Chapter 380: In the Future, Call Him Big Brother (Part One)

Ye Xius home was very quaint, it was a courtyard house, but not the usual type. There was a forest garden in the back as well.

Ye Xiu left the car with Xu Cheng and entered the courtyard. The Ye Family were also all dressed very ordinarily, and Ye Xius mother was knitting a sweater as she watched the news. Ye Xius dad was still tending to his plants at this hour at night. Those plants were all super rare and expensive and not ordinary, so being able to keep them alive was also a skilled job.

Under the big tree in the corner of the hall, an old man was sitting in a wheelchair listening to some old songs as he took a nap. It was already deep into the night yet he still didnt want to go into his room yet. Judging by the look, he seemed to be close to a hundred now.

Xiu, call your grandpa to go back to his room, that old man only listens to you. Ye Xius mom saw Ye Xiu come home and said to him, I dont know whats gotten to your grandpa recently, hes always exclaiming over things.

What do you know, just talk less, Ye Xius dad said to his wife.

Ye Xiu walked over to his grandpa who was listening to old songs under a tree and quietly said beside his ears, Grandpa, its time to go in and rest.

Xu Cheng followed Ye Xiu and walked to the old man, and the grandpa of the Ye Family suddenly opened his eyes and saw Xu Cheng, falling into a daze for a brief moment.

Xiu, is this your friend? the old man asked.

Ye Xiu nodded. Yeah, his name is Xu Cheng.

The old man checked Xu Cheng out and nodded. Very good.

Then, he said to Ye Xiu, You go in first and get your friends bed set up, I will have a few words with your friend. Also, on your way out, bring me that precious liquor bottle of mine.

Ye Xiu looked to Xu Cheng and said, Dont mind him, hes just like this.

Xu Cheng nodded. Its fine, I will stay for a bit with Grandpa.

Ye Xiu nodded and walked away to prepare Xu Cheng a room.

Noticing that the old man kept on staring at him, Xu Cheng curiously asked, Grandpa, you know me?

That old man looked at Xu Cheng with his cloudy eyes and faintly said, I heard of you. Brat, if I were younger, I wouldve killed you.

Xu Cheng was surprised. Then, he smiled. Whys that?

Grandpa Ye: My last name is Ye. Strictly speaking, Im one of your grandpas of another branch. Your mothers Ye Family is the main branch of the family.

Xu Cheng paused for a moment. Then, he came back to his senses and nodded. I shouldve noticed it. But, Grandpa, even if I was given the chance again, I would probably do it again.

The old man nodded, looked over at Xu Cheng, and asked. Do you regret it?

Xu Cheng squatted down, depressed, and he kept on nodding his head

The old man bitterly smiled. I understand how you feel. As a member of the Ye Family, if I were younger, I wouldve killed you for revenge. Despite my title and identity, Im still a human, and I have feelings. But living to this day, I wont do it anymore. Even though I was a member of the Ye Family, I still resolutely decided to leave the clan for the sake of this country. From the perspective of the grande righteousness, I appreciate you very much, do you know that? At least if I was your age, I wouldnt be able to make such a bold decision. So, you are a pretty good guy.

Xu Cheng sat down by the old man and shook his head. Unfortunately, theres no if. My mom will never come back again. If I didnt have my fathers blood in my bones, maybe I would be more selfish and chosen family in the situation between family and nation.

Grandpa Ye: But you cant. Just like me, I cant as well. Even though I knew about the plan of Big Brother Zhang Chenfeng, on the side of the nation, many older generations in the military like me could only cooperate with him and place righteousness above family loyalty, because the older generations know how important it is for a country to be stable, and how difficult it is to maintain it. The reason there are no consequences of this behemoth-family-annihilation plan is that many people understand that it was the right thing to do. Despite how much many people wanted to fight back, for the sake of the nations stability as a whole, we all chose to endure it. Its not just you thats enduring the suffering, child.