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At nine o'clock in the evening, He Zhao's grandma called on time: "Xiao Zhao, grandma's precious grandson is finally on vacation. Can I ask Aunt Xu to pick you up early tomorrow morning? Grandma really misses you."

He Zhao moved out the excuse he had already prepared: "Grandma, I have an appointment with a classmate to help make up lessons this holiday, so I can't accompany you and grandpa."

Grandma was extremely disappointed: "Make up lessons? What kind of lessons are you making up? Do you have to make up lessons for seven days?"

Grandpa should be listening by the side. Although he is not as strict with his grandson as he is with his son, he still looks forward to Jackie Chan.

He Zhao patiently listened to his grandfather's persuasion to his grandmother in a low voice: "Xiao Zhao is already a sophomore in high school, and he really puts the emphasis on his studies. It's rare for him to have this determination..."

Grandpa talked for a while, grandma was persuaded, and said reluctantly: "Well, your grandpa is right, study is the most important thing, and you will be free when you are admitted to university. By the way, you Uncle Chen, your grandpa used to The subordinates sent hairy crabs and some fruits, saying they were imported, and grandma picked the biggest and best ones and sent them to you tomorrow. Studying so hard, so much..."

Halfway through the conversation, a girl beside me said, "Grandma, Mom has cooked bird's nest and asked me to bring it to you."

The voice should be He Han, He Zhao's half-sister.

Grandma took the microphone away a little: "I know, I know, put it there, I'm talking to your brother on the phone."

A few seconds later, He Zhao heard He Han's extremely cold reply: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, He Zhao lay on his back on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

He thought that He Han should hate him very much.

He Zhao is good-looking and has a good personality. He has been very popular with children since he was a child. The little girl from the neighbor's house, the younger siblings of his classmates, and his little cousins ​​all like to play with him.

But that doesn't include his own sister.

really interesting.

When He Han was very young, I don’t know if his grandparents kept talking about him. The time they spent together as a brother and sister was very short, but He Han just liked to cling to him, always surrounded by "brother, brother" like his little follower Follow him around.

At that time, He Zhao felt a little complicated about this younger sister. He didn't like it much, but he didn't hate it either.But no matter how trivial the trivial matters of adults are, children are innocent, and He Zhao will try his best to treat her well.

But I don't know when, He Han got older and became more and more alienated from him.When the elders are around, they will politely call brother, as long as the elders are not there, they are unwilling to talk to him.

In fact, He Han is only in elementary school, so it stands to reason that he should not be very clear about these things.But children's observation ability is sometimes unexpectedly sharp. Adults think they don't understand, and they also have their own little thoughts.

In a few years, she may go to the tree hole to submit articles "My grandparents are eccentric and prefer my half-brother", "My parents are very good to me, but they treat my half-brother better" and the like.

He Zhao can understand He Han, if he were He Han, he would also hate such a brother.Obviously not around, but everywhere, like a lingering shadow covering their home.The family atmosphere of the He family will not be blatantly partial on the stage, but it will be revealed intentionally or unintentionally. It is not obvious but can be felt.

He Zhao could feel it, so naturally He Han could too.

But understanding is one thing, being hated by others, and still being his own sister, He Zhao felt somewhat uncomfortable.

He doesn't want to, but there's nothing he can do, he can't change anyone, it's always been like this.

On the first day of the National Day holiday, He Zhao, who was going to sleep and wake up naturally, was woken up by the loud voices at home.

He opened the door, and Zhang Jiangyang was pouring tea for his grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousins ​​in the living room. The small living room was full.

Zhang Jiangyang's grandma is a little deaf, and everyone speaks loudly.

He Zhao thought it was Zhang Jiangyang who was up to something, but suddenly stood at the door of the room without realizing it, and didn't know how to greet him for a while.

Zhang Peng's hometown is very close to the city, only an hour's drive away. I didn't expect everyone to arrive before noon.

The people in the living room all looked at him, and He Zhao immediately put away the impatience of being woken up, and put on a smile to say hello: "Grandma, aunt, uncle, cousin, cousin."

Zhang Jiangyang's aunt, Zhang Jing, smiled: "Hey, Xiaoyang's brother is at home. What's your brother's name, Xiaoyang?"

Without waiting for Zhang Jiangyang, who was unresponsive, to respond, He Zhao took the initiative to answer: "Auntie, my name is He Zhao, you sit down, I'll go brush your teeth and wash your face first."

He Zhao went into the bathroom, closed the door, and heard the bustle outside again.

They spoke loudly, and He Zhao could hear them clearly through the thin bathroom door.

Zhang Jiangyang's cousin said: "Your brother is really not close. He doesn't look like you at all. At first glance, he is a good student with excellent character and learning. He will definitely have a future."

