Perhaps, in most people's perception, it is extremely rare for brothers to still have such a good relationship after getting married and starting a family.

But from Mai Xiangbei's perspective, it is easy to understand.

He has no memory of his parents; they passed away when Mai Xiangbei was very young.

His brothers are his 'parents'.

Many years later, he still clearly remembers that when he was seriously ill and about to die, it was his eldest brother who carried him to the hospital at night.

He also saw with his own eyes his eldest brother kneeling on the ground begging the doctor to save him.

When he was abducted by human traffickers, it was his second brother who chased him for three miles with a knife and finally slowed down the traffickers.

Later, the eldest brother and the third brother arrived and fought with the human traffickers.

There is still a scar on the third brother’s thigh that is so deep that the bone can be seen. It was caused by the cuts he received during a fight with the human traffickers.

If it weren't for the third brother's good luck, he would have died that year.

Later, when he was about to give up because of the high bride price, it was his third brother who filled the gap for him and allowed him to marry a city girl.

But this also caused the third brother's own wife to blow.

Otherwise, the third brother would not have remained single and not remarried.

The third brother often told others that he was not interested in the girls introduced by the matchmaker, but in fact, the third brother gave all the money to him.

It’s a pity that he found out too late, otherwise he would rather be single for the rest of his life than take the money from his third brother.

He still remembers what his third brother said when he gave him the money:

"For a country boy like me to marry a city girl is a blessing earned through several lifetimes, so it's normal to ask for a higher dowry.

Take it. Brother San has been lucky in playing cards recently and has won a lot.

It seems that this is destined by God. He knows that you are going to get married, so he sent us money. "

In order to ease his mind, the third brother lied to him that he won the prize by playing cards.

But what Mai Xiangbei didn't know was that all this was just a coincidence.

At that time, Mai Laosan was indeed introduced to a young and beautiful widow and was about to marry her.

But later it was discovered that the widow was having an affair with another man, and the plan fell through.

How could Mai Lao San have the nerve to shout about such an embarrassing thing?

Later, he really didn't like the ugly girls introduced by the matchmaker.

Although he is a widower with two children, he also has requirements, okay? Not everyone can satisfy him!

As a result, the older you get, the harder it is to find one.

Mai Lao San simply gave up looking for him.

As a result, a misunderstanding occurred, which made Mai Xiangbei feel guilty.

I thought Mai Lao San was still obsessed with that widow and was deeply in love with her.

I gave up because I had no money at that time.

It made me feel discouraged and I never wanted to look for it again.

Just...cry to death!

Lin Shuhua also knew about this, but she felt that since there were no elders in the Mai family, it was only natural for the older brother to give money to the younger brother to marry a wife.

Besides, she is a city girl and is marrying a country boy like you. What's wrong with her asking for a little more dowry?

Anyway, Lin Shuhua couldn't understand Mai Xiangbei's mentality.

However, although Mai Xiangbei is good to Mai Laosan and his brothers, he is also very good to Lin Shuhua and her daughter.

He is not the kind of person who always mistreats his wife and gives to his brothers.

Since Lin Shuhua didn't have a job, Mai Xiangbei was worried that she would be short of money.

So, out of his monthly salary of 75 yuan, he only kept 10 yuan and gave the rest to Lin Shuhua.

Now he has even promised not to keep a single cent.

He never said a single empty word about Lin Shuhua's usual behavior of supporting her parents.

He really couldn't understand why Lin Shuhua looked down on his brothers.

If it's because city people have always looked down on country people, then why should I marry him?

........

On the other side, Mai Sui and his friends came out of Mai Xiangbei's house and prepared to return to the village.

Seeing that they had a lot of stuff, Lu Chengye suggested driving them back.

Shen Xingchen refused without a second thought, fearing that if he delayed for a second, some heartless person would agree.

Then he must drown in a vinegar jar today!

Mai Laosan and Mai Hongcai wanted to, but Shen Xingchen had already driven them away.

At this moment, Mai Lao San finally realized Shen Xingchen's hostility towards Lu Chengye.

I was still wondering in my heart: He wouldn’t know, right?

So he quietly pulled Mai Sui aside to ask.

As a result, Mai Sui said frankly: "I know. Lu Chengye and I were walking by the river that day and happened to meet Shen Xingchen."

Mai Lao San: .....

Since this was the case, Mai Lao San no longer complained about Shen Xingchen refusing Lu Chengye's farewell.

It would be urgent for him to change too!

Afterwards, Mai Laosan and Mai Hongcai went to the station to take a minibus, while Mai Sui and Shen Xingchen rode their bicycles back.

Because Mai Sui doesn't like the smell of minibuses, now that he has bought a bicycle, he naturally won't force himself to squeeze into a minibus anymore.

Except for a 50-kilogram bag of rice that was still on the bicycle, Mai Sui threw all the other small things to Mai Laosan and the others.

Otherwise she would not be able to sit comfortably.

After the four of them parted ways, Shen Xingchen went to the bank to withdraw money.

After coming out of the bank, Shen Xingchen immediately handed the money to Mai Sui, another two hundred.

The experience of having money stuffed into someone's pocket was very new to Mai Sui.

"What are you doing for me?" asked Mai Sui.

"For home use." Shen Xingchen replied as a matter of course.

Mai Sui pushed it back: "I told you, if you follow me, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing. I will support you."

Shen Xingchen was amused by Mai Sui's serious expression.

He had only heard of men supporting their wives, but had never heard of wives supporting men.

What should I do? Sui Sui is so cute like this, I really want to hug her...

However, there were people coming and going on the street, and Shen Xingchen's eyes were flickering, but he could only try his best to restrain himself.

But Shen Xingchen still stuffed the money into Mai Sui's pocket and said, "I'll leave it here with you. If I need it, I'll ask you for more."

On the way back, Shen Xingchen rode a bike with Rice tied to the front horizontal bar and Wheat Ear sitting on the back seat.

Shen Xingchen rode very fast until he left the main urban area and reached the suburbs, where he suddenly stopped.

"Why did you stop?" asked Mai Sui.

Shen Xingchen did not reply immediately, but got out of the car and turned around.

Then he hugged the wheat ear and pressed it hard against his own arms.

His chin rested on Mai Sui's neck, his voice full of grievance: "Sui Sui, forget it today..."

The puppy looked so aggrieved that even though Wheat Ear was slow to react, he could still sense something was wrong.

So, I coaxed as gently as I could: "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

Shen Xingchen did not answer, but lowered his head and rubbed it against the neck of the wheat ear.

It looks like a puppy begging for caress from its owner.

However, Mai Sui grabbed Shen Xingchen's hair at the back of his head in a very unpleasant way and pulled him away.

"Tell me! What's going on?"

It seems that the boss is not good at coaxing people. As soon as he said a word of coaxing, his true colors were revealed.

Shen Xingchen felt pain, and the charming and ambiguous atmosphere was directly broken by someone.

Despite this, Shen Xingchen was reluctant to say a harsh word to Mai Sui.

Instead, she asked cautiously, "Sui Sui, you like me, right?"