The Mad Young Master Falls Asleep Every Night to My Fragrance - Chapter 57

“You believe what a child says? Don’t you know whether you’ve ever had a child or not?”

He Zhuzhen never expected that a two-faced Rakshasa who was usually meticulous in his work and only pursued practical matters would believe such mysterious words.

Don’t you think he looks a lot like me?

He Zhu said with certainty, “I think he looks more like your younger brother than your son.”

“…”

He Zhu was right; no one knew better than him whether he had children or not.

But Jiang Xu is too strange. In the past, he would not have bothered to deal with such a stubborn and carefree brat.

But he just happened to develop an incredible patience for this kid, and even felt a natural affinity for him.

This feeling was strange, without any clue or reason, and even he himself found it incomprehensible.

“I believe in Jiang Youxi.”

“…”

OK.

Even if my wife says the earth will explode tomorrow, I have to believe her!

No sooner had He Zhu left than Jiang Shaoyang sauntered out, putting his arm around He Zhuo’s shoulder: “Brother He Zhuo, we really owe you a lot this time. If it weren’t for you, I might not even be able to protect myself.”

Not to mention protecting family members.

“He Zhuo.” Jiang Shaoyang gazed at him for a long time, then hugged him with emotion. “Thank you.”

He Zhuo glanced at him sideways.

Winter nights are frighteningly cold.

Jiang Shaoyang, however, was only wearing a long-sleeved pajama top and indoor slippers, using his muscular physique to resist the cold.

He Zhuo understood his feelings.

He has the ability to protect his family’s safety with his own strength and skills.

But the Jiang family, including him, were ultimately just a group of ordinary people without power or influence.

They cannot resist the darkness and filth of officialdom, nor can they outmaneuver the squid game played by the wealthy.

Power and influence.

It’s always more convincing than money.

Only those with power have the authority to determine the course and fate of things.

You should thank yourself.

Jiang Shaoyang let go: “Thank myself?”

“Yes.” He Zhuo’s gaze was sincere. “Jiang Shaoyang, you are very brave.”

Having the courage to protect the people you love is something to be praised for.

At least he’s braver.

If he had been half as brave as Jiang Shaoyang back then, perhaps he could have protected the people he cared about.

It wouldn’t have gotten to the point of no return.

Jiang Shaoyang didn’t think much of the praise he received from others.

But faced with He Zhuo’s praise, he felt a little uncomfortable: “Why are you suddenly being so sentimental? It’s kind of weird.”

He Zhuo smiled, turned his gaze away, and looked down at the slender figure below.

Jiang Shaoyang knew he was looking at Jiang Youxi, and couldn’t help but sigh: “Brother He Zhuo, to be honest, I wasn’t very satisfied with you at first.”

“It doesn’t have to be to your satisfaction.”

“…”

have a look!

Look at that arrogant attitude!

Jiang Shaoyang didn’t care and said to himself, “But after this incident, my opinion of you has changed a lot. I’ve found that you’re a very good person and that you’re sincere towards Xixi.”

“From today onwards, I will no longer stop you from being with Xixi!”

He Zhuo looked at him: “Xi Xi isn’t with me.”

“Huh? Why?”

“She doesn’t like me.”

“…”

“Do you still stand by what you said before?”

Jiang Shaoyang asked, puzzled, “What did you say?”

“a lot of.”

“for example?”

“Good brothers help each other, share the good times and the bad.”

“?? Did I say that?”

He Zhuo said seriously, “You also said that you would help me with any difficulties I encounter in the future.”

Jiang Shaoyang narrowed his eyes: “So…?”

“Help me win over Xixi.” He Zhuo said seriously, “That’s my current problem.”

Jiang Shaoyang looked troubled: “Brother, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, it’s just that I can’t! You don’t know, Xixi looks cute, but she’s actually a stubborn person! If it’s not something she likes, even my dad wouldn’t be able to help her, let alone me!”

“so?”

“So you’ll have to rely on your own efforts,” Jiang Shaoyang patted him on the shoulder. “Keep it up!”

“You brat! Instead of sleeping, you’re out here in the cold wind after getting drunk!!” Uncle Jiang’s scolding voice came from inside the house. “Come back here right now and get your red envelope!”

Jiang Shaoyang chuckled, “My dad gave out New Year’s red envelopes, I’m going in first!”

After saying that, he quickly slipped away.

A short while later, the door was opened again.

Uncle Jiang came out with a smile: “He Zhuo, this is for you.”

He Zhuo was taken aback.

It was a bulging red envelope.

“For me?”

“Well, it’s not much in the red envelope, but it’s for good luck, so please accept it.”

He Zhuo took the red envelope, staring blankly at it in his hand, without saying a word.

