Rebirth: 1977

(Some of the plots in the previous chapter have been changed. Li Haomin’s wife is managing the restaurant together with Chen Siyuan. I forgot these details while writing. Sorry! You can go back and take a look.)

The smile on Yin Yuling's face disappeared. She stood up and pulled Chen Siyuan to Li Haomin's bedside and said angrily:

"A grown man, don't you dare to speak the truth?

You tell me yourself, it is obvious that you opened that restaurant together, but you kept it hidden from me!

You lied to me and told me that the restaurant was opened by Li Haomin’s wife and you were just working as a chef for them!

If I wasn't smart and asked you about it when I saw there was so much money in your passbook, I'm afraid you would have kept it secret from me until now?

Why don't you tell me why you kept it from me?"

Chen Siyuan was embarrassed and wanted to move his wife's hand away, but he couldn't bear to use force, so he explained in a gentle voice:

"Lingling, isn't it good for us now? I've already told you about that restaurant. It was Xiaoshui...Mr. Ye who opened it for Haomin and me.

The reason I kept it a secret from you at the beginning was because I was afraid of you... He also wanted our lives to be better.

This matter has passed, please don't make a fuss about it, okay? You can see that I didn't spend money recklessly, didn't I save it?

Don't worry, I will keep my promise to you, and I will not hide the hotel bill from you anymore."

Yin Yuling said confidently:

"I don't want to make trouble again. This is a restaurant opened by my family. I am the boss. Of course I have to manage the money myself. I won't believe outsiders interfering.

Don't be fooled by Xiaoshui's harsh words, but he has me in his heart. One of you is his brother-in-law, and the other is his brother-in-law's friend. Without me as his elder sister, who among you can benefit from his glory?"

She turned to look at Li Haomin:

"Haomin, Xiaoshui and I have a bond that we grew up together, and you outsiders won't understand!

That woman... Although she harmed Xiaoshui, wasn't I also abandoned by her?

We are all victims. Now that woman is dead, it’s a good thing she died. Now our revenge has been avenged. All the grudges have been wiped out. Xiaoshui and I are still good siblings!

Haomin,"

Yin Yuling changed her angry tone, pulled Chen Siyuan's hand, and tried to pull Li Haomin's hand:

"Siyuan has always treated you as a good brother, you can't let him down, right? You are a government official, and if you take his hard-earned money, you will lose face if it gets out to others.

If your boss finds out, you might even lose your job.”

Li Haomin dodged Yin Yuling's outstretched hand with disgust and said in a cold tone:

"Chen Siyuan, pull your wife away, I don't know what other people would think if they saw her like this!

If you are a man, don't hide behind a woman. If you have anything to say, let's men talk openly. It's not nice to argue.

You can't take responsibility if you accidentally touch my wound."

"Okay, okay, I'm a woman, I'll get out of the way, you guys talk, I'll listen."

Yin Yuling was good-tempered and stepped aside, pushing Chen Siyuan towards the bed:

"I want a result today, Haomin, you can't be greedy. You got injured but you were awarded for meritorious service and you got a bonus. You got both fame and fortune. How many people can't hope for such good luck in their lifetime?

My Xiaoshui will give you another 5,000 yuan!

Tsk tsk tsk, five thousand yuan! If it wasn't for my face, Xiaoshui would give you money? And give you so much?

That’s almost eight years’ salary!

Are you still not satisfied? Do you want to compete with us for the restaurant?"

"Lingling, don't talk about Haomin like that. Making a contribution is not as easy as you think. Without strength, it is impossible to make a first-class contribution just by luck!"

Chen Siyuan looked at Li Haomin with embarrassment on his face:

"Haomin, I'm sorry, she doesn't understand these things and is just talking nonsense. Don't bother with her."

Li Haomin looked at Chen Siyuan coldly and sized him up seriously. It turned out that everyone was changing unconsciously.

The brothers who were once friends drifted apart as time went by, and went their separate ways as time went by.

"She doesn't understand, but do you? When you came here, did you find out how brutal those two criminals were?

If I... If I wasn't lucky, if those brothers didn't cooperate with me wholeheartedly, you wouldn't have to come and quarrel with me today and talk about buying the hotel's shares from me.

Have you ever regretted in your heart why I, Li Haomin, did not die at the hands of those two criminals?

If I become a martyr, the restaurant will belong to you?

Chen Siyuan, tell me the truth, have you ever thought about this?"

"Haomin, you are too kind. We are brothers. How could we possibly hope that you would sacrifice yourself? Seeing you brothers being awarded for your meritorious service, I am so happy for you."

Chen Siyuan defended himself anxiously.

Yin Yuling snorted coldly:

"Who are you trying to fool? In peacetime, how can there be so many sacrifices? Don't say such scary words.

But Haomin, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're really not being honest. We're all brothers, not to mention snatching the restaurant from my Siyuan, why do you guys favor one over the other?"

"Lingling, stop talking nonsense!"

Chen Siyuan scolded anxiously.

Li Haomin was startled when he heard this. The wound on his chest was also affected. He took a deep breath and asked sternly:

"Let me make it clear, what do you mean by 'partiality'? What do you mean by 'doing things in an unethical way'?

Fight with Chen Siyuan for the restaurant? Haha, you guys are really brave enough to say that! "

Chen Siyuan held Yin Yuling down to prevent her from speaking, "Haomin, Lingling is talking nonsense, you can't take it seriously."

Li Haomin adjusted his lying position, his heart was surging, he looked at Yin Yuling and asked seriously:

"Yin Yuling, I know you're not 'talking without thinking'. Let's not talk about the 'restaurant robbery' incident for now. Tell me, how did I do anything unfair?"

Chen Siyuan wanted to pull Yin Yuling away: "Haomin, let's go back first. Just pretend we didn't say anything before."

"Are you kidding me?"

Yin Yuling angrily pushed Chen Siyuan's hand away:

"We came here today just for the hotel matter, how can we just pretend we didn't say anything?

Didn't you also complain about how tiring it is to run a restaurant all day? When I get home, I hear you say, "When there is no business, I am so anxious, and when there is business, I am so busy," and "I have to take away half of the money I worked so hard to earn!"

Didn’t Shen Shengli also say that the money was earned by you through hard work, so you shouldn’t share it with others! "

Li Haomin was stunned. How did Shen Shengli get involved in the matter between him and Chen Siyuan?

Suddenly I remembered what Yin Yuling had just said about him being 'unkind and partial', and I had a bad guess in my mind.

Ye Tianshui gave him the profits from the restaurant in private. Apart from Chen Siyuan, who knew the reason behind it, no one else could know.

Shen Shengli would know, it must be Chen Siyuan who told him.

Then why did Chen Siyuan tell Shen Shengli? Why did Yin Yuling say, "We are all brothers, but we are not partial to each other"?

Li Haomin thought that the ones who were most valued by Ye Tianshui were Shi Tiezhu, Qian Feng, Li Jun, Shen Shengli and Xiao Jian.

The situation was urgent that day, and I only notified Shi Tiezhu, Li Jun and Qian Feng because they were close to the Municipal Bureau.

Shen Shengli and Xiao Jian are both at the police station in the town below.

Now, he has been awarded first-class merit, and Shi Tiezhu, Li Jun and Qian Feng who followed him have been awarded second-class merit.

Could it be that because of this reason, Shen Shengli had other ideas in his mind?

Are you complaining that you didn't inform them to join you?

Made them lose an opportunity to make merit?