Chapter 8 A family is always a treasure
Before he finished speaking, Wu Binghua immediately turned his face and said, "Wu Tao, how do you speak? Can't you expect your brother to be better?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, the old man threw his chopsticks: "Are you sorry to say this? It is also your son, how strictly Xiao Tao was controlled by you when he was a child, how much suffering he suffered, and how much tiredness he suffered? Why is it Xiao Jiang's turn to be a different set of standards?"
They spoil their children, and even the old man can't stand it.
“...... Taking a step back, even if it's different people, different lives. If Xiao Jiang continues to be spoiled by you like this, he will be a puddle of mud in the future, and he will not be able to support the wall at all! At that time, what kind of face do you have to ask Xiao Tao to help you clean up the mess? Even if Xiao Tao can help, he can help for a while, and he can help for a lifetime?"
As soon as the old man spoke, Wu Binghua suddenly fell silent.
Zhang Huilan was still unconvinced: "Dad, the eldest brother is like a father, then when we get old, don't we have to take care of his younger brother by Xiao Tao?"
Boom!
The old man slapped the table loudly, "Do you still know that the eldest brother is like a father! Now that Xiao Tao is educating Xiao Jiang a few words, why do you always stop it? Just stop it, when Xiao Tao is not there, he spoils Xiao Jiang to his heart's content, and he is used to it!"
This time, even Zhang Huilan was speechless.
Not only her, but even Wu Tao himself was stunned.
The old man's madness was not expected at all!
This is clearly stealing the show!
But looking at the guilt-filled and silent appearance of the parents, this effect is really much stronger than their own horse.
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Wu Tao put some vegetables in the bowl of the frightened two children, and then took a deep breath and said: "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, I plan to give up the technical secondary school and go directly to high school and college!"
"What, isn't it good to discuss, why give up the secondary school?" Wu Binghua looked puzzled.
"Because I want to go to a prestigious university. ”
"It's fine to go to high school, but how much does it cost to go to college!" Zhang Huilan hesitated.
Wu Tao was about to explain, but the old man retorted first: "Are you willing to let Xiao Jiang go to college, but are you willing to let Xiao Tao go to college?"
Wu Binghua lit a cigarette and smoked with a frown.
It is not a question of reluctance or reluctance, for the eldest son to go to college, they can only rely on the two of them to contribute money, tens of thousands of yuan a year is not a small amount; but for Xiao Jiang to go to college is different, when the time comes, the eldest son will share some, their burden will be much lighter.
Of course, he didn't dare to mention this again, otherwise the old man would be so angry that he would not only slap the table, but would probably flip the table directly.
The old man continued: "In this life, people will face countless choices. No one can guarantee that every choice will be correct, but as long as one principle is followed, there will be no big mistake, that is, there must be a big pattern! If you are afraid of this and that, and the pattern is small, and your vision is narrow, no matter how hard you work in the future, it will be difficult to become a big tool!"
“...... Therefore, Xiao Tao wants to go to high school and university, and there is nothing wrong with this! It must be better than any Rausch secondary school! I agree!"
Wu Binghua took a few puffs of cigarette, threw it on the ground and crushed it hard, and said with great determination: "Okay, for you, smash the pot and sell iron, and also for you!"
Zhang Huilan still wanted to speak, but was stopped by a look from her husband.
First, after such a fuss today, they realized that they did owe something to the boss, and secondly, the eldest was exactly 7 years older than the second, and the eldest graduated from a bachelor's degree, and he could still help the family cultivate the second, which did not conflict with their previous ideas.
Seeing that his father agreed, Wu Tao was quite surprised. This went much smoother than expected, and everything was thanks to the help of the god Grandpa!
Sure enough, there is an old family member, if there is a treasure.
Rao was like this, Wu Tao still decided to state his reasons.
According to his plan, the goal this time is not only to get parents to support their choice, but also to convince them.
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, there is a reason why I gave up secondary school. ”
As he spoke, Wu Tao walked to the 28th bar, took off his schoolbag, took out the newspaper, rummaged through some news and handed it to the three elders and said, "Look at these reports......"
The old man took the newspaper and shook it, and saw the eye-catching title prominently listed:
[The Ministry of Education is brewing the reform of the higher education system, and it is expected to be completed within three to five years]
[The shortcomings of the secondary vocational education system are frequent, and the contradictions in the work package distribution system are prominent]
[There is a significant gap between China's education level and that of developed countries, and undergraduate talents are shortcomings]
[Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai took the lead in completing the pilot ...... of education reform]
Zhang Huilan was illiterate, so she gathered in front of her husband's newspaper and said anxiously: "What did the newspaper say?"
Wu Binghua was so shocked that he didn't respond.
Wu Tao replied: "Mom, this is the newspaper that my head teacher specially found for me, and the reports on it have only one meaning. It's that secondary school students are no longer popular, and the people that society needs in the future are undergraduates!"
"It's not popular? How can you say that if it doesn't work, it won't work? The daughter of the old Gao family of the seventh team in the village was admitted to the police academy, and the job is not very good? The son of the Sun family of the sixth team was admitted to the accounting school, and the salary is also very high!"
"Mom, they're in the past. Now that the country has been brewing reforms, when I graduate from secondary school in three years, it is likely that no one will want it and I will not be able to find a job. When the time comes, let alone help Xiaojiang, I will be a mud bodhisattva to cross the river and it will be difficult to protect myself. ”
The old man closed the newspaper, and his face became more and more solemn.
"Xiao Tao is right, the times are changing, and we can't always look at the present and the future with the eyes of the past. In the past, the old Wu family still had 3,000 hectares of fertile land and more than a dozen guns, but now the days are buckled, and they are not much better than the tenant farmers in the family before!"
“...... Now the newspaper has begun to build momentum, wait until Xiaotao graduates in three years, in case he catches up with the reform and can't hold the iron rice bowl, it is equivalent to more than ten years of learning in vain, which is not a risk!"
Later, Wu Binghua also put down the newspaper, and he had always been cautious, and said firmly: "That's right, after studying for more than ten years, you can't get a good job, and you can't take this risk!
Looking at his father's thick eyebrows, much more stretched than just now, Wu Tao's breath in his heart was finally smooth.
If it was Wu Binghua's choice made by force to agree for the first time just now due to the situation, then this time, it was he who pursued the advantages and avoided the disadvantages, recognized the reality, and fundamentally agreed with his son's decision. ”
"Now that we have reached an agreement," Wu Tao put away the newspaper and said happily: "Then I will announce the second decision!"
The first decision made a lot of noise, and almost didn't lift the table; now as soon as the second decision was spoken, everyone's hearts that had just been put down suddenly slipped up again.
Wu Tao laughed, "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, I decided to take the high school entrance examination and go to college, and it won't cost you a penny! I want to be self-reliant and provide for my own schooling." ”
Zhang Huilan was stunned for a moment, and then tears flowed down. In order to reduce the burden on the family, his eldest son even said this. Thinking about her previous preference and exclusive favor for her younger son, she felt more and more that she owed too much to her eldest son.
"Tao, mom is really happy when you say this. This shows that you can understand our hard work, and that is enough. Don't worry, since your father promised to provide for you, no matter how hard and tired we are, we will provide for you to go to college!"