Giving Veterans a Home Chapter 10 The Generation Gap
As soon as Wang Quan entered the house, Wang Yueying said to him: "Uncle Nianjun called, he said that our old man wants to come here to the big hospital to check the disease, the doctor of the township health center said that the old man has a tumor on his neck, he is very worried, I told the eldest brother, if you want to check the disease, come quickly." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info What's going on, you can call home and ask. ”
Listening to Wang Yueying's words, Wang Quan's heart "chuckled" for a moment, he put down the document bag in his hand, and immediately dialed the phone number in his hometown. The call was answered by his brother Wang Yong, who said that his father had sprained his neck a few days ago, and he went to the township health center when he was rushing to the market yesterday, and wanted the surgeon to pinch it, but the surgeon said that his father had a tumor on his neck, and it was still malignant, and he should seize the time to check and diagnose it.
Wang Quan asked his brother to buy a train ticket as soon as possible and send his old father on the train, and he would pick him up at the station when the time came.
After making the call, Wang Quan sat on the sofa, poured a glass of water into his throat, and planted a cigarette in his mouth. The curling green smoke seemed to be a constant thought, pulling him back to the distant countryside where the dream haunted him.
Wang Quan's home and Wang Yueying's home were very close to each other, both of them were close to the bank of the small river in front of the village, and there were only a few families between the two families. There is a small brick arch bridge on the river in front of the village, the small arch bridge has been there since Wang Quan remembers, it hunched its waist, every day from morning to night, carrying people on one side of the bank to the other side of the bank, and carrying people on the other side of the bank to this side of the bank. At the southern end of the river squatted two domesticated stone lions, who had been honestly and motionless for decades, and they also witnessed the growth of Wang Quan and Wang Yueying from childhood to adolescence, from adolescence to youth.
In life, if there is no comparison with "sweet", sometimes it is not bitter. Half a year's bran and half a year's grain, half of the intestines in the stomach are empty, and you can also find food to fill the stomach, and the tuition and miscellaneous fees of a few yuan per semester can also be collected and handed over to the teacher. The real hardships of life came after they got married and had family responsibilities. Sometimes, people will feel their own suffering after seeing the suffering of their loved ones; After seeing the difficulties of his relatives, he felt his own difficulties, and his own suffering and difficulties were nothing without comparison.
Although Wang Quan's family and Wang Yueying's family are both surnamed Wang, they are not too close to each other. Wang Quan's father is illiterate, but he has a cheerful personality, an optimistic life, and is very popular in the village. Although Wang Yueying's father knew some words, he had a strong temperament and spoke straightforwardly, and he had only been an accountant of the production team for a short time, a militia platoon commander and other small 'officials'. Wang Quan and Wang Yueying can be combined, in addition to the mutual admiration of the two people, but also because of the fathers of the two people, the family relationship between the two people is harmonious. After Wang Quan's mother died, Wang Quan's father lived with Wang Quan's brother Wang Yong, and Wang Yueying's family also gave Wang Quan's father a lot of care.
Contentment and happiness are a person's precious wealth, and purity of heart and desire is a person's intangible asset. Wang Quan's father's optimistic attitude towards life educated and infected the young Wang Quan, so that he could hum a little song and sing a small tune in the future, and went through the tortuous road of life for most of his life.
Wang Quan's father was accustomed to hearing chickens and dogs barking, eating coarse tea and light rice, and did not like life in the metropolis. Although he thinks that everyone in the city is like a fairy, everyone is like an emperor, someone pays money every month, and he can eat meat every day, and when he is happy, he can take a plane from the sky to see how many spins grow on the top of the emperor's head, and take the subway to see if the queen mother has corns on the soles of her feet. However, since he lived in Beijing for half a month eight years ago, he has not come to his second son again.
"If the old father didn't want to check his illness this time, he wouldn't necessarily be willing to come, and after coming this time, I don't know when he will be able to come again next time." Wang Quan thought in his heart, "Director Ren Fuxing said that in terms of working hours, he will not demand himself like an in-service cadre, as long as he does not delay the work in charge of the preparation office, and he can do it if he has anything to say hello to. ”
Wang Quan suddenly thought of a practical problem he was facing, and asked Wang Yueying: "How will the old man live after he comes?" ”
Wang Yueying said: "I was also thinking about this problem, the last time he came, although we lived in the regimental unit, it was the same as now, it was three bedrooms, but there was one small living room missing. At that time, Nianjun was still young, and he was happy to live in a room with his grandfather, and now this child surfs the Internet every day, checks information, and plays games, I am afraid that he will affect the rest of the old man's house, and I am not ready to let him live in a room with the old man again. We can let the old man live in the room of the two of us, sleep in the big bed more comfortably, I will support a folding bed to sleep in the study, and you and Nian Jun live in the same room. ”
"You mean put a cat and a mouse in a cage?"
"He slept late at night, and you slept late at night, you two happened to communicate and communicate ideas together, what's wrong?"
"I'd rather sleep in the living room every night and be the 'hall chief' than fight with him every day."
"Otherwise, you live in the same room as the old man." Wang Yueying said embarrassedly.
Wang Quan said: "No, I don't want to live with my son, and he doesn't necessarily want to live with his son." Besides, he couldn't stand the smell of cigarettes on me. ”
"No, you can just spend a few days on the sofa in the living room!"
Wang Yueying went into the kitchen and was busy cooking, Wang Quan's mouth was like a smoke generator, sitting there smoking one after another.
During the meal, Wang Quan pouted at Wang Nianjun's room and asked Wang Yueying, "What did the stinky boy do?" ”
Wang Yueying glared at Wang Quan with disgust and said, "You remembered to ask your son what he was doing when you were almost finished eating a bowl of rice, aren't you busy looking for something to do!" He called in the afternoon and said that someone recommended him a job selling cosmetics, with a fixed salary of 2,000 yuan per month, and if he sells more cosmetics, and there is also a commission, he is going to take the exam today, and he will come back for dinner later, and I have already saved his meal. You didn't care much about Nian Jun when he was young, and now you should worry more about his affairs. He's also in his twenties, and he has a strong sense of self-esteem, so don't always look down on him and say that he's not good. Alas, this kid is also pitiful, there is no job, and it is not easy to find a girlfriend. ”
Wang Yueying said and put down her job.
"Eat first, eat first!" Wang Quan persuaded Wang Yueying, "Didn't he see another girl the day before yesterday?" ”
"I saw one, according to Nianjun, the girl looks okay, but the job is not very good, and she is an elevator driver. Nian Jun doesn't think it's very appropriate, and I don't think it's very appropriate. Nian Jun also said that when she drives the elevator every day, the time is too stuck, and this girl is almost the same if she drives a car. ”
"What's the difference between driving an elevator and driving a car?" Wang Quan also put down his job and said emotionally, "One is to walk up and down, and the other is to run flat; One is to see how high the sky is, and the other is to see how wide the ground is. Besides, he doesn't even have a formal job at the moment, so is he still qualified to care about the quality of other people's work? ”
"Don't say that your son doesn't like to hear these words, even I don't like to hear them. Since driving an elevator is similar to driving a car, you will be able to take the car to the high-rise building and take the elevator to the street. No wonder my son said that he would buy a house first when he had the money in the future, even if there was a place where he could only put down a single bed, he would have to live separately from you. ”
After Wang Yueying finished speaking, she left the table angrily.
Wang Quan was bored and put down his chopsticks.