"Don't smoke while the baby is here; it's bad for a newborn's lungs," Shen Fang waved his hand.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Gang's wife quickly grabbed the child and moved far away.
"You guys spend all your time either drinking tea or playing cards?"
Shen Xiaogang nodded: "Mainly because there's not much to do. Our village is so wealthy now, we don't need to work. We just live our lives like this. But we still do what we need to do."
“Those of us who are married and have children don’t go out to play much anymore. The young men in their twenties in the village spend their time spending money on outlandish clothes, dyeing their hair all sorts of bright colors, and driving around in their family cars, sometimes even driving overnight to Guangzhou or Shenzhen. Like Xiao Lei, Xiao Ba Dou, and a few others.”
As they were talking, they saw several young men with brightly colored hair, dressed in flashy clothes, and smoking cigarettes as they walked by in a sleazy manner. They greeted Chen Fang as soon as they saw him.
"Grandpa, Uncle, Uncle, Great-Grandfather, Cousin..."
Shen Fang found these people quite familiar; they were all his childhood friends, some a little older than him, and some a little younger.
"All of you, come here."
He looked at the young men with a displeased expression.
"What's going on here, all this colorful stuff, like some kind of 'emo' fashion? Are you putting on a play? Or are you summoning a ghost? And what the hell are you doing with those earrings? And Xiaoxue, what's wrong with your face? It looks like a monkey's butt. What are you trying to do? What kind of behavior is this, dressing like this for a young girl?"
Shen Xue pouted: "That's how it's popular now. You wouldn't understand, Uncle."
Sinking Square.....
"You get home right now, wash your face clean, change your clothes, and all of you, shave your heads. If you don't, dye them back. What kind of appearance do you have? You're a real disgrace. If I see you all like this at the meeting tonight, I'll teach you a lesson."
"Uncle, you're meddling way too much."
Shen Fang glanced sideways at Shen Lei, who was talking back: "Oh, it's been years and you've learned to talk back? Should I talk to your dad? If you don't want your legs broken, you lot better behave yourselves. This is really outrageous. Liking new things is fine, young people wanting to be trendy is fine, but what kind of behavior is this? Especially you, Shen Lei, aren't you tired of carrying such a huge landmine on your head? What are you doing? Building a nest for a bird? Is this pretty?"
"Anyone who didn't know better would think there was a war going on in our village. And you, Maodou, what kind of hairstyle is that? A broom head? What a mess."
"If we don't get it back, we won't be giving out our year-end bonuses this year. You guys figure it out."
After saying this, Shen Fang stopped talking and waved his hand to dismiss the group.
Shen Kun was absolutely ecstatic.
"Good heavens, what are these guys doing? They look like giant monkeys."
Shen Fang sighed: "This generation's appreciation skills are really terrible."
Shen Xiaogang, who was standing nearby, spoke up: "Actually, this has only happened recently. Everything was fine before. I don't know who started this, but I heard they've caused a lot of trouble outside, including fights. If this isn't dealt with, something bad will happen sooner or later. The world is a bit chaotic these days."
Shen Fang stroked his chin: "There's a saying that wealth shouldn't be flaunted. These guys are throwing money around so openly, as if they're afraid no one will know they have some money in their pockets. There are plenty of bad people these days. It's fine if they play around, but I'm afraid they're too naive and might cause trouble. Let's talk about it in detail tonight."
Shen Kun smiled and said, "Speaking will only help for a while. We're all from the same village, and we're not always in the village. It's not their fault that they want to live a carefree life, throw money around, and be rich kids when they have money. But they haven't been to school much, so they lack knowledge, culture, and understanding. They've just been wasting their lives all these years."
"If someone suddenly becomes rich and their family has money, they'll definitely want to enjoy themselves. A verbal reprimand will suffice. As long as it's not excessive, you can't control them, Third Uncle."
Shen Fang nodded: "I don't want to get involved either. Let Uncle and the others handle this. But these people should stay away from the village children. They learn good things from good people and bad things from bad people. It may take a lifetime to learn good things, but it may only take a day or two to learn bad things."
It's one thing to be bad and useless, but the next generation of the village, these little buds, still need to be nurtured into the future and pillars of the village.
Shenjia Village suddenly became rich under his leadership. Most of the villagers were good people, kind-hearted, but mostly uneducated and lacking in cultural knowledge. Leaving aside the older generation, among the younger generation around Shen Fang's age, very few were actually educated; most had dropped out of junior high school or only attended high school for a year or two. In those days, children who didn't go to school had only two paths.
First, go to the factory to tighten screws.
Second, find a place to learn a trade and become an apprentice.
There were no other options, but things were different in Shenjia Village. With money, they didn't need to do these things; the dividends alone amounted to hundreds of thousands a year. And that didn't even include the money their families earned. Life was incredibly comfortable.
For most people, sudden wealth usually means acquiring more property, buying a car or a house, getting married, having children, traveling, making some investments, or starting a small business.
The remaining small group squandered the money; since the distribution was based on headcount, they'd have the cash deposited directly into their accounts at the end of the year. They had no worries about food or drink. Why wouldn't someone with money spend it?
This group of people doesn't mean they reject the idea that life is about enjoying oneself to the fullest. Rather, they believe in appreciating each day as it comes.
This is the consequence of not receiving a good education: not knowing how to manage money.
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