There is an old saying in Beijing that "beating a child on a rainy day will make you idle", but this sentence is not suitable for the Hong family.
It must be said that Hong Yanzheng was really happy when he beat his son.
He pressed Hong Jun on the edge of the bed, waved his hand, and asked, "Are you wrong?" "Do you still dare?" Hong Jun was horrified and cried with regret, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I don't dare anymore,
I don’t dare anymore…”
But when Hong Yan finished venting his anger and showing off his power, the side effects were extremely serious.
Because as the old saying goes, "it hurts after another generation", it's not true.
Later, not only did Hong Lucheng not spare him, but he asked Hong Yanru to send a message and called him into his room to give him a lecture. After Wang Yunlin came home from get off work, she even "irritated" him (originating from Manchu, the original meaning is to say , today it means complaining or blaming) so hard that it almost fell into the cracks in the ground.
At that time, when Hong Jun saw Wang Yunlin after get off work, he hugged her thigh and said that her butt hurt like a candy.
When Wang Yunlin lifted up her grandson's pants to take a look, she asked again who it was that Hong Yan was fighting for. She didn't care about the whole family and became anxious on the spot.
"Look at the beatings they gave us. Our buttocks are all blue. It's so horrible! How much hatred is there? What exactly did Hong Jun do? Tell me..."
Hong Jun became even more energetic when he saw that someone was making the decision.
"Grandma, my dad is stingy. He won't let my third uncle buy me guns or firecrackers. He also scolds my third uncle for being a prodigal..."
Hey, this brat really imitated Lao San and learned how to beat him up!
Seeing that his son actually took the opportunity to retaliate, Hong Yanzheng was immediately shocked and immediately explained to his mother.
"Mom, don't listen to your children's nonsense. They are the third child. They spend money indiscriminately and spoil Hong Jun to no end. Look, he actually doesn't even look down on me as a father. He dares to take advantage of everything.
Can you take good care of me with the gun Chutu..."
But there was no room for him to say any more. Wang Yunlin's face turned cold. The majesty of "Mom" made him freeze.
"Is such a small thing worthy of your taking such a heavy hand? This is your own son! I don't understand, why can't the third child buy something for the child? His love for his nephew actually hinders the eyes of you as a father?
Does he have to stay away from Hong Jun and be stingy on purpose? I'm also telling you, if you really give Hong Jun internal injuries for this, I'm not done with you..."
"Boss, you are already in your thirties, and there is a difference of ten years between you and the third child. You can't live a good life, but you are fighting with this little brother all the time. What's going on? Don't say that we old people feel uncomfortable listening to it.
When the neighbors heard this, they were embarrassed. You kept saying it was for the good of your children, is this a good example you set for your children..."
Hong Yanzheng felt all the blood rush to his face. These words made him unable to defend himself for a moment.
What he never expected was that it was Hong Yanwu who smoothed things over for him.
"Mom, I can't blame my eldest brother entirely for this. It's still up to me to contradict him. You know, my eldest brother and I have always quarreled since we were little. It's normal to have a few quarrels with him. It's all thanks to my eldest brother.
We have always been tolerant, so we two brothers never had an overnight feud. In addition, I fully understand that when my eldest brother is angry, one is because he is afraid that I will not know the difficulties of life and will worry about my future life. The other is because he is afraid that I will infect Hong Jun with his problem of lavish spending.
I brought up the child in a bad way just to prevent the slightest misunderstanding..."
Hey, that's weird! This 'hometown thief' actually understands people's affairs, didn't take the opportunity to add insult to injury, and even said a nice word for him?
And just when Hong Yanzheng was dumbfounded and looked at Hong Yanwu like a stranger, Wang Yunlin finally sighed and made a final summary of the incident.
"Boss, have you seen it? Is the third child an ignorant person? Don't think that we are all confused and you are the only one who understands. What does it mean to break the bones and connect the tendons? Your brother still knows that he feels sorry for you. In fact, my mother is angry with you.
, It’s not for anything else, I just want you to understand the principles of living at home. On New Year’s Day, other families are all smiling, is this worth the trouble our family has become like this?”
"Don't think that Mom is protecting someone's shortcomings. Mom wants you to understand one thing in the end. Are you, your brother, and your son having such cowardly tempers because you can't stand their bad habits and are you thinking more about them?
Or are you bringing the idleness from other places into your home and using it to vent your anger? To put it bluntly, when you have free time, you should look in the mirror more often and see when your face has smiled..."
