activa-t Chapter 19 I Was Born an Orphan
Chapter 19 I Was Born an Orphan
In the wind and snow.
When Song Shen arrived at his sister's residence, he thought his sister was still busy, but he ended up running into the manager in charge of the maids.
"Hey, isn't this Xiao Song?"
The woman in charge had a loud voice and was wearing a brightly colored coat. She looked at Song Shen and shouted at him.
Song Shen cupped his hands and said, "Isn't this Sister Zheng? You look even better these past few days."
Sister Zheng let out a burst of silvery laughter, which made Song Shen's ears ring.
"Young man, you're quite the talker. How about I introduce you to a wife? Look at your youthful appearance, I wonder which girl will be so lucky."
Sister Zheng was still wondering how a young man from the servants' family could be such a person. Look at how handsome and dignified he is, with a face that is both beautiful and delicious.
Most importantly, he has a bright future ahead of him, and he looks like someone who will take good care of others. He's still quite young. If you manage to hook up with a guy like him, you'll enjoy a life of luxury.
"Thank you for your trouble. Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll definitely need your help. And you'll definitely need to give me some money for the celebration."
Song Shen was happy to chat with this older sister a bit more, since she worked under her.
Sister Zheng laughed even harder. "Young man, you're quite the smooth talker. I won't take up any more of your time. Are you here to see your sister?"
Song Shen asked earnestly, "Is my sister still busy?"
Sister Zheng said, "I don't assign your sister any heavy work anymore. She usually finishes work long ago by this time, but someone was looking for her just now."
Song Shen asked curiously, "Who's looking for him?"
Sister Zheng exclaimed, "He seems to be some kind of elder brother from my hometown. He looks a bit intimidating. I wanted to shield Ah Zhen, but she went out with him anyway. They should be near the East Gate now."
Song Shen nodded, said goodbye, and hurried to the East Outer Gate. Sure enough, he saw Song Zhen standing outside the gate in the distance, looking rather disheveled. In front of her was a rather tall man wearing a cotton-padded jacket that looked quite old, and he looked rather pitiful.
"Sis, who's looking for you?"
Song Shen stepped forward and came up behind his sister.
Song Zhen turned around and saw Song Shen. She was about to speak when she saw the style of Song Shen's uniform and exclaimed in surprise, "You...you've become a guard?"
Song Shen grinned and said, "Yeah, I just went to your place to look for you. Sister Zheng said someone was looking for you?"
Before Song Zhen could speak, the man opposite her stared at Song Shen for a long time before finally saying, "Ah...Ah Shen?"
Song Shen looked at the man and asked, "Who are you? What do you want with my sister?"
The man's face immediately turned red as he said, "Me? Your second brother? Don't you recognize me? Song Zhao, your second brother! Kid! You haven't turned your back on your own brother just because you've made it big, have you?"
Before coming, I only heard the old man say that Song Shen had become a servant and was no longer the slave he used to be.
But today, I was surprised to find that my younger brother had become a bodyguard!
This was beyond his comprehension.
Hospital guard
This means that you will have at least ten taels of silver each month.
This is an absolute fortune. Just two months of hard work would be enough to take over their teahouse. I don't know what kind of luck my brother had, he just struck it rich, really rich.
This was driving Song Zhao crazy. With a brother like this, how could his family still be living such a miserable life?
Song Zhen opened her mouth to curse, thinking that her second brother was too shameless. In the past, when the family was doing well, he didn't even mention redeeming them from their bondage, or at least came to visit. Instead, he didn't say a word and let his siblings be treated like slaves here.
Now that his younger brother has risen up, he knows he's the older brother now, but where is his sense of shame?
Song Shen smiled and said, "I remember now, Song Zhao. Is there something you need?"
Song Zhao's smiling face gradually faded, revealing a hint of gloom. Knowing his temper, if his younger brother dared to speak like that, he would at least get a beating. Actually, he wasn't completely ignorant of martial arts.
