The woman saw the shoes and remembered that he had asked her daughter what size she was wearing on the phone. It sounded like she was complaining and nagging at the time, and he asked casually. Now that she saw the shoes, she knew that he took it to heart at the time.

She hurriedly said, "I'm going to serve the dishes, you should wash your hands." She hurriedly turned around.

But before she turned around, Liao Yuan had already seen her red eyes.

Liao Yuan also felt a sense of sourness pouring into his nose and eyes. He quietly pinched his palm and held back.

When he was young, he resented that she did not give him shelter. Later, when she grew up and entered the society, she began to see her weak essence clearly.

The more he is with Guo Zhi, the more he can understand the root cause of her weakness, which is that she does not have any financial ability.

She can't even feed herself. She relied on her parents before adulthood, and her husband after adulthood. She was helpless when her husband became unreliable. Later, with a new husband, she obeyed him more than her ex-husband.

Fear of being abandoned, she didn't want to have a second time.

Liao Yuan also resented the man surnamed Cao, thinking that he forbade her to communicate with him. When he gradually realized later that this kind man did not actually make such non-qíng requests, everything was just her spontaneous behavior stemming from her own fear, but he couldn't hold grudges against her anymore.

Because she is too weak.

Weak enough to be powerless.

When he saw her, he could only sigh.

He looked at himself again, when he was an adult, he could make money. He felt that it was time, it was time for him to shelter her.

He gave her money, bought gifts for the Cao family, had a good relationship with the Cao family... These were all he could do for her. How much, can make her life easier.

Now that she could feel his heart, he felt that it was all worth it.

Cao Yuxuan looked at the brand of the cashmere sweater, glanced at Liao Yuan, and said nothing. At lunch, they opened the Maotai brought by Liao Yuan and had a great time drinking it.

After leaving the meal, Cao Yuxuan sent him out. When he got to the side of the road, he said, "It cost you money."

Liao Yuan said: "It should be."

He sighed inwardly.

Gifts are afraid that the other party will not know the goods. His mother and Cao Yuxuan's father were both born in a small county town. Except for occasional travel, they don't know much about the life and brands of big cities.

Liao Yuan looked at the way they gestured with the cashmere sweaters, and knew that they must think that these cashmere sweaters were about the same grade as the wool sweaters sold locally, three to five hundred pieces.

In fact, the cheapest cashmere sweater Liao Yuan bought was Cao Meng's, because it was small, but it cost more than a thousand. The other three are all over 2,000. His mother's one was thicker and cost more than 3,000 yuan.

The cigarettes and alcohol he bought were also very expensive. All added up, to thousands of dollars.

But Liao Yuan could spend 20,000 yuan to buy gifts for Guo's family when he went to Guo's family, and he couldn't be stingy with this weak woman who gave birth to him and needed his protection.

He originally thought, looking back to find a chance to find out the price of these things with his mother. He spends money with a purpose. This money must be spent clearly and let the person who receives it know it.

Otherwise, it's wasted.

Cao Yuxuan is now in college in Yangcheng, and his horizons are obviously much wider than his father and stepmother. He is a wise man.

With him there, Liao Yuan no longer needs to communicate this amount and value through his mother's mouth. This is the result he is happy to see.

Speaking of which, he spent more money on this side than on his dad's side. He only bought a cashmere sweater for his dad over there, and the rest were sweets and desserts.

The woman touched the cashmere sweater and muttered, "Liao Yuan, bring one for Xiao Rui next time. The quality is much better than what we have here." .

But Liao Yuan didn't answer the question.

The county town is very small, and it is not far from anywhere. Cao Yuxuan was fine, so he walked around with Liao Yuan.

He asked, "Your girlfriend, is she twenty-eight? It doesn't look like it. She looks young."

Liao Yuan was a little surprised: "How do you know?"

"Didn't you tell me on Weibo the last time you came, I'm following you." Cao Yuxuan smiled.

In the eyes of young boys their age, being able to handle a beautiful mature woman is an astounding feat. His xing style is actually not outgoing, and he can't help gossip.

Liao Yuan was a little dumbfounded: "Twenty-eight is not as big as you think."

"Then you are powerful enough." Cao Yuxuan said admiringly.

Liao Yuan remembered and told him, "I haven't decided yet, so don't tell my mother yet."

Cao Yuxuan patted his chest and assured: "Am I such a broken-mouthed person? Of course, you have to tell her about this kind of thing."

After walking a few steps, he suddenly felt that something was wrong: "Your home is not here, right?"

Liao Yuan said: "The house is crowded. I live in the Huguang Hotel."

Whoever celebrates the new year, does not live in a hotel at home. No matter how crowded the house is, can there be no one person to squeeze?

Cao Yuxuan's footsteps paused, and the five flavors were mixed.

"Okay, just come here, you can go back." Liao Yuan said.

He was about to leave, but Cao Yuxuan called out, "Liao Yuan!"

Liao Yuan turned to look at him.

"It looks like you've been doing pretty well..." Cao Yuxuan was silent for a while, then said, "I'm at ease."

Liao Yuan stared at him for a while, then punched him on the shoulder.

Cao Yuxuan suffered.

The two young boys were neither brothers nor friends. But because of Liao Yuan's mother, they have constant contact.

As children, they hated each other. One feels that the other party has robbed his mother, and the other feels that the other party is the biological son of the annoying stepmother.

