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Chapter 2

So who was this Ji Wei?

Ji Wei was Tang Xu’en’s close friend.

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Tang Xu’en had never thought that they could actually be mistaken to be a couple!

His face instantly flushed red. Just as he was about to refute this, before the breath he had taken could be spat back out, there was a ‘bang’ and his second younger brother barged into the room with a shocked expression on his face, “What? Our eldest brother and Brother Ji Wei are actually a couple?! I knew something was off about those two!”

Fuck!

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If Tang Xu’en’s embarrassment was originally just a few small sparks, then his second younger brother’s words had undoubtedly poured oil onto it.

His face instantly turned bright red.

He really wanted to beat up this fool. He shouted with embarrassment, “What nonsense are you on about? Stop hollering so loudly!”

Second younger brother Tang Zheng quickly bent over and covered his mouth. He continued secretively with a muffled voice, “Oh yes, that’s right, I shouldn’t say it too loudly or the neighbours would hear. Our eldest brother is too shy.”

Third younger brother Tang Yuan even foolishly nodded along, “Yes, yes.”

Tang Xu’en felt even more ashamed. He shot up and used the cattail leaf fan on the table to whack his second younger brother in the head while exclaiming angrily, “I told you two to stop talking nonsense!”

“Ji Wei and I…” Reaching this point, he accidentally bit his tongue. He really couldn’t put on the air of being the eldest brother, “W-we’re just good friends!”

“It’s called friendship between men!”

“It’s completely innocent! We’re not a couple!”

Tang Yuan looked at his eldest brother doubtfully, “Really?”

Tang Xu’en, “O-o-of course!”

Tang Xu’en defended, “Besides, you should also think about this more logically. It is fine for me to be friends with Ji Wei but a couple? Am I worthy? Can’t you see how different his and my conditions are?”

Tang Yuan wasn’t happy upon hearing this, “Big brother, you can’t say that.”

“I won’t allow you to belittle yourself. In my heart, you are the best big brother in the world. You are worth it.”

“But if you insist that you and Brother Ji are not a couple, why haven’t you found a partner in all these years? There isn’t even a woman by your side!”

Tang Zheng agreed, “Yes, that’s right. There’s not a woman in sight!”

So angry!

Tang Xu’en was left angered by these two foolish brothers of his, “Why haven’t I found a female partner? You should know why after taking a look at yourself.”

“Our parents have passed away, I’m only a high school graduate with a self-study college diploma, all we have to our name is an old shabby house and I also have two younger brothers in tow. What kind of girl would be happy with that? Marrying me would be equivalent to directly inheriting two sons to worry about.”

He couldn’t just turn a blind eye and accept anyone as long as they are female.

He would probably be made fun of if he said it.

But secretly, he still believed in love.

In the eyes of his younger brothers, he had been busy making ends meet but, in fact, when he was young, he had also held hopes for true love. At the time, he had copied Xi Murong’s poems into his notebook with his elegant handwriting:

It’s worries that made one lose weight day by day.

It’s inexplicable sadness one would feel before lifting their chopsticks.

It’s a never-ending banquet in ones memories

It’s something that cannot be drunk yet one would still drown themselves in it 

(KKnotes: From a poem titled Love’s Banquet by Xi Murong)

This was his little secret that he couldn’t bring himself to tell others.

Even his young brothers didn’t know.

He thought to himself: He wanted to marry someone for true love. He shouldn’t be hasty.

And so, it had been unknowingly delayed until now.

Only now did he realise—-

Ah, his youngest brother is even planning on getting married yet he as the eldest brother didn’t even know where his partner was!

Tang Xu’en turned and scolded his foolish second younger brother, “Why did you come in? Didn’t I ask you to wash the dishes? I was having a heart to heart talk with Xiao Yuan and you barge in to cause a ruckus?”

“The dishes are all done!” Tang Zheng exclaimed. “I’m also Xiao Yuan’s older brother, I think I am also qualified to be a part of this family meeting. Why do you have to keep it a secret from me?”

That’s true.

For matters as big as this, the three brothers had always sat down and discussed it together.

After Tang Zheng said this, he also moved over the bamboo stool he had been working on today. He worked on it as he spoke.

He was pretty good with handcrafts.

Because his academic performance was poor when he was younger, he was always worried that he would not be able to get into university and wanted to learn some crafts so that he could make some money to help his eldest brother out. Even after he went and became a sports student, he didn’t stop with his crafting. Whenever they needed a chair or a table at home, he was able to have them made.

“Big brother, I don’t think our conditions are that bad though?” Tang Zheng said optimistically, “Isn’t our street very valuable now? Last time I checked, it was fifty or sixty thousand per square metre.”

He was once again hit by Tang Xu’en using the fan.

“Can our ancestor’s property be sold off just like that? If it cannot be sold, it cannot be considered as an asset. It’s pointless including it. Besides, this place can’t be sold off just like that.” Tang Xu’en sighed and continued, “Moreover….I’m also not willing to sell it. This is our home.”

The two younger brothers nodded with understanding.

