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This year is destined to be a year of unrest.

The Zheng family sang the New Year's Eve drama, and even the adopted son of the Li family disappeared. When the Zheng family finally stabilized, the Ye family started to make trouble again.

The Ye family is not without reason.

The Zhou family united with the Zheng Xia family to monopolize a line that is making money every day. Naturally, some people can't see it, and others can't.The Zhou family called the young couple Zhou Xun and Ye Lanzi over, and reprimanded them slightly.The general idea is still the same, the family is the most important thing, and the big things are the most important. Ye Lanzi is a daughter-in-law, so she can't speak harsh words, but Zhou Xun has learned a lesson.

Ye Lanzi seemed to argue for Zhou Xun, and the disturbance was not very pleasant.It's true, the Zhou family has made money with the Ye family's line, so if you hesitate, don't take it, and now you can't listen to harsh words from outside, and instead blame your own juniors for being reckless.

But it was the Ye family that really made matters worse.

The head of the Ye family, Ye Dongming, celebrated his fiftieth birthday. The family is happy and harmonious. The two daughters of the Ye family are famous for their talents and appearance. The eldest daughter, Ye Lanzi, is ice-snow and smart. A little bit stronger.Although the youngest daughter Ye Susu is spoiled, she has a bold personality. Among the girls in Beijing, she is the only one who can play well with boys of the same generation. The elders like her even more. The old lady of the Ning family wants her to be her granddaughter , A jewelry brand was given to her a few years ago to let her learn how to manage it, as pocket money.

But hearts are always lacking.

Ye Dongming looked at the huge scene in his own family, the numerous inheritances passed down from his ancestors, and seeing his brothers who were covetous, and the children and grandchildren under their knees, he was also unwilling to reconcile.

Before that child came out, the atmosphere was very good.

The living room of the Ye family is large, and Ye Lanzi is playing mahjong with a few wives. The older elders are sitting on the sofa, greeting the older sisters.Ye Susu was crouching in Old Madam Ning's arms, peeling loquats for her grandchildren to eat.The child liked her very much, holding her skirt and refusing to let go.The old ladies all joked that they want him to marry Ye Susu as his wife when he grows up.

Mrs. Ning played mahjong well, her luck was high, and she had just finished her beard when she saw Mr. Ning slowly walking out and sitting next to her, she immediately smiled: "Aren't you discussing important national affairs?"

The ladies occupied the living room, and the gentlemen thought that they were talking about their family's gossip, so they all gathered in the side hall to smoke cigars, and the ladies thought it was nothing serious for them to smoke and brag, so they ignored them.

Mr. Ning didn't answer, he didn't look very happy, and said, "Hurry up and touch the second tube."

"I kept the general, and you called me out." Mrs. Ning was very unhappy, so she had to touch two barrels, hit three barrels, and let go of Ye Lanzi's seventh little pair.

The ladies were booing and asking Mr. Nian to pay for the card, a sharp-eyed lady caught sight of the person coming out of the side hall: "Ah, whose family is that child, why is Mr. Ye leading him..."

Ye Susu was acting like a baby with Mrs. Ning, but Ye Lanzi didn't even confiscate the money before she saw it. When she looked back, her expression darkened.Seeing her expression, the wives knew that Ye Dongming was holding the legendary illegitimate child.Mrs. Ning glanced at her husband beside her, and then realized why he didn't stay in the side hall—Ye Dongming must have taken the child there first. Mr. Ning was an upright man, and he couldn't get used to it, so he came over.She was a little proud of her ability to control her husband, but the faces of the other ladies were a little ugly.

Ye Dongming seemed to love that child very much, and lowered his head to talk to the child. The child probably had been with the "outside room" for a long time, and he didn't kiss him, and his expression was a little blank, and he only cared about candy.

"My Susu also likes to drink iced avocado juice, and I don't let her drink too much," said Mrs. Ye, who was walking with a plate of avocado juice and Mrs. Wang beside her. Talking, followed by a few servants.

