Chapter 104: Crying for Others?  

Xu Junzhe couldn’t help but laugh at her like this.

He was happy to see her like this.

Next, Xu Junzhe probably needed to return to Xiahai City to find Xu Deming and ask him for some money.

It’s not clear whether Xu Deming will give it to him, but he should.

It is said that Xu Deming’s attitude has changed a bit recently, starting to investigate Xu Mo’s affairs, but… it seems not to have much to do with him.

He, Xu Junzhe, has always stood by Xu Mo’s side, always speaking up for Xu Mo.

No matter how much trouble there is between the family and Xu Mo, it doesn’t matter to him.

Moreover, Xu Deming has always favored him.

…

Xu Deming was at home checking videos, checking some information obtained from the orphanage.

Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying have flown back from the capital recently and have been working.

The day Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying went to see Xie Bingyan, their main goal was to gauge Xie Bingyan’s attitude towards Xu Mo and understand how Xie Bingyan was. However, Xie Bingyan’s behavior left them cold-hearted.

Now, both of them are almost certain that Xie Bingyan poisoned Xu Mo.

If it wasn’t her, her behavior wouldn’t be like this.

Both of them were deeply shocked.

Of course, Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying dare not expose her. They are afraid of something big happening. Since Xu Mo believes it was her and Xu Xuehui who poisoned him, then let him think so.

She will play the villain in this.

Xu Wanting doesn’t want Xu Mo to eventually find out about Xie Bingyan. A tiger won’t eat its own cubs!

In this way, perhaps it will still leave some expectations in Xu Mo’s heart.

Deverna’s affairs are still plentiful, and her work remains extremely busy.

With the stock price plummeting, the brand value is also beginning to collapse, and Deverna is in the midst of disintegration.

Xu Wanting has already invested a large amount of capital in an attempt to stabilize the situation, but now it seems that the effect is not particularly good.

The deterioration continues, and Xu Mo is still making moves.

As for Xu Deming, it seems he has encountered some problems too.

It is said that grandparents came over a few days ago, and it’s unclear what they talked about, but Xu Deming’s situation doesn’t seem quite right.

After work that day, Xu Wanting returned home dragging her tired body. She saw Xu Deming still sitting in the living room smoking, looking at some photos and information.

On the table, the ashtray was already overflowing with cigarette butts.

“Dad! It’s said that Xu Mo has started another company!” Xu Wanting walked over and said after a moment of thought.

“I know!” Xu Deming took a drag of his cigarette, not looking at her, and lowered his head to look at a photo.

Xu Wanting looked up and her face froze.

It was a photo of Xu Mo.

However, the scene depicted was quite eerie. He seemed to be in a memorial hall, wearing white clothes and mourning attire, kneeling on the ground as if mourning.

There were many others beside him, also dressed in mourning attire, as if someone had passed away.

Xu Mo was about ten years old at that time.

“This photo…” Xu Wanting furrowed her brow.

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“This photo was found in the orphanage’s photo archive! It was just delivered today, probably overlooked!” Xu Deming explained.

“Why would he do this?” Xu Wanting asked, puzzled.

“The orphanage told me that at that time, he was trying to earn some money for daily expenses. So he went to a village in the suburbs! Occasionally, when an elderly person passed away there, he would go in and ask if they needed someone to mourn. He would kneel down and cry, earning three hundred yuan a day!”

“He thought this could make money, so he cried many times!”

Xu Wanting shuddered, her body trembling. She gasped several times but found herself unable to make a sound.

Crying for others?

“He must have cried for several years. Back then, his living expenses and pocket money reportedly came from this!” Xu Deming continued, surrounded by smoke, his expression unreadable. “He was quite brave as a child, often crying day and night, living with the dead!”

“…”

Xu Wanting could imagine such a tragic scene.

Usually, it would be elderly people who died of illness or old age, laid in coffins.

A group of people crying outside, with white paper and flower wreaths hung nearby.

In some wealthy families, if they couldn’t cry for their deceased family members, they would hire others to mourn. It was even better if there were children who could cry loudly.

Xu Deming said Xu Mo was brave enough. Besides being brave enough to stay with the dead, he also had the courage to go in and ask if they needed mourners.

In such situations, if others declined, he would probably be thrown out and severely punished.

Finally, Xu Wanting understood what Xu Mo meant when he said a few days ago that he had done many disgusting things in the past.

“Perhaps begging on his knees wasn’t anything new to him.”

“To survive, he has even done more horrifying things.”

As Xu Deming spoke, he deeply drew a puff of smoke, looking exhausted as he lay on the sofa, appearing powerless.

He hadn’t shaved for several days, and had spent several days and nights without sleep, waking up only to check on these things.

Xu Wanting understood his pain, but in this situation, she couldn’t comfort him.

If it wasn’t for the past, perhaps there wouldn’t be the present.

Xu Mo had given them four years, and he had waited for them for four years, until he could no longer wait.

“Dad, maybe… there’s still time!” Xu Wanting hesitated before speaking.

Xu Deming shook his head. “You don’t know how capable this child is. I’ve gone through everything, and I’m deeply shocked. We… won’t have many chances!”

“What were Grandpa and Grandma doing here a few days ago?” Xu Wanting asked after some thought.

“What else could they do? They wanted to groom their talented son and grandson, Xu Ankang. They asked for part of the management rights of Fengxiang Jewelry. I’ve already turned them down!” Xu Deming said.

“They actually wanted that?” Xu Wanting was slightly surprised.

“Oh, right! Can you spare some money from your side?” Xu Deming suddenly asked.

Xu Wanting was taken aback. “There’s some, but not much! At most, a few tens of millions!”

“Xu Mo has stopped doing the bike-sharing business! Junzhe is handling it. Give him some money to try and build up the company!” Xu Deming said with a weary tone. “At home, only Junzhe understands Xu Mo’s situation clearly! He has always praised Xu Mo and is quite capable. Let him give it a try!”

Xu Wanting hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Junzhe is indeed very clever and makes people speechless.

Before, when Xu Mo was at home, everyone else looked down on him, but not Junzhe.

On the contrary, Junzhe often advised Xie Bingyan and them not to be angry, to forgive Xu Mo as much as possible, and not to punish him, etc.

Compared to Xu Junzhe, they, the elder sisters, felt extremely ashamed.

Although Xu Junzhe had once followed their lead, even framed Xu Mo like they did, it was merely an inadvertent act.

Xu Wanting didn’t mind supporting his business and helping him grow.

“Dad wants Junzhe to grow up and compete with Xu Ankang for control of Fengxiang Jewelry, right?” Xu Wanting suddenly understood Xu Deming’s intention.

From what she saw now, Xu Mo probably couldn’t be relied upon temporarily. Xu Mo didn’t want to come home at all.

Xu Deming absolutely didn’t want Fengxiang Jewelry to fall into the hands of his eldest nephew. So, supporting Xu Junzhe, allowing him to demonstrate his abilities, and then entering the competition for Fengxiang Jewelry against his eldest nephew Xu Ankang, was the best choice.

The new generation of the Xu family has already risen.

“Right! If he performs well, we can let him have a try! Give him some money! Anyway, Xu Mo has already stopped doing bike-sharing! I’ll also allocate some funds for him!” Xu Deming nodded.

“…Okay!”