Han Ze got up at daybreak. The eldest girl was going to the town to take the entrance examination for junior high school today, so he wanted to make breakfast for her. The eldest girl liked to eat vermicelli, so he cooked vermicelli, vegetables, and mushrooms in the old hen soup, added a little sesame oil, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and boiled two eggs for her.
Han Yao thought she got up early, but she didn't expect that her father got up even earlier than her.
"Go brush your teeth and wash your face, breakfast is ready." Han Ze said in a gentle tone.
Han Yao entered the kitchen and saw the large bowl of chicken vermicelli soup and two eggs on the stove. Her eyes welled up, she sniffed and turned to wash.
Han Ze continued to cook for everyone else. Wu Hongmei had already finished her confinement and no longer had to follow any dietary restrictions. He cooked porridge, steamed buns, and quickly stir-fried two dishes. When the meal was ready, Wu Hongmei and a few of the maids had not gotten up yet.
Han Ze didn't plan to wait for them. He picked some vegetables, sat on the chopping board in the kitchen, and started to eat. Today was the market day, and after eating, he sent Yaoyao to school. He had to go to the town to sell noodles, so he was in a hurry.
Han Zhaodi finished washing up and came in to see only half a bowl of vegetables in front of her father. She pushed the vermicelli soup and eggs in front of him and said, "Dad, eat."
Han Ze swallowed the steamed bun without raising his head, and urged: "Eat quickly, Dad will be full after drinking the porridge."
Han Yaoyao pursed her lips, took an egg, cracked it, peeled it and put it into her father's bowl. Seeing her father looking at her, she smiled brightly: "Two eggs, one for each of you."
Han Ze glanced at the eggs in the bowl, said nothing, lowered his head and ate the eggs in a few bites.
After the meal, Han Ze took out twenty yuan and handed it to Han Zhaodi. Han Yao was stunned and asked, "What are you giving me money for?"
Seeing that she didn't take it, Han Ze stuffed the money into her hand and reminded her: "You have an exam today, don't save money, buy whatever you want to eat, and don't forget to buy water if you are thirsty."
Han Yao clenched the money in her hand. This was the first time her father gave her pocket money.
Han Ze pushed his bicycle and called out, "Come on, I'll take you to school."
"Dad, you don't have to send me off." Han Yao whispered while carrying her schoolbag. She was already old enough and didn't need to rely on her elders for everything. She was just going to the town to take an exam, and there were so many classmates in the school. Her father was too cautious. Even so, a smile appeared on her face unconsciously.
"Today is the entrance examination. Due to special circumstances, let Dad take you to school."
Han Ze was riding a bicycle and Han Yao was sitting on the back seat with a tiny smile on her face. She clenched her fists to cheer herself up. Her father cared so much about her studies, she would definitely be admitted to the experimental class of Shuangji Middle School.
When they arrived at the school, all the graduating students were waiting for the school-booked bus on the playground. Han Ze followed Han Yao to their class. A girl called Han Zhaodi, and Han Yao smiled and waved to her father, "Dad, I'm going over."
Han Ze smiled and said, "Go ahead, Dad is leaving too."
As he watched his daughter run away, the smile on his face gradually faded. He just noticed that most of the students were wearing new clothes and new shoes. Even if some students did not wear new clothes, their clothes were half-new and could be worn out.
He knew that Yaoyao's pants were patched, and the toes of her cloth shoes were worn out...
Business was good today, so Han Ze closed his stall early, bought some vegetables as usual, and returned home, but found no one at home. He took out his key, opened the door, put the vegetables in the kitchen, and asked his neighbors next door, only to find out that his third brother and his family had returned from the county town, and that Wu Hongmei's mother and others were at the second brother's house.
When Han Ze arrived at the second child's house, Wu Hongmei was cooking in the kitchen, the second girl was lighting the fire, and Han Hai's wife and Han Yang's wife were sitting in the main room chatting with Han's wife. He looked around and frowned and asked Wu Hongmei, "Where are the third and fifth girls?"
Wu Hongmei was cutting vegetables and said with a smile, "The fifth girl is in the second brother's main room, and the third girl is guarding her."
