(Due to the excessive number of words in this chapter, it has been updated in two parts, and the following is the second half of "43a".) ）

"Boy, your dad writes novels...... Is it the kind that writes the story, or the kind that writes the four famous novels? At half past ten o'clock in the evening, everyone went back to their houses and went to bed. After the lights were turned off in the house, Lao Ma was purely curious and couldn't hold back his mouth to inquire.

"Storytelling?" Tsai Tsai snorted, frowned in the darkness and asked, "What is a story meeting?" ”

"It's to write all kinds of broken stories - chickens and dogs become immortals, become ghosts after death, who makes a fortune, who steals chickens and dogs and breaks the law, and who is a filial son and loyal minister...... That! A hodgepodge of folk tales, myths, commoners, and officials! In the dark, the old horse's right index finger turned around the sky.

"I don't know what my dad is writing? My mom wouldn't let me ask casually. Even if my mom doesn't say it, I don't ask! ”

"Why? Why don't you ask about such a big thing? The old horse asked sideways.

"It's my dad's business! Why am I asking so clearly! Everyone has his privacy, I won't ask about some things she doesn't want to say about my mother's work, and I don't want to say some things about my parents! ”

"Oh, your family is so high-quality, so why do you let your mother get drunk outside often?" Lao Ma wrinkled his chin and choked, and then said, "What kind of work does your father do, it involves the whole family!" Privacy - bullshit privacy! ”

"Tsk! Grandpa, let me tell you this - if my dad doesn't say it, he must think that it is not time to say it, and when he thinks the time is ripe, he will naturally tell us! ”

"The time is ripe! In the play, it is said that when Fan Jinzhong was raised, it was fifty-four or five! It's still time-ripe! This person has to take into account both ideals and reality, how can he only go to his ideals! Don't eat, don't raise a baby, don't care about your wife! The old horse's dissatisfaction was all on the two pieces of his mouth.

On Saturday morning, Bao Xiaotang went to his sister's house in the farmer's market with a large bag of things, and gave gifts to Uncle Zhong, his sister and Xuecheng as soon as he got home. Xiaotang bought Zhong Neng a handmade wine glass from Italy, and a brown cowhide pencil case for Xuecheng. At noon, Xiaotang had lunch in the shop, and in the afternoon, she and her sister went to the farmer's market to buy candy, nuts, snacks and desserts, fresh fruits, all kinds of wine and a few bottles of drinks. The two sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they had a lot to hide, and they chatted as they went, and after a while they strolled until four o'clock in the afternoon. When the two sisters returned to the shop with large bags of things, Zhong Li woke up early and went downstairs to sit on the sofa and look at his mobile phone.

"Brother-in-law, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Xiaotang smiled heartily as soon as he entered the shop.

"Oh! Xiaotang! When did you get here? Zhong Li looked indifferent and asked with a slight surprise.

"Came in the morning, lunch in the shop. You're not here, I thought you were too busy to go out and run errands! Xiaotang half-drooped his eyelids and deliberately choked.

Hyosung was worried that Zhong Li was sensitive and thought too much, so he didn't wait for Zhong Li to reply to Xiaotang and hurriedly said, "All the things have been purchased, let's go to the hotel together, Gui Ying said that they came early!" ”

"Go ahead, I'm not going! Lao Tao has something to do with me! Zhong Li stood up as he spoke, took the cigarette and lighter from the coffee table, and went out on his own, leaving the cold crowd looking at each other.

Hyosung watched the child's grandfather and sister Xiaotang, Xiaotang looked at Uncle Zhong and looked at his sister again, the air was filled with complex negative emotions, even Xuecheng was aware of it, he looked up at his mother and then at his grandfather and aunt, bowed his head and said nothing, he was used to it.

"Sister, let's go first! Sister Yingying may be here early! In order to break the embarrassment, Xiaotang pulled her sister and dragged Hyosung out as if nothing happened.

