Siheyuan: Why does your brother beat you up every day, Shazhu?

He Weiguo came back to his senses, scratched his head and made up an excuse: "Battalion Commander, I just woke up and my mind is a little confused!!"

Hearing him say this, a trace of guilt flashed across Zhou Zhenbang's face:

"Hey! That old injury of yours...it's from when you blocked a shrapnel for me and punctured your lung."

"The military doctor said that this injury is not serious normally, but it can be fatal if it flares up."

"Fortunately, you made it through this time, otherwise I, your brother, would feel guilty for the rest of my life."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Weiguo remembered - the original owner seemed to have died from this wound!

During the Korean War, the original owner's lungs were pierced by shrapnel while he was protecting Zhou Zhenbang, leaving him with a chronic illness.

Yesterday, after much difficulty returning to Beijing and completing the rehabilitation procedures, the immense excitement mixed with the fatigue from the long journey caused his old illness to relapse.

Sudden pneumothorax, accompanied by internal bleeding...

This man who had survived the hail of bullets eventually collapsed on his way home.

This gave me the opportunity to take over the magpie's nest.

However, it seems to be due to time travel.

He Weiguo only felt weak at this moment, and his old illnesses had completely healed.

"Battalion Commander, I'm fine. I just need to rest." He Weiguo said in a steady voice.

Zhou Zhenbang glanced at him and nodded:

"I'm glad you're okay! Wait, I'll get you something to eat! You've been lying down for so long, I bet you're hungry!"

He Weiguo grinned: "Alright! Thank you for your hard work, Captain."

"You're still saying thank you to me, right?" Zhou Zhenbang scolded with a smile: "Just take a rest! I'll be back soon!"

After speaking, he left.

He Weiguo leaned against the head of the bed, feeling uncomfortable in his chest, as if there was a lot of air stuck in his chest.

Not physically, but... psychologically.

After a while, He Weiguo realized that this energy was the obsession of the original owner.

Speaking of which - this is also a sad story.

The original owner, He Weiguo, was a tough guy who never blinked an eye on the battlefield, and a scoundrel who dared to beat his own father in the courtyard.

But deep down, he is a madman who protects his brothers and sisters like his own life!

He has been fearless since he was a child and has done a lot of bad things.

The only thing I am sincere about is the pillars and the rain!

Although the methods were wrong and Zhuzi was beaten many times since he was a child, it was all for his own good.

Why did you fall out with He Daqing back then?

Isn’t it for the pillars and rain?

But in the eyes of the neighbors, he is not a good guy. Not only does he beat his brother, he also beats his own father...

The reputation is extremely bad!!

That year, he was kicked out of the house by his father, and he gritted his teeth and joined the army.

Ten years away from home!

Fight from north to south, from the country to North Korea.

His life was hanging by a thread so many times, and what kept him alive was just two words: go home!

Zhuzi's stubborn look and Yu Shui's timid big eyes are the only light in his heart!

He saved his allowance, paring every penny, thinking of going back to buy Zhuzi a pair of good shoes and a piece of flowered cloth for Yushui, to make up for the debt he owed for the past ten years!

Ten years!

A full ten years!

Finally, the day came when I took off my military uniform.

As he set foot on the land of Sijiu City, his heart almost jumped out of his throat!

The closer he got to home, the heavier his steps became. It wasn't because he was tired, but because he was homesick. Mixed with the guilt and anticipation accumulated over the past ten years, it was about to burst him!

He imagined pushing open the mottled gate of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Zhuzi would be a sturdy man, and Yushui would be a big girl...

My mother passed away early, my father was unreliable, and my eldest brother is no longer around.

How much will Zhuzi's naive temper and Yushui's soft nature suffer in this world where human nature is fickle?

How much injustice have you suffered?

He is back!

Carrying the hard-earned money saved by living frugally, with a heart full of guilt and expectations that are so hot that they can burn myself.

He has to shoulder the burden of being an elder brother who is like a father!

He must take good care of Zhuzi and not let him go back to his old ways of fighting!

He must protect the rain water well and never let anyone bully him!

He wanted to let his younger brothers and sisters know that they were not wild children without parents, they still had an older brother!

A big brother who stands tall and upright!

The door of home is right in front of me!

But it just lacks that finishing touch.

He suddenly fell ill from an old illness and collapsed!

Ten years of gunfire and hail, ten years of haunting dreams, ten years of living frugally, ten years of gritting one's teeth and persevering...

All the efforts and expectations turned into nothing with this final push!

Home! Pillars! Rain! Those faces flashed wildly before his eyes!

He wanted to catch something, but he couldn't catch anything!

His body was uncontrollably cold and stiff, and his vitality was being madly drained away by that damn old injury!

When he was dying, the only thought in his mind was guilt!

"Zhuzi! Yushui! Big brother... I'm sorry!"

despair!

Unwilling!

He really doesn't want to give in!

He still has so much to do!

Too many things left unsaid!

Will that brat Zhuzi get into trouble if he's not watching over him?

The rain is so soft, will you be bullied?

The money he saved hasn’t been handed over to them yet!

He hadn't told them in person yet: Big Brother is back! Big Brother will protect you from now on!

But this damn life!

He can't get away with it!

Before he died, his last words to Zhou Zhenbang were:

"Battalion...Commander, I...can't take it anymore!"

"Don't...don't tell them, don't...don't let Zhuzi and Yushui know that I'm back!"

"Just...just pretend that I, He Weiguo, died here ten...ten years ago..."

As the irresponsible elder brother, the only thing he could do in the end was to prevent the news of his death from stabbing the two poor children in the heart.

Let them just assume he's dead, having died during the chaotic years of war ten years ago...

At least, you don't have to endure the secondary hurt of being so close yet separated from each other.

This also explains why there is no news about this eldest brother in the TV series.

After digesting this heavy memory, even though he was a time traveler, he was in tears.

He was fully capable of bringing about the despair of the original owner.

Elder brother is like father!

These four words are more important than a thousand pounds at this moment!

It carries the unshirkable responsibility of an eldest son, and also embodies the cruelest mockery and deepest regret imposed on the original owner by fate!

He Weiguo clearly felt the heart-wrenching pain of the original owner before he died.

Home was right in front of him, and his family was within reach, but he fell at the last step!

The despair and unwillingness of failing at the brink of success is a hundred times worse than being cut into pieces!

After a long time, he finally calmed down and thought:

"Brother...go in peace."

"Since I have used your body, from now on I am the eldest son of the He family - He Weiguo!"

"He's the elder brother of Zhuzi and Yushui!"

"I will make up for all your regrets. I will also fulfill the love you didn't have time to show to your sister-in-law!"

"As long as I have something to eat, they will never go hungry!"

"If the sky falls, I, as the elder brother, will bear it first!"

"Don't worry!"

"I keep my word."