Among these wives, Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Wang are the ones who cook the most. They are famous for being virtuous. Today, there are so many guests. Mrs. Ye entertains these wives. She watches the servants make things in the kitchen. Mrs. Wang has a good relationship with her. Also went to help.

The two people came from the corridor and were stunned when they saw the scene in the living room.

Mrs. Ye had seen that child before, and her complexion also sank, but she had a gentle temper and didn't say anything. Even Ye Lanzi knew the big picture and didn't say anything.

Ye Susu came to her senses, her temper exploded, and when she saw Ye Dongming holding the child, her eyes turned red and her lips trembled, but Mrs. Ning patted her hand to prevent her from speaking.

"Dongming, come here." Mrs. Ning has a seniority, and Mr. Ye is called by his first name.

Ye Dongming still looked peaceful, led the child and walked over, and even patted the child's head: "Xiaoling, call grandma."

The seniority of the Ye family, Guankeru Mingling, and the name of the male members of the Ye family all have the word Mausoleum in their names. He obviously wants this child to recognize his ancestors and return to his family.Several old ladies who were old-fashioned showed disdain, and some wives who did not have a good relationship with the Ye family looked like they were watching the show.

The child lowered his head and concentrated on eating the candy, and couldn't listen to his words, but Ye Dongming liked it more and more, a smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and he reached out to touch his head.

Mrs. Ning asked, "What's the child's name?"

"The child's name is Xiaoling." Ye Dongming touched the child's head and said, "The eldest name is Ye Yiling."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Susu stood up abruptly.

"Anyone can have the surname Ye now, can't they?" She said sharply as soon as she came up, "Is this the second uncle's son or the third uncle's son?"

Ye Dongming was probably in a good mood and didn't mind her little disobedience, so he patted Ye Yiling's head: "This is your sister."

The child glanced at her timidly, startled by the anger on her face.

"I don't have such a cheap brother!" Ye Susu's temper has always been spoiled, and he didn't care about the occasion at all: "Who knows which bastard he crawled out of!"

Everyone gasped. The logic of these people has always been strange. For example, when they discuss such things in the future, although they will also criticize Ye Dongming for disregarding the relationship between husband and wife, they still agree that the biggest mistake is Ye Susu, because She was so reckless about the occasion that she made her father lose face on his birthday.

Ye Dongming obviously thought so too.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Although he felt a little guilty towards his wife and daughter in his heart, Ye Susu's words really made him unable to get off the table. He originally wanted to take this child out today. Anyway, there were so many people, thinking that his wife and daughter would take care of the situation. It's going to be a big mess, as long as you bring it over once, it will be easy to talk about in the future.But Ye Susu couldn't bear this tone, thinking that so many people were looking at him here, he was ashamed, and he immediately scowled: "This is your real brother!"

"I don't have a younger brother!" Ye Susu was not afraid of him at all, she puffed her chest out, her face flushed with excitement, "I only recognize my mother! I recognize my sister! Both this younger brother and his mother whore have to get out of my house." !"

There was a crisp "slap", it was Ye Dongming who slapped her on the face. After all, Ye Susu was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, she was thrown aside by this slap, blood was bleeding from the corner of her mouth, and she stared in disbelief. looking at his father.

Before she could speak, the things in Mrs. Ye's hands fell to the ground with a "crash".

With tears in her eyes, she ran towards Ye Susu.

"Susu, how are you? Is there anything wrong?" She half-kneeled on the ground, anxiously helping Ye Susu up on the sofa.

The two daughters of the Ye family were also brought up as jewels in the palm of their hands since they were young. Not to mention being beaten, they never heard a word of serious words. Ye Susu was so stunned by this slap that she forgot to cry.Ye Lanzi quickly moved away from her seat, and walked towards her sister. Even if the wives at the poker table had serious quarrels with the Ye family, they felt sympathy for the mother and daughter of the Ye family at this moment.Some kind-hearted ones had already left the living room secretly, fearing that Mrs. Ye would feel ashamed in front of so many people and would be embarrassed to see them in the future.

