Chapter 397 Let’s Die Together (Edited)
Yu Zhian thought carefully about his childhood and realized that he didn't know much about the employer his parents worked for. He said, "Their employer was the owner of the Ye Family Cloth Shop in Shangyang City. They worked for the Ye Family for more than 20 years."
Li Xiulan was from Shangyang, so she knew some of the more famous families in Shangyang quite well. Ye's Cloth Shop was the largest cloth shop in Shangyang City. The clothes that Li Xiulan wore when she was young were made by the embroiderers of Ye's Cloth Shop.
When Li Xiulan was thirteen years old, the Ye family sold all their properties and the whole family left Shangyang City.
She looked at Yu Zhian: "I remember that after they left the Ye family, they stayed in Shangyang City for two or three years before leaving."
"They sent all their earnings back home. So, have they worked in the past two or three years?"
"Another point is that they both work for the Ye family, so why can they rent a house outside? You know, it's not easy for a long-term worker in an ordinary family to leave the master's house, but they can leave the master's house every day and come back to the rented house to take care of you."
No matter how I think about it, it feels wrong.
Yu Zhian recalled his childhood life. As far as he could remember, his mother would only come home at night, and his neighbor's grandmother would take care of him during the day. When he grew up and was able to go to school, his family moved to a house near the school, and he went to and from school by himself every day.
He started cooking and taking care of himself when he was seven or eight years old, and the couple sometimes only came back once or twice a day.
There are some things that I dare not think too deeply about, because the more I think about them, the scarier they become.
He said, "Xiu Lan, I seem to have a very superficial understanding of these two people."
"They have always told me that there was a fellow villager who worked as a steward in the Ye family. Later, this fellow villager followed the master's family to go abroad. This fellow villager has always lived in their mouths, but I have never seen him."
"I have always viewed this fellow villager as a capable man."
Now it seems that he has made a mistake.
How big a secret is the Yu family's old couple hiding? Does this secret have a lot to do with the so-called fellow villager?
Li Xiulan suddenly felt a little sympathy for this man. He seemed to have been living in the lies woven by his parents.
She hugged Yu Zhian and said, "It's okay. Even if everyone in the world lies to you, I won't lie to you."
Yu Zhian smiled bitterly. She held her wife in her arms and smiled: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter anymore."
Could there be a bigger blow than the one they suffered when they replaced their second son with a child of unknown origin?
So, whatever they are hiding, it really doesn't matter.
Because after experiencing the most heartbreaking thing, everything after that is just a small matter.
He looked at Li Xiulan: "Xiulan, if my matter really implicates you and the children, will you resent me?"
"No, if we are really implicated, we will cut off ties with the children to protect them. I will follow you wherever you go."
Li Xiulan nestled in her husband's arms: "You've suffered enough, I can't let you lose your wife too."
Yu Zhian laughed when he heard this: "Okay, no matter where I go, I will take you with me."
He would do his best to handle things properly and would never let such a possibility happen to him and his wife.
Nor will they let anything involve the children.
Li Xiulan sent her husband and three sons to the train station. She told Yu Jiali: "If your father makes a mistake, you must remind him all the time. If necessary, you can take charge."
She glanced at her husband and said, "This is the power your mother gave you."
Yu Zhian was helpless after hearing this.
Yu Jiali glanced cautiously at his father, the authoritative father in the family: "Mom, can I really be the master of Dad?"
He felt that this matter was a bit mysterious and he still needed to get clarification.
Otherwise, his father would take revenge on him later, and he was delicate and tender, and could not withstand a beating from his father.
Li Xiulan nodded: "I have the final say on this matter. You keep an eye on your father. If he makes any unfavorable decision, you must reverse it for me."
"We'd rather eat anything than suffer a loss." The thought of doing so made Li Xiulan feel aggrieved, so she didn't plan to take the loss.
She looked at the father and son and said, "Remember this clearly. In this situation, if the people back home really threaten you with something, you must drag them into the water with you."
"Since they have concealed this matter, it means that they are insiders. They are participants. We live together and die together."
Yu Jiali gave his mother a thumbs up: "Okay, I understand."
"I will definitely do what my mother says and do my best to protect all the interests of our family."
