Comrade Xu raised his hand, patted Xu Changsheng's shoulder, and said in his mind: "Changsheng, have you ever thought about it? What if...I mean what if, what if your father doesn't help you find a wife in the future? Have you ever thought about this possibility?
?”
Xu Changsheng stopped, looked at Xu Tongdao, frowned and said, "Isn't it possible? I am his biological son after all."
impossible?
Xu Tongdao remembered that in the original time and space, Xu Changsheng was over thirty, and his father and stepmother did not help him arrange a marriage, and they did not even help arrange a blind date.
Just like this, every year when he went home during the Chinese New Year, his stepmother would force him to hand over the little salary he had saved up after a year of hard work.
It wasn't until Xu Changsheng was completely desperate that he finally learned to be smart and never returned to that home again.
But by then he was already in his thirties, and the cost of learning to be smart was too high.
"Do you think... is it your father who makes the decision in your family now? Or is it your stepmother? Can your father control your stepmother?"
Tongdao Xu wanted to help him wake up early.
Xu Changsheng frowned even more tightly and was speechless for a long time.
After a while, he hesitated and asked: "Xiaodao, what do you think I should do? Keep the money I earn by myself? No, no! My stepmother will try her best to get me to hand it over. How much is my daily salary? She compares
I also know that it is impossible for me to keep it secretly..."
Seeing that he was already thinking about leaving some money secretly, Tongdao Xu smiled and said, "Chang Sheng, after all, your stepmother is not your biological mother. You know better than me how she has treated you over the years, and whether your father can make the decision at home."
, you must also know who controls your family's money. How do you expect your stepmother's conscience? Or how much money your father can ask for from your stepmother to give you when you get married in the future, I won't help.
You judge and think about it yourself! How likely is it? Huh?"
Xu Changsheng listened, raised his hands and scratched his head, frowned, sighed, and asked: "Xiaodao, please stop analyzing it for me. Is there any way? What do you think I should do? What if even my dad can do it?"
Regardless of what I say, what else can I do in the future?"
Tongdao Xu turned to look at the river under the night sky, and said calmly: "Don't hand over the money you earn in the future, keep it for yourself! Everyone should be responsible for their own lives. You can't count on your stepmother, but you can't.
If you can't count on your dad, just like I can't count on my dad, we should all plan for ourselves and rely on ourselves!"
"On your own?"
Xu Changsheng followed Comrade Xu's gaze and looked at the undulating river surface at night. He hesitated and said: "You say it's easy, but it's difficult to do it, right? If I don't hand over the money I earn, my stepmother will definitely not let it go.
I'm going home..."
"Then don't go home!"
Comrade Xu did not look at him, but still looked at the river, and his tone did not change.
"Don't go home? This... this..."
Xu Changsheng was shocked.
Xu Tongdao then turned to look at him, chuckled, and asked him, "Do you think your current home, including the house and money, will be left to you in the future? Or to your half-brother? Or...
...Do you think you can share those things equally with your brother?"
Xu Changsheng bit his lip, scratched his head repeatedly, and was speechless.
After saying this, Comrade Xu did not continue to persuade him. He raised his hand and patted Xu Changsheng's shoulder again, turned around and walked back, saying as he walked: "Go back! What I just said to you, you can think about it slowly when you look back.
When you think about it clearly, if you think what I said doesn't make sense, just treat it as a fart. If you think what I said makes sense, then what should you do? I just told you."
Xu Changsheng sighed for his life and followed behind Tongdao Xu with his head drooped.
There are some issues that he just didn't think deeply about before, and he was somewhat lucky in his heart. He always felt that his father was a relative, and his father would definitely not help him think about the future.
But what Comrade Xu said just now shattered the trace of luck in his heart.
…
The next day Ge Xiaozhu came to Weishang early to replace Comrade Xu.
When she arrived, Comrade Xu and Xu Changsheng were still asleep in the kitchen haystack of the fellow villager's house. Ge Xiaozhu felt very uncomfortable when he saw this scene.
Her son, who should have been enjoying the joy of going to high school at home, not only had no money to go to high school, but he also worked here for her and slept in the haystack with his stepmother Xu Changsheng.
If she hadn't been afraid that others would see the joke, she would have shed tears at this time.
Holding back tears, Ge Xiaozhu woke up Xu Tongdao and asked him to go home and sleep quickly.
As for the fact that he had a score of 594 in the high school entrance examination and should be able to go to the No. 2 Middle School in the county, when the words came to her lips, she still held back.
First, as a mother, she had no money for him to study.
Secondly, this fellow villager has many people from his Xujia Village, so this is not the place to talk about these things.
…
When it was daylight, Tongdao Xu returned home.
My younger sister, Ge Yuzhu, was sweeping the floor, and my younger brother, Xu Tonglu, was sitting on the threshold of the gate looking very inconspicuously, squinting at him who had just returned.
Xu Tonglu's eyes and expression made Xu Tonglu unhappy.
Then he stopped, frowned and scolded: "What are you doing sitting here so early in the morning? Watchdog? Get up quickly! Hurry up!"
Xu Tonglu stood up expressionlessly, but did not let the door open. He stared at Xu Tongdao and said: "You scored 594 points in the exam and should be able to go to high school. We have already discussed it. I will go out to make money and you will go to school!"
"
Comrade Xu's expression did not change when he heard the words 594 points.
He knew this in his previous life, why did he need someone else to tell him?
"Have we discussed it?"
Xu Tongdao looked at Xu Tonglu coldly and asked in a cold voice.
Xu Tonglu frowned and hummed.
"Have you forgotten what I told you? From now on, I have the final say in this house! I am responsible for making money, and your job is to study hard for me! Get out of here! If you stop at the door again, I will slap you!"
Xu Tongdao was not in the mood to argue with him, so he scolded him, walked over, reached out and pushed Xu Tonglu aside, and then strode into the house.
"You, you got 594 points! You've already entered high school, and you don't want to go to school? Why do you have the final say? Aren't you just one year older than me? Why do you say what you say?"
Xu Tonglu's angry questioning came from behind.
Xu Tonglu, who had just walked into the house, heard the sound, stopped and turned around, staring at Xu Tonglu outside the door with a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "Just because I am your brother!"
After a pause, he added: "You also know that I scored 594 points in the test this year. If you dare to score lower than me at this time next year, look at how I will deal with you! Do you want to listen to me? OK! You have the ability.
Just go get your dad back! If you can’t get him back, I have the final say in this family!”
"Brother, second brother... please stop arguing, okay? I beg you..."
Ge Yuzhu, who was sweeping the floor, saw the tense atmosphere and was at a loss to persuade others.
Xu Tonglu was so angry that his face turned red, he held his neck and shouted: "What do you mean to get my dad back? That coward is my dad, and also your dad!! Don't forget it!!"
Tongdao Xu was so angry at his roar that he gritted his teeth and strode towards him. However, Tonglu Xu suffered the consequences of his pinching his neck last time. This time he learned to be smarter. When he saw that he was about to hit someone, he immediately turned around and killed him.