Qian Shulan went back to her room angrily.
Wang Shouren and Zhengkang knelt outside all night. It was midsummer, and not only was the weather extremely hot, but there were also many mosquitoes at night.
When sleeping, men are shirtless and wear knee-length shorts. Zhengkang is like this.
Wang Shouren was better than Zhengkang, because he had to talk to his mother, so he wore a shirt, but it was also short-sleeved.
At this time, the two were surrounded by mosquitoes, kneeling on the ground and unable to move, and could only slap the blood-sucking mosquitoes from time to time.
The others were talking about what had just happened.
"Brother, this is where you're wrong. Our mother favors you and gave you such a good job opportunity, but you didn't cherish it and instead planned to give the job to Zhengkang. Zhengkang is only sixteen years old. Who would want him with his small body?" Li Chunhua had been extremely jealous. While Sun Daqin was not at home, didn't she have the chance to satisfy her jealous desire
Xiao He was afraid that her grandmother would come out, so she quickly grabbed Li Chunhua's arm to stop her from speaking.
Zhengguo and the little donkey also ran out of the house. Zhengguo looked at his father kneeling in the yard with his head down and being watched by people, and glared at Zhengkang angrily.
Grandma has been educating my eldest brother these days, can't Dad see it? It's such a headache!
Seeing the two people being bitten by mosquitoes like this, Zhengguo lit the mugwort he had cut from the ditch earlier.
When Zhou Xuemei smelled the choking smell of smoke, she lost interest in watching the fun and turned back to her room with Xiao Tao.
Wang Shouli originally wanted to say a few good words to his eldest brother to plead for mercy, but after hearing the last words of his mother, he held it back. Seeing that his wife was about to go back, he hurried forward to support her.
The others also dispersed.
After finishing the literacy class, Sun Daqin returned home humming a little tune. As soon as she entered the yard, she saw two figures in the yard.
At first she thought they were thieves, but seeing that they were not moving, she gave up the idea. When she got closer, she saw that it was her man and Zhengkang.
"What's going on?"
Seeing that they didn't want to talk, Sun Daqin looked around and saw that everyone else had gone to sleep.
Country people are used to going to bed early and getting up early. Sun Daqin did not knock on other people's doors.
After thinking about it, she felt that only the mother-in-law could punish them in this family. She didn't dare to say anything and turned back to her room.
Early the next morning, after Qian Shulan finished washing up, she called the two people who were still kneeling in the yard to her room.
Zhengkang cried all night and his eyes were frighteningly red and swollen. After he came in, he stood there with his head down, not moving at all.
Wang Shouren didn't cry, but he hadn't slept all night, so he wasn't in good spirits and looked very tired.
Qian Shulan asked the two of them to bring small stools and sit down.
"Boss, since you don't want to be a car driver, then let this opportunity be given to your third brother." Qian Shulan looked at the two heads, one big and one small, in front of her with an expressionless face.
Wang Shouren suddenly raised his head, looking flustered, and waved his hands nervously, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to be the boss! I just..."
Before he could finish, Qian Shulan interrupted him with a wave of her hand, "Big Boss, I always thought you were my good son. You are honest, patient, and obedient. Among all my sons, you are my favorite. But who would have thought that one day you would lie to me! You really disappointed me this time."
Wang Shouren felt very sorry when he mentioned this. He had never lied since he was a child. Even if someone forced him to, he would rather not tell a lie than lie.
But for some reason, Zhuyou was blinded by his guilt yesterday and lied to his mother in a desperate situation. No wonder his mother was so angry.
"It's not just because of this one reason. I found that you are really too confused and too indulgent! How can a confused person like you do such an important job! Maybe you will lose your sense of direction if you are coaxed by others. I think you should stay at home. At least I can still watch over you."
Wang Shouren was ashamed to death. He wanted to say that he was not such a person. He gave the job to Zhengkang because Zhengkang was his son.
"From now on, you are not allowed to interfere in Zhengkang's affairs. If I see you helping Zhengkang with his work in private again, I will make you do it twice as hard. You should reflect on this!" Qian Shulan didn't want to see his face again! She was so angry that she was full of anger.
Wang Shouren didn't dare to say anything more, but still looked at Zhengkang with some worry.
Qian Shulan saw his actions, narrowed her eyes, and said unhappily, "Don't worry, I'm his grandmother, I won't do anything to him."
Wang Shouren was so frightened that he no longer dared to beg for mercy and turned around and left the room.
Qian Shulan looked at Zhengkang who kept his head down and wiping away tears.
She was extremely disappointed with her grandson. Ever since he stole money and ran away from home without caring about his mother's life or death, she wanted to abandon him.
