scapegoat

Lang Zhongming really changed.

Not only the meticulous care in daily life, but also the changes in attitudes on many things that used to be sensitive topics made Xiao Yang overwhelmed.

For example, when he took him to some public occasions, Lang Zhongming would openly call Xiao Yang a "lifesaver".

Those who are interested must feel that the definition of "life-saving benefactor" does not refer to the time when the Xiao family treated Lang Quan and his wife.

Fortunately, now that Lang Zhongming is in full swing, no one will put his private gossip on the table, otherwise his position as the president of Hongsheng would have been lost long ago.

Xiao Yang also thought that Lang Zhongming's rhetoric would bring turmoil to Hongsheng, but the strange thing is that Lang Zhongming himself was not worried at all.

He seems to have other plans.

Anyway, Xiao Yang's life is completely different from when he first came back years ago.

"Are you awake? It's almost time—"

Lang Zhongming called Xiao Yang through the door, and he only responded with a faint "hmm".

Xiao Yang sat on the edge of the bed and looked out the window.

It was only 10 o'clock in the morning, but there was no light in the sky, fine raindrops were sprinkled in the thick clouds, and the whole world seemed to be shrouded in the hazy feeling of misty rain.

Today is Qingming, such a "rainy" scene is very normal, but it really adds a lot of gloomy atmosphere.

Two days ago, Lang Zhongming offered to let Xiao Yang go to worship the deceased elders of the Lang family as an adopted son, and the brothers of the Lang family would also accompany him to worship his parents.

There are not many younger generations left in the two families, and there are only three of them together, so it is more lively to go together.

Xiao Yang was a little delicate in his heart. He didn't know what his parents thought when they saw the two children of the Lang family.

After breakfast, the three of them got into the car and went to the cemetery together.

Butler Gong is in charge of driving, and will also go to the graves of the two old masters together to do some sympathy in a while.It's a little late for Xiaofeng to enter Lang's house, only to catch up with the current head of the house, so it's different.

When we arrived at the place, there were many people sweeping the tomb today, and we had to queue for a long time to get in.

Butler Gong was getting older, so he walked more slowly, and Lang Zhongjin walked behind him.Lang Zhongming pulled Xiao Yang to walk ahead.

Recently, Xiao Yang turned on the heater every day, and when he went outside, he wrapped his knee pads, and his knees felt much better.

In the past, it would have killed him to make him walk the mountain road in such a rainy day.

Lang Zhongming held up a big umbrella to protect the two of them under the umbrella.His face was covered by shadows, his expression was invisible, and his voice came in a low voice.

"I feel that Zhong Jin is not getting close to me recently, do you feel this way?"

Xiao Yang lowered his eyelids: "No."

Lang Zhongming let out a sigh of relief: "That's probably my illusion. When a child grows up, it may be like this."

Lang Quan's derailment left a deep psychological shadow in his heart, making him suspicious and vicious, but this is not his nature after all.

He was also a responsible person who was used to taking care of his family.

After the old man left, he became the legitimate head of the family, and he also hoped to fulfill his responsibility as the head of the family and take good care of his only younger brother.

It's a pity that the younger brother grows up, the more he will lose his protection. This is an unchangeable trend.

The younger brother once took away his mother, and took away his grandfather's love. Now even he himself is no longer clinging to his elder brother like in the past. Lang Zhongming felt uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do.

After being alone for a long time, he is actually very lonely, but he can't tell anyone.

After so many things, Xiao Yang is still willing to stay, he is really grateful.Even for Xiao Yang, maybe it's just not time to leave.

Lang Zhongming looked down at Xiao Yang. The meticulous dress, hairstyle and expression made this man look very interesting.

Xiao Yang's self-esteem is slowly coming back.

He used to be a face-saving person. Lang Zhongming didn't dare to think about how much the things he did had hurt him. Fortunately, everything can be redeemed now.

After being in contact with Xiao Yang for a long time, the relationship is not as tense as before. Lang Zhongming gradually realizes that Xiao Yang is actually as lonely as him.

Many years ago, before everything started, Xiao Yang was also the only person who grew up with him.

Unlike Ke Chen, Xiao Yang is a family member, a family member who really live under the same roof.

Lang Zhongming felt sore when he saw Xiao Yang gasping for breath after walking.

"Take a break."

As soon as they stopped, Lang Zhongjin and Gong Butler behind them also slowed down, followed them slowly and sat on the side of the steps together.

Several people sat there for a long time, but no one spoke.Xiao Yang thought, the Lang family really fell apart completely.

The grave-sweeping families came and went, and three generations, old and young, talked and walked by together, making the atmosphere between Lang Zhongming and the four of them even weaker.

Butler Gong is actually only loyal to Lang Dewen. Now that his old master is dead, he is considered a man without a master, but he is still here because of his feelings for the Lang family.

In fact, Lang Zhongming is not his master at all.

On the surface, Lang Zhongjin is just a young man who doesn't know much about the world, patronizing his own hobbies, a little girl's birthday may be more important than worshiping ancestors.

Not to mention Xiao Yang.In his heart, he was never a member of the Lang family.