Yu Zhian felt like his third son was using chicken feathers as a token of authority. He secretly thought in his heart: If this kid doesn't know what's good for him, I'll write him down in my little notebook and give him a good beating when I get the chance.
It's okay for him to listen to his mother, and it's okay for my father to take care of his son.
Yu Jiali felt a chill down his spine. He glanced at his father and realized that he must have been written into his father's little notebook of resentment. He sighed and realized that this trip seemed to be a heavy responsibility and a lot of pressure.
He needs to ensure the interests of the family and make sure he does not offend his mother or his father.
Yu Jiali really wanted to look up and shout out loud: Why is it so difficult to be a human being?
After Li Xiulan sent the person to the car, she called her daughter and told her about the incident.
He also took the opportunity to call his son who was in a military camp in the northwest. The boy's hometown was not far away, and if he had time, he could go over to take a look. There is strength in numbers.
What's more, the fourth child is smarter than the third child.
Yu Wanqing learned that her father and third brother had gone back to their hometown. After she hung up the phone, she returned home and looked at Huo Lanci who was packing his luggage: "You just told me where we were going?"
Huo Lanci glanced at her and said, "We need to go to the northwest to hunt down a Japanese spy lurking in our country. This person has been lurking in the army and has reached a high level. In the purge operation some time ago, he hid deeper, so even if we have suspicions, we have no definite evidence."
"After a period of investigation, we had enough evidence, but someone got scared, so the man escaped on his way back to the Northwest Military Region."
"He has something important left in the Northwest, so he will definitely return to the Northwest. The leader told us to catch this guy and not let him get away with the intelligence."
Yu Wanqing didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. She smiled and said, "Dad and my third brother are going to the northwest now. Maybe after completing their mission, we can go back to visit our hometown."
"What a coincidence! When we finish our mission, if Dad and Third Brother are still in their hometown, we will go and see them." He also wanted to know what secrets the old couple of the Yu family were hiding.
He actually brought it out now to threaten his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Don’t you consider the current environment? If you are not careful, you may implicate your loved ones.
They are really brave.
On the same day, the father and daughter ran towards the northwest from two different directions.
They all wanted to uncover the secret hidden by the old couple of the Yu family.
When Yu Zhian brought Yu Jiali back to his hometown county, it was already past three in the afternoon. The two were not in a hurry to return to the brigade, so they had dinner in the county, checked into a room, and had a good rest for the night.
Before going to bed, Yu Jiali glanced at Yu Zhian and said, "Dad, are you preparing to go to the battlefield?"
Yu Zhian glanced at his third son who was teasing him and laughed angrily: "Yu Jiali, you are challenging your father's authority."
Along the way, the third brother really took the chicken feathers as a token of authority and had a lot of fun.
"You have to understand one thing. You are not Xiaowu. You don't have the same preferential treatment as Xiaowu here."
Even if my daughter is a little naughty, I can't bear to beat her.
As for my son, as long as he is alive, I will beat him to death.
Yu Jiali smiled faintly: "Dad, I just asked a truthful question, why did you react so strongly? Or do you think that my behavior has touched your heart and you are angry because of shame?"
Yu Zhian chuckled, what a kid looking for death.
He closed his eyes and simply ignored the naughty child.
After thinking about it, she was still furious. She turned around and looked at her son who was sleeping in the next bed. "Third brother, your second brother is already a father, and you are still not married. This is not a good thing."
"After I get back, I'll have someone introduce you to someone. It would be best if you get married before the New Year."
Little boy, you don't know how to respect me as your old father. I can only exercise my father's authority and teach you how to behave.
What is your third child most afraid of now?
That must be a blind date marriage.
Who wouldn't want to be touched in the heart?
Then let's see who is in more pain.
As for whether he would feel sorry for his son?
The fact is that no, it is normal for children to grow up, get married and have children.
He just did what any old father would do.
Even if Comrade Xiulan knew, she wouldn't say anything. If she could help the third brother get married earlier, Comrade Xiulan might even reward herself.
Thinking of this, Comrade Lao Yu felt a surge of excitement in his heart.
Yu Jiali sat up from the bed at once, staring at his old father: "Dad, you are going too far. I am just following my mother's instructions. I have never done anything to disobey her."
