520 Picking up garbage and marrying into a wealthy family

After a delicious meal, Xiang Huanian and Lin Yunchu were in a bright mood and walked outside holding An An and Le Le's hands without any worries.

There were only two grown men left in the room.

A younger brother who had no regard for his family gnashed his teeth.

A brother who was angry at his family for no reason was trembling with fear.

"Brother, did I do something wrong again?"

"No!"

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Four people, a cat and a dog returned to the villa area of Jiangnan Community.

"It's already late, so I won't keep you here. Good night."

Under Gu Shaoyu's reluctant gaze and Gu Lingyan's silent but somewhat nostalgic gaze, Lin Yunchu took Xiang Huanian and An An Lele and walked towards their house in a casual and unrestrained manner without any nostalgia.

Only two grown men were left standing in the cool autumn breeze, feeling desolate and alone.

"Hey, now that Yunchu and Nian Nian have moved out, the house feels a lot quieter... Oh, and Anan and Lele! Oh my god! Doesn't that mean our house will go back to being the dark, inhumane place it once was? Oh no!!!"

Gu Shaoyu followed behind Gu Lingyan, looking at his dark house and speaking weakly, but when he realized that they were really the only two grown men left in their home, he immediately hugged his head and wailed.

Gu Lingyan glanced at Gu Shaoyu, who was "whining without reason", and rarely did he mock him. Instead, he looked up in the direction of Xiang Huanian's room. After watching the lights come on, he pulled Gu Shaoyu, who had not yet recovered, turned around and walked towards their dark and deserted house.

As soon as she returned home, into this space that belonged to her alone, Lin Yunchu completely relaxed. She took off her shoes, lazily said good night to Xiang Huanian, and went back to her room.

As for Xiang Huanian, he added water and food to An An and Le Le's bowls, then returned to his room. Mechanically, as if following a routine rhythm, he washed, changed his clothes, and then threw himself onto the bed.

Lying on the bed, staying alone in the quiet night, people will inevitably recall some of their troubles or happy things during the day.

Xiang Huanian, lying in bed, recalled what Chen Aifang said, "I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place."

This sentence, like a magic spell, kept echoing in Xiang Huanian's mind.

Although I cried during the day, I had vented my emotions.

However, when it was his turn to be alone, all the excitement faded away, and these words were like sharp arrows that penetrated every pore, constantly attacking Xiang Huanian's brain and heart.

Also, the little bit of so-called family affection that remains.

"Eh……"

He raised his hands and covered his eyes with them, so that his sight was in darkness, but a trace of residual light slipped in through his fingers, as if it was an fascination with some kind of hope.

"Establishing a household registration for a daughter...but it's so difficult to get a rural household registration..."

Xiang Huanian wanted to be independent from her family, but she couldn't bear to give up her rural household registration. Buying an apartment in the city and getting a stable job would save her a lot of trouble, but...

Xiang Huanian was reluctant to give up the piece of land in the mountains that had raised him.

"How to do it……"

Just when he was at a loss, Xiang Huanian's cell phone started vibrating again.

Turning over, he moved from the center of the bed to the bedside table, unplugged the charging cable, and glanced at the caller ID.

It’s Chen Dejie.

During Xiang Huanian's not-so-happy childhood, her brother was the only one who would defend her when she was beaten and scolded by her parents.

But Xiang Huanian's feelings towards Chen Dejie are somewhat complicated.

On the one hand, Xiang Huanian was very grateful to Chen Dejie for protecting him when he was young.

But on the other hand, in a sense, Chen Dejie is also the source of all the pain in Xiang Huanian's childhood.

"It's so late, I wonder what's going on..."

When faced with Chen Dejie's call, Xiang Huanian did not hesitate and directly pressed the answer button.

"Hello, brother?"

"Nian~Nian~Ah~~~Have you missed me? I bought you some local chocolate. Didn't you love chocolate the most when you were a kid? I'll give it to you when I go back..."

"Brother, I moved out."

Interrupting the other party's usual endless chatter, Xiang Huanian went straight to the point.

"Oh, you've moved out. Congratulations to my little sister. You've finally achieved financial independence. You're better off than your brother and me. I'll mail the things to you. Just give me your address."

It's not that we don't trust each other.

However, according to his brother, although he had the desire to keep a secret, he did not have the ability to do so. As a result, from childhood to adulthood, none of Xiang Huanian's secrets could be hidden from Chen Aifang. Sometimes, he was even treated to a "stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork" by Chen Aifang because of concealing the secret. Now, Xiang Huanian did not want to tell the other party the address.

"...No need. The postage is so expensive. Take it back and eat it with your parents." Xiang Huanian politely refused.

"Oh, that's right. I'll give it to you secretly at my homecoming banquet, and not give it to the other relatives and children who are collecting debts. Remember to carry a big bag to put it in, and make sure it's not transparent..."

Having said that, Chen Dejie lowered his voice to suit the situation.

Like when he was a child, every time he got something good, or Chen Aifang gave him something delicious behind Xiang Huanian's back, he would hide it from Chen Aifang and secretly leave a portion for Xiang Huanian.

Xiang Huanian's expression softened, but he also told him that during the day, Chen Aifang had forbidden her to attend the banquet for Chen Dejie's return.

"What?! No, why can't I let you participate? Why can't my precious sister be present at this time? Wait, I'll call my mom and talk to her right now..."

Just as Chen Dejie was about to hang up the phone, Xiang Huanian stopped him.

"No need, brother. I wouldn't feel comfortable going there either. Just enjoy yourselves..."

"No, no, how can you not be there at such an important moment for me!"

Seeing that Chen Dejie was really stubborn, Xiang Huanian forwarded the video that angered Chen Aifang to him.

"Well, you can see for yourself. My mom thinks I'm embarrassing, so I won't go. You guys should just have a good time together, otherwise if I'm there, your return banquet will become a display of my crimes..."

"...But, you're right!"

After watching the incident at 4x speed, Chen Dejie felt indignant for Xiang Huanian.

"Okay, stop trying to persuade me. You don't know our mom's friends and family. They've finally found a smudge on me, so they're definitely going to do all they can to me. With her proud personality, do you think she can tolerate this? She'll only end up hating me even more..."

Xiang Huanian persuaded Chen Dejie to stop by trying his best.

However, knowing Chen Aifang's firm attitude, Chen Dejie would no longer persuade Xiang Huanian. After all, although he would protect Xiang Huanian, that was also conditional...

Once Chen Aifang gets angry, Chen Dejie can only give up. After all, Chen Aifang and Xiang Aiguo have invested a lot of effort in Chen Dejie over the years.

Chen Aifang and Xiang Aiguo are not good mothers or fathers to Xiang Huanian, but they are very sincere to Chen Dejie... Chen Dejie will not really fall out with his family because of Xiang Huanian.

Xiang Huanian knew this a long time ago.

"Oh, okay, then when I get back, we'll find some time to get together."

"Row."