Although his mother did not pursue further and her tone was much softer, these few words of reproach finally fell into Hong Yanzheng's heart, but it could not help but make him feel like needles pricking him. At the same time, it also made him think deeper like a real enlightenment.
at.
Yes, why did he and his brother and son get into such trouble? Is it really just because he can't stand it?
Why can he get along peacefully with people far away from him and tolerate compromises, but he insists on getting angry with his family members?
Isn’t this really a case of “a rat carrying a gun—everything in the nest”?
Hong Yanzheng lowered his eyes and said nothing. But his heart was confused.
And after Wang Yunlin comforted Hong Jun a few times and took Hong Yanru to the kitchen to help with dinner. Even if Hong Yanwu smiled again and came over to hand him a cigarette, he had no shame in staying in the room anymore. He could only wave his hand and push her away.
He went back to his room and was bored. Until his wife Xu Manli came back and opened the door, he was still lying on the bed facing the wall.
Hong Yanzheng could clearly feel that Xu Manli was choking on the strong smell of smoke in the room as soon as he came in. But he expected to hear a few complaints, but he didn't expect that Xu Manli just came over and touched his head and took a blanket.
Covered him.
This silent tenderness immediately warmed up his heart and made him feel a little guilty. He took the initiative to sit up and talk about today's awkwardness.
"You've heard about what's going on at home, right? I just had a fight with my third son, and I beat my son badly. Both my parents gave me a scolding..."
What's more, I didn't expect Xu Manli to be very considerate. She didn't complain at all, but instead tried to comfort her.
"Hey, actually, don't take it to heart. Who doesn't have housework? We are all one family, so there is nothing difficult to deal with. The third child just told me that he asked me to send you a message to make amends for him. Son
You can rest assured that a stupid boy who cares about food but not about beatings will not really bear his grudges against his father. As for the old man, you have to be considerate of the parents' love for their children. Just control your anger from now on, that's you
No matter how reasonable it is, you have to slowly say no..."
His wife's virtuous and sensible attitude made Hong Yanzheng feel more comfortable. He sighed and admitted it frankly.
"Actually, the third child and my son are not that big of a sin. I do have some evil intentions. Mom said I was right. The main thing is that I am particularly annoyed today."
Xu Manli was a little surprised and suddenly became concerned.
"Yo, what's wrong with you?"
"In the factory workshop, those people don't work at all. They get together to play cards every day, laughing and joking. They also throw cigarette butts everywhere, and they don't even have any awareness of fire prevention..."
After hearing this, Xu Manli relaxed again.
"That's why. What's this? Which workshop is not like this now? Our factory is like this too."
"But our workshop director came in, hey, he pretended not to see it."
"That's right, now I'm not in the mood to tease anyone, so who is afraid of whom?"
"But people must have a conscience and be worthy of the salary. I just can't figure it out. You said that the factory no longer belongs to the capitalists. Even family workers like us know how to contribute to the country. Those red seedlings with roots
How can a righteous person practice something like this? Isn’t this completely the opposite?”
Facing his closest wife, Hong Yanzheng finally couldn't help but pour out all the truth that he had been holding back. This shocked Xu Manli.
"Don't talk nonsense. Be careful of others posting big-character posters about you!"
However, after being sensitive subconsciously, she was able to understand his suffering.
"I would say that you are a person who loves to get into trouble. You don't understand this. Just because someone has a good background and a strong foundation, you can't do it well. No one dares to care about it. It's useless for you to be anxious. Now it's time to do something.
Do the same thing, do more and do the same thing less. Look at the factory leaders, they are not in a hurry, why are you worrying so much. Anyway, the salary is only a few dozen dollars a month."
"But you said that if everyone is fooled, how will they be paid in the future?"
"You don't need to worry about this anymore. Isn't this the superiority of socialism? I think even if there is only one bowl of porridge left, the people of the whole country have to share it.
What Xu Manli said was indeed the truth. No matter what he did, Hong Yanzheng had to face reality.
"Hey, what's this? Actually, I understand. I can only talk to you for a few words. If you really have to rely on me alone, it's useless to be exhausted..."
"You're right to think so. Anyway, let me tell you, if you don't like it, don't watch it. Let's not compare ourselves with others. As long as we don't lose money and can be worthy of the salary..."
Hong Yanzheng had no choice but to fall completely silent, and after a while he touched the cigarette case again.
Unexpectedly, this time, Xu Manli held his hand.
"Hey, just smoke less. I have something else to tell you. Didn't my third child pick up the child for me today? I'm going to the hospital after get off work..."
A few minutes later, when Hong Yanzheng and Xu Manli appeared in the main room again, the strange thing was that he had completely dissipated and became energetic. And his face was beaming with joy, which could be seen at a glance.
