"Where the hell have you been? Why weren't you home guarding the house? Now the house has been burgled, are you satisfied?"
As soon as I squeezed through the crowd and reached my front door, my mother started yelling at me: "You good-for-nothing! You're a twenty-year-old man and you can't even take care of your own home. If I had known you were this useless, I shouldn't have given birth to you!"
"The mother of my child..."
Seeing his second son's clenched fists and bulging veins on the back of his hands, clearly indicating anger, Shen's father quickly tugged at his wife and said to Shen Qingming:
"Ignore your mother. The house was emptied, and she's upset. It's not directed at you!"
At nineteen, almost twenty, and still being scolded by his mother in front of so many people, Shen Qingming instinctively felt he was losing face. Only after hearing his father's words did the anger in his heart not erupt.
However, she couldn't help but complain to herself: she had talent and good looks, but she lost because of her background, having two mercenary and low-class parents.
It's just a matter of losing an egg or missing a scallion, but in my mother's mouth, it's become that the whole house has been robbed.
With a hint of subtle dissatisfaction and disdain, Shen Qingming took a few more steps and looked into the house.
Upon seeing this, their eyes widened in surprise.
He rubbed his eyes with some doubt and looked at it carefully several times before confirming that he really hadn't seen it wrong; his house had indeed been emptied.
It literally meant emptying the house; even the doors inside were stolen!
In an instant, Shen Qingming couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate: Luckily, luckily I'm about to go to the countryside, otherwise, given the family's situation, the whole family would have to beg for food.
Seeing his son's shocked expression, the father immediately stepped forward and said, "Second son, go to the military region and find your girlfriend. Ask her family to help you. The police came to register her just now, but they didn't find anything."
Your girlfriend's dad is a high-ranking official, he must have a way.
When Mr. Shen said this, his voice couldn't help but rise a few decibels: After all, having a teacher as a relative by marriage is a great honor.
Shen's father often showed off in the family building.
Now, saying this isn't just about getting Ruan Minqiang to help investigate the truth; it's also about thinking: if they really can't find out, given how much that girl from the Ruan family cares about her second son, would she really let him sleep on the floor? Wouldn't she make up for it for her own son?
Perhaps, they can even help decorate their home to be more comfortable than before.
In any case, a trip to the military region is beneficial and harmless to one's own family.
"dad……"
Hearing what Shen's father said, Shen Qingming was somewhat dissatisfied: Although he often brainwashed Ruan Miaomiao, he would tell her that apart from her family being okay, she was not good-looking and had no personal abilities, and he would constantly undermine Ruan Miaomiao's self-esteem. Then, he would say affectionately that he did not look down on the useless Ruan Miaomiao.
Finally, with an air of superiority, he waited for Ruan Miaomiao to fawn over him with those wonderful things in both hands.
Apart from mentioning a few times during this trip to the countryside that Ruan Miaomiao should prepare more things for Xiuyun, he had never asked Ruan Miaomiao for anything on his own initiative.
Now, his own father wants him to take the initiative to beg Ruan Miaomiao, or even go directly to the military region to beg her. Shen Qingming feels that his pride will not allow it.
If he really went to the military region to beg the Ruan family for help, wouldn't he become a gigolo living off the Ruan family in the eyes of those people in the military region?
Even if I become successful someday, won't others still think that I owe it to the Ruan family?
Unaware of his second son's pitiful pride, Shen's father, noticing Shen Qingming's reluctance, immediately pulled him downstairs, saying as they went:
"All the money and ration coupons in the house have been stolen, the grain has been stolen, the things prepared for you to go to the countryside have been stolen, even the subsidies for educated youth that the educated youth office gave you have been stolen. If you don't ask your partner's family for help, are you going to the countryside empty-handed?"
As Shen's father watched his second son's increasingly grim expression, he sneered inwardly: This second son truly has no regard for this family.
Between his family going hungry and his pitiful pride, he actually chose his pride.
Since that's the case, don't blame him!
A cunning glint flashed in Shen's father's eyes, but a hint of surprise appeared on his face. He said to Shen Qingming, "Second son, do you mean to go to the countryside empty-handed and have your girlfriend support you?"
"Then, wouldn't that make him a gigolo?"
Shen Qingming's secret thoughts were exposed, especially in front of so many people. His face flushed red, and he hurriedly explained, "No, no, I just feel that Comrade Ruan and I have a pure revolutionary friendship, and asking her for help might affect the purity of our relationship."
That's what they said, but Shen Qingming was in a panic: How could his father know what he was thinking?
Seeing his son tricked into revealing himself, the father sneered inwardly: "You brat, you always like to pretend. I'll flatter you if I can get something out of you."
Now, they still want to put on airs for me.
That trick of yours is something I've already used up.
Since my son is so fond of his reputation, I might as well use it to bind him: "Second son, it's all my fault for being incompetent. I sent you to ask your girlfriend's family for help so I could find the things and take them to the countryside with you, so you wouldn't be labeled as a gigolo..."
As he spoke, Mr. Shen's eyes reddened, as if he truly loved this son!
After hearing this, Shen Qingming had no choice but to go to the military region.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk with Shen's father toward the military region. Along the way, he kept thinking about how to phrase his words so that he could maintain his composure while still getting help from the Ruan family.
To their surprise, they were stopped by guards before they even got close to the entrance of the military area.
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