Tang Yuan added, “But I still think that you shouldn’t just look at each other’s conditions when dating. Meng Tianyou is also very rich but he doesn’t care whether or not I have money.”

Tang Xu’en glared as fiercely as possible and said, “He’s already much older than you and also a man and not a local. If he didn’t even have money to his name, I would’ve made him leave! How dare he try and deceive you?”

Tang Zheng echoed, “That’s right. We would’ve made him leave!”

Tang Yuan looked over at his second older brother and asked, “Second older brother, whose side are you on?”

Tang Zheng said without hesitation, “I’m on eldest brother’s side. Whatever eldest brother says goes.”

“I just really didn’t expect you to be gay.”

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“Wow, I remember reading an article online before that said that boys with older brothers are more likely to be gay. The more older brothers they have, the greater the probability of being born gay. I thought that it was nonsense at the time but I didn’t expect that a real case example of it was right next to me!”

Tang Yuan looked at Tang Zheng with a troubled look, “Second older brother, are you here just to watch the show? And you’re laughing? Aren’t you and that roommate of yours, the one surnamed Lu, also in a relationship?”

“Huh??” Tang Xu’en turned to look at his second younger brother.

He was originally here just to watch the show but he had unexpectedly become a part of it. Tang Zheng angrily retorted, “Bullshit! Don’t slander people like that!”

“Xiao Lu and I are purely friends!”

While he said this, his hands didn’t stop moving.

Tang Xu’en turned around and placed his hands on his knees. He asked, “I’ve been meaning to ask this for a while now. Why have you been working so hard weaving that bamboo stool the past few days? We don’t need anymore of them at home.”

“Oh this?” Tang Zheng raised his head and answered matter-of-factly, “I’m making this for Xiao Lu! He saw it online last time and said it looked nice so I said I knew how to make one and promised to make him one.”

Tang Xu’en, “…..”

Tang Yuan, “…..”

Tang Yuan, “You’re not dating him in the first place, why are you being so considerate of him?”

Tang Zheng said very frankly, “Haha, it’s precisely because we are purely good friends and classmates that I am able to openly give him gifts. Why? Isn’t it normal for friends to do this?”

“Huh?”

“Huh??”

Tang Yuan looked over at his eldest brother and then at his second older brother and became deeply confused.

He slowly furrowed his brows and even his eyes lost focus.

When Tang Xu’en saw his eyes dimming, he couldn’t help but get anxious. He said hurriedly, “Xiao Yuan, big brother here isn’t trying to blame you.”

“Haa.”

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“It’s fine if you’re gay.”

He held his forehead.

Tang Zheng pointed at him and said, “Hey, if you’re going to get together with a guy, you can do that, but don’t push it onto me!”

“You now see everyone as gay because you are gay.”

Before he could finish his sentence.

He was once again hit with a fan by his eldest brother. Tang Xu’en scolded with a tired tone, “Don’t scold Xiao Yuan.”

Tang Zheng pursed his lips. He turned back to working on weaving his bamboo stool.

Tang Yuan was intelligent but he was also an extremely introverted and shy child. He couldn’t help but panic to the point where sweat broke out on the tip of his nose and forehead. He looked anxiously at his eldest brother, “Big brother, what do I do?”

He realised that he might have misunderstood and his face consequently flushed red, “I-I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine.” Tang Xu’en held his hand, “Isn’t it just being gay?”

“What’s the big deal?”

“You will still be my little brother. If you like men, you can go ahead and like them.”

Tang Yuan was moved by his eldest brother’s warm gaze. He sniffled his nose.

He recalled the time when he was a child. The three brothers were waiting outside the operating room the day his father had passed away. When he learned from the doctor that his father was unfortunately unable to be revived, he was both frightened and panicked but his big brother held firmly onto his hand.

His eldest brother’s hand was gentle but firm. Leading the two of them, he bowed to the doctor and said, “Thank you. Thank you for your efforts.”

He no longer panicked.

He knew that he had his eldest brother to rely on.

Just as he was thinking this.

Tang Xu’en leaned closer and said awkwardly, “Little brother…..Big brother just wants to discuss something with you. If you really insist on finding a male partner, can’t you find a local one? I just think that someone from outside of this city is a little too far.”

Tang Yuan, “….”

The family meeting came to an end.

The two younger ones were ushered back to their rooms.

Tang Xu’en also washed up and went to bed.

He laid peacefully on his back in his bed.

At two in the morning, he opened his eyes, stared at the dark ceiling above him and sighed.

So troubled!

Can’t sleep!

After thinking for a while, Tang Xu’en took out his phone and tapped open the chat interface between himself and Ji Wei.

The most recent conversation was very recent, from just a few hours ago. He had told Ji Wei that his youngest brother was coming home today and he planned to buy some ingredients from the market.

Ji Wei had asked him what dishes he was making and wanted to see.

He had been too busy and forgot to reply.

With it being so late, Ji Wei was probably already asleep.

Tang Xu’en sent out: [My youngest brother brought a man home today.]

[He came out to me.]

Two seconds later.

Ji Wei replied to him: [?]

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