Chapter 21: Grandpa's Awakening
It's a pity that the kissing incident that Wu Xinyu was looking forward to did not happen.
Silly Gen only had time to shout twice, and then he was dragged into the house by his mother to worship in the hall.
However, the strange scream of Silly Gen also attracted the attention of Liu Qian, who was the bride.
When she saw Wu Xinyu beside Xia Ping, she finally understood the reason why the people in the village were so abnormal.
She knew Xia Ping, and she also knew that Xia Ping liked her when she was a child.
So she subconsciously thought that Xia Ping must be unwilling to marry Silly Gen. That's why I hired such a beautiful woman to smash my own field.
Liu Qian glared fiercely at Xia Ping and Wu Xinyu not far away with a resentful gaze, and she remembered the dog man and woman. When she becomes the daughter-in-law of the village chief, she must let them walk around without eating.
It's a pity that Xia Ping didn't notice Liu Qian's eyes now, and he didn't know Liu Qian's true thoughts. Otherwise, he will surely cry out for injustice.
If it weren't for today's invitation, I would have forgotten who Liu Qian was. To be honest, with Xia Ping's current status, Liu Qian is really not qualified to let Xia Ping deliberately target her.
"I thought it was someone who was in the limelight, it turned out to be Xia Ping, you kid. ”
At this moment, the third grandfather, who heard the movement, and an old man with a displeased face walked out of the inner courtyard.
"Grandpa is good, third grandpa is good. ”
Xia Ping greeted the two old men with a smile. The person next to the third grandfather is none other than Xia Ping's own grandfather.
The two old people are relatively senior in the village, so they like to ask the two old people for help in the red and white ceremonies in the village. Seeing them coming out of the inner courtyard, Xia Ping was not surprised.
"Well," Xia Ping's grandfather just nodded slightly, and then asked Xia Ping, "What about the third child, why didn't you see him coming?"
Because Xia Ping's grandfather has a total of three sons and one daughter, Xia Ping's father is the third, so Xia Ping's grandfather often calls Xia Ping's father the third. Xia Ping seems to have been accustomed to the old man's somewhat cold attitude.
"My dad and my mom couldn't come today for some things, so they let me come. ”
"Hmph! What big things can a crop man who eats in the soil all day long? ”
I saw Xia Ping's grandfather pouting, and said with a look of disdain for Xia Ping's father: "It's okay if people don't come, but the money should be brought in." The bride price of the eldest and fourth is still waiting for your family to make up. ”
"I said Lao Xia, the third child is also your son, why is there such a big difference?"
Hearing Grandpa Xia Ping's words, even the third grandfather couldn't look at it: "Why do you let the third child pay out of pocket every time there is a happy event in the village." The third child still has two children in school. ”
"What's wrong with letting him get some money?"
Grandpa Xia Ping glared at the third grandfather with an unconvinced look and said, "The eldest and fourth are both people who do big business in other places, how can they have time to take care of such trivial things." Only the third child has been living at home all his life, who will take the money if he doesn't take the money?"
Xia Ping, who was standing aside, frowned slightly.
It is said that the most painful thing for the elderly is the boss, and the favorite is the old and the young, and only the one in the middle is the grandmother who doesn't hurt and the uncle doesn't love.
This sentence has been most perfectly embodied in his grandfather.
He handed over the connections he had made in his early years to Xia Ping's uncle, and secretly funded Xia Ping's uncle to do business, but ignored Xia Ping's father.
At that time, Xia Ping's father's academic performance was very good, and he originally hoped to be admitted to a junior college and then go out of the mountain village.
However, Xia Ping's grandfather felt that going to school was useless and a waste of money. So he forced Xia Ping's father to drop out of school.
Although so many years have passed, Xia Ping's father no longer mentions the events of that year. But Xia Ping knew very well in his heart that this matter had always been a pain in his father's heart.
Therefore, in order to make up for the regret in his heart, Xia Ping's father will teach Xia Ping to become a talent with hard work, and even the summer as a girl has not been given up.
Now Xia Ping's uncle and uncle have stayed in the field to do business, and they can't return home a few times a year. The old man's living expenses and sophistication all year round are all managed by Xia Ping's father.
However, even so, Xia Ping's grandfather still looked down on his third son.
He only saw that every Chinese New Year, his eldest son and fourth son drove back to the village in a beautiful car, and they could give themselves a long face. But he couldn't see his third son who had been by his side to take care of him.
When Xia Ping was first admitted to university, the old man's attitude towards Xia Ping's family had changed slightly. However, it only lasted for a short time.
Because he heard his eldest son and younger son say that the college students outside are rotten on the street. There are several college students under their hands.
Therefore, the old man looked down on Xia Ping's family even more, even if he was a college student, he worked for others. So why spend so much money on school? Why not earn two more years' salary? It seems that he was right not to let the third child go to school back then.
"What's the use of going to college? Isn't it a part-time job for someone else? What are you doing with that unjust money?"
