Why it never ends

Ding Jiali couldn't help but tremble. He immediately lowered his gaze, as if he was the one who made the mistake.

Shi Pingchuan's voice revealed a hint of fortitude, "...Have you told your sister about this?"

Ding Jiali immediately shook his head.

Shi Pingchuan's breathing returned to normal. He walked a few steps in the open space of the room and sat on the chair brought by Ding Jiali.

"Don't tell your sister," Shi Pingchuan whispered, "your father alone is enough for her. She is pregnant now, so it's not good for her to be stimulated anymore."

"Of course I-"

"You should delete them all."

"All deleted."

"Okay." Shi Pingchuan took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, "Is this why you called me here?"

Ding Jiali frowned, "I just don't understand..."

"What don't you understand?"

"How could you..." Ding Jiali's voice was almost as low as possible, "...don't you feel dirty and afraid of getting sick?"

Shi Pingchuan's expression froze for a moment. Then, he quickly lit a cigarette and closed the metal lighter impatiently.

Amidst the sudden bright fire and a wisp of smoke, Shi Pingchuan raised his head and looked at Ding Jiali with a scrutinizing gaze again. He felt extremely uncomfortable having a junior like Ding Jiali interfering in his private life. Shi Pingchuan endured his panic and anger and suddenly laughed.

Seeing her brother-in-law laughing, Ding Jiali also smiled but made no sound.

"You really didn't tell your sister, right?" Shi Pingchuan confirmed again, "Apart from your sister, have you told our mother?"

Ding Jiali immediately shook his head, "...I didn't tell anyone."

"Okay, that's it for now." Shi Pingchuan stood up, "I was not careful this time, there won't be a next time -"

"Actually, it's not that I don't understand everything," Ding Jiali continued, "I know it's not convenient for my sister to be pregnant during this period -"

"Who do you think I am?" Shi Pingchuan turned back in disgust.

Ding Jiali opened his eyes wide, "But I clearly saw——"

"It was the same when your sister wasn't pregnant," Shi Pingchuan's voice was short and fast, "It doesn't matter whether she is pregnant or not."

Ding Jiali's expression became a little confused, "Ah..."

"I've been so busy at work recently that I made such an oversight. You did the right thing," Shi Pingchuan patted Ding Jiali's shoulder lightly, "I'll take you out to eat another day. It's too late. Go to bed." Come on, I’m going upstairs—"

"Brother-in-law, can't we talk?" Ding Jiali rushed to the door again, blocking Shi Pingchuan's way, "I really can't understand!" Shi Pingchuan cursed countless times in his heart, but he had to stop. He couldn't figure out where Ding Jiali went wrong today to be so insistent on this matter.

Shi Pingchuan took a puff of cigarette, "You are still young now, Jiali. When you get married, you will understand that some things can only be done with women outside——"

Ding Jiali was a little confused, "You mean, uh, you have some special needs, but my sister doesn't want to go with you -"

"No!" Shi Pingchuan's tone was unprecedentedly harsh, "No man would want the woman in his family to be as coquettish as a bitch, understand!"

The door slammed shut.

……

Late at night, Ding Jiali tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at all. He lifted the quilt and sat up. Everything that happened tonight was almost like a small earthquake to him. He clearly felt that a small part of Shi Pingchuan's image in his heart collapsed tonight.

Shi Pingchuan did such a thing when Ding Xueyang was pregnant, which didn't surprise him. What really made him unable to understand was that the person Shi Pingchuan was looking for... was very low-level.

Why would my brother-in-law fall in love with such a woman? I really can’t figure it out.

Ding Jiali opened the window and lit a cigarette for himself in the darkness.

He recalled that when he was a child, he left his parents for the first time and followed Ding Guisheng and Xu Ruyi to his current home. His soul was deeply shocked - he had his own small room for the first time, used a bathtub for the first time, This is the first winter where I can wear short sleeves indoors.

Obviously his father and Ding Guisheng are brothers, they have the same mother and they are only four years apart. However, Ding Guisheng is prospering in Songxueyuan, doing a decent job and living in a big house. As for his father, he brings I am an old boy living in the suburbs with several sons, and my monthly expenses are very tight. Any little thing can cause quarrels between my parents - the price of rice has gone up, and meat and vegetables have become expensive. The discount coupon expired because I forgot to use it...

From the moment he moved into this new home, he was deeply aware that there was some kind of difference between his father and Ding Guisheng. Ding Guisheng must have done something right to make him stand out from several brothers.

what is it then? He tried to think, but there was no answer.

Many years later, when Ding Xueyang got married, he went to Shi Pingchuan's house with his family for the first time. Everything happened again - he found that Ding Guisheng was nothing compared to Shi Pingchuan's family.

That was the first time he felt deeply jealous of the Ding sisters. Ding Xueyang has already married into a wealthy family, and although Ding Yuqing has not yet fully grown, she is undoubtedly a little beauty. This world is so unfair. The sisters don't have to do anything and can achieve a class jump by getting married. He can't ask for this kind of opportunity.

In the future, he and Shi Pingchuan got closer and closer. Regarding this, Ding Jiali has never explained the reason to anyone - the first time he met Shi Pingchuan's family, he guessed that Shi Pingchuan was probably the least valued son in the family. Why? Because compared to the other brothers, the embarrassment, annoyance, and struggle that appeared in him from time to time... all felt familiar to Ding Jiali.

The sour and spicy details aroused unimaginable strong emotions in Ding Jiali's heart. Every time Shi Pingchuan appeared with his sister, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself. When he looked at Pingchuan, he was almost looking at himself, watching everything he longed for come true in another person. At that time, he was not very clear about what he longed for, but he had a vague feeling that it was like making a lot of money or buying a big house. Such ideals are too mediocre.

And Shi Pingchuan showed a specific lifestyle: a decent home, a wife like Ding Xueyang, a few low-key but expensive cars, some cocktail banquets full of successful people... He once thought he saw a barrier, What is upper class? This is the upper class!

But something has changed today. The woman Shi Pingchuan is looking for looks very much like the kind of Lou Feng that his father would call her in the past.

Ding Jiali's bones were stuck in his throat and it was difficult to speak.

He clearly felt that something... was completely disillusioned.