“What’s wrong?”

“I have one too?”

He Zhuozhen never imagined that he would receive a New Year’s red envelope from his elders at such an old age.

It was an elder who had no relation to him.

“Of course! This is a New Year’s custom in our Luyang Township. As long as you’re unmarried, no matter how old you are, you’ll receive a New Year’s red envelope from your elders, wishing everyone a smooth and prosperous new year.” Uncle Jiang said earnestly, “This red envelope carries the elders’ care and blessings for the younger generation; it has a very good meaning!”

Seeing that he didn’t seem to have received many New Year’s red envelopes, Uncle Jiang asked with some doubt, “Didn’t your parents give you New Year’s red envelopes?”

“My mother has passed away.”

“Oh, I’m sorry to bring up your painful memories.”

“It’s okay, she left quite early, and I don’t remember her much.”

Looking at the man’s dimly lit profile, Uncle Jiang could vaguely sense that he was actually very lonely inside.

Uncle Jiang wanted to comfort him, but didn’t know what to say, so he said, “It’s nothing, it’s just a red envelope. If you don’t mind, you can come here and celebrate the New Year with us in the future. Your master will give you a red envelope!”

He Zhuo smiled and said, “Okay.”

Uncle Jiang looked down at the two figures playing happily downstairs and shook his head helplessly: “Xixi is a very playful child. She likes to build snowmen and set off fireworks during the New Year. Xiao Yang knows that she likes these things, so he specially bought her more fireworks this year.”

No wonder I saw Jiang Shaoyang carrying so many fireworks back just now, so that’s why.

He Zhuo was somewhat moved: “Uncle, you really raised Xixi very well.”

A person cannot shine like a little sun on others if they do not have enough love.

Jiang Youxi was born with the ability to love.

She has a strong vitality. Even though she is not wealthy, she lives each day with energy and is full of hope for the future.

Such people possess a fatal attraction.

Especially those who are spiritually impoverished, when faced with such a vibrant person, will do their best to absorb the tenacious vitality from the other person in order to fill the emptiness in their hearts.

Jiang Youxi possesses such qualities.

“Actually, it’s not that I raised her well, but Xixi was just a very good child.” Uncle Jiang couldn’t help but mention Jiang Youxi’s childhood. “When my brother and sister-in-law passed away, Xixi was only five years old. She was so small. When she saw her parents lying in the coffin, she asked me in her clear voice, ‘Are Mom and Dad asleep? Why are they sleeping in such a small bed?’”

“I didn’t dare answer her, I didn’t even dare look her in the eye, I could only silently carry her away from the funeral.”

“I didn’t want her to face life and death so early, but she could sense the emotions of the adults and knew that her parents would never wake up again after falling asleep.” Uncle Jiang said in a heavy tone, “So she cried a lot. For the next month or so, she would be awakened by nightmares every day, crying and looking for her parents.”

“I had no choice, so I discussed it with her aunt and we decided to move away from that place that made her sad and come to Luyang Township to develop our careers.”

He Zhuo looked at him quietly: “And then?”

“With a new environment and our constant companionship, Xixi gradually emerged from the shadow of her parents’ death.” Uncle Jiang looked somewhat lost. “Later, as she grew up, she went to school happily, just like her other friends.”

“Just when everything was getting better, a malicious old woman appeared in the neighborhood. Every time she saw Xixi, she would instill some bad ideas in the child, saying that Xixi was an unwanted child, that she was living under someone else’s roof, and that she shouldn’t live so heartlessly. She also said that girls were just a burden and that they were destined to get married when they grew up. She taught Xixi to do more housework at home to repay the kindness of us in adopting her.”

“Xixi was only in the third grade at that time. What could she understand? Hearing these kinds of things too often would make her feel sad. During that period, every time I came home, I saw her being very careful. Even when she picked up a piece of meat to eat, she would subconsciously look at our expressions.”

“When I saw her like that, my heart ached terribly. After I found out why, I immediately confronted that old woman and gave her a thorough dressing down! From then on, that old woman never dared to say those things to Xixi again.” Uncle Jiang held up three fingers. “It took us three whole years to guide her and shower her with love before we could finally get Xixi back to being the optimistic and cheerful little girl she used to be.”

“She never wanted to owe us anything. I knew that from the fact that she never touched a penny of the money we transferred to her card for living expenses.”

“Don’t let Xixi’s seemingly carefree and thoughtless appearance fool you; she’s actually very sensitive,” Uncle Jiang sighed. “She’s always been eager to grow up quickly, become independent and self-reliant, earn money to support herself, and not want to be a burden on us.”

“But what she didn’t know was that she had always been our pride.”