Chapter 18 The warmth of home is a reunion dinner

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"Are you back! Is the road going smoothly?" Wang Wei got out of the car and saw his father and mother standing in front of his house.

Her mother held her hands together and waited anxiously as her father smoked behind her, exhaling a large puff of smoke that slowly faded into the air.

His father and mother were much older than the last time they saw him, and from a distance he could see that there were many more gray hairs on his mother's head, and there were a few more wrinkles on his father's face, like the ravines and ravines on the Loess Plateau.

Mother was still wearing the same plaid shirt she had worn the last time he had seen her, and she had worn it for years, and now it was all worn, but she had never lost it. Father is the same, a piece of clothing can be worn for many years, and now he is still wearing the jersey that Wang Wei wore when he was in high school, and now he can't see its original color, and the number on his back has long been worn off, and he can't see what number it is.

Wang Wei's family is incomparable with the people in the city, so it is impossible to have new clothes to wear all the time, but his parents have never wronged Wang Wei since he was a child, and Wang Wei has all the children in the village. Every year for his birthday and New Year's Day, he has new clothes to wear, and he can also receive birthday gifts and New Year's money.

He is the only child of his parents, and he has been the pearl of his parents since he was a child, and in his impression, except for one time when he skipped school to let his father know that he slapped him, his parents never moved a finger against him

If he makes a mistake, his parents will also reason with him, let him understand that he is wrong there, and he will correct it in the future, unlike many parents, who beat the child first without asking why, and do not listen to the child's explanation, thinking that in this way the child will be obedient and sensible. On the contrary, their stick education did not make their children more sensible, but Wang Wei's parents' education methods made Wang Wei understand a lot and understand a lot.

Wang Weineng was admitted to university, and instead of doing farm work at home or working outside to earn a living like his peers in the village, it has a lot to do with his parents' education.

"Everything is going well, everything is okay at home?" Wang Wei saw the old faces of his parents who had been eroded by the years, and he felt really uncomfortable because of the tiredness of life, and his parents had paid a lot for him.

When he was at school, once he called, his mother would ask him if he had enough money, and asked him not to save money, to eat better, and not to wronged himself. They would rather eat bran by themselves, and they must do everything possible to let their children eat good and good food, but how many people can truly understand the love of their parents?

As the old saying goes: "The hearts of parents are on their children, and the hearts of their children are on stones", it is not unreasonable, at least the current Wang Wei is sorry for his parents, he has lived up to his parents' good intentions for him.

Seeing the appearance of his parents today, his heart really hurts, he blames himself for being so conscienceless, how much effort his parents put into him to go to college, but he wasted so much good time, so that his parents' hard work was in vain. He knew that if his parents knew the truth, they would be very heartbroken and disappointed in him.

Where did the former Wang Wei go, which Wang Wei is the Wang Wei they want to see, and which Wang Wei is worthy of making the villagers proud of him, and now this Wang Wei not only lost the face of his parents, but also made the villagers look down on him.

"Everything is fine at home, with me at home, don't worry about it. "Father Wang Jincai is an honest farmer, he has never been to a few places in his life, but his father is not a rigid person.

My father was one of the few scholars of this age in the village, and although he had no achievements, he knew the general thing. Whoever in the village will invite him to come over and talk about it, and he is also a figure in the village, and he is very respected by the people in the village, plus Wang Wei is the only college student in the village, Wang Jincai's status in the village is even higher.

Wang Jincai heard Wang Wei ask about the situation at home, and he knew that his son had grown up and knew that he cared about the family. The most obvious manifestation of whether a man has grown up is in the things he cares about, a mature man cares not only about himself, but also about his family and the people around him. And an immature man may only care about himself, and he doesn't care about others at all, and to put it bluntly, he is selfish.

Wang Wei also understood, his father said very clearly, there is him at home, let him not worry, this means that his father still has the final say on family affairs, and it is not yet time for him Wang Wei to worry.

There is always a hostile relationship between men, this is a natural law, and no one can change it. Two male lions can fight, whether for turf, for leadership, or even for a beautiful female lioness, and they can fight so hard that they can even kill each other. There are no two tigers in one mountain, and no two leaders are allowed in a group of male lions, which is a natural law that still applies to human beings.