"Yes, yes, yes, you two sisters should go first with their studies! I'll see the shop here, and I'll come by myself when it's time! Zhong Neng waved his hand with a cold grin.

"I'll go with Grandpa!" Xuecheng pulled the corner of Zhong Neng's clothes with a sincere face, and the little adult-like tone forced Xiaoxing and Xiaotang to pay attention.

"Good! That's big, Tang'er and I will go to Venus first, and you can bring Xuecheng over later. Don't be too late, my Uncle Ma hasn't gone back yet, Yingying said that he will come today, and you can have a good chat with my Uncle Ma then! Hyosung looked at the child's grandfather and said.

"It's done, it's done! Bring all your things, you two go early! Zhong Neng nodded and motioned for the two to hurry up.

Hyosung brought some beautiful plates from home, and then the sisters carried large bags and small bags of things out of the farmer's market. Along the way, Xiaotang criticized her brother-in-law Zhong Li's stinky fish and shrimp-like stinky temper and bad face, but Hyosung just didn't hear it and let her say the right thing.

There were only two grandchildren left in the shop, Zhong Neng touched Xuecheng's hair, and asked warmly, "Do you want to accompany your grandfather?" ”

"Hmm!" Xuecheng nodded, and Zhong Neng took a mouthful of water in his throat. The son is so immoral, and the grandson is so sensible, which makes the old man uncomfortable.

Recently, there are few customers, Zhong Neng said to go later, where is for business, but he just wants to be quiet. People who stay in noisy, cramped, and dim places for a long time, and occasionally go to that bright place will not be adaptable, extremely uncomfortable. Especially for an old man like him, who has been dark all his life, and when he says that he wants to go to that magnificent and bejeweled hotel, he feels that he is not worthy of that clean and spacious place.

Today, no matter what, as Meimei's father, he Zhongli must attend, and he must go neatly dressed and with a glorious face, who would have thought that Li'er would go out so hastily just now - his hair was messy, his slippers were dirty, his white vest was yellow, his face was black, and he was resentful. What can Lao Tao do when he looks for him? What can you do but drink, smoke, and talk nonsense! Even if there is something, what can be worthy of such a big event as Meimei's college banquet!

At this moment, Xuecheng is writing his summer homework on the counter, silent and serious. Zhong Neng, who was just over sixty-six, smoked cigarette after cigarette, curled up in the corner of the wall alone and smoked silently. He could only sigh silently and sigh one after another by exhaling smoke - the old man did not sigh for his son's unreasonableness today, but for Meimei, Hakseung and Hyosung, and sighed for Zhongli who regretted seeing the unsightly one day in the future.

"Sister, what do you think this person looks like?" In the cool private room, Bao Xiaotang suddenly took out a photo from the mobile phone album and asked his sister.

Hyosung brought his mobile phone, looked at it from afar, and said cautiously, "Why do you feel a little shrewd!" It's a little greasy! Sizzle...... From the look in his eyes, I feel that this person is not simple! ”

"I feel okay!" Xiaotang couldn't hide his smile.

"This man is chasing you?" Hyosung asked his sister with a frowning face.

"How do you know?" Xiaotang asked in surprise.

"Am I stupid? Look at the way you smile! How could you show me a picture of a man for no reason! ”

"Alright! His name is Zhu Haotian, three years younger than me, and he has been closer to me recently, and he picked him up when I went abroad! ”

"Oh! It's developing so fast! Hyosung was secretly taken aback, and in her perception, relationships that develop too quickly often end unhappily.

"I met on a blind date! It's not fast anymore! It's been a while! ”

"Oh...... You're old, but you're not too sloppy! You look at the character, and then develop the relationship! Hyosung straightened his back and unconsciously turned on the preaching mode.

"Okay, okay, okay, got it! At the beginning, Meimei's father was also very good! How can you see this in the future! When Xiaotang said this, she saw her sister's ugly face and couldn't hide her loss, so she quickly changed the conversation: "Don't worry, I'm not talking back, I will be responsible for my own happiness!" I'm not worth it for you! ”

"I'm not worth anything! Mei Mei is already in college, what else am I worthy! Hyosung raised his eyebrows coldly.