At this time, there was a lot of food on the Eight Immortals' table, including wine and meat. It can be seen that mother used the things bought by Hong Yanwu to make a good meal.
As soon as Chen Liquan saw his eldest brother, his eldest sister-in-law quickly moved a chair for him. Hong Yanwu came over to joke with him with a shy face.
"My sister-in-law is still capable. I have finally invited your boss. Why are you so angry with me?"
For some reason, Hong Yan was smiling, but his awkward expression was unusual, and he actually looked a little shy. Moreover, he scratched his head, and then made a request that surprised everyone present.
"Lao San, where are the firecrackers you bought? I...want to borrow a 'cha whip' to use first..."
Hong Yanwu was naturally baffled by his eldest brother's anomaly.
"Hey, we brothers still want to borrow it? You...what's wrong?"
"Hey, that's not...your sister-in-law..."
At this point, Xu Manli, who was blushing, couldn't help but tugged on Hong Yanzheng's sleeve. Hong Yanzheng shut up, thought about it, and could only smile and make circular motions on his belly with both hands.
Needless to say, Hong Yanwu was the first to take the lead. He immediately realized that it was another destined nephew who came to report to the Hong family.
"Hey, I'm going to be an uncle again! That's what I said! Brother, one hanging is not enough, we have to put two hangings!"
As a result, Hong Yanru and Chen Liquan quickly understood and congratulated Hong Yanzheng and Xu Manli directly.
In the whole hall, only Hong Jun, who was riding a bamboo stick and pretending to be a cavalry, was the only one left. He kept chasing Hong Yanzheng's butt and asked, "Dad, what are you pulling? Is it a stomachache?"
Why do we need to set off firecrackers? Why don’t you scold Uncle San..."
Just when Hong Yan was in embarrassment, Hong Yanwu had already slapped Hong Jun on the head and pulled him away.
"Silly boy, you're trying to bully your dad. I'm telling you, your boy has been promoted and will soon be an elder brother. Do you know that? Why don't you hurry up and tell your grandparents? The sooner the better..."
But Hong Jun still half understood and half didn't understand, and muttered, "...Then I have to ride a horse."
Now even Hong Yanzheng was happy and slapped his son on the head.
"You can ride the 'cannon to hit the lantern', as long as it's fast!"
As Hong Jun ran to the back room and rode a bamboo stick to report to Hong Lucheng, a festive laughter sounded in the Hong family hall.
But no one expected that at this moment, the door of the main hall was suddenly pushed open, and a person rushed in anxiously.
And when everyone was stunned, they saw Hong Yanwen, who was sweating profusely from running, holding up a letter and jumping around the room like a rabbit.
He flicked his hat and announced loudly himself before anyone else could ask a question.
"Look here, the admission notice! I got admitted! I got admitted to university!"
Hey! What a coincidence! Who said there is no double happiness? Today I have a real double happiness... no, it is a triple happiness!
In this way, that night, all the members of Lao Hong's family did not have dinner on time. Instead, they all stood at the gate of Fululi East Courtyard.
Under the blue-black sky, Hong Yanzheng and Xu Manli supported Hong Lucheng. Hong Yanru and Wang Yunlin were holding their arms, all standing at the foot of the high steps. They looked at Hong Yanwen happily, and Chen Liquan each held a long firecracker on the steps, letting everyone know.
Hong Yanwu and Hong Jun held incense and lit it.
Crackling, sparks flying! Smoke filled, colorful!
In one breath, I fired six thousand-ring "big whips", plus two tubes of "box flowers"!
Not only did the passers-by cover their ears and watch the excitement, but the neighbors of the Bian family, the Ding family, the Su family, and even the West Courtyard were also attracted. At the same time, these acquaintances also felt very strange, why are they still there?
It's not New Year's Eve yet, so the Hong family has set off so many firecrackers?
When they found out that the Hong family was celebrating the three happy events of having an adopted son, having a baby, and being named on the gold medal list, they suddenly realized it and each of them praised and congratulated him.
"Congratulations! Congratulations!" Everyone who knew the Hong family said this. "The earth is rejuvenated, life will be prosperous, blessings will come from heaven, good luck..."
Subsequently, these news were spread from mouth to mouth, and quickly became a hot topic of discussion among the residents of Furuli after dinner before and after the Chinese New Year.
Envy! Is there any need to say that?
Decent! Isn’t that right?
Happy! And why not?
This year's "Little Cold" is definitely the most glorious night for the Hong family in recent years...