After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 388, Episode 0420: The Big Brother's Past
The old man knew about this matter and had even witnessed the retired director, whose hair had turned white, slamming his fist on the table at Old Zhao.

This was a heavy topic, and both Lin Yuexi and Leng Bai chose to remain silent.

Just like the old man said, sacrifices are inevitable, but someone has to do it.

For some unknown reason, Leng Bai suddenly noticed that Lin Yuexi's eyes were starting to redden, making Lin Yuexi feel very uncomfortable.

"Fourth Uncle??" What's wrong with you?

Leng Bai shook his head and turned his head away, taking a deep breath to force himself to calm down.

He thought of the power source of H's mother, how terrifying the radiation must be. He learned from his father that, due to technical issues, his niece had to operate the entire system herself.

Lin Yuexi was unaware of Leng Bai's thoughts, and even if she had, she wouldn't have thought much of it. Isn't this normal? It's not that others are unwilling or unable to do it; if she doesn't step up, who will?

Worried that the old man's excessive worry would affect his health, I turned around and began to distract him.

"Grandpa, there's something I forgot to mention. My mom called this morning and said my eldest brother is getting married on the sixteenth of next month."

"Your older brother is getting married?" Why didn't anyone tell him?
The old man was a little angry, but not much; he already owed that child too much.

Lin Yuexi quickly patted him on the back while explaining, "My mom only found out last night. She received the call very late last night and was afraid that calling then would disturb you, so she called this morning."

Although the old man was still unhappy, he could barely accept the understanding, so he suppressed his temper and asked, "Why is your older brother getting married so suddenly? Did something happen?"

The elder brother that Lin Yuexi addressed to the old man was not Leng Xingshu from Leng Zhi's branch of the family, but Leng Xingmao, who was ranked first among all of Lin Yuexi's cousins ​​in this generation.

Leng Xingmao's situation is a bit special. He is not the old man's biological grandson, but a child that Leng Zhan adopted from the old man's third cousin.

The situation here is somewhat complicated.

The old man's third cousin and his eldest cousin had the same father but different mothers. Years ago, due to an accident, a female opera singer gave birth to the old man's uncle's child.

The girl was ambitious. She knew in her heart that she and the old man's uncle had a child only because of an accident, and she never thought of getting anything from the child. Besides, the old man's aunt was a formidable woman who couldn't tolerate any injustice, and her family was powerful. If she found out about the child's existence, the old man and his uncle would be finished.

Unfortunately, fate did not favor this resilient woman. When her child was only three years old, she had an accident while performing on stage and died before she could be taken to the hospital.

She was sold into an opera troupe by her parents when she was still too young to understand anything, and they didn't even know where they were, so there's no question of entrusting her with any responsibility.

As for the people in the opera troupe, everyone was struggling financially, and no one could afford to support a child.

Then, the opera troupe sent the child to Lin Yuexi's great-grandmother.

It was quite a coincidence that the child was sent to Lin Yuexi's great-grandmother. The great-grandmother loved watching operas, and her great-grandfather's mother was a good opera singer. The great-grandmother liked her very much and felt sorry for and admired her for raising a child alone. She would often bring the child food, clothing and drink when she went to see operas.

The opera troupe wanted to get rid of the trouble, and since they were planning to move to a different location, they left the child at their great-grandparents' doorstep and carried the stage away overnight.

No one can say for sure what happened during that time. From then on, the third grandfather became the old man's younger brother, but at that time neither of them knew that they were related by blood.

It wasn't until the old man's eldest aunt passed away that his eldest uncle told his great-grandfather about his third grandfather's background. As a result, the old man's younger brother became his third cousin from a different branch of the family.

At that time, the old man was already in the army, and he didn't know much about what was going on at home. When he finally had time to go home to visit his family, his third grandfather had already returned to the eldest son's house and had even married a wife.

For some unknown reason, the great-grandfather's eldest brother returned to his hometown in Xiaxi, bringing the entire eldest branch of the family with him.

As a result, the relationship between the old man and his third grandfather gradually began to drift apart.

Third Grandfather had only one son, who in turn had only one son, Leng Xingmao.

Thirty-six years ago, on the morning of New Year's Eve, my great-uncle was taking his son to deliver New Year's gifts to relatives in the next village when a landslide struck, burying both father and son.

Leng Xingmao was less than three days old at that time, and hadn't even been named yet.

Leng Xingmao's biological mother didn't want to remain a widow. Her husband's seven-day mourning period hadn't even passed yet, and she was still in her postpartum confinement period. She was quite a character; she abandoned her child and ran away overnight.

When the old man took his eldest uncle Leng Zhan to attend the funeral of his third grandfather, he saw the baby, who was not even a month old, being pushed around by people. He was both angry and heartbroken, and decided to raise the baby.

Whether it was because they developed feelings for each other while taking care of each other on the way, or for some other reason, Leng Zhan proposed to raise the child.

At that time, Leng Zhan had been married for more than a year and still had no children. The old man had some doubts about whether he was infertile, so he did not object and adopted the child into Leng Zhan's name.

Leng Xingmao had a relatively happy childhood, as his former aunt treated him very well. However, after Leng Zhan divorced and remarried, and his former aunt moved abroad, Leng Xingmao's life became much more difficult.

Kong Liping is a sweet-looking but cunning woman. On the surface, she treats Leng Xingmao very well, letting him do whatever he wants. He can study if he wants to, or not study if he doesn't. When Leng Xingmao bullies someone at school, she apologizes, but behind his back, she tells him that it was always someone else who was wrong.

It's a case of praising someone to death.

The old man once told Lin Yuexi that Leng Xingmao was an exceptionally well-behaved child when he was young. He was not only reasonable and kind but also loved to study. However, in the original owner's memories, Leng Xingmao was a bastard who felt that even the surname 'Leng' was tainted by him.

In the original owner's memory, there was only one impression of Leng Xingmao. He was bruised and swollen and looked unruly as his second uncle forced him to kneel in front of the old man.

The reason was that he bullied a female classmate from the same school, and the female classmate was pregnant. The female classmate's family wanted to demand an explanation from him, but instead of getting an explanation, they were ambushed and beaten up by Leng Xingmao and a group of people in an alley. The female classmate, who was already three months pregnant, even miscarried.

After causing trouble, Leng Xingmao went into hiding.

The female student's family reported the incident to the police. After investigation, the police discovered that Leng Xingmao was the second uncle's nephew. To give the second uncle some face, they notified him to have Leng Xingmao turn himself in as soon as possible.

Second Uncle followed one of Leng Xingmao's friends and then caught Leng Xingmao hiding in that friend's house.

Coincidentally, the old man who was originally going to take the original owner to visit his old friend received the news halfway there and came looking for her with Lin Yuexi at that time.

This was the only time the original owner ever saw Leng Xingmao in her memories.

Perhaps because the initial news received was unfavorable to Leng Xingmao, the original owner formed a negative impression of him even before meeting him. Furthermore, seeing that Leng Xingmao constantly argued with his grandfather, tried to rebel against his second uncle, and refused to admit his mistakes, Leng Xingmao became the person the original owner disliked most among the Leng family members.

Lin Yuexi didn't have any particular feelings towards Leng Xingmao. When she came to this world, Leng Xingmao had already gone to the farm to renovate and cleared his name before going to the island.