Chapter Twenty-One: Reunion

  He Ming gave Sito Ho-yin a slightly contemptuous look before quickly changing his expression to that of an enthusiastic faction, going downstairs to greet the relatives.

  Just like you and me, He Dabao also has a father. His old man got married before liberation, at that time there was no TV, no computer, so everyone must have liked playing poker at night.

  He Dab's father had 8 descendants after he drove the crane to the west. He Dab ranked fifth, in an awkward middle position, so there was little warmth at home, and life was difficult at that time. He Dab went out to make a living at the age of 15, so his personality was romantic and unrestrained. To put it bluntly, he was impulsive and irritable, and when he got drunk, he chased and hacked at street thugs for a whole street.

  Later, he had a stroke of good luck and became a worker in the city. At that time, workers were in high demand, and he smoothly married a beautiful wife who was a member of a dance troupe at a critical moment. Then, then it's now, New Year's Day 2012.

  "Isn't this Amin? I saw you on TV yesterday. You're really impressive, the best person in our old He family! Our old He family is truly flourishing. Come come come, let's shake hands and feel your good fortune."

  "Uncle, you're overpraising me."

  He Ming pretended to be excited, shook hands and asked how everyone was doing, showing great courtesy. Then, under the pretext of getting a drink, he slipped into the kitchen.

  Unexpectedly, there were many women in the kitchen, all admiring this spacious kitchen with an area similar to that of Huang Yuangen's original old house.

  They saw He Ming and immediately said: "Isn't this Little Ming? Come come come, let Auntie take a good look."

  He Ming was again praised, patted on the shoulder and told he had become more handsome!

  He Ming arrived at the backyard, where there were more people surrounding the garden, extremely amazed by the scenery of this place, just like a royal palace. There were also many younger boys and girls smaller than He Ming, who must be his cousins.

  Being surrounded by those little brats would be a disaster, He Ming thought to himself. The third floor was the safest place, and besides, his second sister was still there. He quickly snuck back up to the third floor, where his second sister was in her room surfing the internet. He Ming had already become a hot topic, with people frantically posting about him and begging for photos of his body on New Year's Day.

  He Ming glanced over and saw that his second sister was typing away: "My little brother's little brother is really big. If I have the chance, I'll send you a photo of my big brother."

  "You, be a bit more innocent, is this like talking?!" He Ming stormed over, grabbed He Fang's head and shook it.

  He Fang brushed aside He Ming's hand, making a pure and touching expression. But the words that came out of her red lips ruined this image: "Pure? Little boy, I'm pure, huh ~~ has it moved your heart ~~"

  He Ming stomped his foot and said urgently: "Be serious! Absolutely keep the secret of the Tree of Life! If others ask you, just say it's a natural phenomenon."

  He Ming hastily thought of this question and was afraid that his crazy second sister would boast about the Tree of Life, so he hurriedly added emphasis to his words as he spoke to her.

  He Fang said with a straight face: "Who would say such things? I understand, you really think I'm a fool? I'm just a little crazy."

  "It's not crazy, it's especially crazy." He Ming said helplessly, snatching the chair from He Fang and sitting in front of the computer.

  "Who's being especially crazy?" He Fang sat on He Ming's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck to prevent herself from falling off. He Ming still wanted to look at the post, but now he couldn't.

  He Mingdao said: "Get a chair for you. Sit on my lap, you're not my mistress or concubine. You are my own sister."

  He Fang didn't listen, and instead used her buttocks to rub against He Ming's thigh, saying: "You go find one yourself. All the relatives are down there, I'm going to find a ghost chair. You come over here and be my chair, that would be more like it."

  He Ming rolled his eyes and asked, "What's going on with the relatives downstairs? And where are Mom and Dad?"

  He Fang said with a bitter face: "They came at 7 o'clock in the morning, and some even rode motorcycles over, taking three hours. That is to say, they set off at 4 o'clock in the early morning."

