12 Am I Worthy Of Being A Good Man? (1/2)
Children from poor families were divided into two extremes. They either became self-sufficient and walked on the righteous path, or they tried to take an illegitimate path to escape from poverty. It was obvious that Wang Shu had gone down the wrong path.
”Tong'er has been sensible ever since he was a child. He knew that our family was poor and couldn't afford to support both of their studies. Hence, he decided to stop studying on his own accord, for her sake. Who would've thought that his sister would turn out this way in the end? Had I known; I would've sent Tong'er to university instead of her.”
”Ye Xiong, when I first laid eyes on you, I knew that you were no ordinary person.” Madam Wang's eyes were focused on Ye Xiong.
”Madam, I'm just an ordinary man.”
”Don't bully me into thinking that I'm poor and inexperienced. I've seen people with these very eyes for more than sixty years now. I'm sure I can discern things on my own. I don't know why you've become a construction worker, but I know that you're a good man.”
'Am I worthy of being a good man?'
”It's too late for Wang Shu. I'm most worried about Tong'er now. I hope you can take care of him, within your power.”
”Don't worry madam. I'll make sure he's alright.” Ye Xiong laughed.
It was past seven and the sky was almost dark by the time they left the village.
”Brother Xiong, what did my mother tell you earlier. She's so talkative that it's really annoying. Don't take her words to heart,” Wang Tong said.
”Your mother asked me if you had a girlfriend yet.”
”Are you serious? How did you respond?”
”I told her that you're currently in a relationship.”
”You're making things worse for me. If she asks me to bring her home next time, where will I find a girlfriend?”
”You can rent literally anything these days. You can rent one when the time comes.”
”F*ck you. I need money for that, right?”
Then, Ye Xiong went to buy two new iPhones. One for himself, the other for Wang Tong.
”Brother Xiong, I can't accept such an expensive gift.” Wang Tong had not expected such an expensive gift from Ye Xiong, and he tried to reject it.
”Do you want it? I'll throw it away if you don't want it.” Ye Xiong raised his hand up high as he finished talking.
Looking at Ye Xiong's pose, Wang Tong was shocked. This Ye Xiong was rather crazy, so what he said was within the realm of possibility. Hence, he immediately took the phone from him.
Ye Xiong then spent an entire day with Wang Tong, and they spent his money as if it was nothing.
He had spent tens of thousands of dollars within the span of half a day. Everything they bought was completely impractical.
”Brother Xiong, where did you get so much money. Did you do something illegal?” Wang Tang asked softly.
”My wife gave me the money.”
”Who's your wife? Why have I never heard of her?” Wang Tong asked curiously.
”Yang Xinyi,” Ye Xiong told him the truth.
Pfft!
Wang Tong almost laughed out loud.
”F*cking hell. If your wife is Yang Xinyi, then my wife is Zhang Ziyi 1 !”
'Sigh. No one is willing to believe me when I tell them the truth.' Ye Xiong sighed hopelessly.
The next day, while Ye Xiong and Wang Tong were transporting bricks, a woman in working attire walked over and screamed from afar, ”Wang Tong, come here for a second.”
She was none other than Wang Tong's sister, Wang Shu.