No matter how close the relationship between two men is, no matter how good they are, as long as it involves territory, leadership, or women, they will fight like lions, but the way they fight is a little more civilized than that of lions. Bound by law and morality, they can't behave naked, but this feud exists.

If nothing else, just this struggle between father and son, no one will easily surrender the right in his hand, no matter how small this right may be, and no one will give up this right until it is absolutely necessary

Just a few simple words between Wang Wei and his father can be seen in the fight between the two men, they are fighting for the leadership of the family, although he didn't say it, but he thought in his heart that he has grown up, and he has the right to intervene in the affairs of the family.

If this is explained by the laws of nature, Wang Wei is competing with his father for the leadership, and he can compete, which shows that he has the ability to lead this family. Wang Jincai asked Wang Wei not to worry about family affairs, firstly, because he was not ready to give up the little power he had, and secondly, he did still have the ability to lead, if he did not have the ability to lead, even if he was reluctant, he would have to give it up.

Of course, Wang Wei understands what his father means, which is why his son liked his father when he was a child, but when he grew up, he became more and more estranged from his father. In the past, I would say everything to my father, but the older I grew up, the less I talked to my father, and this is a process of power transfer, which can not be avoided by any father and son.

Hearing his father say this, he was relieved, it was not his turn to worry about the affairs of the family, what he was most worried about now was his own affairs, and what was in front of him was how to explain the graduation certificate to his parents.

This village is not big, everyone knows each other, and the news of his return home will be known to the whole village in less than a meal. Tomorrow or tonight someone will come to their house and ask this and that, this is the law.

Wang Wei grew up here and knows the rules of this village very well, so if he wants to get out of the way without letting people find out the flaws, he must think of a way as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with at that time.

Rural people are real, they will not give up if they don't ask about their ugliness, and they won't go back if they don't listen to Wang Wei about what happened outside, they would rather not do farm work, but also listen to Wang Wei talk about things outside to satisfy their curiosity.

Even if the people in the village come, the seven aunts and eight aunts will definitely come back when the time comes, and they must be close to his family, and there are not a few people who even propose marriage, thinking about these Wang Wei has a headache, although these are annoying, but they are easy to deal with, the most afraid is that if they want to see his graduation certificate, it will be troublesome.

"You must be tired! You rest for a while, and I'll go cook." "The mother is the mother who knows her son in the world, she knows that her son must be tired and hungry when he comes back from such a long distance, so let him sleep well and eat a bowl of hot rice is the most important thing.

Seriously, as a mother, she doesn't ask Wang Wei to get ahead, as long as he is healthy and happy, she will be happy from the bottom of her heart no matter what he does in the future. Life has taught this woman to accept the most mundane gifts, and she will be satisfied with a little alms from God.

"Go cook!" I'll talk to my son for a while. Wang Jincai gave his wife an order, he wanted to have a good chat with his son, of course, what he and Wang Wei wanted to talk about was not a family routine, it was a woman's business. What he wants to talk to Wang Wei about is what men care about, and about how Wang Wei should go in the future, and she can't understand what they say, so it's better to make a bowl of noodles for her son and let him fill his stomach first! He must be hungry along the way.

"Hey, let's talk! I'll cook. Mother answered and went into the kitchen, and in a few moments the smell of food wafted from the kitchen.

Knowing that Wang Wei was coming today, his mother went to a town not far from home to buy vegetables, as well as chickens and fish. As for the chickens and fish, they don't eat them even more if they don't celebrate the New Year.

Wang Wei is back today, the family is happier than the New Year, Wang Wei has not been home a few times in the past few years when he went to college in the provincial capital, they miss their son very much, Wang Wei is back today, they are really happy, finally waited for this day, all the hopes of their family are pinned on Wang Wei.

Wang Wei's home is located at the foot of the mountain, and the road is just down the slope from the house. Every evening, a bus passes by to the county seat, a hundred kilometers away. If someone in the village wants to go to the county seat, they have to wait for the bus on the side of the road early in the morning, if they miss it, they have to wait until tomorrow, there is only one bus a day, and it is the same to walk back from the city, there is only one bus, if you miss it, you can only wait for the next day.

Wang Wei's home is a small courtyard house, with a wall and a courtyard gate, and there are no houses in the courtyard except for the side where there is a courtyard gate, and there are houses on the other three sides. There is a main house, which is usually for the elders, and the main house is taller than the other houses, and the decoration and furniture inside are also exquisite. According to the custom here, the guests are invited to the main room, which is the respect for the guests, so the main room is clean and tidy, and the good furniture is also placed in the main room, everything in the main room is the face of the owner, who is rich, who is poor, you can see at a glance.

