Peng Hao stood at the gate of Da Ronghe Restaurant, looked down at the map on his phone, and confirmed that it was this store.

So he walked in, and immediately a welcoming lady came up and asked, "How many sir, may I ask?" ”

Peng Hao said: "Jinjiang private room. ”

"Please follow me." The welcoming lady in a cheongsam turned to lead the way in front.

After bringing Peng Hao to the door of the private room, she knocked on the door first, and then pushed the door open and let Peng Hao in.

As soon as the door of the private room opened, everyone in the room saw Peng Hao standing at the door, and someone beckoned to him: "Haohao is here?" Come in, come in! ”

After Peng Hao entered, he greeted the elders in the room one by one, and he first walked up to a white-haired old man sitting at the top of the dining table, and said very respectfully: "Hello grandpa." ”

He turned his head to another white-haired old man sitting next to his grandfather and said, "Grandma is good." ”

After a serious illness, my grandfather was a little tired, sitting on the chair and not moving, just nodded, um, even if it was in response to him, the grandmother next to him beckoned to Peng Hao with a smile: "Haohao, you came to Jincheng from home alone, are you afraid?" ”

A middle-aged woman with curly hair next to her complained to her grandmother: "Hey, Mom, don't treat Haohao as a child, he will be a college student soon......"

Peng Hao turned to the middle-aged woman and the middle-aged man standing next to her and greeted him: "Hello aunt, good aunt father." ”

"Okay." The eldest aunt nodded and said, "Our mother is right, no matter how big Haohao is, aren't they all children in her eyes?" ”

Then he turned his head and asked Peng Hao: "When did you come to Jincheng?" ”

"It's been a few days, and I've been reporting to school." Peng Hao replied politely.

"Why don't you say it in advance? I'll pick you up at the airport......" The eldest aunt smiled and "blamed" Peng Hao.

"I specifically asked my mother not to tell you that I am a college student and should learn to solve problems independently."

"Okay, there's a chance. Much better than your brother! The eldest aunt complimented, and then turned his head to a child behind him and shouted: "Your cousin is here, I don't know how to come up and say hello, I know how to play games with a mobile phone all day long!" ”

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy sitting on the sofa in the private room heard his father's roar, so he reluctantly stood up and pouted to greet Peng Haoyao: "Cousin is so ......"

After saying that, he buried his head in the screen of his mobile phone again, and didn't even wait for his cousin to return the salute.

Seeing his son so perfunctory, Peng Hao's aunt and aunt were also helpless: "This child ......"

Peng Hao smiled, and didn't bother with his cousin.

is not only this cousin, he also has two older brothers, and he has not been able to play with them since he was a child, and his feelings are also very indifferent. If they suddenly become enthusiastic, he doesn't know how to get along......

Peng Hao came a little early, and the large round table that could accommodate twenty people in the private room was empty.

He sat next to his grandmother and chatted with his grandmother and aunt.

But it was mainly his grandmother and aunt who asked him questions, and he answered, and he didn't take the initiative to say anything.

After a while, another family came, it was my aunt and uncle, and his cousin.

After seeing Peng Hao, my uncle and aunt sighed that Peng Hao had grown up, and the last time I saw him was three years ago when he graduated from junior high school and returned to his hometown. At that time, Xiaomei took her son Peng Hao back to play around, and she never saw her again. Unexpectedly, Peng Hao was admitted to Andong University in Jincheng, and he can see him often.

After seeing Peng Hao, my cousin greeted him and chatted a few words.

Peng Hao responded one by one with a slightly shy smile, far from being enthusiastic.

He sat there, and if no one spoke to him, he sat quietly, and would never take the initiative to talk to anyone.

In the eyes of the elders, Peng Hao is still as quiet, well-behaved and obedient as when he lived at his grandparents' house.

In the eyes of his peers, Peng Hao is still as boring as when he was a child. So after the cousin chatted with Peng Hao for a few words, he went to find the little cousin and chatted with him about the game.

The last to come was the eldest uncle and the eldest aunt and cousin's family of three, and Peng Hao greeted them in turn.

The uncle asked Peng Hao about the university he was admitted to, and after hearing that it was Andong University, the leading university in the local area, the expression on his face changed, and then glanced at his son, who had just graduated from college this year.

