C265 Weeping

After happily eating the hotpot tonight, Old Man Liu and Liu Wenjie finally returned home.

Once they got on the carriage, Liu Wenjie leaned on the walls of the carriage, touched his stomach, and said with a face full of satisfaction: "Today, after eating the barbecue and hotpot, I feel like all the food I had in the past few decades was for nothing." Especially that hotpot; it was especially spicy and hot. Sweating all over in the middle of winter, it was especially refreshing. "Hey, dad. Why didn't you tell your son and I when you were eating?" Let me wait until now to eat it. " If it wasn't for him shamelessly following his father over, who knows when he would be able to eat such delicious food.

He decided that he would go to the Xue Mansion every few days to eat. Of course, he wouldn't come empty-handed.

Old Man Liu glanced at Liu Wenjie and snorted, "Other than eating, what else can you cook?" However, Xiao Ling's food was really delicious, he was full today.

"The people eat like the heavens. Being able to eat is a blessing." Liu Wenjie laughed, but he was not afraid when he saw his father's dark face, "Father, when the furnace is ready, let's roast some more, how about we eat the hotpot?"

How could eating something so tasty be enough?

After a long while, he finally spoke out, "I don't care about other matters, as long as you discipline your son well, remember, don't let your wife discipline your child anymore, in case you teach a stingy child." He didn't know if that grandson of his would be able to correct himself. I hope it's not too late.

Why did he mention it again? Liu Wenjie scratched his head and replied.

"If you're a man, then try to be tough. How did I teach you how to be a child? Have I ever taught you how to be so soft?" When Old Man Liu saw his eldest son's cowardly look, he was so angry that his chest hurt.

In the past, he had been too busy on the battlefield to discipline his eldest son. He had grown up with his wife, and by the time he wanted to straighten his character, it was already too late.

Later on, when it came to his three sons, he didn't dare let his wife have them anymore. He personally taught them by his side, but those three children were rather tenacious.

His second son also followed third son and walked on the road to the throne. As long as they didn't commit any mistakes and used the connections he gave them, they wouldn't be too far off from each other in the future.

Fortunately, this eldest son of his was able to become a general at such a young age with a worthy son.

Otherwise, the big house would have collapsed long ago.

Although he despised his eldest son for having no future, it was something that should belong to him. He would absolutely not give those two sons of his a chance to become enemies with them.

Being yelled at by his own father, Liu Wenjie instantly sat up straight and didn't dare to make a sound.

He knew that his father was rather disappointed with him. Compared to his three younger brothers, he was the one who had no future.

If it were not for his father's help, he probably would not have been able to achieve the rank of a fifth-grade official.

In the past, he was rather envious of his fourth brother. He had been intelligent since he was young and had easily gotten a top scholar. Yet, he didn't want to enter the imperial court and still wanted to live his life freely.

He wanted to do the same, but he could not. He was the eldest son. He had to support the Liu Family. He had no right to be willful.

It was just that he was not that smart. It seemed that no matter what he did, he would not be able to meet his father's requirements.

After so many decades, he felt very tired.

"Oh right, Father, why hasn't my fourth brother come to the capital? Is he mad at you for not wanting to go home? " He wanted to ask his father this question a long time ago, but he just never found the opportunity to, "It's been more than ten years, why is that brat so stubborn? When he comes back, I'm going to scold him. "

Perhaps it was because his fourth brother was also cultured that he had a good relationship with his fourth brother.

Speaking of which, he missed that brat a lot. In the past, when he was around, he would play with him, and he was still living quite comfortably. Ever since he ran away from home, he felt that life was boring and plain.

"I won't be able to come back."

"What?" Liu Wenjie looked at Old Man Liu doubtfully, "Father, what do you mean by this? What do you mean you won't be able to come back? " Could it be that someone was stopping Fourth Brother from coming back?

Who would dare to treat his fourth brother like this? They simply didn't put the Liu Family in their eyes.

Old Man Liu stretched out his hand to wipe his face, and said with a heavy tone. That's it.

The death of his youngest son was the pain of his life.

He had always attributed the matter of his youngest son to him. If it wasn't for him forcing him to leave home that year, he wouldn't have …

"Father... Are you kidding? "It's not funny..." Liu Wenjie's voice trembled. He did not dare to believe that the Junior Brother that he loved but was angry over was gone …

"The plague that killed him a few years ago …" After saying these words, Old Man Liu fiercely closed his eyes and did not say another word.

To die from the plague.

These four words were kept close to Liu Wenjie's ears as he thought back to that Plague a few years ago, where many people died. However, he had never thought that his little brother would also disappear during that Plague.

He still remembered clearly that the day before his fourth brother ran away from home, he came to drink with him and told him with a smile that the Liu Family would be relying on his three brothers in the future.

