Chapter 196 - Sibling Brothers
After Li Xiang heard this, he was stunned. He looked at Li Fenglan with suspicion and asked: "How did you know?"
After Li Xiang heard these words, Li Xiang seemed to have felt something. He believed that this woman definitely knew him, or perhaps she knew about his childhood. At this moment, he was certain that this woman knew something about him.
Xu Hong was also stunned when he heard about Li Fenglan. He only found out about Li Xiang's mother today, even if Li Xiang did not call him by her current name when she was young. He also felt that his mother knew something.
Li Fenglan suddenly realised that she had said too much and became nervous, she anxiously changed the topic, "Oh, are you all thirsty? I'll get you a glass of water. "
"Mom, how did you know that Brother Hedwig didn't have that name when he was a kid? Do you know something? " Xu Hong pulled his mother back and asked.
"What did you say? "I don't know anything. This is the first time I've met your friend today. I'll get you a cup of water." Li Fenglan flung Xiao Hong back in panic.
Li Xiang and Xu Hong looked at each other, then looked at Li Fenglan, and asked in a pleading tone: "Aunt, what do you know? Tell me, do you know my family? "
Just then, Li Fenglan was stunned, she was moved, as though she was making a difficult decision in her heart, and said after a moment: "How could I know your family?"
"Mom, what exactly does Ninny know? "And, according to Brother Heinz, you have often observed him in secret, so why do you do this?" Xu Hong pleaded.
Li Fenglan poured a cup of water for the two of them and then sat on the bed in silence.
Li Xiang and Xu Hong stood at the side and did not say a word, only looking at Li Fenglan. They knew that Li Fenglan was thinking about something, and did not want to disturb her.
After a long while, Li Fenglan turned her head and looked at Li Xiang, as if she had something to say, but was unwilling to say, and looked at Xu Hong with deep affection.
Xu Hong couldn't hold it in anymore and asked: "Mom, if you have something to say, please say it. I'm your biological son and Brother Xian is my best brother.
Li Fenglan's tears flowed down at this moment, she could not hold it in any longer. She blurted out, "He's your brother, you two are blood brothers."
Hearing this, Li Xiang and Xu Hong were shocked, they could not believe it. Xu Hong looked at Li Fenglan who was crying in shock and puzzlement, and asked: "Mom, what did you say? You call us brothers? How is that possible? "
Li Xiang couldn't believe it either. He vaguely remembered that his mother left him when he was four years old. At that time, he remembered that he didn't have a brother. However, his senses told him that this woman in front of him should be his mother.
Li Fenglan wiped away her tears and waved Li Xiang over, "Come, child, sit over here and listen to me slowly."
Li Xiang sat next to Li Fenglan. This time, he felt a familiar feeling, a feeling that he hadn't felt for a long time, and this feeling had appeared in his dreams many times before.
This kind of feeling was the sort of feeling hidden deep within his heart, where he would sit by his mother's side and listen to her sing. This kind of familiar feeling made Li Xiang even more certain that this woman was the biological mother that he longed for day and night.
Just then, the mother's face that was deep inside Li Xiang's heart appeared clearly in his mind. His mother's kind face was exactly the same as the woman's, only that the woman's face in front of him had aged quite a bit and become more haggard.
Li Jing's face was full of wrinkles from the passage of time, her hair had already turned gray, and she seemed to be much older than the mother in his mind.
Li Fenglan looked at Li Xiang, then looked at Xu Hong, and slowly said: "Back then, I couldn't bear the man's beating anymore, and decisively abandoned my four-year-old son and left home. At that time, I was extremely reluctant, but I had no choice, I really couldn't take it anymore."
After Li Fenglan said this, she looked at Li Xiang guiltily and continued: But after I left, I regretted it immediately. I can't let go of my son. If that man didn't care about him, how would he live? "
Li Xiang just listened quietly, and seemed to have understood the past, as tears continued to flow down his face.
Little Red just sat quietly at the side. He didn't want to interrupt, his mother had never mentioned his past. He really wanted to know about his mother's past, he wanted to understand his mother's past.
Li Fenglan continued to speak: "I wandered around outside for two days, and then I really couldn't stop worrying about my son. I returned to that house, but I saw that the door was locked, and heard from the neighbors that the man had sent the child to the orphanage the day after I left."
"Originally, I wanted to bring my son back, but then, I didn't even have a home. Even if I brought my son back to follow me, it would be suffering. I might as well stay in an orphanage, at least there's a shelter, and someone to take care of me."
