Chapter 873: Freedom

Chapter 873: Freedom

"If I'm the little prince, then you're the crown prince," said Hyson very seriously. "After all, you're the eldest. The responsibility of this family will be on your strong shoulders." He even touched Xiang Weimin's shoulder as he said it. "Oh, these are really broad and strong shoulders. Definitely meant to do big things."

Xiang Weimin gave him a look, "Oh? What big things am I meant to do?"

"Ge," started Hyson and then looked around to see if anyone was around. Then he leaned over and said in a low voice, "You're the only normal one in this family. Everyone else including me is abnormal here. So, the responsibility you have to take on is really bigger than you think. I'm not joking with you here."

Xiang Weimin rubbed his chin, "Why do I feel offended for being called normal?" He was seriously thinking about this. Shouldn't he be glad for being the normal one? Why did he feel offended? What was wrong here?

"Don't feel offended. You should be proud here!" Hyson encouraged him.

Xiang Weimin chuckled seeing his expressions and asked, "How am I normal and how is everyone else abnormal?"

"Let's start with me. Do I normal to you? No! I'm dramatic as fu..." he was gonna curse but coughed instead and changed his words to, "Fish! Yes, I'm as dramatic as fish!"

"Fishes are dramatic?" asked Xiang Weimin.

"They are," said Hyson very seriously.

Xiang Weimin was already quite clear about Hyson's ability to talk nonsense with a serious face. But it always amused him nonetheless. In fact, he found him even cuter.

"Moving on, our Yanyan is technically trouble in disguise. Don't fall for the disguise. Ellie is well, Ellie. I have no words. Xian Ge can go from sanity to an emotional mess in a matter of seconds. Major is naive and easily provoked. You see, only you're the level-headed one here."

Xiang Weimin listened to Hyson attentively and patiently. Once he was done, only then did he question, "What about Aunt Yue?"

Hyson paused and ran to the door to make sure his mother was not around before he came back and whispered, "My mum is lovelorn! Don't fall for gentleness. Deep down she is lovelorn."

"Are you sure you should be saying that about your mother?"

"Tsk. I'm being very nice with my criticism here," said Hyson. "She should be glad I'm being nice. I can make people cry."

"I think this would be enough to make her cry as well," stated Xiang Weimin.

Hyson nodded, "Right. She is a crybaby as well. Look how poor I am. As a son, I can't even talk about her faults because she is my own mother. How unfair!"

"You really dare to say whatever, Fai!" Xiang Weimin put down the data he was studying and faced Hyson as he was reminded of something, "By the way, I thought you were looking for a blind date for me. How come you became the matchmaker of my sister first?"

Hyson cleared his throat and sighed, "It's a tragic story, Ge. Would you like to hear it?"

"I'm all ears, little brother!" replied Xiang Weimin.

"You see my circle is very small. I am often surrounded by women but I am not familiar with all that many women at the same time. After careful thinking, I did pick someone from my circle for you. I just learned the other night that she actually has a boyfriend."

Xiang Weimin raised his brow at him inquisitively.

"Ge, I really didn't know she had a boyfriend. It seems she kept a very clear distance between her private and personal life. So, I wasn't able to figure out that she was dating someone. Now that I crossed her out of potential partners, I am left with no one."

Xiang Weimin laughed. "With how you assured me that you'd find me a blind date, I thought you'd have a lot of candidates."

"I'm not that good at socializing," said Hyson.

Xiang Weimin gasped, "Why can't I believe that?"

Hyson shrugged, "It's up to you." He held his head, "Oh my! I don't have much time. I'm under so much pressure."

"You don't have time?"

"I have to go back to the shooting," said Hyson with a sour face.

"Don't take it so seriously," said Xiang Weimin. "I was kidding with you."

"But I was serious," replied Hyson. "Don't worry. Even if I leave, I won't stop looking. Besides, you're not in a hurry anyway. I told you, you're the eldest young master of the Xiang family. The matter of your partner is very serious."

"Do whatever you want," Xiang Weimin really looked like an elder brother who was willing to dote on his younger brother. No matter whatever trouble his younger brother was brewing, he'd just let him be.

"Ge, what is it like to fly an aircraft?" asked Hyson as he leaned back comfortably on the sofa.

"It's exciting," answered Xiang Weimin. "Dangerous at times but that's what makes it exhilarating. Flying high up in the sky. Like having wings of your own. It feels like freedom."

Hyson looked at the glow on Xiang Weimin's face and commented, "Ge, you really love what you do."

Xiang Weimin smiled helplessly, "Do you think I joined the army because I wanted to follow the family tradition? No way. I just wanted to be free. I always loved the aircraft. And I wanted to join aircraft warfare. I joined it for my passion."

"You could have died in the snow that time," mentioned Hyson as he recalled the time when they met for the first time.

"I wouldn't regret it," replied Xiang Weimin. "When you're doing what you love, you don't have regrets."

"Is that so?" asked Hyson in a low voice.

Xiang Weimin looked at Hyson and asked, "What about you, little brother? Why did you become a singer?"

"Maybe because I was born with a beautiful voice?" answered Hyson uncertainly.

"That doesn't seem right," said Xiang Weimin.

"Hmm... I also think that doesn't seem right."