Hu Xiaomei has the impression that Hu Yiting has become silent since he went to junior high school, and his academic performance has not improved much, and he has never had a decent appearance.

Hu Xiaomei said: "Hu Yiting, your grades are very good this time, the first place in the grade of the fifth middle school, and there is no problem in the middle school!"

Hu Xiaolian was more direct: "Hu Yiting, have you enlightened? Did the second uncle hire a tutor for you? The progress is so fast! I heard that you have all scored full marks in all four subjects of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology this time, you are simply amazing! Say it quickly! What is the trick?"

Hu Yiting smiled innocently.

In his last life, he watched these two cousins be admitted to the same famous financial university one after another, and after graduation, they became white-collar workers in foreign banks, especially Hu Xiaomei, who became the head of the investment banking department of ABN AMRO after several job hops, not to mention how envious he was.

But at that time, they looked down on Hu Yiting, who was studying in graduate school at the time, and felt that he became more and more withdrawn after his parents' divorce, and had less and less contact with him.

Hu Yiting didn't blame them, after all, he was a little self-defeating about his family at that time, he was in academia all day long, and even a little misanthropic thoughts, so he was not enthusiastic about them, so what reason did people have to stick to your cold ass with a hot face?

Seeing that Hu Yiting didn't speak, his grandfather Hu Qiwen, who was sitting next to him, touched his head with a smile: "Boy, that's right! Study hard, and you will have a future career, so it will not be in vain Grandpa gave you the name." ”

Hu Xiaomei blinked her big eyes and asked, "Grandpa, it turns out that Hu Yiting's name was obtained by you, and what about my and Xiaolian's names?"

Hu Qiwen smiled: "Your name was given by your father. ”

Hu Xiaomei said: "Grandpa is eccentric. ”

Grandma Hu Yiting hugged Hu Xiaomei with a smile and said, "If grandpa is eccentric, how can he live in your house?"

Hu Xiaomei smiled and hugged her grandmother coquettishly.

Hu Xiaolian stared curiously at her big round eyes and asked, "Does the name Yiting have any special meaning? Why do I think it's very ordinary? Just like my father, my uncle, and my aunt, what Zunyi, Yan'an, Xibai, it's too old-fashioned." ”

Grandpa Hu Qiwen said with a smile: "Where is the soil? It is all the holy land of the revolution." As for Hu Yiting, my grandfather is engaged in architecture, do you know the difference between Chinese and Western architecture?"

The three shook their heads.

Hu Qiwen said: "Before the Renaissance, Westerners lived in castle-like buildings, with cramped windows, and their role was to fight wars except for ventilation, and there was no interest at all. It was not until later that Eastern civilization gradually spread to Europe, and Western architecture began to use windows more and more. The Chinese have been loving nature for thousands of years, and like large spaces and large patterns, pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, halls, halls, pavilions, and offices, all of which set up windows as much as possible, lighting on the one hand, framing on the other hand, and embracing large spaces with small spaces. The greatest invention of ancient Chinese architecture, I think, is the pavilion, which is open on all sides, without a wall except for the pillars, completely transparent and completely open. This place contains the beauty of the artistic conception of Chinese culture! It contains the bearing and mind of Chinese civilization! The Tang people have a poem: 'The infinite scenery of the rivers and mountains is gathered in one pavilion.' That's what it feels like. The ancient Chinese have always seen the beauty of nature, and they lingered, trying to build a pavilion in it, so as to destroy nature as little as possible, but also to live in it happily and appreciate the artistic conception of nature. ”

Hu Xiaolian shouted: "Ahhh

When the eldest aunt on the side heard it, she also smiled and quipped: "Don't complain about Xiaolian's jealousy, even I feel that Dad, you are biased." ”

Hu Qiwen smiled kindly, and took a sip of the wine glass with satisfaction.

Hu Yiting was listening proudly and smiled.

He had long heard his father Hu Yanan talk about the origin of his name, but this was the first time he heard his grandfather say it himself, even in his previous life, he didn't get such an opportunity.

At this time, the uncle's voice came: "Yan'an, don't think too much, now that Hu Yiting has opened his mind, his reading grades are so good, you and Bai Ping's task is to provide him with a good university." As for being laid off or something, what is there to worry about? The whole country is being laid off, but don't we still have a good time? ”

Bai Ping drank a few glasses of wine, her face was ruddy, and she said boldly: "In the past, I was worried about being laid off all the time, but now that Hu Yiting is studying, I am not worried at all, if I want to be laid off, then even if I set up a stall on the street to sell wontons, I will finish my son's college." ”

Hu Yanan looked at his wife with satisfaction, his eyes full of gratitude.

"My Bai Ping is right, as long as Hu Yiting doesn't let me cāo heart, what am I afraid of when I am laid off, I don't lack arms and legs, and I can't earn money to eat. ”

Hu Zunyi said: "Yan'an, don't worry, you are an editor, and you are an iron rice bowl like a newspaper, how can you be laid off." In case your younger siblings are laid off, if you are short of money, you can come to me, I still have some savings in my hand, and it is no problem to use them for Hu Yiting to go to college. ”

Hu Yiting sat there and listened, with mixed feelings in his heart, both grateful to his uncle and sad and ashamed of the shabby family conditions.

At this time, the sister-in-law, the sister-in-law, the uncle, and the brother-in-law also said that as long as Hu Yiting needed to study, it would not be a problem for them to take out the money at all.

Hu Yanan sighed: "Alas, if you want to blame me, I am too gullible, if it is not ......"

Hearing this, Hu Zunyi immediately stopped: "Don't mention the past, everyone is happy today, what are you talking about these old yellow calendars." ”

Hu Yiting knew what Hu Yanan wanted to say. A few years ago, my father's old comrades-in-arms asked him to borrow money, claiming that his business in Guangzhou needed to go to Hong Kong to buy goods, but my father didn't say a word, and lent out all the family's savings of more than 30,000 yuan.

That money is the hard-earned money that my parents saved in the first half of their lives. For this matter, Hu Yanan and Bai Ping quarreled many times, and finally reached a gentleman's agreement, and the family was never allowed to mention this matter again.

Unexpectedly, today, Hu Yanan remembered this unlucky past.

The happy times are always short-lived, and the feast doesn't end until 7:30 p.m.

In these years, people have a good appetite but are not rich, they know how to do what they can when they order food, the table full of dishes is eaten to the bottom, and a large family walks out of the restaurant with laughter and laughter.

The streetlights were dim and sprinkled warm tones on everyone. When he said goodbye to his relatives, Hu Yiting was a little sad, and he cherished these familiar and friendly faces brought by going back in time.

There is no banquet in the world, no matter how magical the life encounters, laughter and tears will eventually pass, in the previous life he had more than enough strength but not enough, in this life he does not want to be fragile and powerless again, he does not want to complain about himself when he is old, he wants to take advantage of his youth, for his dream to break out a good ending.