Chapter 121 The Nephew
Many thoughts came to Wang Weixi’s mind, and he understood deeply that it didn’t work against women, especially his wife. If he tried to against his sister-in-law, which would be a temporary relief having the opposite effect. “I don’t want to end my life before enjoying it, anyway, forgive me, Yi Duanfang, I can only tell you how miserable you are.”
Anyway, they started off.
After one-hour-driving, they finally came to the seaside.
The sky was deeply blue and clear. The sun was shining brightly and warmly despite a current of cool air blowing.
Those four people stood along the seaside. There were shining beaches, waves rising higher one after another, as well as the vast blue ocean that seemed to melt into the sky in unknown places. All those images constituted beautiful scenery.
There was a cafe newly opened on the beach, and as soon as Yi Duanfang noticed the name, he yelled out immediately with his eyes glittering. “What a surprise! A maid cafe!”
Chen Keren glared at Yi Duanfang with a dark and angry look. Yi Duanfang shivered involuntarily and said, “Ah, sea, my hometown.”
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“Puff!” Chen Kexin and Wang Weixi laughed so hard that they doubled up with laughter, and Chen Keren even wished to send him to the “home” as he said.
However, thanks to this small episode, they had a wonderful afternoon.
Chen Keren, in particular, had laughed more than before, and she always showed her sweet smile while building the sand pile with Chen Kexin. Wang Weixi and Yi Duanfang, standing nearby and watching them playing, shared with a mixed and gratified feeling.
As they were all enjoying their trip on the beach, Tong Siqi began to take action.
She was driving to a hotel at the same time. After getting out of the car, she was brought by a hatted man to the upstairs hastily.
Stepping into the room, a strong smell of alcohol blowing, she frowned and said, “Brother, why are you drinking again?”
A sleepy middle-aged man got up from the bed, looked at Tong Siqi and said, “My dear sister, you finally came, where did you go recently? I am so bored without you.”
Actually, this “brother” was the oldest son of Tong Siqi’s uncle, who was ten years older than her father and married eight years earlier. Consequently, the man on the bed was already 35-year-old. But he was still unemployed and acted like a local tough, unlike promising Tong Siqi.
He suffered a bad reputation in the town because of his sneaky behavior. Later he was put into prison, for taking part in the group fighting and causing serious injury to others. At present, he had just been released from prison.
However, out of his expectation, he was introduced by his sister, a person who always looked down upon him, to this bustling city and provided with house and food.
Of course, it turned out that Tong Siqi did not provide these for him free of charge.
Tong Siqi stared at her brother with profound resignation as that hatted man took off his hat and oversized coat. She noticed that this man only looked like 18-year-old, but with a shocking deep scar on his handsome face.
Tong Siqi asked surprisedly. “Who are you? You are not Xiaoshuang!” Xiaoshuang, released from prison together with her brother Tong Hao, was only 27 years old.
Xiaoshuang was tall with rage on his face, just like the boy with a scar in front of her.
The boy did not say anything but looked at Tong Siqi, then turned to Tong Hao sitting on the bed.
Tong Hao yawned and said, “Xiaoshuang has gone to find his friend, and he wants to rob a bank, so it is dangerous with him. Oh, as for this child, his name is Tong Nian, my son, your nephew.”
Tong Siqi looked at that silent boy in disbelief, then asked with surprise, “Your son? Don’t be joking! You are not married yet, it is impossible for you to have a child. You know I don’t want others to be involved. Do you still want this business?”
Tong Nian bowed his head and stood there silently.
Tong Hao kept saying, “A puberty won’t be experienced without romance. Also, I was somebody at that time. Having a child could be so easy.”
Tong Siqi still could not believe that, and in particular, the scar on the boy’s face.
“So what happened to his face and why did he come here?”
Tong Hao yawned again and said, “I have heard him all before, these days I can’t contact you, so I decided to ask someone to find him. Out of my expectation, his mother died eight years ago, now he lives with his aunt. He has always been treated badly. Once his uncle-in-law fought with his aunt, the man vented his anger on him. Damn it!” Referring to his son being abused, he was exposed to evil.
After hearing the story, Tong Siqi stood there for a long time.
Looking at Tong Nian, somehow she felt miserable for him.
“So you brought him with you?”
“Yes.”
“Why ever didn’t you tell me？How could you let him live with you? You can’t even look after him.”
Tong Hao was unconcerned about that. “What else can I do? I know you can’t look after him either and my father has already disowned me. This child happens to be working nearby, so living here is his only option.”
After a long period of silence, Tong Siqi turned to Tong Nian and said, “Xiaonian, have you eaten something?”
Tong Nian nodded.
Tong Siqi sighed and said, “Your father and I have to deal with a very important and dangerous thing. You are too young to join us. How about this, I give you some money, with which you can come back home and find your grandparents and other family members. Then you can come back to us, I will find a job for you. OK?” She tried her best to act warmly and gently. Although it was the first time to see him and family warmth had already diminished in her mind, somehow she was fond of her nephew. The silence of the boy like a sharp knife cut off all her low spirit.
Tong Nian goggled at her with surprise.
Tong Hao said nothing but felt relieved. He knew that Tong Siqi would definitely help him, which was also the reason why he brought Tong Nian here. He did not want to let his son live in the dump.
Tong Siqi kept smiling and said, “I won’t lie to you.”
Tong Hao laughed and said, “Yes, just go. It’s not good for you to stay here for a long time. Let me call your grandfather to confirm. If he agrees with that, then you go, if not, just go to worship your mom. Tell her that I can raise you up and protect you from suffering any bitterness. What’s more, I have to save up my money to marry you off! Hahaha…”
Tong Siqi watched Tong Hao silently and thought, “Actually, he is not that bad by nature. Probably because of Tong Nian, he was so urgent for money that he agreed with that action.”
When she thought about this, a sense of guilty raised up in her mind. “It seems like because of me, there are a lot of people in a quandary.”
Finally, Tong Nian felt at ease and smiled. “Can I leave now… because the day after tomorrow is my mother’s memorial day…”
Tong Siqi nodded and took out 10 thousand yuan, which she had prepared for Tong Hao before, from her bag. However, something happened, so she changed her plan.
Tong Hao was stunned and gazed at that money. It seemed that even his swallowing sound could be heard in this tiny room.
“Do you have a bag?”
“Yes.”
“That’s great. Keep well of that and leave 2,000 yuan for yourself when visiting your grandparents. Then give the rest of that money to them, and remember to mention that the money is what you earned during working in the city. Extend greetings politely and be obedient.”
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As seeing Tong Nian off, Tong Siqi sat in front of the messy table and frowned. She was a little hesitant.
Tong Hao came over and sat. He bashfully said, “Siqi, thank you anyway. About that 10,000 yuan, you can deduct it from my salary.”
Tong Siqi waved her hand. “Never mind, just take it as my gift of greeting. But why you don’t tell your father? He must be happy about having a grandson. I am sure he won’t leave you alone.”
Tong Hao sighed and said, “Never mind, but then, is your coming to tell me that it’s time for action?”
“Yes, the company has issued that I have to come back next week. Everything has been prepared, and you’d better stay here in the following days, waiting for my call,” Tong Siqi said and took a credit card from her bag. “There are 20,000 yuan in it, take it as an advance payment. You can stick to it for a while.”
Tong Hao nodded and accepted the card.
Tong Siqi stood up and decided to leave. When stepping to the door, she turned around. “Or you can find others to replace you and pay them an amount of money.” Then she turned around and left