One day, I suddenly realized that my life was monotonous and I wanted to indulge myself and rebel. But when I thought about my age and the fact that my grandchildren had all passed away, how could I indulge myself?
He put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and looked at all the messages his mother had left for him, one by one.
A smile graced her face, a satisfied smile. She felt happy.
Then I took out the photo album and looked at the loving photos of my parents, my heart filled with blessings for them.
My parents are definitely together; they haven't left, they've always been in my heart.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. He frowned and quickly gathered all his belongings. "Come in."
"Boss, the meeting is about to start, the second leader has arrived."
He stood up and said, "Let's go." Why is Wei Yu here so early today?
There were many people in the conference room, and they all stood up when they saw me enter.
"Everyone, please sit down."
What followed was a meeting that lasted an hour and a half. The third brother didn't say a word the whole time; he just listened.
After finalizing the decision, Wei Yu went to his office after the meeting.
"What's wrong?"
"No, I just don't want to talk. I want to promote Xiao Wu and let Yu Chen take over Xiao Wu's job."
"Xiao Wu won't agree."
“I’ll make him give up his seat for my son, and I’ll give up my seat for him. I want to go away for a while.”
"I was thinking the same thing. You just stay put and let Xiao Wu bring Yu Chen out."
"Boss, you said I've lived my whole life for others, but I want to do it for myself this once."
"Third brother, I've had the same thought, but that's impossible. Give up and stay put. You can work for another ten years and then you can retire, but it won't be a complete retirement. You can just step down to a later stage."
"ten years?"
"Ten years, that way we can both let go, and the others seem alright."
"Big brother, only Xiao Wu is the most suitable person to take your place."
“I know, and the children know too, but Xiao Wu doesn’t want to.”
"Heh, you think he can just say no? Dreaming is too fast."
"Hehe, it's up to you now."
"I don't want to. I'm just training Ruiyang to take over my job. You can handle Xiao Wu yourself."
"You're not going to help me? Let me tell you, if I never find a suitable successor, then you'll have to stay with me forever."
"Don't threaten me. You're all my brothers. I won't get involved. Okay, I'm going back now. I still have a lot of work to do."
Watching his younger brother leave so freely, he felt helpless; he could never be as carefree as Wei Yu.
As soon as A entered, he said, "Boss, a call from country M."
"Brother, why are you calling me at this hour?"
"Zhenye, your sister has passed away?"
"What did you say?"
"My sister has passed away."
I was stunned. That beautiful woman had passed away? That couldn't be. How old was she? In her fifties.
"What exactly happened?"
“She had cancer for almost two years, but I didn’t know. You should know that she wanted to hide it from me so I wouldn’t find out.”
"I'll send someone over; Xiao Wu should be able to get there."
"If it's too difficult, then don't come. We'll send you the video and letter she sent."
"Does anyone else know?"
“I called Weiyu, but he wasn’t there.”
"He just left me. Brother, I'll inform the rest of the brothers. You go ahead with your work. I'll arrange for someone to go over tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, I was stunned for a while, my mind filled with memories of my time with Annie. How could that proud woman have ended up like this?
I knew I didn't need to notify Wei Yu, so I started calling each of my five brothers one by one.
Over the years, people around me have gradually left, but I never expected that Annie would leave so soon.
"Xiao Wu, Annie has passed away. Make arrangements to go there tomorrow."
"What did you say, boss? Annie?"
"right."
There was silence on the other end of the phone. After a while, he said, "I'm leaving tomorrow."
The other brothers were very surprised, but given their status, the second and fourth brothers couldn't possibly leave, and they couldn't move either. The sixth and seventh brothers also couldn't easily go out, so only the fifth brother was left.
The seven brothers returned home that evening. Although their parents had passed away, the brothers had never lived apart for many years.
The women and children at the dinner table were unaware of this, but judging from the expressions of the seven brothers, no one spoke.
After I put down my chopsticks, all the younger generation followed suit.
"Your Aunt Anne has passed away."
The nine children were stunned, then stared at themselves in disbelief.
"Your uncle called today. Your fifth uncle and Yuchen should go there. The rest of you don't need to go."
The nine of them had a particularly good relationship with Annie over there. Wei Yu was favored at that time, and Yu Chen was also the most favored.
"Boss, Yu Chen, don't go. I'm leaving. We can't do without Yu Chen."
Looking at Xiao Wu, she knew that couldn't be the reason, but since he disagreed, she let it go.
"Okay, you go by yourself."
"Fifth Uncle, Aunt is so good to us, it wouldn't be right if we didn't go."
"I understand. You stay; I'll leave the department's affairs to you."
The younger generation never argues with their elders; once they've spoken, it means they really can't go.
Wei Yu hasn't said a word. He hasn't said a single word since he got home.
All seven brothers knew that Wei Yu and Annie were the closest. Although they had less contact since returning to China, they all knew that Wei Yu was heartbroken.
That night, Yang Lijun lay beside him, thinking, "How could this happen so suddenly? I hadn't heard any news about it before."
"Daniel doesn't know either."
"My sister's life has only been outwardly glamorous."
"Everyone has their own way of living."
Xiao Wu left the next day, and life went on as usual, but Wei Yu was noticeably more silent.
None of the brothers knew how to persuade him, and he couldn't bear to see it any longer, so he called Daniel.
“Brother, what did you say to Weiyu? I’m scared by his behavior these past two days.”
"Just like you said. How is Weiyu now?"
"Brother, why don't you call him?"
A week later, Xiao Wu returned, bringing with him Annie's video and letters to his brothers and nephews.
After reading it, he forced a stiff smile. This woman really had it tough.
Wei Yu remained silent; his voice was rarely heard at home.
I've tried to persuade them myself, but it hasn't worked.
Over the next ten years, Xiao Wu took over his job, and Rui Yang took over Wei Yu's job. The children are now able to stand on their own.
I took my wife to the mountain where my parents used to live, and we started living a secluded life. I felt much more at ease and finally understood how my parents felt back then.
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