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Seeing Ji Ze standing in front of his house, Fang Yi almost thought he was hallucinating.

The man was wearing a black double-breasted coat with a tall and handsome figure. When he saw Fang Yi, he took off his mask and smiled at him.

"You...why are you here?"

Fang Yi knew how troublesome it was to come here from S City, and he also knew that Ji Ze was going to attend a very important awards ceremony in the afternoon.

"You wouldn't-"

"Of course I'm going." Ji Ze seemed to know what he was thinking. He smiled at Fang Yi reassuringly, and said, "As soon as the awards ceremony is over, I'll come here by plane. Let's not talk about that, how is your grandma?"

When the word grandma was mentioned, the light in Fang Yi's eyes went out in an instant.His chest heaved and he pulled out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"I haven't been rescued... Grandma has passed away."

Ji Ze's heart sank, he had already expected this possible outcome before coming.Looking at Fang Yi's red and swollen eye sockets, he also felt uncomfortable.

"Xiaoyi, the dead are gone, we living people still have to live on. Be strong, okay?"

"Ah."

Of course Fang Yi knew that he should be strong, but the moment he saw Ji Ze, the thick wall of his heart that he erected to the outside world seemed to collapse in an instant, and he was so weak that even he felt ashamed.

Ji Ze looked down at his expression, gently wiped the teardrops from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, and pulled the boy into his arms.

"Little wing, no matter what happens, I will be by your side, you can rely on me, don't worry."

Fang Yi buried his face in his arms, and finally couldn't help crying softly.

"It's okay, just cry."

Ji Ze's hand patted his shoulder lightly, caressing his shoulder like coaxing a child.

Fang Yi had cried enough, felt ashamed again, wiped away his tears, and raised his head from Ji Ze's arms.

"You haven't eaten, come in and put your things first. I'll cook dumplings for you."

Ji Ze followed him into the house. He only brought a light suitcase, which contained a few sets of daily laundry.

Sitting down on the sofa, he looked around the layout of the room, and found that although there were not many furniture, the styles were all exquisite and unique.Moreover, the Fang family's house is close to the sea, and the salty sea breeze can be smelled by opening the window.

"Do you want some tea first? I'll make it for you."

Sensing Ji Ze's eyes looking around, Fang Yi said a little embarrassedly: "I haven't cleaned the house much since I came back, maybe it's not very tidy."

"very good already."

Ji Ze smiled, and said that he didn't drink tea, and asked Fang Yi not to trouble him.

"By the way, your family—" Ji Ze suddenly thought that Fang Yi's grandmother passed away, Aunt Fang should have known the news, and she doesn't know where she is now...

"My mother is at home."

Fang Yi seemed to guess what he was going to ask, he pointed upstairs, and his tone was a little lost: "She has been in the room and hasn't come out."

Ji Ze nodded, and was about to speak, when the upstairs door clicked, and a thin, pale woman poked her head out from the attic, with a puzzled tone.

"A Yi, who is here so late?"

Hearing Fang Mei's words, Fang Yi's whole body froze, worrying about how to explain it, Ji Ze had already stood up generously, and bowed slightly towards the upstairs.

"Hi Aunt Fang, I'm Ji Ze."

"Subtotal?"

Footsteps came from the stairs, Fang Mei walked down the stairs slowly with a cigarette in his hand, looked around Ji Ze's face, and then returned to Fang Yi.

"How do you two—"

"Auntie, Xiaoyi collaborated with me in a movie before, and he also signed a contract with my company not long ago. I heard that his grandmother passed away, so I wanted to come to express my condolences. I'm really sorry that I didn't say hello to you before I came."

Ji Ze's tone was respectful.

It was the first time Fang Yi saw Ji Ze's appearance in front of his elders, the man put away his usual cold and distant demeanor, he was so unfamiliar that he didn't dare to recognize him.

Fang Mei nodded slightly, and there was a hint of warmth in his cold eyes.

"It's too much trouble for you to run so far." She also probably knew that Ji Ze was popular and had a very full schedule every day, so she must have delayed a lot of things because of Fang Yi's special trip here.

"It's nothing, I regard Xiaoyi as my younger brother, so it's only right to come and see grandma."

"Good boy."

Fang Mei patted him on the shoulder, took a puff of cigarette, told Fang Yi to treat him well, and went back to the attic.

Watching Fang Mei leave, Fang Yi heaved a sigh of relief.

He didn't know why he felt a guilty conscience, obviously he and Ji Ze were the boss and the employees now, but when Fang Mei appeared, he was still inexplicably nervous, worried that his mother would see something.

"Don't you want to cook dumplings? Let's go."

Ji Ze patted his shoulder.

He wanted to help in the kitchen, but Fang Yi naturally refused to let him.As soon as the curtain was opened, Fang Yi's voice was very cold.

