Suxue was surprised and asked Si Sheng: "Dad, what did you say? I have a younger brother? Is he a relative?"

"Yes, my name is Ye Yong'an. He is six years old this year." Si Sheng looked at his daughter anxiously.

"Ah, I have a younger brother! A biological brother?! Dad!" Suxue shouted happily.

Suxue has always envied her cousin for having a younger brother. Seeing the interaction between the siblings at her grandma's house made her feel so warm, which often made her lament her loneliness. Now she also has her own younger brother.

Si Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In modern times, we often see reports of only children rejecting a second child, not to mention that Ye Yongan is the second child of the original owner.

"I will not bring up my younger brother, I will treat him well, and I will teach him to read and write."

Hearing the sudden sound, Si Sheng and Suxue turned around in shock and saw Wang Zeran standing uneasily a few steps away from them. The two were so engrossed in talking that they forgot about Wang Zeran.

Si Sheng asked: "Reading and writing? Have you ever read a book?" In this era, there were very few people who had read books. Si Sheng himself had the opportunity to study because of the obsession of his mother, Mrs. Wang.

Wang Zeran's eyes averted and he said uncomfortably: "I studied with my husband for a few years, but then I stopped reading."

Suxue understood that she later ran away from home, so of course she could no longer study. "Dad, Wang Zeran still studied!"

Si Sheng was unmoved, "The cost of studying is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Our family really doesn't have the financial resources to provide for him. If we don't provide for him to study in the future, I'm afraid it will be a waste of time."

"I won't go to school anymore," Wang Zeran quickly clarified. "I will go to work to earn money to support myself and my brother." He raised his head and glanced at Suxue, "and my sister."

"Dad~, you see Wang Zeran is working hard to make money, so let's keep him, Dad~" Suxue shook Si Sheng's arm and used her coquettish technique, "Dad, how about you?

Think of it this way: Let’s take him in temporarily and send him home when we have the chance.”

Speaking of going home, Wang Zeran opened his mouth to refute, but was kicked in the calf by Suxue and closed his mouth.

Si Sheng was beaten by Suxue's special skills and was helpless. Seeing that her daughter really wanted to keep Wang Zeran, she had no choice but to agree, but in her heart she was thinking: Don't be accused of child abduction in the future.

Si Sheng said to Wang Zeran: "You can stay for the time being, but you have to keep your word. You can't be lazy. You have to work when you have to work, and you have to endure hardship when you have to."

When Wang Zeran heard that he could stay, he immediately raised his lips, and Si Sheng agreed without hesitation.

Si Sheng said with a serious face: "The most important thing is that you must listen to the adults' discipline and you can no longer show your temper and get lost."

Hearing this, Wang Zeran hesitated.

Suxue also said: "This is very important. If you stay, you are my family. If someone disappears inexplicably again, do you think we should look for it or not?"

When Wang Zeran heard the words "my family", his hesitation was relieved and he agreed: "Okay, I won't leave casually." If he wants to leave, he will say goodbye openly.

The mule and cart drove non-stop, and finally returned to Caoyang Town in the middle of the afternoon.

Si Sheng parked the car in front of a shop-like house, jumped out of the car and opened the door.

A fat woman came out of the shop opposite and hurried forward to say hello to Si Sheng: "Ye Xiucai is back?"

Si Sheng smiled kindly and said, "Sister-in-law Wang, I just got home."

Sister-in-law Wang's gossipy eyes wandered around the mule cart and Wang Zeran.

Wang Zeran had already put on a clean top that he found in the mule cart. His hands and face were also washed clean in the creek on the roadside. The handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was particularly eye-catching.

Si Sheng introduced to Sister-in-law Wang, "This is a child from a relative's family. He is coming to stay at home for a while."

When Wang Zeran saw Si Sheng looking over, he bent over to Sister-in-law Wang and said, "Hello, Aunt Wang!"

"Okay, okay, this kid is really energetic."

