Your Elder Brother Chapter 9

Ethan Wei had read many inspirational stories like this when he was young, but he had forgotten them all. Perhaps his emotional development was not up to par with the average level. He felt nothing when he read them at the time, and only now did he feel a little touched.

He casually told the two children: "Your teacher is quite capable and the extracurricular readings he selected are quite good."

The fat man who was cooking poked his head out of the kitchen and said amid the noise of frying, stir-frying and cooking: "What did you say? Read it to me louder."

Ethan Wei cleared his throat, intending to show Max how he could speak at the flag-raising ceremony. However, before he could even pronounce a single word, Jake Wei suddenly said, "Brother, I don't want to go to school anymore."

He brought up the old matter again, but Ethan Wei ignored him and didn't take it seriously, because as a competent feudal patriarch, he intended to carry on the glorious tradition of dictatorship to the end. It was not the kid's turn to express his opinion on whether to go to school or not.

Ethan Wei yelled at the fat guy in the kitchen, "Let me teach you a lesson. Let me see where to start... Well, let's start with this one --- Ideal..."

"Brother." Jake Wei came over, squatted in front of Ethan Wei, looked at him straight, and said again, "I don't want to go to school anymore."

Lily was used to causing trouble, so he ran over and said in a crisp voice: "Brother, he doesn't learn his lesson, beat him."

Jake Wei frowned and said to her righteously: "Go away, you are everywhere."

"You're the one who got out of here," Ethan Wei casually hit Jake Wei on the head with his extracurricular reading materials, and said, "If you say that again, I'll break your legs."

This sentence has a source. When Ethan Wei was a child, there was a classmate in his class who was called by the teacher for mischief. The classmate's father hit the boy on the head and said viciously: "If you skip school again, I will break your legs."

Young Ethan Wei always thought this statement was very parental. At that time, he was still young and ignorant, so he wrote this sentence in his notes, but the teacher gave him a big cross...

In short, he has always been eager to use this sentence to teach someone a lesson.

Jake Wei looked at his hanging arm with a complicated expression.

The first time he resisted going to school, it was because he had no idea what it was for. But this time, after careful consideration, the little boy expressed his thoughts with reason and evidence: "I don't want to go to school anymore. Going to school is good, but it takes many years and costs a lot of money. I'd better go out with you to make money. I can work and fight. I can support myself and you."

Unfortunately, Ethan Wei is a person who is difficult to communicate with, and Xiao Yuan's well-reasoned words fell on deaf ears.

Ethan Wei looked down at Jake Wei and felt that this brat was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. He was itching to beat this brat up. Ethan Wei thought, he went out day and night, and as the competition in the industry increased, he had to be ready to fight wits and courage with his peers all the time with blood and sweat. But after hearing what this brat said, it seemed as if anyone could do such a technically demanding thing. He really didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were until he ran the household. He didn't know at all how hard it was for others to support him.

However, when Ethan Wei saw that he was serious and determined to support himself, he didn't do it.

Little thing...at least have some conscience.

So Ethan Wei said to him perfunctorily: "Then you should study hard. In the future, graduating from university is not enough, and getting a master's or doctoral degree is not enough. You need to get a postdoctoral degree. After a postdoctoral degree, others will be called "Daokete" Wei, and you should try to become a "jiankete" Wei for us. That would be awesome."

Jake Wei lowered his head. He had read a little and understood a few things. He could tell that his elder brother was teasing him. It was obviously not negotiable on this matter.

Song Lily, the naughty kid, came over with a smile, shaking his head and tail, asking to be beaten, saying, "Jiank Tewei, hehehehe."

Jake Wei: "Go away, little girl."

Song Lily refused to give in: "I'm not a 'film', I'm a 'drum'! You're a sheep dung ball on a reed stick!"

Jake Wei: "...an ugly girl."

Song Lily screamed angrily: "Sheep dung ball!"

Jake Wei calmly replied: "Call yourself."

