At the dinner table, Huo Ruijie sat next to his sister. In his bowl were dishes that his sister and mother had picked for him. He watched his father serve dishes and tea to his grandparents, and his mother scoop a bowl of soup for his father. It was a picture of a happy family, but Huo Ruijie felt even more uncomfortable and aggrieved as he thought about it.

The little anger in his heart suddenly burned up, and he pressed the chopsticks hard on the porcelain bowl, making a harsh collision sound. The crisp sound was extremely abrupt in this harmonious atmosphere, and everyone stopped eating and looked at him.

Seeing his father's expression turn bad because of his behavior, as if he was about to scold him, Huo Ruijie burst into tears, his voice full of sadness.

"Dad, why did you give me another brother!"

This sentence was like a thunderclap, shocking everyone present to the point of being stunned. Everyone's eyes instantly shifted from Huo Ruijie to Huo Zhixin in shock.

Huo Zhengming slammed the table and glared at his son.

"Zhi Xin, what's going on? What brother?"

Huo Zhixin looked as if he had been struck by lightning after hearing his son's words. He was still confused and puzzled when he heard his father's questioning.

"Dad, I don't know what Xiaojie is talking about." Then, he immediately looked at his son who was crying and heartbroken.

"Xiao Jie, what are you talking about? What brother? How come Dad doesn't know?"

Huo Ruijie was really sad, crying so sincerely that he even choked. He choked and didn't answer his father directly. He stretched out his right hand and pointed at his grandfather Huo Zhengming who was sitting in the upper seat.

"Grandpa is also a liar. He obviously knows about my brother."

Now everyone's eyes turned to Huo Zhengming again. Huo Zhengming now showed the same expression as his son Huo Zhixin. He quickly sorted out his thoughts and realized that there must be some misunderstanding here.

He calmed down and guided his grandson with a kind tone.

"Xiao Jie, tell grandpa, who is your younger brother?"

Huo Ruijie thought, if you still don’t admit it, I’m going to tell you everything now!

"It's An'an, Grandpa. You talked to An'an today." Then he turned his head and looked at his father bravely.

"Dad, you told me last time that An An is my younger brother."

Then he thought of his neighbor next door and burst into tears again.

"Are my sister and I going to be like the kids next door? Our mom got kicked out, our dad got a new mom, and then the new mom stopped giving us food!"

As soon as Huo Ruijie said this, the atmosphere at the dinner table immediately changed from heavy to light and funny. Even Huo Ruijie, who was crying sadly, became interesting and cute in the eyes of everyone. Everyone had one thought in their mind: So that's what happened.

Mother Huo glared at her husband helplessly.

"Why don't you speak more clearly when talking to Xiaojie?"

Then he picked up the tissue and gently wiped his son's tears.

"Xiao Jie, that An An is indeed your brother, but he is the grandson of your second grandfather."

Second Grandfather? Huo Ruijie stopped crying in surprise. He looked at his mother and then his father with sobs, his watery eyes full of confusion. He didn't have a second grandfather?

"Second Grandfather is your grandfather's twin brother. You have never met him."

This is a long story. Huo Zhengming asked everyone to eat first and waved to his grandson.

"Come on, Xiaojie, come to grandpa."

Seeing that everyone acted as if nothing had happened, some even looked relaxed or laughed at him, Huo Ruijie knew that he must have been wrong.

So he got off the chair and walked to his grandfather. Huo Zhengming reached out and picked up his grandson and sat him on his lap, then briefly told him the whole story.

It turns out that Huo Zhengming has a twin brother, who was kidnapped when they were very young. It was not until some time ago that he got news about his brother, and learned that he had passed away a long time ago, leaving behind a daughter who was married and had a child. That child was An An.

Huo Zhengming did not explain the twists and turns, but it was enough to shock Huo Ruijie, who had lived a peaceful and stable life since childhood. So this is what was going on!

It turns out that An An is really his younger brother, but he is the grandson of his second grandfather. It turns out that he had wronged his father and grandfather!

The little man dared to take responsibility for his actions. He wiped his eyes and nose and immediately apologized to his father and grandfather.

The misunderstanding was resolved, and everyone remembered the misunderstanding that Huo Ruijie had just caused and how he had cried. They couldn't help but laugh, and the joyful atmosphere at the dinner table became even stronger.

Huo Zhengming, who was sitting in the upper seat, had a smile on his face, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings. He thought of his younger brother who had been separated from him since childhood, and his parents who had been sad and collapsed day and night. Now his parents had passed away, and although he had found his younger brother, he could not come back.

Huo Zhengming suddenly felt very lonely, as if he had no one to share his joy with, and also as if he was feeling unbearable sadness.

They all left, leaving only him.

After adding a handful of green vegetables to the bowl, Huo Zhengming turned to look at his wife who had been with him for decades. He shook his head in her worried eyes, smiled slightly and said,

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

After so many years, we finally found him. Although my brother is gone, we found his daughter and grandson, which is a blessing in disguise.

As for his wife Guan Hong, Huo Zhengming also went to meet her and truly understood the truth of what happened back then.

It has not been easy for her. Now she has found a good home. I believe that her brother would sincerely bless her if he knew about it.

-

Guan Hong has been feeling uneasy these past two days, and the cause is a man named Huo Zhengming.

She had been looking for a suitable location to open a studio, but had never found one that satisfied her. In the end, Xiang Siyuan helped her.

The assistant named Zhang Hua was very efficient. He contacted three stores for her that afternoon. The next day, she asked Sister Tian to go with Assistant Zhang Hua to see the stores, and they quickly decided on one of them.

This store is located in a high-end residential area not far from the villa, about ten minutes’ drive away.

The shop is the third one on the left from the community entrance. It has two floors and the house is simply but neatly decorated. The location is good and the price is reasonable. After Guan Hong and Sister Tian discussed it, they decided to buy it on the spot.

After the venue was decided, Guan Hong started to work on the layout. She was busy in the store for the next few days. Lao Zhuang, Sister Tian and Sister Zeng would also come to help, not to mention Li Yin and Xiang Siyuan. With everyone's help, on the third day, the studio was almost set up.

On this day, the store door was open and Guan Hong was alone in the store. Everything was done and she was replacing the newly bought flowers in the vase.

There was a knock on the door. Guan Hong looked towards the door and saw a man who looked about her age.

"Please come in."

Guan Hong said, thinking to herself, is this man coming here to learn painting? It is rare to see a middle-aged man interested in this.

Guan Hong put down the flowers in her hand and walked over with a business smile, but as the distance between them got closer, Guan Hong couldn't help but freeze in place when she saw the person's face clearly.

The man was not surprised to see her like this, and asked politely,

"Excuse me, are you Guan Hong?"

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