June 22, 2002, Saturday, Huaxia Shencheng, Xuhui District, Welcome Hotel, a cut plum box.

The three round tables were filled with people, and each of them had ten cold dishes on the table. There was laughter and laughter in the box, but no one moved their chopsticks.

Suddenly, the door to the box opened, and a young man walked in from the outside.

The young man who walked in called out to the people who were sitting at the same time.

The young man is Ying Hao, and today is the day of the family's treat.

The entire box was full of people who helped Ying's family during Ying's mother's illness.

Even if he only went to the hospital to see it, Ying's father invited him over.

After saying hello, Ying Hao, after sitting down on the empty seat at the main table, shouted to the waiter standing in the box, "Serve." ”

After saying this, Ying Hao complained to Ying Tianshi, who was sitting next to him: "Dad, didn't I say don't wait for me?"

Ying Tianshi smiled: "They all said to wait for you, and I can't do it." ”

"Yes, Xiao Hao, it's still early now, and it'll be fine later. Everyone is a family, what is polite. A middle-aged woman sitting opposite Ying Hao said with a smile.

Ying Hao's face was also full of smiles: "Auntie, you are too polite." ”

The middle-aged woman is Ying Mu's third sister, that is, Ying Hao's aunt Zhang Cuiping.

is different from the three Ying Tianshi brothers, Ying's mother's family is four brothers and sisters.

It's just that Ying Hao's uncle settled in Yanjing, and his grandparents also retired there, so he didn't come.

Ying Hao's mother Zhang Yaping is the third, and Zhang Cuiping, who just talked to Ying Hao, is the fourth.

"Okay, don't say more, eat, eat. At this moment, the woman sitting next to Zhang Cuiping spoke.

This one is Ying Hao's aunt Zhang Xiuping.

Sitting at the main table are Ying Hao's family, Zhang Xiuping and Zhang Cuiping's family.

It stands to reason that men should sit at one table, women at one table, and children at one table.

However, those friends of Ying's father said that today was a day of celebration, and it would be better for Ying's father and his family to sit together, and after several excuses, Ying's father did not insist anymore.

Zhang Xiuping and her husband both work in a state-owned enterprise, and the salary is not very high, but the benefits are very good. According to the standard of living in 2002, it can be rated as a well-off home.

And Zhang Cuiping and her husband, like Ying Tianshi and Zhang Yaping, are all workers, and they have enough to eat and spend in a year, and they can't save a few dollars.

Among the three families, Zhang Xiuping's family has the best conditions.

Although Zhang Cuiping and Zhang Xiuping's families were invited today, Ying Hao actually didn't want to invite Zhang Xiuping's family in his heart.

Because Zhang Xiuping's family went to see her mother once when she was hospitalized, and did nothing else.

And Zhang Cuiping's family, although the conditions are not as good as Zhang Xiuping's family, borrowed 20,000 yuan to Zhang Yaping for medical treatment.

If Zhang Xiuping and Zhang Yaping were just ordinary friends now, then Ying Hao would not have any opinions on Zhang Xiuping.

Among friends, it is human affection to be willing to help, and it is duty not to be willing to help.

But one's own family is different, and if one's own family has the ability to help but does not help, that is inhumanity.

This is also the reason why Ying Hao is extremely disgusted with Tianxiang and Ying Tianming, compared to them, Zhang Xiuping at least knows to go to the hospital to have a look, and the two of them didn't even look at it.

But Ying's father invited Zhang Xiuping's family to do so, and Ying Hao didn't say much.

It's just that if you want Ying Hao to give Zhang Xiuping a good look, Ying Hao really can't give it.

It's not that Ying Hao is arrogant, it's just that when he is middle-aged, he attaches great importance to many things.

The most important thing is family affection, Ying Hao is just a middle-aged man with a psychological age of forty-two.

The atmosphere at the table suddenly became a little awkward, but fortunately, Zhang Cuiping was sitting at this table, and seeing that her nephew seemed to be a little unkind to the eldest sister, she hurriedly said: "Yes, eat, eat." ”

Since Zhang Cuiping was gagging in the middle, Ying Hao naturally wouldn't keep putting on a face for Zhang Xiuping, and also beckoned Tang Xiandeng, the little brother-in-law on the table, and the two cousins to eat.

Ying Tianshi knew that Ying Hao had an opinion on Zhang Xiuping in his heart, and seeing that Ying Hao ignored Zhang Xiuping, he could only greet him.