Han Ze was stunned. The third girl was six years old and was in preschool. She didn't know anything. How could she be allowed to look after a child? Even if the second girl was asked to look after the child, it would be better than the third girl. Suddenly, a baby's cry came from the room.
Han Ze turned around and strode to the main hall, where he saw a scene that made his eyes burst with anger. Han Xuchen from his third brother's family and Han Haoran from his second brother's family were poking the fifth girl's face and feet with a stick each, while the second brother's wife, third brother's wife and Han Po, who were sitting in the main hall, ignored them and let them poke the fifth girl and let her cry there.
Han Ze walked forward expressionlessly, ignoring the greeting of his third brother's wife, pushed the two boys apart, carefully picked up the fifth girl, picked up the soles of his shoes and slapped them on the buttocks of one of the boys.
Han Xuchen and Han Haoran didn't expect their uncle to hit them, so they sat on the ground and howled. Mrs. Han suddenly jumped up and shouted angrily, "How can you hit a child? How can you hit a child
As she said this, she was about to grab Han Ze, but Han Ze dodged with the child in his arms. Mrs. Han rushed forward angrily and slapped Han Ze in the face.
Han Ze's eyes were red, as if he couldn't believe that his mother actually hit him.
After slapping him, Mrs. Han was stunned and felt a little regretful. She wanted to apologize, but she was his mother, and it was not appropriate for a mother to apologize to her son. She hesitated for a long time and didn't say a word.
Han Hai's wife was pleased to see her elder brother being beaten. Thinking that her elder brother had beaten her own son, she said with a gloomy face, "Brother, if the children are wrong, please tell me and I will teach them a lesson. How can I make you tired?"
Han Yang's wife was a little surprised. For the sake of her grandson, the mother-in-law was willing to beat her son. Looking at her son crying, she hugged him with a distressed look on her face, thinking that he deserved to be beaten by her mother-in-law. She choked up and said, "Chenchen kept saying that he missed his grandma and uncle at home. He came all the way back to see his uncle, but was beaten. He will never come back next time, so as not to be bullied."
Han Ze remained silent, just hugging the fifth girl tightly in his arms, as if he had not yet recovered from the slap from Mrs. Han.
Han Hai's wife and Han Yang's wife felt a little guilty when they saw how sad he was. But then they felt lucky that it was a family member who was scratched, and it was also lucky that it was the fifth girl who was scratched. Little girls are easy to deal with. If it was a boy in the family who was scratched, the mother-in-law would not be angry with the children, but would get angry with them, the daughters-in-law, and blame them for not taking good care of the children.
After a while, Han Ze looked at them and said with red eyes: "The two boys are my nephews. They made mistakes and I taught them a lesson. Did I teach them wrongly? You blame me like this. Then I want to ask Han Hai and Han Yang if I, as an uncle, can discipline my nephews. If not, I will never care about them in the future."
"What do you mean we will never care about them from now on?" Han Hai and Han Yang came in from outside, and asked with a smile after hearing what their eldest brother said.
Han Ze held the fifth girl in his arms and looked at his two younger brothers, as if he had suffered a great blow. He asked word by word, "Second and third brothers, ask yourselves, how have I treated my nephews?"
"He must love me as his son." Han Hai said dryly.
"Brother, you always think of them when you have anything delicious or useful at home. You treat them better than your nieces. Don't worry, brother. They will be filial to you in the future. If they are not, I will not forgive them." Han Yang's words were more pleasant to hear.
"Yes, yes." Han Hai echoed.
Han Hai looked at them and said expressionlessly: "No, you are wrong. I don't love them. I abuse them and beat them. That's why my mother blames me, my brothers and sisters blame me, and everyone blames me."
Han Hai: “…”
Han Yang: “…”
Han Ze's eyes were moist, and his honest face was full of hurt. "I finally understand. Just because I don't have a son, anyone can mistreat me. It's fine if they mistreat me, but what's wrong with these girls? Even their cousins want to bully them. They can't even mention it if their faces are scratched?"