In addition to the main room, there are side rooms on both sides of the right, which can be used as a kitchen or for sundries. Of course, the juniors generally live in the partial house, compared with the main house, not only the partial house does not shine in the sun, but the decoration and furniture in the house cannot be compared with the main house.

The pattern of all the families in this village is almost the same, and the gap between the rich and the poor in the village is not very obvious, maybe in a few years, the gap between the rich and the poor will be obvious. The outside world is developing too fast, and they can't keep up with the pace of the times! Besides, in such a situation, if they don't make any plans, they will really be eliminated by the times.

"Now that I've graduated, what are my plans in the future, I'm going to look for a job outside, or I'm going to go home and take the exam. There are a lot of people taking the exam now, and you should have a great deal of confidence in taking the exam on your terms, of course, this matter mainly lies with you, whether you want to take the exam, or if you want to work hard outside, we all support you. "My father is most concerned about Wang Wei's work now, as long as Wang Wei has a stable job and can have a bright future, he will be relieved.

He knew that Wang Wei's future path would have to be taken by himself, others would not be able to help him, and their parents would not be able to help him. He is different from others, children in the city can find good jobs through connections, but Wang Wei does not have this advantage, so he can only work hard to get everything he wants. However, they know that Wang Wei is their son, what kind of person Wang Wei is, they know best, whether they choose to go home for exams or look for a job outside, they believe that he will do well and will not let them worry.

"I want to find a job in the city, where the outside world is wider and life is more exciting. Didn't I spend so many years just to get out of here? If I came back, wouldn't my efforts be in vain, I want to work outside, you can rest assured!" Wang Wei understood what his father meant, he was the only child of his parents, and his parents wanted him to be by their side all the time, which was human nature. But he has lived in the city for so many years, everything here is unfamiliar to him, he has adapted to the convenience and speed of the city, can he still get used to the slow pace of life here?

Besides, he doesn't have a diploma yet, he can't pass the exam, and if he stays here all the time and can't do anything, he'll definitely go crazy. If the people in the village knew that he didn't even have a graduation certificate, they would definitely despise him, and his parents didn't look good.

Whether he has a graduation certificate in the city or not has little impact, it is still okay to find a general job, there are many opportunities in the city, and the information is updated quickly, which will help him find out in the future, so he can only choose to work hard in the city.

"Good boy is ambitious in all directions, you can go with confidence! I have the family affairs, and I can still do it for a few years. "My father knew that Wang Wei would not come back to take the exam.

Wang Wei is still so young, his life should not be frozen prematurely, he should see more of the world, experience more wind and rain, so that he can really grow up, only those who have experienced wind and rain will not choose to retreat when they encounter difficulties, and will take responsibility.

A man must have a straight waist and be an upright person in order not to live up to the word "man". "Men" are made, not spoken with their mouths, and those who often boast about how "man" they are will drop their chains at critical moments.

Wang Wei can see that although his parents are old, their spirit is very good, his parents are very happy when he comes back, he graduates, the burden on the family is lighter, and his parents can finally sleep peacefully, and they don't have to worry about his tuition fees.

"The meal is here, hurry up and eat it while it's hot!" After a while, my mother prepared a large table of dishes, all of which Wang Wei loved to eat. Today's dishes are so sumptuous that they used to be treated only during the Chinese New Year.

"Mom and Dad, let's eat together!" Wang Wei pulled his parents to the table and handed them the chopsticks.

I remember when I was a child, when there was something delicious at home, my parents always let him eat it first, and then his parents ate it after he finished eating. Sometimes he eats it all by himself, and he doesn't leave a single thing for his parents. At that time, he was ignorant, but now that he has grown up, he can no longer let his parents watch him eat alone.

In the future, you can't eat a reunion dinner like this a few times, think about it carefully, a family like Wang Wei has the opportunity to have a reunion dinner with his parents a few times a year, and now if he eats together once, there will be one less chance.

Parents are getting older day by day, and we have to look for our dreams in a foreign land, maybe we will have a home of our own outside, and the opportunity to get together with our parents will become less and less, and every opportunity to get together now may be the last time to get together, and we must cherish it more.

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