Chapter 38: A Difficult Update
Chapter 38: A Difficult Update
Zhao Zhengguo looked at the necklace seriously.
Xiangzhuang turned his head uncomfortably, frowned, and asked strangely: "Old Zhao, why are you staring at my old face?"
Zhao Zhengguo did not answer, and continued to read.
Xiangzhuang became even more uncomfortable. Every time Zhao Zhengguo stared at him like this, the final result was that he was being tricked. What is Lao Zhao going to do this time?Xiangzhuang's heart was full of vigilance, lest he always fall into the pit of Zhao Zhengguo.
"Old Zhao, to be honest, are you planning to plot against me again?" Xiang Zhuang looked at Zhao Zhengguo with a wary face, with a cautious look and a little expectation.
Zhao Zhengguo angrily interrupted Xiangzhuang's wild thoughts: "Shut up, you can just think about it if you have nothing to do. If the world runs according to your thinking, it will probably be a funny show."
Xiangzhuang curled his lips: "Hmph, I saw through you, you turned from embarrassment to anger, and from extreme joy to sorrow."
Zhao Zhengguo couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Shut up!"
Liao Zhefei was studying the fake wolf, when he suddenly heard Grandpa Zhao's voice, he was startled, turned his head and saw Zhao Zhengguo was blushing with anger and had a thick neck, drinking tea leisurely with his shirt on.
Zhao Zhengguo made himself comfortable, without even looking at the necklace he was drinking tea leisurely, and beckoned to Liao Zhefei who had looked over: "Come, come to Grandpa Zhao."
Liao Zhefei abandoned the fake wolf, walked up to Zhao Zhengguo in a daze, and raised his head: "Grandpa Zhao."
"Well, good." Zhao Zhengguo smiled and patted Liao Zhefei's head. Seeing the child smiling happily, he couldn't help complaining about the collar, "Tell me about you, why are you so funny, Zhefei is such an obedient child, what are you doing?" It’s fine to just tease him, but if you don’t tell others the truth, you’ll really go back as you live.”
"..." Liao Zhefei looked at Grandpa Zhao, and then at Grandpa Xiang. He was a little confused for a while, and didn't understand what was going on?
After Zhao Zhengguo finished counting down the necklace, he turned his head and saw the child's confused eyes, and immediately gave a smile to the necklace, which had no intention of introspection at all.
Xiang Zhuang clutched his stomach that was attacked by Zhao Zhengguo, wrinkled his face and glared at Zhao Zhengguo, why did he go crazy, why did he suddenly hit someone.
Zhao Zhengguo ignored all the eyes of Xiangzhuang, and pulled Liao Zhefei to chat about homework.
Xiangzhuang rubbed his part that was attacked, raised his eyebrows and looked at the two people who were chatting about homework in front of him. It took him a while to realize that something was wrong. Yes, he knew what kind of child Zhe Fei was, but Lao Zhao didn't Know.
Therefore, what seemed to him no problem at all, in Zhao Zhengguo's eyes, was bullying a child, a... four-year-old child.
Xiang Zhuang looked at Zhao Zhengguo, and thought of a sad story for some reason. If he and Zhao Zhengguo had switched personalities, Zhao Zhengguo would not be close to Zhefei because of his personal preferences at first, and then there would be no more. The story end.
It really is a sad story.
"I said, Lao Zhao, have you been very relaxed recently?"
Zhao Zhengguo replied angrily: "Why?"
Xiangzhuang rubbed his nose, and said aggrievedly: "Old Zhao, why didn't I do anything, you see you want to beat me up, but I didn't say anything, why are you getting more and more angry?"
"Let's get down to business." He pretended to be a rascal, but there was no one who could resist him. The best way was to interrupt all his speech, behavior and actions from the very beginning.
"Oh." Putting down the hand touching his nose awkwardly, he tried his best to sit upright, indicating that the next topic he was going to talk about was very formal.
"Old Zhao, do you still want children? I have one here, I'll give it to you to play with." Xiang Zhuang said with a smile, and as soon as he finished speaking, the other two froze.
But old man Xiang didn't notice it at all. Instead, he stared at Zhao Zhengguo expectantly, indicating that he was waiting for Lao Zhao's answer.
Zhao Zhengguo turned his head, Mr. Xiang, are you kidding me?
