Volume 1 Chapter 74 I Lack Freedom and Respect
Xu Hongjian, Xu Xingqi and their family of three are enjoying dinner in a restaurant.
Suddenly, servants called out from outside, and I could vaguely hear them saying, "Master Jingmo is back."
Xu Hong pricked up his ears, quickly put down his chopsticks, stood up and left the table, saying, "I'm full, you guys take your time."
Xu Xingqi looked a little confused and asked concernedly, "What's wrong? Dad, you're full after just a few bites? Is the food not to your liking?"
Xu Hong didn't have time to explain and just wanted to hurry upstairs to avoid this debt collector.
However, Xu Jingmo was tall and had long legs, and he walked from the lobby to the restaurant in just a few steps, blocking him right in the middle.
"Where are you going? Grandpa." Xu Jingmo blocked the door and looked at him with a smile.
Xu Hongjian smiled awkwardly and pretended to be surprised, "Oh, my precious grandson is back! Have you eaten yet? Come sit down and eat. It happens that we have your favorite squirrel fish today. I'm full, so I'll go upstairs to rest first."
He was about to turn around and leave, but Xu Jingmo stretched out his long arm, took his hand and sat back at the table, saying calmly: "You should rest after eating. Don't you have too much time to do? I finally came back, so please eat with me."
His words were full of double meanings. Xu Hongjian knew he couldn't avoid it, so he coughed and explained, "Well, as a retired old man, I have nothing to do every day."
I'm curious about Sun Tzu's emotional state. Isn't that normal?
He did not dare to say the second half of the sentence, as if he had, he would have been adding fuel to the fire of this unreasonable monkey.
The servant brought another set of bowls and chopsticks to Xu Jingmo. He took a bite of fish with a calm expression and said nonchalantly, "What are you doing when you have nothing to do? That's easy to do. Go to the factory and do some work that kills time and isn't tiring, such as filling Coke bottles, putting dots on soda biscuits, adding chocolate chips to Quduoduo, punching holes in Crocs, and weaving instant noodles into biscuits. There are so many jobs that can kill time, and it can also prevent senility. Don't stare at my little piece of land all day long."
Xu Hongjian choked, realizing the aggressiveness of this naughty boy's indiscriminate attack.
Xu Daiyue fanned the flames, "How do you talk to Grandpa? You go crazy as soon as you get back."
Xu Jingmo didn't even bother to pay attention to her, and sneered: "What? My last name is not Xu? I can't come back? Why would I bother you if I go crazy? You rush up to watch the excitement, aren't you afraid of getting bitten?"
"You!" Xu Daiyue threw her chopsticks in anger. Xu Xingqi said unhappily, "Ah Mo, you are already such an adult, why are you still so disrespectful?"
Xu Jingmo shrugged nonchalantly, "Uncle, I have already restrained myself a lot. I will not offend others unless they offend me. This is your precious daughter who is trying to get into trouble."
Xu Xingqi glanced at Xu Daiyue and sighed helplessly.
The two children have been at odds with each other since they were young. The barefoot one is not afraid of the one wearing shoes. Ah Mo is not afraid of being beaten or scolded. When he gets mad, he doesn't recognize his relatives. Everyone has a headache and can't do anything about him. But his crying daughter always makes trouble again and again. They don't feel tired, and he is tired of watching.
Yan Shuyun acted as a peacemaker and said with a smile, "Don't talk while eating or sleeping. Let's eat. If you have anything to say, we can talk after dinner. Ah Mo, come and try this jade snail. It was just airlifted home this afternoon."
"Thank you, aunt." Xu Jingmo gave her face and didn't say anything more.
*
After dinner, Xu Jingmo and Xu Hongjin went into the study to chat.
Yan Shuyun tapped Xu Daiyue's forehead helplessly and said, "You only have the ability to get angry, but you can't control your mouth. You know you can't get any good out of it, but why do you keep rushing to provoke him?"
Xu Daiyue stuffed a strawberry into her mouth angrily, muttering, "Grandpa is biased. Xu Jingmo talked to him like that, but he didn't get angry. If it were me, I would have said that I don't look like a lady from a wealthy family, and I'm biased!"
