Chapter 121 Chapter 121 The Most Filial Son
After getting the reply, Ye Jing went back satisfied and discussed with Ning Shaode the date to take her mother-in-law to the city for medical treatment.
"The third brother and his wife agreed, but asked us to take Mom there as soon as possible. Do you think it's a good time? I can make an appointment with the relative."
"Let's wait until the bruises on my face disappear." Ning Shaode was afraid that the marks on his face would be seen by others and he would be embarrassed.
Ye Jing looked at the marks on his face and said, "It will probably take about ten days. I'm just afraid they will rush us."
Ning Shaode snorted and said, "If you want us to hurry, we're not going to take her. If they're in a hurry, they can take her themselves. Anyway, if they don't discuss it with me and take my mother to see a doctor on their own, I won't admit it. Go to bed quickly, get up early tomorrow morning, and go back to the county town early."
They had originally planned to stay in their hometown for a few more days, go to Ye Jing's parents' home and attend more dinners with his brother, and get to know more people, but now all their plans have been ruined.
The next day, he had to ride their motorcycle back to the county town before dawn so that no one could see the bruises on his face.
When he arrived in the county town, Ning Shaode also wore a hat and covered most of his face with a scarf, wrapping himself tightly.
When the neighbors asked me about it, I said it was too cold after riding my bike back, and then I quickly went into the house.
He didn't leave the house for many days.
The only worry of Zhao Ruyue's family during this year's Spring Festival was temporarily eliminated as Ning Shaode's family returned to the county town.
The two men came to Huang Wenfa's house carrying things.
Wu Liying came out and looked at me, staring at me and asked, "Why are you bringing things to my house? Are you two being polite to us?"
Zhao Ruyue put the things down and said, "It's not something valuable, just some homemade bread. I thought that we have such a good relationship, and others have eaten our bread many times, but you haven't eaten yours yet. How can I not give you some to try?"
He said it was just bread, but in fact, in addition to two boxes of bread, he also brought a box of milk.
Wu Li hurriedly asked them to sit down, but Ning Shaoming was too busy to sit still. After sitting down for a few minutes, he strolled to the kitchen.
During the New Year and other holidays, most of the men in the town cook, and he went in and chatted with his brothers for a few minutes, then naturally rolled up his sleeves and started to help.
The others didn't react at first, but when they came to their senses, Ning Shaoming had already taken control of the iron wok and started stir-frying.
Huang Wenfa said jokingly with helplessness: "I was originally inviting you to dinner, but before I knew it, you became the one cooking."
Ning Shaoming: "It's fun to have a dinner together, it's more fun when everyone works together."
"Okay, then I'll help you. I haven't done this for a long time, and I really miss the days when you were in the hotel kitchen. The manager, the head chef, and the colleagues in the kitchen always talk about you, saying that it would be great if you could stay. You don't know how hard it was for me when you just resigned and no one helped me."
"You're exaggerating," Ning Shaoming said with a smile, "Aren't you the chef now? That means you either can't learn or don't want to learn. It would be more beneficial for you to improve if I leave!"
"It's alright, I go to work every day just to get by, and I stick to it in order to get a little more salary. I feel that I am not suitable to be a cook. I just don't know what else I can do besides this. Sigh..." Huang Wenfa sighed exaggeratedly, picked up a garlic and started peeling it, "I am still suitable to help you."
Another person jokingly said with disdain: "I think you don't want to help Shaoming, but you want to take the opportunity to be lazy!"
Huang Wenfa laughed: "Can you guys stop knowing me so well?"
"Oh, this is too difficult, I can't do it!"
Everyone laughed as they listened to their jokes.
Zhao Ruyue was outside with Wu Li and other people's wives, roasting braziers, picking vegetables and chatting.
We chatted about what happened to each other in the past year, and then talked about the issue of children's education.
There are several people who are older than Zhao Ruyue and Wu Li, who got married earlier and whose children are several years older than theirs and are now in junior high school.
