Chapter 333 It’s My Responsibility to Raise Him
Zhuang Chaoying returned to the Zhuang family with a lot of bags. Zhuang's mother was very happy to see him carrying so many things.
The two had already finished dinner, and Zhuang's mother asked with concern:
"Chaoying is back, he should have eaten by now!"
Zhuang Chaoying shook his head, put his luggage bag on the stool, and said:
"Don't worry about it. I'll make myself a bowl of noodles later."
"You are..."
"I'll come back and stay with you for a few days, and then go back after the New Year." Zhuang Chaoying whispered.
After all, she is his mother. Mother Zhuang frowned and asked:
"I had a fight with Zhu Xiuyu!"
"No, I'll pay for the food, okay? If not, I'll leave." Zhuang Chaoying said unhappily.
"I didn't say no. This is your home. You can come whenever you want. Come and stay. I'll go make a bed for you." Zhuang's mother got up and went into the room.
Of course she hopes Zhuang Chaoying will come back to live with her.
While Zhuang's mother went to make the bed, Zhuang Chaoying went to make a bowl of noodles and mixed some pickles for himself.
This pickle tastes delicious and was made by Zhu Xiuyu.
Zhuang's mother sat back down beside him, mumbling:
"It's okay to give her a bit of a hard time, but don't leave the house to them forever! Who knows if she'll bring someone else into the house? The house isn't hers, it belongs to my grandchildren. They can forget about it."
Zhuang Chaoying lowered his head and ate noodles without saying a word.
"Will Tuanan come back for the New Year?" Zhuang's mother asked again.
"No, Huang Ling took him to Aunt Zhou's house to celebrate the New Year." Zhuang Chaoying replied.
Zhuang's mother was unhappy when she heard this:
"I'm not saying anything bad about you! You've finally raised your son, why are you sending him off to someone else's family? His last name is Zhuang, so he has to stay with you! You have to teach him this. Filial piety should start with us Zhuang family members!"
"Huang Ling is taking him to meet his uncle, the head of a regiment, and his cousin, an official in Beijing! Tunan is studying in Beijing and will be assigned a job in two years. Which one of them won't be related to his future? What will he get from being filial to the Zhuang family and washing a pile of shit and urine?"
Zhuang Chaoying's needles drew blood.
When Zhuang's mother heard this, she bit her lip and said:
"You can't say that. We agreed that you would take care of Tunan and she would take care of Xiaoting. So Tunan must be closer to us."
"Mom, raising him is my responsibility. This is not a business where you can't ask for anything in return. As for whether he is filial to me or not, that is his business." Zhu Xiuyu said this when she scolded him.
He has always been foolishly filial and doesn't understand this principle. He thinks his parents raised him and he must give back.
But Zhu Xiuyu told him that all the good things she did for Hongbin were her duty and responsibility, and not for the sake of Hongbin supporting her in the future. This is the thinking that a mother who loves her child should have.
She said, so, your mother must not love you as her son.
Zhuang Chaoying didn't understand what he said at first, but after hearing it more and seeing it more, he felt that there was some truth to it.
Although he was angry that Tunan was moving further and further away from him, he also understood that Tunan was moving towards a better side.
The most important thing is that he has no power to change this situation.
Thinking of the grand scene of the department store he saw during the day, how could he compare with Huang Ling?
Then he thought about Zhou Huaiyi who was very successful in the Industrial Bureau and that he would be the director in no time. How could he compare with Zhou Huaiyi?
"I'm not educated, but Chaoying, I understand what you said. You are blaming me for asking too much from you, right? I'm supposed to support you, and it's wrong to ask you for money. Is that what you mean?" Mother Zhuang was a little angry.
"Mom, I didn't mean that. What I meant was that you'd better not have any ideas about Tunan."
"Why would I want to take advantage of him? I'm worried about you! When you get old, if you don't rely on Tunan, will you rely on Zhu Xiuyu's son? You've only supported him for a few years, and he really won't care about you."
Zhuang Chaoying drank the noodle soup in the bowl and said, "Mom, please let me have some peace and quiet for two days, okay?"
