Yang Xi's arrival brought new hope to this structurally unbalanced home.
Yang Hongan's intellectually disabled wife always goes out for no reason. Yang Hongan has polio and has difficulty walking. His younger brother, who has never been married, has also become more energetic.
Three people took care of the baby together. They were all old neighbors. With the help of malted milk sent by the east neighbor and lotus root starch sent by the west neighbor, Yang Xi was raised with the help of the neighbors.
Before Yang Xi was ten years old, he had several opportunities to be adopted, especially when he was seven years old. A couple from another place who had no children learned about the Yang family's situation and hoped to adopt Yang Xi.
Yang Hongan was over 60 years old at that time, and it was difficult for him to raise Yang Xi. It was no problem to just give Yang Xi a bowl of rice, but Yang Xi was of school age, and if Yang Xi went with the couple, Yang Xi could get the best care. For Yang Xi's own good, Yang Hongan agreed.
His wife didn't understand those things and hugged Yang Xi tightly, unwilling to let go. Yang Hongan's younger brother hid at home and cried.
Seven-year-old Yang Xi didn't want to leave.
When she was carried into the car by an adult, she kept banging on the window, crying and making a fuss about getting out.
The couple from another place felt that they couldn't tame Yang Xi even if they brought him home, so they had to give up with regret.
Yang Hongan scolded Yang Xi for being stupid, not knowing that having "mom and dad" would allow him to wear pretty dresses, have new leather shoes, a new school bag, and live in a big house.
Yang Xi said he doesn’t want “mom and dad”, he only wants grandparents.
Ten years passed in a flash. Yang Hongan was getting older, but Yang Xi was just in his third year of high school.
Yang Hongan wants Yang Xi to read more books so that when he, his wife and his younger brother are gone, Yang Xi can make his own way in society. After all, they can't accompany Yang Xi for a few years and can't give Yang Xi much help.
Other girls will have dowries in the future, but Yang Xi will not.
Other girls have their parents to help them, but Yang Xi doesn’t.
Yang Hongan became very worried when he thought about these things.
Yang Xi himself is unwilling to study. The future is too far away, and it is useless to think too much. He has to seize the present!
After she finishes her studies, can she repay the three elderly people in her family?
The oldest of the three, Yang Hongan, is 75 years old and still picks up trash. The youngest, Yang Hongan, is 68 years old and has polio, making him unable to walk. He runs a bicycle repair stand at the entrance of the old neighborhood. When business is good, he can make a few yuan a day, but when it's bad, he just sits there all day for nothing.
Other auto repair stalls charge for filling up the gas tank, but my second grandfather is an honest man and never charges for filling up the gas tank.
As for Yang Xi's grandmother, she has an intellectual disability and becomes more confused as she gets older. She almost got lost twice this year. She was finally found at the gate of Yang Xi's former elementary school. Yang Xi is now in his third year of high school, and his grandmother still goes to the elementary school gate to pick him up after school.
So Yang Xi was too anxious.
She didn't want to study or go to college. She couldn't concentrate in the classroom. Every day she wasted was one day less for the three elderly people in the family. She was too willful when she was a child. If she had been adopted by someone else at the age of seven, the three elderly people wouldn't have been so tired.
Yang Xi thought as she walked, and when she got home, she had actually figured it out. She wanted to accept Wen Ying's invitation and go to work at "Shrimp King"!
This is a legitimate job. If you explain it to your grandfather clearly, he might agree.
The grandfather didn't believe what she said, so he dragged Wen Ying to talk. Yang Xi had to admit that Wen Ying had the honest face that the elders liked most!
It's just a bit embarrassing.
And now that she has gone to work at the 'Shrimp King', what will happen to her subordinates?
Those guys look fierce but have no brains at all. If she doesn't keep an eye on them, they might be deceived and sold, and then have to help others count the money!
Yang Xi was filled with annoyance. He grabbed his head and shook it hard, ruffling his hair.
She pulled the light cord, and the light flickered but didn't come on, and there was a spark at the switch.
"This broken lamp!"
The electrical wiring in the house was old, and Yang Hongan was reluctant to replace it, which made Yang Xi suddenly feel overwhelmed.
——What kind of life is this!
…
Wen Ying told everything she knew about Yang Xi, except for the incident in her previous life that made Yang Xi appear in the news.
Wang Shuang and others didn't speak for a long time.
After Li Mengjiao withdrew from the shareholders of "Shrimp King", the new shareholders were Tang Yifeng and Geng Xiao.
All shareholders are present today except Qin Jiao.
Among the five people present, Wen Ying's family is the poorest, but the poverty of Wen Ying's family is only compared with people like Xie Qian and Wang Shuang. Even in the provincial capital, the Wen family is definitely considered to be well-off.
Yang Xi's family situation exceeded the imagination of Xie Qian, Wang Shuang and others. If Wen Ying hadn't mentioned it, it would have been difficult for their lives to intersect with Yang Xi.
The topic was so heavy that even Wang Shuang, the most lively one, didn't know what to say for a moment.
In the past, Wang Shuang might have wondered how there could be such a poor family in Chengdu. After working as a shrimp washer at a stall in the night snack street, Wang Shuang came into contact with a more real society.
There is no young and strong labor force, three elderly people and one child. Only one elderly person is normal, the others are one disabled and one stupid. Isn't it normal for such a family to be poor!
If he hadn't encountered it, it would have been fine. But if he had, Wang Shuang would help if he could.
Anyway, Wen Ying said that she believed in Yang Xi's character, so Wang Shuang felt that there was nothing to consider:
"Then choose her. It doesn't matter who you invite!"
Geng Xiao wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.
Doing business is not charity, and relying solely on sympathy is not enough. The person who manages the "Shrimp King" must not only have good character but also be capable. Yang Xi is so young and may not be capable of doing the job.
However, Geng Xiao does not actually rely on "Shrimp King" for his livelihood. The current "Shrimp King" is more like a platform for Geng Xiao to have fun with his friends. If the business is good, it is icing on the cake. If the business is bad, Geng Xiao will not suffer from lack of food and clothing.
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