One of them frowned when talking about this: "My kid said he couldn't continue studying and didn't want to go to school anymore, but he didn't even graduate from junior high school and he's not old enough to go out to work. I really don't know what to do with him."
Another said: "My son is the same. We are not at home all year round and have no way to take care of him. His grandparents are old and don't understand much, and they spoil their children. The boy didn't go to school much this semester. He took the living expenses and lied to his grandparents that he went to school, but he actually went to an Internet cafe in the county to play games."
Zhao Ruyue asked in surprise: "He didn't go to school, didn't the teacher call you or come to visit your home?"
"I called and the teacher came to our house to look for him, but we were not at home. We were too far away to come back. What's the point of knowing? We can't just stop working and come back to look after him. The round trip fare is not cheap. If we don't come back, the whole family will have to starve.
Well, if he doesn't want to study, then don't study. That kid isn't cut out for studying anyway. His father and I only ask that he can get a junior high school diploma. When he's old enough, we'll take him out to work and earn money with us. ”
"Now there are many kids like this in the town and nearby villages. There are few who are good at studying, and most of them are lazy. I heard that many junior high school students climb over the wall and run out of school in the middle of the night to play in game halls and Internet cafes. The teachers can't control them. Some of them are so bad that even the teachers beat them up!"
"Tsk tsk, each generation is worse than the previous one. Nowadays, children are getting harder and harder to manage. They are all little masters and princesses. Think about us in the past. How dare we hit our teachers? We were lucky not to be punished by our teachers. In the past, when the teachers' families were busy with farming, we had to help them with work!"
"If my child is as good at studying as Ruyue's, I would be willing to support him even if I had to sell everything I have, but he is not doing well enough!"
"It's not bad to be like Xiaoli's Miaomiao. Xiaoli, your Miaomiao's academic performance is also pretty good, right? Is she going to junior high school soon?"
Wu Li nodded. "She will be in middle school in September this year. Miaomiao is fine, she is quite sensible and makes us worry less. But Shengde is too naughty. His teacher called me and said that he is quite smart, but he just doesn't use his intelligence in study."
Someone who has been through this told her: "While your son Shengde is still young, you and Wenfa should take good care of him, otherwise it will be difficult to control him when he enters junior high school."
Those whose sons are in junior high school nodded in unison and said that their sons were just like that. Although they were a little naughty when they were young, they were still quite obedient and could be controlled by adults.
There was a man whose son had good academic performance in elementary school and would occasionally bring home certificates from exams.
But he changed when he entered junior high school. He became particularly impatient with adults' discipline and would not listen to them. He would get angry with adults if they complained a few more times.
Listening to these examples around her, Wu Li became more and more worried that her son would become like this in the future.
A few people were chatting, and after the vegetables were picked, the topic turned to other things.
When the food was ready and served, everyone forgot about what they had just talked about, but Wu Li was the only one who kept it in mind and was very upset about her son's matter.
Zhao Ruyue noticed that she was somewhat absent-minded throughout the meal.
After dinner, everyone else went back. Zhao Ruyue had known Wu Li the longest and they had a better relationship, so she stayed behind to ask about her. "What happened to you today? You seemed to be daydreaming while eating."
Wu Li told her about her worries, sighing as she spoke.
Zhao Ruyue couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "This is indeed a difficult matter. The education of children is a headache for every parent. Even though my two children seem to be doing well, I actually don't know how to teach them."
Wu Li was also particularly touched by this: "This is indeed true. Miaomiao doesn't need much teaching. She will take the initiative to learn, has a good temper, is very obedient and sensible, and will help adults take care of her younger brother. Shengde is really a worry."
She thought about it and told Zhao Ruyue about the idea she came up with when she was absent-mindedly eating. "What do you think about Wenfa and I taking Shengde to Pengcheng to go to school? I heard from those sisters-in-law about their sons. Many of them turned out like that because their parents were not around and were too far away to take care of them. If we bring our children with us, won't that be the case?"
Zhao Ruyue's heart skipped a beat when she heard this: "What about Miaomiao?"