Every time Liao Yuan went to his mother, Cao Yuxuan would not give him a good face. Liao Yuan didn't like to pay attention to him either. Fortunately, Liao Yuan doesn't go there often, and they don't see each other a few times a year.

Then they all grew up slowly.

When Liao Yuan was a freshman in high school, he went back to see his mother, but his mother panicked because he received a call from the tutor saying that Cao Yuxuan did not go to his place on time.

She wanted to go out to find it, but Cao Meng had a high fever, and she was anxious and didn't know what to do.

It happened that Liao Yuan came. After he knew it, he asked her to take care of his sister first, and he ran to find it.

This county is really small. He knew Cao Yuxuan's school, and he asked the tutor's address. After thinking about it, he went straight to a game hall between the two.

Sure enough, Cao Yuxuan was pulled out from there.

At that time, he was running wild, and he had already started to exercise with the physical education teacher. Compared to the weak Cao Yuxuan, he is a strong and strong man, making him unable to resist at all.

Cao Yuxuan was angry and anxious, so he scolded him. The two quarreled.

Getting anxious, Cao Yuxuan roared, "Your mother is still alive! You know shit! I don't have a mother, you know!"

Liao Yuan's dark eyes stared at him for a long time before he said, "Your mother is dead, you still have my mother. My mother is alive, and I have nothing."

He tore off Cao Yuxuan's school uniform, revealing the autumn clothes inside. Although it is not brand new, it has been washed cleanly.

He tore off his school uniform to show him the dòng on his autumn clothes.

Cao Yuxuan was speechless.

In fact, he had to admit that Liao Yuan's biological mother, his stepmother, was really not bad. She was so soft that she was dying, she yelled at her a little, and she cried. So much so that he didn't want to yell at her anymore.

She also took good care of him and his dad. Everything in the house is well kept.

In fact, he was indoctrinated with the idea that "stepmothers are villains" since he was a child, and he always felt that she hated her. Along with that, I hate this stepmother's biological son, and I'm also jealous of him and his mother.

It wasn't until that time that he realized that Liao Yuan, who had both a biological mother and a stepmother, turned out to be far worse off than him.

Later, he even had a sense of guilt that he robbed his own mother.

That day, he and Liao Yuan were sitting on the side of the road and took out a cigarette from his pocket that he didn't know which boy they asked for. The two shared a cigarette, but neither of them knew how to smoke, they choked to death, and they both endured it.

Together the vicissitudes of life.

They haven't met many times, but when they meet again later, the two are polite and friendly to each other.

Cao Yuxuan was at home, and he was also kind to his stepmother. So much so that his father felt relieved that his son had finally grown up and was no longer rebellious.

Later, when Liao Yuan graduated from high school, he was locked out by his parents and stepmother.

His stepmother cried tears and snot at home. After crying, she still prepared delicious hot soup and rice for their father and son.

Cao Yuxuan was quite unable to swallow. Looking at this virtuous woman wearing an apron all day, his guilt towards Liao Yuan deepened.

No one else could possibly understand his complicated little thoughts.

But Liao Yuan can understand.

He punched Cao Yuxuan, and Cao Yuxuan let out a long sigh and returned a punch.

The two young men looked at each other, smiled and said goodbye.

Empty-handed, Liao Yuan didn't even bother to move, so he just walked back to the hotel, just in time to digest. went back to rest for a while, set the alarm clock, took a shower, and went out again with things.

After all, what he can bring on the train alone is limited, and most of it goes to his mother. He found a fruit shop on the way, bought some more fruit, made up the number, and went to see the classmate who took him in.

Liao Yuan is someone who treats him well, even if it is a little bit better, he will not forget it.

What's more, at the beginning, it was all thanks to this classmate for taking him in, and all thanks to his parents for showing him the way, that he has come this far.

Halfway through, his father called him and asked him if he would come back for dinner. Liao Yuan thought about it and told him that he had not eaten at home for the past two days.

Liao Chengjun muttered a few words, complaining that he didn't go home after coming back for the New Year. He complained like this, but he didn't leave him. In the end, Liao Yuan kept his distance from them like this, and he actually felt good in his heart. No guilt, but also a sense of relief.

Everyone is good, it's the best.

Liao Yuan's attitude towards Liao Chengjun's attitude is like watching fire.

After he and Guo Zhi were together, he gradually got rid of those special feelings about the family, and felt the determination and determination of people like Guo Zhi and Lin Bo. He slowly understood.

His biological father and biological mother could not complain that the two of them were able to become husband and wife in the first place. It is exactly the sentence "not a family, do not enter a family". The two are essentially the same.

Among the two of them, Liao Chengjun was slightly more powerful than his ex-wife. So Liao Yuan's mother always listened to him. But when Liao Chengjun met his later wife, this sultry and domineering young woman, his essence was exposed in contrast.

He is not absolute, but under the pressure of his powerful wife, he chooses to ignore Liao Yuan.

Just because of this, he can live a little easier.

Because he, like his ex-wife, is actually a weak and uncaring person.

Liao Yuan sat on the motorcycle and hung up the phone. Looking at the not wide road in a trance.

He was actually afraid that he would become like his biological parents. He realized that his past decadence was a sign of weakness. He can't afford his own life, and his heart is weak, so he will be decadent.

Later, when he was with Guo Zhi, he strongly felt the difference between Guo Zhi and himself. Not only Guo Zhi, but also Lin Bo, Gu Qingxia and the others... They are very strong. This kind of quality is not only about work ability and earning ability. But their hearts are very strong.