Chapter 409: Cold
Not all parents are blindly thinking about their children, and He Shumin is like this. When he stood taller, in addition to power and status, he saw in his eyes that in addition to interests or interests, it was difficult to move his heart with the affection of his children.
Several children of the He family, except for the second son He Boyuan, who married his college classmates, the other sons and three daughters were all used by He Shumin as tools for marriage. The eldest son He Boqian, the first wife Liu Xin was the daughter of the deputy mayor, and He Shumin's position was not high at that time, so he was a good match.
When Liu Xin died, He Shumin had already been appointed by the ministry, and after pondering for two years, He Shumin fell in love with Cao Yunfei's status, so he asked He Boqian to marry Cao Yumei of the Cao family. He Shumin married the Cao family, and he had the idea of echoing Cao Yunfei. It's a pity that Cao Yunfei is a stubborn donkey, and He Shumin's calculations are empty.
He Shumin can't join forces with Cao Yunfei, and Cao Yumei has no value in He Shumin's eyes. If it weren't for Cao Yumei giving birth to He Qiusheng, He Shumin's attitude towards Cao Yumei would be even colder.
After listening to He Jingjing say that the consequences of the war are not optimistic, He Shumin let go of his heart hanging high. In any case, the affairs of the army are Zhou Jinyu's responsibility, and if the casualties caused by this war are too great, I believe that Zhou Jinyu's position in front of the leaders will decline a lot.
That's right, if you want to talk about the whole of Kyoto, who is the person He Shumin is most jealous of? This person must be General Zhou. General Zhou has always been in a high position in China with his outstanding military exploits, no matter which leader stands in the highest position, he is caring for General Zhou with a little reverence. General Zhou's status is beyond He Shumin's own life.
He Shumin rose all the way up by relying on the source around the special period, and his strength was not as strong as that of General Zhou, so he was eager to show his ability in front of the leaders.
Thinking of the severe battle faced by General Zhou, He Shumin held a cup of tea in his hand, sat on the rocking chair in the study and shook it gently, and couldn't help humming a Peking opera softly in his mouth. If you want to say that He Shumin has any hobbies? That is, he hummed a few words in his spare time. During the Red Period, He Shumin's revolutionary model drama also sang well.
The sound insulation of the He family's study is very good, no matter what He Shumin does inside, he can't hear the slightest movement outside.
After He Shumin left, several juniors of the He family got off the table one after another, leaving a puddle of mess for Cao Yumei to deal with.
After Cao Yumei commanded a few maids to clean up the dining table and kitchen, she had time to drag her tired body and take her son He Qiusheng back to the bedroom on the second floor.
Sitting on the cold bed, looking at the coldness of the room, Cao Yumei couldn't help but sigh.
He Boqian has been on frequent business trips recently and hasn't been home for almost half a month. Without He Boqian's days at home, Cao Yumei felt that the strongest sunlight at noon could not shine into this big mansion with a bit of gloom.
Compared with General Zhou's mansion, He Shumin's mansion is almost twice as large, but there is no front and rear yards, and there is a living room as soon as you enter the door.
He Shumin's house is located on the side of a mountain, covering an area of about 300 square meters, and is a three-story building surrounded by bedrooms, with a patio and a cloister in the middle.
In the past two years, Cao Yumei always felt that the He family's mansion was a little gloomy, I don't know if she was sensitive or what, Cao Yumei sometimes went downstairs at night, and always felt that there were a pair of eyes secretly peeping at her every move, which made her feel creepy.
"Mom, when will Daddy come back? I want to go to my grandfather's house. He Qiusheng saw Cao Yumei's tired face, and felt a little sorry for her mother. He Qiusheng feels that compared with his cold own home, the laughing Cao family is his favorite family model.
"Qiu Sheng, wait for Dad to come back, there are many things at home, and Mom can't leave. Cao Yumei smiled bitterly. The affairs of the He family are too cumbersome, from the daily arrangement of dishes to the inspection of whether the servants have done a good job of hygiene, Cao Yumei has to do it herself. If it weren't for the love for He Boqian in her heart, Cao Yumei estimated that she wouldn't want to stay in the He family for a day.
Cao Yumei grew up living in an environment full of sunshine and love, and in the Cao family, Cao Yunfei and a group of grandchildren could lie on the ground and play marbles together when they were free. Even Cao Yunfei is in his sixties, and his personality is still a little naïve and enthusiastic.
Under the leadership of a patriarch like Cao Yunfei, the children and grandchildren of the Cao family are all cheerful, and if the Cao family wants to say or do something, just say it directly, unlike the He family, what to say and do before thinking and thinking, and there are a lot of twists and turns, and Cao Yumei has a headache.
Before Cao Yumei gave birth to He Qiusheng, she suffered a lot of anger in the He family. He Shumin's wife died early, and Cao Yumei, the eldest daughter-in-law, should not have much status in the He family. But in fact, the affairs of the He family are all in He Shumin's hands, and He Shumin's attitude is the vane of the entire He family, including the He family's servants.
Cao Yumei couldn't have children after a few years of marriage, although He Shumin didn't scold Cao Yumei, but his cold eyes and blind behavior when he saw Cao Yumei every day released a signal to the rest of the He family all the time: He Shumin doesn't like Cao Yumei's daughter-in-law.
Driven by He Shumin, the He family didn't even look down on Cao Yumei, the juniors He Yusheng and He Yingying, let alone He Jingjing. There are also several aunts and grandmothers of the Cao family who married outside, and when they returned to their parents' homes, they picked their noses and eyes at Cao Yumei, a "hen that can't lay eggs".
No matter how beautiful love is, it will be consumed by life, Cao Yumei relied on her love for He Boqian to survive in the He family day by day, six years ago, Cao Yumei even thought about leaving He Boqian. The burden of the He family's daughter-in-law made Cao Yumei breathless. In the dead of night, Cao Yumei also asked herself, is it worth it for her to lose herself and self-esteem for an ethereal love?
Soon after, Cao Yumei became pregnant, and the idea of divorce was expelled from her mind. For the sake of the child and the happiness of her small family, over the years, Cao Yumei, a high-achieving student who graduated from Kyoto University, did not go out to find a decent job, and did what a housekeeper should do in the Cao family day after day.
If He Qiusheng could choose by himself, He Qiusheng would definitely choose to live in the Cao family, and he would not want to return to the cold He family.
Although He Qiusheng is young, he has deep feelings about his mother's status in the He family. Xiao Yusheng felt sorry for her mother, but she didn't have the slightest choice. He also secretly told his father to let his mother accompany him to the playground for a day.
He Qiusheng followed Cao Yumei to the playground for a day as he wished, but the consequences were beyond Xiao Qiusheng's expectations.