Chapter 9

Zhang Xiangyang held Hong Ye's hand and went to the Zhang family's house. He saw Captain Zhang standing in the middle of the yard, sitting on a small stool and smoking a pot with his eyes squinted.

Perhaps he was a little afraid of his grandfather, but Hong Ye was more reserved than before.

"Dad, I brought you fish." Zhang Xiangyang saw that Hong Ye refused to move forward, so he strode over.

Captain Zhang was shocked. He opened his eyes and looked at him. He was stunned for a moment, and then tragedy struck. Because he couldn't exhale the smoke, the smoke in his mouth went up his nose. He clutched his chest and coughed violently.

Zhang Xiangyang was shocked. He put the pot aside and began to massage his father's back. He even said disdainfully, "Look at you. You're choking on a cigarette."

Captain Zhang was so angry that he glared at him. After he stopped coughing, he pushed his father's hand away and stood up with a painful hand. He scolded him with a straight face, "What are you doing here?

Didn't you say that you wanted to cut off all ties with me? "

Zhang Xiangyang pursed his lips and muttered, "You're a captain, yet you still have such a bad temper.

You're really something. "

"You stinking brat!" Captain Zhang was so angry that he almost choked.

He waved his pipe and pot and wanted to hit him.

At this moment, Mother Zhang heard the commotion and came out of the kitchen. When she saw his actions, she shouted, "Old man!"

She ran over quickly and pulled Captain Zhang away. She started arguing with him. "Little Sanzi is finally here. He just stepped into the house, and you're already arguing with him.

Isn't he your son?

Why must you force him to leave? "

Captain Zhang was so angry that his face turned green.

Mother Zhang didn't let it go, especially when she saw the pot her son brought over. She felt that this child was really considerate. "Little Sanzi is here to bring something over, but you still hit him.

Do you still have a conscience? "

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She slapped her thigh and sat on the ground. "I only have one son. I won't say anything if you only dote on your previous son.

You chased him out of the house and didn't give him a single cent. I tolerated it.

But Xiao San Zi has already personally come to apologize, yet you still refuse to forgive him. Don't you feel guilty?

Could it be that the eldest son is your son, but the third son isn't? "

Captain Zhang felt humiliated by her scolding him like a shrew. His face darkened, but when he saw the pot, his face heated up again.

However, he was the father after all. How could a father apologize to his son?

He stood awkwardly to the side. The tobacco pipe in his hand was almost burnt out, but he didn't see it.

The more Mother Zhang spoke, the sadder she felt. It wasn't unreasonable for her to be a stepmother.

She had a soft personality and the old man was domineering, so she listened to everything the old man said.

The old man preferred his eldest son, and had always despised his youngest son. She had no choice but to dote on his youngest son. However, his son was becoming more and more useless, and he only knew how to beat and scold him. This caused his son's rebellious mentality to become more and more serious, and he liked to go against him in everything.

She was anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

Seeing Xiao San Zi's family being chased out, unable to eat or sleep well, and often drunk until dawn, the old man heard about it and scolded his son for being useless at home every day.

Now that Xiao San Zi finally put aside his pride and came back to see them, the old man still scolded him like before.

She didn't want to tolerate it anymore.

"I don't blame you if you don't like Xiao San Zi, but I can't let my son be despised like this. He already doesn't have a father to dote on him, and he can't lose his mother's love.

I'll move in with him now. Your family is too much of a bully. I don't want to live with you anymore. I want to divorce you. "Mother Zhang got up from the ground and glared at Captain Zhang.

Captain Zhang hissed in pain. Only then did he realize that the tobacco pipe had burned to the end of his head. It was so hot that his fingers trembled.

After putting out the cigarette, Captain Zhang coughed a few times awkwardly. He sounded aggrieved and his voice became softer. "He's my son. What's wrong with me saying a few words to him?

I didn't really hit him. "

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Xiangyang, hoping that he would put in a few good words for him. Zhang Xiangyang pretended not to see it and didn't say anything. Captain Zhang was so angry that he wanted to hit him with his tobacco pipe again.

Mother Zhang didn't see the argument between the two of them and said mercilessly, "Why did you raise your hand so high just now?

If you didn't hit him, were you trying to juggle him? "

Captain Zhang suddenly missed the sensible and obedient old woman from before.

He clipped the tobacco pipe to his waist pocket and picked up the casserole pot on the ground. With a straight face, he said slowly, "Alright.

Our son finally came back. Why are you talking so much?

You're even talking about divorce?

Look at how old we are!

If this gets out, people will laugh at us. "

He was already coaxing her. Mother Zhang knew when to stop. She didn't let him off and insisted that he make a promise. "Then you're not allowed to chase Xiao San Zi away."

Captain Zhang nodded and waved at her. "Okay, okay. I won't chase him away. Hurry up and go to the kitchen to cook.

Our son is back. Aren't you going to prepare some good dishes for him? "

Mother Zhang finally thought of this. She patted Zhang Xiangyang's arm and said firmly, "Stay here and eat today.

I still have some of the waxed meat that I dried during the Lunar New Year. I'll fry it all for you. "

Captain Zhang actually wanted to scold her for being too kind to her son. However, when he thought of the scene she had just caused, he didn't know what to say.

