On New Year's Eve, Yang Na carefully prepared a New Year's Eve dinner for the two brothers.
Every Chinese New Year in the past was the happiest time for Yin Chang, because no matter how busy Yin Dong is usually, he will not pick up work on New Year's Eve and the three days before the Spring Festival. This is a rare moment for father and son to get together.
Moreover, Yin Dong loves dumplings stuffed with eight treasures. This is also Yang Na's specialty. Every New Year's Eve, she will make a big pot of dumplings for the father and son to eat, and this year is no exception... Although this family has lost forever The figure of Yin Dong.
"The dumplings are here."
Seeing Yang Na coming out of the kitchen with a plate of hot dumplings just out of the pan, Yin Chang was a little dazed for a moment.
"Has Junling eaten dumplings?" Yang Na turned the handle of the spoon on the plate to Shao Junling, and said with a smile, "Come on, you are the youngest, try it first, eat more, and grow taller."
Yang Na often said this sentence to Yin Chang when she was a child. In a blink of an eye, the object of preferential treatment changed.
Of course Yin Chang would not be jealous of his younger brother over such a trivial matter, he just felt a little bit emotional, the special care that this old nanny gave to the younger generation in the family was like a kind of inheritance.
"Yang Na, don't be busy, you come and eat together." Yin Chang raised his head and said.
"Okay, I'll serve out the pig's trotter soup, and I'll come." Yang Na turned around with a smile.
"elder brother… "
Hearing Shao Junling's voice, Yin Chang looked away: "Huh?"
I saw the little guy holding the big spoon tremblingly, scooping the first dumpling into his bowl: "Eat."
Yin Chang: "..."
The three of them had dinner together, Yang Na cleaned up the kitchen, Shao Junling knelt on the sofa and played with his mobile phone.
He seems to have exchanged wechat with his classmate, and at the moment he is slowly typing on his mobile phone to chat with each other.
Yin Chang went back to the bedroom, took out the two red envelopes prepared in advance from the drawer, and took one of the thick red envelopes to find Yang Na: "Fiona..."
Yang Na had just finished washing the dishes, and when she saw what Yin Chang handed over, she was startled: "Oh, what are you doing?"
Yin Chang explained: "This is my heart, happy new year."
In the past, every Chinese New Year, Yin Dong, as an employer, would give Yang Na a big red envelope to thank her for her efforts over the past year. After Yin Dong left, all these things fell on him one by one. Although they were all minor details, when his role in the family changed from a caregiver to a responsibility bearer, he would be involuntarily to think about.
Yang Na accepted the red envelope with tears in her eyes: "Silly boy, how old are you, and you can follow your father's example... Hey, I'm a lonely person, so I can eat and drink your food here, and it doesn't cost me much on weekdays." Money, your dad gave me such a high annual salary... I keep it in the bank, maybe when I get old and can't do it anymore, I will find a better nursing home for the elderly... "
Yin Chang hugged her. This old nanny who was nearly fifty years old had been with him for almost twenty years. In his heart, he had long regarded her as an indispensable part of the family. In the next ten years, or even twenty years, he hoped that Yang Na would be around, and even if she was old, he would provide her with care.
Yang Na grabbed his hand and persuaded again: "Xiao Chang, today is New Year's Eve, I know you have had a bad time in the past half a year, as the old saying goes, 'Let's say goodbye to the old and welcome the new', after tonight, let the past go It's all over, huh?"
Yin Chang said calmly: "I know, I will."
Yang Na looked at the back of him leaving, and sighed softly. What happened in the past six months can almost be said to have forced the child to grow up overnight.
She gently tucked the corners of her eyes, and continued to wipe the stove.
After Yin Chang came out, he saw that Shao Junling was still lying on the sofa playing with his mobile phone, so he didn't call him. He directly took another red envelope containing lucky money to the study room, and planned to put it quietly under his pillow.
But unexpectedly, as soon as Yin Chang lifted Shao Junling's pillow, he found a thick stack of ten yuan hidden underneath.
Yin Chang: "???"
He suddenly remembered what Shao Junling had told him in the Jungfraujoch sightseeing hall, and his face immediately turned dark.
"Shao Junling!?" Yin Chang was anxious, not caring whether it was Shao Junling's "privacy", and called him in loudly.
Hearing his brother's call, the little guy rushed in, thinking it was a good thing, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw his brother holding his private money in his hand... Looking at him gloomyly, he asked : "Where did you get these?"