  "My sister and I were entertaining until almost 9 pm, our mouths were dry from talking and our heads were spinning. We couldn't take it anymore. My parents had already gone out to buy groceries and arranged for a chef to help. Today being the first day of the new year, we couldn't get in touch with the restaurant or book a table, so we ended up eating at my place."

  He Mingdao said: "It's really nothing to say, I also thought that today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are off, on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, we will go abroad for tourism."

  He Fang's eyes lit up and she exclaimed: "We're going on a trip? Where?"

  He Mingdao said, "Sister, stop rubbing your noble butt, I can't take it anymore. Let's travel together as a family and go wherever we want. We have money now, let's enjoy life, go shopping in big cities, and go crazy everywhere. Otherwise, what's the point of having money?"

  "That's great, wonderful!" Er Jie exclaimed excitedly.

  He Ming hastily gave up his position, otherwise he would be embarrassed again. However, unintentionally, He Ming saw that his QQ was still on. Didn't I log off?

  Second sister He Fang's face changed, wanting to shut down QQ. He Ming knew that his second sister knew his QQ password. What did she do when he wasn't around?

  If Er Jie goes online on QQ, Zhou Qingyun will definitely contact him as soon as she confirms their romantic relationship.

  He Ming felt something was off in his heart, took back control of the computer, and opened a chat window. The other person was none other than Zhou Qingyun.

  "Aren't you leaving? Husband."

  "Husband? - Hehe, of course. Wife I miss you so much. What's your name, wife? Where are you?"

  "My name is Zhou Qingyun, you should know it."

  "Of course, wife. I just wanted to ask you something. Come give me a kiss."

  "En." Zhou Qingyun sent a kissing face. Then the second sister teased Zhou Qingyun, writing many sultry and fiery words.

  What's wrong with you, stop ruining my image, am I that eager?

  Zhou Qingyun saw "He Ming" hadn't spoken for a long time and typed: "Husband, what's wrong with you? Say something."

  "My new girlfriend, sister, don't ruin us." He Ming said, typing quickly: "I just left, Second Sister came to my QQ, the one on top was typed by Second Sister. Not me. Now it's me."

  Zhou Qingyun sent a blushing expression: "I think it's weird, I didn't expect that. Hello Second Sister. I'm He Ming's girlfriend, Zhou Qingyun."

  She said and sent a video request, He Ming opened it. Second sister He Fang exclaimed: "So beautiful! Younger brother, good taste." She also found the video head and started video chatting with Zhou Qingyun.

  Er Jie He Fang understood how He Ming and Zhou Qingyun met, and then saw Zhou Qingyun's confession just now, she was so moved, love is really great.

  The two women quickly became familiar with each other, introducing various luxury goods in front of the video, including watches, clothing, perfume, handbags, and more. They said that by tomorrow at the latest, they would drive a Lamborghini to pick her up, sweep through the luxury goods store, and then travel together.

  Zhou Qing's eyes sparkled with excitement, and even in a broken video, you could see her jade rabbit jumping.

  He Ming glanced at Zhou Qingyun's jade rabbit, and then openly stared at He Fang's flat chest for a long time. The subtle disdain in his expression was truly worthy of the level of a Hollywood actor.

  Because of He Ming's high-quality video feed, Zhou Qingyun could see everything clearly. She covered her mouth and giggled secretly, which made He Fang furious with shame, and she chased He Ming out of the room.

  He Ming suddenly remembered that he should find Ying Yang and others, after all, they are big shots.

  He went downstairs and happened to see Liu Xue carrying a few cups of tea, so he stepped forward and said: "Sister Liu Xue, you are a guest, how can you let you do this kind of thing?"

  Liu Xue smiled and said, "Hao Ran told me yesterday that he has decided to spend the rest of his life with you, which means I'll be spending the rest of my life with you too. He Ming, our whole family is relying on you now. So it's only right for me to do some chores like pouring tea."