Mrs. Ye looked at Ye Susu's face distressedly, saw that there were several fingerprints on her fair skin, and the corners of her mouth were broken. She felt distressed and anxious, and turned her head to forget her husband: "Are you crazy?"

Ye Dongming always loved his little daughter, and he regretted this slap.But with so many people watching, and being questioned by his always submissive wife, he couldn't lose face for a moment, so he could only say stiffly: "What's wrong with me beating her! Is it right for her to say that?"

"Ye Dongming!" Mrs. Ye sternly said, she has always had the mildest temper. The wives and old ladies who are familiar with him in this living room have never seen her so fierce. Her well-maintained face has already turned pale with anger. , with trembling lips, pointing at her husband: "You are shameless!"

Ye Dongming looked at her in shock.

"I am the wife you are marrying! You think I can't have a son, so you can get a divorce! Invite the elders of both sides, and we will divorce the marriage openly in the ancestral hall! If you want to divorce me under my nose? Your illegitimate son is coming in, no way!" She pointed to Ye Dongming's hand still wearing a wedding ring, trembling, but with tears in her eyes, her maiden name was Yu, and she was also a big family in Beijing, when she was in the boudoir At that time, she was also a well-known beauty in Beijing. She had not given birth to a son in these years, and she felt ashamed of her husband.Now that she is pressing step by step, she is no longer allowed to retreat.

She spoke harshly, Ye Dongming had never been disobeyed by her before, and he couldn't reply for a while.On the other hand, Mrs. Wang, who has a good relationship with her, was afraid that she would not be able to take back what she said, so she hurriedly smoothed things over: "Mom Susu, don't say stupid things, men are sometimes confused, don't they all come here?"

"Is he confused for a while?" Mrs. Ye asked Mrs. Wang back with tears in her eyes: "I can't give birth to a son. How long has he held a grudge in his heart? The illegitimate child has been raised to such a large age. Is he still confused for a while? I am the one who is confused. I can't bear the things in this world, but I despised myself, and even caused my daughter to be wronged together with me! I also came from a good family, so I am not worthy of him, Ye Dongming, to be treated like this by him spoil?"

Mrs. Wang saw that Mrs. Ye was really angry, so she stopped persuading her, but Ye Dongming took the child by the hand and said, "I'm not talking about you, why are you so small-minded and keep talking..."

"I don't know who is narrow-minded?" Mrs. Ning next to her was the most outspoken and warm-hearted, and she herself belonged to the Women's Federation. She said in a strange way: "Today I beat my daughter, and tomorrow I will beat my wife. I am not a big official, but I am rushing." I'm going to be Chen Shimei."

"You won't die if you don't say a few words!" Old Madam Ning glared at her daughter-in-law, and Madam Ning curled her lips and stopped talking.

The scene was very embarrassing for a while, but fortunately Ye Lanzi was sensible, took a tissue and handed it to her mother, called her mother, and asked Ye Susu to take the wives to the restaurant to wait for dinner, the most exciting thing for these wives It's just playing mahjong and losing money. After seeing such a good show, everyone is reluctant to leave wherever they are willing to go.

Mrs. Ye held Ye Lanzi back.

"Don't be busy," her voice calmed down, but her eyes were ashamed: "Since he dislikes me for not being able to have a son, why should I rush to celebrate his birthday? Let's go back to your uncle's house and let your grandfather find an elder." Come to preside over the divorce."

Everyone didn't know that the scene would turn out like this, and they didn't know how to persuade her. Mrs. Wang pulled Ye Lanzi's clothes and asked her to persuade her mother. Ye Lanzi pretended not to feel it, and helped her sister stand up stand up.

"I'm sorry everyone," Mrs. Ye apologized to the other wives: "I was negligent today, and we will play cards together another day."

The wives all expressed that it doesn't matter, anyway, after watching such a big gossip today, it is enough for half a month to talk about, who cares whether they have a birthday party or not.

As one of the protagonists of the farce, Ye Dongming was left out in the cold. He didn't know if he felt that he couldn't save face, or he really didn't care.Until Mrs. Ye walked away with the two daughters, he still held the child tightly in his hand.