I saw Xia Ping's grandfather said bitterly at this time: "The third child is a loser, and after two years of peaceful life, he won't be able to find the north." ”
"With this spare money, he might as well give the money to the eldest and fourth. ”
"Grandpa, there are several kinds of college students. If you can get into a good university, you will definitely not be worse than your uncle and uncle in the future. ”
Xia Ping felt that he needed to explain the benefits of college students to his grandfather, otherwise he might really go to his house and force Xia Ping and Xia to drop out of school.
Although it is impossible for his father to agree, his grandfather will be laughed at by the villagers when he goes to make trouble.
"Stinky boy, don't tell me what you have or not. ”
I saw Xia Ping's grandfather say with a straight face: "Isn't your university bad?
"Haven't I graduated yet?"
"I don't know what you graduated or not, you just need to tell me, how much money do you have in your pocket? Even the children of the fourth family, two years younger than you, have tens of thousands in their passbooks, can you compare?"
After hearing his grandfather's words, Xia Ping suddenly cried and laughed.
Indeed, if it is a college student who has not graduated, it is really impossible to compare with a person who has been in the society for several years.
The most essential gap between college students and them lies in their development potential.
It's like an ordinary worker, they work for ten years, twenty years, and the wage gap is not very large. The same is true for college students, whose salaries may increase several times after more than ten years. Social status will also rise.
However, for his grandfather, who didn't even know about graduating from college, Xia Ping felt that even if he explained to him, it would be a waste of words.
"Fart!"
At this moment, the third grandfather suddenly burst out of foul language, pointed at Xia Ping's grandfather's nose and said loudly: "Who said that college students are useless? Only you, who have been illiterate all your life, would believe this kind of nonsense." ”
"What's wrong with being illiterate, Lao Tzu has been illiterate all his life, and he still doesn't live comfortably?" said Grandpa Xia Ping.
"That was before, now you go out and try it? Besides, you think college students are useless, so look at those celebrities who are on TV, which ones are not college students?"
"Even Chairman Mao graduated from a famous university, do you look down on college students, do you also look down on Chairman Mao?"
"Really?"
Grandpa Xia Ping turned his head to look at Xia Ping with some uncertainty. Although Grandpa Xia Ping kept saying that it was useless to go to school, when there was any problem, the first thing that came to mind was Xia Ping, who was in college.
After all, Xia Ping is the most knowledgeable in the village, so it's right to ask him.
"It's true. Xia Ping nodded.
"Tsk!"
Grandpa Xia Ping smacked his tongue and was speechless for a moment.
Chairman Mao has been his idol since childhood, and the one he admires most in his life is Chairman Mao. Unexpectedly, his old man also graduated from a college student, which simply subverted Xia Ping's grandfather's life values.
Was it really wrong what I did before?
"I used to persuade you to let the third child continue to study, but you didn't listen, and the third child has been farming at home all his life, whose responsibility do you think it is?"
Seeing that Grandpa Xia Ping showed signs of repentance, the third grandfather hurriedly hit the railroad while it was hot: "The eldest and fourth of your family can do business outside, do you think it is their own ability? Even I know that you are about to dig out your old foundation in order to help them." But did they give you anything?"
Xia Ping's grandfather glared at the third grandfather fiercely, but did not refute, picked up his dry tobacco pouch and squatted in the corner to smoke.
The cigarette holder was in Xia Ping's grandfather's mouth, and he was smoking non-stop. It also shows that he must be extremely uncalm in his heart.
In fact, Xia Ping's grandfather understands the truth, but he has not thought of this aspect all these years. Now that he has been dialed by the third grandfather so little, he has figured it out.
I have indeed owed the third child a lot for so many years, and I also owe a lot to the third family.
The eldest and fourth have been belittling the third child in front of themselves, and they probably also took a fancy to the land they left for the third child.
Alas, what is there to fight between the brothers? I have already given them so much, don't they know how to be satisfied? I also plan to rob the ancestral house that I left to the third child.
At this point, the third child can see it more thoroughly. Although he has never revealed that he wants to leave his ancestral house to him, he still has no complaints and comes to see him every day.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that the third child is much better than those two sons. Why did you get lost in your mind?
However, it is one thing to realize one's mistakes, and it is another to admit or not to admit them.
I'm also a father and grandfather, and it's okay to realize my mistakes, and if you want me to admit it, it's absolutely impossible, I don't want to lose face.
"By the way, grandpa, I came back in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring you any gifts. There are two million in this card, so you can take it and buy whatever you like. ”
In the end, he is still his own grandfather, Xia Ping still can't help but blame him.
However, Xia Ping didn't plan to give his grandfather too much money, first, he was afraid that he would start to float when he had money and attract the attention of criminals, and second, he was afraid that his uncle and uncle would hit the idea of this money again.
"Much, how much?"
"Not much, just two million. You don't have much money to spend on weekdays, so saving a little money should still be enough. ”
"Good grandson, grandpa is sorry for your father and your family. ”