Chapter 37 His Background
Huo Qingqing said, "Why build a house? We will all live in the provincial capital sooner or later. Why bother building a house? We can just live in this place!"
Han Jianwu pursed his lips and said nothing. He didn't want to dampen Huo Qingqing's interest. She seemed very sure that she could bring him and the two children back to the provincial capital, but in Han Jianwu's opinion, that was unlikely. It is difficult for farmers in Hanjiagou to go to a county town, let alone go to the provincial capital and live there for a long time. This sounds unlikely. He was neither a cadre nor a worker, so how could a genuine farmer enter the city? I’m afraid I’ll be caught as a vagrant at any moment!
The two kids are farmers like him, which school will accept them?
Han Jianwu said, "If you live together, there will be endless conflicts. The old lady might have other thoughts and might even be coveting this broken house." The old couple lived with the fifth brother and his wife. Now the fifth brother's youngest son is a fool who is also dumb and deaf. In fact, everyone in the Han family knows it but they just don't say it! The old lady must be wanting the fifth son’s family to have another baby as soon as possible, otherwise what else can she do?
Their current kitchen is a simple shed built on the gable of the north room, which is not a long-term solution. Rebuilding the kitchen will cost money. Wouldn't it be perfect to just take over the fourth brother's house?
Huo Qingqing didn't understand, "Why? Even if you are not their biological child, you have lived together for so many years, not to mention that you have contributed a lot to the family! How can they do this?"
Han Jianwu pursed his lips tightly, and then he sighed and said, "No matter how much the old lady goes too far, I can't quarrel with her like the other brothers did."
Huo Qingqing, "Why not?"
Han Jianwu, "Just because she raised me, I can't break up with her, otherwise the spit of the Hanjiagou people will drown our family."
Huo Qingqing, "Why do you always avoid telling me about your biological parents?"
Han Jianwu said, "Let's go to the small room and talk!"
When they got to the small room, Han Jianwu stopped talking again. Huo Qingqing said, "No matter who your parents are, I can accept it. Just tell me! If you really don't want to tell me, I won't force you."
Han Jianwu looked at Huo Qingqing with confused eyes, "It's not that I don't want to say it, but I don't know what to say. I have never seen my parents. I don't even have a photo of them. My current father is actually my eldest uncle, my biological uncle. My father was a soldier. Not long after he married my mother, he went to the Korean battlefield and never came back. When my mother learned that my father had died in the war, she fell ill and died before she could survive the winter. I was only one year old at that time, not even as old as Zhuangzhuang and Niuniu, and I didn't know anything.
My grandfather and grandmother-in-law are also soldiers of the older generation. My father died in the war when he was six years old. My grandmother raised him alone, married him off and gave birth to children for him. She was sick and died when she heard the news that her son had died in the war. I became an orphan. Several uncles discussed whether I should stay or go. Some said to send me to an orphanage. People from the government also came to take me to an orphanage. My eldest uncle and aunt felt sorry for me and were afraid that they couldn't support me if they sent me away, so they took me in. Later, for various reasons, I simply took their surname Han, which is also my mother's surname. ”
Han Jianwu spoke of his parents with no emotion at all, as if he was talking about divine scriptures. After all, he had never seen his parents and didn't even have a photo of them. His biological parents are just symbols in his heart, and he has been accustomed to treating his uncle and aunt as his own parents since he was a child. When he was young, he didn’t feel that he was any different from his other brothers and sisters. The older he got, the more he discovered that there were huge differences. But this is a fact that he cannot change. People instinctively tend to be drawn to their own blood.
Old Man Han was naturally good to Han Jianwu, but it is women, not men, who are the most tired in raising a child. Moreover, Han's mother always had the final say at home, and Old Man Han did not dare to disobey her. After all, when everyone was extremely poor back then, Old Man Han persuaded his wife to agree to let Han Jianwu stay and raise him themselves.
Huo Qingqing said, "That's not right. As the orphan of a martyr, the country will definitely give you a pension. Otherwise, how could that old woman support you with her shrewdness?"
Han Jianwu said, "I was only one year old at that time, how could I know anything? There must be a pension, but I can't ask them about it when I grow up, right? However, my mother must have had a lot of money to let me go to school, otherwise, why would I study when I couldn't even have enough food to eat? Only my second brother and I went to junior high school, and the others went to the village primary school, learned a few words and counted, and then went home to work."
Huo Qingqing, "Didn't Third Brother also go to junior high school?"
