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Chapter 585: What You Say Is True Have you heard my story?

Chen Hedong turned around and left angrily, feeling upset. After reuniting with Xu Ning and others, he suddenly felt a little aggrieved, but he couldn't say it because he was afraid that everyone would think he was being pretentious.

Xu Ning obviously noticed that his emotions were complicated, but he did not try to persuade him immediately. Instead, he put his arm around his shoulders and asked Xu He and others to leave together.

Walking out of the hospital gate, there were two breakfast shops on the street ahead. Xu Ning originally thought that he could just eat some fried dough sticks and steamed buns, but Chen Hedong said, "Brother Quan, is there a restaurant nearby? I want to drink some wine."

Xu Ning was stunned and said, "Why are you drinking so early in the morning? I'll drink with you when we get home! Your little brother has to come over later, don't let people have any reason to talk about you."

"They can say whatever they want..."

Chen Hedong glared and yelled, but then he felt something was wrong, so he turned around and grabbed Xu Ning's hand and said, "Erning, uncle, brother Quan, I'm not angry with you, I'm just feeling aggrieved!!"

"Oh, I know. It's not easy for you, kid." Wu Zhouliang said.

Wu Haiquan said: "Hedong, if you feel aggrieved, then wait until you finish your work and get home and have a good drink."

"Well, Brother Dong, it's really not appropriate to drink today. My uncle and Brother Quan have to go to work later, and Shitou and I have to go to Wanye. Let Brother He stay and accompany you. How about that?"

"Okay! Brother Xu will suffer this time."

"Hey, don't keep saying that. We wouldn't do that." Xu He waved his hand.

While everyone was chatting, they did not stop. There was a restaurant diagonally opposite the hospital, so they went into the restaurant and ordered six dishes. During the meal, Chen Hedong recounted the conversation he had just had with his father in front of the operating room door.

Wu Zhouliang shook his head slightly when he heard this. Even if as a father he loves and cares about his eldest son, then Chen Hedong is not your son?
Besides, people are made of iron and food is made of steel. If you don't eat enough to keep your body stable, how are you going to take care of the sick in the future? Do you think you will feel comfortable if you ruin your own body?

Xu Ning, Xu He, and Wu Zhou all tried to persuade Chen Hedong, but Chen Hedong seemed to have made up his mind. He swallowed the food in his mouth, put down his chopsticks, and said, "I will transfer my household registration when I return to the provincial capital!"

"After the household registration is transferred, you don't care about him calling you dad anymore? Brother Dong, you can't think like that."

Actually, Xu Ning originally wanted to say: If you really want to sever the relationship, then you have to do it completely. Not only do you have to transfer your household registration, but you also have to sell the shares of the family's business partnership and work alone in the future! Although he is now considered to be working alone, the nature is different. If Chen Hedong makes money, his parents can tell others that Hedong's money is all supported by his family. If he hears this, he will definitely vomit even if he doesn't feel disgusted.

Chen Hedong shook his head: "Erning, no need to persuade. I have figured it out. I am nothing in my own family, but my father-in-law and mother-in-law treat me like a treasure! Then why must I be bound by the word "filial piety"?
Didn’t you say that you don’t want to be morally blackmailed? Then I won’t talk about morality with my parents, I’ll just talk about money! I make money, and I’ll give them some during the New Year and other festivals. Isn’t that also filial piety?”

Wu Haiquan said with a smile: "Hedong, have you heard my story?"

"Ah? What's the story, Brother Quan?"

Wu Zhouliang wiped his mouth and laughed: "Hahaha, your brother Quan used to do that!"

Chen Hedong was a little confused and asked curiously, "What's going on?"

Afterwards, Wu Haiquan frankly told the story between him and Wu Zhouliang. Chen Hedong clapped his hands and laughed, "Oh! There is such a thing? Brother Quan, but your story with my uncle is different from mine."

"It's indeed different, Hedong. I won't advise you otherwise. Just remember not to regret it later."

"Well, I'm a bit soft-hearted. I might change my mind tomorrow..."

Chen Hedong paid for this meal. Before leaving, Xu Ning asked with concern: "Do you want me to bring something for your dad?"

"What do you want to bring? Just let him starve." Chen Hedong said unhappily, "His own son will be here soon, so why would he need me?"

Xu Ning smiled silently and followed everyone to the hospital.

Entering the hospital gate, Wu Haiquan said, "Erning, we both have to go to work. Let's get together again after you get married."

"Okay, Brother Quan! Uncle, let's have a good drink next time."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy. You don't have to make any arrangements with Director Hao. I have a good relationship with him."

"it is good……"

After watching Wu Haiquan and Wu Zhouliang drive away, Chen Hedong handed Guan Lei and Xu He two cigarettes and said, "Erning, why don't you and Leizi go first? It will take at least 1:30 from here to Wanye, right? It will take three hours to go back and forth. If you go to Wanye now, you can be back in the afternoon."

Xu Ning frowned and said, "I was thinking of waiting for your little brother to come over before leaving."