Lang Zhongming let out a long breath, drove away the thoughts in his heart, and got up to greet everyone.Several people started climbing the mountain again.

After walking for about ten minutes, I arrived at the tomb of Lang's family halfway up the mountain.

After offering sacrifices to the ancestors whose names they can't even remember, it's the turn of the two generations who passed away in recent years.

At the beginning, Lang Zhongming made the decision. Lang Quan was buried separately from his wife, and there was a small sign between their tombstones.

Lang Zhongming left two vacant seats next to his mother's tombstone, which were originally reserved for him and his younger brother.But now it seems that Lang Zhongjin should be given a place next to the old man.

The old man Lang Dewen and his wife who died young were next to each other, but the two of them had been separated for decades, and they might not have recognized each other long ago.

Lang Zhongming put out the prepared container, and several people started to burn the paper money on fire, kowtowing in turn while the fire was raging.

Lang Zhongjin acted with a slightly bored expression throughout the whole process, Lang Zhongming was scruples about Xiao Yang, and hardly expressed anything else, only Gong Butler had red eyes when he knelt down, and burst into tears when he got up.

After the end, Lang Zhongming said that he would go to pay respects to Xiao Yang's parents.

Lang Zhongjin looked impatient: "Ah...it's so troublesome...can I not go? Brother, you go with him~ Brother Xiao Yang doesn't care if Uncle Gong and I go, right?"

Steward Gong took advantage of the situation and said, "Then I will go down first with the second young master."

Lang Zhongming wanted to say something at first, but seeing that Xiao Yang didn't seem willing to go with them, he didn't insist.

In fact, Lang Zhongjin should pay homage more than him.

Back then, my mother was pregnant, and if she hadn't been able to get on the first lifeboat, she would have died long ago.Without Xiao Yang's parents, there would be no him.

But that's fine, as long as he and Xiao Yang go together, he can say something from his heart.

The tomb of Xiao Yang's parents is in another area, the location is worse and the area is smaller.

Lang Zhongming walked forward with Xiao Yang, feeling a little inexplicably uneasy.

The tomb of the Xiao family couple was overgrown with weeds, and it could be seen that there were burnt candle ends that had not been cleaned up, and they were already covered with mud and ash.

The cleaning staff of the cemetery only concentrate on cleaning on special days like Qingming, and they don’t come here often on normal days. In addition, this area is cheap, and even the service is not good enough, so it’s no wonder that the tomb is like this.

Xiao Yang tossed the tools for burning paper money, and Lang Zhongming looked at the scattered candle ends, curious: "When did you come here?"

Xiao Yang paused and said, "On the day of Double Ninth Festival, I came to pay my respects."

Lang Zhongming knew that Xiao Yang did many things by himself alone. He never asked for help or discussed with others. He walked alone and always faced everything alone.

He has tasted this kind of taste and knows how it feels, so he feels very distressed.

"Call me next time, after all, it's our benefactor, I should thank the two elders on behalf of my parents and Zhong Jin."

As Lang Zhongming said, he went up to help.Although Xiao Yang had a cold face, he did not refuse.

They burned the remaining two stacks of paper money together, and paid homage to each other in turn. The two packed up the trash and prepared to go down the mountain.

Lang Zhongming: "I thought you would have a lot to say to your parents, is it inconvenient for me to be here?"

Xiao Yang remained calm: "No... I don't have anything to say."

Lang Zhongming didn't understand why he didn't say a word when he came to his parents' grave before, but now he suddenly understood his thoughts.

What the living juniors want to say to the deceased elders are nothing but gossip.

With Xiao Yang's personality, he naturally has nothing to say.

Recalling that when I went up to worship just now, I didn't even say the words I prepared in the morning.It seemed that when I knelt down, my mood became heavy, and I couldn't say anything.

This represents the eternal debt between him and the Lang family, reminding him all the time so that even if he has fallen in love with Xiao Yang, he will not dare to act rashly.

Thinking of this, Lang Zhongming was still a little embarrassed: "Just now Zhong Jin is too unruly, he should come to pay his respects."

Xiao Yang didn't care, as if Lang Zhongjin didn't come, he felt relaxed.

Of course Lang Zhongming didn't know, but Xiao Yang actually thought of Lang Zhongjin's actions, and didn't want his parents to see that the unborn child he saved back then became a person with ulterior motives.

He just thought that Xiao Yang didn't want his family to come.

Xiao Yang looked at the four red letters "a good man in his life" engraved on his father's tombstone, and said in a low voice, "I don't know if it's worth it for them to do this."

Xiao Yang's original intention was to target Lang Zhongjin, but Lang Zhongming's words had another meaning in Lang Zhongming's ears.

He only felt that Xiao Yang regretted saving the Lang family.

In fact, he had expected Xiao Yang's thoughts a long time ago, but when he really heard it, he felt a little sad.

Xiao Yang's parents saved his parents and younger brother, Xiao Yang saved him again, saved the Lang family's reputation, and saved Hongsheng...

However, Xiao Yang has already regretted it.

Lang Zhongming thought to himself, Xiao Yang... probably hates their family.