Her son and daughter-in-law and her daughter and son-in-law often advised her not to work so hard and to enjoy more of her life, but she just wouldn't listen.
There was nothing anyone could do but to follow her lead.
Later, her grandchildren grew up and no longer needed her to take care of them. She was so bored that she started playing cards with her neighbors.
Gradually, she began to like this activity and participated in it more actively than anyone else every day.
Li Xu continued, "Dad, if you want to play mahjong, you can play with my dad and my second uncle. I'll ask them to come find you later."
Du Ming waved his hand. "There's no rush. I can think about it after I retire."
"Okay, by the way, Dad, what are your plans for work?"
Du Ming didn't even think about it and answered directly, "Give the job to Jingzhong."
Li Xu was a little puzzled, "Jingzhong?"
Du Jingzhong was seventeen years old after the Chinese New Year. His academic performance was terrible. When school resumed in 1977, he dropped out after two years. His only education was elementary school.
Strictly speaking, he didn't even graduate. His diploma was given to him by the school because he dropped out of school.
He is Du Feng's eldest son and Du Ming's eldest grandson.
Du Feng is the one who takes care of the elderly couple of the Du family in their old age. It is natural for him to be given this job, but it should be given directly to him instead of his son.
Du Feng knew what Li Xu was thinking and explained with a smile, "The two elders are so old, they can't be left without someone to take care of them. Besides, I'm almost forty years old, so it's a bit inappropriate for me to go to work now."
After hearing this, Li Xu understood.
Among the second generation of the Du family, Du Feng is the only one who does not have a job, and Du Songyue, the eldest among the third generation, is only eighteen years old after the Chinese New Year. She has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. It is okay to ask her to fight, but asking her to take care of others is pure joke.
As for the second oldest of the three generations, Du Jingzhong, this guy also practiced martial arts since childhood...
Li Xu felt that Du Feng gave up the succession most likely because he was worried about the two of them.
A special explanation is needed here. If there is a father-son relationship and the father retires normally, then the son can take over as long as his age is not too old. Moreover, in some positions, the successor does not even have an internship period and can be a formal employee as soon as he starts working.
Du Feng is not yet 40 years old and is qualified to take over.
If he takes over, he will only need to work for more than 20 years to receive a pension.
Such a good thing, based on Li Xu's understanding of Du Feng, he will definitely be tempted.
Therefore, Li Xu didn't quite believe that he chose to give up the succession because of his age.
What Li Xu can figure out, Du Hong can also figure out.
At this moment, her mind was full of one thought: her parents made the right choice to choose her second brother to support them in their old age.
The old couple of the Du family had complicated expressions, and the expressions of their eldest son Du Lin and youngest son Du Sen were even more complicated.
To be honest, before Du Feng brought up this matter, no one thought he would make this choice.
Li Xu looked at Du Feng with admiration, then pondered, "Dad, if you ask me, just sell your job. I'll find a job for Brother Feng in two years, and Jingzhong will probably have to contribute by then."
Du Jing has studied martial arts for so many years, it would be a shame if he didn't become a bodyguard.
At that time, his father will be responsible for the business, and he will be responsible for protecting his father's safety.
"Huh?" Everyone in the room was stunned except Du Hong.
Knowing Li Xu well, Yang Li knew that he must have thought about this matter, so she quickly asked, "Xiao Xu, what do you want to find for Xiao Feng to do?"
"You'll know when the time comes." Li Xu smiled. "Let those kids at home who practice martial arts practice. They might be useful in the future."
Li Xu then pulled out several thick envelopes from the cloth bag containing New Year gifts and handed them over. "Mom, these are gifts from Xiaohong and me to you two. Don't be so quick to refuse. I remember that except for Songyue, the other martial arts students haven't had their medicinal bath yet. You can spend the money on this."
The oldest ones in the three generations of the Du family had worse academic performance than each other, but were better and better at martial arts.
Influenced by Du Sen and his wife, these children developed an interest in martial arts from an early age and started practicing martial arts.
Although there are many working people in the Du family, they cannot afford to support so many children to practice martial arts.
There was no other way, the Du family could only try their best to satisfy the children's nutritional needs in terms of meat.
As for the medicinal bath, only the gifted Du Songyue enjoyed it.
When the Du family saw these thick envelopes, their scalps went numb.
They had all seen money before, so they could tell at a glance how much money was in the envelopes. Du Ming's face was filled with shock. "Xiao Xu, the total amount of money in the envelopes must be around 10,000, right?"
"Exactly ten thousand."
After receiving a positive answer, Du Ming and his wife repeatedly refused.
Li Xu and his wife kept trying to persuade him.
After more than ten minutes of debate, they finally won on the grounds that letting the children practice martial arts would be of great use in the future.
Seeing that they were willing to give so much money to the elderly as a filial piety, the Du family knew that Li Xu must have made a lot of money outside.
But no one asked Li Xu what business he was doing outside.
After receiving the money, Du Ming said that he would let Qi Wen prepare medicinal materials for the children tomorrow. He would sell his work to outsiders and let Du Jingzhong concentrate on practicing martial arts.
After staying at the Du family for more than an hour, Li Xu and his wife finally said goodbye.
When I got home, I saw Li Ping and his wife, and Li Chen and his wife sitting in the main room.
Li Ping and his wife had normal expressions, but Li Chen and his wife's expressions didn't look so good.
Li Xu casually grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from the table and asked while eating them, "Third Brother, who are you angry with?"
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