  He Ming carefully sized up Liu Xue, who was also wearing a high-end women's ready-to-wear outfit, looking refreshed and revitalized. Her originally stunning figure was even more exaggerated. Without her down jacket, her S-shaped figure was fully exposed, extremely sexy and charming.

  Her face was radiant, and the warmth between her eyebrows was captivating. It wasn't just that she had been thoroughly satisfied by Situ Haoran yesterday, but also because Situ Haoran himself had undergone a transformation, becoming stronger and more robust, regaining his handsome appearance. As a result, from the inside out, she exuded an alluring aura of a devoted wife.

  He Ming was extremely surprised and thought for a moment before saying: "Ying Yang Ge, what about Xue Hu?"

  "My father is here. Handsome went to the capital." Xue Hu walked over, he had been standing not far away... looking at Liu Ju.

  Xue Hu and Liu Xue had a bit of an issue between them, Liu Xue gave Xue Hu a deep look, then said to He Ming: "He Ming, I'll leave first. The tea is getting cold." After that, she left.

  Her way of walking is also very charming, with her hips shaking and extremely sexy.

  He Ming saw Xue Hu staring at Liu Xue's butt until she disappeared, and the loss on his face was obvious to everyone. He couldn't help but smile wryly: "Old Tiger, there are beauties everywhere in the world, let alone a hero like you, do you still lack women? Why don't you find a prettier little girl after getting married?"

  Xue Hu regained his composure and said irritably, "Do you know how that bastard Sutu Haoran spoke to me this morning?"

  He Ming had a bad premonition and said, "What did that bastard say?"

  "I got up today, Ying Yang had already left to report the matter of the frog's work, this matter is very important. I decided to stay behind and continue practicing with you, and leave after succeeding. Then I accidentally bumped into Sutu Haoran, followed by"

  Willow down, he grabbed a handful of willow down, you know willow down was wearing a sweater. Then Sutu Hao Ran, rubbed vigorously on the... chest of willow down, and told me, the feel is too good, want to touch? Don't be polite, you are my brother's friend.

  That's just my friend. Friend's wife, teasing each other...

  "The most outrageous thing is that he said, 'Tiger, I can tell you like my wife, so yesterday when I was intimate with my wife, I told her to think of me as Tiger's brother.' Then he even shamelessly asked Liu Xue, 'Is that right, dear?' This guy is too despicable, if it weren't for Liu Xue blocking me, I really wanted to beat him up."

  He Ming said nothing, and then said: "Xue Hu brother, that's a jerk, don't mind him. You're an elite in the army, go out and take a look, there are many pretty girls."

  Xue Hu nodded and said, "You're right, okay, I should find a woman too. To be honest, I don't have much thought about Liu Xian, just think she's beautiful and charming. But this Si Tu Hao Ran..."

  "What's wrong, Tiger?" Xue Hu was about to continue when Situ Haoran interrupted him. He wrapped his arms around He Ming and said in a low voice, "Brother, you're too awesome! Yesterday I shot 25 times, from midnight to 4:30, my wife begged for mercy before I let her off. Brother, do you understand my mood?"

  "I've known Xiaoliu for 10 years, back then she was only 17, very pretty, and not as curvy as she is now, it's all thanks to me, but in the end I turned from a diligent old ox into a skinny cow. Every time, she made another request,"

  I begged for mercy, asking her not to hit me again. So I often gambled and didn't go home. It's bitter in my heart, everyone thinks my wife is beautiful and has ideas about her. You try it out, she shakes her butt on you, and you're done. And yesterday...

  I've finally become a man! A real man!"

  He Mingdao said: "You laid hands on Liu Xue at 17? And can you please not be so 'provocative' in your speech from now on?"

  "Sidney, with a serious expression, said: 'Brother, I will always be grateful to you. You can ask me to do things like killing people and setting fires. But my style cannot be changed. You can insult my character, but you cannot change my style.'"

