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The rising sun, a new day of Lower River Village, began amidst the chirping of chickens in every household.

As soon as the other families climbed down the hot brick bed, reluctant to part, the Old Xu family was already busy.

Today was the day Old Xu, who had been working in the provincial capital for three years, had returned home.

"Xiu, the water is boiling. Bring the porridge to your father."

"Ai!" "I know, Mother!"

In the courtyard of Old Xu's house, Old Xu Fann's mother, Zhang Leemei, was shouting to a lively girl in the kitchen while she was slaughtering the old hen in her hands.

She was extremely busy with her daughter, but when she thought about Xu Fann, who was going home, she couldn't help but feel happy!

Speaking of which, the recent days of Old Xu's family were not that easy.

Xu Fann's father, Xu Aiguo, was working for Zhang Pi at a construction site in the county and had his leg pierced by steel bars. Now, he was still lying in his room and didn't have the money to go to the hospital.

Xu Fann's sister, Xu Xiuxiu, is about to graduate from senior year and enter university.

All of this should be a huge pressure, but Zhang Leemei was confident that when her son returned home, all of this would be easily resolved!

A while ago, when Xu Fann returned with the money, he said on the phone that after a while, he would become the general manager. At that time, his monthly salary would rise to 18,000!

Now that he had found the time to return, if he wasn't here to announce the good news, what else could it be?

"A patriotic wife!" What about killing chickens? Your family's Xu Fann, why hasn't he returned yet? "

Just as he was wondering if his son was exhausted after all these years, a middle-aged woman led a pretty and delicate girl into the yard.

"Hmm? Aunt Cui, what are you doing? "

When Zhang Leemei saw her neighbor Aunt Cui leading her daughter in, she could not stop being confused.

"Ouch!" "My patriotic wife, I saw that your Xu Fann is coming back, so I brought my daughter here to take a look!"

"Your family's Xu Fann is already 23 years old, it's time for you to get married. Look at our beautiful family, our beautiful moon, our beautiful growth and strong buttocks. If your family's Xu Fann marries, he'll definitely get a big fat kid the next year!"

"Mother!" What are you talking about! "

Being boasted so much by her mother, Mei Yue's face reddened. After grumbling to herself, she turned to look at Zhang Leemei.

She was filled with anticipation, "Aunt Zhang, I heard that Brother Xu Fann became the general manager. His salary was more than 10,000 yuan. Is that true?"

In the countryside, mothers rely on their sons. When Zhang Leemei saw her son Xu Fann being praised so highly and having his spine bent by years of age, she immediately stood straight and upright.

"Aunt Cui, I'm really sorry. My family's Xu Fann has found a girlfriend in the provincial capital. Your family's Meiyue might be sorry …"

Xu Fann had sent a picture of his girlfriend to Zhang Leemei before. He was from the city, had a pretty face, and was dressed in an exotic outfit. Most importantly, Xu Fann liked it.

Zhang Leemei thought about it for a while and then pushed away the marriage, but Aunt Cui was not discouraged at all.

"Sigh!" Patriotically his wife, the women in the city, how can we rural women serve others? Don't push it back so quickly, when Xu Fann comes back, let him have a nice chat! "

"That's right! Aunt Zhang, Brother Xu Fann and I haven't seen each other in a long time. Even if we don't talk about the marriage, he and I are reminiscing about old times.

Zhang Leemei didn't know whether to laugh or cry when seeing the mother and daughter's unrelenting and flattering attitude!

As a mother, she was always happy that her son was liked by others.

"Hmm?"

Just as he was about to agree, he heard the sound of a tractor approaching from outside the courtyard.

"Hmm? Aunt Zhang, isn't Brother Xu Fann sitting on top? "

Hearing Mei Yue's voice, Zhang Leemei subconsciously looked towards the outside of the courtyard.

A skinny young man with delicate facial features and a long journey of fatigue was sitting behind the tractor.

This figure overlapped with the one that Zhang Leemei had been thinking about day and night. In the end, it turned into tears of sorrow that she could not stop from tearing up …

"Xiu!" Fast! Come out! "Your brother, your brother is back!"

Zhang Leemei cried tears of joy! He then shouted out his daughter Xu Xiuxiu's name and walked out of the courtyard to greet her.

"Ah, child, you're finally back. All these years, mother has been missing you …"

The tractor stopped at the entrance of the yard. Seeing his mother walk towards him with tears in her eyes, Xu Fann's nose started to ache.

He had been alone in the capital all these years, how could he not miss his home?

"Alright, Mother!" Don't cry, isn't this just letting others see a joke? "

Forcing a smile, Xu Fann wiped away the tears on Zhang Leemei's face and carried down the luggage on the tractor.

"Let's go in and talk."

"Bro, Xiuxiu will help you carry your luggage!"

At this time, Xu Xiuxiu stuck out her tongue and helped Xu Fann carry the luggage.

"Stupid girl, I did not love you for nothing!"

Xu Fann patted his sister's head dotingly and led the group into the yard.

"Brother Xu Fann, haven't you become a general manager already? "Why not wear a suit?"

"Isn't this guy too cold?"

When they entered the yard, Mei Yue curled her lips and complained. Aunt Cui watched on the side and glared at her.

"Damn girl, why are you wearing such a good outfit? Who are you going to show this Lower River Village place to? "

"…"

Seeing that Meiyue was depressed, Zhang Leemei forced a smile and said, "Aunt Cui, Meiyue is right."

