The morning sun shone onto Xiao Yi's lazy face. He chewed on a stalk of grass. He sat on a large rock like a hunter waiting for his prey to take the bait.
Suddenly, Xiao Yi's ears twitched. The sound of faint footsteps could be heard. His steps were very light and inaudible. However, Xiao Yi still heard it clearly.
Pfft.
Xiao Yi instantly spat out this blade of grass, then raised his head and looked at Xiao Shuihan who was beside him. He made a gesture for the prey to approach quietly.
The morning sun was resplendent, and the air on the cobblestones was clear and fresh. On this path, a person slowly walked out.
As he walked, his stooped body seemed to move with light and nimble steps. From time to time, those murky eyes would carefully look around. This person was the manager of the Xiao family, afur.
An ordinary person would have called him Uncle Fu and worked in the Xiao family for many years. A few years ago, he went through life and death situations with Xiao Shuihan, so he had already established a firm relationship with his. Later on, he went out on a mission, which resulted in some slight injuries to his heart and was unable to do heavy work. Thus, he became the manager of the Xiao family. had handled all sorts of small and small affairs.
Because he and Xiao Shuihan had a close relationship, this resulted in the afur gaining a lot of prestige in the Xiao family. In these past few years, even if Xiao Shuihan had any small or large matters, he would always discuss them with the afur.
This caused the prestige of the afur in the Xiao family to become more and more important with the passing of time.
afur carefully followed the cobblestone path out, and then saw Xiao Yi and Xiao Shuihan who were sitting at the exit.
"Uncle Fu, why are you going out alone?" Xiao Yi stood up, patted on the dirt on his body and asked.
The moment afur saw Xiao Yi, he was slightly startled. Then, a trace of surprise flashed across his eyes. Bending down, he spoke politely, "Young master, I am getting old and I can't walk very well. I'll come out and bask in the sun while there's time. I planted a four-season spring tree at the back door, so I came out to take a look. "
Xiao Yi smiled lightly, and said: "Uncle Fu, what are you holding in your hand?"
afur's face was calm as he opened his mouth to reply calmly: "I want to, give my son a call. I call my son every morning. There's no signal from the house today. So, I can only come here. "
Xiao Yi listened to afur's reply, it was so smooth. He immediately shook his head. He sat down on the rock and picked up a stalk of grass that he had just left and put it in his mouth.
Xiao Shuihan's eyes shone with a powerful light. He stood up and looked at afur for a long time. Finally, he said with a somewhat trembling voice, "afur, is that you?"
These five short words, however, exhausted all of Xiao Shuihan's strength.
All these years, even if Xiao Shuihan did not trust his own son, he still treated this brother of his who he used to be, as a newcomer, as if his life depended on it. Even if he believed that the entire world had betrayed him, the afur would still stand behind him.
However, the afur had appeared at this exit that absolutely should not have appeared.
Xiao Shuihan wanted to hear from afur that he had answered Xiao Yi just now in the exact same manner as well.
However, this time the afur raised his head, looked at Xiao Shuihan and said, "Shui Han, we are all old. We are no longer the us of the past."
He did not give a direct answer, but he did reveal a lot of things. Xiao Shuihan's entire body trembled, his entire body felt weak, and he almost couldn't stand steadily, and he said in a low voice: "How I wish for you to tell me. Today, it was just a misunderstanding. "
"Am I, Tang Fu, such a person?" afur's stooped body slowly stood up, and he smiled bitterly: "Shui Han, as long as you ask, I will tell you the truth. I've never lied to you since the day we became sworn brothers. Yes, everything is mine. I am Hongmen's spy. All these years, everything that happened in the Xiao family, big and small, was monitored by Hongmen through me. "
Xiao Shuihan was pushed back a few steps, his face pale white.
The wind blew at Xiao Shuihan's white hair, and at this moment, he was extremely desolate in the wind.
"Haven't I been good to you all these years?" Xiao Shuihan felt that his eyes were moist, and asked afur.
afur shook his head and said resolutely, "Treat me very well."
"Did I do something wrong?" Xiao Shuihan's arm which was below him, slowly tightened into a fist.
afur still shook his head and said: "Shui Han, for the past few decades, you have been treating me like your own brother."
