Chapter 19: Good Brothers

"You stinking thief, stinking thief!" Su Xueyan snatched the bag back and slapped Xu Hongzhi on the head repeatedly.

However, seeing us at this moment, she was clearly stunned and looked at me strangely: "Yang Yun, do you actually like gay stuff?"

Xu Hongzhi and I quickly separated, and I retorted to Su Xueyan, annoyed: "What nonsense are you spouting? I'm a normal man!"

Su Xueyan looked at Xu Hongzhi and me with great suspicion and said "Oh," but it was clear she didn't really believe it.

"This is my Third Brother. Don't get the wrong idea. We haven't seen each other for many years; I didn't expect to meet in this way!" I introduced him to Su Xueyan.

However, this way of meeting was indeed quite ironic. It was clear that Third Brother hadn't been doing well these years; otherwise, how would he have been reduced to snatching bags?

Xu Hongzhi quickly spoke up: "Sorry about today. I didn't expect it to be my sister-in-law. It's really a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple. Old Four, you're something else; you actually found such a beautiful girlfriend!"

Su Xueyan's face turned red, and she didn't deny it. Seeing that this silly girl didn't deny it, there was no need for me to deny it either, so I just let others misunderstand.

"Third Brother, how have you been all these years? Where are the other brothers?" I asked anxiously.

Back at the orphanage, the relationship between the seven of us was truly excellent; we were brothers from childhood. However, life in the orphanage wasn't as good as what they show on TV. The director and the staff abused us every day, didn't give us food, often beat and scolded us, and made us do manual labor. When I was nine, the brothers discussed it, and one night, taking advantage of when they weren't paying attention, we snuck out. But the security guards discovered us. We ran for our lives, but later we got separated, and I never had news of them again.

"I don't know. After we snuck out, everyone got separated. Later, I even snuck back to the orphanage to inquire about everyone's news, but I found that except for the Eldest Brother, there was no news of the others. Eldest Brother didn't run away because he was covering for us. But Eldest Brother is no longer the Eldest Brother he was back then," Xu Hongzhi sighed, sitting on the ground and looking helplessly at the sky.

"When you snuck back to the orphanage, didn't Eldest Brother leave with you?" I asked Xu Hongzhi, puzzled.

"No, Eldest Brother wouldn't come with me. But it was clear that after we ran away, Eldest Brother must have suffered even more abuse. I guess he probably still holds a grudge against us even now!" Xu Hongzhi said helplessly.

"This?" Hearing this, I didn't know what to say. Eldest Brother actually held a grudge against us? How could that be? But thinking about it, it was possible, because back then, except for him, we all ran away, and no one cared about him. I also sighed helplessly.

"Third Brother, let me treat you to a meal. Let me help you find a job; don't steal anymore, it's not good!" I said, pulling Xu Hongzhi up from the ground.

"Good, I haven't had a full meal in many days. This time I must eat to my heart's content!" Xu Hongzhi was incredibly excited to hear about eating.

The three of us found a small restaurant and ordered a few dishes. Basically, Third Brother was the only one eating. It was clear that he had truly lived a miserable life these years. I was relatively lucky; at least Sister Shuang took me in, although I failed Sister Shuang's expectations. The other brothers might not have been so lucky; perhaps they were just like Third Brother, where being able to eat a full meal was already good enough.

Third Brother finished all the dishes on the table, drank some water, and then rubbed his stomach: "It's been so long since I've eaten this well!"

Later, I told Third Brother about the KTV job. Third Brother didn't refuse, saying that as long as the pay was good and there was food, it would be fine. Third Brother had looked for many jobs before, but basically, he was either cheated or they didn't want him.

Afterward, I called Sister Ling and told her about this. Sister Ling agreed without a second thought. I was truly grateful to Sister Ling. Tomorrow was payday, and after I got paid, I would definitely treat Sister Ling to a meal to thank her properly.

However, man proposes, God disposes. The next day, when I went to Wang Li to collect my salary, things didn't go very smoothly. Wang Li didn't even look at me: "You didn't come for a few days last month, so your salary was deducted. So, there's no money for this month!"

Hearing this, I was stunned, and then I asked: "I only missed two or three days, and it's gone? Not a single cent left?"

"I said it's gone, so it's gone. Don't you understand?" Wang Li was clearly impatient.

My face darkened. This guy clearly didn't want to pay me. This kind of thing wasn't the first time; it had happened occasionally before. This guy just saw that I was easy to bully.

I wanted to lose my temper, but seeing San Mao and the others beside Wang Li, I held it back and walked out of the door in a rage.

After walking out, I lit a cigarette and thought about it. This couldn't just end like this. Originally, I wanted to wait a few days to see how to deal with Wang Li, but this guy gave me a reason directly. Plus, I had Third Brother and the bald man Wang Hua by my side now. 3 against 3, I wasn't necessarily afraid of him. And Third Brother had been a fierce fighter since he was a kid, and the bald man's build looked pretty good too. We could give it a try. After thinking about it, I went to find Third Brother and Wang Hua at noon to discuss this matter.

When Third Brother heard that Wang Li wouldn't pay my salary and usually bullied me, he cursed in anger: "Fuck him, let's just deal with him. Bullying my brother, I think he's tired of living. Let's go get him now!"

After saying that, he got up and was about to go find Wang Li. I quickly pulled him back: "Third Brother, don't be in a rush. We definitely have to deal with him, but not now. After all, it's broad daylight, and everyone is around. This kind of thing should naturally be done on a dark and windy night. Let's wait for him to come out tonight!"

Afterward, I roughly explained the situation to Xu Hongzhi and Wang Hua. I knew Wang Li's usual routes like the back of my hand. I chose a place with relatively few people, and there were no streetlights or surveillance cameras there; it was a good place to take action.

In the afternoon, this guy Wang Li actually asked me to go buy cigarettes and food for him again. Where would I get the money? I simply refused point-blank: "I have no money, not a single cent on me!"

"Didn't I give you money? Go buy it quickly!" Wang Li said viciously.

"Not enough!"

"Damn it, I think your skin is itching again these past few days, isn't it? The lesson from a few days ago wasn't enough, right?" Wang Li said, grabbing my collar in anger.

I just stared at him, then gently pulled his hand down and said coldly: "Really no money! How about you lend me some?"

"Fine, same old rules. San Mao, give him three thousand yuan!" Wang Li smiled and said to San Mao beside him. Only a fool wouldn't make money; Wang Li was certainly happy to lend out this kind of usury.

I took the money and didn't say anything, then went out to buy the things. To Wang Li and the others, I looked particularly cowardly and easy to bully. I cursed in my heart: "You guys just enjoy yourselves for now. Wait until tonight, and I'll show you!" ===== CHAPTER 20 =====