She slept on the train all night with her backpack in her arms. When she got off the train, she only moved a few times and followed the flow of people to the exit. Ding Wei already felt energetic.
——Ah, this young body is indeed resistant.
Looking at the time, it was already half past ten. Brother Haitao's college entrance banquet started at noon. She felt her already hungry stomach and simply took a taxi directly to the hotel.
The main reason is that the package of information is so mature that I can’t even carry it around. It’s directly connected to the bus or something...
How could Ding Wei remember this?
It’s been years since I took a bus in Jiangzhou.
Suddenly I started to miss navigation.
It would be even more perfect if there was another dubbing by Teng Tengzi.
…
The heat in August is no less intense in Jiangzhou than in the imperial capital.
The sun is blazing, and fire is flowing in the sky.
The leaves of the street trees were motionless, and they were all swaying in dejection.
The taxi charge all the way here was only eight yuan, partly because taxi prices have not risen yet, and partly because Jiangzhou is indeed a small city.
The air conditioning in the hotel was on full blast, but my aunt was still sweating from the heat as she stood outside the revolving door.
But the high mood did not subside because of this, but became more and more intense.
My uncle Zhou Lei, who has always been calm and composed, looked like a Maitreya Buddha today. He smiled when he met everyone and his cheerful mood could be seen from eight miles away.
——That’s not the case.
As parents, their children are afraid of getting sick when they are young, and they worry about poor grades when their children are older.
Their Haitao family was scratching the edge of his second degree, but now he has entered a key university!
Ouch.
There is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave.
…
As for which company sent the notice?
Teito University of Science and Technology.
Listen, listen! It sounds unusual.
My uncle wiped his sweat with a tissue. Now that there was no one around, he approached his aunt and said:
"Have you prepared your red envelope? When Weiwei comes, don't listen to what she says. Just stuff the red envelope over her first."
Otherwise, the children will definitely not want their money.
I told my uncle Zhou Lei that this money must be given to them - how many families in their community have spent tens of thousands of yuan on tutoring, but it still has no effect.
The door to my home was almost broken down during this period.
…
"Ready, ready."
The aunt looked proud.
"Is it okay to look after my niece? Well, you said that the siblings are about the same age. If Haitao had been following her when she was young, he would probably have entered the University of Ming Dynasty by now."
Uncle glanced at her.
"Put it down. The reason why my child had such results before was because we signed up for so many training classes. Look at Ding Wei, do you think Haiyang's family spent any money on her when she was a child? The little girl had to do housework when she came back from school.
You still praise her..."
However, Bai Xiujuan is not willing to teach seriously, and she often hits hard every day. The children also want to go out and play... so in fact, Bai Xiujuan is not as good at housework.
"That is, only when you are older and stronger can you control the waves."
…
The aunt gets angry when she mentions this.
"On a good day, don't tell me this." He wanted to hit someone.
My uncle was helpless: "Is this something I can do without saying anything? Look, isn't this person here?"
Looking from afar, the people getting out of the taxi were Ding Haiyang and Bai Xiujuan, weren't they?
The aunt and uncle looked at each other and stood there, motionless.
I saw Ding Haiyang walking steadily in front, and Bai Xiujuan behind, holding her waist with one hand and touching her belly with the other, taking steady steps forward.
——"Why does this look like a duck?"
My uncle was mumbling there.
The aunt rolled her eyes and raised her voice:
"No! Some people are not so lucky. They are only a few months pregnant, and their belly is not even visible. They behave as if they are about to give birth... they just have short eyelids."
…
Ding Haiyang, who was approaching, couldn't help but look back at Bai Xiujuan.
Bai Xiujuan's expression was also stunned, and she could no longer squeeze out her smile.
Silence spread among the four of them.
After a long while, Ding Haiyang finally said:
"Sister, don't speak so loudly, we have to keep a low profile."
After all, it is a second child.
Uncle Zhou Lei usually doesn't talk much, and has always been a calm and gentle leader. Now when he speaks to Ding Haiyang, he is no longer as polite as before, and his attitude is as if he is giving advice to his little secretary:
"Ocean, I can't blame your eldest sister for this. She is born with a straight heart and a loud voice. People with a good heart are like this."
As leaders, they are the most sensitive to details.
He dislikes the style of Ding Haiyang's family.