Peng Hao knew that his uncle was unbalanced, because his son, Peng Hao's elder brother, was in a junior college back then......

The uncle, who was not very comfortable, was silent, but the aunt came out to play a round: "Oh, when I was a child, among the brothers, Haohao was the best at reading, and now he is really ......"

When the lobby brother who followed his parents in heard his mother say this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and muttered in a low voice: "What's so great about a broken Anda......"

He said it very quietly, but it happened to come out when he walked past Peng Hao, so let Peng Hao listen to it.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, or if it's intentional.

But Peng Hao didn't react at all, just didn't hear it.

When everyone arrived, it was natural to sit down and eat.

Today is a family dinner, and the convener is the head of the family who sits first, Peng Hao's grandfather, and the father of his uncles and aunts.

And the name is to welcome Peng Hao, who came to Jincheng to study at university.

As the son of the younger sister who married away, Peng Hao is also a member of this big family, although he rarely comes back, and his relationship with these relatives is not deep.

However, when he was a child, because of his parents' work, he went to primary school in Jincheng for two years, and lived at his grandparents' house, and his grandparents took care of his diet and daily life. So he still has a deep affection for his grandparents.

But in fact, the two years in Jincheng were not pleasant for Peng Hao at all.

A child in the second grade of primary school, uprooted from his hometown, left his parents, came to his hometown to attend primary school, and sent people to the fence, which in itself is pitiful enough. After coming here, he was bullied by his cousins from time to time, and his uncles and aunts occasionally showed their dislike - maybe they forgot all about it, but Peng Hao still remembered it.

The elders' evaluation of him as "honest and obedient" is actually another meaning of "cowardly".

His parents are not around, and no one stands up to help him when he is bullied by his cousins - the parents of his cousins are naturally partial to their children, and it is normal for people to do so - in this way, don't you have to be honest and obedient?

How else?

Is it like cousin Hulai, to do it with each other?

But after the cousin finished fighting, his mother stood up and lifted the table and took him home.

After fighting by himself, and without a mother or father to stand up for him, he will only be bullied even worse......

Peng Hao still remembers that once he had a conflict with Brother Lobby, and was yelled at by his drunken uncle, he was very aggrieved, and the pillow towel that was crying alone on the bed at night was soaked. The next day, I secretly ran outside to find a pay phone and called my mother.

At that time, smartphones had become popular, and there were very few public telephones on the street, so he searched for a long time and turned several streets before he found a working public phone at the corner of an old alley.

After the phone was connected, he didn't tell his mother about his grievances, but just said that he missed his mother.

Because in the process of looking for a public phone, he also figured it out, what's the use of telling his grievances to his mother? It is impossible for his mother, who is busy with work, to run to Jincheng to take him away now, otherwise he will not be sent here at all.

Since it is impossible to come and take him away, and saying it will only make my mother feel worried and anxious, then don't say it at all.

So he forced a smile and coped with his mother's surprised inquiries on the phone, trying not to let her know that he was not happy at all here......

Later, he ran out to find a public phone everywhere to contact his mother, and everyone knew about it, and his relatives teased him about it, or praised him for being smart and sensible, and he even remembered his mother's phone number, and he also knew that he would call his mother when he missed his mother.

But no one knows the story behind his cleverness and sensibility.

In that environment, he had to be smart and sensible, even if his cousins seemed to him to be cowardly and cowardly—he watched the whole process when Hulai and his cousins fought. He knew that it wasn't Hulai who robbed them of their toys at all, but because Hulai wanted to play with them, but they didn't want to, and instead verbally insulted Hulai's father.

But when the fight between the two sides alarmed the adults, in front of the grandfather, in front of a room of adults, the cousins sued first, saying that Hu Lai had robbed them of their toys and broke them.

At this time, Peng Hao, who was hiding in the crowd, knew the cause and effect of the matter, if he stood up, maybe Hu Lai would not be pointed at by Qianfu. But he chose to be silent, and shrank quietly in the corner, not coming out to say a word of justice for Hulai. In the end, the deceived grandfather cleaned up Hu Lai, and it also caused Hu Lai's mother, that is, his little aunt, to give everyone an unhappy ......

It was the first Spring Festival that Peng Hao had spent since he arrived in Jincheng, and it was also the last time he saw his little aunt's family.

