The study room of the Xiao family has extremely important significance in the history of the development of the Xiao family. Every decision, every reform, and every major event of the Xiao family was decided in the study room.
Moreover, the Xiao family also has an unwritten rule that no one except direct disciples of the Xiao family are allowed to enter the study.
Even Xiao Ling'er, whom Xiao Wanjun loved very much, could not enter Xiao Wanjun's study.
Because the study room of the Xiao family belongs to men, the study room of the Xiao family carries the growth history of the Xiao family, the history of blood and tears, and contains a heavy and profound history, and this history is often war.
War has always been a matter between men, so women of the Xiao family are naturally not allowed to enter.
Xiao Yunlong followed Xiao Wanjun into the study. The study looked very old and maintained an ancient tradition. However, the desks, stools and chairs in the study were all mahogany furniture, so no matter how long they lasted, these furniture would not break.
There is an aura of accumulated historical heritage emanating from it.
There were two portraits hanging in the study room. Xiao Yunlong saw them as soon as he walked in. He was staring at them.
Xiao Wanjun said: "The portrait on the right is your great-grandfather, and the portrait on the left is your grandfather."
Xiao Yunlong nodded. From these two portraits, he could see the firmness, calmness and calmness unique to the men of the Xiao family!
"sit down."
Xiao Wanjun said.
Xiao Yunlong sat down at the desk, and in a blink of an eye he saw a photo frame on the desk. The photo in the photo frame was a photo of a man and a woman. He could tell at a glance that the man in the photo was Xiao Wanjun when he was young, and
That woman is his mother.
In the photo, my mother's dignified and beautiful face is blooming with a soft smile, and she is nestled in Xiao Wanjun's arms, full of warmth.
Xiao Wanjun was silent for a moment. He looked at Xiao Yunlong and said, "Did your mother live happily during her lifetime?"
"Although she is very poor, she is very happy and fulfilled. She taught me a lot of principles of life. She said that the most important thing in life is to live happily and contentedly. If you have a lot of money, but your life is not satisfactory, then that's okay.
It’s not life.” Xiao Yunlong said.
Xiao Wanjun nodded, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, and murmured: "This is indeed her character. She is an excellent woman. Being able to meet her in this life is the greatest luck in my life."
Xiao Yunlong took a deep breath. He remembered what Liu Mei had said to him, and couldn't help but ask: "What exactly happened back then?"
The gaze in Xiao Wanjun's eyes suddenly sank, and there was a hint of sadness and anger in his eyes. He said slowly: "Twenty-five years ago, I clearly remember that it was New Year's Eve, the occasion of family reunion. Xiao
The enemies of the family united and raided the Xiao family. At that time, your mother was just pregnant with you. I led the people to protect your mother and killed her. When we arrived at the port, I asked the people around me to escort your mother away directly.
.Because at that time, your grandfather was still surrounded by enemies in the Xiao family, so I had no choice but to fight back and fight back to the Xiao family to rescue your grandfather."
After a pause, Xiao Wanjun continued: "At that time, your mother was escorted by people around me to a ship, so that she could go overseas to temporarily avoid the limelight. After that battle, I personally went to find your mother. But I learned that
The ship ran aground and was destroyed. I found the bodies of the people who escorted your mother away, but I could not find your mother."
"I was so anxious at the time that I searched for your mother countless times. I didn't find your mother's body, so I firmly believed that she was still alive. But no matter how hard I searched, I couldn't find her. In the end, I was so desperate that I thought your mother had already suffered.
Unexpected. I never thought that ten years ago you called home for the first time, revealing your identity and even telling the news that your mother had passed away due to illness." Xiao Wanjun said.
Xiao Yunlong was silent for a moment after hearing this. His mother had never told him these inside stories.
All along, Xiao Yunlong felt that it was Xiao Wanjun who abandoned their mother and son, knowing that they were exiled overseas but not looking for them. It turned out that the truth of the matter was not what he thought, and he had always misunderstood Xiao Wanjun.
"Didn't your mother tell you about this?" Xiao Wanjun asked.
Xiao Yunlong shook his head and said: "My mother told me before she died that I still have a father and a home in Jianghai City."
Xiao Wanjun's face was startled. After a while, he sighed softly and said: "I understand your mother's intention. She hopes that you can live a free life and not get involved in too much right and wrong. Don't let you be like me.
He can’t even protect his own woman.”
Xiao Yunlong was silent for a while. Thinking about the attack that the Xiao family suffered twenty-five years ago, if it were him, he would have made the same choice.
His father is still surrounded by enemies, how can he just leave?
Therefore, when Xiao Wanjun asked people around him to escort his mother away, he turned around and went back to rescue his father, his grandfather. This is a choice that a man should make.
"Grandpa... Could it be that he died unfortunately in that battle?" Xiao Yunlong asked, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
"Yes, after that battle, your grandfather was seriously injured and passed away soon!" Xiao Wanjun opened his mouth, clenching his right hand tightly, and with anger emerging, he said coldly, "That battle that year caused my family to be destroyed.
, my wife and children are separated, I hate it...cough cough cough!"
Suddenly, Xiao Wanjun coughed violently. He coughed so hard that his waist bent down, and he wanted to cough out his lungs.
He took out a handkerchief and covered the corners of his mouth, still coughing violently.
Slowly, after his mood stabilized a little, his violent coughing came under control. He wiped the handkerchief covering his mouth and put it away.
Although Xiao Wanjun was deliberately covering it up, with Xiao Yunlong's eyesight, he still saw that the handkerchief in Xiao Wanjun's hand was stained red, which was the blood he coughed up!
"You, your body..."
Xiao Yunlong frowned.
"It's okay, it's okay." Xiao Wanjun smiled boldly and said, "I used to smoke several packs of cigarettes a day and got rid of the root cause of the disease. It's okay."
"Who were the people who attacked the Xiao family back then? Are they still alive now?" Xiao Yunlong asked, his tone cold, and there was a sharp murderous intention deep in his eyes.
Xiao Wanjun's face was startled, he smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about the grievances of the previous generation. Since you have come back, you also have your own responsibilities and your own life. Yunlong, you are in the second year of this year.
You're already fifteen, so you're not young anymore, it's time to think about life-long matters."
"Huh?" Xiao Yunlong was a little confused and felt that there was something wrong in Xiao Wanjun's words.
"I won't hide it from you. In fact, since you were born, you have always had a fiancée who you are married to." Xiao Wanjun said with a smile.
"What?"
Xiao Yunlong was shocked. This news was beyond his expectation. It was completely unexpected.
"This was decided by your grandfather's generation. Twenty-five years ago, your mother was pregnant, and the wife of Qin Yuanbo, the current head of the Qin family, was also pregnant. So your grandfather and the old man of the Qin family made a decision. If
If your mother and Mrs. Qin give birth to a boy and a girl, they will become in-laws." Xiao Wanjun smiled, and then said, "The daughter of the Qin family is named Qin Mingyue. She is an excellent girl. My father has met her several times, not only
No one can compare to you in appearance and temperament, and he is also knowledgeable and sensible. He is a perfect match for you, haha!"