Zhang Jiangyang: "Eat your watermelon, that's all you have to say."

Zhang Jing protects her son: "Your cousin is right. Your brother looks thin and tender and has never suffered. Your father is a fool. He cares more about other people's sons than his own son. Serving his son like a young master, isn't the brand of pajamas he was wearing just now cheap?"

For the first time, He Zhao felt that the sound of his electric toothbrush was so quiet. When brushing his teeth, there was a bone-borne hum, and he didn't miss a word.He looked at himself in the glasses. His pajamas were bought by Lin Peiling. He didn't know the price, but Zhang Jiangyang also had a set of the same style in a different color, but Zhang Jiangyang preferred to use a vest and shorts as pajamas. He Zhao So he also took over his set.

Zhang Jiangyang's tone to his aunt was not so harsh: "No, it's not expensive, and I have one too."

Zhang Jing snorted: "You and your father are just as stupid. Let me tell you, if you don't care about it now, you will regret it later."

A young girl's voice came, it should be Zhang Jiangyang's cousin: "Mom, keep your voice down, I'm not embarrassed when people hear you."

Zhang Jing said confidently: "What's embarrassing, I'm not wrong, I'm telling the truth. Didn't he have classes in that studio? I went to ask, and the teacher is amazing, and it's really good for a class." It's not cheap. Xiaoyang, it's your dad's money, right? I haven't seen your dad enroll you in any special training class in these years, so that you can learn a skill."

Zhang Jing's family lived near the studio where He Zhao attended class. He Zhao did meet her once and exchanged a few words with her, but he didn't expect Zhang Jing to ask her out.

Zhang Jiangyang lowered his voice a little: "Why are you asking this? I don't have the talent to learn it, and my brother has been studying there for many years. His father paid him to learn it. It's not bad."

"You can't say that. Your father's money is everyone's money, and their mother's money is their own? Since it is a family, it shouldn't be divided like this." Zhang Jiangyang's grandmother's voice was extremely loud, "Xiao Yang , you are the grandson of grandma, your father is confused but your grandma is not so old, if you are wronged, tell grandma, grandma will definitely make the decision for you."

This voice.

Zhang Jiangyang knew that He Zhao must have heard it, and he was a little embarrassed: "Grandma, what can I do to feel wronged? I don't want to be wronged. My mother and my brother are very good to me."

He Zhao stood in the bathroom after brushing his teeth and washing his face slowly. He didn't feel too disturbed in his heart. It wasn't the first time he had heard these words, but he felt that it was inappropriate for him to go out now.

I really regret not bringing my phone in.

so boring.

Grandma Zhang Jiangyang said: "Your mother's yelling is smooth. When you were young, your mother ran away with others. It was grandma who worked so hard to bring you up. Later, your father insisted on taking you to this city to study. , I won’t come back after reading it. This house was bought by your grandfather with all his family’s wealth back then. In order to buy this house, your grandfather worked odd jobs on construction sites and borrowed money from people everywhere. In the future, this house will definitely only be given to you. One person, to others I am the first to object."

Zhang Jiangyang: "Grandma..."

"By the way, it's been a few years, has your brother changed his name to Dad? Your dad should cover the stone for so long, right?" Zhang Jing added fuel to the fire.

"It's better if you don't change your words, so that Zhang Peng doesn't really take someone as his own son. Your stepmother's shop must be paid for by your father, and the shop in the future should also be yours. Every time I ask your father, he It is said that your stepmother paid for the money herself. Can I not understand what he is thinking? Doesn’t he just protect the two girls? Don’t blame grandma for being fussy. If grandma doesn’t plan for you, you won’t get anything in the future. "The more Zhang Jiangyang's grandma spoke, the more excited she became, and the more excited she became, the louder she was.

He Zhao almost suspected that the whole building heard it.

Zhang Jing echoed: "Your grandma is right. Didn't He Zhao's father always want to admit him back? Just let him go back. Both sides want to occupy it. There is no such a good thing. I have been with Zhang Peng for a long time. That said, he told me to leave it alone."

Zhang Jiangyang's grandma and Zhang Jing sang together as if they were playing a double reed. The theme was nothing more than fear of Zhang Jiangyang's disadvantage, and He Zhao and Lin Peiling's advantage. They always felt that Zhang Jiangyang and Zhang Peng were stupid, while He Zhao and Lin Peiling had ulterior motives.

He Zhao is naturally soft-hearted towards the old man, even though Zhang Jiangyang's grandmother is not very kind old lady, he also feels that he should respect the old man and not care about it.As he listened, he thought of his grandma. His grandma was also a powerful old lady who had been partial to him since she was a child. She wanted to keep everything good for him, for fear that he would be wronged a little bit.But his grandma was a decent old lady, she would never tear apart the harmony on the surface and say such embarrassing words so directly.Even though she has always looked down on the "bad boy" Zhang Jiangyang, she would never criticize Zhang Jiangyang face to face.

