Chapter 128: May 23rd—A Good Day for Weddings

Zhu Yanyi did not know why Uncle Zhu En had kept the truth hidden in her past life. Because of that silence, her family had suffered under Uncle Zhu Gui’s bullying for years. It was only when Uncle Zhu Shun Yao finally could not bear it anymore that he bought a new plot of land, sold the old house, and built a new one there. Only then did their lives become peaceful.

What Zhu Yanyi did not know was the real reason Uncle Zhu En had stayed silent. In that past life, she had not been famous, nor had she been healthy. She had been sick often. Those days had been terrible for Uncle Zhu Shun Yao’s family. Aunt Xie Xinlian had lost her baby, and Zhu Yanyi had been very ill.

In this life, they were building a house now. This showed Uncle Zhu Shun Yao had ability. In the past life, he had ability too, but because his wife and daughter were sick, they had no money. So, they could not build a house. By the time Uncle Zhu Shun Yao’s family had enough money, Uncle Zhu En had already passed away. So, no one ever mentioned it again.

People like to wait and see. Uncle Zhu En had studied the Middle Way, so he liked to wait and see too.

In the past life, Uncle Zhu En had favored Uncle Zhu Gui because his family was doing well. He did not want to offend anyone, so he hid Uncle Zhu Shun Yao’s true identity. But in this life, Uncle Zhu Shun Yao’s future looked much brighter. His children would surely succeed. So, Uncle Zhu En’s heart naturally leaned toward Uncle Zhu Shun Yao.

Uncle Zhu Shun Yao had given five hundred bricks to Uncle Zhu Xiang Yao’s side. But for Uncle Zhu Shun Yao’s own house, when his identity was revealed, Cheng Baokun was there. To him, his brother’s matter was his own matter. With one phone call, he sent another five hundred bricks. So, the construction was not delayed at all.

However, Uncle Zhu Xiang Yao was very unhappy after learning the truth.

“Father, Mother, you just took Big Brother’s bricks like that. Why didn’t you tell me?” Uncle Zhu Xiang Yao asked.

“What good would telling you do? You don’t have bricks anyway. Besides, she has bricks for her own house.” Aunt Gan Juhua acted as if taking her bricks was a favor to her.

Uncle Zhu Xiang Yao rubbed his forehead. “Father, Mother, the whole village knows Big Brother is not your biological son now. And you still took those bricks so casually. Do you realize this? Big Brother used those five hundred bricks to buy back the gratitude for raising him.”

Having been a soldier, Uncle Zhu Xiang Yao had a different perspective.

He saw clearly that Uncle Zhu Shun Yao’s family would rise. It was not just because they had a medical genius daughter. It was because Uncle Zhu Shun Yao now knew people from the Cheng family. Uncle Zhu Xiang Yao knew that the Cheng family might only be a third-tier family in the capital. But even a third-tier family was top-tier in Sizhen Town, Yao City, or even Yong City.

He had transferred to Sizhen Town. If he could get help from the Cheng family, his future would be limitless. But now, his parents had cut ties with Uncle Zhu Shun Yao. So, even if he wanted to connect with them later, he could not. Thinking of this, he felt very angry.

“Cut ties? So be it. Even if we stayed connected, we wouldn’t get any benefit anyway.” Aunt Gan Juhua had never liked Uncle Zhu Shun Yao holding the position of the eldest son in their branch.

Uncle Zhu Xiang Yao took a deep breath. “Mother, do you know Big Brother knows the Cheng family? They are a top-tier family here. If I could get close to them, my work would be much easier.”