When they arrived at Xiaowangzhuang, Qian Shulan directly asked Sun Daqin to spread gossip, as she was born with a mouth for gossiping about other people.
After returning home, everyone finally had a sweet potato meal. After the meal, Qian Shulan held another family meeting.
They were holding a meeting in the east room. Wang Shouren was too badly injured and could only lie on the kang.
Originally, Qian Shulan wanted to pretend to be sick when he came back, but after being beaten, she no longer had to pretend and just acted as herself.
"Boss, please tell us the cause and effect of what happened first."
All the bandages on Wang Shouren's face have been removed. He originally had many small wounds on his face, but after taking the medicine, the small wounds all healed, leaving only a relatively large scar, which ran diagonally from the end of his left eye to the right corner of his mouth. His nose was almost cut off.
After arriving home, Sun Daqin applied the medicine prescribed by the doctor to him.
Now he can only speak facing forward. If he tilts his head even a little, the powder on his face will spill down.
After applying the powder, it felt like a burning pain.
Wang Shouren had a bitter face. When he heard his mother mention this, he felt that he was really unlucky.
"A few days ago, I was driving with Zhao Daqiang. When we were coming back, we passed a village. Zhao Daqiang said that we should go to the village to rest for a night and leave tomorrow."
He swallowed and continued, "He went to discuss renting a house with someone, and I stayed in the car to watch the car. After a while, Zhao Daqiang ran over to me happily and told me that a family in the village was selling the body of a virgin girl for just a few steamed buns. I have been on the road so many times and have seen too many such things. I thought the girl was volunteering like everyone else, so I didn't ask any details. He left with the dry food, and later many villagers gathered around, so I shared my steamed buns with the children and let them go home.
This morning, around 3:00, we had just arrived at Liuguan County when someone placed a pile of rocks on the road. Zhao Daqiang and I had no choice but to get out of the car. The man rushed over and asked Zhao Daqiang's name. After Zhao Daqiang told him, he jumped into the ditch next to him and took out a knife to chop Zhao Daqiang. He chopped him about 30 or 40 times, and even Zhao Daqiang's thing was cut off by him. I was so scared at the time that I quickly ran back after reacting. He was very fast and caught up with me in just two or three steps.
I remembered what my mother said and begged for mercy. I said I had done many good things and had never hurt anyone. After he stabbed me more than a dozen times, he suddenly stopped. I don’t know what happened next.”
Others listened to how it all started.
Then Qian Shulan told the end of the story in detail, even telling about Wang Shouren's second injury. Of course, she omitted the use of the magic medicine.
After listening to this, Zhou Xuemei couldn't help but sigh, "Brother, you are so unlucky!"
Qian Shulan didn't ask them to come here to listen to stories.
She glanced at everyone's faces and said in a deep voice, "Think carefully about this incident. What kind of inspiration does it give you? What would you do if you were the boss? I'll give you half an hour to think about it and then tell me the answer."
Qian Shulan walked out of the east room and looked at the children in the main room who were holding their babies and playing with them.
The little baby loves to laugh now. When children make faces to tease her, her little body trembles with laughter.
Seeing her smile, Qian Shulan felt very warm. This life is still different. Her grandma seems to be soaking in honey every day. She sits next to them and asks them if they are good at school.
Several children rushed to answer. Qian Shulan noticed that Zhuzi had a face full of envy. Qian Shulan rubbed his little head and said, "You can go to school this year too!"
Zhuzi's eyes suddenly turned into stars, and he was obviously looking forward to it.
Qian Shulan stayed with the children for a while and then returned to the east room.
Sitting back on the kang, Qian Shulan began to call the roll, "Boss, you go first, what kind of inspiration did this incident give you?"
Wang Shouren didn't expect his mother would call his name for the first time. He said honestly, "Don't take it for granted."
Qian Shulan asked again: "If you were given another chance, what would you do? Why?"
"I might go and confirm whether the girl was willing. If she was not willing, I would definitely persuade Zhao Daqiang not to do it. If he doesn't listen, I will threaten him to report to the leader."
"Oh? Why?"
"That girl is so pitiful!"
Qian Shulan turned around and asked Wang Shouyi: "What about you?"
Wang Shouyi: "I am almost the same as the eldest brother."
Qian Shulan asked Sun Daqin and Li Chunhua again and got similar answers.
When asked about this, Wang Shouli's answer was slightly different.
"I think this incident taught us a lesson: we must cherish our families. If Zhao Daqiang hadn't been obsessed with sex, he wouldn't have risked his life."
Hearing this, Wang Shouyi was stunned.
Zhou Xuemei also smiled and said, "Mom, I mean the same thing."
Qian Shulan sighed, "What you said makes sense. Boss, you just said it well. We must help others when we can. If helping others will offend them, we can use a slightly roundabout method. If we can't do it openly, we can do it secretly. For example, if Zhao Daqiang doesn't listen to you, can you secretly let the girl run away when no one is paying attention? Of course, if helping others will put yourself at risk, then forget it. It's more important to protect yourself."