When he graduated from junior high school, he once followed his mother back to Jincheng veteran, and his relatives also gathered together, eating, drinking, and chatting. But he did not see his cousin Hulai and his little aunt on that occasion.

Although his mother did not explain it to him, he still knew from the words of the adults and cousins that the little aunt's family seemed to have a very unpleasant quarrel with his grandfather and uncle, and they had not been back for a long time, and they were strangers.

It was at that time that he was a little envious of his cousin's family, at least they didn't have to fake acting with people they didn't like because everyone was a relative.

For example, until now, in front of relatives he doesn't like, he can only try to maintain his "quiet and well-behaved" persona, so as to avoid dealing with relatives more.

My cousin was different, he didn't have to look at their faces here at all.

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Waiters come in and out, serve pre-ordered dishes to the table one by one, introduce them to the guests, and then exit the private room, so that customers can chat and dine without being disturbed.

Everyone's topic naturally talked about Peng Hao, because he was the nominal protagonist of today's dinner.

Everyone talked about Andong University, the university that Peng Hao was admitted to.

This topic was provoked by the uncle: "Haohao, Andong University is also very good, but it is still a little worse in the whole country, why didn't you take the Huaqing Yan University?" ”

He seemed to be speaking casually, as if he were asking casually.

But Peng Hao still smelled the sourness in his uncle's tone.

Obviously, his son's college was worse than Andong University, so why does he look down on Andong University now? If your son could have been admitted to Ontario, you wouldn't have wanted to feast guests in this Daronghe Restaurant, right?

Why didn't you take the Huaqing Yan University? You should be Huaqing and Yanda, and your son can go to Pheasant University if he pays the money? Can you get in casually?

thought so in his heart, but Peng Hao still replied to his uncle with his usual politeness: "I want to come to Jincheng to go to college, can I often see my grandparents and grandparents......"

Grandma was very happy to hear Peng Hao's answer: "Good grandson! ”

Grandpa also smiled and nodded.

Seeing that his parents had this attitude, the uncle couldn't say anything more, so he just nodded and didn't say anything.

When Peng Hao saw him like this, he didn't mean to continue.

In fact, his parents also asked this question, because his score is indeed more than enough to go to Andong University, and it is not necessary to go to Andong University, and it is no problem to go to a slightly better university.

So why choose Andong University?

At first, the university was not in his application plan.

After all, Jincheng, as his hometown, actually did not leave much good impression in his memories. If he came to Jincheng to go to college, he would face the situation like today, and he might often deal with these annoying relatives - although the uncle is rich, he is stingy and stingy; The younger uncle is the only one who looks forward to the eldest uncle, and pleases the uncle every day, hoping that the other party can arrange a job for his son in the future; Only my aunt's side is slightly better, maybe because my aunt and my mother are sisters, and the relationship between sisters when they are young is better than that of their brothers.

But when he saw that his cousin Hu Lai had joined Jincheng's Shining Star, he immediately changed his mind and wanted to come to Jincheng to go to college and be closer to his cousin.

So he chose Andong University, and when faced with his parents' questions, he gave the exact same answer as today.

In order to be able to see grandparents often.

He can often see his grandparents, but there is another reason, he doesn't say.

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From the beginning of the topic of Peng Hao's entrance to university, the conversation at the dinner table gradually shifted to another person.

is still an uncle, after drinking a glass of wine, he put down the wine glass and heheed: "Haohao is indeed promising, much stronger than the third sister's family." I remember that Hu Lai also took the college entrance examination this summer, right? I don't know how I did in the exam, did I waste the money I lent to their family......"

"The third sister didn't inform us, so she must have failed the exam. If you really do well in the exam, can you go around and talk about it? "My uncle is on the side to help.

"I knew that when I borrowed the money and went out, I knew that it was meat buns beating dogs......"

Peng Hao frowned when he heard the word "dog" next to him. Anyway, it's a bit too much for my uncle to say this about his sister's family.

At this moment, he heard his aunt complaining: "Big brother, what are you talking about, the big money is still from our father, and my father didn't say anything......