"You have such a good figure and good facial features, who would not believe you when you go out and say that you are the mother of this eight-year-old child? People are growing, and you have to enjoy it and take it seriously! Don't wait until you're seventy or eighty years old and regret ...... "Xiaotang didn't finish speaking, Hyosung didn't want to listen, so he turned his face and said, "Okay, okay, don't talk about me!" Tell me about the fun things you have done when you go abroad! ”

As he was talking, Gye-young's call came, and Hyosung hurriedly came out to greet the guests. Looking at Gui Ying from afar, he led a family to the Venus Hotel, and after He Zhiyuan parked the car, a group of people staggered to the door of the hotel. Gui Ying saw Bao Xiaoxing waving at them at the door, so she strode over with Yangyang.

"Oops, I'm here with a big army! It's time to support you! Don't think my family eats more! ”

"Hey, hey! You're welcome! Uncle Ma, Zhiyuan, go this way! Bao Xiaoxing took the old horse's arm and went up the steps at the entrance of the hotel.

"I'm going to order food today! I've been drinking and eating with customers for so many years, and I've only gained some experience in ordering! Gui Ying said as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I know you can make it! I'm waiting for you to come and order! I expect two tables of people, one table for dolls and one table for adults, and you can play whatever you want! Hyosung smiled and led the group into the private room.

"Xiaotang came so early! When did you get back? Gui Ying shouted loudly when she saw Xiaotang.

"Came back yesterday afternoon! Hello Uncle Ma! Hello brother-in-law! Bao Xiaotang greeted everyone, and after saying hello, he hurriedly took the gifts from his bag, and then held the gifts and gave them to the target person one by one: he gave Lao Ma the same handmade wine glass as Zhong Neng, gave Tsai Tsai's father a box of Italian coffee powder, gave Tsai Tsai the same handmade cowhide pencil case as Xuecheng, gave Yang Yang chocolate and a tube of children's lipstick, and finally took out the handmade leather bag she bought for Gui Ying.

The He family was holding gadgets from Italy, all smiling. Hyosung and Guiying were busy setting the plates, and in a few moments, seven plates of colorful things were presented to everyone—a plate of melon seeds and candy, a plate of walnut raisins, a plate of almond chocolate, a plate of fried peanuts and broad beans, a large plate of neatly arranged jelly tart hawthorn pieces, and two large plates of brightly colored fresh fruit. In the middle of the seven plates of snacks are seven or eight bottles of wine and drinks. Seeing such a display, Tsai Yangyang's childlike nature hurriedly gathered around the table and reached out to grab it.

"How old are you?" The old horse put away the wine glass, took off his hat, and asked Zhong Neng as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I'm coming! Come a little late! I'm looking at the store now! ”

"Look at a hammer shop! Why don't you come over on such a festive day! I'll give you a big call! After Lao Ma finished speaking, he held his mobile phone and looked for Zhong Neng's number inside.

"Where's Meimei?" Zhiyuan asked with melon seeds.

"Meimei asked for leave today at five o'clock, and she still has to pick up a few of her classmates, so come later!"

Gui Ying pondered for a moment, and then asked Hyosung, "So...... How many people are there today? ”

Hyosung counted with his fingers: "Your family...... There are five people, four in my family, and three of Mei Mei's classmates, that is twelve people! ”

"Get a table!" Gui Ying squeezed his eyes and looked at Hyosung to discuss: "Twelve people - two tables are not enough, one table is not much, and it is still lively to eat like this when you combine one table!" ”

"Mei Mei is not familiar with us, I think about the dolls at a table to talk......"

"It's okay! One table is enough! Let's order! I went to the waiter and asked for the menu! Gui Ying got up and asked for the menu. Then the three women held the menu and ordered together, and Hyosung beckoned everyone to eat snacks and fruits. As usual, when the two families meet, it is always the women who are a bunch of dolls.