"Just sit down and cook in 10 minutes."

Ji Ze had no choice but to go back to the sofa and sit down.

Within a few minutes, Fang Yi poked his head out from behind the curtain again, blinking his eyes at him.

"Brother, is twenty dumplings enough?"

"enough."

"Do you want the dipping dish spicy or not?"

Ji Ze thought for a while: "Slightly spicy."

"OK."

Fang Yi knew his taste well, so he only put a little pepper in the dipping sauce.When the dumplings were cooked, Ji Ze was just watching the evening news on CCTV.

At the dining table, the two sat on each side, with steaming cabbage and pork dumplings and two dishes of dipping sauce in the middle.

"This is made by my grandma. She knows that I like to eat, so she makes a lot of it every time and puts it in the freezer in advance."

"She can also make pancakes with all kinds of seafood and eggs in them. It seems that there is nothing she can't make..."

Fang Yi ate the dumplings, and naturally talked about grandma.

Ji Ze listened quietly without interjecting, and waited for Fang Yi to finish one story after another until the dumplings in both bowls had bottomed out.

Fang Yi was going to wash the dishes, but Ji Ze refused to let him, so he pushed him back into the chair and sat down. Ji Ze took the two of them's bowls into the kitchen.

Fang Yi was afraid that he would not know how to arrange the bowls and chopsticks, so he followed him uneasy, but found that Ji Ze had tidied up everything in an orderly manner.

"Well, check it out?"

Ji Ze folded the rag, put it back on the table, and let Fang Yi see his cleaning results.

Fang Yi nodded, gave a thumbs up, and praised: "Excellent!"

"Is there anything else I can do for you?"

Fang Yi shook his head quickly: "No need, you should rest quickly. You will be busy tomorrow."

**

The arrival of Ji Ze eased the sad atmosphere everywhere in the whole family.It was rare for Fang Yi to sleep well that night.

Early the next morning, Fang Yi got up to sort out his grandmother's belongings, while Ji Ze helped him clean the room.Around ten o'clock, people from the funeral company came over and began to help them arrange the funeral process.

The news of grandma's death was announced yesterday, and some old neighbors from the neighborhood came to express their condolences one after another. Ji Ze was inconvenient to show up, so he stayed in the bedroom, and only went out to help Fang Yi pack the bouquet in the hall after the people had left.

Fang Mei seemed to have caught a cold. She was coughing when she got up in the morning. After meeting a few neighbors, she also went back to the attic and never came out again.

When the funeral ceremony was about to end, Fang Yi's unexpected family appeared.

"Uncle, aunt, you..."

Fang Yi was very surprised to see this family.After all, it was this family who threatened to have nothing to do with their family three years ago.

"It's not that our mother is gone, we have to come and have a look."

When Fang Zhengting was young, he was an unscrupulous gangster. He looked like a human being, but he was good at eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling. He was still in his 50s and still looked so oily.

He put his hands together, without the slightest hint of sadness, walked to Grandma Fang Yi's memorial tablet openly, bowed casually like a curtain call performance.

His wife, Wang Xiangyu, seemed a bit sad. She shed a few tears in front of the memorial tablet, held Fang Yi's hand, and said something like "this child's life is really hard" and "no one will take care of him in the future". Good wife and mother, gentle and amiable.

Fang Yi's hand was clutched by her, and he couldn't pull it away even if he wanted to. He forced a smile, but in his heart he wished to break free from the woman's snake-like clammy palm.

The scene of the two families tearing their skins apart three years ago is still vivid in my memory.

Fang Zhengting was fond of gambling when he was young, he had a small business and made money, but within two years he lost all his gambling debts, and Fang Mei helped him repay most of the gambling debts he owed.

After he got married and had a child, he restrained himself for a few years, but when the child grew up, he became addicted to gambling again. He felt that the small place was not exciting. He even went to an underground casino outside to gamble. In the end, he lost his underwear and owed 200 How much.

After my grandfather heard the news, he was so angry that he had a cerebral hemorrhage, and he went directly to the hospital. His originally strong body has been weakened since then, and his body is getting worse day by day.

Grandma had to deal with debt collectors, and also had to go to the hospital to take care of grandpa. She ran on both ends, and lost more than ten catties in just half a month.

Fang Yi was in a boarding high school at that time, and the two old people kept it from him. When he got the news, Fang Zhengting had already fled to the north.

Since her husband's accident, Wang Xiangyu has lost her backbone, holding her child at home and crying all day long.After the debt collectors ransacked her house, they went to harass the two elderly people, and even pulled a debt collection sign in front of the hospital bed. If Fang Mei hadn't come back in time, grandpa would probably be pissed off.

