From then on, Wei Bangyan often went to his uncle's house to "steal" food.
Wei Haizheng bumped into him twice and asked him: "How old are you?"
"Seven years old."
"what will you do?"
Wei Bangyan shook his head in confusion.
Wei Haizheng told him: "There are weeds in my back garden. If you can pull them out, I will give you wages."
Wei Bangyan hurriedly said yes.
He worked at his uncle's place, and later he never returned home, so he lived in his uncle's servant's room.
As for the parents, siblings, no one noticed that a child was missing.
At first he helped with weeding, and later he helped clean his uncle's study and wash the windows and floors.
Wei Haizheng accidentally came home from work and found that his study was neat and tidy, and people could be seen on the floor.
He called Wei Bangyan to him: "I have a more profitable job for you, will you do it?"
When the child heard that he could make money, he was extremely happy: "I'll do it!"
"I have a friend who is sick and likes to teach people how to read. If the students can't learn it, his illness will not be cured. If you can help him learn a hundred words a week, I will give you five pounds.
"Wei Haizheng said.
The child immediately nodded in agreement.
Five pounds is enough for him to live outside for a month.
In this way, he stayed with his uncle for more than three years, from the age of six and a half to ten years old, earning 390 pounds; he learned all Chinese characters, English letters and simple English reading; he learned arithmetic
and piano.
Plenty of beef, milk, and rice made him grow a lot taller in three years. He is now the second tallest boy in the family after his eldest brother.
He has also become sensible and knows that he has not been working for more than three years, but receiving a good family education.
Now when he goes out, he can at least understand the local people's speech and recognize basic words. The three hundred and ninety pounds in his hand can allow him to go to a middle school that is close to graduation, so that he will not have to work as a coolie after graduation.
The uncle told him seriously: "Go back and hide the money yourself."
But he returned the money.
He asked his uncle: "If I give you this money, can you send me to school? When I make money in the future, I will definitely pay it back to you, including the food money for more than three years."
Wei Haizheng was going through a divorce at that time. His youngest daughter had a high fever and died young, and his wife couldn't stand the torture and almost collapsed. Perhaps due to too much stimulation, his wife cheated on her coachman.
Wei Haizheng felt an unprecedented emptiness, so when Wei Bangyan proposed to stay with him and go to school, he agreed.
The idea of adopting Wei Bangyan was proposed by Wei Bangyan himself. At that time, he had already graduated from college.
He wanted to be his uncle's son, not for his family property, but to provide for him until his death.
"You can make a will. I don't want anything. I just don't want to go back to that home again." Wei Bangyan said, "Can I be your companion?"
Wei Bangyan gave his younger brother 100,000 pounds, and his younger brother agreed to adopt his son to him.
After that, Wei Haizheng's business slowly moved to other cities, and he moved further and further away from his younger brother's family; Wei Bangyan stayed with him, and under his influence, he cared deeply about his family and country, and wanted to be a diplomat.
The father and son have always maintained openness and trust. They are like family members and two allies who have a good relationship.
After learning about Qian Changping's existence, Wei Bangyan did not consider whether he would compete with him for the family property. Instead, he thought about how gratifying it was that his uncle finally had one of his own flesh and blood alive.
Then Wei Bangyan thought that the Qing Gang was now so powerful that if he had the brother of such a Qing Gang boss, his career would be smoother in the future.
Therefore, like Wei Haizheng, he wanted to ask for proof whether Qian Changping was related to Wei Haizheng.
They came to Yancheng, but Qian Changping avoided seeing them.
But Wei Bangyan met Yun Qiao.
"Miss Yunqiao's words carry a lot of weight. She is now replacing Granny Xiao. If we can see him, maybe there is room for change between us and Qian Changping." Wei Bangyan said to his father.
Wei Bangyan also said that Yun Qiao promised to visit.
Therefore, Wei Haizheng has been looking at his watch since he got up in the morning, waiting impatiently for Yun Qiao to arrive.
If Yun Qiao doesn't come this weekend, he will go to Xi's house.
Although he knew that this was rude and would disturb Yun Qiao's life.