Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1314 Brotherly Love (revised)
Listening to his mother Zhang Guifang recounting the situation of the Shu family, Zhao Feng's heart felt like it was being weighed down by a huge rock. The more he listened, the heavier he felt. The feeling of powerlessness overwhelmed him like a tide.

Finally, he covered his head weakly, as if all his strength had been drained out, and he sat dejectedly on the chair.

The air around him seemed to have frozen, leaving only his heavy breathing and the occasional sound of wind outside the window.

After a long time, Zhao Feng slowly raised his head, his eyes flashing with complex emotions, and asked in a hoarse and difficult voice: "Mom, in the eyes of others, am I just a fool?"

When Zhang Guifang saw this, her heart skipped a beat.

It's bad! My son was hit hard.

She opened her mouth, wanting to give the most resolute denial, but the three words "you're not stupid" seemed so pale and powerless.

She took a deep breath and tried to find more appropriate words, but was at a loss for words.

At this time, Zhang Yu on the side blinked his eyes and said in a serious yet somewhat joking tone: "Brother, you are not stupid, you are just not that smart."

After hearing this, Zhang Guifang almost couldn't hold back her laughter and burst out laughing.

She glanced at Zhang Yu and really didn't expect that her nephew could be so naughty.

I turned around and looked at my eldest son, whose face was full of joy because of Xiaoyu Xiaoyu's words, and couldn't help shaking my head.

Come on, you still say you are not stupid!
After getting Zhang Yu's "recognition", Zhao Feng showed off to Zhang Guifang excitedly: "Mom, Xiaoyu said I'm not stupid, I'm just not smart enough."

At this point, Zhao Feng still didn't feel anything was wrong.

I still feel emotional in my heart, it’s Xiaoyu who is worth it that I love him so much.

Xiaoyu can still be relied upon at critical moments.

After repeating it twice, he suddenly reacted.

His face froze instantly.

The brothers Zhao Liang and Zhao Lei joked: "Yes, yes, you are not stupid, you are just not good enough..."

He had to wait until they finished saying the last few words before Zhao Feng reacted and raised his fist towards them.

Looking at the fist as big as a sandbag, Zhao Liang and Zhao Lei wisely swallowed back the next words.

At the same time, I felt a little aggrieved. It was not them who said this. Why did Big Brother threaten them instead of looking for the culprit?
Faced with the grievances of her two sons, Zhang Guifang turned a blind eye.

These two guys deserved it. They knew that the two of them combined were not enough to beat the boss, but they still kept provoking the boss.

Zhao Feng didn't have time to deal with the two of them at the moment. He stared at Zhang Yu with wide eyes.

"You said I was stupid!" His voice almost broke because of disbelief.

"Pfft!"

Zhang Yuqiang suppressed his laughter and shook his head: "Brother, I didn't say you were stupid, I just said you were not that smart."

However, Zhao Feng would not be fooled by him this time.

"Do you think I'm really stupid? If I'm not smart enough, I'm stupid, right?"

Zhang Yu shook his head again and explained seriously: "No, no, no! I'm just not smart enough, not stupid yet."

This time, Zhang Guifang and the others couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Puchi, not smart enough, not smart enough! Hahahaha, haha, I'm dying of laughter!" Zhao Xiaoping laughed so hard that she cried out that her stomach hurt.

The brothers Zhao Liang and Zhao Lei also laughed unrestrainedly.

"Haha, hahaha!"

"Haha, hahaha!"

Being laughed at by his family, Zhao Feng felt extremely aggrieved and urgently needed a way to vent.

He first looked up at Zhang Guifang, then suddenly turned his head away.

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered!
This is my mother, I can’t afford to offend her!

He turned his head and looked at Zhao Xiaoping who was standing beside him.

Forget it!
This is the only sister in the family. He is a magnanimous man and does not argue with a girl.

Besides, if you make someone cry, won’t you still have to comfort them yourself in the end?

Zhao Feng quietly touched his pocket which was cleaner than his face. He had no money now, so he decided to forget about trying to coax his sister.

As for Zhang Yu who was standing next to Zhao Xiaoping, although he was the one who started it, Zhao Feng still subconsciously ignored him.

Not only that, he also found excuses for Zhang Yu in his heart.

Xiaoyu saw that I was in a bad mood, so he played a joke on me.

Besides, Xiaoyu has always had poor health. What if something happens after two punches?
Seeing the meaning in his elder brother's eyes, Zhang Yu felt helpless.

Ever since he woke up from this body, he had been intentionally taking care of his body. With the occasional signing-in system that brought out things good for the body, and the unknown effects of the secret space, his body had already recovered.

