Glancing at the untouched tea on the table, Jiang Wang greeted, "Auntie, are you ready to have dinner? I'll book a table at the restaurant later."
"Hey, I'll make an order!" Du Yehu said, "I'm familiar with all the restaurants in Maplewood City!"
Aunt Song sat down and waved her hand, "Don't worry, I'm here to see you for something."
Looking at Jiang Anan who was secretly observing him, Jiang Wang smiled softly and said, "If you have anything to say, please tell me."
Aunt Song touched Jiang Anan's little head and said, "How about you go out with these two big brothers? Take a look at the place where your brother lives and practices."
Du Yehu immediately opened his arms to little An'an, his big face wrinkled up like an old chrysanthemum with a smile, "Come, Brother Hu will take you to buy delicious food!"
Ling He also consciously said: "Don't worry, we have a life-long friendship with Jiang Wang, and we will definitely take good care of An An."
Little An'an is very sensible, although she is very timid, but when Aunt Song spoke, she still timidly took a few steps towards Linghe.
No matter how you look at it, Ling He, who has a straight face and a gentle smile, is much more reliable than Du Yehu, who has a bearded face and an exaggerated and terrifying smile.
Ling He took Jiang An'an out with great relief, but Du Yehu glared at Jiang Wang fiercely before leaving. What did he mean by his eyes clearly about your sister?
After a few people were sent away, Jiang Wang stopped his smile, looked at Aunt Song and said, "Is Fengxi Town still peaceful recently? Is the shop at home okay?"
"It's not a big problem, it's just..." Aunt Song was a little nervous.
Jiang Wang said patiently, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."
"Ever since your father left, the business in the shop has been getting worse day by day. Seeing that our lives are almost unbearable..." As she said this, Aunt Song suddenly took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears.
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The only shop left in the family is engaged in medicinal materials business. Although it is not large in scale, it has been a channel for many years and is well-known throughout Fengxi Town. At that time, the family was in decline and almost all the properties were sold, but they were left alone.
I bought this herbal medicine shop precisely because of its longevity. Although I won't be able to get rich with this shop, I can't say that I will have a hard time making a living.
What kind of talent is it that can turn a long-running herbal medicine shop into a worse place in just a few years?
Jiang Wang was not a fool. He had deliberately talked to him about some business matters earlier when his father was still alive, just so that if he failed in cultivation, he could go back and live a solid life.
He knew there must be a problem, but Jiang Wang just said: "Is there anything I can do to help, aunt?"
He thought that if he wanted some gold and silver, he could collect some. No matter what, after all, Jiang Anan was his only sister. Even if it was just for Jiang Anan's sake, he wanted them to live a better life.
"I know that if Xiao Wang is used to working hard, he will definitely have a good future in the future. But aunt..." Aunt Song wiped her tears, "Auntie comes from a womanly family and has no skills. She really can't hold on anymore..."
She looked up at Jiang Wang with tearful eyes: "Can I leave An An to you to take care of her from now on?"
The last trace of warmth in Jiang Wang's eyes disappeared.
He could never imagine that this woman didn't even want her own daughter.
Jiang Wang nodded slowly and then said: "It seems that my aunt has promised a good family?"
Aunt Song lowered her eyes slightly. It was only then, in front of her late husband's eldest son, that she suddenly felt a trace of shame. It slowly emerged from the deepest place in her heart.
"Weddings and funerals are all human nature." Jiang Wang never said anything harsh, "Does An An know that she will live with me in the future?"
"She doesn't know yet. Aunt Song thought, let's ask your opinion first. You also know that she has always been timid and afraid of strangers. Even if I take her with me, she won't be able to live well..." Although Aunt Song is here
He explained, but his voice became lower and lower.
"I understand." Jiang Wang interrupted her, "Should I tell her, or should you tell her?"
"Tell her..." Aunt Song said, "I... will leave now. The carriage is still waiting for me outside the city."