But every time I saw Wang Shouren, he still didn't take any action.
Although Wang Shouren was very filial to her, he also felt sorry for his son.
If she drove Zhengkang out and left him alone, Zhengkang would definitely not survive.
By then, Wang Shouren would definitely resent her ruthlessness, and even hate her for the rest of his life.
That's why she wasn't so cruel. It was just to support one more person. For the sake of a few hundred thousand, she would just go along with the transformation. After all, it was much better to transform him than to transform an outsider.
But once a person's character is formed, it is really hard to change it. Especially when she has a stupid teammate, it is even more difficult.
"Zhengkang, in your mind, is it only you, and you never see others?"
Zhengkang wiped his tears, lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Grandma, I don't. I just want to have a job."
"What if you can't find a job?" Qian Shulan said calmly.
"Grandma, I'm scared! I'm worried that Xiaofang won't want me anymore." He moved a few steps, hugged Qian Shulan's legs with his knees, and cried heartbreakingly.
Qian Shulan frowned, "Did she say she doesn't want you anymore?"
Zhengkang shook his head. "She didn't say. But she is a temporary worker now, and I am just a farmer in the countryside. There is a huge gap between us."
Qian Shulan tried to reason with her, "If she despises you, it means she is a girl who can only share poverty, not wealth. For such a person, you should be thankful that you saw through her earlier, instead of living in fear all day long that she will abandon you. People will encounter countless obstacles in their lives, and your father is just an out-and-out farmer from the countryside. He can't give you much help. You can only rely on yourself."
Zhengkang raised his head and looked at Qian Shulan. "I tried, but it's too hard to find a job in the city. Many factories have posted notices that they don't want country people."
Qian Shulan was stunned for a moment. She really didn't know this. So this was the reason why Wang Shouli and Wang Shouzhi had never been able to help their family find jobs
It seems that after this famine, it will be harder than climbing to the sky for her to find a job.
Qian Shulan came back to her senses and suddenly asked, "Zhengkang, is your father good to you?"
Zhengkang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect his grandma to change the subject so quickly. He nodded, "Okay."
"Okay! Since you said your father is good to you, then let me ask you, are you good to your father?" As she spoke, she slid down from the edge of the kang, squatted down, and looked straight at Zhengkang.
Zhengkang was stunned for a moment.
Qian Shulan stared into his eyes and spoke softly, "You feel that you need to work, otherwise you will lose Xiaofang. But what about your father? In order to learn how to drive a tractor, your father did not rest even in the middle of summer when the temperature was 30 degrees. He finally got this opportunity, but you took it away without saying a word. Do you think you are good to him? Is this your way of repaying your father?"
Zhengkang was so ashamed by her words. He never knew that he was such a bastard in his grandmother's eyes.
Qian Shulan looked at his flushed face and said earnestly, "Zhengkang, love is mutual. Just like I love your father. If your father disobeys me, I will give up on him and love other sons instead. There is a cause before there is an effect, and there is a reward before there is a pay. You keep asking for things but never give him anything in return. Your father will be disappointed one day.
You can tell by looking at your mother. Your mother used to treat you the best, but when she was sick, you didn't give her money to save her, but stole the money and ran away from home. Although you tried your best to make amends later, your mother was already deeply hurt by you. There was a rift, and she didn't treat you as well as before. Have you noticed? Your mother loves Zhengguo the most now. But you shouldn't resent your mother, because all this is the retribution you deserve. So now you are going to repeat the same trick and drive away your father who loves you?"
Zhengkang has never thought about this question. He has always believed that parents should love their children selflessly. But now his grandmother said that love is mutual. If he is not filial, his father will not love him. Yes, his father has more than one son, his father also has Zhengguo and Zhengjun. Especially Zhengguo, he is smarter than himself and can please his father better than himself. His father must like Zhengguo more.
Seeing that he was thinking, Qian Shulan continued, "Everyone is partial. Everyone hopes that the person they treat sincerely will also like them. Your father is also an ordinary person. Think about it, a son who only causes trouble for him and a son who always speaks sweetly to please him, who would he like more? If it were you, who would you like? I don't need to tell you the answer, you know it, right?"
Zhengkang fell into a panic he had never experienced before. You have always had something, and suddenly someone tells you that you will lose it soon. What will you do? You will want to keep it, desperately trying to keep it, hoping that it will not leave.
Zhengkang couldn't accept the thought that his father would stop loving him one day. He was obviously his father's biological son, but his father would stop loving him one day. He cried, "Grandma, I was wrong! I will never make my father angry again. I will definitely be filial to him!"