Shao Junling opened his mouth and looked around in a panic, but under Yin Changruju's eyes, he knew that he couldn't escape this hurdle, so he could only confess honestly: "I, I... and the kid, make a bet..."
... Sure enough!
"Didn't you just win ten yuan when you asked Xue Zi about the results? What's the matter with so much money? What name did you use to win his money?" Thinking that this kid cheated Xue Zi asked so much money without his knowledge , Yin Chang had a terrible headache.
"No, no, no," Shao Junling almost stammered anxiously, "I, I am, with other, other children..."
Yin Chang: "???" This kid didn't just trick Xue Zi to ask someone's money? ?
"Come here," Yin Chang took a deep breath, trying to calm down his irritable mood, and called Shao Junling to him, "Sit here and explain to me!"
Shao Junling sat in front of Yin Chang, and honestly said: "This, Dong Chengtian's, this, Yan Jiaping, this, Sun Wan, this, Kong Nanlei, and Yang Mengshan..."
Yin Chang: "..." They are all exactly the same ten yuan, this kid can actually remember which one was given by who
... wait, that's not the point!
The point is that this bastard actually bet with so many children and won their money!
He is only eleven years old!
Does Teacher Lin know this
Shao Junling was still explaining tremblingly: "These cards are for betting on grades, and these are betting, betting on Teacher Lin, what color to wear, clothes... This one is for physical education class, betting on games..."
"Then what about these?" Yin Chang pointed to the few five-yuan bills sandwiched inside.
"This, this is, Luo Pengtao, Ji Han, Yu Wenmao..." Shao Junling reported five or six names, then raised his eyes to glance at Yin Chang's face, and said cautiously, "Theirs, protection fee."
Yin Chang: "????"
Yin Chang: "Protection fee????"
What the hell is this kid... How dare he collect protection money from others? ?
When Shao Junling noticed Yin Chang staring at him, he shrank his neck again. If he was a turtle, he would probably lose his head.
But seeing his reaction, Yin Chang became even more angry. This shows that Shao Junling knows that collecting protection fees for gambling is not allowed by the rules... Otherwise, with this kid's temper, if he doesn't know where he is wrong, he probably dares to stare unscrupulously come back.
Under Yin Chang's further questioning, Shao Junling truthfully explained the reason for his "protection fee".
This has to start with Deyin's activity class.
Deyin is taught in small classes, except for the activity class, which is usually taught by four classes together. The physical education teacher will teach the children how to play football and basketball, and regularly organize some large-scale competitions.
At this time, if there are a few burly and domineering boys in the class, the morale will be greatly increased and the advantage will be doubled during the competition. If not, once you play, you will inevitably be provoked, bullied or even ridiculed by your opponents after the game.
Before Shao Junling entered Class A of Primary One, there was no boy in this class who could play. Xue Ziwen, the only one who was arrogant in front of others, was also a paper tiger, so their scores in outdoor activities were always at the bottom of the whole grade, which also caused them to be in other classes. I couldn't lift my head in front of my classmates.
But since Shao Junling started to participate in the team competition of Primary One Class A, the children found that their weak state has gradually changed.
Although this transfer is not tall and big, he has a domineering aura. As long as he is on the court, no matter what strong man is facing him, he will dare to go on a rampage. The opponent had suffered a few times against him, so he didn't dare to confront him again. As time passed, Shao Junling was invincible as if he had entered the land of no one.
As Shao Junling helped Primary One Class A win more and more games, his popularity and status in the class also rose sharply.
The families of the students in Shangdeyin were not short of money. Some boys admired Shao Junling from the bottom of their hearts, so they used money to please Shao Junling, and joked that they were paying him protection fees. The little friends who knew about this were not ashamed, but followed suit one by one, not to mention the protection fee, and some often gave Shao Junling all kinds of delicious and fun things.
Of course, Shao Junling wouldn't speak in such detail in front of Yin Chang, and he didn't understand other people's thoughts, so he just talked about it.
For example, so-and-so offered him money, so-and-so gave him a bottle of lactic acid bacteria drink every day, and so-and-so invited him to eat sausages in the school cafeteria every now and then... He also received a bunch of game cards, but not know how to use it.
When explaining these things, Shao Junling also put on an upright look of "I don't want it, they insist on giving it to me", which made Yin Chang feel neither angry nor laughing.