Liao Zhefei blinked, could it be him?
Zhao Zhengguo is very helpless, what Xiangzhuang loves most is to give him a child, no matter it is the one he likes or someone else gives it to him, anyway, it will be in his hands in the end.
He said that it would be no good for old man Xiang to ask him to be sure. Old man Xiang always said that he was an old fox and plotted against him every time, so he should let other people see who plotted whom.
"Let's talk." Zhao Zhengguo glared at the necklace angrily, and said helplessly, "What's the situation this time?"
Xiang pretended to be grinning, and didn't care about Zhao Zhengguo's dislike for him at all. He has disliked him for decades, just get used to it, just get used to it.
"Liao Zhusi, the eldest grandson of Liao Shiyong."
Liao Zhefei was astonished, what happened?Cousin was given to Grandpa Zhao by Grandpa Xiang?After being confused for a while, he remembered an interesting talk about Zhao Zhengguo in his previous life.
I heard that Marshal Zhao Zhengguo likes children very much. As long as they are children who want to fight in the army, no matter whether they are qualified or not, he will take them to the place where the Zhao family specializes in training family children. Wait for a while to see how the children are. Whether it is suitable or not, even if it is not suitable, Zhao Zhengguo will smile and encourage the frustrated children.
In his previous life, Zhao Zhengguo had already been remembered by many children who grew up.
It's just... the strange thing is that those children ended up in Xiang's house...
Liao Zhefei grimaced, the truth...it's more fun and mysterious when you don't know it.
If only Grandpa Xiang was here at this time, Liao Zhefei didn't need to react, but Grandpa Zhao was still there, so Liao Zhefei skillfully hugged Zhao Zhengguo's calf, raised his head, and stared at him: "Grandpa Zhao, my cousin is very good."
Zhao Zhengguo was distracted by Liao Zhefei, and asked with a smile, "Oh? Is Zhefei better or my cousin?"
"Me." Liao Zhefei raised a hand and pointed at himself, "Because my cousin will let me."
"Pfft." Zhao Zhengguo smiled, stretched out his hand to rub Zhefei's head, and turned to ask Xiangzhuang: "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden? It wasn't before..." Liao Shiyong himself is stubborn, and he feels that his two sons are not good enough. It was suitable, so not only canceled my due benefits at that time, but also refused their help, and occasionally sent letters to play, basically there was no contact.
"It's what he asked for, and I don't know if he wants to get away with it." Xiang Zhuang sighed, for Liao Shiyong, he really had no choice, otherwise he wouldn't have just let him leave by himself, leaving nothing behind.
"Where is he now?" Zhao Zhengguo frowned, he still wanted to have a good talk with Liao Shiyong, Liao Zhusi didn't need to enter the army in this way, what was that guy Liao Shiyong thinking?
"nursing home."
Zhao Zhengguo frowned: "The specific address."
Xiang Zhuang told where Liao Shiyong was currently, and when Zhao Zhengguo made a note to find a time to go there, he added: "Old Liao said, if we get close, we will go home and worry about it."
Zhao Zhengguo has nothing to say, Liao Shiyong is a more difficult person to deal with than Xiangzhuang, how can I put it, Liao Shiyong has his own set of rules and fananfagui in his heart, sometimes it is not a matter of reasoning at all.
It's like people who are not in the same world at all, how can they be reasonable?
"Forget it." For Liao Shiyong, Zhao Zhengguo was also quite helpless. He gave up on the matter of asking Lao Liao to reason with him. In fact, if he really wanted to go, it wasn't that he couldn't meet people, but... he saw the truth If it doesn't make sense, it's better not to go.
"However, I don't want the child. You can leave it to your son or grandson. I'm not free." If you can't find Lao Liao, let him find him by himself.Hmph, Zhao Zhengguo thought proudly, Liao Shiyong, Liao Shiyong, since you don't want us to find you, then I will let you come to us in person.
"Oh, let's forget about it for now." Xiangzhuang seemed to have expected Zhao Zhengguo's reaction, and nodded casually to say that's it, and turned his head to Liao Zhefei, who was listening with gusto, "Zhefei, let's go shopping, and then grandpa will send you off." You go home."
Zhao Zhengguo shook his head helplessly, he knew that not only Xiangzhuang didn't come to see him specially, but he didn't even stop by to see him.