Xu He said, "It's okay. I can't suffer any loss here in Hedong! If they are unreasonable, I will take Hedong to the restaurant where we just had dinner and wait for you."

Chen Hedong nodded and said, "Yeah, nothing happened, you two can go now."

"Okay! What about the backpack in the back of the car? Should we put it in the car, or take it down and put it somewhere else?"

Chen Hedong thought for a moment and said, "It's not good for you to take it back to Wanye. I'll take it down and put it somewhere."

The four of them walked to the side of the car. Chen Hedong climbed into the back compartment and took down the basket containing the bones. He said, "You two can go."

"Okay, we'll probably be back around 2pm."

After saying that, Xu Ning and Guan Lei got into the car, waved to Chen Hedong and Xu He, and drove towards Wanye.

However, the two did not drive directly out of Mudan City, but found a store to buy some things. Guan Lei didn't need to carry anything home, but Xu Ning definitely couldn't go home empty-handed.

It was exactly half past six when they set out. Although they didn't sleep last night, neither of them felt very sleepy at the moment. The sleepiest time was around 1 o'clock in the afternoon. But to be on the safe side, Xu Ning asked Guan Lei to take a nap in the car.

At around 8 o'clock, the car drove into the entrance of Wanye Village. Xu Ning pushed Guan Lei, who was sleeping soundly, and said, "We're home."

Guan Lei immediately opened his sleepy eyes, looked at the familiar village, and said, "Brother, why didn't you call me?"

"I'm not very sleepy now. You can drive when we get back."

"Yeah... Oh, brother, my uncle!"

Thirty meters ahead on the roadside, Wu Zhouquan was pushing a cart of potatoes towards his home, so Xu Ning and Guan Lei were only shown his back.

Xu Ning stepped on the brakes to slow down the car. Guan Lei lowered the window and shouted, "Uncle!"

Wu Zhouquan turned around and saw the two of them. His eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Hey! Why didn't you tell me in advance that you two were back? Have you eaten?"

Guan Lei said, "We've finished eating. Let's eat together with Mudan, my brother Quan and my uncle! What are you doing?"

"The potatoes planted in your backyard were dug up this morning. They are all small potatoes. Your aunt wanted to pickle some! Don't talk about it anymore. You two should go back first. Your aunt and the others are at home now."

"okay!"

Xu Ning didn't beat around the bush. He stepped on the accelerator and drove forward, only slowing down when he was about to reach Old Wu's house.

In the outer room, Han Fang was washing the pot, Guan Mei was holding her baby and feeding her in the west room, and Wu Hailong was sitting on the edge of the kang, folding Xiaobao's clothes.

Hearing the sound of the car, the three of them looked towards the door at the same time. After seeing Guan Lei push open the door and reveal his face, Guan Mei exclaimed, "Oh my god, my little brother is back!"

"Hey! Erning!"

Wu Hailong put down his work and walked to the outer room, while Han Fang had already stepped out of the door. She walked quickly towards the door and said with a smile: "Why didn't you two tell me in advance when you came back so that I could prepare some food!"

"Auntie! Brother-in-law!" Xu Ning waved and greeted.

"Eh!"

Guan Lei said while carrying something in his hand: "We just came back after eating."

Wu Hailong frowned and said, "What did you come back to buy? You don't treat this place as your own home, do you?"

"No, these things were bought by my brother."

Xu Ning used to call Wu Hailong "brother", but after he and Guan Lei became sworn brothers, he started calling him brother-in-law.

"Brother-in-law, I'm not buying these for you. I'm just buying two bags of soy milk powder and malted milk for the children. The cigarettes and alcohol are for my uncle. There's no share for you." "Hahaha, fine! I'll smoke them secretly." Wu Hailong didn't care because it was just a joke.

Han Fang smiled and said, "You two should go inside and have a rest."

When I entered the yard, I saw Guan Mei standing under the eaves holding the child.

"Big sister!" He and Guan Lei greeted at the same time.

Guan Mei smiled and said, "Where did you two come from?"

"I came from Mudan City. Xiaobao, do you still know your uncle?"

Guan Lei raised his hand and pinched Xiaobao's tender face, but his hand was too strong and Xiaobao was frightened for a moment. Then he saw Xiaobao pouting and crying with tears in his eyes.

Xu Ning pushed him away and said, "Why are you trying so hard? Do you know how to coax a child? Come here, Xiaobao, let me hug you."

Guan Lei touched his nose a little embarrassedly and said, "The older you get, the less you can resist being teased."

When Xiaobao in Guan Mei's arms saw Xu Ning reaching out his hand, he turned around and stopped crying, raised his finger, pointed at Xu Ning's face, grinned and uttered "Ahhhh".

Han Fang saw Xiaobao jumping on Xu Ning and said with a smile, "Oh my god, he must be so handsome! Even children love him."

"That's not a big deal, Xiaobao, we should also grow up to be like your second uncle." Guan Mei said with a smile.

Xu Ning took the child from Guan Mei's arms and walked towards the east room.