Comrade Lao Yu nodded and said, "I know you are a good son and have always listened to your mother. I am also following your mother's wishes and doing what your mother wanted to do but didn't do."
Even if your mother knew about it, she wouldn't blame me. She would definitely encourage me in private to keep working hard and preferably get the fourth child's marriage done.
After being married for decades, he understands his lesbian Xiulan better than anyone else.
Yu Jiali fell on the bed and took a deep breath. Only then did he realize that when it came to playing tricks, he was far inferior to his father.
So his mother was still worried that he would be cheated by people in his hometown.
Haha, Comrade Yu Zhian doesn’t cheat others, but who can cheat him?
Thinking of this, he sighed. He couldn't beat this game. He really couldn't beat it.
However, he has already been put on the record by his father, and if he is too obedient, he will still be beaten when he gets home, so Comrade Yu Jiali plans to stick to his path and will never compromise.
At worst, I can call my sister for help.
He and his sister have such a good relationship, his sister would never stand by and watch him die.
After figuring it out, Yu Jiali became more free and easy.
The next morning, the two of them took a bus back to the commune. After getting off the bus, Yu Jiali looked at Yu Zhian with a smile and said, "Comrade Lao Yu, let's solve the lunch problem in the commune first."
"Otherwise, we will be hungry today."
After hearing this, Yu Zhian glanced at his son and said, "Let's go and have dinner first."
What nonsense is this brat saying? There are some things that cannot be said even if you see them clearly.
The father and son had lunch before walking to the outside of the city gate, where there were ox carts and horse carriages returning from various teams.
The carriage they were riding in passed through Paishan'ao Brigade where the Yu family lived. The father and son got off the carriage at the intersection. Before they walked back to the old Yu family, they heard someone shouting, "Zhi'an, you're finally back."
Yu Zhian looked in the direction of the voice and found it was his uncle. He greeted him and asked Jiali to greet the elders. Then he said, "I was busy with work and couldn't take a leave. So I got a few days off and rushed back with my third child."
"I heard my mother was ill, but I don't know how she is now."
Upon hearing this, the uncle frowned slightly and said, "I saw your mother picking vegetables yesterday. She was in good spirits. How come she suddenly fell ill?"
After saying this, the cousin seemed to have figured it out. They were planning to use the excuse of being sick to call back their son who was thousands of miles away.
Thinking of this, the uncle patted Yu Zhian on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead. If you need our help, just let us know."
Yu Zhian nodded: "Okay."
After getting some distance from his uncle, Yu Jiali whispered, "Comrade Lao Yu, did you see that? They are plotting against you."
"If we go back to your parents' house now, they will definitely lie in bed pretending to be sick."
Yu Zhian sneered: "You can choose to shut up."
"Dad, I'm just analyzing the current situation with you." Yu Jiali sighed: "Dad, it's useless to avoid the problem. What we have to do is to solve the problem."
Yu Zhian thought to himself: Am I avoiding the problem? I am feeling disappointed.
He thought again of what Xiulan said at the station: we live together and die together.
Yes, if we die, we die together.
He faced the people from Old Yu's family with the determination to die.
As long as he is not afraid of death, no one can plot against him.
When Yu Zhian and Yu Jiali returned to the old Yu family, they did not seem very surprised, as if they had known they were coming back.
Yu Jiali glanced at his old father with interest, as if to say: See, people know you're back, and the stage has been set up.
Yu Zhian has learned to ignore his son's weird temper in the past two days. He just calls them "Old Man Yu" and "The Big Boss of the Yu Family" indifferently.
The eldest son of the Yu family looked at Yu Zhian and said, "Zhian, we have written more than ten letters to you and waited for you to come back. It was not easy."
He never dreamed that his younger brother would really not want parents if he said he didn't want them.
After hearing this, Yu Zhian said calmly: "If I remember correctly, we have already severed our relationship."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Yu looked at Yu Zhian and said, "Can you sever the blood relationship just because you want to?"
"Even if your mother and I were wrong, so many years have passed. Why do you have to bring it up? No matter what, we are still your parents. Do you really not want your own parents?"
Father Yu looked heartbroken and said, "Zhi'an, if we don't beg you to come back, will you never set foot in this house again in your life?"