Chapter 2308 Brothers Talk

The footsteps were approaching. At this moment, Xiao Huaizhi already knew who was coming. He squinted his eyes and opened the folding fan, covering his chest.

After passing through an archway, Xiao Huaili appeared in the yard of his fourth brother. He saw Xiao Huaizhi sitting on a chair at a glance.

Xiao Huaili, wearing a green gown and short hair, looked particularly energetic. As the head of the Xiao family, Xiao Huaili controlled the lifeblood of the entire family. At this moment, he slowly walked in front of Xiao Huaizhi.

"Fourth brother! It's time to wake up. Now is not the time to rest."

Xiao Huaili said, Xiao Huaixin opened his eyes, took off the folding fan on his body, looked at Xiao Huaili beside him, and smiled.

"Should I stand up quickly and salute the head of the family?"

"Hehe... If you consider yourself a member of the Xiao family, you will naturally salute, but if you are still my fourth brother, brothers don't need this."

Xiao Huaizhi hesitated for a second, then sat up from the chair and stood beside Xiao Huaili, slightly behind.

"Since you said so, then I will make it clear. In my heart, you have always been my third brother. Please don't be offended by some of my mistakes in the past."

"I said before that brothers don't need to say these polite words. It's also my fault that my third brother was careless before. He has been busy with the affairs of the Xiao family and ignored your existence."

At this moment, Xiao Huaili's words had another intention. At the beginning, Xiao Huaili joined forces with Xiao Huaixin, and the two brothers took action to seize the position of the head of the family.

Before taking action, Xiao Huaili promised that he would give Xiao Huaizhi many conditions after the matter was accomplished, but when Xiao Huaili really became the head of the Xiao family, he found that this was a blank check.

Not only did Xiao Huaili fail to fulfill his previous promise, but he also put a crime on Xiao Huaizhi's head and was ruthlessly sent to the cold palace by Xiao Huaili.

He could only stay at home all day long. The affairs of the Xiao family had nothing to do with him. For more than ten years, Xiao Huaizhi was just like Su Wu herding sheep, forgotten in the corner of the world.

Until recently, this situation has eased a lot, allowing Xiao Huaizhi to find an opportunity. Maybe he shouldn't listen to his third brother's advice. He can also sit on the position of the head of the family.

"Thank you for your concern, third brother, but I have always been very good. Without those trivial matters, staying at home every day and growing flowers and grass is also a free and easy life."

"Don't worry, fourth brother, I won't let you stay idle all the time. Next time I will arrange something for you to do. With your ability, it is easy to control."

"Did the three of you come to me today just to tell the fourth brother these?"

Xiao Huaizhi asked, Xiao Huaili sighed deeply, he looked up at the sky, this is the Xiao family, a familiar place, where he has lived for more than 40 years.

Some things are past and have become history, but some things are happening. Xiao Huaili was startled for a moment, and then patted Xiao Huaizhi on the shoulder.

"Fourth brother... In our Xiao family, there are only you, me and my fifth brother left. You have no children, and my fifth brother is playful by nature, and he is not a good person, and he has no children of his own."

"Yes, you are the only one in the Xiao family who has your own son, so the next head of the family, without any dispute, must be your son."

Xiao Huaizhi followed the words of his third brother and said that the Xiao family, which was once prosperous, has become the current situation, which is really a pity.

He has a congenital fertility defect and cannot give birth to his own offspring. His fifth brother is not a good person, and only Xiao Huaili has two sons and has become the most important person in the Xiao family.

"If you think it is unfair, I can step down now and let you do this. You have always wanted to sit in the position of the head of the family, right?"

Xiao Huaili said while paying attention to Xiao Huaizhi's expression. One sentence can awaken a person's deep desire.

But now Xiao Huaili muttered about his fourth brother's ability, buried in such a corner, Xiao Huaizhi learned two words called hiding, hiding his ambition deep in his heart.

So even if Xiao Huaili said so, his face still did not change at all, but laughed here and answered Xiao Huaili's words.

"Forget it, if you are trying to test me, there is no need at all. I am already old. Even if I have ambitions, they have been wiped out here. Now I just want to spend the rest of my days."

"Hey... Things in this world change really fast. Since you said so, then pretend that I didn't say this. I came to you because the old man has something to say, and he wants the three of us to go."

"The old man's orders have to be obeyed. Have you notified the fifth brother?"

Xiao Huaizhi asked, knowing where Xiao Huaili had been before, Xiao Huaili shook his head at this moment, smiled bitterly and said.

"Fifth brother is a mysterious person who is hard to find. I don't know where he went to fool around. I looked for him but couldn't find him."

"Among the three of us, only fifth brother knows how to enjoy life the most. People living in this world should always be happy. This is the most important thing."

Xiao Huaili laughed at this moment. What he said was simple. Everyone thought so, but it was really difficult to actually do it.

He finally took the position of the head of the family, and he didn't want to be betrayed by the people he trusted like his second brother did back then, and lost everything he had.

"Maybe it's like this. This time, the old man seems to have something important to tell us, so let's go there quickly."

"Oh? Then I'll go and prepare first. If you're in a hurry, you can go there first, and you don't have to wait for me here."

"I just don't have anything to do, so I'll wait for you here. On the way, we two brothers can have a good chat."

Xiao Huaizhi was stunned for a moment, nodded and said.

"That's good, then wait for me for a while."

It feels that Xiao Huaili is a little abnormal today. I have never seen this person so enthusiastic before. Maybe he really wants to understand something.

Back in the room, Xiao Huaizhi tapped the table lightly with his fingers, then put down the folding fan and walked out again.

The person hiding in a corner received Xiao Huaizhi's signal and knew that he should leave. After the two of them left, he chose to leave here quietly.

The two brothers walked out of the yard and headed towards the old man's room. Along the way, they talked about some private topics, and behind them were servants following them.