Ning Xue thought that Su Guangzong would become a better person after returning to the island and being with her, but she didn't expect him to become even worse.
Every morning I get up and go to the game hall, come back on time for lunch, and then go to the game hall again after lunch, and don’t come back until late at night.
No matter how furious Ning Xue was or how earnestly Su Junyan tried to persuade him, he remained unmoved and only had eyes for the game.
As for Ning Xue's plan of locking him up in the room as soon as he came back, it had completely gone to waste.
Su Guangzong is a grown man after all. If they start fighting, even Su Guangzong is no match for him, let alone Ning Xue.
He can lock it up, he can tear down the door, and it would only take a few minutes to jump out of the window on the second floor.
If Ning Xue had listened to Da Wa and been cruel enough to not cook for him and to discipline him strictly, then there might have been a glimmer of hope. However, she couldn't bring herself to do so. She always thought that if she tried her best to move Su Guangzong, he would be obedient.
But Su Guangzong now? He has completely lost interest in studying.
But he was also smart and knew that if he put too much pressure on Ning Xue, Ning Xue might get anxious and really cut off his food supply.
He discussed with Ning Xue that as long as he was allowed to play video games, he would study.
So he continued to go out early and come back late every day. He would play video games when he should, and when he came back at night, he would pretend to read two pages of a book, and that was enough to get by.
But Ning Xue really fell for it.
She felt that Su Guangzong had a good foundation and as long as he read some books, he would be able to get into a prestigious university next year.
Little do people know that textbooks are changing with each passing day, and talented people emerge in every generation...
The news that Su Guangzong had returned to Hailang Island spread throughout the military family compound within a few days.
To the outside world, Ning Xue and Su Junyan both said the same thing: Guangzong didn't like the university and major he was attending now, so he dropped out of school, went home and took the exams one year later, and went to another university and major that he liked.
Of course, few people believe it.
The news of Su Guangzong being expelled from school was initially only spread within the school. Later, some "nosy" person leaked it to the newspaper, and the reporter even wrote a special report with the title "A college student from a prestigious school was expelled for being addicted to games."
Although the newspaper was only distributed in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, it did not mention any names, but simply said that he was a freshman at Fudan University, Mr. Su.
However, in recent years, there are quite a few students from Hailang Island who have been admitted to Shanghai. As long as you pay a little attention, you will find the right one immediately.
At first, Ning Xue and Su Junyan were able to hide it, but when the clippings of the report were sent back by gossipers and circulated as gossip, the news spread throughout the military family compound.
Ning Xue went out to buy groceries, but she didn't dare get up so early and kept avoiding people.
When Su Junyan was in the army, whenever his colleagues mentioned anything about children, he no longer talked about it as freely as before, but instead hid away under the pretext of smoking.
The couple both behaved in a very timid manner, but Su Guangzong was still walking around in a high-handed manner. He not only played in the game hall on Hailang Island, but also occasionally took a boat to the game halls in Jiang City and Wen City.
The former top student, good boy, and role model for all the children in the military family compound has become an object of everyone's ridicule, and will be pulled out as a typical negative example in a few days.
All of this was seen by Shen Lie.
The next day at noon and in the evening, he was absent-minded while eating.
He picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks, but instead of putting it into his mouth, he stuck it into his nose.
Ning Tang saw it, of course. Before going to bed that night, he asked him, "What's wrong?"
Chen Lie placed his hands on the back of his head, staring at the ceiling, and sighed, "Alas, games are harmful."
It's no wonder he felt this way. After all, Da Wa and Er Niu were of similar age to Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu, and they had been objects of comparison since they were young.
Even if Chen Lie doesn't say it on his face, he will sometimes envy the twins' obedience and good grades. This is human nature and inevitable.
Hearing this, Ning Tang looked at him seriously and asked, "You still think that games are harmful to people?"
Chen Lie looked back at her, "Don't we all think so? If it weren't for the game, Su Guangzong would still be studying hard in school. How could he be so addicted to it?"
Ning Tang glanced at him sideways. "Then you're wrong. Even if it's not a game, it must be something else. Think about it. Society is getting more and more advanced these days, and more and more fun things are appearing. Game halls are one thing, but what about skating rinks, discos, and karaoke bars that came from the island country? What's not fun?"
She found it strange. Why did they have to blame all the "sins" on the game?
Admittedly, games are not without faults.
But games are produced only as a form of entertainment and recreation.
The ones who should really be blamed are players like Su Guangzong who can't control their own hearts, and parents like Su Junyan and Ning Xue who can't guide them.
Ning Tang said, "Think about it yourself. Are games really that fun? Yes, they are fun, I don't deny it, but after playing so many games, Su Guangzong should be tired of it. Why hasn't he gotten tired of it yet? It's because he hasn't discovered anything more fun than games."
The more Chen Lie pondered, the more he felt it made sense. He turned over and looked at her, "Go on, tell me how to guide him."
Ning Tang: "It's simple. Just let him discover things that are more fun than games. Let Su Junyan and Ning Xue take him out more often, travel, visit famous places, have barbecues at home, and invite friends over. Slowly, he'll find that these things are much more fun than games. He'll also make friends and won't like staying at home playing games anymore. He'll like going out instead."
Another reason why Su Guangzong became addicted to the game hall so quickly was that he was a bit introverted and couldn't talk to his former roommates in college. No one wanted to play with him, so he naturally fell into the trap of the game hall.
After hearing this, Chen Lie was deeply moved. "Why do I feel that Su Guangzong should be taught by you? If you were his mother, he definitely wouldn't be like this now?"