Qian Shulan patted his shoulder and said, "Remember what you said today. This is the last chance I'll give you. If you play tricks on your family again, I'll kick you out. Then you'll know whether the person you've always been so sincere to will give you the same return!"
Zhengkang wiped his tears and said, "I understand. I will definitely change."
Qian Shulan was not impressed by these assurances. She was more concerned about the actual actions, so she followed up on his question and asked, "How do you want to change it?"
Zhengkang answered without thinking, "I will not worry my father anymore. I will be filial to him."
Qian Shulan's legs were numb from squatting for so long that she stood up, sat on the kang and said to him, "Don't talk nonsense to me. Just tell me how you did it."
Zhengkang was stunned. He racked his brains to think about how to be filial to his father. Suddenly, he thought of what Zhengguo had done, so he blurted out, "I will help Dad with work. I will pour water for Dad when he comes home. I will hand Dad a towel, I will massage Dad's back! I will wash Dad's feet! I will also give Dad..." He choked up more and more as he spoke. Did Zhengguo do so much? No wonder his father and mother loved Zhengguo the most.
Qian Shulan didn't care whether he was acting or not, and made the decision for him directly, "Okay! Remember your words! I will watch your performance in the future. Otherwise..."
Zhengkang hurriedly assured, "I can definitely do it."
"That's fine!" Qian Shulan nodded. "When you feel tired, think about what you have done and what your father has done for you, and you will find that it is nothing at all. If you want something, you have to pay for it. If you don't get the result you want, it means you haven't worked hard enough! Remember my words, don't cause trouble for me again."
Zhengkang stood up from the ground, wiped his tears and looked at his grandmother, and whispered, "I know."
The two men came out of the room, and everyone who was working paid attention to their movements intentionally or unintentionally.
Qian Shulan patted Zhengkang on the shoulder and said, "Go!"
Zhengkang understood immediately, turned around and ran to the well to get a basin of cold water, and brought it to Wang Shouren who was sharpening his knife, "Dad, wash your face."
Everyone's faces were petrified!
Then they all looked at their mother-in-law! My goodness! The mother (grandmother) was so powerful that she actually let the top student in their family lower his noble head to do the work of serving others.
Wang Shouren was also stunned. He subconsciously looked at his mother and saw her looking at him expressionlessly. He knew that this must be his mother's idea.
Thinking of what his mother said, that he was never allowed to spoil the child again, no matter how heartbroken he was, he could only take the towel that Zhengkang handed over and wash his face.
Wang Shouyi came back while the family was having breakfast.
He strode into the house carrying a large bag, and shouted excitedly, "Mom, look, what I brought!"
Seeing how lightly he carried it, Qian Shulan guessed, "It's cloth, right?"
Everyone turned to look at what he was holding, and guessed, some said it was food, some said it was a toy, some said it was clothes, and some said it was a pair of shoes, none of them were the same.
Wang Shouyi opened the bundle and showed what was inside. It turned out to be bundles of woolen yarn in all colors, both fine and thick. There were about five or six bundles.
Wang Shouyi was extremely excited. Compared to his previous taciturn self, he was like a completely different person. "There happened to be a woolen yarn factory where we went this time. Someone was secretly taking things out to sell. I exchanged five catties of food coupons with him. Mom, do you think this thing is good?"
Qian Shulan nodded, "It's very good! Come over and have dinner quickly."
Wang Shouyi, who had been eating dry food these days, was really hungry now. Seeing there was porridge on the table, he immediately ran to the well to wash his hands.
Qian Shulan waited for him to sit down before she said, "After dinner, come with me to the county town. Mom has found a new job for you! As a car driver, I'll take you to get acquainted with the business, and you can stay in the county town and learn how to drive from someone. Once you've learned well, you can go directly to work."
Wang Shouyi was stunned by this pie. What was his biggest gain from this business trip? It was knowing that the salary of a driver was so high, 60 yuan a month, much better than Lao Si. His eyes widened, his face full of surprise, "Mom, is it true?"
He looked at his mother in disbelief, then frowned and thought to himself, that's not right, how could such a good thing happen to him
His mother obviously loves his eldest brother the most. Whenever his mother has something to do, the first person she calls is his eldest brother! She rarely calls him. What happened this time
He subconsciously looked at Wang Shouren, but saw that he kept his head down, drinking porridge with an expressionless face. He finally realized that something was wrong at home!
He wanted to ask Chunhua, but found that she kept winking at him. He immediately understood and didn't dare to ask again.
After dinner, Qian Shulan drove the carriage borrowed from the team and took Wang Shouyi and Wang Shouli to the county town.
The author has something to say: Because Zhengkang is not a necessary target for transformation, the heroine did not make a special plan for him, but dealt with it as it happened. . .
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