Immediately afterwards, Xiao Shu received another phone call, this time from Su Su.

"Brother, it's grandpa's 80th birthday in a few days, and just now my uncle said that I would like to ask you if you will come back?"

"Uh... Is it here so soon..."Xiao Shu nodded slightly, "Okay, I'm fine these days, let's take the car back in the afternoon." ”

Xiao Shu grew up in Jiangcheng since he was a child, and his relationship with the family has always been tepid, but Mr. Xiao has always been very partial to their family.

Thinking of the elderly grandfather, Xiao Shu felt a little warmth in his heart, his old man's eightieth birthday. You can't help but do it.

But except for my grandfather, the other uncles are not very good.

Xiao Xiangrong is the third in the Xiao family, and there are two elder brothers on it, and they are all very good in the local area. When Xiao Shu was a child, he followed his parents back to his hometown to visit relatives, and he also met those cousins. But it's not very pleasant to get along with.

In the years when Xiao Xiangrong served as the second-in-command of Jiangxia District, he once became a celebrity of the Xiao family, and the family would feel extremely honored as long as they mentioned the brother who held an important position in Jiangcheng.

But later, after Xiao Xiangrong was imprisoned. All the relatives and friends seemed to have disappeared overnight, and no one was willing to stand up to help, but only the old man was very concerned and came to Jiangcheng in person a few times, but in the end he couldn't do anything.

"If it hadn't been for that, I would have almost forgotten about it. Those unkind relatives have not been good to my dad since I was a child, and then my dad became famous, and you guys got up one by one to tie up, and trouble my dad to help this gang and that. When my dad had an accident, you all ran away without a trace, and even said you didn't know our family..."

That was back in the day.

Now that my father has been released from prison and returned to the family as a parole prisoner, I don't know what kind of cynicism he will suffer.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shu took a deep breath, and felt more and more that he needed to go back.

...

A hundred kilometers east of Jiangcheng, there is also a small city in Linjiang called Echeng. Although it is very close to Jiangcheng, the size of the city is less than one-tenth of that of Jiangcheng, and its GDP ranks in the middle and lower reaches of the province, which is a relatively weak prefecture-level city.

Mr. Xiao Dongliang joined the army in his early years, participated in the War of Liberation, fought against Vietnam, and made great achievements. It is one of the more famous figures in Echeng in recent decades.

Under Xiao Dongliang, the children of the Xiao family are also very competitive, relying on the connections saved by the old man, they have made many achievements in various industries, and the Xiao family has become a famous family in Echeng step by step.

Although it is still far from the rich family in Jiangcheng, in this small place of Echeng, the children of the Xiao family are still very enviable.

Approaching the old man's birthday, the family rarely got together and had lunch together in the old man's villa. Because there are only the old man and his children, there are only about a dozen people in total, and the food is ordinary home-cooked food, which is not too luxurious.

"Third child, have you worked hard in the past few years?"

The old man sitting at the top. With gray hair, he looked at Xiao Xiangrong, who he hadn't seen for several years, and said with a doting look in his eyes:

"It's good to be back, don't mention the past, come, let's have a drink." ”

As he spoke, he picked up a small wine glass and had a drink with Xiao Xiangrong.

This scene saw the eldest and second, and the two families looked at each other, with dissatisfaction in their eyes.

Also as the descendants of the old man, they don't seem to be able to understand why the old man has been doting on this unsuccessful third child since he was a child?

The third child has been spoiled by the old man since he was a child, he loves to read, and then he didn't want to study to become a soldier, and the old man didn't object, he mixed in the society for a few years, and brought a woman from the capital back, because of the woman's identity, the whole family tried their best to oppose it at that time.

The old man was the only one who agreed. After arranging the marriage, he asked a friend to find a relationship and arranged the third child in a public institution under the jurisdiction of Jiangcheng.

Even if the third child now has nothing and is charged with corrupt officials, the old man still does not change his original intention.

"The third. You really shouldn't have made a mistake this time. Sitting next to the old man is Xiao Xianghui, the boss of the Xiao family, who is now the No. 3 person in Echeng, holding real power, and is currently the most promising son of the entire family.

He looked up at his brother. said earnestly: "If it weren't for that, you still have a lot of room for growth, and you can be transferred to the municipal department to hold important positions at that time, and our Xiao family will rely on you to revitalize at that time." It's a pity, why were you so confused..."

