
If her mother hadn't hidden some money in her brother's room, she wouldn't even dare to think if she would have had the courage to raise her brother.
Why come back after leaving?
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