…
My uncle's disdain is quite straightforward.
"I'm going to talk about you now."
"While I'm talking about being low-key, look at your wife's posture. She's a child, so she knows she's pregnant."
He raised his chin as he spoke:
"Okay, I won't tell you so much on a good day. When people come, it's OK... Go in, it'll be cool inside."
The words are such words and the attitude is quite gentle, but why do they feel so uncomfortable when they are heard?
Ding Haiyang felt uncomfortable all over.
He always felt that since he made this decision, Zhou Lei, the most promising among their relatives, seemed to look down on him.
For a face-loving person like him, being looked down upon by someone with no money or status is far less harmful than being looked down upon by someone who is stronger than him.
This realization made him quite uncomfortable.
…
When people who are incompetent feel uncomfortable, they never look for reasons within themselves.
He couldn't help turning his head and glared at Bai Xiujuan:
"Brother-in-law is giving you some advice."
"Stop that posture of yours."
Bai Xiujuan took back her hands on her waist with grievance. She suddenly felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to release her hands and feet.
She finally murmured:
"My stomach is not heavy, my waist is a little sore...it's not intentional."
The aunt scoffed.
Isn't this intentional? Why do you think that you are a big girl who has never given birth to a child?
She was full of complaints just now and was snatched away by her uncle Zhou Lei. The anger in her heart had not dissipated yet. Now she looked at Bai Xiujuan happily:
"Ouch, your belly is heavy now. How many months have you had it? It must be at least six or seven months."
"Ocean, do you have the right time?"
…
What does this mean?
What does this mean?!!!
Ding Haiyang was stunned for a moment, and his face instantly turned red.
He couldn't help but stare at Ding Liping:
"Sister, what you said is so unpleasant. Are you still my eldest sister?"
"It's already this time, you can't ask Xiujuan to go to the hospital for another fight, right? Isn't that a crime? Why do you think we are so unhappy in everything?"
"That girl Ding Wei will give you Ecstasy."
"Our Lao Ding family doesn't have a son, don't you think it's quite an honor?"
This was the first time he dared to say such harsh words to his eldest sister, and he immediately became exhausted after speaking.
…
The aunt rolled her eyes.
That's not true. Why do you have such a younger brother? I never thought before that it was just a small problem that men have, and it was harmless.
Now that her children are older, her feelings are deeper.
The Haiyang family can be so cruel to their own daughter, how can they have any feelings for their sister!
Over the years, if it hadn't been for Weiwei and her second child, I would have never known that my brother, sister-in-law and his family would have complained so much about me.
The aunt thought about how she used to beat him to school with a stick, carry gifts around and ask for favors to find connections, press his head to help him find a master in the factory, and arrange a job for him...
After doing this for a long time, they didn't appreciate it and didn't say anything. Deep down in their hearts, they felt very resentful.
Who can bear this kind of family affection?
This is also the reason why her attitude is getting worse and worse now.
…
It's even more rude now.
"Pull him down, you are the only one in the whole world, Lao Ding!"
"Besides, you are so blinded by lard that you don't care about your own daughter. I also feel sorry for the girl from our Lao Ding family."
Originally, they thought it would be a good day to save them face, but they would wait until the guests left in the evening and shut the door behind them.
Now seeing the postures of Ding Haiyang and Bai Xiujuan, the aunt didn't care so much and just opened her mouth and asked:
"Let me ask you, if the child's living expenses are no longer paid, have you paid the tuition for the next semester?"
Hit the red heart!
Ding Haiyang's straight back immediately shrank a little.
He hummed:
"Sister, it's not that we don't want to give...you see, there is another child in this belly, adults and children, there are many places to spend money..."
Just as he was talking, Bai Xiujuan suddenly tugged on the corner of his clothes, then raised a smile and said to Ding Liping:
"Ready, ready."
"Sister, don't worry, Weiwei is my daughter, can I still not prepare this?"
Why are you talking to eldest sister here? There are so many people coming and going, so it would be so embarrassing to be overheard.
…
"oh."
The aunt responded expressionlessly: "Are you going to punch in the card or give me cash?"
Bai Xiujuan:......
She was extremely bored.
Isn't this a face-saving statement? Why ask so thoroughly?
She seemed to have returned to the fear of being watched by her elder sister when she went to the bank to withdraw money.