"So, the treatment I gave you wasn't good? Hongmen, did you receive any kind of generous treatment? " Xiao Shuihan's tears finally rolled down his face, "No matter what price Hongmen offers you, I just want you to tell me. Then, I will give it to you ten times, a hundred times. Tang Fu contributed to the development of the Xiao family to this point. As long as you want it, and as long as I have it, I can give you anything.
afur was silent, then slowly stooped down. He stayed silent for a while and then let out a long breath. He said slowly, "Shui Han, do you think I am someone who wants to be rich? All these years, I have entrusted you with your care and care, and you are still living a decent life in the Xiao family. The first day I took care of things in the Xiao family, I felt that it was a good thing to stay by your side forever. "
"Then," Xiao Shuihan finally became agitated and began to roar, "Then tell me, what is it for? Why are you betraying me and the entire Xiao family? "
afur raised his head, looked straight at Xiao Shuihan, and said in a clear voice: "Shui Han, do you know that I have a son?"
Xiao Shuihan nodded, and looked at afur in a daze.
"He owed a lot of money in the early years after he failed to do business in the United States." afur's voice revealed a faint sense of helplessness, "Moreover, my son owed this money to me and got beaten up so badly that his brain bled.
Xiao Shuihan shook his head, he did not know about this matter.
"I need the money to pay back the huge amount of money my son owes me." afur's face revealed a trace of fatherly affection, as he slowly said, "Moreover, I still need a lot of money to consider my son's lower body. He could no longer earn a living by himself. In the future, if he wanted to live in a proper way, he would need material support. I have to make all these plans for him. Now, Shui Han, do you understand? "
"I don't understand." Xiao Shuihan's voice secretly revealed a trace of hysteria: "Since this kind of thing has happened, why didn't you tell me? Don't tell me our Xiao family isn't going to pay even though we owe a huge sum of money? Your son is retarded, could it be that our entire Xiao family cannot afford it? "
In the end, it was just a matter of money. Because of the money, he betrayed the Xiao family and their brotherhood. was extremely confused by this point. Although the Xiao family's wealth was not as great as the Hongmen's, they were still a great family that could not be ignored. Over the years, business has gradually spread around the world.
afur only shook his head when he heard Xiao Shuihan's hysterical question, "Back then, when this happened, young master coincidentally went missing. Although I was reluctant, I opened my mouth to ask my favorite brother for money. This, I think, is an affront to brotherly friendship. But that winter night, I had the courage to sit in the living room and talk to you about it. Unfortunately, while speaking, you fell asleep. Now, you're asking me why I didn't want to tell you all those years ago? You know what? That winter, I walked down this cobblestone path. It's also here, right here at the exit, and I was crying like hell in the snow. "
Xiao Shuihan was stunned for a moment, and then, he fell into deep thought. He thought back to that cold winter, when the snow was flying in the air. He had lost his grandson Xiao Yi just now and was extremely upset.
Back then, when I recalled it again, afur did indeed have a period of heavy load on his mind. Unfortunately, at that time, I thought that afur was worried about Xiao Yi and didn't understand him well.
Tears finally rolled out of Xiao Shuihan's eyes.
Sometimes, life was just lost to these small details.
"Do you know? I, Tang Fu, am full of pride. " The expression in afur's eyes flickered as he spoke in reminiscence, "Back then when I told you about this, how much courage I mustered, did you know? I gave up my pride, gave up my former pride, and ended up crying in the snow. And you were in this great hall, wrapped in your mink coat, sleeping soundly in this warm room. "
"I …" Xiao Shuihan smacked his lips, in the end, he did not know what to say.
However, tears were already rolling down his cheeks.
"It's impossible for me to let go of my pride again and again. I beg for your charity in front of you every single day. You say you're sorry, Shui Han." The afur's voice sounded a little old: "So, I had no choice but to think of another way."
The sequence of events, in an instant, had all snow falling in the world.
However, at this time, even Xiao Yi could only sigh. Who was the right one and who was the wrong one. If he was in afur, what would he do?
Xiao Yi didn't know.
"Shuihan, you've been too busy all these years. In your eyes, there is only the Xiao Clan. " There was a trace of exhaustion in afur's voice, "All these years, every time you discussed the matter of brewing tea with me, you would always be asking me how the Xiao Family is. But you don't really care about the world anymore. Care about the flowers, birds, insects, fish, vegetables, food, and your brothers. Do you really think that being a steward here is a huge gift to me? "I'm your brother, but have you truly treated me like a brother since I was the manager these past few years?"