"Go slowly, don't send it off." Zhao Zhengguo waved his hand coldly to say goodbye to Xiangzhuang. When he looked down at Liao Zhefei, his expression was gentle and his tone was gentle, "Zhefei, come to grandpa's house to play when you have time. There are many older brothers and younger brothers in Grandpa's family to play with you."
"Both are much more interesting than Xiang Yufeng." After thinking for a while, Zhao Zhengguo felt that he needed to add something, "Both are more handsome than Xiang Yufeng."
Xiang pretended to curl his lips in disdain, "Your children are all like you, handsome?" Looking Zhao Zhengguo up and down, "You are not handsome at all."
Zhao Zhengguo jumped up, pointed at the jacket and said angrily: "You are so handsome, you were the most ugly one when you were young, have you forgotten?"
Xiangzhuang also jumped and slapped Zhao Zhengguo's hand away, his face turned red with anger, and he retorted: "Who said that! I was obviously handsome when I was young! But you, when you were young, you had a pretty face, and when you get old, you become an old man." White face, when have you ever been handsome!"
"Fart! I've always been handsome, your eyes need to see!"
"The doctor said that I am in good health and have good eyesight! The mirror in your house needs to be eliminated."
"My mirror is the most standard!"
The two old people who quarreled became more and more childish. Liao Zhefei had the illusion that there were two people of the same age in this room.
When the quarrel was finally over, the two old men were satisfied. It had been a long time. Liao Zhefei looked at Xiangzhuang and Zhao Zhengguo with strange eyes, hugged and shook hands friendlyly after the quarrel, and said goodbye.
Being led away by Grandpa Xiang, Liao Zhefei couldn't help but wander between Grandpa Xiang and Grandpa Zhao.
Seeing Liao Zhefei's reaction, Xiangzhuang smiled and helped him answer: "Do you think it's strange?"
Liao Zhefei nodded honestly: "Yes." In fact, it's not just strange, but rather weird.
Is this the way old friends get along with each other?
Liao Zhefei couldn't help imagining the childish quarrel between himself and Xiang Yufeng when they got old——
--very scary.
Liao Zhefei immediately stopped fantasizing, feeling that he needed to think of something else to make up for the fright he had received before.
"Haha, it's okay, just get used to it. This is the decompression method that the four of us are used to." Xiang Zhuang bent down to pick up Liao Zhefei, and explained, "The four of us, standing too high, some Time does not need us, many people and things will inadvertently affect our thinking and make us lose our sense of proportion. Later, Lao Zhao and I quarreled and exposed each other's faults."
"As a result, after we quarreled, we found that all the negative emotions such as depression in our hearts had been vented, and the whole person was more realistic. After that, we quarreled if there was nothing to do. I basically teamed up with you, Grandpa Zhao. Team, Lao Han and Lao Yang are on the same team."
Liao Zhefei had a surprised face, and after a while, he thought of a doubt, "Grandpa, why did Grandpa Han and Grandpa Yang quarrel?" How can a person who doesn't like to talk quarrel?
The expression on Xiangzhuang's face obviously recalled some bad memories. Liao Zhefei saw emotions such as disgust, disdain and unbearable looking back on Grandpa Xiang's face.Grandpa Xiang had quarreled with Grandpa Mu Mu, and suddenly he was curious about what kind of scene it was.
"The reason why I have formed a team with Lao Zhao for a long time is because...the wood is really disgusting when it is not lit, and it is kind of scary when it is lit." Xiang pretended to be constipated, and turned to see Liao Zhefei's face full of curiosity. He just looked up When the car arrived, he suppressed the words in his mouth and waved to stop the car.
He put down Liao Zhefei from the jacket, waited for Zhefei to climb into the car, then sat in, closed the door, and continued: "Let's start, no matter what I say, I don't talk, I feel like I'm chattering The complaining woman, but the other party is just a piece of wood. That feeling... It's like punching cotton, and the effort has not been realized, which is very uncomfortable."
"It's fine if that's the case. My mouth was dry and I was about to drink some water and take a rest. Mu Mu started to fight back. My old face was red at the time after a series of complaints." The past is really unbearable. , Xiangzhuang sighed after finishing speaking, and then talked about the moment that made him most angry.
