Why do you have to eat a family banquet for Chinese New Year's Eve?

Why do you have to eat dumplings that you make yourself?

Just because of the cordiality and content, the reunion can be integrated into this meal.

Even if such rice is put on the table one by one, it will be cold by the time it is really eaten.

The heart-warming taste is not at all comparable to the vain and bells and whistles provided by the hotel.

But some people never seem to understand such a simple truth.

Far away in a villa in Repulse Bay, Victoria Shan South, Hong Kong.

The grandson of the Hong family's long house has always measured this Chinese New Year's Eve meal by whether the dishes are expensive enough.

Their tongues seem to be born with the ability to taste the price of the price.

Even if the taste is similar, the preference for "Fu Lin Men", which is known as the "rich canteen", is far more than the "Taipan Building" and "Fu Lin Hotel", which are at a lower level of consumption.

Therefore, this Chinese New Year's Eve meal worth 28,001 meals is no longer a meal, but a pure taste of money.

According to Hong Yankang's understanding, I am afraid that a gold brick that does not need to be cooked will be placed in front of each person.

His family will also think that eating it will be more delicious and better for their health.

Speaking of this, it is really cold and sad from the heart.

Because Hong Yankang knows very well in his heart that the family's money worship and selfishness are completely derived from the genes of his biological father Hong Fucheng.

The tangible proof is that even after the Republic and the United Kingdom issued the "Joint Declaration" jointly announcing the return of Hong Kong to the motherland. Out of concern for the future of the Hong family, Hong Fucheng's attitude finally changed.

He even took the initiative to speak on this Chinese New Year's Eve, planning to let his eldest son go to the mainland on behalf of the family to carry out activities, in order to catch up with a high-level mainland to ensure the safety of the Hong family after the handover of Hong Kong.

But the indifference and cruelty he showed about finding relatives is really incomprehensible and unacceptable.

This scene is still taking place in the "cigar room".

Hong Fucheng spat out a puff of smoke from his mouth, and his throat and eyes snorted.

He only cared about repeating to his eldest son what he thought was extremely important.

"I don't know what Hong Kong was like after 1997, the British actually softened, this is a magnitude 10 earthquake. In short, we need to plan ahead and find the best way out. ”

"You have to do your best. Don't forget, our family can't immigrate to those developed countries like everyone else. If not, we will have to give up everything here and suffer in those barren lands. So this matter is actually more important than taking care of our industry. ”

"Of course, it costs money to do things, especially if you can't rush it. But you must settle things in Hong Kong before you leave. Don't leave any hidden dangers, so as not to delay things back and forth. In addition, you should also pay attention to one point, the water flows for a long time, and you don't scatter eagles if you don't see rabbits. ”

"I'm telling you, officials are actually quite simple. Smart people know that personal relationships are more important than business, and it is difficult to resist the test of money. For them, in fact, it is enough to give face and establish a personal friendship. For example. You can try to find a way out in many ways in the early stage, but don't invest too much. In addition to normal social interactions, you can give gifts, electrical appliances, jewelry, these don't cost a few dollars. It's okay to talk about investment, but you must not put it into practice. ”

"The mainland is very poor, those mud-legged cadres, they only know TV and gold and silver, maybe they can't tell the old from the new, you don't give jewelry, don't send antique calligraphy and paintings, they don't understand. According to my estimates, one million communication expenses should be enough, you can raise it according to this number and bring it over. ”

"But you must pay attention to one point, our investment should be selected to focus on the investment objects. When you get along with those officials, you have to avoid the kind of cadres who are selfless and unsympathetic. Look at the size of the official, not just the rank. Although theoretically the higher the level, the more you manage. But it is more about the intrinsic nature of this right, and if it is really arranged, the specific jurisdiction is more important than the level......"

It's just that although these words are the secret of Hong Fucheng's lifelong success, they are really not what Hong Yankang cares about.

Probably because he grew up next to his grandfather and mother, he was the only outlier among the grandchildren of the long house.

The wisdom root in his bones and blood is still tied to the distant capital, and he has never put money above emotion.