I saw Ying Tianshi pick up the wine box on the table that had not been opened, and removed the box in three or two clicks, then opened the cap of the wine bottle, and said to Ying Hao's aunt-in-law Hu Jiancai: "Brother-in-law, come, I'll fill it for you." ”

"I'll have something to do later, so I won't drink. Hu Jiancai directly rejected Ying Tianshi.

Ying Tianshi still wanted to persuade him, but he heard Zhang Xiuping say: "We have to go to other venues later, if Jiancai drinks it now, he won't be able to drink it later." ”

Ying Tianshi only felt extremely embarrassed and sat down in a daze.

Ying Hao, who was greeting his brother-in-law Tang Xiandeng to eat with his two cousins, glanced at the two of them after hearing Zhang Xiuping's words, but did not speak.

Ying Hao knew that Tang Xiandeng didn't drink, and he also knew that Hu Jiancai was very good at drinking. Two catties of liquor may not be able to drink, but one and a half catties are definitely no problem.

Ying Tianshi's amount of alcohol is also very small, just a few dollars.

The two of them drank on the whole table, and it was impossible for Ying Tianshi to persuade Hu Jiancai to drink all the time, so Hu Jiancai decided how much to drink or how little to drink. Now I don't even want to mean it, it's obvious that I don't want to give face.

Seeing Zhang Yaping sitting next to Ying Tianshi, Ying Hao resisted the urge to speak.

Zhang Cuiping and Tang Xiandeng naturally felt that the eldest sister and brother-in-law were a little wrong with Ying Hao's family, but they could only be peacemakers in it.

Although the atmosphere at their table was not very warm, it was still so-so.

However, soon, Zhang Xiuping's words made the atmosphere on the table solemn.

"Tianshi, it's not me saying you, celebrate and celebrate, why do you have to come to welcome guests? How much does it cost to welcome guests to eat this meal? Your conditions themselves are not good, Yaping is sick and owes a lot of debt, does it make sense to slap a swollen face and become fat?"

Zhang Xiuping's voice was not small, and the people sitting at the table next to them also heard it.

The table next to it was all friends of Ying's father, and after hearing Zhang Xiuping's words, the table was quiet for a while, and then suddenly became lively, as if he hadn't heard Zhang Xiuping's words.

At the main table, as soon as Zhang Xiuping's words were finished, Hu Jiancai also opened his mouth: "That's it, even the wine is a bottle of Moutai for 500 yuan." I don't think you look like you don't have any money, so why did you still ask us to borrow money in the first place?"

"This, these are all arranged by Xiao Hao. "Honestly, Ying Tianshi, was told by his sister-in-law and uncle, and directly pushed his son out.

At this moment, before Ying Hao could speak, Zhang Xiuping taught Ying Hao a lesson: "Xiaohao, I know that you are out to work now, and you can earn some money in a year." But you can't spend money so lavishly! You have to repay the money your mother borrowed when she was sick? You want to buy a house when you get married in the future, right? These are all money, and if you don't save money, do you still want to ask someone to borrow money in the future? Like you, who would dare to lend you money!"

It sounds like Zhang Xiuping is caring about Ying Hao, but Ying Hao knows very well in his heart that Zhang Xiuping's words reveal another meaning, that is, don't ask us to borrow money in the future, we don't dare to lend you money.

Tang Xiandeng and Zhang Cuiping and his wife, who were sitting at the table, also felt that something was wrong at this time, why did the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law seem to be targeting the second brother-in-law.

Just think about it again, what the eldest sister said seems to make some sense.

The two of them are ordinary workers, and they have worked all their lives, how can they hear another meaning in Zhang Xiuping's words.

Ying Hao, who was pushed out by Ying Tianshi, squinted at Hu Jiancai and Zhang Xiuping: "Uncle, I didn't spend a penny on you." I earned all this money, so why can't I spend it? Besides, you didn't lend money to my mother's medical treatment, so what are you doing here?"

"Auntie, don't worry, I know my own affairs, and I don't need you to worry about it. Besides, I'm not going to borrow money from you for the rest of my life. I don't dare to borrow your money. If you have to charge me interest then, I can't afford it. ”

As soon as Ying Hao said these mocking words, Hu Jiancai and Zhang Xiuping suddenly exploded.

However, compared with the relationship between Zhang Xiuping and Ying Hao's family, Hu Jiancai is a little farther away, so it was Zhang Xiuping who spoke.

"Xiao Hao, how do you speak? Why do you ask us to borrow money and we will charge you interest? What do you mean that you don't need me to worry about it? I'm an elder, can't you say two words?" Zhang Xiuping's voice at this time was no different from that of a shrew scolding the street, and her voice was heard in the entire box.