Maybe everyone thought that the weak Mrs. Ye was just a whim, but on the third day after she left home, she sent the divorce agreement to Ye's house.

The Ye family panicked now, several elders taught Ye Dongming a lesson, and asked him to go to Yu's house to bring Mrs. Ye back.

He couldn't even get in the door of Yu's house.

Speaking of the Yu family, it is also very interesting. The old man of the Yu family is even older than the Ye family. Unfortunately, the juniors below are not up to date. Ye Susu's uncle is called the second boss, and the boss is a joking name. Not very bright.There is no hope of joining the army and politics, and I am afraid that he will be used as a gunman if he is credulous.Let's do business. Over the years, I have done a lot of things, big and small, but I didn't get it done. Instead, I lost a lot of money to go in.The son had two sons, both of whom were just like him. The eldest son was nicknamed Meng Zhang Fei and had a fight with Li Xiu. The younger son was still studying and was not very competitive. He was hung up and beaten by Uncle Ye Susu at the end of every year.Old man Yu's temper also exploded. When his son beat his grandson, he beat his son. While beating, he was mixed with national curses. The scene was very funny.But the son is filial, and does not hide when the crutches are interrupted.Although the family is considered down and out among these families, they are very united. Although they are not so beautiful, they are also very warm.

After all, if it weren't for the situation of the Yu family, Mrs. Ye wouldn't have been in the Ye family for so many years, pretending to be a happy marriage for fear of worrying her natal family.This time when they had nowhere to go and went home, the Yu family was furious, shouting and killing each other, even Mr. Yu held up his crutches and yelled to go to the Ye family to kill Ye Dongming. The youngest of the family persuaded him, but when he looked back, the youngest son of the Ye family was gone, and after calling, he was already on his way to settle accounts with the Ye family, so he hurriedly arrested him.

Ye Susu always thought that her temper was already out of control, but she didn't expect her uncle's family to be more violent, and she forgot to be sad when she was so busy, only a touch of emotion remained.

When she was a child, she admired her father the most, he was gentle and refined.Occasionally, she went to visit relatives at her uncle's house, and was hugged and pricked with a beard by her uncle, crying in pain. Her uncle also fed liquor to her two-year-old, causing her to sleep for a day.Although it is my grandfather's house, there is no barrier of intimacy, but occasionally I feel that the whole family is too rude.

But only now did she know that there was a thought hidden behind the gentleness that no one might know. Although a straight-talking person may not please you, at least you don't have to worry about him giving you another knife when you trust him with all your heart.

By the time the Ye family's affairs calmed down, it was already early summer.

The Ye family refused to leave, and Mrs. Ye also refused to go back, but she no longer allows people to call herself Mrs. Ye, and resumed her natal family name, Yu Meizhen, and her two daughters also changed their surnames to Yu, Occasionally met the Ye family in public, but just pretended not to know each other.

Although honest people are broad-minded, they just tolerate a little more and always have a bottom line.Because there are too many grievances to accommodate, once you lose your temper, it is truly irreparable.

Ye Susu, no, they are all called Yu Susu now.Yu Susu met Zheng Ao on the [-]th birthday of Mrs. Ning.

It was already summer at that time, and a lot of silk juniper flowers were planted in Ning’s old house. Her mother was not feeling well, so she brought two gifts by herself—her uncle was not good at such occasions, and now that the family was getting poorer, he didn’t Sorry to be here.In the circles in central Beijing, the world is still very cold.

Mrs. Ning liked her, and she was afraid of neglecting her, so she kept holding her hand and talking, and finally let her go after the mahjong table was set up, and would not let her go far, and wanted to keep her at home.She wandered around alone, quarreled with Li Xiu who laughed at her new name, and met Zheng Ao outside the corridor.

Zheng Ao is smoking.

He lost a lot of weight, and the temperature in early summer was very high. He was wearing a white shirt, and stood beside the banana tree with his head down. Albizia julibrissin bloomed very fragrantly, and there was a dark tide in the air.

