"Hua Zi, it's time to get off work!"
"You kid, are you going to the West Street Restaurant again?"
"...Hey, you always go looking for that Meng Yao, aren't you—"
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the bell for the end of get off work rang on time.
Lu Xinhua, wearing a work suit stained with a little oil, put the lunch box into the net bag and ran out carrying the net bag.
When his colleagues saw how anxious and impatient he was, they all started to make fun of him.
"Yeah, let's go!"
Lu Xinhua was too lazy to pay attention to the winks and glances of these wretched old men. He responded casually and quickly walked out of the car class.
He is not a child anymore. Even if he were a child, in this information-rich age, he would understand everything he should and should not understand.
Lu Xinhua knew what those people were talking about.
It simply means that he has taken a fancy to Meng Yao from the West Street Hotel and wants to date her!
puff!
Talking about a partner?
What an old-fashioned statement.
However, living in this era, Lu Xinhua gradually began to adapt.
The three words "dating" also touched Lu Xinhua's heart to some extent.
At the beginning, Lu Xinhua felt that Meng Yao had similarities with himself - she was not kidnapped by family affection, morality and other messy things, and was a true person who dared to resist.
They understand each other and even have a little sympathy.
Alas, not to mention in this era, even decades later, if children go to sue their own father, it will become a hot topic and will trigger discussions among netizens.
If you are not careful, you may be cyberbullied.
There was no cyberbullying in the 1960s, but the cold violence such as exclusion and isolation in real life could also drive a person crazy.
Lu Xinhua didn't want Meng Yao to go through this, and he was even more worried that a girl under 20 years old would not be able to withstand such pressure and would go to extremes.
So, Lu Xinhua started looking for Meng Yao and told her—
"This isn't your fault! Just because he's wearing his father's coat, does that mean he can act with impunity?"
"Children are also independent individuals, not anyone's appendages."
"...Meng Yao, this is the tragedy of our times, and the poison of traditional, outdated thinking."
In fact, Lu Xinhua wanted to say that Meng Yao was still too anxious.
Or rather, he met Meng Yao too late.
If he had known Meng Yao earlier, he would definitely have advised Meng Yao to wait a little longer.
Nowadays, children suing their parents is shocking and disgusting news.
But after a few years, it will become too common.
However, things have already happened, and Lu Xinhua can only sigh a few times and not dwell on it too much.
He could only try his best to persuade Meng Yao.
He even said one of the most popular words on the Internet later: "Hey, you, you just carry too heavy a psychological burden."
"You are too moral, that's why you were kidnapped."
"Meng Yao, remember, as long as I have no morals, no one can kidnap me."
Just like in that slum full of the worst kind, the so-called "first uncle" and "second uncle" are just some nosy old men.
Humph, whenever something happens or there is a conflict among the neighbors, they jump out to uphold justice.
When persuading, the rhetoric is always the same old routine, and they always use the excuse that “we are all neighbors living in the same yard”.
What happened to the neighbor?
Just because we live in the same yard, does that mean I have to help others unconditionally?
Doing good things requires my willingness!
If I don't want to, no one can morally blackmail me.
Lu Xinhua might not even realize that he had gone to an extreme and was involuntarily carrying a sense of hostility.
Perhaps he shouldn't be blamed for this.
Before he came here, he had no good feelings towards the people in the slum.
He had already determined that all the people in the slum were top-notch people, and he looked at everyone through tinted glasses.
Therefore, even if it is normal behavior, or behavior that is not normal in later generations but is customary in this era, Lu Xinhua rejects it from the bottom of his heart!
Meng Yao, a girl who had the courage to fight against her scumbag father, was regarded as a like-minded confidant by the "maverick" Lu Xinhua.
Meng Yao: ...Actually, it’s not!
Meng Yao was an ancient man who lived hundreds of years ago.
The ideas she was taught since childhood were the Three Bonds and Five Virtues.
She rebelled against her biological father Yu Xingwang not because she was brave or resolute.
Meng Yao was the head of the family, while Yu Xingwang was a son-in-law, and he broke the rules first.
In addition, Meng Yao is the ancestor of the Meng family, so she instinctively puts herself in the position of an elder.
Therefore, as the head of the family and an elder, it is only natural and reasonable for her to teach a younger son-in-law who does not follow the rules a lesson.
However, Meng Yao disagreed with Lu Xinhua's words of persuasion from the bottom of her heart.
Especially the sentence "Without morality, others cannot kidnap you."
This statement is too extreme and full of hostility.
In the eyes of ancient natives like Meng Yao, morality not only restrains oneself, but can also protect oneself.
As long as everyone abides by the rules and acts according to them, evil people will be restrained and the interests of the weak will be protected.
However, after Meng Yao came here, she has been excluded.
At home, her neighbors regarded her as a flood monster;
In the restaurant, her colleagues ignored her.
Humans are social animals. If we are ignored every day, we will inevitably feel lost and lonely.
The appearance of Lu Xinhua was somewhat of a comfort to Meng Yao.
If you have different values, just let it go. At least you have someone to talk to.
At the West Street Hotel, Meng Yao, who had suffered another day of cold violence, stood at the door, looking eagerly in the direction of the machinery factory.
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