The two lived here for three years. Zhang Hongmei was sixty years old, and Zhang Shouyi was seventy. Due to their martial arts practice, their appearances had changed somewhat, but not significantly; they looked to be around forty years old.
They climbed to the mountaintop every day to practice their skills. The sunrise shone on them, creating a solemn and sacred beauty.
Now, Xiao Li and Gan Lu are both old. Although they are younger than Zhang Shouyi, they look more than ten years older.
The two still didn't leave, even though they could no longer work as bodyguards.
"My wife, having you in my life is the greatest blessing for me, Zhang Shouyi."
"I feel the same way. It's my blessing to be able to marry you."
The two looked at each other and smiled. It is said that the feelings between husband and wife begin as love and later turn into kinship, but Zhang Shouyi's love for Zhang Hongmei never diminished in the slightest.
They set a good example for their children, and the seven couples, including Zhenye, had a particularly good relationship; there was never a single bad word about them.
"Brother Zhang, I just want to see Yan Yu and Pu Yu."
"Let them come back." Zhang Shouyi was also helpless. He had such a willful adopted daughter who had done such a shocking thing.
"I'm afraid Weiyu will find out."
"Annie is too willful."
"Yes, she has kept it well all these years. I'd better not break the lie."
"Isn't it a lie? If San'er knew, he'd probably go crazy."
The couple were at a loss, not knowing what to do. Logically, they shouldn't keep it from their son, but if they really exposed it, Qin Shuang would also be hurt.
"Alright, stop thinking about their upsetting things."
"How could I not think about it? For Annie, it takes so much determination and courage for a virgin to have a child."
For so many years, that silly girl has been raising two children all by herself. I heard Daniel say that many people pursued her, but she rejected them all. I don't know what she's holding on to.
Brother Zhang, do you think Annie would have given it a try if we hadn't said from the beginning that she couldn't marry a foreign woman?
"How would I know? That girl's idea was too rigid. Besides, she's nine years older than Wei Yu. That gap is hard to bridge. I think that's the main reason why Annie backed down."
"Yes, I was born before you were born, and you were born after I had grown old."
"Besides, Wei Yu has always treated Annie like an older sister, which is simply impossible. According to San'er's values, it's simply impossible."
The two talked as they descended the mountain. Breakfast was already prepared; they were having a completely vegetarian meal, a change they had maintained since Zhang Xingguo's passing.
After Zhang Shouyi served his wife dinner, the two went down the mountain.
Today is market day in the nearby villages, and the two of them want to go and take a look.
Xiao Li and Gan Lu accompanied them. They had lived here for several years, and the locals all knew that a god-like figure lived on the mountain.
This is the benefit that Zhang Shouyi had in the past for not exposing himself.
The two wandered around the market without buying anything; they were just there for the fun of it.
"Brother Zhang, do you think we've been away from people for too long? I'm starting to feel a little out of sorts."
"How about we go on a trip somewhere else? Haven't you always wanted to see the ends of the earth? Shall we go?"
“It’s a waste of manpower and resources. If Zhenye knew we were going out, he would definitely send a lot of people. I don’t like that.”
"Then I'll stay with you."
"Haven't we always been together?"
Zhang Shouyi sighed, "If you disappeared from my sight for even a minute, I wouldn't be able to get used to it."
Zhang Hongmei smiled and glanced at him, "I thought you would eventually grow to dislike me."
"That day will never come."
The two strolled around for a while, then returned to the mountain.
"Boss, it's Zhenye on the phone." Xiao Li handed over the phone.
"Dad, Mom, when are you coming back?"
"What's wrong?"
"It's because you're never around anymore and I miss you. San'er needs to train a successor."
"You don't need to worry about him. He's not a kid anymore; he knows what he's doing."
"But his son didn't want to, so he came to me."
"You don't need to worry about it, let the father and son fight it out."
Zhang Weiyu listened with a smile to his older brother and father chatting. He thought to himself, "How could they come up with such a thing? Using me to bring the two old folks back. I'm almost a grandfather myself, and my parents definitely won't take care of me anymore."
Zhang Zhenye hung up the phone. "You heard that, Mom and Dad aren't coming back."
“You’re overthinking it. If it’s about finding wives for the children, Mom might come back.”
The other three brothers looked at the third brother speechlessly. He spared no effort in disciplining these kids; this was the third brother's wicked sense of humor.
"By the way, where are Xiao Wu and the others?"
"Xiao Wu took his wife to the beach."
"Big brother, let's switch jobs. I should take a vacation after all these years."
Gu Yaozu looked at his third brother as if he were an idiot.
"Even your godfather can't agree. Now you're a washed-up flower, not as popular as Xiao Wu."
Third brother, you can retire after working for another twenty years.
Zhang Weiyu stood up gracefully. "Impossible. At most five years. I'll go live with my parents." Then he left.
The three brothers left in the room were at a loss for words.
It was February 2nd, 2008. The ancients said that this was the day the dragon raised its head. Zhang Shouyi and Zhang Hongmei looked at the snow that had been cleared from both sides of the road, strolled to the top of the mountain, and watched the sunrise. Hand in hand, they saw happy smiles on each other's faces.
Before the sun reached the mountaintop, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred.
Xiao Li and Gan Lu, along with five others, shouted behind them, and a halo of light appeared at the feet of the couple.
Zhang Hongmei sensed something, and the two looked down at their feet.
"Brother Zhang, are we leaving?"
Zhang Shouyi grabbed Zhang Hongmei's hand, trying to leave, but he couldn't move at all. Xiao Li and the other six rushed over, but they couldn't get in no matter what they did.
"Xiao Li, tell Zhenye and the others that we've gone to another world. Tell them not to be sad." As soon as Zhang Hongmei finished speaking, the two of them disappeared into thin air. Xiao Li and Gan Lu felt no longer bound and collapsed at the spot where the light circle had been, but there was nothing unusual about it.
Xiao Li and Gan Lu were terrified. The bodyguards on the other end called Zhang Zhenye.
Five hours later, all the younger generation members in China arrived, and the plane landed directly on the mountaintop.
Xiao Li told Zhenye and his seven brothers what had happened that day, and Wei Yu had a smile on his face that looked more like a grimace.
"Alright, go back now." He wouldn't say anything more in front of the woman and the children.
"Third Brother?"
"Let's go, this is the end of our connection with our parents."
"over"
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