Although not as strong as an ox, his physique is better than that of many people.

But no matter how obvious his behavior was, even he showed it in front of his family many times, but in his family's eyes, he was of course the Zhang Yu who had a weak body, couldn't be exposed to the wind, couldn't be cold, and couldn't be hot, like a glass man.

Although he enjoyed the love of his family, he really wanted to say that he was now well.

Zhao Feng's gaze finally fell on the two brothers who were laughing.

The moment he saw the two brothers, Zhao Feng had his mind made up.

That’s it for the two of them!
What a great punching bag!

He looked at the two brothers with a ferocious face and snorted coldly: "Isn't it funny?"

If there were lightning rods above the heads of the brothers Zhao Liang and Zhao Lei, they would probably be making crazy noises at this moment.

Looking at their eldest brother with a dangerous look on his face, the two brothers covered their mouths in unison and shook their heads vigorously.

"Why aren't you laughing? Keep laughing!" Zhao Feng looked at the two of them with a forced smile.

"Brother, I was wrong!"

"Brother, I was wrong!"

The brothers apologized very tactfully.

"Hmph!" However, Zhao Feng urgently needed someone to vent his anger on, so he ignored their apologies.

Zhao Feng looked at the two of them, then said with a half-smile, "I heard that you, second brother and third brother, have been slacking off recently and don't even exercise in the morning. This won't do. A family like ours doesn't require you to have high martial arts skills, but you can't hold us back. Otherwise, it will be a disgrace to our Zhao family if people tell others about it.

How about this, since Big Brother has been working the day shift recently, let's get up a little earlier in the morning and Big Brother will take you to exercise more."

Zhao Feng almost squeezed out the last four words from between his teeth.

The faces of the brothers Zhao Liang and Zhao Lei froze, as if they were thinking of the miserable state they experienced when they were trained by their elder brother when they were young.

The two brothers looked at each other, their eyes full of fear.

No, you absolutely cannot exercise with Big Brother!
Zhao Liang looked at his elder brother with a flattering face: "Brother, I... I don't need to. I think I'm fine now. Besides, we still have to go to work. If we get up too early, we will fall asleep easily during work. Brother, you don't want to see us get scolded, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Lei quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, brother, we still need to go to work during the day. If we use up all our energy in the morning, how can we go to work during the day?"

Zhao Feng smiled slightly, but what he said almost made the two brothers cry: "It doesn't matter, just go to bed an hour earlier at night."

As he said this, he advised with an expression that said, "It's all for your own good. Go to bed early and get up early, and your body will be healthier."

"Brother, it's too early. We can't sleep." Zhao Liang wanted to make a final struggle.

Zhao Feng replied considerately, "It's okay. I'll watch you guys sleep. In less than three to five days, you'll develop the habit of going to bed early."

After that, he made the decision: "Okay, let's make it a deal. I'll wake you up at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning to exercise."

"Ah (Ah)!" the two brothers exclaimed!

"Five in the morning!" the brothers asked in disbelief. Their home was close to the Red Star Steel Mill, which started at 5 a.m., and they used to get up at 8 a.m., so it was not too late to eat.

Now I have to get up two hours earlier.

The brothers Zhao Liang and Zhao Lei looked at their mother with resentment. It was obviously not them who laughed first, and they were not the only ones who laughed, so why were they always the ones who suffered in the end?

"Mom, help!"

Zhang Guifang looked left and right but didn't look at her two sons.

Cough!

She also felt that the second and third children had been a lot lax recently, especially the second child, whose little belly was showing.

I don’t have a partner yet. That’s it. How am I going to find one in the future?

As soon as the two sons got home, they lay down on the bed.

He would lie down on the bed after dinner, and would sit instead of standing or lie down instead of sitting all day long. Zhang Guifang had long been fed up with this.

She was just waiting for the day when she couldn't bear it anymore and would take action to deal with the two of them. Now that the eldest brother has stepped forward on his own initiative, it can be regarded as a great help to her.

As for what the two brothers think, it doesn't matter.

Besides, going to bed early and getting up early and exercising more are good for your health.

The eldest brother is also doing this for the good of his two younger brothers.

Looking at his mother's performance, Zhao Feng showed a bit of satisfaction on his face.

He put his hands on the brothers' shoulders and asked in a "kind" manner, "Why, second brother, third brother, do you have any objections?"

Feeling the strength of the hand on their shoulders, the two brothers grimaced in pain and said, "No... no problem."

Only then did Zhao Feng take his hands off the brothers' shoulders with satisfaction.

He clapped his hands: "That's settled!"

After saying that, he turned around and went upstairs.

During this time, he didn't even look at the things on the table.

You can’t watch it!

