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He Mansheng took off his glasses. His eyes were red, and he couldn't help but smile at both sides of his mouth, the lines of wrinkles on the corner of his eyes opening up.

At this moment, he seemed to have aged quite a bit.

He Mansheng slowly covered his own face, and actually started crying. He was very happy, truly very happy, he had searched for his long-lost brother, whom he had never forgotten.

"Uncle He."

"You …"

Du Lei was a little confused.

He was still fine just now, why was he crying all of a sudden?

In his opinion, how could a successful man like He Mansheng, who had seen too many hardships, cry so easily?

"It's nothing, I was just suddenly very happy."

He Mansheng controlled his emotions and wiped the tears at the corner of his eyes. He reached out and patted Du Lei's shoulder; "Your dad and I were good friends back then."

"Ah?" Uncle He, are you kidding me? How could my dad know you, he's just the heir to the 100 year old hotpot restaurant, there's at least 8,000 people like him in the Rong City. If he knows you, he would brag about how he knows the big shots of Rong City's catering industry. "

Du Lei shook his head, he had a look that said, don't joke around with me, the junior, as he knows very well what kind of person Old Du is.

He was the type to keep a low profile in front of outsiders, but in front of "his own son".

However, he was a very high-profile person. When he was young, he was a figure that was even more powerful than Sun Wukong in Du Lei's eyes. He was the hero in his heart.

"Didn't your dad tell you about me?"

He Mansheng probed, as the disappointed expression on his face was extremely obvious. In his opinion, one of his old friends should be someone who cherishes the past.

"I never said, but my dad said that when he was young, he had a good brother, that good brother, who accompanied him through the most important part of his life. During that long journey, he and that good brother established a deep friendship, but unfortunately, he has too many shackles on him, otherwise he would probably have become a great man by now. Well, if that's the case, I wouldn't be here in front of you right now."

Du Lei thought for a while and said. When Old Du was young, there was indeed a period of time when people were acting strangely, but unfortunately, it was hard to tell whether it was real or fake.

However, Du Lei still believed in his father. From a young age till now, his father had been his greatest hope in his life.

Even though Old Du was really old, his spine was always so straight. He was still able to speak so straightforwardly, so unyieldingly and delightfully.

Even at the age of fifty, he was still hot-blooded. Even when gangsters were assaulting little girls, Old Du was still as young as he was when he saw injustice on the road and helped out with his sabre.

"Xiao Lei, Xiao Lei, I'm your father's brother from back then. Come and show me some photos."

He Mansheng took out a blurry black and white photo from his wallet and introduced: "This tall man was when your father was young. This photo was taken when we were unloading goods at the dock of the Volcano Country.

In the end, Du Lei treated Du Lei as a treasure, and after looking carefully, he realised that this was indeed the young Old Du. At that time, the Old Du looked very unrestrained, had long hair, and was also very handsome.

The background was the wharf with the boxes on the opposite side, through the gaps between the boxes, one could almost see the sparkling sea surface under the sunlight. Of course, this was probably Du Lei's misconception.

The gentle sea breeze blew the long hair of the two young men, causing their sweaty collars to flutter. Their young faces were brimming with the pure smiles of which era they belonged to.

This kind of smile seemed to recall Du Lei's memories. He couldn't help but think of the scene when he was young, riding on Old Du's neck, how the father and son duo looked at the seedling in the rice field. At that time, the sky was very blue, and the rural road was very narrow.

"Uncle He?"

"Is that really you?"

"I vaguely remember that my father mentioned that your little life is called having a child."

Du Lei suddenly grabbed onto He Mansheng's thick and heavy palm. It was this man in front of him who allowed his young and rash father, who had left his hometown, to finally choose a peaceful and ordinary life.

"Yes, my nickname was indeed 'Son'. Your father and I once went to a pirate country, suffered a lot, and even drowned in the sea. It was your father who saved me."

He Mansheng said a little sorrowfully: "Your father and I are like blood brothers, but unfortunately, despite all these years, he has never come looking for me, and even I am unable to find any news of him."

"This Rong City doesn't seem to be big, but it doesn't seem to be small either. Your father seems to be intentionally avoiding me."

He Mansheng sighed, he also felt that it was a pity to see his former brother's son again.

Of course, the most important thing was that this outstanding young man in front of him was actually his daughter's boyfriend. With the relationship between him and his father, he would naturally try his best to help these two young men match their feelings. He believed that Old Du was such an outstanding man.

Then no matter how bad his son was, it was impossible for him to be that bad. With his current result, he had already surpassed the him at the same age.

Du Lei did not know what to say, he only felt that he went in a big circle, and their relationship was like that of a family.

He quickly took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over to He Mansheng: "Uncle, let's have one."

"Alright, let's sleep here tonight. We'll get together properly."

Just like the Old Du, He Mansheng was also an old smoker. He took the cigarette from Du Lei and lit it up, then slowly started smoking.

He Mansheng stood on the second floor, and after he had just finished taking a bath, she was so shocked that she couldn't even close his mouth. He thought that her father had done all he could to obstruct her and Du Lei's progress, but why did his attitude change so drastically this time?

"Mom, look at them."

He Ruyue pulled his mother over, pointed at his father and Du Lei, and asked: "Could it be that Father really approves of my decision?"

"I think so. It's not like you don't know who your father is. He has a sharp tongue and a rotten heart. Maybe when he saw how similar Little Du and him were when they were young, his impression of him was greatly improved."

He Ruyue's mother explained.