Chapter 1283 - 1203:
Chapter 1283: Chapter 1203:
Luo Yanqing: "Okay."
"Big Brother, let me help you put your luggage in the car." A tall man with a buzz cut, who walked with a straight posture, walked over from the jeep at the courtyard gate and reached out to take Luo Yanqing’s travel bag and put it in the car.
"Comrade, my surname is Luo."
Luo Yanqing implied that it’s better to call him Comrade Luo without casually calling him Big Brother.
It’s not that Luo Yanqing is picky, but he feels he has no relation with the other party and shouldn’t take advantage of them. Besides, the other party seems of similar age, perhaps even older, so he’s not qualified for that Big Brother title, nor does he wish to establish a connection.
However, Luo Yanqing doesn’t know that this man calling him Big Brother is not only related to him but shares half of his blood.
"Big Brother, I’m Xingping, Meng Xingping."
Originally a reconnaissance soldier, now an elite in the special forces, Meng Xingping is a squad leader. From Luo Yanqing’s words and subtle changes in expression, Meng Xingping guessed what he was thinking, and with a smile introduced himself. Seeing Luo Yanqing’s continued confusion, he divulged his mother’s name and their village.
Indeed, Meng Xingping is Luo Yanqing’s half-brother, the Third Brother out of the two half-brothers who were sent to enlist in the army back then by Director Song.
Thanks to his ability to endure hardships and his level of literacy, Meng Xingping’s skills advanced quickly over a few short years, and he received two third-class merits and one second-class merit during missions.
It’s fair to say, he’s achieved notable success in the team. When North City formed a special forces unit the year before, Meng Xingping was lucky to be selected from his post, and through outstanding capabilities, became a squad leader in just half a year.
This time, when Luo Yanqing goes abroad, he and another squad leader, Wang Sen, received orders to protect Luo Yanqing during his two-month overseas stay.
"Mm."
Upon learning who Meng Xingping was, Luo Yanqing nodded softly, then briefly bid farewell to Big Brother Kang and Elder sister-in-law Kang, telling Min Rui to "study well" before getting in the car.
The car exited the courtyard, heading towards the airport, with Meng Xingping seated beside Luo Yanqing, while Wang Sen occupied the front passenger seat.
"Big Brother, have you, sister-in-law, and the nephew and niece been well these past years?"
"Mm."
"Mom wanted to visit you in North City these years but worried about disrupting your work, so she never came. By the way, Big Brother, Fourth Brother worked hard to be admitted to South City’s command academy last year, while Lao Wu took the college entrance exam three years ago and got into North City’s Post and Telecommunications Institute. With Fourth Brother and Lao Wu as examples, Lao Wu’s been studying hard these years, and the teachers say he should have no trouble getting into university in the future."
"That’s great."
"It’s all thanks to you and sister-in-law. Without your support back then, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Big Brother’s days at home are good too. With us away, Big Brother takes good care of Mom and Sixth Child, rarely causing trouble like before."
Meng Xingping continued discussing family and siblings, finally sighing lightly: "Second Brother was released last year, and Mom mentioned in a letter that Second Brother looks older than Big Brother and sometimes doesn’t speak all day. Feeling sorry for him with nowhere to go, Mom let him come back home."
Seeing Luo Yanqing resting with eyes shut in his seat, Meng Xingping fell silent to avoid disturbing Luo Yanqing’s rest.
Langcheng.
Stone Bridge Commune, Ma Wang Brigade.
"How shameless can you be? My Third Brother divorced you ages ago, yet you still have the face to push yourself into his life!"
Past twelve noon, most villagers were squatting at their courtyard gates with bowls, when suddenly, Meng Guilan’s cursing voice came from the Meng Family Courtyard:
"Cui Shuicao, stop spewing nonsense here. Back then, my Third Brother was tricked by you and your parents into marrying you, but you, this little wench, never let my Third Brother touch you at night.
You shameless thing. Now that nobody wants you, you want to come loaf around my house, thinking it’s beautiful—I spit!"
Wang Guilan jumped in outrage at the thirty-something woman crying "yíng-yíng-yíng" not far away and cast a disdainful spit on the ground.
"Auntie... I didn’t come to loaf. I truly love Brother Xingsheng. Everything before was a misunderstanding. If you don’t believe me, ask Brother Xingsheng. He actually likes me too, Auntie. Please agree to let me marry Brother Xingsheng, I promise to serve you as my own mother once I’m in."
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