Han Jianwu, "That guy was a good student at that time, but he didn't study hard. He didn't even finish the first year of junior high school and was expelled. He fought, skipped classes, and went out to look for girls every day."
"Pfft~" No wonder the third son's wife is the most beautiful.
Han Jianwu put his hands on Huo Qingqing's shoulders, looked into her eyes, and said, "But don't worry, I won't let her bully you and the children."
Huo Qingqing, "I can't bully you! After so many years, even if she raised me, I have almost repaid her! She can't let you use her to repay her for your whole life! How can such a thing be justified in the world?"
Han Jianwu chuckled and said, "It won't make sense if you tell her this."
Han's mother never dreamed that Han Jianwu would be her family's cash cow. They originally lived in the single-sided house where Han Jianwu and Huo Qingqing live now. After they received Han Jianwu's pension, they built the north house where they live now. Then he used the money to help the eldest son get married and to support the second and third sons' education. The Han family relied on Han Jianwu to live a good life step by step.
Among the old brothers of the Han family, the eldest got the least when the family was divided up, but now the eldest family lives the best. Now, the two large courtyards, old and new, and so many houses were all made by sucking Han Jianwu's blood.
After all, they have lived together for more than 20 years. Han Jianwu knows Han's mother very well. It is true that she is smart, thrifty and knows how to make a living, but she is also hypocritical, face-conscious and cunning. Sometimes she does things that normal people would never imagine. He has one face at home and another face outside. He has built up a very good reputation in Hanjiagou over the years.
No matter who talks about Zhang Cuicui, they will pay some respect to her. Everyone will say, "Zhang Cuicui is such a good woman! She gave birth to so many children and raised her sister-in-law's baby with all her heart. Most people can't do that."
The only thing that made her unable to let go was that Baolin from the eldest family had reproductive defects. The Han family thought that this matter was kept secret, but when it came to finding a wife for Baolin, they found out that people were not stupid and everyone around seemed to know about it.
What embarrassed Han's mother recently was that the fifth son's wife was taken to the detention center. The old woman became smart and set her sights on the couple.
Han Jianwu stood up suddenly. "No, I have to make it clear to her what happened tonight, otherwise, who knows what might happen someday."
Huo Qingqing pulled the person back, shook her head and said, "No, once you make it clear, it means that we will fall out. In fact, if a stupid person like Liu Chunyan doesn't have a smart person to give her advice, she can't be that bad. What we are afraid of is that smart people with brains and intentions will do bad things, that's scary.
Don't worry, I have never had any conflict with my mother-in-law. She must have always thought that I have a pretty face but no brains. But tonight I think she should feel that I have seen through her scheme. In the future, she will have to think twice before dealing with me. Besides, what happened tonight is a wake-up call for us. We just have to be on guard against them in the future. ”
Han Jianwu, "But I'm not at home most of the time during the day, just in case."
Huo Qingqing, "That's fine, you just have to go home on time at night. I don't believe she can do anything to me in broad daylight. She has to cook for her youngest son and daughter-in-law, feed the pigs, and take care of so many children every day! Even if she squeezes time to deal with me, I'm not afraid, because I'm prepared."
Han Jianwu sighed, "I'm so sorry that you have to follow me and not only suffer but also worry and be afraid."
Huo Qingqing shook her head. "It's not that bad! I was so heartless in the past few years, but I got through it, didn't I?"
Han Jianwu, "That's different. My contribution to the family in the past few years is visible to the naked eye." In addition to the highest work points every day, the money and tickets he earned from going out to buy food, meat, seasonings, cloth, etc., Han's mother always smiled from ear to ear when she received the good things brought back by the fourth child. Han's mother's good days began when she adopted Han Jianwu, and the best days of her life for most of her life were from the time Han Jianwu grew up and joined the army until the time when the family split up. Now that Han Jianwu, their cash cow, is gone, the old couple's life is visibly miserable. Who would care about the old couple when their own sons are already living a tight life? Now the youngest son has a stupid son, and his wife almost can’t come back.
Huo Qingqing gained a lot tonight. At least she knew Han Jianwu's life experience and saw through Han's mother's thoughts.
Huo Qingqing sat on Han Jianwu's thighs and hugged his neck, saying, "Alright! If an enemy comes, we will stop him. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth. We don't owe them anything, and we are not afraid of them."
Han Jianwu's eyes darkened, and he pressed the person directly onto the bed. As soon as he leaned over, he heard Niuniu crying, "Daddy~ pee..."
Han Jianwu gnashed his teeth and cursed, "You bastard."
Huo Qingqing rolled around on the bed laughing.
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