"Miao Miao is naturally sensible, so we don't need to worry too much about her. Besides, she will soon go to junior high school, so it's not easy for her to transfer. I heard that if you haven't attended elementary school there, it will be difficult for you to keep up with others there. Shengde is still in elementary school, so it's more convenient for her to transfer.
Moreover, Shengde started school a year earlier, so he can repeat a grade by transferring there, which makes it easier for him to catch up with others. Miaomiao has good grades and may take the high school and college entrance exams in the future.
Even if she went there to study in junior high school and high school, she would have to come back to take the college entrance examination. Why bother?
Shengde is not very good at studying. If he fails to get into high school, he can study in a technical secondary school there. I heard that the school can help graduates find jobs. ”
There is another point, which is the most important and most helpless one for Wu Li: "We are not locals. If we take our children to study there, the school selection fee is not cheap. We have elderly parents and young children to take care of. The little money we earn every month is not enough to take both children there. If we have money, how could I not want to bring both children with me."
From what Zhao Ruyue heard in her words, it seemed that she really intended to take Huang Shengde with her.
"How about you go back to the county? I have a shop selling MP3 and MP4 now. Business is good. The goods are directly supplied by the factory. I have acquaintances at the factory and the supply is very stable. There are not many shops selling these in the county now. Wenfa is so eloquent. I think you can also open a shop selling those. If you succeed, you can make money and be closer to home."
Zhao Ruyue didn't say it too absolutely. In fact, if they really wanted to do it, with Huang Wenfa's eloquent speech and her own experience and help, it would be difficult for them to fail.
When she and Ning Shaoming came back, there was no one to help them, and no one told them how to open a store.
They were almost all crossing the river by feeling the stones step by step on their own. If Wu Li and Huang Wenfa had come back and had someone to guide them, the situation would have been much better than it was then.
However, Zhao Ruyue could not directly guarantee that it would succeed. She could only give some suggestions. After all, nothing is 100% certain to succeed.
Wu Li shook her head: "It's not that easy to do business. You can succeed because you have the entrepreneurial spirit and ability. We can't do it. We don't have that much courage.
If the store fails and loses money, then our two years of work will be in vain. It is better to work honestly and earn a stable salary. Wenfa has only been promoted to the position of chef a few months ago. We really dare not resign like you did in the beginning. ”
After she said that, Zhao Ruyue couldn't persuade her any further. After all, it was not a good deal to be the one who pushed forward.
I just want Wu Li to think about it more. If she only takes one child with her, the other child will be too pitiful.
Even in her previous life, she had never thought of keeping only one child by her side.
After talking with Wu Li and returning, Zhao Ruyue told Ning Shaoming about this matter and asked Ning Shaoming to persuade Huang Wenfa when he met Huang Wenfa next time.
Ning Shaoming also felt that this was not a good idea. The next day, he met Huang Wenfa and talked to him about this matter. He gave him some advice and told him that if he didn't want to open an electronics store, he could open a restaurant and he could help.
But Huang Wenfa shared the same idea as Wu Li. He was reluctant to give up his job which had just received a pay raise and was still more inclined to continue working in Pengcheng.
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Ning Shaoming stopped trying to persuade him. After returning, he said to Zhao Ruyue, "Everyone has their own destiny. We can't force others to make decisions. We have persuaded them enough. Let's just leave it at that."
A few days later, a long-distance bus chartered by people from the town who were going to Pengcheng came to the town to pick them up.
Zhao Ruyue saw Wu Li and Huang Wenfa taking Huang Shengde into the car.
Huang Miaomiao didn't cry. She looked very calm and even had a smile on her face.
Huang Shengde, on the other hand, didn't want to go to a strange place to study, and he couldn't bear to leave his good friends. He cried loudly and pulled at the car door, not wanting to get in.
Huang Wenfa frowned, beat him up, and dragged him up.
After the car drove away, Zhao Ruyue heard someone gossiping about Huang Miaomiao: "Miaomiao, why did your parents only take your brother and not you?"
