Chapter 73: Relief
Speaking of Cao Jian's eventual marriage to Cai Wei, it was Cao Zhuang who helped a lot.
At that time, Cai Wei cried and begged Cao Zhuang to say that as a girl, she was forced to do that kind of thing with a man, and if she was known by others, she would have no face to live.
Cao Zhuang was puzzled, but he still said very generously that he didn't dislike her, and he could marry her when he grew up.
Cai Wei shook her head, saying that she was a few years older than him, and there was no time to wait for him to grow up.
Cao Zhuang was very anxious and asked her what to do.
At this time, Cai Wei finally revealed her purpose, she said that she wanted to marry Cao Jian. Seeing that Cao Zhuang's face changed quickly, Cai Wei hurriedly explained that in this way, no one would gossip, and not only that, after marrying into the Cao family, they could play together every day.
If Cao Zhuang had said this sentence before he found out about her relationship with his father, Cao Zhuang would probably have believed it, but at this time, he only felt ridiculous.
But Cao Zhuang finally told his father that he wanted Cai Wei to be his mother.
As for who to marry, it makes no difference to Cao Jian, or he prefers not to marry any of them, anyway, he has money, what kind of girl he wants to sleep with? It's troublesome to marry back.
But now that his son has spoken, Cao Jian feels that it doesn't hurt to marry one.
So, Cai Wei, who was only eleven years old at the time, married Cao Jian, who was thirty-nine years old, and became Cao Zhuang's stepmother.
It was also at that time that Cao Zhuang felt that the relationship between him and Cai Wei was completely broken.
And not long after that, Cao Zhuang was violently beaten by Cao Jian and kicked out of Cao's house to get the gate. And the reason is that he actually tried to get involved with his pregnant stepmother, and when Cao Jian saw it, Cao Zhuang was rolling on the bed with Cai Wei, disheveled.
Cai Wei quietly chased him out when he was kicked out, showed a victorious expression, and said, "If you want to blame it, blame me for having a child in my belly, there is no room for you here." ”
Cao Zhuang glanced at Cai Wei, he felt very strange. It seems that the same as the Cai Wei in the yard who can be happy just catching crickets and playing has never existed.
After that, Cao Zhuang never saw Cai Wei again.
On the night when Cao Zhuang killed Cao Jian, when he was drunk and intermittently told what he had hidden for many years, the brothers were all shocked.
Zhao Shan even suspected that he would accept this order entirely because he wanted to go back to see Cai Wei.
Later, Zhao Shan secretly inquired about the whereabouts of Cai Wei, it seems that she had not lived a long time after marrying Cao Jian, and she died in childbirth when she gave birth to her first child. Neither the adults nor the children survived. died at a young age, and Cao Jian later married many others, some of whom were married to others, and some of whom were forcibly bought or robbed.
Probably because of this offended many people, it ended up like this.
Zhao Shan didn't know if Cao Zhuang knew about Cai Wei, because Cao Zhuang hadn't shown any abnormalities since that drunkenness. But whether he knew it or not, it didn't matter anymore. Everyone's path is their own choice, and there is no need for them to regret it, let alone point fingers.
Cao Zhuang nested in the bed and didn't know when he fell asleep, and he didn't know how long he slept, and when he woke up, it was almost dawn. The ceramic scum that he threw to the ground no longer knows who has cleaned it up, probably Zhao Dan, Cao Zhuang thought.
Zhao Shan is the most unafraid of him among all the people here, not to mention sneaking in to clean up the broken porcelain pieces while he is asleep, and he dares to do such a thing as gags in person.
They are in the mountains and forests, and it is late in the morning, and Cao Zhuang feels too bored in the house, so he wants to go outside for a walk.
The main thing is that when he was sleeping just now, he dreamed of a lot of past events.
The brothers slept crookedly, and it was really a bit difficult for Cao Zhuang to successfully get out of the house without waking them up, not to mention that it was still dark now.
Sitting on the rocks outside, the cool breeze in the forest was still a little cold. Cao Zhuang began to seriously think about yesterday's events.
Every brother here has been with him for a long time, and without exception, it is because life cannot go on. Cao Zhuang was not a big brother when he first came, he was so hungry that he couldn't stand it and was not afraid of death and robbed them of something to eat, so he was arrested.
At that time, the eldest brother said that he would either die there or join them to help them work, and there was no other way.
Cao Zhuang naturally stayed, after all, it is better to die than to live.
Later, the eldest brother died, and except for the appearance in the middle of the mission, things were far from as simple as others said. That time, Cao Zhuang dragged his feet, and the eldest brother never came back in order to protect him.
Before his death, the eldest brother told him that he should protect the remaining brothers, because everyone here is his most important person.
Cao Zhuang remembered this, and since then he has never been lazy in his practice, getting up earlier than everyone else every day, sleeping later than everyone else, and becoming more and more silent, gradually, he has become the backbone of this place.
It is undeniable that Cao Zhuang doesn't want to continue to do such things in his heart, he thinks that if that big brother is still there, he definitely doesn't want to see them go on like this forever.
If you can choose to live a good life, no one wants to tie their head to the waistband of their pants.
When Biaozi asked Li Xueyan a question today, Cao Zhuang was actually not angry, on the contrary, he thanked Biaozi for asking it, because it was what he wanted to ask but couldn't ask.
Cao Zhuang sat outside for a long time before going back, and he had already made a decision in his heart.
