Men all have a utopian yearning for their hometown, especially as they get older, the more they want to return to their roots.
And as I watch familiar old friends pass away one by one, I will become more and more concerned about family ties.
Of course, Zhang Jidi was unwilling to accept this. He felt that Xiang Hongqi was doing useless work. He would be better off managing his own family and making contributions to his children.
However, considering that Xiang Tiezhu also helped when his family was divided, he was able to barely suppress the anger in his heart.
Besides, Xiang Liwei is much better than Xiang Yaoyao. He is polite, doesn't live in her house, and relies on himself. She has no objection to just helping him find a place to live.
Seeing that her own mother had tacitly agreed to this matter, Xiang Lili pouted and said unwillingly: "I wonder how long he can pretend!"
She is prejudiced against everyone in Xiangjia Village. Maybe Xiang Liwei is hiding his own little thoughts and planning something big?
Zhang Jidi looked at his daughter helplessly and said, "You should stop saying such things. Let's just live our lives well and deal with them as they come."
She went to the corner and looked at the sacks. Each one was filled with good food, not just perfunctory food.
No matter what, Xiang Hongqi just couldn't bear to part with his younger brother. Zhang Jidi didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters, so as long as it didn't go too far, he would turn a blind eye.
Hearing her say this, Xiang Lili pouted and went back to her room to pack her clothes.
Sometimes I really feel that the older generation cares too much about family affection. People like Xiangjiacun, with her temper, she would beat anyone she saw!
Young people are like this, they dare to love and hate, but older people understand the ways of the world.
On the other side, Xiang Hongqi and Xiang Tiezhu quickly settled the renting of a house. His colleague wanted to rent the house anyway, so it would be better if he could rent it to an acquaintance.
He even enthusiastically tried to save face for Hongqi by lowering the price himself, asking for a monthly rent of fifty cents less than the market price.
Don't underestimate these fifty cents. It's six yuan a year, enough to buy several pounds of meat. Isn't the way ordinary people live just to have a good New Year with this little bit of money?
Even if you don't buy meat, this amount of money is still not a small sum.
Xiang Tiezhu knew that this was all thanks to his second brother Xiang Hongqi's face. After agreeing on the rental, he was very grateful to Xiang Hongqi when he left the landlord's house.
They didn't expect it to be so smooth. They were even planning to look for a house for Xiang Liwei tomorrow.
For this reason, he even held Xiang Liwei's head and bowed to his uncle: "This child is very stubborn. Second brother, if you have time, please teach him a lesson."
Xiang Liwei had rarely seen his second uncle, and with a sense of distance, he followed his father's words and thanked Xiang Hongqi.
He waved to Hongqi, said a few polite words, and wanted to go home for dinner.
Although things went smoothly, it took some time to get here. It was already getting dark, and if I didn't go home, I would have no food to eat.
Besides, he has a night shift to work at 2 a.m., so he can get some sleep if he goes back now.
Xiang Tiezhu grabbed him and said, "Brother, we haven't seen each other for many years. I'd like to invite you to a state-owned restaurant to chat about family matters."
Brothers, who doesn’t know who else’s family background?
Xiang Tiezhu has four children to support and has sent them all to school, but he is not well off financially. Why would he eat at a state-owned restaurant?
Xiang Hongqi said no and hurried to leave, but was dragged and persuaded to the door of the state-owned hotel by Xiang Tiezhu and Yuan Huimei.
The furnishings here are very trendy, and even at night, they are still brightly lit.
There were still a lot of people at dinner time, so Xiang Tiezhu had to wait for a table before inviting Xiang Hongqi to the table. Then he was faced with an impatient waiter who asked them what dishes they wanted.
He gritted his teeth and ordered two main dishes to treat his second brother to save face, while his hands unconsciously rummaged in his pockets.
Seeing that Xiang Tiezhu was about to order more dishes, Xiang Hongqi quickly stopped him and said, "This is enough for us. Could you please give us some soup and four bowls of rice?"
The waiter who was taking the menu looked a little better when he heard about the two hard dishes: "Okay, take the bill and pay for the food coupons."
She tore off the list in her hand, casually pointed in a direction to Xiang Hongqi, turned around and went to clean up another table. Her attitude was pretty good.
As Xiang Hongqi stood up with the bill, Xiang Tiezhu immediately forced him to sit down, snatched the bill away and went to pay.
Yuan Huimei poured water for Xiang Hongqi on the side: "Second brother, just let him go. He keeps talking about how good you are. It's thanks to your help that we were able to find a house today."
Her attitude was sincere yet flattering, so as not to tarnish her son's future.
She didn't expect Xiang Hongqi to be of much help to her son. As long as she had a relative in the city and they could rely on each other, it would be enough. At least she would not be bullied by others.
A mother worries about her son even when he is far away. As a rural woman, she could only ask her second uncle in the city to provide some security for her son.
Xiang Liwei, who was sitting at the table, knew that his mother bowed her head for him, so he whispered, "Uncle, thank you for helping me rent a house. I will definitely honor you in the future."
He did not forget this favor and had already secretly calculated his first month's salary.
Maybe in Xiang Hongqi's view, helping to rent a house was just a matter of course, but for his nephew, it saved him a lot of detours.
People should not forget their roots. Since his second uncle had done him a favor, he must repay the favor.
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