Jiang Wang was silent for a while, "That's fine. Then I won't give it away."
"I will send you two taels of silver every month."
"No need. I can still afford An'an. Auntie, you...take care of yourself."
"Hey, you and An An are fine." Aunt Song said and stood up.
He took two steps outside and suddenly stopped again. He turned around and said to Jiang Wang with tears in his eyes: "An'an doesn't like winter melon, she likes eggplant, and she likes sweets the most...but you can't give her more."
"She often sleeps under the quilt... She... She is young and not sensible. As a brother, please be more considerate."
"Aunt." Jiang Wang didn't want to say anything else, but seeing Aunt Song acting like this, he couldn't help but said, "I wonder if you still remember? My father could have lasted for another two years, but he refused to be cured and wanted to
I will leave my family property to you and let you take good care of my young sister..."
Aunt Song was speechless and left hiding her face.
Jiang Wang sat in a daze, and after a long time, he poured himself a cup of tea.
Over the years, he has been seeking enlightenment outside. No matter how hard it is, he has never asked for a tael of silver from his family. It is because he thinks that his father is ill in bed, and Aunt Song and An An's life is not easy. It is because he thinks that his father would rather die early than drag them down.
.How can he get the family’s money?
Although he is the most undisputed heir to that huge fortune.
The conversation from that year seemed to ring in my ears again:
"Xiao Wang, you have grown up, you can take care of yourself, right?"
"Yes, father."
That childish figure seems to coincide with this moment, intertwined through these years.
"And I can take good care of An An." Jiang Wang said softly.
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Ling He and Du Yehu took Jiang Anan for a while and then came back.
"Hey, where's Auntie?" Du Yehu asked without thinking.
Ling He subconsciously wanted to tighten An An's grip, but the little hand had been pulled out stubbornly.
Jiang Wang looked over and saw that the little girl who was less than five years old stood silently, biting her lips gently, her big black eyes unblinking.
She stood between Ling He and Du Yehu, but seemed to be isolated in a corner of the vast world.
She didn't cry or make a fuss.
Jiang Wang strode over, squatted down, and hugged this little figure into his arms. He also pulled her back from the loneliness in the corner of the world and back to the living world.
"An'an, you will live with your brother from now on. He will often play with you, just like we used to do. I don't know if you still remember how young you were back then..."
"Yes, yes, brother Hu will often play with you in the future!" Du Yehu also quickly compensated.
Xiao Anan glanced at him, turned back with an expressionless expression, and then gently buried her head on Jiang Wang's shoulder.
"Okay." Jiang Wang stood up with An An in his arms, "An An will stay with me from now on. It's not convenient to live in the dormitory. I have to find a place to live first. Let's have dinner together later."
"It's time to decide on a place to live first." Ling He took out two pieces of broken silver from his arms and put them into Jiang Wang's hand without any explanation: "You can take this little silver."
After entering the inner sect, Ling He's life was no longer so tight. The Taoist temple would give him a monthly payment. But these two pieces of silver were already his entire possessions.
"Ah, that's right." Du Yehu was inspired and immediately started to dig around all over his body, but in the end he only found four coins and put them into Jiang Wang's hand, "I have already drank up all the monthly payment.
"
Then he vowed again: "Next month, next month I won't drink, and I will save money to buy new clothes for An An!"
Jiang Wang was not polite, he casually put the money into his pocket and carried Jiang Anan out of the door.
They had already gone away, but Du Yehu still leaned against the door and looked at him, "Little An'an is so cute! Hey, Lao Ling, why don't I have a sister?"
"Old Ling?" Du Yehu turned around and saw that Ling He was already meditating on his bed.
A sister with a beard on her face, how scary that must be. Ling He thought to himself.
"Like the third child, they are all cultivators!" Du Yehu muttered, walked to the window, picked up the cup of tea that Jiang Wang had poured before, and drank it in one gulp.
"Bah, bah, bah!" Du Yehu sipped several times, "Why is this tea so bitter?"