"Listen..." Yin Chang picked up the stack of money and shook it in front of Shao Junling, the corners of his mouth curled into a smile that was not a smile, but there was still a hint of anger between his brows, "Today is New Year's Eve, I don't want to be angry with you. Regarding this matter , I’ll just say one thing—usually classmates treat you well, it’s because of your popularity earned by your own ability, you can accept some small gifts, but you absolutely cannot accept money.”
And if others knew that Shao Junling cared so much about this small amount of money, they would think that his elder brother treated him so harshly.
After Yin Chang finished speaking, he took out the red envelope that he had already prepared and said, "This is the lucky money I gave you. It was originally intended to be placed under your pillow... You are a boy, and a man must have a man's integrity. How can you just accept it from a classmate?" What about the money? Take it, if you need money in the future, you can directly mention it to me, and you are not allowed to accept others, whether it is betting or protection fees, do you understand?"
Shao Junling's attention was all on the red envelope Yin Chang gave him, and he let out a casual "hmm".
Yin Chang was afraid that he would not have a long memory, so he thought about it and said, "I won't respond to Mr. Lin about this, but if I find out that there is a second time... I will send you back to school to live."
Hearing this, Shao Junling suddenly raised his head, and hastily promised, "I won't accept it."
Yin Chang used that point to threaten Shao Junling, just to test his reaction. Seeing him so nervous, he was a little stunned.
He seems to have confirmed something... Is that Shao Junling's weakness
Early the next morning, Yin Chang personally drove Shao Junling and Yang Na to visit Yin Dong's grave.
After the memorial service, he and Yao Manhuai chose a place with a good geomantic omen for Yin Dong in the most expensive private cemetery in Haicheng, and buried the golden nanmu box and a set of clothes that Yin Dong often wore during his lifetime to make a clothes tomb for Yin Dong. Relatives and friends came to mourn.
In the early morning of the first day of the first lunar month, most people went to visit their relatives and friends. Even the private cemeteries, which were expensive with every inch of land, were sparsely populated, appearing depressed and deserted.
When the three of them came to Yin Dong's tombstone, Yang Na lit candles first, burned incense, offered flowers and fruits, and mourned in a low voice: "Since Mr. left, this is the first time I have come to see you. I'm really sorry." live… "
She babbled a lot, her eyes were flushed, and her tone was sad.
"I will take good care of your two children... hope you are there and... well... we will all miss you..."
Yin Chang listened to Yang Na muttering to herself for a while, and seemed to mention a name vaguely in the middle, but the words became softer and softer, he couldn't hear clearly, and just looked at the tombstone in a daze.
After Yang Na finished speaking, she wiped her wet eyes and called Shao Junling to kowtow to Yin Dong.
As a result, Yin Chang was feeling sad, so he heard Shao Junling call out to the tombstone: "Uncle Yin."
Yin Chang frowned and said, "What's your name?"
Shao Junling repeated foolishly: "Uncle..."
Yin Chang felt angry, raised his hand and gave him a pat on the back of the head: "Call Dad!"
Shao Junling: "..."
Shao Junling was forced to helplessly: "Father..."
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[Interlude]
Xue Zi asked (voice): "What are you doing?"
Shao Junling (typing hard, three words for three minutes): "No reason."
Xue Zi asked (voice): "Have you finished your meal?"
During Shao Junling's strenuous typing, before he could finish typing the three words "It's ready", Xue Ziwen's voice came again.
Xue Zi asked (voice): "I'm having dinner at my grandfather's house. Just now my cousin taught me to play a very fun game called King Pesticide. Do you want to play together?"
Shao Junling:? ? ? King of pesticides? what? How to play
I deleted the unfinished sentences and continued typing new ones...
Xue Zi asked (voice): "Why don't you answer me?"
Shao Junling: "..." I'm still typing! ! ! I'm so bored that I don't want to talk anymore! ! !
Xue Ziwen said to his cousin: "My classmate is very cold, he didn't reply to me, probably because he doesn't want to play with me..."
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Shao Junling: What should I do if my brother finds out the private money? Shivering! ! !
Yin Chang: What should I do if I find out that the school bully brother is collecting protection money at school? How to educate and correct? Seek expert guidance, online and so on.
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The little guy is obviously a wolf cub, Yin Chang insisted on educating him like a little sheep.
He also had a hard time pretending in front of his brother.
...but what can be done
Who made him only 1.2 meters tall now.
No cowardice. ╮(╯_╰)╭