  "Alright, alright. Haoran, you continue to help me entertain the guests." He Ming said, letting Sutu Haoran leave. This guy, He Ming couldn't handle him anymore. Then he said to Xue Hu: "Tiger brother, I'll go first and help out, there are too many relatives and it's too busy."

  Xue Hu nodded and said, "Right, He Ming, be mentally prepared. As early as today or at the latest tomorrow, Ying Yang will fly back, and when that happens, your toad function promotion, you can't escape being a junior captain."

  "What is a lieutenant colonel?" He Ming asked in confusion:

  Xue Hu was speechless, and said: "A junior captain is usually a regular battalion officer, equivalent to a section-level cadre in administration, which is the same level as the town party secretary and mayor. If nothing unexpected happens, you will be promoted to the front line."

  "What's all this? So I'm going to be an official! That's great!"

  Xue Hu flipped his eyes and said: "Not as an official, but into the army."

  "Wait a minute, I'm not joining the army, no matter what." He Ming repeatedly refused, saying: "I have so much money now, why would I join the army? Am I crazy?"

  Xue Hu said, "I'm just telling you this so you can be mentally prepared. The Frog Strength is too effective, the country needs to control it. You can only join the military. But I'm not asking you to really become a soldier. As a lieutenant colonel, you'll be an officer, at most holding a nominal position, outside of regular duties, but still enjoying the benefits of being in the military. This is a good thing!"

  He Ming nodded and said: "Very good. As a military officer, I am very willing to serve the country, contribute to the motherland, and benefit the people."

  Xue Hu said: "Okay, I'll go first. The mountain we climbed yesterday had a great view. I'm going to take a walk and exercise."

  Watching Xue Hu leave, He Ming stroked his chin and thought, unexpectedly, coming up with a toad-like skill could make him an officer, and this might be a big deal, that would be great, from a commoner to an officer, a wild chicken turning into a phoenix.

  He Ming was looking forward to it very much at this thought.

  He Ming chatted with his relatives and gave the kids red envelopes, each containing 1,000 yuan. He still had tens of thousands of yuan on hand, but he wondered if he could use a credit card to give red envelopes if it wasn't enough.

  Thinking of this, He Ming couldn't help but smile. However, at this moment, he saw a girl wearing a white down jacket walking over. She had delicate features, clear eyes, and stood tall and slender.

  "Auntie said with a smile: 'A Ming, this is He Xiaoqian, your cousin, do you still remember her?'"

  How could I forget her? He Ming said in his heart.

  But in reality, he just nodded slightly and suddenly felt a bit dry in his mouth.

  He Xiaoqian looked at He Ming with a blush and lowered her head to play with the hem of her clothes.

  He Ming smiled wryly and said, "Sister, are you okay?"

  When He Ming was 15 years old, his grandfather passed away, and the whole family rushed back to their hometown for the funeral.

  He Ming saw a lovely girl like a little fairy among his relatives, and for the first time in his heart, he walked into someone. That person was He Xiaoqian, and the two got along happily for just two days.

  That year, He Ming was 15 years old and He Xiaoqian was 13 years old. When they parted ways, He Xiaoqian came to find him in tears. This scene became a sad memory for He Ming, the first time he understood the helplessness of separation, waking up from dreams multiple times, with only silence remaining.

  It's been 5 years, no, 6 years have passed, and He Ming thought he had almost forgotten those memories. But today, six years later, 19-year-old He Xiaoqian stood in front of him.

  People who lived in those ignorant years, foolish vows reappeared in front of themselves.

  How should I face you, with tears or a smile?

  He Ming shrugged and stretched out his hand. He knew that his current expression was a bit silly. When he held He Xiaoqian's hand, both of them were shocked.

  He Xiaojian raised her head, and there was something unspeakable in her eyes.

  The two of them stared at the mansion in shock, and He Ming also got a clear look at it for the first time.

  In front of Er Jie's room, He Ming pushed open the door and said: "I bought a lot of digital smart phones and so on, do you want an Apple phone?"

  He Xiaoqian blushed and didn't speak. He Ming smiled and found an unopened mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop and so on, all of which he handed over to her.

