"Brother, I think we are a bit redundant."
Su Hong was washing vegetables next to the water tank, while Zhang Xiangnan was holding his little girl and talking and laughing there.
Su Hong no longer asked for a divorce, and the little girl no longer called him a bad guy. The family of three lived in harmony.
The place where the two brothers killed the chicken was clearly right next to them, but they seemed not to see it at all and didn't even pay any attention.
"Women are always so fickle, regardless of age. Brother! Be nicer to yourself in the future."
Zhang Shengli nodded vigorously.
Zhang Shuguang expressed his feelings, and Zhang Shengli agreed with him deeply.
"Captain, are you awake?"
At this time, Li Lixin came in from outside carrying two buckets of water.
"You went to fetch water? I thought you were still fooling around with the aunties at the village entrance!"
"How could I? I wanted to follow you back from my sister-in-law's house this afternoon, but I was afraid of interrupting your conversation, so I reluctantly stayed at the village entrance for a while."
Li Lixin did not lie. He really wanted to go home with him at that time, but he was afraid of seeing the battalion commander groveling to his sister-in-law, and afraid of seeing the old man slap the battalion commander in the face.
Can you just look at the leader’s dark history?
He finally realized that although the battalion commander was a living devil during training, his status at home was not high.
"As a grown man, you can chat with a group of old women for an entire afternoon. You are quite talented. You didn't say anything you shouldn't have, right?"
Behind closed doors at home, Zhang Xiangnan could do whatever he wanted, but he was afraid that Li Lixin, this kid, would be too careless with his words and tell his embarrassing stories.
Zhang Xiangnan grew up in the village, and he was well aware of the ability of those old women to extract information.
As soon as I came back in the morning, my wife took the child away crying. I ran after her with a slap mark on my face.
There were quite a few people at the door at that time. Judging from the behavior of those old ladies, it would be strange if they were not curious and asking questions!
"No, absolutely not. Don't worry, Captain. I'm not a new recruit. I'm also an old comrade who has been tested by the organization for five or six years."
Li Lixin quickly made a promise and almost swore an oath.
He would definitely keep the battalion commander's embarrassing incident today to himself and would not even tell it out in his dreams at night.
By the time dinner was ready at home, it was almost dark when Zhang Xiangyang finally arrived.
"Brother Xiangyang, we have everything at home, why are you still taking a bottle of wine?"
Zhang Xiangyang did not come empty-handed, he was holding a bottle of Fenjiu.
"There's nothing worth showing off at home, just this bottle of Fenjiu.
Originally, we were saving it for Chinese New Year, but my brother Xiangnan is back, and this is more meaningful than Chinese New Year, and makes me happier, so let's drink it today."
Turning around, Zhang Xiangyang saw several bottles of Moutai liquor placed next to the table legs in the dim light of the kerosene lamp.
"No, I was just saying it casually. Did you really buy so much Moutai? We're not strangers, there's no need to spend so much money."
"I don't have that ability, nor do I have so many first-class wine tickets. These were all obtained by your nephew."
Although his childhood friend was present, Zhang Xiangnan did not take the credit from his son for the sake of face.
After all, he is his own son. The more successful his son is, the happier Zhang Xiangnan will be.
"Well? I didn't lie to you, did I? I told you that my nephew only drinks Moutai, but you didn't believe me. Now you're convinced, are you? Is my nephew even better than you?"
"Yes, yes, you're better than me. Come on, sit down and have a drink."
The food and wine were already on the table, and Zhang Xiangyang had also arrived. Zhang Xiangnan asked him to sit down.
"Uncle, where are my aunt's sisters and children?"
Zhang Xiangyang sat down next to Zhang Qingchun.
"They are eating in the east room."
The old man took out a cigarette from the freshly opened cigarette box and handed it to Zhang Xiangyang.
"Uncle, I'm not a stranger. With such delicious food, let my aunt and the children come over to eat."
The dishes on the table scared Zhang Xiangyang.
Large pieces of stewed meat, a pot full of meat bones, a big carp, and a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms.
As expected of the leader of the army, when Brother Xiangnan returned home, he was surprised by the food!
"No, my grandma and my mother are more comfortable eating in the east room. My father and I are different."
Zhang Shuguang unscrewed a bottle of Moutai liquor, looked up and said while pouring the wine.
"What's the meaning?"
Zhang Xiangnan didn't know why his eldest son brought him up again.
"Dad, I'm telling my uncle that the dishes on our table are all available in the east room. How could I possibly treat my grandma and my mom unfairly?"
There was no need to make anything too explicit. Zhang Shuguang just needed to make a point, and Zhang Xiangyang and Zhang Xiangnan understood.
"Son, you are better than me in this respect. I am just a fool who is easily influenced by others.
If I hadn't helped that ungrateful family and kept the money at home, you wouldn't have had such a hard time these past three years."
His son was pointing this finger at him, and Zhang Xiangnan felt ashamed from the bottom of his heart.
"Fortunately, it's all over. Xiaoguang has done well, and brother Xiangnan has returned. Life will get better and better in the future."
Li Lixin leaned on the corner of the table and dared not say a word. Regardless of whether they had severed their relationship or not, Zhang Xiangdong was still the old man's biological son. He couldn't say anything. Only Zhang Xiangyang was the most appropriate person to smooth things over.
"Grandpa, Brother Li, Uncle Xiangyang, you should eat something first before drinking. It's good for your stomach."
A few people ate and drank, and in the blink of an eye, two bottles of Moutai were gone.
After the third bottle was poured, Zhang Xiangnan began to get to the point.
"Brother Xiangyang, Xiaoguang is getting old, it's time to arrange a house for him.
It's just a matter of breaking ground, and I plan to build Xiaoli's as well. Please find me a piece of land for the house."
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