"How's it going abroad?" Gui Ying asked curiously.

"That's it, the attractions are really great, but it's a pity it's too rushed! It's really too rushed! If you talk about a spot I've visited, I'll have to rummage through the boxes and cabinets in my head! On the return flight, I still thought that after I came back, I would check the attractions I had been to and the churches I had seen on the computer, so as to save people from asking me when I went, and I didn't know if I was an idiot! Ha ha...... Sister Yingying, if you have good conditions, you can go out if you have nothing to do! It really doesn't cost much! Xiaotang laughed.

"Hey, I've been very busy with work during this time, and the exhibition in the second half of this year is the most embarrassing and difficult ever! Not to mention a lot of salesmen, even I, the business manager, don't know how many customers I have run! It's a lot of pressure, now there are two months before the exhibition, and there is only one month left before the exhibition, and my current customers are less than the first half of the year! There are several other companies that I contacted, but they didn't respond or support me, and I was especially worried that these companies would also withdraw! Oh grandpa, the economic situation in 2019 is really bizarre! Gui Ying nodded, shook her head and sighed.

"The business in my shop is also the worst ever—you can't imagine it! More than 20 breakfast shops that used to come from me have closed, and a few of my cake shops, which had been doing very well, have also closed. There is a very large Chinese restaurant that has been buying rice, barley, red beans, mung beans and the like from me for seven or eight years, and at that time they bought more than 200 kilograms of rice from me a day, but now it is only 50 kilograms a day! As for red beans and mung beans and millet - those kinds of porridge sold to customers are simply not made, saying that they are not profitable! Xiao Li, who bought the goods, said that there are fewer and fewer people coming to their store to eat, and the store can't hold up, and it is still a well-known brand chain store in the country. Ay! Hyosung swallowed melon seeds and lowered his head, smiling bitterly.

"What are you afraid of! You've got a young player! Gui Ying pointed to the air and said, "People are more energetic than you!" Today, she has to attend most of the half-day class at the entrance banquet, and she will resign at the end of August when school starts in September! Your plum is amazing! I'm dying of envy! Tsai Zai's temperament is less angry and less courageous, what about Yangyang? I don't think I can compare to Meimei in the future! In our old age, you must have lived better than me! Gui Ying glanced at the old man in the corner of the wall, her eyebrows drooping.

"How old are you to say that! What the hell are you! Hyosung pointed at Yang Yang and patted Gye-young's arm again.

"Speaking of my old age, I haven't counted on it, I haven't looked forward to it! You two are content, don't compare, compare to me! Xiaotang was not happy, stared at Yangyang, and wanted to say something in a breath, but he didn't say it, so he sighed and was silent.

"You have a great future ahead of you! If you marry well or marry poorly, your fate is completely different! You want to marry someone who is rich and good to you, and live happily for the rest of your life! Gui Ying comforted Xiaotang.

"Hehe......" Xiaotang thought of Zhu Haotian and smiled inadvertently.

"What are you smirking at?" Gui Ying frowned and asked.

"There's a boy chasing her!" Hyosung was also smiling.

"How's it going?" Gui Ying was curious.

Xiaotang pursed his lips and said seriously: "It's okay, it's a little shorter!" The economic conditions are okay, so can the people, they are familiar and very good, and they don't feel too tired to get along. ”

"What does that guy do?" Gui Ying asked.

"In business, I sell Ganoderma lucidum from Northeast China and tea from Yunnan. His family makes Ganoderma lucidum, and he is responsible for sales; The tea was made with his friends. ”

"Oh! Reishi ...... Tohoku and Yunnan's tea ...... Haha......" Gui Ying couldn't help but giggle, and after laughing, he said: "Being good to you is the first thing, as long as the person is good!" Hehe...... In the future, you can buy Ganoderma lucidum for Uncle Ma at a wholesale price! The middle-aged woman said and laughed again.

