in the name of evil

Chapter 27 Family
In a high-end residential area in the center of Jiangcheng City, in a duplex building.

A well-to-do middle-aged man with gray hair in sweatshirt was sitting on a deck chair on the balcony, squinting his eyes with a pipe in his mouth and humming a ditty leisurely.

A woman in an apron and rubber gloves squatted beside her, trimming the green plants in the flower pots.

"Dad, your lungs are like this, and you still smoke? Mom, you don't care."

The tall young man came out of the kitchen, frowning with dissatisfaction.

"I can control your dad?" The middle-aged woman raised her head, reached out and wiped the sweat from her forehead, with a helpless expression on her face.

"Wine is food, the more you drink, the younger you will be. Cigarette is the soul of plants, the more you smoke, the more energetic you will be. If you can understand it, you will be invincible in the entertainment field."

The middle-aged man opened his eyes and laughed.

The three were Uncle Chen's family who had lived with Jiang Li since childhood.

"Do you think brother can come?" Speaking of Jiang Li, Chen Yixuan was a little apprehensive.

"I don't know." Uncle Chen shook his head.

But my aunt packed her tools and stood up, very sure: "Xiao Li will definitely come."

"That's how you know this kid?" Uncle Chen laughed and said, "Even I'm not sure if he's willing to face us after suffering such a big setback."

"Oh." The aunt sneered: "You think that Xiao Li is so narrow-minded like you. When he was young, he was slaughtered by a black car driver. He can stay for a month and have his car impounded. How can I take care of my grown-up child?" You know? This kid has been reasonable since he was a child, and he can tell right from wrong. It was an accident. Don't blame Xiaoxuan. After he gets over his energy, he will definitely figure it out."

Uncle Chen blushed when he heard this, turned his head to the side, and said angrily, "I'm too lazy to tell you, I'll just keep remembering the old shit for the rest of my life."

"Remember? I don't have a good memory, so I wrote it all down in a notebook. If you continue to smoke like this, I will read it to your relatives and friends at your funeral." After the aunt finished speaking, she went to the kitchen to cook. dish.

"You..." The furious Uncle Chen turned his head, only to find that his aunt had left, so he could only stare fiercely at Chen Yixuan who was holding back his laughter: "Remember."

He realized that his voice was too loud, and he was afraid that his aunt would hear him, so he lowered his voice again and said softly: "Remember, don't look for such a wife when you find a wife in the future, be careful!"

Chen Yixuan couldn't bear it. He thought that the two of you are similar, but he still nodded while covering his mouth.

Outside the door, Jiang Li had been standing for 10 minutes.

He was empty-handed, and originally wanted to buy some fruit at the gate of the community, but suddenly remembered that he was a poor man, and buying water was okay, but fruit really couldn't afford it. After thinking about it, he only bought some gifts for his little brother and put them in the pocket.

In the past 10 minutes, he tried to knock on the door five times, three of which were five centimeters away from the door, one time he touched the door but did not make a sound, and one time he just raised his hand and then put it down.

Although he had already figured out how to face Uncle Chen's family on the road, his three-year mental illness had unknowingly alienated him from Uncle Chen's family.

Although he grew up here, he feels that he doesn't belong here anymore.

Jiang Li gritted his teeth: "The ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see. No, don't worry about it, do it!"

Finally making up his mind, Jiang Li held his right wrist with his left hand and tried to knock on the door with all his strength.

Just then, the door suddenly opened.

boom!
Jiang Li felt that his nose seemed to have opened a sauce shop, salty, sour, and spicy all rolled out.

He sat on the ground, held his nose and looked up, saw the person who opened the door clearly, and cursed in a crying voice:

"Chen Yixuan, I love you brother!"

Chen Yixuan was holding the garbage that was about to be thrown downstairs, he was taken aback for a moment, then he looked surprised and called out in disbelief: "Brother?"

Ten minutes later, my aunt shook her head and put the medical kit away, and put it back in the bathroom. Uncle Chen gnawed on the pig's trotters and said nothing, while Chen Yixuan sat aside with an apologetic face, at a loss what to do.

The person involved, Jiang Li, stuffed two balls of medical cotton balls in his nostrils, raised his head, stared at the ceiling in a heartless manner, and sat on the sofa in a daze.