The two of them started fighting, and Ethan Wei watched from the side without any intention of trying to stop them. He just wanted them to have a more intense fight. Watching children fighting was also one of his entertainment activities, as it wouldn't hurt them anyway.

When he first came, Jake Wei's eyes were extremely wild and unruly, and his personality was always duller than his peers. He was in stark contrast to Lily, who kept chattering about his unproductive opinions at home every day. At that time, at first glance, Jake Wei was like a big adolescent child stuffed into the body of a little guy, and it always seemed that the person and appearance did not match.

However, in the past six months, he has become smaller and smaller, and his words and actions have become more childish.

While Jake Wei was arguing with Lily, he glanced at Ethan Wei out of the corner of his eye and found that the big brother, who had one arm in a sling, was watching their fight with great interest. Only then did he continue to irritate Song Lily in a somewhat performative manner.

Ever since the last joke about changing teeth, Jake Wei accidentally found a way to please his elder brother - that is, to raise his IQ to the same level as Song Lily, and often do some stupid things with her that make people laugh and cry.

The more childish and silly they act, the more easy-going and less pretentious the eldest brother will be.

So Jake Wei walked further down this path.

His natural talents could have made him grow up to be a cool person, but he ended up taking a stupid path. His life experiences are truly unpredictable.

Jake Wei's feelings for Ethan Wei and this family are very passionate. He is different from other children. Other children are born with a family, but Jake Wei does not. He treats "family" as a career.

As long as he can stay, stay in this family, let him fight to the death, not to mention just pretending to be stupid.

Xiao Yuan always remembered that one day, he caught a cold at school during the day and was always cold. After falling asleep, he unconsciously crawled into Ethan Wei's arms, nestled in that warm arms, and slept until the next day.

In the early morning, when the boy woke up, he lay there for a long time and was reluctant to move. He opened his eyes wide and looked up at the face of the sleeping boy beside him, and suddenly called "brother" silently in his heart.

Of course, the eldest brother couldn't hear it, but Jake Wei called out to him in his heart.

The lively battle between Xiaoyuan and Lily was finally ended by Max, who pulled the two cubs apart like puppies, one in each hand: "Hey, little ancestors, are you going to cause trouble in Heaven? Let's call a truce first, and then fight again after dinner. There's no rush!"

Max brought the fried rice from the kitchen and put it in a small bowl. He didn't take a bowl, but took four spoons, one for each person, and started eating around the bowl of rice.

Max is a good teacher, even more nagging than Tang Seng. Even food can't stop his sausage mouth. He teaches his children while eating: "Children should have ideals, and can't be like big-bellied katydids all day long, constantly fighting. Your brother is an idiot, and he doesn't care..."

Ethan Wei was innocently implicated, and just wanted to give the fat guy a beating to let him know how much the horse king had, but before he could open his mouth, the two brats shouted at the fat guy with a common hatred: "Don't talk about my brother!"

Max: ...

Ethan Wei gave each of them a piece of ham: "Well done, eat more."

Max's big face twisted for a while, relying on his thick skin, he reluctantly continued the topic: "Okay, let's not talk about your brother. Look, you have learned so many texts about ideals in school, and you talk to your brother about them. What are your ideals?"

Lily said: "I want to be a singer."

Jake Wei said simply: "To make money and support my brother."

Xiao Bao glanced at him and added, "I want to make a lot of money as a singer to support my brother."

Max was like a wretched child abductor... no, like a great educator, and he said to Jake Wei earnestly and kindly: "Look, Lily's ideal is more goal-oriented. What about you, Xiaoyuan? You have to support your brother, so how are you going to make money?"

Jake Wei said without even raising his eyelids: "I can look after the place, sell CDs, get licenses, and make money..."

Max was immediately heartbroken and turned to Ethan Wei and said, "Qian'er, I think you are hopeless."

Ethan Wei looked at the serious Jake Wei, his eyes fell on his bulging cheeks, and suddenly he wanted to laugh, so he laughed, and by the way, he pointed out a clear way for the fat man in a concise way: "Get lost!"