Zhao Ruyue frowned and was about to say something about that person when she heard Huang Miaomiao say, "Why take me there? I'm not as naughty as Shengde. I don't need my parents to watch me every day. If they take Shengde away, I'll be free. There's no need to take Shengde with me anymore. Otherwise, if he does something, I'll always get scolded!"
The man asked again: "Now that your parents are gone, what do you want them to do?"
Huang Miaomiao: “I don’t want to.”
"How could I not miss them? Why not? I've seen others cry because they miss their parents so much."
Huang Miaomiao said disdainfully: "What's the point of thinking? What's the point of crying? Only the weak cry!"
The man wanted to continue asking questions, but Zhao Ruyue walked over and interrupted him: "Miao Miao, come with me."
Huang Miaomiao was also impatient to deal with that person, so she ran to Zhao Ruyue and said, "What's the matter, Aunt Ruyue?"
"Come with me to my house. I have something for you."
Huang Miaomiao hurriedly followed Zhao Ruyue.
In fact, Zhao Ruyue didn’t have anything to give her, she just wanted to take Huang Miaomiao away from that man.
She took Huang Miaomiao back home and thought about it, remembering what Wu Li said about Huang Miaomiao getting leg cramps when she slept at night.
I took a bottle of children's calcium that I bought for my own child and gave it to Huang Miaomiao: "I heard from your mother that you have leg cramps when you sleep. It should be due to calcium deficiency in your growth. She said she would buy you calcium tablets. I forgot to ask her if she bought them. I just remembered that I have a few bottles of children's calcium here. You can take one and see if it can relieve the symptoms."
Huang Miaomiao said, "Thank you, Aunt Ruyue, but we still have the milk you and Uncle Shaoming sent us last time. My mother said she was afraid that I would overdo it if I drank the milk and took calcium tablets. So after I finished the milk, she bought some calcium tablets in Pengcheng and mailed them back to me."
Zhao Ruyue didn't force her to do it after hearing what she said. She thought that food supplements might be safer than medicine supplements, so she let her take another box of milk home.
After the Chinese New Year, Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming continued to run the store.
In order to pick up business as quickly as possible, they held spring break promotions for several days to attract customers.
After a few days of busy Spring Festival promotions, Ning Shaoming was not so busy anymore. He remembered taking his mother to see a doctor. There was no news from his second son yet, so he was about to call and ask.
But before he could make the phone call, he heard from his father that the second son had finally taken the old lady to see a doctor.
Ning Da came to Ning Shaoming's place early in the morning to watch TV and said to him, "Your second brother came to pick up your mother last night. He said he would leave from the county this morning and arrive in the city early, so he wouldn't have to wait in line for too long. He also asked me if I wanted to go with him. I didn't go. If I had gone, I would have been the main person to look after your mother. What use would he have been then?"
When he said this, Ning Shaode and his wife had already taken Huang Xiuhua on a bus to the city.
In the car, Huang Xiuhua happily boasted to another old lady sitting next to her that her son was going to take her for a physical examination.
"I have three sons and one daughter, and this son is the most filial. I said I didn't want to go, but he insisted on taking me for a checkup because he was worried about my health. Tell me, what a waste of money! There is nothing wrong with my health, why should I spend this money?"
The old lady next door flattered her by saying, "This is also the child's filial piety. You can also enjoy the blessing of a son. Unlike me, I have to work so hard for my children and grandchildren, but my daughter-in-law despises me and doesn't let me take care of my eldest grandson! You can't take care of your grandson. How embarrassed do you think I am in my hometown?"
Huang Xiuhua wanted to agree with the old lady and talk about her daughter-in-law's faults, but when she remembered that her second son's wife had also come along this time, she felt embarrassed to say anything and started talking about other things instead.
As I was talking, I felt a little sleepy, so I tilted my head back and took a nap in the car.
After waking up, I looked around and seemed to have forgotten how I ended up here.
She stood up suddenly and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Ning Shaode.
