I was born with a halo of prestige; if we were talking about the future, I would be considered a second-generation official, and the highest-ranking one at that.
My mother was the financially strongest person in the family, so I never experienced the hardships that my peers faced growing up.
That may not be entirely accurate. Although I did not suffer materially, I certainly put in far more effort than other children my age.
I have memories from before I was even a year old. I guess I'm what people call a child prodigy.
She has three younger brothers, quadruplets. That's enough to make everyone envious.
From the age of two and a half, he and his three brothers were introduced to knowledge, including astronomy, geography, and interpersonal skills by a master.
When I got older, I started to learn kung fu again.
I vividly remember my father finding the four of us and telling us that we would encounter more dangers in the future, so we had to be able to protect ourselves.
So the four brothers started practicing martial arts every day, and they also envied other children their age who could play.
But seeing the pained yet determined looks in my family's eyes, I told myself that I must persevere.
Every day, Mom makes them drink delicious water, and even though she's very tired, she can immediately feel energetic again.
When he finally received the mustard seed space from his mother, he was utterly shocked. A master had once spoken of this in Buddhist scriptures, but he never imagined that such a thing truly existed. It was a complete upheaval of his understanding.
The day I obtained the Mustard Seed Space, I lay in bed, extremely excited, trying it out repeatedly.
All four brothers received gifts, and Mom never showed favoritism towards any of us.
Life on the mountain was tough, but incredibly fulfilling. Here, there was no parental support; it was all about my own hard work.
Back then, the days I looked forward to most were when I could go home to see my mother. Even if it was just for a few days, I would be very content.
Even more fantastical things happened; one could actually cultivate immortality. At that moment, I could hear my own heart pounding.
I can never forget the look of satisfaction and contentment on my mother's face.
All six members of the family were able to cultivate. Only when they grew up did they realize how much God had truly blessed their family.
Being able to hear what others are thinking caused me a lot of trouble for a while, but my third brother adapted to it much better than me.
That younger brother, the most outstanding and perfect in the eyes of outsiders. He easily won the favor of the elders, unconditionally, even his father was quite lenient towards him. But I really didn't feel a single bit of jealousy towards him.
She spoiled him just the same way, hoping he would be the most carefree and happiest person.
After three years of high school and one year of university, the four brothers went abroad together to visit their family.
They genuinely considered the four of them as family, the kind of affection that came from the bottom of their hearts, without any scheming or exploitation.
During my years living abroad, I learned a lot. Although I was overshadowed by my mother's achievements, my admiration for her grew even stronger.
After seeing off our kind leader, I suddenly realized how fragile people really are. This kind of separation is permanent.
Therefore, the four brothers were truly obedient to their great-grandfather and grandfather.
They are all highly educated, especially those from foreign countries, so they are even less willing to be tied down and start a family early.
But my great-grandfather was getting old and longed to see the next generation.
The fourth brother stepped forward directly, because his surname was Gu, and he wanted to ease the pressure on the three of us. The other two brothers also agreed, and they certainly wouldn't object themselves.
So I obediently followed the elders' arrangements and went back to go on blind dates.
I can't really describe my feelings towards my girlfriend. But at least I don't dislike her. I've met all sorts of women, and there aren't many I don't dislike.
She possesses memories of a past life, but her personality does share some similarities with mine. Neither of us is the type to be passionate or expressive.
The two of them can quietly read their own books together, or watch a movie together.
So the couple really enjoyed living together.
I was so excited when my eldest son was born. Looking at that tiny little bundle of joy, even though he was all red, had his eyes closed, and looked a bit ugly, I was just so moved.
Her second son and his brother are only one year apart, but the child looks a lot like their third uncle, or rather, their mother.
The couple even joked that if it were a girl, there would be a lot of trouble in the future. She's so beautiful.
The four brothers had a total of nine sons, with the fourth brother having three sons. The mother was somewhat disappointed because there were no girls, but due to the one-child policy, she could only place all her hopes on her triplets.
Although the elders in the family all agreed with Mom, Great-Grandpa, Grandpa, and Dad still preferred boys, but no one told Mom that.
His wife greatly admired his parents' relationship, but he could only admire it; he could never be like his father, and she could never be like his mother.
After my great-grandfather and grandfather passed away, my parents were no longer at home. At that time, my father said he was sorry to my mother, that he had clipped her wings, and that he wanted to make it up to her.
Later on, the couple stopped coming back for the New Year and lived a carefree life on the mountain.
Until one day, he received a tearful phone call from Xiao Li, who said that his parents had disappeared.
I was stupid back then, I didn't know what disappearing meant.
The seven brothers met directly at the airport. When they arrived at the place where their parents had the accident, it was a very ordinary place, just a flat area on a mountaintop.
After hearing what had happened, I knew that my parents must not have died; they must have gone to live in another world.
The third brother cried and said that their fate with their parents had come to an end.
After that, Liu Jingze passed away. I knew from childhood that he loved his mother and his father didn't like him, but he was really good to his four brothers. Although he favored his third and fifth brothers, none of his brothers were jealous.
Now they truly have no close elders left, knowing their adoptive father Carlos McKen has passed away. The seven brothers once said that they have become people without elders.
But the children have all returned from studying abroad, gotten married, and had children. There's nothing to be sad about anymore.
Because of our status, it was impossible for us to go ourselves, so we had to send our trusted confidants. Our older siblings understood.
I discussed it with my third brother, and we both decided that when we turned sixty-five, we would relinquish our power and live our lives as we pleased.
Because my father and I were both so exhausted, we had endless documents to approve every day. Fortunately, we had our brothers to help us. You can imagine how hard my father worked back then.
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