At that time, he didn't think too much about it. He patted his fourth brother's shoulder and said, 'Big brother will not disappoint you.'

The next day, when he woke up, he found out that his fourth brother had run away from home. Only then did he understand the meaning behind his fourth brother's words.

At that time, he had thought that his fourth brother would probably return after going out for a period of time. He hadn't thought that the fourth brother would be so heartless as to leave for more than a decade.

Liu Wenjie covered his face and started to cry. Fourth Brother was still so young, how could he …

No wonder father vomited blood a while ago. He probably only vomited blood because he knew that fourth brother was gone.

Thinking about it, Liu Wenjie reached out to pull his father's sleeves and asked him, choked with emotions, "Why didn't you tell him earlier?"

If he had known earlier, he could have comforted his father and told him not to be so sad.

Old Man Liu opened his eyes and looked at Liu Wenjie, patting his shoulder, "I wanted to protect the ink before, but I didn't expect that it would be made public after he got to the Capital Mansion, was recognized by Guo Gongye, and spread out. That's why …" He sighed. "I'll have to hide the news about your fourth brother until it's too late. Do you understand?" He was afraid that if this matter were to be made public too early, it would cause some people to have ill intentions towards him.

There were some people who did not know that their youngest son was gone. Instead, they were afraid.

Liu Wenjie replied while wiping his tears, "Fourth Brother is fine, his child is my child, I will take good care of them."

"You should settle your relationship with Hao Er first!" "I've never seen a father like you, who is so heartless and cold towards your own son. Let me tell you this, if you're still here, you'll listen to everything your wife says, and sooner or later, you'll regret it."

Previously, when he continued his son's marriage, his son fell for Jiang Yingying and asked for her to marry him.

He never thought that she would be so petty. Not only did she turn Liu Zhishan crooked, she also incited her eldest son, making him have such a bad relationship with her eldest grandson.

If not for the fact that she had given birth to a grandson, he would have long since wanted his eldest son to divorce her.

Liu Wenjie laughed awkwardly, and stuttered to speak on Jiang Yingying's behalf.

After hearing his cold snort, he didn't dare to say anything else.

"Hao Er inherited the general's estate, and now that you're being paranoid, when you get old, do you think Hao Er will treat Shan Er sincerely? Ah? You don't even understand such a simple principle. " Old Man Liu shook his head in disappointment. His eldest son was really … There was no saving him …

"They are brothers by blood, he …"

"No matter how much of a brother they are, it's impossible for them to have such a biased father. Moreover, they're not even born from the same mother!" Old Man Liu interrupted Liu Wenjie with a cold tone. He was very satisfied with her original eldest daughter-in-law, he was dignified and magnanimous to begin with. Compared to this eldest daughter-in-law, his current eldest daughter-in-law was like heaven and earth.

In the past, he didn't really care much about the affairs of the manor.

Now that he knew that his youngest son was gone, he only had a few grandsons and granddaughters left. For the sake of his grandsons and granddaughters, he had to take care of them.

He still had a few more years to live and protect those children.

With his heart made a statement, Liu Wenjie's face turned pale white. That's right, no matter how close one's brothers was, there would be a day where they become enemies with each other. Furthermore, they were not born from the same mother.

If he were to grow old, just like his son, how could he …

"Dad, why didn't you tell me before?"

"Chi …" You said I didn't tell you? " Old Man Liu really wanted to knock his eldest son's head off and see what was inside. Did you listen to me after I told you so many times? "Maybe you remember the moment I said that, the moment you turned around, you were provoked by your daughter-in-law. It's over, don't forget what I said to you." Again and again, he didn't want to tell him.

He really did agree with what others said. He had a stepmother, then a stepfather. It was just that he felt pity for that big grandson of his.

Liu Wenjie blushed red when he heard Old Man Liu's words. He lowered his head and did not dare to make a sound.

"Think about it!"

After Old Man Liu finished this sentence, he alighted from the carriage.

Liu Wenjie sat in the carriage for a long time before he got off and directly went to the study room with an expressionless face.

Not long after, Da Yahuan came to look for him.

Liu Wenjie frowned and asked her what was going on? He was in a bad mood and didn't want to see anyone.

"Master, this servant is not clear. Madam only said that there was an urgent matter."

"Go back and tell Madam that I'm busy. Let her talk next time!" Liu Wenjie waved his hand and told Da Yahuan to go back.

After Da Yahuan went back to report, Jiang Yingying angrily went to look for Liu Wenjie herself.

She pushed open the study door and glared at him. Why couldn't he see her?

With a "pa" sound, Liu Wenjie threw the brush on the table, and with a cold expression, he said, "Jiang Yingying, do you think that by spoiling you, you can do whatever you want?" Was this the attitude a wife should have towards her husband?