He clasped his hands behind his back and glanced at Zhang Xiangyang from the corner of his eyes. His voice deepened. "Come in with me."

Zhang Xiangyang responded and turned around to look for Hong Ye. However, he realized that she had already followed Mother Zhang into the kitchen.

When they arrived at the living room, Captain Zhang urged his two grandsons to play in the courtyard.

He turned around and saw that Xiao San hadn't sat down yet. He pointed at a stool and said, "Sit down!"

Zhang Xiangyang sat down obediently with his head slightly lowered. He looked like an honest person.

"Ha, you were so good just now. Why are you pretending to be dead now?" Captain Zhang said sarcastically.

Zhang Xiangyang pursed his lips and didn't say anything.

Captain Zhang was surprised that his youngest son didn't retort.

However, since his youngest son had taken the initiative to come to him, it would be unreasonable for him to continue scolding him. He asked, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

He was asking about borrowing money. Zhang Xiangyang rolled his eyes and shook his head vigorously.

Captain Zhang's anger flared up again. He slammed his hand on the table and glared at Zhang Xiangyang as he scolded, "You're so unrepentant!"

Compared to his exasperated father, Zhang Xiangyang was much calmer. He straightened his sleeves and said, "Dad, I just wanted to borrow some money from you to get a job. What did I do wrong?"

Captain Zhang choked. What Zhang Xiangyang said was true. "Don't you know the kind of people you know?"

Zhang Xiangyang looked straight at him. "Have you met my friends?"

Huh?

He really hadn't met them. He just said, "Don't you know the friends you hang out with?"

"But that person's job is real.

His family really needs money urgently.

This is a rare opportunity. "Zhang Xiangyang had asked Xiaohu to deliver something to that person before, so Xiaohu recognized him.

Captain Zhang didn't say anything.

Zhang Xiangyang continued, "If you've met him and thought he was a scammer and refused to lend me money, then I have nothing to say.

But you don't even know who he is and you rejected him. How can I feel good about that? "

He looked outside and his gaze rested on the two children in the yard. "If it was Eldest Brother who wanted to borrow money, would you have rejected him too?"

Captain Zhang was stumped by his question.

His eldest son was honest and steady, unlike his youngest son, who was always lazy and didn't work.

Compared to his youngest son, he obviously preferred his eldest son.

To be honest, if it was his eldest son who wanted to borrow money, he would have lent it to him without hesitation.

However, although this was what Captain Zhang thought, he couldn't say it out loud. Otherwise, his youngest son would really be at odds with him. He coughed lightly and said, "When you're as sensible as your eldest brother, I won't have to worry about you anymore.

Even if it's a few thousand yuan, I can lend it to you, let alone two hundred yuan.

But do you think you're reliable? "

Fine!

The words came back to him.

Zhang Xiangyang was not angry. He could see that this cheap father of his, other than being a little hot-tempered and a little concerned about his face, was still a gentleman.

Wasn't there an old saying?

If there was a stepmother, there would be a stepfather. The original owner of this body was clearly the son of a stepwife, but his father still loved his eldest son. It was clear that he wasn't an old fool.

He was much better than his biological father.

Zhang Xiangyang muttered, "As long as you don't get angry with me every time, I definitely won't make you angry."

Captain Zhang glared at him and started to light his pipe again. "When will you let me meet your friend?"

Zhang Xiangyang had already asked Xiaohu to deliver a letter for him yesterday. "She'll be here in two days.

Dad, if my friend gives up her job to me, are you really willing to lend her the money? "

Captain Zhang looked into his sparkling eyes. There was a strange look in his eyes, but he didn't say anything discouraging. "As long as it's a good deal, I'll definitely lend her the money!"

Zhang Xiangyang was overjoyed.

He rubbed his hands excitedly and smiled gratefully at him. "Then Dad, let's make a deal. You're already so old, so you can't lie to me."

Captain Zhang rolled his eyes at him.

He was the kind of person who didn't keep his word.

Zhang Xiangyang was about to speak when he saw someone coming in.

Zhang Xiangyang looked over. It was his sister-in-law and a man.

The two children in the yard shouted in unison, "Dad, Mom!"

Fine!

This was his eldest brother!

Zhang Xiangyang looked at his eldest brother. This man was slightly shorter than him, but he was much more burly and had dark skin.

A smile appeared on his honest face when he saw his two sons.

The two of them went to the water tank to wash their hands.

Zhang Xiangyang came out of the living room and called out to them.

His sister-in-law instinctively frowned when she saw him.

Zhang Xiangmin turned around and smiled at him. "Third Brother, you're back." He shook the water off his hands and leaned over quietly. "Dad didn't scold you, right?"

Zhang Xiangyang was stunned. Seeing that his eldest brother was genuinely concerned, he felt a lot better. It seemed that his eldest brother had a good character. He shook his head. "No, Dad just agreed to lend me some money."

Zhang Xiangmin and his sister-in-law looked at each other. Their eyes were filled with disbelief.

Captain Zhang put on a stern face and corrected him. "I said only if the money is reliable."

"That's right!" Zhang Xiangyang wasn't angry and nodded in agreement.