  "Come, little sister. It's all yours."

  "This... I don't want it." He Xiaoqian shook her head and said.

  Although her eyes also revealed the idea of wanting.

  He Ming handed it to her and smiled: "Take it, sister. You know that I've always liked you. Among so many relatives, I'm only close to you. Come on, let me pick a few more LV bags and some perfume for you."

  He Ming took out many luxury items from his second sister, such as handbags, watches, perfumes and so on, and gave them to He Xiaoqian. He Xiaoqian was surprised, happy and excited. For the first time in her life, she had so many good things.

  "Come on, take a photo."

  He Ming instructed He Xiaoqian on how to use her new iPhone to take pictures. Neither of them had ever used an iPhone before, and He Ming's Nokia phone only had two functions: sending text messages and making calls.

  After trying for a long time, they finally took a successful photo together. The two of them laughed and took many photos, their relationship quickly becoming more familiar.

  "Brother is rich now, if there's anything you want, just tell me. Little Qian, you will always be my good little sister. Right?"

  He Xiaoxian didn't have a hint of shyness, nodded and said: "Thank you, brother."

  He Ming nodded and said: "In the past, I always wanted to come see you, but didn't have the chance. Your home is very far away, how did you get here?"

  He Xiaoxian said: "We saw brother on TV, so dad and uncle discussed it and came. I left the village at 3 o'clock."

  "Good sister, you're up so early, you must be very tired. Why don't you stay at my place and rest some more?"

  He Xiaoqian nodded happily. He Ming tried to put his arm around her, she was the only one he had truly cared for in his ignorant and innocent youth, from then on, there wasn't anyone else worth him putting his heart into.

  A wonderful moment was ruined by a sudden interruption, as a chubby boy burst in, shouting: "He Ming Gege!" He was 17 years old, 1.7 meters tall, slightly shorter than He Ming, with a round face and a plump figure, none other than He Xiaoqian's younger brother, He Longhao.

  He Longhao didn't mind He Ming hugging his own sister, instead he saw the Apple phone and reached out to grab it, saying: "Apple phone? I want one too! Tablet computer, I want one too!"

  He Ming Ai Wu and the bird, laughed and said: "Xiao Hao, don't be in a hurry, you also have." He took out another Apple mobile phone, as well as an iPad computer. He Longhao's greedy personality, grabbed two Apple mobile phones and an iPad computer, and also got a laptop.

  He Xiaoqian hastily said: "Xiao Hao, don't rush in blindly. This is..."

  He Ming smiled and interrupted: "It's okay. LV also has men's bags, I'll give you one, and there's Gucci men's perfume, come and take it."

  "That's great, brother!" He Longhao was overjoyed and said, "And what about the red envelope money? I want 1,000 yuan too!"

  He Ming once again made Xiao Pangzi happy, directly giving him a bundle of 10,000 yuan with bank packaging strips. Then he sent away this big "light bulb".

  He Longhao rushed out happily. He Mingdao said: "Little Hao was so cute in the past, now he's darker... Fortunately, sister, you've grown up to be beautiful."

  He Xiaoqian burst out laughing and gazed deeply at He Ming.

  "He Ming's build has also become much bigger and stronger. However, his skin is still youthful, and his face remains very delicate."

  He Ming nodded, looking at his cousin's face. Her expression was cute and lovely, with delicate features, fair skin, and a radiant glow in her eyes that seemed to emanate the vitality of youth, making her an utterly charming person.

  He Mingzhen wanted to kiss her, but she was his cousin. In the end, he couldn't help but hold her in his arms.

  He Xiaoqian leaned into He Ming's arms, then her hands slowly wrapped around his neck, making their posture ambiguous.

  He Xiaoqian gradually increased the strength of her hug, and as a result, He Ming felt the softness of her chest even through the down jacket. His heart was racing, but he also had a vague idea - could it be that his cousin also liked him? Or maybe she still likes herself?