Bai Xiujuan smiled and said:
"Give cash."
"There are so many people coming and going in banks now, and there are a lot of germs."
The aunt ignored her pretentious words and nodded directly:
"Well."
She turned to her uncle Zhou Lei and said:
"There is a bank at the corner ahead. Weiwei will be here later. You said it would be inconvenient for them if they didn't bring so much cash. You entertain the guests here, and I'll take Xiujuan to get some money."
My uncle still smiled kindly:
"Okay, it's okay, we're all family members, I'll greet you. Just go."
Then he spoke to Ding Haiyang as if he didn't know anything:
"Your sister specially called Weiwei to come here. This child... our Haitao's good results are all due to her."
"It just so happens that when you have dinner later, you pay the tuition fees in front of everyone. Then people won't say that you have lost your conscience and can't be a parent."
"If this spreads out, won't the reputation of your Old Ding family be ruined by you?"
Ding Haiyang's lips were trembling and he didn't say anything for a long time.
…
Bai Xiujuan was also embarrassed.
She and Ding Liping stared at each other. After a while, she suddenly held her stomach:
"Ouch. It seems a little uncomfortable...Ocean, let's find a place to sit first."
Then he forced a smile on his face:
"Sister, there's no rush. Let's go later."
With that said, the two of them hurriedly got into the hall.
The aunt stared at the backs of the two people, and then she sneered:
"What a family."
Zhou Lei shook his head at her: "Don't even think about helping the children repair their relationship. Do you think the couple took it seriously when we brought Weiwei over?"
…
It was almost noon, and other guests were arriving one after another. Zhou Haitao was also carried by his aunt and stood at the door to entertain the guests.
Auntie has her own logic when it comes to raising children.
When children are young, if they meet guests, they can say hello with nice words or serve them tea and water. There is no need to do anything else. The main task is to study.
But the child has been admitted to college and is now eighteen years old. He is now an adult.
Then what adults should consider is different.
This is about entertaining guests, recognizing relatives, and learning some details about how to treat people and treat others, etc.
It’s time to make arrangements at this time.
Not to mention whether this arrangement is reasonable or not, but for Zhou Haitao, facing the compliments of the guests at this moment, his face was almost frozen with laughter.
He was thinking sadly at this moment:
——It’s better to go back and answer two sets of questions again.
…
Yes, after a whole summer vacation, he has evolved.
He is no longer the bad student Haitao he was back then!
Under Sister Weiwei's encouragement, he loved learning and indulged in reading. He memorized CET-4 vocabulary reliably, and also studied college courses by himself. His life was very fulfilling.
Just like what he said to his classmates -
【Learning is like climbing a mountain.】
[When I first climbed, the slope was gentle and I felt quite relaxed.
Later it became more and more tiring and difficult.
It's nice to sit down and rest at this time.
But if you are chased away with a stick by someone behind you, you have to climb up anyway. Then after you cry and wallow in resentment...the moment you climb to the top!
Seeing the sunrise, I may have fallen in love with this feeling of conquest.】
(——Not really/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~)
The main reason is that his mother and his sister talk on the phone once a week, and both parties have in-depth exchanges and constant encouragement on his studies.
So much so that his mother now feels that he still has a long way to go in the future. As long as he works hard now, the future will be full of infinite possibilities...
So we can’t relax even more.
Especially. His mother's current job is insured and her working hours are even more flexible. If possible, his mother can move a stool and sit next to him to watch him study.
How terrible this is!
…
For ordinary people, this kind of high-intensity oppression would be counterproductive.
But brother Haitao is no ordinary person at all.
He is smart and flexible, but he lacks patience. Halfway through solving a problem, his mind may have gone elsewhere.
Judging from his crazy tutoring experience in his previous life, Ding Wei found that this method was more suitable for him.
Although Xuanxuan is also a bad learner, Ding Wei has a different learning philosophy for her.
…
My aunt doesn't know this. She only knows: as long as you can't learn to die, learn to die!
Zhou Haitao was now forced to drink this kind of brainwashing package.
So many lexicon, so many questions, so many study materials... Why did he study so hard during the senior year vacation?
The classmates are either traveling, going to parties, or playing games... hanging out with friends, it's so fun.
Brother Haitao finally couldn't bear the grievance——