Yan Shuyun sighed, "Can you be more sensible? Let's not talk about the fact that your grandpa obviously did something wrong today and feels guilty. Even if he didn't, he has been partial to Ah Mo for a long time. He himself is not angry, so is it your turn as a kid to be angry for him?"
Xu Daiyue retorted in dissatisfaction: "I just don't accept it! They are all children of the Xu family, why should you favor him? This is favoring boys over girls! It's old feudal!"
Yan Shuyun shook her head repeatedly and glanced at Xu Xingqi coldly, "Look at your naughty baby daughter. She is about to get married, but she is still so willful and childish. I don't know if she will be wronged after marrying into the Li family."
Xu Daiyue and Xu Xingqi said in unison with disdain: "How dare they!"
Yan Shuyun sighed lightly. The Li family didn't dare to do that because of the Xu family's face.
But only you can know whether your marriage is happy or not. Not everyone will love you as much as your parents do.
The Xu family can be considered a wealthy family with simple relationships. There are no complicated conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, nor are there messy interpersonal relationships.
But she sometimes felt aggrieved because of some of her grandfather's old traditional ideas, such as not allowing her to separate after being married for so many years and requiring her to live with him, and the idea of favoring boys over girls.
If it were a wealthy family like the Li family with complicated relationships, the human relationships would be even more complicated and complicated. How could everything go as you wish?
Yan Shuyun touched Xu Daiyue's head lovingly, feeling mixed emotions. If it weren't for the fact that she and Jiayi were truly in love, she really didn't want to agree to this marriage. She didn't know whether the future would be good or bad...
As parents, all they can do is give Xu Daiyue more fearlessness.
*
In the study.
Xu Jingmo took the initiative to suggest: "Grandpa, let's play a game of chess."
An old man and a young man sat on either side of the chessboard and began to play chess.
The game progressed quickly, Xu Jingmo gave it his all, and in less than an hour, the outcome of the game became clear.
Xu Hongjian showed some admiration in his eyes and said with a sigh: "I heard that she taught you how to play Go."
Xu Jingmo nodded and said, "Yes, I started learning chess from her when I was 6 years old."
Xu Hong praised her modestly, "You are amazing, little girl. You have a good eye."
Xu Jingmo did not make any more moves, but suddenly said, "The wealth in front of you is just a chessboard, and the fame and honor behind you is just a piece of paper."
Xu Hongjian was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Why are you suddenly so emotional?"
Xu Jingmo looked at him and said, "Du Ruo's great-grandfather was a great man who enjoyed a state funeral. Grandpa, not everyone likes to attach great importance to fame and fortune. Our family is a businessman, and even more so ordinary people, not worthy of her. If she didn't like me so much in her heart, your abrupt behavior today would be enough to screen me out. I don't expect my family to help me, just don't hold me back."
"I didn't introduce her to you because I wasn't sure whether she was willing to meet my family, not because she was unworthy. You keep saying that you trust my judgment, do you really believe that?"
Xu Hongjian was embarrassed by what he said. Having held a high position for many years, he was used to being flattered. He thought he had all the power and money, and almost forgot the truth that "there are always people better than you".
He sighed and asked, "What should I do? She's not mad at me, is she?"
Xu Jingmo lowered his eyes and stared at the chessboard in front of him, and said calmly: "She said it's over, she's not that petty. But it's just a string of Buddhist beads, who are you sending away? Send this Hetian jade chessboard as a compensation gift. Poor students have a lot of stationery, and with your chess skills, no matter how good the chessboard is, it will be the same."
Xu Hongjian looked at the Hetian jade chessboard that he had bought at a high price at an auction, and reluctantly gave it up, saying, "Take it, take it, and say something good for me. I have no ill intentions."
Xu Jingmo's face, which had been sullen all night, finally showed a little smile. "Comrade Xu, let's keep learning until we die, right?"
Xu Hongzhen glared at him and angrily said, "You little brat, you have no manners. Your friend is much better than you."
Xu Jingmo smiled and began to clean up the chessboard. Xu Hongjian helped to tidy up and encouraged him, "I particularly like this grandson's wife. Come on, if you need any help, feel free to ask Grandpa."
Xu Jingmo paused for a moment and said seriously, "I lack freedom and respect. Just don't interfere in my affairs."
Xu Hongjin nodded: "Okay, okay, okay, I got it."
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