The first time I saw Zhang Jiangyang’s grandma, she stuffed Zhang Jiangyang with the eggs she had brought in front of He Zhao: “This is for you, don’t let outsiders eat the native eggs from your own chickens. Do you know?" As he spoke, he glanced at the "outsider" He Zhao.

He Zhao knew that the old lady didn't want to see him, so he kept avoiding meeting with Zhang Jiangyang's grandma and relatives there, lest everyone would be unhappy.

It's been a long time since we saw each other, and He Zhao even forgot that it's still like this.

He should have gone back to his grandparents' house early in the morning, so that he wouldn't be in the embarrassing situation now.

Although he already knew roughly what they would think of him and his mother, it was embarrassing and unpleasant to hear so clearly.

He really wants to say that he doesn't care about this kind of broken house, and neither does his mother.

He really wanted to say that Lin Peiling paid for the shop himself, and that Lin Peiling even paid for Zhang Peng's new truck later.

But what's the point of comparing them?It's nothing more than the quickness of the tongue.

Even if they really said that, they wouldn't believe it. They lived in their own world and had their own way of thinking.He Zhao sometimes thinks that human beings are amazing, the distance between people is deeper than the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, and different people seem to never be able to understand each other.Just like Zhang Jiangyang’s relatives, He Zhao couldn’t judge whether they were malicious or not, but they seemed to be naturally lacking in some emotions. They talked like this so embarrassingly and calculatingly, but he was very numb and didn’t feel that something was wrong , I don't care if He Zhao can hear you or not, and I won't be embarrassed, as if this is an extremely common thing.

He Zhao believed that even if he hadn't entered the bathroom just now, they could have said these things in front of him, and they might have asked him directly, "Didn't your dad always want you to go back? Your dad has money, Why are you so stupid not to go back?" and so on.

He Zhao is not good at dealing with such people, nor does he like dealing with such people.

But they are relatives of Zhang Peng and Zhang Jiangyang.

Lin Peiling didn't want to make things difficult for Zhang Peng and Zhang Jiangyang, nor did he want to make things difficult for Lin Peiling, Zhang Peng and Zhang Jiangyang.

After a while, Zhang Peng and Lin Peiling finally came back from shopping.

He Zhao came out of the bathroom, and the living room was full of excitement. A few meters away, Zhang Jiangyang looked at He Zhao with guilt.

He Zhao didn't want to come out of the bathroom because he felt embarrassed on the one hand, and on the other hand he didn't want to see Zhang Jiangyang's expression.

Every time, when Zhang Jiangyang's relatives showed their poor and vulgar side unobtrusively, Zhang Jiangyang would be silent and wish to find a crack in the ground.

But at this moment, the person who was talking about it just now stopped talking, as if nothing happened, only He Zhao and Zhang Jiangyang were left staring wide-eyed.

The grandma next to Zhang Jiangyang held Lin Peiling's hand and was talking happily.

In fact, Zhang Jiangyang's grandma is very satisfied with the filial Lin Peiling, the only dissatisfaction is that she still carries a bottle of oil.

He Zhao went back to his room and changed his clothes. After a while, Zhang Jiangyang knocked on the door and came in.

Without waiting for Zhang Jiangyang to speak, He Zhao said, "I'm leaving, if you ask me, just say I'm going back to grandma's house."

Zhang Jiangyang: "Aren't you going to eat together?"

"My grandma insists on me going, and you know I can't help it. I got up late, and she has been urging me." He Zhao said.

What are we going to eat together, He Zhao thought, and he doesn't know why, as long as he is here, everyone's eyes are on him, he is like a strange alien, being looked at and discussed repeatedly.

Maybe because they were family and he was the only unaccepted, redundant outsider.

Today is Zhang Peng's birthday. Zhang Peng is a dutiful son, and at the same time he is protecting him. To stir up similar topics is simply to create a problem for Zhang Peng.

He didn't want to make Zhang Peng feel guilty and Lin Peiling feel sad because of the unhappiness he caused.

If he's not there, don't worry about him, at least the scene won't be so ugly.

Zhang Jiangyang said in a low voice: "My grandma and the others are like this. They speak harshly, but they don't hate you, so don't take it to heart."

He Zhao: "I know, you don't have to take it to heart."

Zhang Jiangyang added: "Uncle likes to gamble, I can't tell them that you and Auntie are rich, it will bring you unnecessary trouble."

He Zhao clicked his tongue: "Zhang Jiangyang, I just want to go back to my grandma's house, don't I do this every year? Don't act like I lost my temper and ran away from home, okay?"

Zhang Jiangyang saw that his expression was the same, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Aren't I afraid that you will be unhappy?"