A poor man's fate is too fragile to bear even two ounces of fruit wood! If we hadn't divorced back then, we'd be traveling by plane and car now, living in a small villa.
She eats well, lives well, and has plenty of money to spend; Qing is just waiting to enjoy her life.
My wife is beautiful and capable, she has money and skills. I could laugh in my sleep if I could live like this.
The village chief sighed, thinking about the phone call he had with Yu Zhaohua a few days ago. "Chen Hong, you did the right thing! Grandpa Yu Yang has long regretted it. He really shouldn't have left Yu Family Village for Jinan!"
His health isn't very good right now, and he still has to take care of the child with his mother-in-law. It's really not easy for him!
Sigh! If you can't discipline your children, you'll end up suffering the consequences when you're old.
Erhu, you two also need to remember this: you can't be soft-hearted or indulgent towards the child.
We're so old now, it's hard to expect us to earn money to support our families, but we can't do heavy work anymore, and we can't just ignore everything.
Never relax your discipline of the children. This is the only use we elderly people have left. We must steer the ship well for the children and manage the household properly.
We must never let our children go astray; if they do, it will bring misfortune to both the elderly and the children themselves!
Uncle Erhu nodded directly: "We will keep a close eye on Xiaofeng. Our Xiaofeng is obedient and doesn't have many tricks up his sleeve."
They bring all their earnings home to their mother, and their daughter-in-law is obedient and filial, so they don't have much courage to cause trouble.
I'm thinking of checking our income again at the end of the year. If it remains this stable, I plan to stop him from going out to work next year.
Working away from home at such a young age, he's like a drifter every day, not eating or sleeping well, and people look down on him.
Sometimes, wages aren't even settled, and every year there are hundreds or thousands of uncollectible debts from outside.
Every year at the end of the year, I'm on tenterhooks when he goes to collect debts. I'm afraid he'll get into a fight and get beaten up because of his youthful impetuosity.
Sigh! It's tough being a migrant worker these days! The work is easy, but getting paid is hard, and swallowing insults is unbearable!
Chen Hong took the opportunity to persuade him: "Then let Xiaofeng come back to work as soon as possible! There's plenty of work to do at home now, and he can earn money."
In recent years, there have been quite a few migrant workers in Jiaodong, especially from Northeast China.
Northeasterners are known for their straightforwardness and loyalty, but when it comes to disputes, they can be quite hot-tempered and impulsive.
Many of the security incidents that have occurred in recent years are related to migrant workers. Current law enforcement efforts are also lagging behind; making money is important, but safety is even more crucial.
It's better for the family to stay together; it gives us peace of mind to keep them in the village.
The village chief and Uncle Erhu both agreed with Chen Hong's statement, noting that many people from Northeast China had indeed come to the Jiaodong coastal area in recent years.
Walking down the street, you can often hear people speaking and chatting with a Northeastern accent, which shows how densely populated the area is with people from Northeast China.
Village Chief: "Let's not wait until next year. Let Xiaofeng collect this month's salary and resign and come back."
It's summer now, and there are quite a few tourists coming to the village. There are only two of us men in the hotel, and we're a bit overwhelmed.
Let Xiaofeng come back and register for a driver's license. In the future, he can take passengers, go out to buy things, and drive a boat to take tourists out to sea. You can let Xiaofeng do all these things.
With the village dock completed, we'll definitely need to add some fishing boats. The village committee has a lot of work to do, and I'm also busy running between the village hotel and other places. I'm finding it a bit overwhelming.
"It's perfect timing that Xiao Feng is back; he can help me out a bit. We're all family, so it'll be easier to arrange things. Chen Hong, what do you say?"
"Why not? Brother Xiaofeng, I'd be more than happy to have you come back to help!"
Our little inn is meant to cater to our own people. How much we earn is a matter for our families, and we don't trust outsiders to help us.
I also hope that our village's tourism industry will get better and better, that there will be more hotel guests and more people using the facilities.
When the time comes, we'll call Guoqing and Xiaohao Wang's new dad back. After all, working for our own people is much better than working for outsiders!
There's one more thing I need to tell you, Uncle and Aunt, I'm planning to take Yu Yang to Jinan to start elementary school when school starts.
I'm not usually home, only coming back during winter and summer vacations. You'll have to take care of things at home, including our orchard and the hillside.
Hearing Chen Hong's words, the village chief and the others were not surprised, as their families had long been mentally prepared.
Some time ago, Chen Hong had discussed the matter of taking her child to Jinan for school with Xiao Hao and Wang Xin's families.
Chen Hong is wealthy, so she's definitely prioritizing her child's education and future; making money is secondary.
Aunt Erhu asked Chen Hong, "Chen Hong, didn't you buy a house in Beijing? Why don't you just take your child to school in Beijing? Isn't the teaching quality there better than in Jinan?"
"Auntie, our household registration is in Shandong. Even if we buy a house in Beijing, we still have to pay tuition fees to attend school there, and our school registration will still be in Shandong."
When it comes time to take the entrance exam, he'll have to go back to Shandong. Yu Yang is still young and has a strong Jiaodong accent, so if he goes to primary school in Beijing, he might have trouble integrating into the student body and could easily face discrimination.
Elementary school knowledge is very simple. I plan to have him study in Jinan so he can learn Mandarin.
Besides, Shandong's educational resources are no less than Beijing's. The saying that Shandong has produced many famous scholars throughout history is no exaggeration.
Shandong has a large number of test takers, resulting in fierce competition and intense internal competition. As a result, our students' test-taking abilities have consistently ranked among the top in the country.
It is very important to get children used to a high-intensity learning style from a young age and to cultivate good study habits.
Besides, there's no need to run around handling procedures and find a receiving school at the last minute during the college entrance examination.
The village chief nodded: "We don't understand these things either, so you can make the decision yourself! If you need our help, just let us know. Anyway, our families will depend on you for our livelihood from now on."
Chen Hong laughed: "Uncle, please don't say that. We all support each other and live together. There's no such thing as one of us relying on the other for food."
Our families are the closest of all, helping each other and working together to get rich!
There's always a saying: "A hero needs three helpers." Going it alone will never lead to success.
In the village, our families, when united, form a very good cooperative group.
The group returned to the hotel while chatting. Aunt Guo breathed a sigh of relief when she saw them return and inquired about the progress of the matter. Xiao Hao's mother and Wang Xin's mother were also relieved.
We all live in the same village, and apart from being related by blood, we've been good neighbors for generations.
If there is a large-scale armed conflict, no one can stay out of it.
It's best to resolve this peacefully! Ideally, we should minimize the impact and resolve the issue internally, so that Wang Qing's family doesn't drag others into it.
There were people at home waiting to hear the village gossip, so Chen Hong didn't stay at the hotel. She said goodbye to Aunt Guo and hurried home.
As soon as she entered, Fang Xiaoying asked Chen Hong, "Sister Chen Hong, what exactly happened?"
We were all ready outside the yard, so why didn't a fight break out?
"So many people, and they just left like that, it's so strange!"
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