Since someone didn't dislike them and gave him these brothers another way out, then he might as well seize this opportunity. Cao Zhuang thought that since there was more than one Biaozi who had ideas in his heart, then he would open the skylight and say something bright and have a showdown with them. When the time comes, let them go wherever they want, and as for themselves...... We'll talk about that then.
At noon, Zhao Jiabao's house.
Li Xueyan sat on the chair awkwardly, seeing that neither Zhao's father nor Duan Yunfei was, so she could only hold Li Xiaonuan in her arms, trying to reduce the presence of their mother and daughter.
Although she forcibly pulled Duan Yunfei to apologize, Li Xueyan really came here to feel that this matter was not so simple.
Before coming, Li Xueyan asked Duan Yunfei to promise that she was not allowed to mention that Zhao Jiabao took Li Xiaonuan to deceive them, and said that because of the friction between the two, Duan Yunfei was angry and hurt people.
Although Duan Yunfei was very disdainful of this statement, he still agreed.
Li Xueyan's heart that she had put down was suspended again after arriving at Zhao's house. Duan Yunfei: What kind of attitude is this? Since coming to Zhao's house, he has sat there with an unhappy face, like an uncle.
Is this here to apologize? You're here to find fault, right?
Li Xueyan didn't know what Zhao Jiabao told his father and mother after he went home, but he noticed that when the Zhao family's parents saw their mother and daughter, their attitude was quite good. Although Duan Yunfei's face was a little worse after seeing him, he didn't treat him coldly.
So Li Xueyan speculated that Zhao Jiabao's explanation to his father and mother should be similar to what they had said before.
But the bad thing is Duan Yunfei's attitude, after entering the house, he apologized, but he didn't show any apologies, and even saying the words "I'm sorry" seemed to be provoking. Then he sat down by himself, during which no matter how Li Xueyan gave him a look, he looked blind.
Li Xueyan couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.
On the other hand, Zhao Jiabao's expression was nothing special, as if nothing had happened between them.
"It's time to eat." Not long after Zhao Jiabao was called into the kitchen by Zhao's mother, he put all the dishes on the table and came back to ask a few of them to eat.
Father Zhao happily passed, Li Xueyan asked Li Xiaonuan to go over first, and then whispered in Duan Yunfei's ear and said quickly: "Your attitude is a little more correct for me!" We're here to apologize! ”
Duan Yunfei said indifferently: "You are here to apologize, but I am not." ”
Li Xueyan was so angry that her stomach hurt.
This is the first time Li Xueyan has eaten at Zhao's house for so long and feels like chewing wax. In the past, every time she came over, she would help Zhao's mother do this and that in the kitchen, but today she was euphemistically kicked out of the cafeteria by Zhao's mother.
After the embarrassing meal was over, Li Xueyan and the others did not stay here longer, and hurriedly left after saying goodbye.
"What's the matter with you, Duan Yunfei? Didn't you say okay today to apologize? Li Xueyan took Li Xiaonuan's hand and walked behind Duan Yunfei.
Li Xiaonuan didn't dare to speak, she felt that the atmosphere at home in the past two days was always weird, her father and mother seemed to be quarrelling, and no one looked like they liked to talk to anyone at any time.
But it was the two of them who quarreled, and it was the innocent Li Xiaonuan who suffered.
For example, now, if it was usual, it would definitely be Duan Yunfei and Li Xueyan holding her by the hand, and the three of them walked happily on the road.
Now Li Xiaonuan is being held by Li Xueyan with one hand, and the other hand is dangling, and she is quite unaccustomed.
When Duan Yunfei heard this, he didn't reply, "I've already apologized, what do you want me to do?" ”
"I can understand that you can't get used to Zhao Jiabao, but the Zhao family's parents haven't done anything wrong, and others don't take care of you on weekdays, so can't you treat them better?"
Duan Yunfei didn't speak.
Li Xueyan said again: "What's more, Zhao Jiabao didn't do us any substantial harm in the end, can't you be generous and act as if nothing has happened?" ”
Duan Yunfei finally stopped and turned around, "Nothing happened?" You're talking lightly. You have to know, whether it is you or Li Xiaonuan, they are the most important people to me, he dares to do it to you, it's good that I didn't kill him, what did you ask me to do didn't happen? I can't. ”
Li Xueyan suddenly understood that most of Duan Yunfei's bad attitude towards Zhao Jiabao came from worrying about them, rather than the anger that she had been plotted by Zhao Jiabao as she thought.
Li Xueyan thought about it for a while, assuming that she was Duan Yunfei, when she encountered this kind of thing, her attitude towards Zhao Jiabao might not be as good as he is now.
Thinking about it like this, Li Xueyan didn't feel angry.
She let go of Li Xiaonuan's hand, strode in front of Duan Yunfei, and when he was unprepared, she threw herself directly into Duan Yunfei's arms and hugged him tightly.
"It's me who is wrong, I shouldn't have forced you to apologize to them." Li Xueyan whispered.
She has said everything to this point, what else can Duan Yunfei say? Of course, it's a hug.
So Duan Yunfei and Li Xueyan hugged each other intimately, leaving Li Xiaonuan, who was standing in place and didn't know what to do. Li Xiaonuan looked at the two people with a resentful expression, her father and mother were simply too bad, no one paid attention to anyone when they quarreled, and she was the one who suffered.
As a result, now the two of them are reconciled and hugging each other, and no one pays attention to her. Is she still their daughter? I'm afraid I didn't pick it up, right? Hum!