I was bored and waiting at home for about an hour. The sun was about to set, but my parents hadn't come back yet.
Chen Ming couldn't help but frown.
Where did my parents go in the cold winter? They haven't come back for so long.
It’s almost time for dinner, so my parents should be back to cook.
Chen Ming felt somewhat confused and walked out to his neighbor's door.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the yard, I saw an old neighbor collecting quilts that had been drying in the yard.
Chen Ming asked the old man, "Uncle, where are my parents? Do you know?"
When the uncle saw Chen Ming, he was shocked and thought, didn't this kid from the Chen family become a deserter? How come he came back
The uncle was a little puzzled. He was already a deserter, why didn't he run away and wait for someone to catch him
He looked at Chen Ming with a frown on his face. He didn't want to waste time talking to Chen Ming, fearing that he would be implicated when Chen Ming was arrested. He immediately said truthfully, "Your parents went to visit your aunt."
Chen Ming looked at the old man and felt helpless.
This requires a way to rebuild one's own personality!
Otherwise, the whole village will think I am a deserter, and I will be so embarrassed!
Chen Ming couldn't help but mutter in his heart, but he didn't explain anything directly to the old man. He nodded and said, "Oh, thank you, old man."
After saying that, Chen Ming returned home, locked the door, and walked towards his aunt's house according to the route he remembered.
As far as he could remember, this aunt was the most successful one among his entire circle of relatives.
Not only did he build a small Western-style house in the countryside, he also bought a small two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment in a big city.
My uncle drives a Toyota Nissan worth tens of thousands of yuan, and every time he drives back to the countryside, he always causes discussion.
After all, being able to drive a car these days is considered a great achievement.
Their son was also very hardworking and was admitted to a prestigious university, and joined a large company after graduation.
It can be said that their family is a role model among Chen Ming’s entire circle of relatives.
Every Chinese New Year, my aunt and her family would come back from the big city and live in a small Western-style house in the countryside.
And they would also invite a large group of relatives over to have dinner, drink tea, chat, play cards and mahjong.
Of course, when relatives get together, my aunt can't help but brag about how good the quality of city people is. The community security guards will salute and greet you every time you go out. When neighbors return to the community during holidays, they will give each other specialties from their hometowns. Children in the city will be picked up and dropped off by school buses, etc.
My aunt's house is actually not that close to my home, it's about five kilometers away.
Of course, this was nothing to Chen Ming. He was used to running five kilometers in the army, and he didn't have to carry any weight, so it was not a big deal.
And if he didn't go, I'm afraid there would be no dinner tonight.
Because my parents usually stay overnight at my aunt's house, and this has become an annual habit.
After all, my aunt would call a large group of relatives to play cards, mahjong, chat, etc., and they would basically chat until late at night.
Moreover, my aunt's house is a small Western-style building with four floors in total. Even if a lot of relatives come over, there is enough room for them to sleep.
At the same time, a small white Western-style building next to a newly built cement road in the town was bustling with activity.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen Gensheng and Wang Yan, along with a group of relatives, sat on the sofa in the hall, eating melon seeds and chatting.
Ordinary rural families would burn a charcoal fire in the living room in winter, and sit by the fire and chat every night.
While keeping warm, you can also roast some sweet potatoes or boil a pot of water.
However, the small Western-style building at my aunt's house was all painted white, so they didn't burn charcoal fires because the smoke from charcoal fires would easily blacken the house.
Of course, it wasn't all idleness. When my aunt came back, she brought a small solar heater that everyone in the city used.
Relatives who have lived in the countryside for generations feel it is extremely magical when looking at this rare thing.
"This little glowing thing is warm and doesn't smoke. It's much better than a brazier."
"Yeah, this high-tech thing must cost a lot of money."
"It's not expensive, it's only over 80 yuan, my son can earn that in half a day."
Even Chen Ming's mother Wang Yan said with a smile: "It's very useful. When our Xiao Ming comes back, I will buy one for him and put it under his bed so that he won't be cold in winter."
However, when everyone heard Wang Yan mention Chen Ming, their faces turned strange and they shut their mouths.
Although they didn't all have bad intentions, I really didn't know how to respond to this...
After all, the news of Chen Ming being a deserter was widely spread here.
Three people can become a tiger. With so many rumors, these relatives began to believe that Chen Ming really was a deserter.
However, relatives have different opinions on this matter.
Some people sighed over this. After all, when Chen Ming successfully entered the military camp, his father Chen Gensheng was very happy for a long time. He mentioned it to everyone and was very proud of it.
Now that Chen Ming has become a deserter, when everyone thinks of how proud Chen Gensheng was in the past, they naturally can't help but sigh that life is unpredictable.