"elder brother"

Just as Chen Yixuan opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Jiang Li waving his hand: "No, I'm not your brother, you are my own brother."

"The door is open, the door is open." Uncle Chen bowed his fire with a smile.

Chen Yixuan's gaze darkened slightly.

The four tacitly did not mention Jiang Li's admission to the hospital.

After sitting for a while, no one spoke, only the sound of the shovel colliding with the iron pan when my aunt was cooking.

"Chen Yixuan." Jiang Li said suddenly.

Chen Yixuan was in a daze, when he heard Jiang Li calling him, he suddenly came back to his senses: "Huh?"

Jiang Li took out a pack of spicy sticks from his pocket, threw it casually to the other party, and said, "Brother is poorer now than you were in high school, and I wanted to buy some fruits that my uncle and aunt like to eat, but the vendor wouldn't let me peel the fruit to pay for it." Forgive me, I can only buy you something you have loved since childhood, don't dislike it, if you dare to dislike it, I will eat it myself."

Chen Yixuan's eyes turned red immediately, he had never bought spicy sticks since he started working, and apart from his parents, only Jiang Li knew about his little hobby.

"Brother—" he called affectionately.

"Hold back, don't disgust me." Jiang Li slapped him on the back of the head.

If it was a child, Chen Yixuan would definitely have to face Jiang Li with all his teeth and claws, but this time, he only felt happy, and even wished that Jiang Li would beat him up again.

Uncle Chen watched this long-lost scene with a smile, took out his pipe and was about to light a cigarette.

Jiang Li and Chen Yixuan looked at it, and said in unison: "Stop smoking."

Jiang Li gave Chen Yixuan a white look, and said to Uncle Chen seriously: "Uncle, don't you all have cancer, and you still don't control yourself?"

Unexpectedly, Uncle Chen seemed to be prepared, and while lighting the tobacco, he said with a smile: "Whoever said I have cancer, I just tricked you to come here."

"?" Jiang Li looked at him quietly, and after a while, he gave a thumbs up slowly.

"I haven't seen you for three years, Uncle, you are really a treasured sword."

"Nonsense, I only met half a year ago." Uncle Chen closed his mouth as soon as he spoke.

Because of that meeting, the relationship between Jiang Li and Chen Yixuan almost dropped to freezing point.

"Indeed, I almost forgot, that time Chen Yixuan cried harder than when his first-year classmate took off his pants and was beaten by your uncle." Jiang Li smiled and nodded.

Seeing Jiang Li's reaction like this, both father and son breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere became warmer for a while.

"Little Li, come and help me open the can." My aunt slid open the kitchen door a crack and called.

"Here we come." Jiang Li was cheerful, and went to help his aunt with work.

Uncle Chen also stood up and patted Chen Yixuan: "Come on, pack up and get ready for dinner."

Chen Yixuan nodded and smiled like a child.

During the dinner, the family enjoyed themselves and chatted about the interesting stories of the two young people in the past. The sense of alienation that Jiang Li imagined did not appear, and everything seemed to be the same as before, without any difference.

Perhaps it was because my aunt dug out her slippers from the shoe cabinet when she entered the door, and told herself that when she would wash them once a month, she would no longer have that fearful feeling about this home.

After the meal, Jiang Li helped his aunt wash the dishes and called Chen Yixuan to go upstairs.

Auntie was a little worried and hesitated to speak, but Uncle Chen gently tugged at the corner of her clothes and shook his head slightly.

Chen Yixuan's heart pounded, and he followed Jiang Li to his room.

"Mom will clean it up for you once a week and replace it with a new air freshener." Chen Yixuan smiled.

Jiang Li opened his arms, fell to the familiar bed, bounced twice on the soft bed, and the man sank into the quilt.

"It's a nostalgic feeling." Jiang Li said contentedly.

Chen Yixuan sat on the chair in front of the desk and looked at Jiang Li quietly.

"You know, when I was in the hospital, I often wondered if everything would have been different if I hadn't opened that notebook."

Chen Yixuan opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Jiang Li looked at the ceiling, did not pay attention to Chen Yixuan's reaction, but said to himself:

"But when I just ate, I suddenly felt very lucky."

"I'm glad I opened it, not you."

(End of this chapter)