Chapter 25 Family Dinner
At the dinner table, there were Xiang Tian's grandparents, aunts and uncles and their daughters, as well as aunts and uncles and their daughters.
Thanks to my grandparents, my uncle works in the government unit, and my aunt does a small business. My aunt and uncle were both teachers, teaching at universities and elementary schools respectively.
When it comes to children, Xiang Tian is currently the best, after all, his mother gave up her job and devoted herself to the education of Xiang Tian, although Xiang Tian failed to score 300 points this time, but she is also the best of the three children.
My uncle's daughter also went to a private elementary school, and she was in the third grade, and her grades were at the upper middle level. My aunt's daughter went to a public primary school, and in the same year as Xiang Tian, her grades were basically at the upper middle level. The custom of the dinner party is to praise Xiang Tian and ask his children to follow Xiang Tian's example.
Xiang Tian's mother distributed all the gifts she brought to them.
"Xiang Tian, you must be the first in this exam, did your mother reward you for anything?" Uncle took the lead in opening the usual mode.
"I didn't do well in mathematics this time, and I was careless and got 99 ......" Xiang Tian's mother saw that Xiang Tian did not answer immediately, and touched Xiang Tian's head.
"99 is also very good, then there must be no perfect score in the class. Uncle smiled.
"He, this time the first place was snatched away by someone else, and there was a perfect score in the class. Xiang Tian's grandfather was a little dissatisfied, and was glared at by Xiang Tian's grandmother, "Don't stare at me, what I said is the truth, children can't get used to it all the time, they must be ashamed and brave." ”
"Yo, our little idol still has the time to take the second place exam?" said the aunt in a weird way.
"Your cousin won the first place in the English story contest this time!" said the uncle, looking proud.
"Look, look, it's still our little granddaughter fighting for grandpa, come here grandpa. Grandpa picked up the little cousin next to him.
Xiang Tian's parents looked embarrassed and could only eat with their heads covered.
In the eyes of Xiang Tian's sisters, Xiang Tian's defeat this time is like the fall of a superstar and the destruction of a myth, and he is also proud because Xiang Tian no longer has the halo of first place.
"Xiang Tian, how was this winter vacation? My dad bought me a new game console, it's fun!" the aunt's daughter showed off his new toy.
"Xiang Tian, aren't you going to Thailand, are you having fun?" asked her uncle's daughter.
"No, we went to Hong Kong. Xiang Tian replied softly.
"Ah, we went to Hong Kong, but we went to Japan and Korea on a cruise!" the uncle's daughter was even more arrogant, "The cruise ship is so beautiful, there are a lot of fun and delicious things in it." ”
Xiang Tian didn't like to talk much when he was originally held high, not to mention that he had just been accused by his grandfather, but he just sat still and didn't reply.
The child is anxious, and Xiang Tian's mother can't hold it back.
"Xiang God, although you didn't do well in the exam this time, the teacher spoke highly of you, and this still needs to be praised. ”
"You don't know, the first place in the exam this time was his tablemate, and Xiang Tian didn't help him with his homework on weekdays, but he carelessly gave him the first place. Xiang Tian's mother explained.
The people around him, including Xiang Tian's grandparents and grandparents, were reluctant to agree on the surface, but they all had a suspicious and teasing attitude.
"This winter vacation, his parents invited us to Hong Kong to thank us for taking care of his children. I took a first-class plane and stayed in a five-star hotel, and they arranged the whole process, and gave us gifts before leaving. Don't you still have a drone?" said Xiang Tian's mother, guiding everyone to look at her new bag.
My aunt was the first to recognize the brand of the bag and knew the approximate price of the bag.
"Second sister, your bag looks so good. ”
"This one was also given by his parents at the same table. ”
"Ahh
"His father at the same table is the chairman of the Mei Group. ”
"What? is the Mei Group that started in real estate?" the uncle was also a little surprised, "No wonder, it's so generous......"