In the past, Old Song had wanted his sons to learn some martial arts, so he sent them to find a local boxing master to learn some moves, hoping they might become martial artists. Who knew that both sons were utterly useless. Song Zhao was slightly better than Song Da, but he could only do some farming tricks and could not be considered a true martial artist. However, he had picked up some hooligan habits and knew some people in the underworld.
However, considering that Song Shen was no longer the same as before, he restrained himself.
"Fourth brother, I know the old man was a bit cold to you before, but I, your second brother, have never wronged you. You wouldn't hold a grudge against me too, would you? Do you remember when I carried you on my back when we were little? Who treated you the best? Don't you remember?"
Song Shen did remember that when this brat was a child, the thing he did most often when taking care of his younger brother was to slap him hard, which was very rough. How could Song Shen possibly have a good attitude towards this guy?
The last time he went to the teahouse, the old man didn't even bother to leave himself a bite to eat. Song Shen had long seen through the fact that there was no affection between them. After all these years, everything should be severed.
Now the Song family can forget about getting anything from him.
Song Shen said coldly, "I don't remember. Is there something you need?"
Song Zhao suppressed his anger and forced a smile, saying, "It's something, hehe. We're building a house recently, and I just married your sister-in-law, so money's a bit tight. That's why I thought of my good brother. We're brothers for life, so you have to help out this time. In this world, who doesn't rely on their brothers? Everyone at home is looking forward to your return. When we're all together as a family, and we have many brothers, we can look after each other..."
Song Shen interrupted the guy's endless rambling with annoyance, saying, "Not a single penny. Can you get lost now?"
"You... Ah Shen, I'm your brother! How dare you talk to me like that?"
Song Zhao stared wide-eyed, his voice growing louder. He was shocked by Song Shen's cold-heartedness.
Song Shen glanced at him sideways: "I don't remember having a brother like you. Alright, you can go back now."
Song Zhao panicked. He glared at Song Zhen and shouted, "Zhen, the fourth brother is ignorant, but aren't you? We're still family. Aren't you afraid of retribution for what you're doing? Let me tell you, no matter what, I'm still your second brother. We still have Dad and the eldest brother at home!"
Song Zhen opened her mouth, about to curse, but saw Song Shen's large hand reach out and grab Song Zhao's shoulder, his tone as cold and piercing as the winter wind.
"Song Zhao, right? Stop calling me 'brother' and 'little brother.' I've already told you we're not close. I'm giving you one more chance. Get as far away from me as possible. I don't want you to come looking for me or my sister again. Otherwise, I'll show you what I'm capable of. Do you understand? If you don't understand, I'll find a place for you to understand later."
People who have killed are, after all, different from ordinary people.
The fierce aura that he inadvertently exuded was like the sudden, menacing aura of a calm beast.
Admittedly, Song Shen only threatened him and did not intend to kill him, but if there is a next time, then the problem will not be so simple.
Song Zhao was immediately drenched in sweat. Even the older brother he knew wasn't this ruthless. He suddenly felt his crotch getting wet and realized that Song Shen's right hand, which he had been holding, had been dislocated.
"roll!"
With a low shout, Song Zhao staggered, suppressed his anger, and turned away.
Song Shen pulled his sister back, saying, "Let's go back, it's so cold outside."
"Shen, do you think we've been too cold-hearted?"
Song Zhen hesitated a bit. Indeed, they were family, indeed, they were blood relatives.
I'll always feel uneasy if I do something too ruthless.
"He's not heartless at all. After all these years, he doesn't come up to ask how you're doing, but directly asks for money. Sister, didn't you think of that?" Song Shen retorted.
Song Zhen paused for a moment, lost in thought. If Song Shen hadn't risen to prominence, the two of them would probably have languished in the Cao family mansion without anyone pitying them. Thinking of this, she immediately felt relieved and said, "You're right. They're inhuman, yet they expect us to be sensible. We won't bother them next time!"
"That's right."
Song Shen said softly, "In this world, only my brother and I are family."