Han Yang didn't know what had happened, but there were two children, Han Xuchen and Han Haoran, crying in the room, there was a slap mark on his eldest brother's face, and there was a long scratch on the face of the fifth girl in his arms. He could roughly guess what had happened. It must be those two boys who caused the trouble.
In the past, the boys at home often bullied the girls at my eldest brother's house. At that time, my eldest brother didn't care and stood on the side of the boys, so the boys thought that the girls could be bullied at will. Now that my eldest brother cares, the balance is broken, and there is trouble.
Sighing, he said to Han Ze: "Brother, we are all family. There is no need to treat each other badly. Saying that will hurt our feelings."
It's really a headache when an honest person becomes stubborn.
Han Ze was very sad: "What family? You are the family, we are outsiders. Look at the scratches on the fifth girl's face. They were scratched by Xuchen and Haoran. I taught them a lesson. My sister-in-law resents me, and my mother hates me. I am the superfluous person."
Han Ze's words made Mrs. Han, who was already feeling guilty for hitting him, angry. She shouted, "It doesn't matter if the little girl scratched her skin. It's not worth it for you to get angry and hit them. Look how they cried after being beaten. How pitiful."
Han Ze held the fifth girl in his arms with his head down, not saying a word, as if he believed whatever his mother said.
Both the original body and Mrs. Han had very serious ideas of favoring boys over girls. Mrs. Han said that the original body had no sons, and could only rely on his nephews to take care of him in his old age. She told the original body to be nice to his nephews, otherwise his nephews would not take care of him in his old age.
The original person treated Mrs. Han's words as if they were an imperial decree. Any delicious food at home would be sent to his nephews without any regard for the several daughters in the family. The harmony of this family was achieved at the cost of the original person's efforts.
It is impossible for the current Han Ze to neglect his own daughter and favor his nephew like his original self. The other two families, who are used to the efforts made by the eldest family, will sooner or later have conflicts with the eldest family who no longer cares about them.
Thinking of this, Han Ze said sadly: "Yes, the girls deserved to be injured. In fact, they should not have been born. Since they were born, they deserved to be bullied by their cousins. Who made them girls? Who made their lives worthless? Who made them have no brothers? It's all my fault. Why don't I have a son..."
Han Hai and Han Yang listened to their elder brother's words, and it was not like that. Han Yang frowned and said, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Who said that my niece's life is worthless?"
Han Ze looked at him, smiled softly, and said, "From now on, their lives are valuable."
Han Hai and his wife, Han Yang and his wife, and Mrs. Han suddenly had a bad feeling.
Han Ze wiped his face and sneered, "Whoever's child is loved, I don't have a son, so I raise my daughters as sons. My daughters are sensible, filial, and hardworking. They are many times better than those boys who only know how to grab food and drink. I want them to go to college, and I want to make money to buy them houses. Then no one will dare to say that they are worthless, and anyone can bully them if they want."
Mrs. Han pointed at her eldest son tremblingly, unable to utter a word.
Han Yang said helplessly: "Brother, there is really no need to do this between brothers."
No matter who you mess with, you should never mess with an honest person. When an honest person gets angry, no one can resist him.
Han Ze added: "Second and third sons, don't worry about your wives. I will never beat your children again."
Han Hai said blankly: "You don't plan to take care of them?"
Han Ze said: "They are your sons, not my sons."
Han Yang looked at his elder brother and advised, "Brother, they are your nephews. If you don't take care of them, who will? Besides, they will have to take care of you in your old age. Let's not say angry words and hurt the harmony."
He just thought that his eldest brother was beaten by their mother and was hurt and was talking angrily. How could his eldest brother not care about a few boys
Han Ze looked at him and said, "Who said that was just an angry remark? Not only did I not say that, I plan to marry a son-in-law in the future. I can discipline my own child however I want, and no one dares to say anything. Judging from the situation today, I don't dare to expect my nephews to take care of me in my old age."
After saying this, without waiting for the people in the room to react, he picked up the fifth girl, took the third girl and walked outside. Passing by the kitchen, he also called Wu Hongmei and the second girl away.
Wu Hongmei was cooking in the kitchen. She didn't know what happened in the main room and was a little confused when the man called her away. However, she always listened to men. Since the man asked her to go home, she went home.