Suddenly, the screen displayed the food safety inspection department's evaluation of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant—Excellent!
Wow! This post-production editing is really cheeky! It really scared me!
After feeling relieved, Xu An finally realized that the food safety supervision department had actually rated Xu's Fast Food Restaurant as excellent!
The only excellent one out of six stores!
At this moment, the people of Xujia Village watching TV also realized what was happening, and cheers erupted.
The two men arranged by the second grandfather stood up from their seats, took out lighters from their pockets, and lit the firecrackers.
The crackling of firecrackers mingled with the laughter of the people, drifting through the air above Xujia Village and breaking the tranquility of the summer night.
“Alan, Anzi can support the family now, you don’t have to struggle on your own anymore.” Second Grandpa turned to look at Grandma Xu, his eyes full of relief.
"Yes," Grandma Xu smiled and glanced at Xu An, who was cheering with the villagers. "This family has long been managed by Anzi. I'm too old for that!"
"You're old in years but young at heart. I just saw you on TV. You were doing arithmetic as well as you used to when you were young. You haven't lost your skills."
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Meanwhile, Li Xindong and his family were also sitting on the sofa watching the local TV station in Shanghai.
However, Li Xindong was still angry with his family, so he sat some distance away from them and didn't talk to them. They just looked at their own things and ignored each other.
The three of them were watching TV peacefully until Xu An appeared on the screen, breaking the silence.
"Xindong, is Xu An, the owner of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant on TV, your classmate? I saw him when I went to your parent-teacher conference," Li's mother asked.
"Hmm." Li Xindong replied coldly, clearly not wanting to talk to his parents.
“Look at him, he started from scratch and opened two shops. Judging from his business, he must be making a lot of money.” Then, Li’s mother turned to Li Xindong and said, “You should learn more from him. You’re always talking about going to college. Look at him, he didn’t go to college and he’s doing just fine.”
“It’s not that we won’t let you go to university. If you can get into Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, we’ll sell everything we own to send you there. But don’t even think about any other schools!” Mr. Li’s words were quite sharp, directly addressing the trigger for this family crisis.
Then, Li's parents talked on and on about Li Xindong's university education. Each sentence struck the depths of Li Xindong's soul, and a flame slowly rose, burning brighter and brighter until it finally turned into a raging fire that completely engulfed Li Xindong's reason.
"What's so good about Shanghai University of Finance and Economics? What's so bad about other schools? Why do I have to go to this school? If you like this school so much, then go take the exam and go! Go!"
After speaking, Li Xindong slammed the door shut, locking himself inside.
Outside the living room, Mr. and Mrs. Li's expressions shifted from shock and bewilderment to burning rage.
"Damn it, I've fed you, housed you, and sent you to school, and now I've made an enemy of you! You use my money, so you have to listen to me! You have to do whatever I tell you to do!"
Li's father cursed at Li Xindong's room a few times, and then, seemingly not satisfied with his outburst, he kicked open Li Xindong's dilapidated door and roared at the astonished Li Xindong, "You think you can act arrogantly towards me just because you've earned some money from working outside!"
Immediately afterwards, Li Xindong saw his father take out the iron box where he kept his wages, tear all the banknotes inside to shreds, and then scatter them into the air, where they landed in every corner of the room like a shower of flowers before he left the room triumphantly.
Li Xindong's eyes widened in disbelief as he slowly bent down, trembling as he picked up the one-cent banknote that had fallen at his feet and held it up to his eyes.
The lights today are exceptionally glaring.
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