Ning Shaode was also sleeping, so she walked over and woke him up: "Third brother, did we take the wrong bus? This is not the bus for visiting relatives. Hurry up and ask the driver to stop and let us get off, otherwise we will miss the wedding banquet!"
Ning Shaode was shaken awake and was about to lose his temper, but after hearing her words, he could only hold back his anger: "Mom, you are confused again, I am the second child, not the third child!"
Their movement here attracted the attention of other people in the car.
Ning Shaode saw that everyone in the car was looking at him, so he stood up quickly and took Huang Xiuhua to her seat, and said in a low voice: "This is in the car, don't run around and cause trouble for me!"
The old lady next door heard what he said, glanced at him, and then looked at Huang Xiuhua.
Thinking of what Huang Xiuhua had just said to her when she was showing off her son, the old lady couldn't help but curl her lips.
There was a person who was originally sitting in the back and was also sleeping. He was woken up by his companion next to him to watch the fun. He leaned out of his seat in a daze and stretched his neck to watch.
In a daze, she seemed to see Ning Shaode's profile and it looked familiar. She thought about it and remembered who he was.
With his mind still in a daze, he greeted the man enthusiastically: "Boss Ning, what a coincidence, you're going to the city too? Do you remember me? I'm the owner of the store across from your house!"
Ning Shaode turned around and took a look. He didn't know this woman. The way she addressed him, she probably thought of him as the third brother.
He was about to explain when he heard the woman say, "Boss Ning, I heard that we're going to discuss the demolition plan in a few days. Have you received the notice?"
Ning Shaode suspected that he had heard it wrong, but when the man saw that he did not answer, he thought that the noise in the car was too loud and he did not hear clearly, so he repeated the sentence again.
This time Ning Shaode was sure that he had heard correctly.
The third brother’s house is going to be demolished? Where is the house? It's definitely not from town, right? Otherwise, I would definitely not be unaware of this news.
His father-in-law and mother-in-law were still in town, and it was impossible for him not to tell them the news.
That could only be a house in the county town.
But when did the third brother buy a house in the county town? Where did he get so much money to buy a house in the county?
Ning Shaode recalled the places that had been demolished in the county town and were about to be demolished, and compared the approximate time when the household registration in the demolition areas was frozen that he had heard about with the time when Ning Shaoming opened the stores in the county town.
He was sure that before the household registration in the demolition area was frozen, the stores in Ningshaoming County had not yet opened.
In other words, he probably had not earned that much money at that time so that after buying a house, he could go to the county town to rent a shop and invest money to open three stores.
No matter how profitable the store in the town is, it has only been in business for a few months. In such a short period of time, the money earned is definitely not enough to support the third brother to buy a house in the county town and invest in a new store, right?
So the money was either borrowed by the third brother from someone, or... Ning Shaode looked at his mother with a serious look.
If it is not borrowed, then it must be given by my family.
Ning Shaode put on a smile and asked for information from the owner of the convenience store opposite the house who claimed to be bought by the third brother.
The proprietress rubbed her eyes and after she was fully awake, she realized that the man was not Zhao Ruyue's husband.
Maybe because they are brothers, they look very similar at first glance, but when they sober up, they are not that similar. Moreover, their temperaments are completely different. She was confused just now and recognized the wrong person.
She felt embarrassed and was glad that the other party didn't get angry because she recognized the wrong person.
When he heard that he claimed to be Ning Shaoming's brother, he told him everything he knew.
Ning Shaode didn't show it on his face, but the more he knew, the angrier he became.
Based on the information provided by the owner of the convenience store, Ning Shaode felt that his guess was completely correct.
After the bus stopped at the station, Ning Shaode discussed with Ye Jing and decided not to go to the hospital first.
The two men found a corner with few people and took Huang Xiuhua there, intending to ask her first whether she had given money to the third brother to buy a house, and then take her to the hospital after finding out clearly.
Huang Xiuhua was still not conscious at this time.
After getting off the car, he saw Ning Shaode calling him the third brother or the second brother, sometimes even slapping him a few times and scolding him: "You are the most troublesome brother as the eldest brother. If you don't learn good things, you will learn bad things soon!"
