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Chapter 459 Dumb Stepfather - Going Home for the New Year

Chapter 459 Dumb Stepfather - Going Home for the New Year

Zhou Leng successfully portrayed himself as a typical representative of a weird blind date man with his jaw-dropping behavior. His deeds spread like wildfire and became a topic of conversation among people.

This directly led to the fact that no one was willing to introduce a girlfriend to this dumb and stingy man, and it seemed that he was destined to live out his life alone.

Zhou Leng has been working in the restaurant for almost a year. She works hard to practice her cooking skills, to practice eating, and to maintain her stingy personality.

As the New Year is approaching, the hotel has not arranged to provide New Year's Eve dinner, which means that the employees can take a normal holiday as usual. For Zhou Leng, this is undoubtedly a rare opportunity to rest and do something he likes.

Wang Shancheng's life is full of ups and downs and misfortunes. He lost his father at an early age, which undoubtedly brought him a huge shadow and survival pressure. He and his mother took on the responsibility of supporting the family too early, and started working in the fields before he was an adult. Today, due to the fatigue of his youth, his back muscles are asymmetrical and the muscles on the right side are stiff. His lungs and trachea are also not in good condition.

However, fate did not seem to stop playing tricks on him. Last year, Wang Shancheng lost his mother, leaving him feeling extremely lonely and helpless.

Now that the New Year is approaching, this should be a time of family reunion, joy and peace, but for Wang Shancheng, it means having nowhere to go.

In the past, although his family was not well off, he could always have a warm home every New Year, because home was where his mother was. Now that his mother has left him, the home that was once full of laughter and joy has become empty.

Wang Shancheng used to live alone in a small rental house. There was no company from his family, no sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, no lively sound of firecrackers, only endless loneliness and longing. The streets were decorated with lights and people's faces were filled with happy smiles, but he seemed to be forgotten by the world, so he cherished the family warmth brought by Zhou Juan so much.

Wang Shancheng's younger brother, Wang Shancai, was luckier than his older brother because after they lost their father, his elder brother, Wang Shancheng, took on the responsibility of taking care of his younger brother, like half a father.

In their youth, the two brothers had a very good relationship and could talk about almost anything. Wang Shancheng worked hard to earn money and sent half of it back home. He felt that he was dumb and it would be difficult for him to find a wife, so he let his younger brother get married first. The money was eventually used to help his younger brother get married.

As the saying goes, "When you marry a wife, you forget your mother."

Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it also reflects some realities. Even the mother may be forgotten, so how much place can the elder brother occupy in the younger brother's heart?

Wang Shancai was not a completely conscienceless person. It was just that after getting married and having children, he faced many frustrations. His wife Shen Xiu was a hot-tempered person, and the family was in financial difficulties. Various trivial matters and pressures left him no time to care about his relationship with his brother.

As time went on, the contact between the two brothers naturally became less and less.

The trivialities of life and the pressure of reality gradually widened the distance between them.

Zhou Leng looked at the message on his phone from Wang Shancai asking him to go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year, and he pondered. He had no plans to get married in this life, so this time he planned to go back to see the old house in his hometown, sweep his parents' graves, and burn some paper.

After Wang Shancai got married, he built a new house for himself, and the original old mud and thatched house was given to Wang Shancheng.

Zhou Leng bought gifts for Wang Shancai's family, bought some New Year's goods for himself, and then boarded the bus back home.

This old house is quite old, but since he had told his brother about it before, the house doesn't look too dirty.

Zhou Leng seemed to have become Wang Shancheng at this moment. His eyes fell on the yellowed clock on the wall. It was still ticking, as if time had never stopped. The old doors and windows were seriously faded, revealing the traces of time. The floor in the kitchen was still mud, which reminded him of the scene when he played there as a child.

Zhou Leng walked slowly into the house. The laughter from the past seemed to still echo in his ears, but when he looked around, there was only nothingness.

Everything here seems so familiar, yet so strange. What is familiar is the furnishings in memory, and what is strange is the current desolation and silence.

The soul mark began to feel slightly hot, as if I had forgotten something for a long time. When I saw those same scenes, the memories resurfaced. I was so happy at that time, without worries and sorrows. An ant or a small flower could make me happy for half a day.

Zhou Leng packed up simply and went to Wang Shancai's house with the prepared gifts. The two families lived in the same village and were not far away from each other. It only took ten minutes to walk to the gate.

When the brothers met, there was no greeting or courtesy, they just simply talked about each other's experiences of the year and the harvest from the fields.

Wang Shancai smiled and said, "Brother, how are you doing in the city? Have you found a suitable partner?" In fact, he was full of guilt, but what good would it do to express it? The current situation could not be changed.

"At my age, I won't look for a husband. Even if I do, I'll just be raising someone else's child. Didn't I become a disciple two years ago? This year, I graduated. My master recommended me to a restaurant. I have a decent income now, so you don't have to worry about it."

"Brother, I...Brother, actually you can find one and then have your own child. You have a skill now, so it will be easier to find one."

"We'll talk about it later. How is Wang Lei doing in his studies?"

"It's OK, just so-so. I don't think he is good at studying."

"It rained a lot today, so the corn yield has decreased. The weather is also warm, and the crops in my yard are going moldy."

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When Li Xiu first met Zhou Leng, he showed a warm smile on his face, took the initiative to greet him, and acted very cordially. But in his heart, he really disliked him and felt that he was a burden.

As time went by, Li Xiu found that her uncle was a very sensible person. He lived alone in the old house and did not cause them too much trouble. She couldn't help but feel pity for Zhou Leng, a mute who looked lonely and pitiful, so she asked Wang Shancai to invite Zhou Leng to their home to have a New Year's Eve dinner. After all, it was just an extra pair of chopsticks, which was not a big burden for them.

Recalling the time when she got married, Li Xiu always heard her mother-in-law talking about how they would have to take care of her uncle in the future. Her mother-in-law said that her uncle spent all his money on Wang Shancai, who was mute and not unusual, and she was afraid that he would end up alone. Li Xiu was actually very disdainful of these words.

She felt that her uncle's life had no direct relationship with hers, and if anyone needed care, it should be taken care of by Wang Shancai and his mother. She was just marrying someone.

Zhou Leng hesitated again and again, but finally decided to accept Wang Shancai's invitation and go to his house for the New Year's Eve dinner. The family sat together, laughing and talking, the atmosphere was harmonious, and the thing that Zhou Leng was worried about did not happen, and everyone seemed very happy.

Wang Lei, the nephew who is already in junior high school, was very happy to see Zhou Leng. Wang Lei is smart and polite, and has a very close relationship with his uncle.

Over the years, Wang Shancheng would buy some gifts for his nephew every time he went home. Although these things seemed a little out of place in this not-so-wealthy family, they were full of Wang Shancheng's love for his nephew. They were also the happiest thing in Wang Lei's growth process and always warmed him.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Leng said goodbye to his brother's family and returned to his rental house. After a short rest, he went to his teacher's house to pay New Year's greetings with the wine and gifts he had prepared in advance.