Chapter 645: The Male Leads a Confidant (VI)
The most promising son in the family has returned, and both Gu's father and mother can only be happy.
The couple had no doubts: Why did their son suddenly come back when it wasn't a festival or a holiday? Gu's mother, the smartest and most aggressive of the couple, just held her son's hand with a smile on her face, and didn't ask any more questions.
Since her parents didn't ask, Gu Qingcheng didn't say anything.
The family was just busy talking about some gossip after they separated.
Mainly, it was Gu's mother who said that Gu's father was an honest man. He hardly spoke, not only in the village, but also at home.
He squatted on the doorstep holding a pipe, puffing on it while watching the mother and her children chatting with a satisfied look on his face.
He really got used to the feeling of hiding in the corner.
Gu's mother and the other children in the Gu family have also become accustomed to their father's "disappearance."
Only Gu Qingcheng, seeing that his father was still smoking, took out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket.
"Dad, let's try this!"
Gu Qingcheng took out a cigarette from the box and handed it to Gu's father.
"What is this? Is this the kind of cigarette you get in the city?"
Father Gu was a little surprised. He quickly put his pipe aside and reached out to take it.
His big hands were very rough, covered with calluses and scars.
This is the typical hand of an old farmer, like tree bark, but it supports a family.
As soon as Father Gu's hand touched the long cigarette, he suddenly thought of something, quickly took it back, and rubbed it hard on his clothes.
After making sure his hands were clean, he carefully took it as if he were holding a treasure.
Gu Qingcheng felt a little sad, these are the common people at the bottom of society.
He is also "his" old father.
Although they work hard and have made contributions to the country and family, they still feel subconsciously humble.
Gu Qingcheng herself was of noble birth and had been a high-ranking princess in her previous life.
She rarely had the opportunity to come into contact with such truly low-income, poor families.
"Ah, you old man, who are you? Just smoke a pipe, why are you taking your son's cigarettes?"
Mother Gu rushed over and snatched it from Father Gu's hand.
"Son, don't waste good things. Your father is used to smoking dry tobacco, so you should just smoke these for yourself."
Father Gu looked a little embarrassed, but he still followed Mother Gu's words and said awkwardly, "Yes! Yes! Dry tobacco is still more powerful. This one of yours only looks good, but it's boring to smoke!"
If Mr. Gu's eyes weren't so reluctant, these words would be very convincing.
"Mom! I don't smoke!"
Gu Qingcheng knew that her mother was worried about the money.
For the older generation of parents, they always feel that they don't deserve good things.
If there is anything good at home, it will be left to the children or used to entertain guests.
Well, face is more important than substance.
Gu Qingcheng didn't care about that. She smiled and said to her mother, "I bought this cigarette for Dad."
"Not just cigarettes, but also clothes and shoes!"
"By the way, mother, haven't you always wanted to go to the capital? I came back this time just to take you and my father to the capital."
Gu Qingcheng spoke softly, but her attitude was firm.
She took the cigarette from Gu's mother, lit it, and then put it to Gu's father's mouth.
Father Gu seemed a little at a loss and subconsciously looked at Mother Gu.
Mother Gu: ...You old man, what are you looking at me for? My son has already lit up for you. He doesn't smoke, and neither do I. Why don't you take it?
It’s all wasted!
Receiving Mother Gu's gaze, Father Gu quickly opened his mouth and grabbed it.
I wasn’t used to it at first and even choked a few times.
Although he was choking with tears, Father Gu's face was full of smiles: "The cigarettes in the city are still better! They are more flavorful!"
"Dad, if you think it's good, just smoke this!"
As Gu Qingcheng spoke, she raised her hand and stuffed the cigarette box into Gu's father's shirt pocket.
"No need! I'll just try it. Well, you should keep this."
"Yes, son, if you don't smoke, it's the same if you give cigarettes to people when you go out and meet them."
"...Yes, your mother is right!"
"Son, you are going to be a cadre, you need to understand these social practices. Your father has been smoking dry tobacco for half his life, he is used to it, don't waste a good thing."
“…”
Father and mother Gu kept trying to persuade them.
Gu Qingcheng understood their intentions, but she would not agree with them.
"Dad, Mom, I'm a college student, but you are the parents of a college student."
"You should eat better and wear better clothes."
"Why is it a waste?"
"Dad, Mom, my son is about to graduate and can earn money. You don't have to worry."
Gu Qingcheng knew that it was difficult to change her parents' old ideas and habits.
But she will try her best to give her parents "confidence" - they are not inferior to others.
Gu's father and mother were stunned for a moment.
They stared at their son blankly.
By the way, my son has always been excellent and filial.
However, as he went to the capital, with the growth of his knowledge and abilities, he gradually became the "pillar" of the family.
It’s not that the son really has the ability to support the family, but that his identity has changed.
He is a college student.
He is the pride of the Gu family and even the entire Liujia Temple.
Elders like Gu's father and mother began to act humble in front of him.