Wang Zeran was a little embarrassed by the praise. When he turned around and saw Suxue smiling at him with bright eyes, he couldn't help but blush and lowered his head.

Si Sheng usually just nodded coldly. Sister-in-law Wang didn't expect that this time Si Sheng not only responded to her, but also took the initiative to introduce the relatives she brought back. She narrowed her eyes with a smile and reciprocated: "Ye Xiucai, thank you at noon, Mr.

I came to see you, but when you didn’t come back, I waited for a while and then left.”

Si Sheng's face suddenly sank, Xie Xiaowen, he still has the nerve.

Si Sheng drove the car into the shop, parked it in the yard behind, and said to the worker: "Boy Wang, please untie the mule, tie it to the livestock shed over there, and feed the mule some water and fodder. Oh, fodder, livestock."

There is it in the shed."

Wang Zeran agreed with a grimace. Can he say that he wouldn't care for a mule? But since he had agreed to work together, he wouldn't be lazy and give in.

"Xue'er, I'm going to the kitchen to make something to eat, you go..."

Suxue was looking at the yard curiously. When she heard this, she hurriedly said: "Dad, I will also go to the kitchen to help you cook." She had too many things to say to her father alone.

In modern times, Si Sheng has always been responsible for all the housework at home. Ever since Suxue leaked a steamer and almost caused a fire, Si Sheng has never allowed her to enter the kitchen again.

Si Sheng looked at Suxue's eager eyes, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

In the kitchen, Si Sheng only let Suxue sit at the stove while he was busy washing pots and cooking.

"Dad, this yard is very well built. It has pavements, a back room, and a barn. It's a typical middle class. Why are you still crying about being poor?"

Si Sheng smiled bitterly, "This courtyard belongs to the Bai family, and the Bai family is your grandfather's house. There is no one in the Bai family now, so we usually live there alone."

Suxue's grandfather, Mr. Bai, traveled around doing business in his early years and later settled in Caoyang Town.

After Ye Sixheng passed the scholar examination, Mr. Bai betrothed his only daughter to him and fully supported him to continue his studies.

After Si Sheng married the daughter of the Bai family, he first lived in Podi Village with the Ye family. Later, Mrs. Bai passed away. Mr. Bai took Si Sheng's family to live in the town on the pretext of asking his daughter to help look after the shop.

A few years ago, the Bai family's daughter also died of illness. The white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift. Mr. Bai was heartbroken and had no intention of running the business anymore, so he closed the shop.

Suxue lowered her eyes, it turned out that her mother here also passed away young.

Si Sheng stood up, stirred the millet porridge in the pot, and continued: "A year ago, Ye Si Sheng took his children back to Podi Village for a few days, but when he came back, Mr. Bai was missing. I heard from the town's Wang Ergou

, I saw the old man leaving with a Taoist priest."

Suxue was a little surprised and asked curiously: "Did he never come back? Did your family look for him?"

Si Sheng really looked down upon the original owner's character.

Mr. Bai has been supporting his daughter and son-in-law's family since they got married, and he has also been supporting the Ye family in Podi Village overtly and covertly. However, the original owner cannot carry his shoulders or lift his hands. He does nothing all day long and only talks about "

"It's an insult to politeness"; he takes advantage of the Bai family every day and complains that the Bai family makes him known as their "son-in-law."

Once Mr. Bai left, the title of son-in-law would naturally no longer fall on the original owner.

Si Sheng said bitterly: "After Mr. Bai left, he never came back. Ye Si Sheng was still in the town at first and asked around for a few days. After hearing what Wang Ergou said, he stopped looking. He also asked

The Suxue siblings said to their neighbors: Grandpa has gone to seek immortality and enjoy blessings."

Suxue sniffed, thinking of her modern grandparents.

Suxue's grandma passed away early. Si Sheng often took Suxue to visit her grandparents. I wonder how they are doing now. Fortunately, they still have other children and grandchildren.
Chapter completed!