Chapter 395 What’s happening in our family?
Village head Lu treats Zhou Yong well and fully supports him in his work. Almost everything concerning Huaixi Village will be given a green channel.
The next day was the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. Jiang Yue'e and Guan Shuqing each carried some seafood and put the generous red envelopes and wages given by Zhou Yong in their waists, and went home happily to celebrate the New Year.
After they left, Li Caixia brought Wu Peng to her third uncle's house.
"Sister Xia, Dapeng, please sit down."
Li Caixia responded with a forced smile, and the mother and son sat on the sofa, one in front of the other.
Zhou Yong was lighting the stove. Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang were not at home. The old couple went to visit relatives in another village early in the morning.
All five children went to Masanjia, leaving only Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun at home.
Zhou Yong put some coal into the stove and put the kettle on the stove cover.
Li Caiyun was chatting with Li Caixia. Zhou Yong's eyes fell on Wu Peng, who was lowering his head slightly. He knew clearly what these women were doing there.
Zhou Yong pursed his lips and listened quietly to the sisters chatting. Li Caixia changed the subject.
Wu Peng's affairs had not spread in the village, and only his relatives and friends knew about it. However, what he should do next became a difficult concern for Li Caixia.
Last night, Li Caixia talked to Li Hongjun about her son, and Li Hongjun suggested that she bring Wu Peng to ask Zhou Yong.
After hearing what Li Caixia said, Li Caiyun couldn't help feeling sorry for Wu Peng. If this hadn't happened, as long as he graduated from university next year, he would be able to choose from many government agencies to work for.
That is what many people dream of, and at the last minute, Wu Peng impulsively changed his life.
Zhou Yong's face was gentle: "Dapeng, what do you think?"
On the train that day, Zhou Yong casually mentioned that Wu Peng should go to work in the brigade, but the matter was not finalized and it depended on Wu Peng's own thoughts.
Wu Peng scratched his head, thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, I'll follow your arrangements."
Zhou Yong narrowed his eyes and looked at Wu Peng who seemed to be a little listless: "Now we are talking about your future path. How can I arrange this for you?"
Although they are relatives, Zhou Yong does not want to interfere in Wu Peng's life. After all, everyone has different thoughts. What Zhou Yong thinks is good for him may not be good for Wu Peng.
So Wu Peng needs to make his own choices in many matters.
Wu Peng looked at Zhou Yong, slowly lowered his head, and slowly clenched his outstretched hands into fists.
Zhou Yong gave him time to think about this problem. Li Caixia's heart was beating fast and Li Caiyun couldn't help but look at her nephew.
The four people had their own thoughts. After a while, Wu Peng spoke with difficulty: "Uncle, I am so confused now. I don't want to talk about the future, and I don't want to think about other things..."
Wu Peng didn't want to see Zhou Yong, but Li Caixia forced him to come.
Although he knew that his mother did this for his own good, he was currently feeling depressed because he was unable to graduate from college.
In his inner world, he is already confused about the future. He cannot find the direction of his life, and doesn't know where to go.
As soon as Wu Peng said this, Li Caixia's face showed anger.
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid?"
Wu Peng looked at his mother and slowly lowered his head. Zhou Yong glanced at his aunt's face and said, "Dapeng, go out for a walk with your uncle."
Li Caixia opened her mouth and Wu Peng pursed his lips in response.
Zhou Yong took Wu Peng away from home. As soon as they left, Li Caixia's eyes instantly turned red.
Li Caiyun held her cousin's hand and said, "Sister Xia, everything will be fine."
Li Caixia's tears welled up in her eyes: "Caiyun, why is Sister Xia's life so miserable?"
When she was young, she ignored her parents' advice and insisted on marrying Wu Jun, and ended up jumping into a fire pit.
She couldn't rely on her husband, but luckily she had the help of her mother's family. She raised the children with great difficulty, but she didn't expect Wu Peng to deal her a heavy blow.
To be honest, with what Li Caixia experienced, if she didn't have a strong heart, I'm afraid most women would not be able to handle it.
Li Caiyun held Li Caixia's hand tightly and said, "Sister Xia, don't let your imagination run wild. Didn't you say that? As long as Dapeng can come back safely, it's fine. Now that he's back, why don't you say that anymore..."
"Caiyun, the problem is there now. Sister Xia has to make plans for Dapeng's future and can't let him get upset..."
Li Caiyun sighed softly: "Sister Xia, Dapeng has just returned a few days ago, you should give him more time..."
Li Caixia wiped her tears randomly, and Li Caiyun continued to persuade her cousin.
The two sisters chatted for more than an hour, and then Zhou Yong came back with Wu Peng.
After entering the house, Wu Peng said, "Mom, let's go home!"
Li Caixia froze for a moment, then she slowly stood up and went home with her son.
After seeing the women off, Li Caiyun couldn't help but ask Zhou Yong, "What did you guys talk about when you went out?"
Zhou Yong organized his words and told Li Caiyun the content of their conversation truthfully.
Wu Peng didn't want to stay in the village to work, because he knew that even if he worked for his whole life, he would only be able to have enough food and clothing in the end.
So he wanted to go out and try his luck, to open up another path in life for himself.
Zhou Yong agreed with him doing so, but it was not so easy for Wu Peng to leave.
He wants to start a career, does he need financial support?
Given her family’s current situation, Li Caixia simply cannot afford to support her son’s entrepreneurship.
Besides, Wu Peng’s younger brothers and sisters are all studying, so Li Caixia can’t just take care of him, she has to take care of the other children as well.
With Li Caixia's monthly salary of a few dozen yuan, if she does not raise funds next year, the foreign debt she owes will be enough to pay off for several years.
Li Caiyun frowned more and more as she listened: "How come Dapeng can't see the reality clearly? All these years of studying have been in vain..."
Zhou Yong looked at Li Caiyun and said, "Dapeng wants to go out, isn't it to make more money?"
Li Caiyun curled her lips and sighed in her heart: "I understand what you said, but has he ever thought about making a name for himself outside? What if he achieves nothing? What should Sister Xia do then?"
Life is full of too many variables, and Li Caiyun doesn't want her cousin to spend her whole life in misery.
Therefore, Li Caiyun believes that Wu Peng should be down-to-earth and find a job to make a living first. As for other things, once his family is stable, he can do whatever he wants.
Li Caiyun's words made sense. Zhou Yong narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't kids have high aspirations? For a college student like Wu Peng who is about to graduate, it's normal for him to have ideals and ambitions..."
"What a stupid college student! If he hadn't messed around, he wouldn't have had all these troubles..."
Ever since Wu Peng got into trouble, Li Caixia couldn't eat or sleep well and was often in tears. Li Caiyun saw all this and had accumulated a lot of complaints against her nephew.
Zhou Yong looked at the furious Li Caiyun and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows secretly: "Why are you still so angry?"
Li Caiyun took a deep breath and said, "I just feel sorry for Sister Xia."
Zhou Yong pursed his lips slightly, and said slowly: "Don't feel sorry for Sister Xia, think about your own family first!"
Li Caiyun was stunned, with a question mark on her forehead: "What's going on in our family?"
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