Ning Shaode and Ye Jing were both furious, but they held it back and explained several times that this was the second in command, not the third or the eldest.
At the end, when both of them were almost going crazy, Huang Xiuhua finally came to her senses as if she had restarted herself.
"Shaud? You guys are back? No, where are we?"
Ning Shaode asked tentatively: "Mom, are you finally awake?"
Huang Xiuhua: "What do you mean by awake... I, I am sick again?"
"Yes, do you remember that we are here to see you today?"
Huang Xiuhua thought about it carefully and remembered: "Remember, remember, are we in the county or the city? I told you, we can just check in the county..."
"We've arrived in the city." Ning Shaode interrupted her chattering.
After confirming that she was awake, Ning Shaode took this opportunity to quickly ask her: "Mom, did you and Dad give money to the third brother's family in private?"
Huang Xiuhua was puzzled: "How is it possible? Your father and I don't have the money to give him!"
"You really didn't give money to the third family privately? Not a cent?"
"Really not!" In fact, Huang Xiuhua felt a little guilty. She did secretly give Xiaoqiu pocket money, several yuan each time.
The old man should have also secretly given Xiao Xia some pocket money, but they have never given so much to Dan Jie, the second child's family. But does this also count as giving money to the third child's family?
Ning Shaode didn't believe it and raised his voice: "I'll ask you one last time, you and dad really didn't give money to the third brother's family?"
Huang Xiuhua saw that he didn't believe her, and she got a little angry: "I really didn't give it to you! Why would I lie to you? After the family split up, I gave it to you secretly, but I didn't give it to your eldest brother or the third brother's family. Your father is even stingier than me, he didn't give it to anyone. Why are you suddenly asking this?"
Ning Shaode still didn't believe it, and his voice was almost a roar: "You and Dad didn't give the third child any money, so where did he get so much money to buy a house in the county?"
Huang Xiuhua was surprised and asked, "Did the third brother buy a house in the county town?"
Ning Shaode sneered, thinking that this old lady was quite good at pretending: "Yes, the house he bought is about to be demolished. If it wasn't you who gave him the money, then who gave it to him?"
"Maybe it was given by the third son's wife's family?"
Ning Shaode said angrily: "Do you believe what you said? The third child's family is poorer than ours, and the third child's father-in-law has a son himself, so why would he give the money to the third child?"
He put himself in others' shoes and thought that even if the third son's father-in-law was willing to lend him some money, he would not lend him so much money.
"Mom, just admit it, you must have given money to the third brother in private!" Ning Shaode was already obsessed with the demolition of the house, and he wouldn't listen unless it was a result he wanted.
He was thinking that as long as the house was bought with money from his parents, he, as their son, should also have a share in it!
"We really didn't give it to her!" Huang Xiuhua was almost in tears because of his questioning.
Seeing that no matter how he explained it was useless, he became so anxious that his blood rushed to his head and he suddenly felt dizzy.
Huang Xiuhua hurriedly held onto the wall and said, "Second brother, don't ask me any more questions. I feel a little dizzy. Take me to the hospital first."
"Mom, stop pretending in front of me. Many of my students pretend to be dizzy during military training every year. I can tell at a glance if someone is really dizzy. You're not pretending at all!"
Ye Jing had just been watching from the side without saying anything, but now she noticed that there did seem to be something wrong with her mother-in-law's expression.
She hurriedly grabbed Ning Shaode's arm: "Shaode, don't ask for now, your mother's condition does seem to be a little bit wrong."
Ning Shaode was so preoccupied with the demolition of his house that he couldn't hear what she said at all.
He shook his hands impatiently, trying to shake Ye Jing off, and continued to pursue her, forcing her to get the answer he wanted.
As a result, he used too much force and pushed subconsciously, causing Ye Jing to hit the wall, and then bounced off the wall and fell to the ground.
Ye Jing was caught off guard by the collision and fell. She had no time to protect her stomach and immediately felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen.
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