Xie Hongxuan knew nothing about the cost of playing football, so he rashly agreed to his grandson, which made him somewhat regretful. Xie Qingshou went out with his father and carefully listed various expenses: "Buy him a jersey and shoes, a year's expenses
It costs three to five thousand. Nowadays, the conditions are not that good. Even if it is cheaper, it still costs one thousand. One class costs thirty yuan. Let’s calculate it as a three-week class. That’s almost one hundred yuan.
That’s four hundred to five hundred a month, about five or six thousand a year…”
Stars were dancing in front of Xie Hongxuan's eyes. He held on to the wall and waited for a while before breathing again. Xie Qingshou said, "Are you scared? This doesn't count the money for coaching in the future."
"Regarding it? Giving a gift is just giving a gift, you don't have to say it so nicely!"
"This is the first year of the professional league. Do you know how much football players can earn? How many parents are struggling to send their children to play football. If I hadn't taken care of them, the coaches wouldn't have even looked at them. This is just
First of all, if you really want to train Xie Chong into a professional player in the future...I can't calculate how much it will cost. If you have money, you can support him yourself!"
"Hmph! What kind of evil trend is this? Can't Xie Chong rely on his own ability to be a big star in an upright manner?"
"He has to be at the genius level, so the coach can spot him at a glance. From now on, he will skyrocket and no one can stop him. However, your grandson doesn't seem to be that powerful yet. What's more important is that there are kids who are even better than him.
Parents are more active in giving gifts than me. Can I not be anxious?" Xie Qingshou smiled bitterly and said: "Dad, do you think this is when I went to the Zhou family to learn martial arts when I was a child? Do you think my mother made a double body for Uncle Zhou?
Can the gown be used as tuition?”
Xie Hongxuan said angrily: "This is how bad the atmosphere has become."
"Don't worry about the trend. Think about it first. Can you afford it? It costs so much money for your grandson to play football. There is no football team in a small place like Laicheng. Xie Chong has to go to the provincial capital at least.
If I have the opportunity to learn to play football... I don't dare to forget it. Anyway, you promised him, so you can find a way to pay for it!"
Xie Qingshou is well aware of his father's temperament. Although the old man has the ability to make money, he has always lived a very simple life. His monthly living expenses are planned in advance and any excess money must be saved. To put it nicely,
Xie Hongxuan is diligent and frugal; to put it bluntly, the old man is very stingy.
Xie Hongxuan put his hands behind his back and said ambiguously: "If Xie Chong is really a talented football player, can I still bury him? Our family never treats children badly."
"Oh, I didn't realize that my dad is so grand! Even though there isn't even a decent turf in the city, I feel relieved because of dad's words."
"Don't worry about Xie Chong. How much money have you raised in the past few days?"
"Everyone is not well-off. Except you who gave us 10,000 yuan, we scraped together here and there, but we couldn't even get enough 5,000 yuan." Xie Qing put his hands in his pockets, kicked stones, and said melancholy: "I went to my father-in-law's house yesterday.
He said he was thinking of a way, but he didn't know how much money he could raise. He is stingier than you, and it's not like you don't know that."
"Stingy?"
Xie Hongxuan's eyes widened. Xie Qingshou quickly stood up and said with a smile: "I used the wrong words. Dad, don't be angry. But my father-in-law is really stingy. Do you have any objection to this?"
"They are all ordinary people who have come from hard times. They have brought up their children by scrimping on food and clothing. When you were children, we wished we could break a penny in half and spend it. Can you understand how difficult it is? Your father-in-law
It’s normal to be reluctant to spend some money after you’ve earned it.”
Xie Hongxuan defended his in-laws verbally, but he also accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart. The in-laws like to take advantage of themselves. Every time they come to Xie's house, they always go from lunch to dinner, and they can't wait to eat the next day's breakfast before leaving.
Therefore, whenever he comes, Xie Hongxuan and his wife cannot work normally. He drinks with his in-laws
, his wife was busy preparing food. Xie Hongxuan was so agitated by him that he wanted to leave, but that was not the way to treat guests. He could only take him to visit the clinic on an excuse to have a chance to work. Not only that.
, the in-laws often pass by the Xie family’s things. Xie Qingyun’s scissors and gloves were also passed by.
Xie Qingyun couldn't stand them and showed off to them several times. But Feng Yuzhen always did her ideological work: "Your uncle Wang can't come here a few times a year. Their living conditions are not as good as ours. They are all relatives."
, if we are more tolerant, nothing will be lost.”
"You are the only one with a good temper! I am the only bad guy!" Xie Qingyun said angrily: "Anyway, they can't take away my things anymore!"
Even if they come only once or twice a year, Xie Qingyun is not willing to deal with them. Xie Hongxuan also advised his daughter not to care too much, but he could not convince his daughter because he did not welcome the in-laws either. Take the Mid-Autumn Festival as an example, it was rare for the in-laws to
He brought two chickens and a basket of eggs, as well as his grandson.
It turned out that he wanted Xie Qingyun to tutor his grandson in writing essays. Xie Qingyun patiently revised the essay that was full of typos and incorrect sentences. Before he could take a breath, Mr. Wang took out another pile of letterheads.
Let Xie Qingyun help write the certification letter.
Xie Qingyun was extremely busy and her throat hurt so much that she couldn't rest even after returning home. She was so busy with Mr. Wang's affairs that in the end she didn't even eat and hid in her classmate's house.
Mr. Wang finished all the things he had to do, and said cheerfully: "This girl Qingyun is not only a good writer, but also a warm-hearted person. She has helped me so much. Alas, I brought too few things. Wait.
I’ll bring more eggs next time.”
Xie Hongxuan laughed twice, but thought in his heart, don't bring anything with you next time. If you come empty-handed, you just have a meal; but if you come with something, you don't know what you will do.
Thinking of that past incident, Xie Hongxuan said to his son: "Your in-laws are indeed diligent and thrifty, but...well, let's not talk about it. Don't expect him to give money. If you accept his money, you will be manipulated by him."
What is it like?"
"Jiying said the same thing. His parents never give anything for free. Even my two brothers-in-law can't take advantage of their parents. I went to him yesterday and asked him to borrow money for the sake of my grandson.
Give us some money. He said, I don’t even give face to my own grandchildren, so why should I care about my grandchildren? He was joking, but I felt very uncomfortable when I heard it. I rubbed him for a while, but he didn’t say anything nice...
…Hey, I’m tired of dealing with such unpleasant people!”
"Then don't deal with me." Xie Hongxuan said in a low voice, "so as not to take advantage of others."