At this time, Wu Zhouquan came in pushing a cart full of potatoes. He washed his hands in the basin in the yard and quickly went into the house.

Inside the house, Han Fang was making tea. Wu Hailong sat on the edge of the kang and asked, "What are you two doing in Mudan City?"

Guan Lei clapped his hands and said, "Oh, this is a long story..."

"Then just talk slowly. Don't you two have to stay at home for a night?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "I can't stay here. We'll leave after lunch."

Wu Zhouquan said: "Why are you so anxious?"

Guan Lei said: "Auntie, please listen to me slowly. This matter has to start from three days ago..."

He was telling a story while Xu Ning was playing with the child. When the story was finished, the child urinated.

"Oh my god! Your second uncle comes over and you pee once... Hurry, Erning, go to the west room and ask your brother-in-law to find some clothes to change into."

Han Fang picked up a rag and wiped the kang. The kang mats in those days were woven from sorghum stalks, and even with a rag it could not be wiped clean because the moisture had seeped into the kang soil.

Xu Ning stood up and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll practice in advance."

Wu Hailong led him to the west room to change his pants. When they returned to the east room, Wu Zhouquan asked, "How is the man injured by the tiger?"

"The surgery wasn't finished when we left, but the doctor said it wasn't life-threatening."

Han Fang said, "Then your friend can't blame you, right?"

Guan Lei said: "No, his family situation is quite complicated. You can't blame anyone but me and my brother."

"That's fine! Friends are afraid of this kind of thing happening..."

After Guan Lei saw Xu Ning's look, he continued, "Master, there is something I need to make clear."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"Last time when Lianfang and I came back, didn't I say that I didn't want to hold a wedding banquet in our village? That's because I felt that my parents passed away early and didn't have many connections in the village. Even if we held a wedding banquet, no one would come to support us."

"But today I talked with Brother Quan and found out that you helped me pay for gifts whenever there was trouble in our village over the years. My brother didn't know about it at the time, but he found out this morning. He said he had to go back to the village to handle the matter. The villagers didn't come to see my parents, but you and my aunt!"

Xu Ning smiled when he heard this. What Guan Lei said was at least three-quarters true. Now he also knew how to chat correctly.

Guan Lei continued, "Uncle, I was too stubborn before. Please don't be like me, Auntie? Okay?"

"Look at you kid, why don't you be the same as me? Your uncle and I didn't take it to heart!"

Wu Zhouquan nodded and said, "Yeah, I don't take it to heart. If you decide to hold a banquet in the village, your aunt and I will arrange it."

"Okay! Lianfang and I haven't discussed this yet. She wanted to hold one in the village before, but I didn't agree at that time. When she returns to Qing'an in a few days, I will just mention it to her!"

Han Fang said, "Why do you decide everything by yourself? Lian Fang is your wife from now on. You can't have one person do the talking when you are a couple. You have to discuss everything together, okay?"

"I know, ma'am, I can decide this myself, because she wanted to go back to the village to hold a wedding banquet before..."

Wu Hailong asked, "When will you and Lianfang come back to hold the wedding banquet? I need to promote it in the village in advance."

Guan Lei said: "It was the third day after my wedding, because I had to go to Lianfang's house to hold a wedding ceremony before the wedding."

"Okay! That's settled then."

Xu Ning drank his tea and asked, "Why didn't you look at Haitao?"

"Oh my! I forgot about him. He was digging potatoes over there. I'll go call him back..."

"Why call him? He will come back by himself at noon. He is not stupid. How could he not know he is hungry?" Han Fang said.

Xu Ning asked with a smile: "Auntie, did Haitao make you angry?"

Wu Hailong said: "I introduced him to a girl a few days ago, but he didn't like her!"

Han Fang curled her lips and said, "You are so picky! That girl is so nice, plump and fair, and looks like a blessing at first glance."

"Hahaha, Haitao is 19 this year, right? It's time for him to find a partner."

Han Fang waved her hands and said, "I've met 12 or 13 people since last year, but they just don't like me! He seems to be so popular, but he has no skills and just eats and sleeps like a fool. Oh, he and I are so angry."

Wu Zhouquan said: "I have basically checked several nearby villages and asked matchmakers for help, but no one is willing to help."

Wu Hailong turned his head and said, "Erning, didn't you help Hu Zi and Xiao Hua get together? Why don't you help study them?"

"Then I have to ask him what he likes and wait for him to come back later."

"Okay! Then you can take a nap on the kang, and you can also take a nap with Shitou. I'll call you two for lunch at noon."

Guan Mei stood up and said, "I'll cover you two with the quilt."

"Big sister, you don't need to get a blanket, just spread out a mattress and take a nap."

"You two can take off your clothes and sleep. There are no outsiders in our house."

Wu Zhouquan brought the tea tray to the counter and said, "You two go to sleep. I'm going to look for Haitao."

Han Fang said, "Don't let him come back, Erning and Shitou need to sleep."

"Know……"

(End of this chapter)