"That's fine, at least Mu Mu rarely talks so much, and I don't have the energy to continue arguing, and I'm about to change my partner next time, Mu Mu said [I feel like I found it]"
Xiangzhuang turned his head quietly, and asked Liao Zhefei aggrievedly: "Zhefei, do you think it's too much for a wooden face?"
Liao Zhefei suppressed a smile, trying to make his expression look serious, "Yes, Grandpa Wood is a little too much."
Xiangzhuang hugged Liao Zhefei happily when he heard the words.
Liao Zhefei skillfully found a comfortable position in Xiangzhuang's arms: "Grandpa, don't be unhappy, just go to Grandpa Zhao if you are unhappy."
"Yes, Mu Mu will leave him alone."
Liao Zhefei sent the necklace, looked at the child's face, smiled, sighed, and held the child in his arms again.
Mascot, Zhe Fei, you are the mascot of my Xiang family. I have really thought about Lao Zhao's words, but people can't be too selfish, so I need to restrain my own selfish desires.
Zhefei, grow up quickly, and then I can let my grandson chase you home in an open and honest manner.
Liao Zhefei, who didn't know that he was almost tied to Xiang Yufeng, fell asleep comfortably in Xiangzhuang's arms.
When Liao Zhefei woke up, he had already arrived home, rubbed his eyes and got out of bed, and found Cai Liyu who was watching TV.
"Mom, when did I come back?"
Cai Liyu hugged her son and replied while watching TV: "It's been a while, did you just wake up? Baby?"
Liao Zhefei nodded: "Well, by the way, was Grandpa Xiang sending me back?"
Cai Liyu: "Yes, do you want to call Grandpa Xiang to report his safety?"
Liao Zhefei lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head, and said happily, "Yes! I'll go right away." After speaking, he ran away.
Cai Liyu looked at her well-behaved and sensible son, then thought of what she had agreed with her husband before, looked at Liao Zhefei's back, and said in a low voice: "For myself, for my husband, and for my son, selfishness is the right thing to do."
Liao Zhefei called Xiang's house on his landline at home, and the housekeeper answered the phone. Hearing Liao Zhefei's milky voice, he happily chatted with Liao Zhefei for a while, and then happened to end the topic when Xiang Cheng came over. Liao Zhefei felt that the waiting time was very long.
After taking the phone from the housekeeper, Xiang Zhuang put on a smile on his face: "Zhefei, are you awake?"
"Well, I'm awake, is Grandpa Xiang home yet?"
Hearing Liao Zhefei's concern on the phone, Xiang Zhuang was very happy in his heart, even though they all used the landline at home, they pulled up a chair and sat down at random, Xiang Qiang asked: "Zhefei, have you seen your cousin?" ?”
There was no sound from Liao Zhefei, but footsteps and Cai Liyu's voice could be heard vaguely. Xiang pretended to understand that Zhefei was going to ask Cai Liyu.
After waiting for a long time, the sound of footsteps was getting closer and closer, and then Liao Zhefei's voice came from the receiver: "Grandpa Xiang, Mom said that my cousin doesn't come home at noon. At this time, although school is over, But it’s not coming home so soon.”
"Well, pay attention to Zhefei. If you see him, call Grandpa Xiang."
Liao Zhefei: "Okay, see you again, Grandpa Xiang."
"Goodbye, Zhefei."
After hanging up the phone, Liao Zhefei stood there thinking about the matter for a while, then ran back to Cai Liyu's place, and watched the dog blood TV series with his mother.
Hey, it’s bloody, I took a plane and crashed, I got a cancer test, and I got into a car accident when I was in a car, alas, although it’s bloody to say it, it just makes people want to see if the pig’s feet will be happy It's not going to get better.
On the Xiangzhuang side, he hung up the phone in a good mood, and smiled appreciatively at the smiling butler standing aside: "You did a good job."
The butler bent down: "Thank you for the compliment, do you want a raise?"
Xiang Qiang immediately put on a straight face and said, "No."
There was some frustration on the butler's smiling face: "Ah, what a disappointment."
"Used to it."
Xiang Jia, who had already reached the stairs, left a sentence and went upstairs. The housekeeper asked this question more than a dozen times a day. I am really old and have a bad memory.
The butler looked at the back of the necklace with a smile, and smiled helplessly. The young master has been stingy since he was a child, why is he still so stingy when he is old, but when the young master is stingy, his expression is the most beautiful, and he doesn't even think about eating if he doesn't look at it a few times a day.