Ning Tang turned over and covered himself with the quilt, "Forget it."
None of the three children will come back this summer vacation.
Da Wa and Da Hu continued to stay in Shanghai to run their business. Chen Lie realized from the few words he occasionally sent back in the letters that this kid's business seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and he even planned to open a store in Shanghai.
Land is very expensive in Shanghai. This guy must have made a lot of money to be able to open a store in Shanghai.
Erniu joined the school choir and had to rehearse throughout the summer. She said that the choir would be performing on this year's Spring Festival Gala and would be on TV, so she asked Ning Tang and Shen Lie to watch it.
It also means that she has no time for the whole year. She has to rehearse during the summer vacation and perform on the Spring Festival Gala during the winter vacation.
This made Chen Lie sigh, "My daughter is just going to college, why is it like she's being sold to the school?"
Not to mention Sanwa, who will be transferred to the national team in August this year. In the past few months, he has been busy saying goodbye to the coaches and teammates at the Navy Swimming Team training base, and has no time.
June 11th, morning.
When Sanwa came back from dinner with his coach and teammates, he heard the security guard at the gate say that his grandparents came to see him.
Sanwa's eyes lit up, "Really? My grandparents are here?"
He hadn't expected Ning Weiguo and Sun Aiju to come from Shangang Village to see him, so he quickly asked the security guard, "Then where are my grandparents?"
As soon as the words fell, two voices came from my ears, "Sanwa, we are here."
Sanwa turned his head and the smile on his face froze.
Because it was not Ning Weiguo and Sun Aiju who came out, but Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen.
Bai Xiaofen had a kind smile on her face, but in Sanwa's eyes it looked very hypocritical. "Sanwa, we came to see you. Are you doing well here?"
Liang Dong glanced greedily at the tall, white buildings of the Navy Swimming Team training base. "Sanwa, it's quite nice here."
A trace of disgust flashed across Sanwa's face. He turned to the security guard and said, "Uncle Security, I don't know these two people. Don't let them in next time they come."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away, ignoring the calls of Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen behind him.
He really didn't expect that Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen were smart this time and knew to call themselves grandma and grandpa instead of grandpa and grandma.
After returning to the dormitory, Sanwa immediately called home and said aggrievedly, "Mom——"
Ning Tang got up in the morning, bought groceries and went home. Just as she finished cooking, she heard the phone ring. As soon as she picked up the phone, she heard Sanwa's coquettish voice coming from the other side of the receiver. She curled her lips and said, "What's wrong? You're already an adult, and you're still acting like a spoiled child to me."
Sanwa pouted and said, "I don't have any."
Ning Tang: "Okay, tell me what's going on."
It’s okay, Sanwa usually doesn’t? Call me.
Sanwa told him about Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen coming to see him, and pursed his lips. "You still say you're here to see me? Ugh, who comes to see me empty-handed? I'm not the type of person who would come to see me empty-handed."
It's obvious that she wants to gain benefits from him, but doesn't want to give any advantage to him.
Ning Tang sneered. It was easy to guess what Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen were up to. They probably saw some reports on TV or in the newspapers and knew that Sanwa had become successful, so they wanted to take advantage of him and ask for money, just like they had done with Chen Lie before.
It just so happens that Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen are Sanwa’s biological grandparents, and Sanwa has an inseparable blood relationship with them.
Ning Tang's mind turned for a moment. "I'll take care of this. You just stay here and do what you need to do. You're going to Beijing in August anyway. I don't believe they can follow you there. If they dare, I'll break their legs."
Sanwa was amused and said, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Ning Tang prepared to go out.
Chen Lie had a rare chance to rest today and slept until noon. Just as he got up, he saw Ning Tang hurried out the door. "Where are you going? Buying groceries?"
"No." Ning Tang continued walking, "I'm going to buy paper money."
Chen Lie looked dazed, "Buy paper money?"
He followed the aroma to the kitchen and served himself some rice. He was halfway through his meal when he saw Ning Tang coming back with two large bags of paper money. His eyes widened immediately. "I thought you were just talking, but you actually bought some." He then asked, "Why are you buying paper money? Which relative of ours died?"
"Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen." It's not a festival, so it's really hard to buy paper money. Ning Tang was busy sorting out the paper money he bought and said casually.
Chen Lie's eyebrows twitched. "When did they die? Why didn't I receive any letter?" He stopped eating and stood up to walk around. "No, if they died, our family should buy firecrackers. Why buy paper money?"
"I actually hope they're really dead," Ning Tang snorted, saying unhappily, "so they don't have to do this and that every day. Just now, while you were sleeping, Sanwa called me and said that the couple had gone to the Navy Swimming Team training base."
Chen Lie nodded. This seemed like something he would do during his two-day meeting. "He went to ask Sanwa for money, right? But what does this have to do with you buying paper money?"
Ning Tang, "Send it to? That couple?" He took out a piece of paper and a pen, "I say, you write."
Shen Lie quickly took two mouthfuls of rice and cleared the table. "Go ahead."
Ning Tang thought about it. Really? He didn't know what to write. It was too euphemistic and the couple probably wouldn't understand. So he said, "Just say that if they come looking for anyone in our family again, whether it's Sanwa, Dawa, or Erniu, I will go to their doorstep and burn paper money. No more, no less, I will burn 700 yuan worth of paper money. I will burn it until their whole building is filled with smoke. As I do so, I will ask the neighbors to come out and judge the matter."
Chen Lie laughed as he wrote, "You're awesome."
Ning Tang rolled his eyes. "What's so great about that? I can do what I say."
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