It’s painful to watch.

That was his money, the salary he had saved over the years, and it was all gone in an instant.

But who made him confused?
Thinking about the things on the table and the empty passbook, Zhao Feng's heart almost bled.

He wanted to slap himself!

Why are you so gullible? Just a few nice words from others can make you spend all your savings of so many years.

But Zhao Feng was also somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, the money was spent on his younger siblings. Although he felt sad, he didn't regret it too much.

If all this were spent on that guy named Shu.

Just thinking about it, Zhao Feng felt unwell.

From this perspective, there’s nothing much to spend on my younger brothers and sisters.

He doesn't feel sorry, he doesn't feel sorry!
He doesn't feel sorry at all!
He has a job and gets paid every month, so he has plenty of opportunities to save money.

But starting from next month, he should spend less.

His younger brothers and sisters all have a lot of savings on hand. As the eldest brother, even if he cannot compare with them, he must not be too far behind.

Otherwise, I won’t go to the state-owned restaurant next month.

Quit smoking, too!

He didn't like smoking much to begin with, and he started smoking just to fit in.

I have to spend a lot of money on cigarettes every month.

I’ve quit, I’ve quit, I’ll never smoke again!
After Zhao Feng left, the others quickly went about their own business.

While the others were away, Zhang Guifang was the only one in the room.

Zhang Yu went back to his room and walked in with a stack of money.

He stuffed the money into Zhang Guifang's hand.

Zhang Guifang was confused when she saw her nephew suddenly stuffing money into her hands.

Subconsciously asked: "Xiao Yu, why are you giving me money? I don't need money."

As he said this, he was about to transfer the money back to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu shook his head and avoided the hand that Zhang Guifang extended.

"Aunt, listen to me, this money is not for you."

Seeing that the aunt was still confused, Zhang Yu continued to explain: "Brother must be out of money after all this trouble. This money is what he spent on buying things for me today. Please keep it for him."

Zhang Guifang shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, I can't keep the money. Xiaoyu, take the money back. I have money in my hand, and I save the living expenses that your eldest brother pays home every month. If he needs money, just give it to him. Besides, you are brothers. Isn't it natural for the eldest brother to spend some money on the younger brother? Take the money back quickly, or I will be angry!"

Zhang Yu held Zhang Guifang's hand that was about to put money into his pocket, and said seriously: "Aunt, I know what you mean, aunt, you are hurt, my elder brother treats me well, I know all this.

But it is because you are good to me that you have to accept the money. It is not easy for you to save money. The work of the security department looks easy, but you have to stand guard every day and patrol constantly. You have to be the first to rush up when you encounter danger...

Big brother also earned his money through hard work, I can’t take advantage of him…”

Zhang Guifang was naturally happy to see that her nephew cared about his eldest son.

But being happy is one thing, but accepting the money is another.

"No, no, you should take the money back. Your eldest brother bought these things for you. They are a token of his kindness. You should keep them.

Besides, this is also for your brother's good. It's better to buy things for you than to be cheated by others."

As she spoke, Zhang Guifang patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Your elder brother is my biological son. How can I treat my biological son unfairly? Don't worry, I will make up for his money. But you have to keep it a secret for me. I won't give this money to your elder brother first, so that he can feel distressed and see if he can be more careful in the future."

Zhang Guifang was stubborn, and Zhang Yu was no less stubborn.

One of the aunt and nephew will definitely not accept it, but the other one you must accept.

In the end, Zhang Yu was slightly better thanks to his youth and nimbleness.

He first pretended that he had no way to deal with Zhang Guifang and had to take the money back reluctantly. Then, taking advantage of Zhang Guifang's relaxed moment, he put the money on the table and turned around and ran away.

The only one left there was Zhang Guifang, who was neither angry nor happy.

In the end, Zhang Guifang had no choice but to accept the money.

Just after Zhang Yu left, Zhao Liang, Zhao Lei, and Zhao Xiaoping came in one after another as if they had discussed it beforehand.

As several people came in, they all took out money from their pockets.

Seeing this, Zhang Guifang had no choice but to accept the money.

"You guys! How can I say hello to you guys?"

Zhang Guifang looked helpless, but she was very relieved in her heart.

The children have a good relationship. They always have each other in their hearts and think about each other all the time.

However, Zhang Guifang only accepted money from Zhao Lei and Zhao Liang, but not from her little daughter.

Zhao Xiaoping was a little angry: "Mom, you just accepted a few brothers' children, why didn't you accept mine?"

Zhao Xiaoping patted his hands and said, "You've only been working for a few days, and you're still an intern. Your salary is only enough to support yourself. When you make more money one day, I'll take it from you."