Of course, some people expressed sympathy. After all, he was a relative's child. He did not follow the right path after entering high school, and even when he joined the army, he did not follow the right path. This was a waste of his parents who were so good to him.
There were also people who took advantage of his misfortune and often talked about Chen Ming behind his back, saying that Chen Ming was just like a person who could not change his nature. He had been addicted to the Internet since high school. Could it be that he could be cured by joining the army? Didn't he escape and no one knew where he had gone
Of course, no matter what these relatives think, they really can't say anything good about Chen Ming.
Now Wang Yan mentioned Chen Ming unconsciously, and everyone didn't know how to respond.
It was quiet by the fireplace. The occasional laughter of young people barbecuing and drinking on the rooftop and the sounds of children chasing and playing with each other downstairs were unusually clear at this moment.
However, these adults who are parents became embarrassed because of Chen Ming.
Chen Gensheng held an old pipe in his hand. He silently took out a pinch of tobacco from the pouch and stuffed it into the mouth of the pipe. After lighting it with a lighter, he took a deep puff.
Then he exhaled a long puff of thick smoke, looked at the faces of his relatives through the smoke, and then looked at the small solar heater, without saying a word.
What I was thinking was, what's so good about this small heater? It's hot if you get too close to it, and cold if you're too far away. It's not as useful as the brazier at home.
Of course, he didn't say this out loud.
Seeing this, Chen Ming's uncle quickly took out a box of expensive cigarettes from his pocket and said, "Brother, smoking with a pipe is harmful to your health. Come, smoke this."
Chen Gensheng took a glance. He didn't know the name of the cigarette, but he knew its price. It was usually hung on the most conspicuous column in the tobacco shop, and a pack cost more than fifty yuan.
Every time he bought cigarettes, he would take a look at the price and then dare not look at what the cigarettes were called.
Seeing Uncle Chen Ming's good intentions, Chen Gensheng said with a smile: "This tobacco is too soft, I'm not used to it, this pipe is still strong enough."
My uncle chuckled and didn't say much, then distributed the cigarettes to everyone present.
After someone started talking, the relatives started chatting again.
They are all parents, so when they start chatting, they can't help but talk about their children.
Chen Ming's aunt Chen Liping said with a smile and a bit of boasting: "My son resigned from his original company a few months ago and just joined a new company!"
After hearing this, all the relatives were stunned. After all, they all knew about her son's previous job. He made a lot of money a month, which made them extremely envious.
But, are you going to quit such a good job
Uncle Chen Yongchun asked, "Why did your son quit? His previous company was so good, earning 7,000 yuan a month, and it was a big company."
In the rural areas of these 4.5 eras, a monthly salary of 7,000 yuan is undoubtedly a considerable income.
Chen Liping smiled and said: "I didn't understand it at first, and I scolded him severely, telling him that it's not easy to find a good job. Even if you graduate from a prestigious university, you have to be pragmatic and don't be too ambitious and think about changing jobs."
"In the end, he told me that he left because a new company wanted to poach him. The new company offered him a monthly salary of 12,000 yuan."
As soon as these words were spoken, a group of relatives exclaimed in surprise. In their eyes, earning over ten thousand yuan a month was unthinkable.
After all, many jobs in the county only pay around 2,000 yuan a month.
But they are all monthly salaries, and the wages of many people in the county are not even a fraction of his.
Chen Ming's mother Wang Yan widened her eyes and said, "So many."
This is almost as much as they earn from farming for half a year.
Chen Gensheng continued to take a deep puff of smoke from his pipe, exhaled the thick smoke, and sighed:
"My kid is not very motivated. If he learns better, I can't expect him to be as successful as your son. It would be good if he can earn 5,000 or 6,000 yuan a month after graduation."
At this moment, he was still fantasizing that it would be great if Chen Ming had not learned bad things, studied hard, went to a good university and found a good job.
Now that I have joined the army, I don’t even know where I am.
Although he believed that his son would not desert, he didn't know where Chen Ming was exactly.
Wang Yan quickly asked Chen Liping: "What does Xiaofan do in this new company? Why is his salary so high?"
The Xiaofan she mentioned refers to Chen Liping's son Zhang Bufan. As his name suggests, he is indeed relatively extraordinary.
After all, he graduated from a prestigious university with excellent grades. After graduation, he was noticed by major companies. It can be said that he had a smooth journey.
Therefore, when I graduated, I was recruited by a company and directly entered a large company, where I received a salary that the villagers envied.
Chapter 168: This kid didn’t desert, I just don’t know where he ran off to!
In response to Wang Yan's question, Chen Liping smiled and said, "My son's new company makes online games, the kind your son used to like to play online."
Upon hearing this, Chen Gensheng and his wife's faces changed.
Because in their impression, this thing is harmful to people. Isn’t Zhang Bufan harming people by making this thing