Peng Hao was a little surprised - he knew that his uncle had lent a huge amount of money to Hu Lai's family, because his uncle had mentioned it more than once in the family WeChat group. But what he didn't know was that the lion's share of the money was actually given by his grandfather? Didn't you say that my grandfather and my aunt had a falling out? My aunt is still reluctant to join the group, and she is unwilling to go home for the New Year, so it is obvious that she has not untied the knot in her heart so easily...... How could she ask her grandfather to borrow money?

The uncle didn't expect that he was poked by the eldest sister, coughed, glanced at Peng Hao and said, "Then I also paid for it!" ”

Aunt smiled: "If Dad hadn't forced you, would you have been able to take it out?" ”

Seeing that the atmosphere at the table was starting to develop in the wrong direction, my grandfather, who had been sitting upright and not moving, finally spoke: "Okay, don't talk about this. ”

His voice was hoarse and he lacked breath.

In Peng Hao's memory, his grandfather was a very loud person, he stood at the door and chatted with his neighbors, and he could hear it clearly in the upstairs and downstairs rooms......

That serious illness had a profound impact on my grandfather.

The head of the family opened his mouth, and both the uncle and the aunt stopped talking.

But it is obvious that the uncle is unhappy in his heart. Maybe when I came in, I heard that the second sister's son did better than my son, and I was upset......

So the conversation turned to the Hulai family.

It's just that this time I won't talk about college entrance examinations, universities or anything.

talked about the child's work, after all, the uncle's son graduated from college this year.

"I'm going to get him to come to my company." The uncle patted his son who was sitting next to him, "But he doesn't do it, he has to go out and start a business." I thought to myself, isn't it popular to start a business now? It's good for him to have this idea and not gnaw at the old, so I supported it......"

By the way, I also supported a lot of money to make a start-up fund, right?

Peng Hao complained in his heart.

After being frustrated on the topic of college, the uncle really tried his best to win back a city for his son......

I also opened a small company, and I made the same hard-earned money every year, but when I said this, it made people feel like they were hundreds of millions of dollars in business.

“…… After all, these days, young people just have to try other paths. Don't be afraid if you fail, I'm here. I told my son, the sea and the sky, just go out. No matter what, when you go home, you have something to eat and a house to live in, what are you afraid of? It's not enough to mess up and stand guard for others, right? Ha! ”

"Big brother, what did you say...... Miao Miao, why could she be a security guard......" the uncle echoed. "He's going to be a security guard, haven't you worked for nothing all these years?"

Uncle laughed happily.

Peng Hao lowered his head, although the eldest uncle and the younger uncle did not name them directly, he knew that he was making fun of his cousin's family.

Because my cousin's father, who is my little aunt, is a security guard.

"So what's the future of football? In the end, I was a security guard, and I even had to borrow money for my children's schooling...... I'll put it here anyway, it's natural to pay off the debt, our dad can not mention it, I have to help him remember. That's our dad's pension money......"

Uncle really drank too much, and my grandfather just said that he was not allowed to mention this topic again, and he turned it out again.

Peng Hao thought so in his heart, and then raised his head and made a surprised look: "Hey, isn't it?" Uncle, haven't you heard of it? ”

Tan Xingzhengnong's uncle was interrupted by Peng Hao like this, a little unhappy, he glanced at his nephew: "What did you hear?" ”

"Cousin Hulay is a star now."

When a table of people heard Peng Hao say this, they all turned their eyes to him.

"What star? Acting? Auntie asked in surprise.

"Soccer stars, but they succeeded." Seeing everyone's surprised looks, Peng Hao's eyes widened, pretending to be shocked, "What?" Don't you all know? As long as you are a fan of Jincheng, who doesn't know the fame of Anton Shin Star's top scorer Hu Lai...... Eh, don't you usually watch football? ”

Looking at a room full of stunned people, especially the stunned uncle, Peng Hao deliberately asked again.

Uncle reflexively replied: "I'm not a fan, what kind of ball do I watch......"

"Oh, that's no wonder. Hulai is on fire now. Peng Hao nodded.

The uncle's son suddenly remembered something at this time, and his eyes widened and exclaimed, "I've heard of this!" But at the time, I didn't associate the name with that Hulai......"

Brother Lobby snorted: "There are many duplicate names in this world, how do you know that it must be the 'Hulai' we all know?" ”

Peng Hao didn't answer his question, but got up and called the waiter outside the private room in, and asked her to turn on the TV hanging on the wall of the private room.