When he smiled, Jake Wei felt that his throwing a tantrum that night was all worth it, so he stopped talking, saved his energy, and ate his meal fiercely.

Jake Wei looked very ferocious when he ate, as if he wanted to turn every grain of rice into his bones and flesh.

In fact, Ethan Wei also had an ideal. His original ideal was to be a scientist, wearing a white coat and walking around in the laboratory, recording various data, writing papers, typing materials, researching something, studying while eating and sleeping, and not taking anything else to heart except what he was researching, and having no worries about food and clothing.

Of course, Ethan Wei knew in his heart that this ideal had now become a fantasy, so he never mentioned it to anyone else, pretending that he was a seasoned veteran in society since birth and had never been an idiot.

Max cooked and was also responsible for washing the dishes after dinner. He complained as he washed: "Alas, your third brother owed you money in his previous life, so I have to be your child bride in this life..."

Jake Wei happened to hear this and rolled up his sleeves without saying anything: "Third brother, I'll wash it."

Max waved his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "There are still people vying to be child brides. You should go watch cartoons with Lily."

Jake Wei looked up and asked Ethan Wei for instructions. Ethan Wei nodded at him, floating up and down by one centimeter: "Go ahead, don't trip over here."

After sending the child away, Max said to Ethan Wei, who was leaning against the kitchen door frame, "Does your arm hurt?"

Ethan Wei lit a cigarette: "Not bad, a little."

Max didn't talk to him. He was silent for a moment. Max asked him seriously, "What do you want? Do you want to continue like this?"

Ethan Wei had already seen that he had something to say, so he kept silent and waited for him to speak.

Max is older than him and Jason, almost 20 years old, and thinks more than his two younger brothers: "Don't be offended by what I say. Brother Le --- Le Xiaodong is not a good person. What good will it be if you follow him? Even if you go to the construction site to lay tiles and sell your labor, the two yuan Le Xiaodong gives you is for you to work hard."

After a while, Ethan Wei asked back: "What can I do?"

"Why can't you eat?"

Ethan Wei leaned against the door frame, thinking blankly for a moment, then looked down at his hands that were wrapped like dumplings, feeling the slight piercing pain coming from inside, and whispered, "I can't do anything."

"You can work part-time or do small business," Max paused and said, "At worst, you can follow Sange and we can drive to deliver cooked food. Isn't that also a way to make a living?"

Ethan Wei smiled lightly and said nothing.

"As long as you nod, I will tell my dad when I get back..." Max said this, and suddenly turned his head as if he had realized something. He found that Ethan Wei was no longer there, so he left without listening in a non-violent and non-cooperative manner.

Max stopped talking, angrily shook off the water on his hands, and said angrily: "Grandson, you will regret it sooner or later!"

Max has known him since childhood and would never harm him. Ethan Wei knew in his heart that what he said made sense.

He had been in the entertainment city for more than a year and had gradually let go of his blind worship of Brother Le. Ethan Wei also knew a little about what he did for a living.

Ethan Wei sometimes wondered why others could always take the right path no matter how hard or difficult their lives were, but he was the only coward?

Is he willing to be a gangster?

Although he is a gangster, he knows what is right and what is wrong. He has been a good student in school for so many years, not just to drop out and become a gangster.

Is it for money?

Yes, Ethan Wei admitted that Brother Le gave him a lot of money, but Max was right, he was selling his life, and even if the money was twice as much it would not be worth it.

Is that because you are afraid of suffering?

Probably not. It's hard to compare the pain of having blisters on your hands rubbed by bricks and sunburned skin, or having your arm broken by a stick.

What is that for?

Ethan Wei asked himself this question countless times, and later he realized that it was probably his fatal self-esteem that was causing the problem.

From the moment he was born into this world and cried for the first time, he was destined to be inferior to others, so when he grew up a little and had a little more choice, he would rather die than bow his head again - even if he had to be as ferocious as he is now, making everyone fear and hate him.

It is better to let others fear him than to look down on him.