Xiao Xianghui said. He shook his head.

"The most important thing in politics is to be honest, we have taught you since childhood, and you should listen to it. ”

and Xiao Xianghe, the second child of the Xiao family, also said with regret on his face: "Yes, third, you must know that you love money." I shouldn't have gone to a public institution in the first place, and I learned how good it is to do business with my second brother. This opportunity is given to the eldest brother, maybe the eldest brother is now the third-in-command of Jiangcheng. ”

The words of the two brothers, although euphemistic, also clearly expressed. That is to blame Xiao Xiangrong for forgetting the righteousness of Xiaoli and ruining his good future, and also wasting such a good opportunity.

Everyone else also looked at Xiao Xiangrong fixedly and didn't speak.

Being watched by so many people, Xiao Xiangrong couldn't help but be embarrassed. I don't know what to say with my head down.

But the old man patted the table lightly and said:

"If you don't say anything, you don't say a word, and the dishes will be cold. ”

"Third child, don't take their words to heart, you're still young. I'll go back and take care of it, and try to get you another official and a half-worth, this time I have to learn a lesson. ”

Although the old man's tone was heavy, it was also indispensable.

This made the other two families even more dissatisfied.

After eating, the family sat at the dinner table and chatted. The juniors came to the living room and chatted about what they were interested in.

The old family gave birth to a pair of twins, Xiao Yu for the man and Xiao Ning for the woman, the two of them sat there, their appearance and temperament were impeccable, like a pair of golden boys and girls.

"At the dinner table just now, you didn't see grandpa's tone, he also favored the third uncle and his family too much. Xiao Ning pursed his lips and said with a small face.

"It's all fine. The most important thing is that Xiao Shu hasn't come back yet. Xiao Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "In the past, when Xiao Shu was a child, every time he came back, wasn't the old man happy? Even when I was admitted to the Department of Political Science of Jiangcheng University, the old man gave me a red envelope of 10,000 yuan. That Xiao Shu came back every year for the New Year, and he received much more New Year's money than me. ”

In fact, at Xiao Yu's level, tens of thousands of yuan are trivial matters, and their family is not short of this money. But from this, we can see an attitude, obviously the old man prefers the third child, who is not angry.

"Really. Xiao Shu's little kid is really annoying. Xiao Ning said angrily.

In her impression, Xiao Shu has always been ignorant, completely like a little kid spoiled by adults.

At this time, another young man came over, sat down and said, "Brother Yu." Sister Ning, what are you talking about?"

"We're talking about my little cousin, he has been a soldier for the past few years and has never come back, and I heard that he will come back today. Xiao Ning said in a weird way.

This young man's name is Xiao Xu, he is a child of the second family, he has not studied well since he was a child, and now he is in his twenties, and he has achieved nothing, and his expenses are all subsidized by his family.

"Oh, what do you mean Xiao Shu's kid?" Xiao Xu smiled and said contemptuously, "I heard that he went to be a soldier, I don't know if he has made a name for himself." ”

"Do you remember when you used to bully people, watch out for him to come back this time and seek revenge on you. Xiao Ning said quietly.

"Cut. I'm afraid of him?" Xiao Shu was stunned, and a sneer tugged at the corner of his mouth, as if he had heard a joke.

"By the way, when will that kid come back, is there a specific time?"

Xiao Ning thought for a while and said, "It's about half past two." Su Su had already gone to the station to pick it up. ”

"That's okay, the little brother is back, I, who is the elder brother, have to pick it up. Xiao Xu smiled, picked up the Porsche car key on the coffee table, got up and prepared to go out.

At this time, Xiao Yu suddenly said: "Be careful, don't bully people too much, after all, they are all your own brothers, let the old man know that you are going to be scolded." ”

"Got it. Xiao Xu waved his hand impatiently.

...

At two o'clock in the afternoon, a bus from Jiangcheng finally got off the highway and headed for Echeng Passenger Station.

Xiao Shu sat in the car and took a nap, and when he woke up and found that it was almost there, he couldn't help but stretch his waist, looking out the window, it was a familiar scene in his memory.

After all, Echeng is a small fourth-tier city, and its development is very slow, and many buildings have not changed for many years.

After the bus arrived at the station, a phone call came, and it was an unfamiliar Echeng number.

Xiao Shu was surprised, but still answered.

"Hello, is it Master Xiao?" the voice over there was very humble.

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