Gradually, the positions between parents and son were reversed.
Gu's father and mother began to be cautious in front of Gu Qingcheng, fearing that they would say or do something wrong and make their son unhappy.
As for Gu Qingcheng, he was not an ungrateful person. Instead, as his horizons broadened, he became stronger without realizing it.
But, at this moment, Gu Qingcheng told the two elders——
I am a college student and I am indeed very good.
But you have trained a college student, so you are even more amazing.
Let me be blunt: What's wrong with college students? I am still the father (mother) of college students.
Gu's father and mother looked at their son closely, making sure that he was not just talking casually, but was truly proud of them.
"Oh, the smoke in this city is good, but it's too strong!"
Father Gu pretended to be choked and raised his hand to wipe away his tears.
Mother Gu's eyes were also red.
Oh, it’s great to have raised a filial and conscientious son.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Even though their son has achieved great success, he doesn't despise them at all.
Unlike that ungrateful guy from the next village, who worked as a temporary worker in a county factory for just a few days and came back complaining about this and that.
The funniest thing is that he also dislikes his parents' accents, saying they are too rustic.
Don't even call them father and mother, why insist on calling them mom and dad.
I won’t say anything else, you must talk about me.
It would be fine if he was good at learning, but it's just so weird and it's awkward to listen to.
"Tsk! I just went to a county town and I don't know who I am anymore."
"My son is still studying at a university in Beijing, and he hasn't said he'll call us mom and dad."
"You still think it's unsophisticated? Why is it unsophisticated? Our ancestors have always said so. He is the only one who is unsophisticated?"
Gu's mother often complained to her fellow villagers.
And she also had the confidence to laugh at that man - her son was in the capital, and after Gu Qingcheng returned home, he did not forget his roots and spoke his hometown dialect.
Gu's mother is illiterate, but very clear-headed.
She knew that the confidence she had to confront others came from her son.
Now, her son respects them even more than before, and Gu's mother's heart is already in the clouds.
As for her son's suggestion of taking them to the capital, Gu's mother was not so persistent.
"Alas, your father and I are old, so it doesn't matter whether we go to the capital or not."
It would cost a lot of money for the whole family to go back and forth.
Her son hasn't got a job yet, so how could he have any money?
Father Gu didn't say anything. It wasn't that he didn't want to respond, but in this family, he didn't need to speak, and there was no need.
What his wife meant was what he meant.
He continued to squat on the doorstep, smoking the first cigarette in his life with great care.
"Ah? You're not going to the capital?"
"Mom, brother, I want to go."
"I want to go, too."
Mother Gu loves money and loves her son even more, so she can control her desires.
The original owner's three younger brothers and sisters didn't think so much and expressed their wishes one after another.
"Go! Everyone, go!"
Gu Qingcheng was like a pillar that could support the family, and she made the final decision.
Mother Gu's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something.
But when he thought about the fact that his son was no longer a child, he was a college student, a future cadre, and the most promising person in the Gu family.
Mother Gu subconsciously wanted to save face for her son.
Forget it, let’s find some time later so that the mother and daughter can have a good talk.
After lunch, Gu's mother wanted to find an opportunity to persuade her son again.
Gu Qingcheng took the initiative to find Gu's mother, "Mom, I want to make something, so I have to go to the county town."
"But I haven't been to the county town for several years, and I don't recognize it anymore."
"Mom, can you accompany me for a walk?"
What older parents fear most in front of their adult children is that they can no longer help their children.
Hearing Gu Qingcheng's initiative to "ask for help", Mother Gu was only happy, "Why not?"
"Oh, son, even though your mother has never been to other places, I am familiar with our county town."
When Gu Qingcheng heard her mother bragging about herself, she agreed very enthusiastically, "Yes! Mom, you are amazing."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't have given birth to a good and promising son like me."
Mother Gu: ...When did my son become so, so confident? Haha!
Although I felt a little uncomfortable, I was still very happy.
Because of such a son, she feels closer and there is no sense of distance between them.
The mother and son talked and laughed, and went to the county town in the village ox cart.
It took more than an hour to arrive.
Although Mother Gu spoke powerfully, she became restrained when she arrived in the county town.
There's no way, the county town is also a city.
In this era, country people instinctively have a sense of inferiority.
However, when Gu's mother thought of her son, she still plucked up her courage and stopped a passerby to ask, "Um, how do I get to the diesel engine factory?"
When she was at home, Gu's mother even laughed at the man from the next village who deliberately insisted on speaking Mandarin.
At this moment, facing the people from the city, Gu's mother couldn't help but change her emphasis.
It's half Mandarin and half local dialect, which sounds a bit funny.
Gu Qingcheng, however, always looked at her mother with admiration - this is what a mother's strength is. Even though she was obviously inferior and afraid, she still stood in front of her son.
Perhaps, what Mrs. Gu was thinking was: Even if there is shame, it is shame for me as a mother.
My son is still that noble college student.
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