"It's still early! I didn't have a word of it! When there is an eyebrow, I will lead him to meet you, and let you judge! Xiaotang said and looked at the two sisters on both sides. Hyosung lowered his head and munched on melon seeds, and Guiying put down his phone and looked at Yangyang.

"When do you work?" Hyosung suddenly looked up and asked his sister.

"Wait a minute, the employment market is very depressed now, and the accounting industry is keeping wages very low! It's a big loss to find a job at this time! Xiaotang said while peeling walnuts.

"You can't keep it going this way! The economy has been sluggish, and you haven't worked? Hyosung's eyes were full of energy.

"It's not that it doesn't work! Yes wait! Sister Yingying, look at her again! I have my arrangement, don't you force me? Xiaotang said with his hands on his chest and facing the dining table.

"Tang'er is older, you still think she is a doll of seventeen or eighteen! Tang'er, your sister is also good for you! I'm worried that you're nervous about running out of money! Gui Ying was relieved on both sides.

"I have money, and she is the one who has no money! I'd have closed the shop long ago! Open one day and pay one day! ”

Hearing the movement, Hyosung hurriedly reminded his sister: "Xuecheng is here, don't talk about it!" ”

As the three women were talking, Zhong Neng led Xuecheng into the private room.

"Oops, oops! Old village chief, you didn't go! As soon as I heard the stars say that you didn't leave, I couldn't be happy! I wish you would live in your woman's house in the future! Zhong Neng shouted at Lao Ma as soon as he entered the private room.

Gui Ying Zhiyuan and Zhong Neng said hello, and the children also came to greet the adults, and Yang Yang called his grandfather straight to Xuecheng, and the villain happily and shyly took up Xuecheng's brother's little hand, and called Xuecheng's brother sweetly one by one. There are two big tables in the private room, the old Mara Zhong can go to the west side of the big table on the west side to smoke, Yang Yang and Xuecheng play at the feet of the two old men, Zhiyuan and Tsai Zi sit on the big table on the east side to eat all kinds of fruits, and the three women sit on the east main table facing the north window and chat.

"How good it is to be here! Play with the baby, go out shopping and eat if you have nothing to do, and get together with us old men! Zhong Neng said to the old horse while smoking.

"What's so good about shopping and eating? We're old enough to covet that! I just can't bear my baby! The old horse gently kicked Yangyang's ass who was squatting on the ground and playing, Yangyang touched his buttocks, and continued to babble and play with toys with his brother Xuecheng.

"When people are old and have babies on the side, they will be happy after all!"

"Definitely! I originally thought that when I got old, I let my second child take care of me, but now I came to Shenzhen, and my thoughts have not changed much, but there has been a change! These two babies are very good, and they were really reluctant to leave a few days ago! Hum! After the old horse finished speaking, he spit out a thick smoke towards Yangyang.

"Your woman's family conditions are good, and it is very convenient to see a doctor and be hospitalized here! You're beautiful here! Enjoy your old age! ”

"Hey! It's not easy for me to look at Yingying! Originally, when it came to sales, I only thought I was making money by lip service, but now it's not easy to understand! The old horse took a puff of cigarette and suddenly asked, "Why didn't you come again?" ”

When Zhong Neng heard this, his expression lost instantly, and he sighed and said, "People are not happy to come!" The old man stroked the white hair on his forehead and continued: "I can't help it!" I can't control it! I'm too old to be useful! ”

Seeing Zhong Neng's desolation, Lao Ma paused for a long time, leaned over to Zhong Neng with a sudden, and whispered: "I was going to leave!" As a result, Yingying drank alcohol for two days in a row and got injured! An adult hurts so much! It is said that it is to accompany customers to drink, and one mouth is 52 degrees of liquor! So far, the stomach is not so thorough! I said like this every year! Twice a year, once you come to the exhibition, you drink every day! My daughter is like this, do you know what my son-in-law is doing? People boil millet porridge - a forty-five-year-old man boils porridge every day! Oops...... Laugh at me all day! His family has a big problem these days! I'm here to stay! The old horse said softly, but the eyebrows, eyes, lips, and nostrils on one face in the smoke changed rapidly, as if he was cramping.