She paused and continued, "As for Zhao Daqiang's death, it was just like what the fourth brother said. He brought his own death upon himself. He obviously had a wife and a son, but he ruined his family because of his lustful mind. After his death, his wife will definitely remarry with their son. Just imagine that another man is hugging his wife, and his son is still being abused by his stepfather. Just imagine how much he has lost!"
After hearing his mother's analysis, Wang Shouyi's face turned frighteningly dark.
Qian Shulan pretended not to see it and continued, "Let's talk about Zhao Daqiang's family! Can you tell us a truth: If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. Your son was killed, you are sad, you are angry! It's all right! Everyone can understand you, but you have to be reasonable! It was obviously your child who implicated others, but you blamed them. How can you be so shameless! Big brother, do you think what mother said makes sense?"
Wang Shouren was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Mom, what you said makes sense."
Qian Shulan nodded and changed the subject, "Boss, I'm going to criticize you here. You have the same problems as the Zhao family. Let's talk about what Zhengkang did. Are you acting as unreasonable as the Zhao family? Think about how you felt when the Zhao family grabbed your arm and slapped you. When Zhengkang beat up someone's child, you came to settle the score. At that time, did you ever think that you were also a scoundrel in the eyes of others? Everyone feels sorry for their child, but no matter how sorry you are, you have to be reasonable!"
Wang Shouren was stunned for a long time, with his eyelids drooping as if he was thinking about this.
Qian Shulan did not continue. Wang Shouren thought of the Zhao family's arrogance in the hospital and his own past behavior, which seemed to be no different. He suddenly realized that he was also a bad person. He felt mixed emotions and felt very bitter in his mouth. "Mom, you are right! I was too unreasonable before."
Qian Shulan sighed, "The key to our conduct is reason! If you avoid this, you will be ostracized and become an outsider in other people's eyes. Your network of contacts will become fewer and fewer, and when you need help from others, you will find that no one is willing to lend a hand to you. Even if the matter is as simple as extending a hand to others, they may still be reluctant to help you. Don't you agree?"
Everyone was in deep thought.
"Let's talk about the fourth brother. Because he couldn't borrow money in the county, he rode his bicycle to the countryside to get money. If your aunt hadn't been at home, you wouldn't have been able to borrow even 500. The eldest brother's injuries were not fatal, and he was in pain for several hours. The less serious illness almost cost him his life. You have been working for several years, but you don't even have a close friend. Tell me, are you a failure as a person?"
Wang Shouli lowered his head. This was a question he had been reflecting on. He thought he was not a loner, but who would have thought that he could not find a friend who could lend him money.
“Have you ever reflected on your problems?”
Wang Shouli shook his head and said, "I have reflected on it, but I just can't figure it out."
Qian Shulan pointed it out for him, "Because you keep to yourself. You make friends when you are working, eating, or walking. Think about it, when others ask you for help, have you ever helped them?"
Wang Shouli shook his head. "I have always done my own things. I think I can learn it as long as I read more newspapers. Why should I ask others?"
Qian Shulan was a little speechless. Wang Shouli had no problem with his personality. He was smart and liked to do everything by himself. He would not ask others easily. His emotional intelligence was not low, but he could not make close friends. She smiled and said, "Yes! You will know it if you think about it, but I think it will be faster to ask others! If it is urgent, you can know the answer in three seconds if you ask others, but it will take you an hour to figure it out by yourself. Which one do you think will be more efficient?"
After hearing this, Wang Shouli suddenly realized.
"When you help others, maybe they will help you next time. That's how making friends works, it starts with helping each other. Of course, we also have to make good friends, intimate friends, like those nodding acquaintances, we just need to get along well on the surface. Then let me ask you, what is an intimate friend, a good friend?"
Wang Shouli was the first to answer. Perhaps influenced by the loan, he blurted out, "Anyone who can lend you money is a good friend."
Sun Daqin thought for a moment and said, "If we can talk to each other, we are good friends."
No one else spoke.
Qian Shulan felt that the two people had different ideas because they had different demands.
"You are talking about the friends you want. If it were me, I would probably cherish the friends who can lend me money. There are too many friends who can get along well with each other. As long as they are not too weird, you can make many such friends. It may be too difficult to make friends who lend you money. We should cherish such friends even more. And the friends who drink and eat at the dinner table, don't make them if you can. Talking too much will lead to mistakes, especially when you are drunk, you may say something treasonous if you are not careful. Think about it, aren't you digging a hole for yourself!"
All six people were silent.
"Go back and reflect on what I just said! I also want to praise you here. When the eldest brother got into trouble this time, the fourth brother didn't even have time to take care of his shift. In order to save the eldest brother, he rode his bicycle back and forth. This is the friendship between brothers. Mom is happy for you! The fourth brother did a good job in this regard, very good! Mom is proud of you!"
Wang Shouli scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. Zhou Xuemei was very happy to see her husband.
Wang Shouren hurriedly said, "Fourth brother, this time it's really thanks to you!"
Sun Daqin also thought about her performance and felt ashamed. She quickly said, "Fourth brother, thank you so much!"
Wang Shouli waved his hands hurriedly, "We are all family, why are you being so polite! Brother and sister-in-law, you are being too polite!"
Qian Shulan glanced at the sky outside and said, "Today's meeting ends here. Let's all go back to sleep."
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