Even the waiter who walked in with the food was stunned at the door.

"Eldest sister, you sit down first. There are so many people, today is the day to celebrate the second sister's physical recovery, and there are outsiders, Xiaohao is a child, not sensible, what do you care about with him. Zhang Cuiping didn't expect that her well-behaved nephew, who had been a well-behaved nephew since she was a child, would refute her eldest sister so much, so she quickly stood up and persuaded Zhang Xiuping in her ear, while trying to pull Zhang Xiuping to sit down.

Tang Xiandeng also gave Ying Hao a straight look: "Xiao Hao, apologize to your aunt quickly." ”

Tang Xiandeng was also bitter at this time, he thought that Ying Tianshi and Zhang Yaping would speak, but he didn't expect the two of them to let Ying Hao and Zhang Xiuping mess around.

Then standing in the middle, he can only stand up and be a peacemaker.

Here Zhang Cuiping and Tang Xiandeng were persuading, and Hu Jiancai also stood up and looked at Ying Tianshi angrily: "Tianshi, you taught your son like this? Did you hear what he just said?"

Who knew that Ying Hao opened his mouth again at this time: "Uncle, talk is talking, don't point at people." That's disrespectful to people, and as an elder, you should understand that. ”

Originally, Ying Hao didn't want to see the two of them, and the two of them still did this, so Ying Hao naturally wouldn't give them face.

If the two of them finished the meal peacefully, Ying Hao wouldn't be good.

But Hu Jiancai didn't give Ying Tianshi face, and he was still yin and yang when he spoke, not to mention how angry Ying Hao was in his heart.

Thinking of the words that the husband and wife said, Ying Hao didn't bother to endure it.

Kindly invite you to dinner, good wine and good food, don't appreciate it, forget it, and keep beeping, it's unbearable.

Hu Jiancai suddenly trembled with anger: "You, you, you are very good! Xiuping, let's go, we won't eat this meal!"

"It's like I'm begging you to come and eat! I thought you would make a face and say that you didn't come today, but I didn't expect you to come. Didn't my dad tell you that today was the one who helped my family when my mom was sick? I really don't know what face you have as my mom's sister!" Ying Hao was mending the knife again.

Ying Hao knows very well in his heart that his mother has not spoken until now, which means that she has no objection to being like this.

In that case, I have nothing to worry about. should be polite to Tang Xiandeng and his family, and they are not necessary to talk to Hu Jiancai.

Anyway, I've already torn my face with my father's two brothers, so what can I do with my mother's sister's family.

At most, it's a bit embarrassing to be in front of outsiders today.

But they are not afraid of being embarrassed, and what do they have to be afraid of.

Ying Hao said this, even if Hu Jiancai and Zhang Xiuping were thick-skinned, it was impossible to stay.

I saw Hu Jiancai and Zhang Xiuping, walking out of the Yijian plum box in a huff.

"Uncles, aunts and aunts, today is a happy day, I'm sorry to let you see the joke. This glass of wine is when I make amends to you, and now that the eyesore has gone, you are welcome, eat and drink well. After the two of them left, Ying Hao picked up the wine bottle on the table, poured himself half a glass of wine, then stood up, said hello to the other two tables in the box, and drank half a glass of white wine in one gulp.

Ying Hao originally didn't want to drink, but now it's like this, it's not okay to greet the guests without drinking.

Seeing that Ying Hao drank half a glass of liquor at once, the guests who were already retreating in their hearts applauded in unison, replied to Ying Hao one after another, and ate and drank again.

After Ying Hao, who had drunk half a glass of liquor at once, sat down, he looked at Tang Xiandeng and Zhang Cuiping, who had a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Little uncle, little aunt, don't mind." I've been a little grumpy lately, didn't scare you?"

"No, it's Xiao Hao, isn't it a bit too much for you to say that just now? Also, second sister, second brother-in-law, you didn't say a word just now. Okay now, what will you do with the eldest sister in the future?" Zhang Cuiping shook her hand, first said Ying Hao, and then complained about Ying Tianshi and Zhang Yaping.

Zhang Yaping, who had never opened her mouth, only then did she speak: "Xiaohao is my son, and whatever he says is what he says." My eldest sister doesn't treat me as a sister for a long time, so why should I treat her as a sister?"

"Yes, you're all amazing. I don't care about your business, let it go. As long as your parents ask you to have something to say, I will do whatever you want. After Zhang Cuiping heard Ying's mother's words, she rolled her eyes, and then didn't speak again.