"Son, you can't always be thinking about your family, you have to spend money yourself. Besides, you're already a general manager, you have to wear something good in order to be worthy of your identity, right?"

"Right, right. Bro, you're quite handsome. If you match a suit, you'll definitely look even better!"

The smile on Xu Fann's face became bitter all of a sudden.

"Mother, you might have made a mistake …"

After taking a deep breath, Xu Fann finally mustered up his courage. At this moment, he told the truth under the puzzled gazes of the crowd.

"I was fired by someone this time …"

Thinking about how his brother had colluded with his girlfriend to frame him in order to compete for the position of general manager a few days ago, Xu Fann felt extremely upset.

But soon, he regained his composure, smiled, and said to Aunt Cui: "Aunt Cui, why don't we stay at my place for a meal at noon?"

"No, no, no, there's no need. That's too much trouble. Xu Fann, you just came back, let's talk more. Your dad is still waiting for you to take care of him. Aunt will be leaving first."

Hearing the truth of Xu Fann's downfall, Aunt Cui's face was no longer as happy as before. She seemed to be avoiding the plague, pulling her daughter along and disappearing without a trace!

"Hmph, so you're a pauper. What a waste of time …"

Hearing Mei Yue's words, Xu Fann more or less guessed what was going on and felt that it was funny. This woman was really the same power as his girlfriend in the city …

Did he really think he would never recover from this?

Turning around, Xu Fann looked at his mother and sister, who looked embarrassed. He forced a smile and said, "Mom, Xiuxiu, I'm not worried. What are you guys worried about?"

"Don't worry, I'm just being fired. I won't fall just like that!"

This was what Xu Fann had said in his heart. He immediately pulled himself together and asked with a smile: "Oh yeah, where's my dad?"

"Big bro, dad …"

His father, Xu Aiguo, did not come out to receive them. Xu Fann felt that it was a bit strange, but he felt that something was wrong when he saw his sister hesitating.

"Xiuxiu, what's going on?"

Seeing Xu Fann's serious expression, Xu Xiuxiu pouted and said honestly, "Brother, Daddy broke his leg when he was working at the construction site. I can't get out of bed now …"

"What?"

Anxiety flashed across Xu Fann's face as he asked: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Zhang Leemei forced a smile and said, "Son, you called home and said that if you work hard for a while longer, you would be able to become the general manager. We were worried that this would affect your work, so …"

"…"

Xu Fann could not help but smile bitterly as there was no point in worrying about this. He shook his head and said, "Let's go in first."

Then, Xu Fann followed the two into the room and into his parents' bedroom. He saw Xu Aiguo lying on the bed.

His face was pale and haggard. When he saw Xu Fann enter the room, he clenched his teeth and tried to get up. But soon, the pain in his leg made him break out in cold sweat and he fell back onto the bed.

"Dad, just lie down."

Xu Fann rushed over and supported Xu Aiguo.

Looking at the bandages on his father's legs, Xu Fann's face was filled with impatience. "Mom, why didn't you let my dad go to the county hospital …"

Xu Aiguo's leg was severely injured. If he wasn't treated in the hospital, it was possible that his leg would have been crippled.

Zhang Leemei's face was bitter as she explained, "We were nursing in the hospital in the beginning, but we ran out of money to send home, so we had no choice but to take it home …"

Xu Fann was puzzled and asked, "Mom, didn't my dad get some compensation for his injury on the construction site?"

His father was working under Wang Mazi, the contractor in the county. Logically speaking, Wang Mazi should be responsible for this.

Zhang Leemei shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Wang Mazi said it was because your dad didn't pay attention to him. He doesn't care, and you also know that Wang Mazi has connections with people who don't care. If he doesn't give it to us, we can only accept this loss."

"Damn it!"

Xu Fann's fist slammed onto the wall! Both father and son had suffered the same treatment. At this moment, his heart was filled with rage! He swore in his heart that at that time, he would definitely deal with Wang Mazi!

"Cough, cough …"

At this time, he heard Xu Aiguo coughing a few times in bed, feigning a smile as he said: "Alright, son, let's not talk about this anymore. When Xiuxiu graduates, I'll let her work with you. At that time, your pressure won't be that great!"

Although Xu Aiguo had been lying in bed, he had heard everything that had just been said in the courtyard.

All these years, Xu Fann had paid a lot for this family. Now that his son had suffered from unemployment, Xu Aiguo thought that he could no longer put pressure on him.

However, when Xu Fann heard this, he became anxious. Back then, the reason he dropped out of high school with his first place in the entire year was to give the opportunity to study further to his sister!

A while ago, his little sister had reported to him that she had scored 600 points in the mock exam! This result was more than Donghai University's. Giving up on this result would be too much of a waste!

No matter what Xu Fann said, he couldn't let the tragedy that happened to him repeat itself on his sister!

"Dad, we must read Xiuxiu's book!"

Xu Fann said with a determined expression.

He knew why his parents were so determined to have his sister drop out of school.

Money!

Her father needed a lot of money to treat his injuries. How could he afford to send Xiuxiu to school?

However, this didn't mean that Xu Fann would give up!

He took a deep breath, forced a smile on his face, and said, "Father, mother, don't worry! I'll think of a way to pay for it! Xiuxiu had to go to university! Your legs, have to be healed as well! "

"Our Old Xu family won't fall that easily!"