He really only cares about one thing.

"Dad, I remember what you said, and I will definitely do what you say. But our family's old house, with the second uncle and second aunt, I also want to find it. Don't you have anything to tell me?"

But Hong Fucheng listened, but he was only perfunctory.

"You said it yourself thirty years ago. We all know what happened on the continent. It is impossible for our old house not to be confiscated. Nor will their days be easy. It may well even be gone. I always think about it in my heart, and I just don't make myself happy. If you want me to see, you better not bother with this, waste your energy and time in vain. There is a good word in the mainland now, called 'look forward', let the past pass......"

This time, Hong Yankang couldn't help but get excited.

"Dad, why do you say that? After all, it's our relatives. The second uncle is your brother of the same father and mother, and you have been cut off for more than 30 years. Don't you just don't care about what they're doing?"

"Even if you can forget, I can't forget them. I still remember the last lunch before we left Beijing. It was the second aunt who was sick and supported her body to do it for us. ”

"She not only asked the kitchen at home to prepare a few of your and mother's favorite dishes, but also specially asked people to go out and buy a lot of snacks back, bean juice, coke rings, roast mutton, sesame tofu...... He said that he couldn't eat when he got to the south. ”

"Especially my favorite food Aiwowo and donkey rolling, the second aunt asked the coachman to take the porter Lao Zhang to Niujie, and begged people to make it for me. He also likes to eat these strife, but he didn't fight with me that day, and gave me his almond tofu. It's all as clear as yesterday. ”

"Dad, the second uncle left all the property of the Hong family to us. Are you living like this now that you can ignore them? Can you really sleep soundly?"

Hong Yankang said as he spoke, and couldn't help but bring his feelings.

For Hong Fucheng, I don't know that these extremely harsh words finally touched his heart.

Or is it because there are important things pinned on the eldest son at present, and he can't help but compromise a little.

He could only find another reason for embarrassment and change his tone.

"It's hyperactive. You're also in your forties, why are you so impulsive? I'll be honest with you, in fact, you don't understand, I don't let you go to them, it's not that I don't want to, but I'm afraid of that kind of human tragedy. ”

"You should know that there is an article in the "Selected Works of Maupassant", which is the story of the reunion of a member of parliament with his son born in his early years. That son later became an idiot. Such a tragic event is not impossible in reality. ”

"If something like this really happens in our family. Think about it, can I still be relaxed in my heart for the rest of my life? Can you still be relaxed in your heart? It's not that I don't want them, but I don't dare to think about them. ”

"Of course, if you've figured it out and have the courage to do that. I'm not against you looking for them. If you really find it, your second uncle and aunt's financial situation is not good, you can help of course. But you must not forget the main purpose of your visit, and you must not put the cart before the horse. ”

"Also, don't blame me for not reminding you, you must pay attention to your own safety. Haven't you read the newspapers? The news says that the mainland is now killing people for a few hundred yuan, and it seems that public order is not very good. If you go this time, if you really want to find them, you must dress low-key when you meet, and the more casual the better. ”

"You know, even though you are a relative, poverty can also change people's hearts. Your second uncle and aunt have never suffered in the past, and when Japan invaded China, they still had 600,000 oceans around them, and God knows what kind of heart they are now. I've seen refugees with my own eyes, and if people don't have enough to eat, they don't become human, they become ghosts. Anything that is immoral and cruel will be done. ”

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if they haven't changed, they still have children. It's really hard to say what it will look like in that environment, after all, the system is different. You have never seen how ruthless the Red Party forces are. They were all bearded, could eat raw meat, and quenched their thirst by drinking blood......"

Regardless of Hong Fucheng's words, Hong Yankang never refuted again.

When he reached middle age, he returned to the state of "tendons".

Although the smoke of the cigar and the demeanor of his father only disappointed and inexplicably depressed him.

This conversation not only made him see his father's heart more truly, but also made him completely lose the last bit of attachment to this family.

But no matter what, he can finally go back to the capital to have a look.

Finally, there is a chance to find the past that haunts his dreams, and his relatives who have been separated for many years.