"Who's okay? There are problems in every family! My son...... I can't figure out what he's up to! Drink every day, drink every day, and have a big temper! It's been a few years! My Meimei doesn't even pay much attention to her father, and I'm so scared that I can't do it! Now that the girls are going to college, the boys are starting school in September, everything has to be spent - where does the money come from? Let me tell you Lao Ma, I have long wanted to go out to work and make money! No reason, just for my two dolls! I earn 4,000 yuan a month, give me 1,500 yuan for Meimei to learn 1,000 yuan, and I have 1,500 yuan left, enough for me to support myself! Zhong Li took a puff of smoke, closed his eyes and shook his head, and said, "This shop in my house - business has long been out of business!" ”

The old man's back in the smoke was so bent that he couldn't bend it anymore, and the old horse patted Zhong Neng's wrist and sighed: "Don't worry! There are stars to hold it up! I think this baby can bear it, she has a soft temperament but can withstand tossing, you don't have to worry! Your two grandsons are much more sensible than mine! The ups and downs in front of you are bumpy, but the blessings are profound! ”

"I'm not worried about anyone, only my son! The stars are in the prime of life, Mei Mei is smart and diligent and can endure hardships - the future will not be bad, and she will be sensible and practical and motivated - it will not be too bad in the future! I'm the only one who cares about the baby...... Oh my God! What the hell is he? I'm only in my forties, and I'm messing around day by day! I look very uncomfortable, and I can't control people! Zhong Neng said, his heart was as empty and spicy as a spring radish, and he didn't realize that his old eyes were cloudy.

"Yes, be relieved! My woman said that everyone has a mid-life crisis, and that people will have a big cut when they reach middle age! Maybe it will be good in two years! ”

"It's okay to go two years, but how do you pass these two years? I can't even open my mouth! It's too early for the day in the house now! I can't go on! I'm not afraid of your big brother laughing at me, meat has been expensive recently, and I haven't bought meat in the house for a long time! It doesn't matter if my old man doesn't buy new clothes, and my two babies have very few clothes! This cereal store is really not good, it used to open a month to earn tens of thousands, but now it is a disaster for a day! ”

"What are you afraid of! If there is difficulty, there is Yingying! Lao Ma pointed to the three sisters who were talking and laughing in the distance, and said, "The relationship between the three sons is good!" One won't work, and the other two will naturally help! Her sister is in trouble, and her sister won't help? The stars open their mouths, will I Yingying say it? ”

"What you borrowed will be repaid eventually! Can my sister-in-law borrow someone else's money or not? The key is to have a way and a head in your own life! Humanity is to save the urgent, not the poor! This is the shop where I made my haircut, and I think it's also this shop that is unlucky now! Don't count on others in your own life, and expect others to have to drink the cool breeze sooner or later! ”

"You're worried! It is his task to feed two babies, what are you anxious about! The more you bear, the more you can't get up! I really can't get used to you - I love to take care of myself! How many years can you do as an old man? In two years, you will be 70 years old, and how many years will you get? Stop, stop! Throw the burden to him Zhongli, and the doll asks for money and reaches out to him! What else does he want to be a father? Hum! The old horse snorted contemptuously through his nose, and then looked down at the two babies and puffed up the smoke.

"Sensei Lao said my house, let's talk about your house. You think your son-in-law doesn't work, who will send this baby when your son-in-law is going to work? Yingying is so busy that she can send a hammer! It's not by Zhiyuan! Don't be a suspect! If your son-in-law really works, then your woman won't be able to go to work! He has to work both, and his family will definitely not be able to live this life! ”

"Hey!" The old horse poked at the end of the cigarette, helpless.