"What are you doing with the TV?" The cousin asked impatiently.

Peng Hao was not annoyed, and patiently explained: "I originally wanted to show you the photos on my mobile phone, but I was afraid that you would not be able to see it clearly, after all, I took it from the stadium stands, it was too far away, and the light was dim...... Just now I just happened to think that there is a TV show about Cousin Hulai's cousin that is going to air, and today is exactly the time when the trailer is broadcast......"

He shook his phone, and in a QQ group of Hulai fans he joined, someone was talking about it, reminding everyone to watch TV.

The TV was quickly turned on, and after the screen was turned on, it was the Anton Satellite TV channel by default.

The screen first appeared in the stadium with thunderous joy, and a figure in the stadium jumped high and made a celebratory gesture.

At the same time, the subtitle was typed on the screen: "Shiningstar's New Hero"

Then the noisy stadium fades into darkness, and a close-up of Hulai's face gradually emerges on the black screen.

In the close-up, the voiceover sounds, which is Hulai's own original voice: "It's never too late to pursue your dreams." ”

Peng Hao pointed to the close-up of Hu Lai's face on the TV screen and asked Brother Lobby: "Cousin, help me see if this person is the one we all know...... Your cousin, my cousin? ”

His cousin stammered, unable to utter a word.

The uncle, who was proud before, looked at the TV screen like a ghost.

The others, one counts as one, are staring at the TV screen with a wonderful expression on their faces.

At this moment, my grandmother exclaimed, "This is Hulai's!" ”

Shut up the mouths of all those who were unwilling to be convinced.

After Hu Lai's face disappeared, a preview of the program was played on the screen, and a rich baritone who was very familiar to the people of Andong Jincheng said: "Hu Lai: It's never too late to pursue your dreams!" Please look forward to the new issue of "People", at half past eight on Wednesday night, lock in Anton Satellite TV ......"

"Portraits? How could this be ......," the uncle blurted out his question.

How could the older generation of Jincheng people not know the significance of the show "People". It is precisely because he knows that it is difficult for him to accept this reality - Hu Lai, who was ridiculed by him just now, actually appeared in the program of "People"!

Is there something wrong with this world?

Hearing what his uncle said, Peng Hao also frowned and said suspiciously: "That's why I'm strange, my cousin can be on a show like "People", don't you even know about it?" Although I am not in Jincheng, I have heard of my cousin's deeds before - the champion of last year's National High School Football Championship was my cousin's Dongchuan Middle School, and he also won the top scorer and best player in that competition, and then entered the professional echelon, going to the youth team of the Chinese Super League team!

"I moved to the Shining Star in July this year and became a real professional. Now he has played six games in the first division with the shining stars, scoring seven goals. Before he came, the whole team had only scored sixteen goals in half a season, and now he alone has almost half of the total goals of the whole team in half a season! Otherwise, how could TV say that he was the 'new hero of the shining star'? You can't talk nonsense......

"Just in the last game, he scored a hat-trick! Oh, uncle, you're not a fan, I'll explain to you, the so-called 'hat trick' means that a player scores three goals in a game, which is a very good performance, not everyone can do it. My cousin was able to behave like this because he was a genius! I was there for the game, I sat in the middle of the visiting fans, and my cousin's performance convinced the visiting fans who were beaten by him, and when he was substituted, the visiting fans gave him a standing ovation! Let me tell you, the scene was a shock! It's hard for me to describe it to you in words...... Hey! Anyway, Wednesday is "Portraits", and I think this game will definitely be mentioned in the show at that time, and the celebration video in the trailer just now is the celebration after my cousin's goal in the last game. You'll know how powerful your cousin really is when you see it! ”

Peng Hao took advantage of the fact that everyone was in a daze, and poured out all the words he wanted to say in his heart in one go. After saying that, he let out a long breath, and the thought came to his mind.

As a cousin who has been secretly watching his cousin's game and silently worshipping him, he has never had the opportunity to confide all the words in his heart like today.

He was going to tell his relatives who looked down on his cousin, so that they could know what a great person his cousin was already in!

Then he gasped and looked around at everyone in the room, his gaze brushing over each of their stunned faces, until he saw his grandfather, who was sitting in his chair while everyone was dumbfounded, looked at him with a calm face.