When we arrived at the study, Xiang Qiang walked around the room twice, and finally called Xiang Yucheng.
As soon as the call was connected, he straight to the point and explained the reason why he called.
"Yucheng, what do you think of Liao Zhusi?"
Although Xiang Yucheng on the phone couldn't understand what Grandpa said, but since Liao Zhusi was asking the question, he must answer quickly. "Satisfied, grandpa, why are you asking this?"
Xiangzhuang hesitated for a moment, and then opened his mouth after thinking about his words.
"Your Grandpa Zhao thinks that Liao Zhusi is good, and wants to cultivate her. I have recently seen your Grandpa Zhao unhappy. So what is your idea?"
Xiang Yucheng on the other side of the phone was really speechless. Every time the two old people had a conflict, the younger generation would take action, and then the younger generation blushed and their necks were thick. The old man who was the culprit actually came out as a mediator and reprimanded them The younger generation doesn't know how to measure strength, so it's really embarrassing to be so unhappy.
The final result was that the juniors were collectively punished, and the old man was drinking some wine and eating peanuts and commented on them, the juniors.
Xiang Yucheng had a hunch that it was time to toss the junior when he was in a good mood.
"Grandpa, Liao Zhusi is still young, if you are really worried, how about I come forward and go directly to Liao Zhusi?" This is actually not just a way Xiang Zhuang came up with, when he said this, Xiang Yucheng My heart is excited and excited.
Hahaha!talent!Come to my bowl quickly!You can't run away!
"Well, let's do it like this. Okay, the phone bill costs money. Hang up." Mr. Xiang Zhuang was in a good mood, and hung up the phone neatly without waiting for Xiang Yucheng to say goodbye.
After thinking about the hung up phone for three seconds, Xiang Yucheng jumped up and looked for Lin Xiangyi to go out.
At the same time, Liao Zhusi who was being talked about was walking slowly on the way home, thinking about what excuse he should use for not coming home yesterday.
He went home yesterday. Under normal circumstances, if he stayed in the room all the time, no one would ask him to eat. If he got up late in the morning, he would walk to school and forget about picking him up.
Today, after class, he stood in a hidden place at the school gate, but did not go out. Sure enough, 10 minutes later, the pick-up car left by itself. After that, he dawdled for another half an hour before slowly walking home from the school gate. .
Liao Zhusi held the hand of the schoolbag strap tightly. He hoped that the thing that disappeared all night yesterday would not be discovered, but luck is always just a fluke.No matter how much her father doesn't take herself seriously, she will occasionally care about herself. No matter how much Zhou Yuqi hates herself, she will occasionally pretend to be a good wife and mother.
No one knew whether his father suddenly cared about him yesterday, whether Zhou Yuqi suddenly became a good mother, her heart beat a little fast, Liao Zhusi felt that the atmosphere around her was not right, and there was a tense atmosphere.
His heart was churning, his body and expression were not affected at all, Liao Zhusi didn't even stop for a moment.Put aside all kinds of thoughts in your mind, and pay attention to whether there is anything unusual around you.
Liao Zhusi and soon realized that he seemed to be surrounded. The man in the hat in front was very suspicious, and the two behind him were holding a basketball in their hands and wearing autumn clothes, but their shoes were not sneakers. They were all driving fast.
Liao Zhusi still looked at the ground slightly as before, and her steps were a little slow but powerful.
He was...surrounded, with bushes on his right, then four-meter-high green trees, and after that a high wall, all his paths were blocked.
Pursing his lips slightly, Liao Zhusi thought about the best life-saving plan at present.
Escaping now is completely whimsical, or he is a martial arts expert, or has supernatural powers or even superpowers, but unfortunately, he doesn't have those, all he can do now is struggle, panic, and then pretend to be powerless to be taken away by them , and then look for opportunities to escape or seek helpful help.
After Liao Zhusi decided what to do next, he concentrated on observing the suspicious people around him, and tried hard to remember some clues that might be useful.
After 10 minutes, the other party seemed to confirm that now is the best time to do it, and immediately moved.
Liao Zhusi's expression was as stunned and terrified as he thought, and then he struggled, and gradually the strength of his struggle became weaker, and then he was knocked unconscious.
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