Zhuang's mother was afraid that he would run away, so she had to keep quiet.
Rest at night.
Zhuang's mother had just made the bed, but actually only half of it. She piled the miscellaneous items that were originally on the bed to the side against the wall, and then left just enough space for one person to spread a quilt for Zhuang Chaoying to sleep on.
Zhuang Chaoying is quite tall, and he has to be very careful even when turning over when sleeping on the bed.
He usually sleeps very quietly at home. Even when Zhu Xiuyu gets up in the early morning to prepare food, she does so quietly and rarely wakes him up.
Only at this point did I realize the pain of poor sleep.
The constant coughing, snoring, talking in sleep and sighing of Zhuang's father and mother made it almost impossible for him to close his eyes.
Just as he was dozing off, Zhuang's father called out that he wanted to go to the toilet. Zhuang's mother covered her head with the quilt and pretended not to hear.
Mr. Zhuang kept shouting and shouting, and Zhuang Chaoying had no choice but to get up and help.
It’s okay in the summer, Mr. Zhuang can move slowly by himself, but in the winter, when he wears thick clothes, it’s very inconvenient for him to move, and he usually needs help.
It was almost dawn when the whole house fell silent.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to fall asleep, the hawking sounds in the alley outside started again.
"Wonton~Tofu pudding~Fried dough cake~Dough stick~~"
Zhuang Chaoying sat up from the bed, put on his clothes and went to buy breakfast.
After breakfast, he was greeted by endless housework.
This time, in order to express his extreme dissatisfaction with Zhu Xiu Yu, he decided that even if he had to do housework, he would not go back until after the Chinese New Year, or until Pengfei came back.
However, Zhu Xiuyu didn't care about his dissatisfaction at all.
On the contrary, Zhu Xiuyu was quite grateful to him, because his departure gave the mother and son more time alone.
Before Tuanan and Dongzhe went out of town for the New Year, Zhu Xiuyu asked Hongbin to invite the three children to her home for a big meal.
Before leaving, Zhu Xiuyu gave Tuanan, Xiaoting and Dongzhe a red envelope each in advance, and asked Tuanan to bring one to Yueyue.
Dongzhe didn't dare to accept it. He was familiar with Aunt Zhu, but he didn't think he was familiar enough to give her a red envelope.
Tunan made the decision for him and let him take it.
On the way back, Dongzhe asked Tunan: "Brother Tunan, tell me the phone number of my aunt's home! I will call you when I get to Fujian."
"I don't know if it's convenient to make phone calls where you are, and if it's expensive!" Tuanan replied.
"I don't know, but I have to wish my aunt and uncle a happy new year! I have money and I should have a phone number in town." Dongzhe was looking at Xiaoting when he said this.
Xiaoting stared straight ahead with an expressionless face.
Dongzhe didn't give up, so he said to her: "Xiaoting, I'll bring you some local specialties!"
"It's best not to bring anything." Xiaoting said softly.
Dongzhe blinked, startled.
"I heard from Aunt Song that we have to change buses several times and it takes a long time. It will be very tiring if we carry things with us." Xiaoting said seriously.
Dongzhe breathed a sigh of relief: "You're destined to worry too, so don't worry about this! I'm here! You won't be tired."
Dongzhe was originally quite excited about going to Fujian, but the closer he got to departure, the more nervous he became.
Not to mention anything else, it took about ten days to go back and forth. In recent years, he and Xiaoting have never been separated for so many days.
The thought of this made him feel uneasy.
On the day of departure, Huang Ling brought Tuanan and Xiaoting to see them off.
The two looked at each other without saying anything.
When it was almost time to get on the bus, Dongzhe gave Xiaoting a wink.
The two of them walked to the end, and Dongzhe whispered, "Don't go to Xinhua Bookstore alone."
"Why"
"Wait for me! Let's go buy it together when I come back. I don't remember what book I want to buy."
"Then I'll buy it for you."
"No! You can't hold me."
"I......"
"It's decided. Don't worry about me!"
Dongzhe got on the train only after Xiaoting nodded.
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