Yu Susu walked over.

Zheng Ao's sense is still very keen, he turned his head when she stepped down the steps.It is still the pretty and almost neutral appearance in the impression, but there is something more.

"Hi." Yu Susu raised her hand to greet him.

He nodded at her too.

Yu Susu walked over and stood beside him. The large dark green leaves of the plantain were shining like wax in the sun.

He pressed the cigarette out on the trunk.

"How are you recently?" Yu Susu asked him softly, "I didn't see you at Wang Xian's house last time."

"I was abroad that day." Zheng Ao knew that she was talking about Wang Lang's marriage.

Yu Susu couldn't find anything to say, so she could only stand with him.Obviously only half a month has passed, but she has a feeling of vicissitudes.At the beginning, she hated this person very much, and felt that there was no one more scumbag than him, no matter how good his skin was, he couldn't save him.But now time has passed, the two people standing here have changed, Zheng Ao is not so arrogant, and she has matured.

But she is still the same as before, she can't hide anything in her heart

"I'm sorry about Xu Lang..." She finally apologized: "If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't have been arrested."

"It's none of your business." Zheng Ao raised his hand habitually, only to find that the smoke had gone out: "If it wasn't for you, he would have found a way to escape."

The one who lost him was always me.

Yu Susu didn't speak any more, but felt a little sour in her heart.

After Xu Lang disappeared, she was one of the most regretful people.Especially after her mother decided to divorce, she didn't know Xu Lang's original intention.But every time she remembered the reproachful look she had when she looked at Xu Lang for the last time, she wished she could find someone to beat her up.

Because of the strength of the Zheng and Li families, she did not participate in the process of finding Xu Lang, but only vaguely heard some news. Li Xiu kept his mouth shut, and whenever she asked him, he would walk away with a black face.

"The things they said are not true, are they?" She knew that Zheng Ao understood what she meant. There were rumors in Beijing that Xu Lang had been killed by Guan Ying.The disappearance of Guan Ying can also illustrate this point. Others guessed that she was really under house arrest.

Zheng Ao failed to answer her,

"I don't know myself," he said.

The only thing he knows is that the person named Xu Lang is unwilling to see him again in this life, no matter whether he lives or dies.

Yu Susu didn't dare to look into his eyes.

When she got involved in Xu Lang and Zheng Ao's affairs, her sister had warned her that there was no need for others to intervene in the affairs between the two of them. She didn't believe it and insisted on going her own way.Now that Xu Lang is missing, Zheng Ao seems to be a different person. At first, she felt happy and comfortable, but after watching it for a long time, she felt a little regretful.

She didn't speak, and stood beside her for a while, Zheng Ao raised her head: "Is there anything else?"

She was actually not sure whether to say it or not, but hesitation has never been in her character, no matter how whimsical the words are.

"I want to do business with you."

"Business?" Zheng Ao raised his eyebrows, his eyes were beautiful, he used to be too arrogant when he was young and proud, but now he is depressed, his eyes don't have that superiority, instead there is a kind of sad beauty .

Yu Susu raised her head.

"Yes, I want to do business with you." She said clearly: "My grandfather still has some real power, but my uncle dare not do business. He used to be deceived when he did business. But now I will help him see Come on, I believe in Li Xiu, and I also believe in you!"

What she said was right, Li Xiu's flirtatious look really disdained to lie to girls.

"Aren't you going out to study?" Zheng Ao asked her.

"That's what the Ye family found for me. I don't miss it now." She held her head up: "Li Xiu doesn't go to school anymore, and neither do you. What you can do, I can do too!"

If it was Li Xiu, Yu Susu had already been scolded for being stupid by this time, the Li family probably didn't have the ability to speak well with others, even if it was for the benefit of others, they basically didn't have a good word to say.

Not to Zheng Ao.

"If you think it through yourself, you can try it." He said, "But maybe it's not as beautiful as you thought, and it's very boring."

"I'm not afraid of being boring, I can learn from you for a while." The girl who changed her name is still as stubborn as before: "If I can learn, I will persuade my grandfather to help you."