Fang Mei asked Wang Xiangyu to write an IOU, and first helped Fang Zhengting repay the gambling debt plus interest.She asked Wang Xiangyu to report to the Public Security Bureau and get her husband back.Fang Zhengting originally hid in the north in desperation, but when he heard that Fang Mei had helped him pay off his gambling debts, he hurried back happily.

But after hearing that Wang Xiangyu wrote the IOU, Fang Zhengting immediately became unhappy.He thought that Fang Mei was rich, so it was right to help him.The family also wrote IOUs, which hurt their feelings too much.Wang Xiangyu also knew that her family couldn't pay back the money, so she went to her grandmother to beg her to intercede with Fang Mei, and burned the IOU.

Grandma was so angry that she didn't bother to talk to them at all.Fang Mei's attitude is also tough, the money must be repaid, and even set a minimum annual repayment amount, forcing Fang Zhengting to go out to find a job, otherwise the court will come to repossess their property.

However, Fang Zhengting was used to idleness on weekdays, and his family's source of income relied on Wang Xiangyu's work in a state-owned enterprise, so he couldn't pay back the money at all.

No matter what he said, Fang Mei still insisted on her attitude, and none of his relatives turned towards him. He gradually developed a strong hatred. One day after he was drunk, he took a dagger and broke into Fang's house to threaten Fang Mei who was alone at home. , to force her to tear up the IOU.

Fortunately, Uncle Liu next door heard the movement and rushed over in time to snatch Fang Zhengting's dagger.Although Fang Mei was not seriously injured, there was still blood on her neck, so she went to the police station to report the case that night, and the police arrested Fang Zhengting overnight.

Now Wang Xiangyu was not happy. She was grateful to Fang Mei at first, but was brainwashed by Fang Zhengting, thinking that Fang Mei had been a big star before and made a lot of money, so she should help their family.Fang Zhengting was just drunk, so she reported the crime and sent him to the police. It was so heartless and vicious.

The two are tearing their skins apart.Wang Xiangyu is a gossip, spreading rumors outside every day, saying that Fang Mei was acting as a mistress outside, and that Fang Mei had been with many men when she was young, and her private life was very chaotic.Fang Mei was very angry with her, but luckily the island had little contact with the outside world, and the rumors did not spread farther afield.

After Fang Zhengting got out of the situation, he still had no intention of repenting, and applauded Wang Xiangyu's actions.Grandpa was so angry that he went to the hospital again, saying that he would never recognize his son again and told him never to come to the door.Fang Mei tore up the IOU, letting him go as far as he could.

Not long after, Fang Zhengting's family moved out of the island and completely cut off contact with them.

Although Fang Yi did not personally experience many things, he heard all the details from his grandmother.In his heart, Fang Zhengting's family naturally hated him very much. If Fang Zhengting hadn't done those stupid things back then, his grandfather's health would not have deteriorated, and he passed away in less than a year.

Now seeing the couple standing in front of the mourning hall as if nothing had happened, expressing condolences in a hypocritical manner, he felt even more sick in his chest.

"Auntie."

He said these two words with difficulty, and his smile was also stiff.

"The funeral is almost over. We're going to tidy up the mourning hall."

The tears in the corners of Wang Xiangyu's eyes were immediately withdrawn. She touched the jade bracelet on her wrist and said casually: "Really, since the funeral is over, should we talk about the distribution of the inheritance? What about your mother? She should also Come on."

Fang Yi looked at her sarcastically.

It turned out to be for this.In the past two years, the island has been developing tourist attractions. The Fang family's house is located in a good location, close to the sea, and has been classified as a key development area.

After the policy came down, the value of Fang Yi's house nearly doubled within two years.Even if it is not sold, it can be converted into a homestay. After the development of the scenic spot is completed, the first floor can be rented out for tourists to live temporarily, and they can earn a lot of income every year.

Fang Yi knows how to calculate this account, and Wang Xiangyu is even more clear about it.Although his face was torn apart three years ago, Fang Zhengting was the real son of Mr. Fang after all, and the two old men didn't make a will to say who they would leave it to, so they should have half of the house.

"Aunt, what did your family say and do three years ago, did you forget it so quickly?"

Fang Yi looked mockingly.

"You brat, why are you talking to your aunt?" Fang Zhengting was unhappy when he saw Fang Yi's cold face.

His sturdy body was lying in front of Fang Yi, and he poked his forehead with his fingers disdainfully.

"You don't have a place to talk here! Go aside!"

However, before he could withdraw his hand, it was grabbed by another hand.

Ji Ze appeared in front of Fang Yi at some point. He held Fang Zhengting's wrist, tightened his palm silently, and smiled at Fang Zhengting, who was grinning in pain.

"Uncle Fang Yi, right? When we first met, I am Fang Yi's boss."