Speaking to here, Li Fenglan's front lapel was already wet with tears, Li Xiang helped her wipe her tears. Li Fenglan looked at Li Xiang, and helped him wipe the tears off her face, saying: "Child, you don't blame your mother, right?"
Li Xiang sniffed and shook his head. He choked: "No, I have never blamed you."
"Mom, what happened next?" Xu Hong asked.
"Later on", Li Fenglan seemed to once again sink into the reminiscence of the past.
After that, he met Xu Hong's father, Xu Zilin, in Shandong. Xu Zilin pitied Li Fenglan, and helped her find a job in a restaurant, and even went to visit Li Fenglan frequently. The two of them had a relationship later on.
As he spoke till here, Li Fenglan's mood became a little better. He looked at Xu Hong and said: "Even though your father's family was poor, he was honest and loyal, and was especially concerned with me. After that, I came back to find that man to beg for divorce, and then I married your father."
Xu Hong already understood everything by now. He wiped away his tears and said: "So you and my father gave birth to me? So, me and Brother He-ge are your own sons? We are half brothers? "
Li Fenglan nodded his head heavily, "Mn, you are brothers by blood. You were born in October because of me, and you are siblings by mother."
Li Xiang and Xu Hong both looked at Li Fenglan, unable to contain their excitement.
Li Xiang never thought that he would still be able to see his mother who he looked forward to seeing day and night. How many times had he longed to see his mother again, and now that all of this was true, he didn't know what to say anymore.
Xu Hong even more never thought that he had a big brother, and that big brother was the best brother he had right now.
When he had first met Li Xiang, Xu Hong had an indescribable feeling. That kind of feeling was very strange, and he didn't know what to say. It was also because of that feeling that made him not want to make things difficult for Li Xiang.
Xu Hong now understood that feeling. It was because they were related by blood from the same mother, and it was a kind of blood kinship that was thicker than water that was difficult to put into words.
Li Xiang and Xu Hong hugged Li Fenglan tightly, and both of them shed warm tears.
After a while, Li Xiang wiped away his tears and asked: "Mom, after so many years, you have often been observing me secretly, so why don't you recognize me? Do you know how much I miss you? Many nights I have dreamed of myself in your arms listening to your stories and coaxing me to sleep. "
Li Fenglan said slowly, full of guilt: "There are many times that I want to meet you, but I don't have the courage. Seeing that you're living a good life, I don't want to disturb your peaceful life, as long as I can look at you from afar and know that you're living a good life, I can rest assured."
"Mom, you're so stupid. You're my biological mother, how could I not recognize you?"
"Now that you and big brother have met, we will never be separated again after our family reunites. From now on, big brother and I will be filial and filial to you. You can enjoy life at home." Xu Hong wiped his tears again, revealing a happy smile.
"Yes, mom." Li Xiang also revealed a happy smile, and said: "You already have two sons, and you've suffered a lot over the years, from today onwards, you can enjoy yourself."
When Li Fenglan heard her two sons' words, she was extremely happy in her heart, and her face revealed a gratified smile. In these past few years, she would come back from Shandong Province a few times every year, secretly observing Li Xiang. She wanted to get to know him, but she didn't have the courage to.
Now that they had finally met again, her wish for many years had finally been fulfilled. Her heart was especially calm, especially happy.
Li Xiang looked at this small hut, then took out his phone to check the time. He sighed and said: "It's almost daybreak, Mom, let's go. Let's leave this place, the environment here is too bad, you should move in with us."
"Why don't you move over to my place and live with me? I'm by myself anyway." Then, Xu Hong said: "After all, you're at Boss Mo's house. Even though Boss Mo treats you as one of his own, but that's still someone else's home."
Li Xiang thought that it made sense, although Mo Fei treated him as her own family, he was Mo Fei's family after all, and he was just a bodyguard. Although they understood each other's heart, to others, they were just boss and bodyguard.
Li Xiang nodded his head, "That's fine too, I'll let Mom move in with you."
"No need, I think it's pretty good here. I don't want to disturb your lives, you just have to come and see me when you have time." Li Fenglan said.
"What's so good about it? Look at the poor conditions here. Other than a broken bed and small table, there's nothing else in the room. There's not even a fan in the stuffy weather, and there are so many mosquitoes. Look at how many pimples I've been bitten."
Li Xiang looked around at this broken house, then extended his arm for Li Fenglan to look at. He said smilingly, "You don't have to push me around, let's go."
"Yeah, Mom, since the conditions here are so poor, how can we let you live here? Let's go, you should move in with me. I'm the only one over there." Xu Hong said.