A light flashed in Zheng Ao's eyes.

Although the Yu family seems to be in decline because of the successor, the old man still has some power in the hands of the old man. If the Yu family also joins in, maybe they can really win...

He raised his eyes and looked at Yu Susu.

Yu Susu tried her best to look trustworthy and puffed up her chest.

"I'll go back and think about it. If the Xia family can pass, it should be fine." There was an intriguing smile on the corner of his mouth: "Can you handle the Zhou family?"

"My brother-in-law is fine." Yu Susu almost jumped up with joy, and tried to lower her voice: "My sister will help."

"That's good."

"Am I going to wait for the news now?" Yu Susu couldn't help asking: "Can I make some preparations by myself? For example, read some documents."

"You can practice your English well." After Zheng Ao finished speaking, seeing that Yu Susu wanted to explain that her English was fine, she added a sentence: "Practice Russian as well."

Yu Susu nodded fiercely.

Zheng Ao looked at the cigarette in his hand and wanted to laugh a little.

"Why are you working so hard all of a sudden?"

"Ah, me?" Yu Susu realized, the look in his eyes softened: "It's because of my uncle."

While speaking, her hand subconsciously touched the necklace on her neck.

A very beautiful sapphire necklace. The perfectly cut gemstones showed a deep blue like a cornflower, dotted with broken diamonds, which looked very beautiful against the girl's fair skin.She noticed that Zheng Ao was also watching, and explained softly: "When we moved out of the house, my mother didn't want jewelry after marriage, and I didn't want anything from them either."

Since you want to change your surname, you have to make a thorough decision, which can be regarded as having a backbone.

But my uncle didn't want to see his niece, who was like a jewel in his palm, be wronged like this.

To her in the past, it was just a piece of beautiful jewelry, but the situation of Yu's family has been poor for many years, and they have lost a lot of business over the years, so they can no longer support such consumption.In order to give the niece a meeting gift, two more properties were sold.When ordering necklaces, because I didn't understand these at all, I was cheated of money.Although the two cousins ​​are living poorly compared to their peers, and will be beaten up for buying a sports car, they have no opinion at all about it, and they have no heart to praise her for looking good.

She thinks that she will remember the afternoon when her uncle gave her this gift for the rest of her life, because the man who roared at his son like a lion stood in front of him, rubbed his hands awkwardly, and said to her with a little guilt: "Uncle doesn't have what you have in hand." Too rich, the middleman said this is the best, should I wear it out?"

So embarrassing, so apprehensive.

He was not refined, he had no taste in clothes, and he couldn't speak beautiful words.However, it is such a person who is trying to give her the best.

Her biological father, for the sake of a so-called "successor", raised an outhouse outside, gave birth to an illegitimate child, brought her home grandiosely, and slapped her.But this uncle, who she thought was rude and uncultivated when she was a child, gave her a gift so nervously, just so that she wouldn't feel ashamed when she went out.

The reason why Yu Susu can play well with boys is because she also has the kind of chivalry of "fighting to die to pay for her confidant" in her bones. It may be a bit silly to say it, but a person has to rely on his breath for a lifetime.

She is such a person, if others treat her well, she will be smashed to pieces in return.She is not stupid than them, so what about girls?What they could do, she worked hard, tried her best, and did it desperately!It can always be done, right?

If you find it difficult, just think about the people behind you who need to be protected. No matter how difficult it is, you have to grit your teeth and gnaw it down.

In the past, she played games with Li Xiu and only played one character, because she liked the line of that character: "Fight for those who can't fight!"

It's a pity that not everyone is as lucky as Yu Susu. When she realizes it, there are still people who are worth fighting for.

When Zheng Ao left, Yu Susu asked behind him: "You will always look for Xu Lang, right?"

Zheng Ao seemed to pause for a moment, but he didn't look back.

"I will," he said.

No matter life or death, I will keep looking for it. It doesn't matter what the DNA test results are because I'll never believe it.

There is no one else in this world, only Xu Lang.

Even if you look for it for a lifetime.

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