Chapter 82: Little Strongman
The address left by this person named Zhang Shuxin is very detailed. It clearly states which intersection to turn at and which landmark buildings can be used as references. Between the lines, it is revealed that this science and engineering man has a precise understanding of the geographical location. He must be a highly educated and careful person.
The distance from Fang Ping's home to the place on the note was exactly from the east to the west of the city. Zhang Nianzu drove for more than an hour and finally stopped at the gate of a new residential area, which was filled with row houses.
Li Asan exclaimed in amazement: "Wow, this is a nice place."
Zhang Nianzu and his friends entered the residential complex. The house they were looking for was in the last row on the left. The area had abundant greenery and a beautiful environment. The smallest villa started at 200 square meters. The people who lived here might not be wealthy, but they were definitely middle class.
The family that adopted Fang Xiaoliang should be well off, as can be seen from the valuable lawn in front of the door. However, the lawn seems to have been unattended for a long time, making it seem that the owner has had no time to take care of it recently.
Zhang Nianzu stood on the lawn and hesitated, "Should we... go in?" They were not Fang Ping's real friends, and it was really presumptuous to visit them suddenly. He felt that Fang Xiaoliang had no worries in life, so he no longer had the courage to knock on the door.
Lei Tingting saw what he was thinking and bit her lip and said, "I think it's a bit strange. Why would a family with such good conditions adopt a half-grown child? Besides... having money doesn't necessarily mean happiness."
This sentence finally made Zhang Nianzu make up his mind, and he walked forward and knocked on the door.
A gentle male voice came from the door: "Xiaoliang, go see who it is."
After a while, the door opened and I could see several men talking in the living room, but I didn't know which one was Zhang Shuxin.
"Who are you looking for?" The little boy who opened the door had bright eyes and thin handsome lips. He should be the kind of quiet child.
Zhang Nianzu was speechless for a moment, and then he said after a moment: "Are you Fang Xiaoliang?"
Fang Xiaoliang walked out, closed the door and said, "Who are you? I don't know you."
Lei Tingting asked: "Child, are the people who adopted you good to you?"
Fang Xiaoliang said: "Very good."
Li Asan said: "Don't be afraid, if he treats you badly, I will go in and deal with him right now!"
Fang Xiaoliang said: "He is really good to me."
Zhang Nianzu was overwhelmed with emotions but didn't know what to say. Finally, he said to Lei Tingting and Li Asan, "Let's go." Fang Xiaoliang seemed to be doing really well, so he felt relieved. If he said more, the child might not understand, and it would bring up his sad memories.
The three of them turned and walked onto the lawn together.
Fang Xiaoliang suddenly asked from behind them: "Are you my people?"
This sound actually made Zhang Nianzu's eyes red. He turned back in astonishment and asked, "You know everything?"
Li Asan put his hand on his chest and bowed his head, saying: "I wish you victory in every battle."
Fang Xiaoliang responded meticulously: "I wish you victory in every battle."
Li Asan pointed at Zhang Nianzu and said, "This is our ancestor."
Fang Xiaoliang bowed and said, "Grandfather!"
Zhang Nianzu put his hands on his shoulders and said, "Boy, you've suffered. Is there anything we can do for you?"
Fang Xiaoliang stared at Zhang Nianzu and said, "My father said before he left that Grandpa might come to see me. I didn't expect it to be so soon. But where have you been all these years?"
Zhang Nianzu could only smile bitterly.
Fang Xiaoliang quickly understood and asked, "Are you the 88th generation ancestor?"
Zhang Nianzu asked, "What did your father tell you?"
Fang Xiaoliang said: "I have said everything that needs to be said."
Li Asan asked, "Are you a soldier?"
At this time, the door opened and a slightly plump middle-aged man walked out. He had a strong scholarly air and gave people a very humble feeling. Seeing Fang Xiaoliang talking to three strangers, he couldn't help but wonder: "Xiaoliang, who are these three..."
Fang Xiaoliang said without hesitation: "They were my father's friends when he was alive."
"Oh, my condolences." Zhang Shuxin began to shake hands with the three people in turn.