"Mom......" Xiang Tian glanced up at his mother, after all, in Xiang Tian's cognition, things were not what his mother said. First, Mei's annoyance is that she has good grades. Second, I didn't go to Hong Kong to thank them, as my mother said.
"They also gave my husband a suit, which was very handsome. Xiang Tian's mother ignored Xiang Tian and continued.
"You've made a rich man!" said my aunt sourly.
"Ahem, money is something outside the body, what a brand, isn't it just a bag, as for it? How did you teach you when you were a child? Obviously, Xiang Tian's grandfather was a little angry, after all, this was inconsistent with the values of the upper class he said, "The Chinese virtue is frugality, how many poor children can you feed and go to school with this bag." How many of them are really good-looking? It's just vanity. It's also first-class, five-star, and ordinary ones can't fly or live!"
Xiang Tian's grandfather is used to talking on the platform, and everyone can hear calluses in their ears.
For the first time, Xiang Tian's mother felt that her father's words were really old-fashioned and did not conform to the current situation and development of society. But it's not good to confront him face to face, anyway, what he wants to express is also expressed.
Xiang Tian's aunt usually does business, and at most she has taken business class, and she is really curious about the environment and service of the first class, and she talks with Xiang Tian's mother in private.
The aunt was interested in Xiang Tian's mother's new bag, and carefully studied it from materials to design like academic research: "Don't say, good things are really different, you see how good the leather is, and the workmanship is also very meticulous." ”
"Dad, his parents at the same table are good, and being able to invite us to Hong Kong also shows that they also attach great importance to the issue of children's education. The child himself is also very good at reading, this is not a good thing for Xiang Tian to be with a good child, they can help each other. Xiang Tian's father saw that his father-in-law was a little unhappy, so he hurriedly played a round.
"Well, that's right, focus on Xiang Tian's study. "Grandpa Xiang Tian didn't really want to make everyone unhappy at the party, so he hurried down to give a step, which is also one of the reasons why Grandpa Xiang Tian likes Xiang Tian's father more.
In this way, Xiang Tian's mother successfully diverted the topic of Xiang Tian's study, and the party was a happy scene, but I don't know how much compliment and jealousy are hidden behind this scene, and how many different ideas and plans are about to move.
The two children sat on Xiang Tian's edge and asked about the drone, how far they could fly, whether they could shoot, etc., and when they left, they also made an appointment with Xiang Tian to go to his house to play with the drone.
The two old men were driven back by Xiang Tian's house. Grandpa Xiang Tian happened to meet colleagues in the unit when he went out, and he specially walked up and greeted them with a smile.
In fact, Xiang Tian's grandmother often said a few words about Xiang Tian's grandfather's habit of speaking without choosing words. But he is used to teaching others on weekdays, and the old man often can't control his love of discipline. He doesn't feel that he is wrong, at least the truth is right, and he hopes that his children and the next generation will be able to make a difference, so that he can also have a bright face and continue to be the focus and sought after in front of his colleagues.
Xiang Tian's mother sent Xiang Tian's grandfather and grandmother upstairs. Because his father was a little unhappy when he was down in front of him at the dinner, and on the other hand, he was also worried that his father was still angry with him, so he didn't talk much. Grandma also looked a little embarrassed.
When he was sent into the house and was about to go back, his grandfather stopped his daughter: "Since the children at the same table are not bad at reading, they can still walk around more, and they should remember to pay back gifts when they are given." And your daughter, you have to come home more often to see your own mother. ”
The change in everyone's attitude during the dinner, and after thinking along the way, Grandpa Xiang Tian seemed to have figured out the truth of the same end.
Xiang Tian's mother was surprised and delighted that her father could understand and understand herself.
"Hmm. Xiang Tian's mother turned around and avoided looking at her mother, and the corners of her eyes were a little moist.
The next day, at lunchtime, his colleagues in Xiang Tian's grandfather's office were sitting around him with chairs, listening carefully to his story about his daughter's family's winter vacation trip, and casting envious glances.
Advocating what you have and resisting what you can't get is just the way some people live.