Zhang Nianzu said awkwardly: "We just came to see Xiaoliang, so what..." He was about to say goodbye when Fang Xiaoliang suddenly said: "Dad, can I go out and play with them for a day?"
Zhang Shuxin looked back at the living room, hesitated and said, "Okay, Dad can't take care of you today, just come back before dinner." He took out his cell phone and said to Zhang Nianzu, "Let's leave a phone number."
"Uh, okay." Zhang Nianzu and Zhang Shuxin called each other and added each other on WeChat.
Zhang Shuxin asked, "What is your relationship with Xiaoliang's father?"
Li Asan said: "This is our ancestor."
"Ah?" Zhang Shuxin didn't understand.
Zhang Nianzu hurriedly said, "We are distant relatives, and I am older."
"Oh." Zhang Shuxin chatted for a few more sentences and felt that there was nothing suspicious, so he said to Fang Xiaoliang, "Have fun." After that, he gave him two hundred yuan, watched everyone go away, and then went back to the house.
Zhang Nianzu said: "It seems that your current father treats you well." If one did not know the situation, anyone would think that Zhang Shuxin was Fang Xiaoliang's biological father, because he was so meticulous that even a biological father might not be able to do so.
Fang Xiaoliang nodded and said, "He is very good to me."
Zhang Nianzu asked, "Why did you come out with us?"
Fang Xiaoliang said: "There are some things I need to understand."
"Hey——" Zhang Nianzu was amused by his little adult appearance, "What do you want to find out?"
"Let's talk about it first after we get in the car." Fang Xiaoliang had already seen the Ford.
Zhang Nianzu and Lei Tingting exchanged a look that did not know whether to laugh or cry. This kid was so cool.
After getting in the car, Zhang Nianzu first introduced the people on his side to Fang Xiaoliang.
Fang Xiaoliang got to the point and said, "First, I also want to know the answer to that question that Ah San asked just now - am I a soldier or not?"
Li Asan asked, "Don't you know it yourself?"
Fang Xiaoliang said: "My dad said I would be a warrior, but I have never shown the characteristics of a warrior. My strength and agility are only slightly better than those of my peers, and I cannot recover quickly after being injured."
Li Asan scratched his head and said, "I can't say for sure. Generally, warriors can be seen from a young age. There are some exceptions whose characteristics will appear later. For example, Ah Si only looked like a warrior when he was seven or eight years old, but he was still so ordinary at the age of ten... Then I don't know."
Lei Tingting suddenly said, "Why don't we let him go to Doctor Xu for a blood test? As long as there is the Warrior Virus in his blood, then he must be a Warrior."
Fang Xiaoliang said: "Okay, I'll go!"
Zhang Nianzu said, "Kid, what do you think?"
Fang Xiaoliang said firmly: "Becoming a warrior is the supreme honor for every strongman."
Zhang Nianzu sighed and said, "If you are really a warrior, I really don't know whether to congratulate you or say sorry."
Fang Xiaoliang stared at him and said, "You are the grandfather, how can you say such a thing?"
Zhang Nianzu smiled bitterly and said, "Did your father tell you about the money?"
"He did." Fang Xiaoliang said, "He said that the money we used to spend was given by Grandpa, and then Grandpa disappeared. But I can't complain, because it was money that was earned without any effort. Giving it to him was a favor, and not giving it to him was my duty. Also, he asked me to protect you."
Zhang Nianzu was silent, and suddenly said: "Fang Xiaoliang, why don't you live with me?"
Unexpectedly, Fang Xiaoliang said flatly: "No."
"Why?" This time it was Lei Tingting who couldn't help but ask.
Fang Xiaoliang said: "Too many people are sad this month. I can't make him sad again. Besides, my name is Zhang Xiaoliang now."
Li Asan was surprised and asked, "You even changed your last name?"
Zhang Xiaoliang said: "It doesn't matter what your last name is, as long as the blood in your bones is real!"
Zhang Nianzu sighed and whispered to Lei Tingting: "Can you believe it? All the mature words I heard in the past two days came from the mouth of a 10-year-old child."
