Chapter 191 Why not return home when you are rich and powerful?
Wu Juying and Han Chunmei cooked a big pot of scallion and egg noodles for Jin Peng, Wang Jianqiang and others. The three brothers ate happily in the house.
Jin Peng took a sip of noodle soup and said to Li Ye, "Hao Jian called me the day before yesterday and said that he would not return to Qingshui County for the New Year this year. It was inconvenient for him to contact you, so he asked me to tell you."
"What are you telling me? Why would I care where he spends the New Year?" Li Ye said indifferently, "Besides, considering his daughter's health, she would be more comfortable in Yangcheng than in Dongshan. It would be better for her to settle down in the south."
Jin Peng shook his head and said, "No, Hao Jian went back to his hometown in northern Hubei to celebrate the New Year this year. He called me to show off in advance."
"Show off? Show off what?"
"Showing off the car," Wang Jianqiang put the empty bowl on the table and complained, "Hao Jian was lucky. He finally bought a car before the New Year, but he didn't give it to you, Xiaoye, to ride in. Instead, he drove it back to his hometown to show off."
In Wang Jianqiang's opinion, if Pengcheng No. 7 Factory bought a car, it must be given to Li Ye, the "boss", first, and the rest of the people would have to queue up behind.
Li Ye smiled and said, "If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it's like walking in the night in brocade clothes. You all know what Hao Jian wanted at that time. As friends, we have to help him and fulfill his wish, right?"
"If you don't return home when you are rich and powerful, it's like walking in the night in fine clothes?" Jin Peng and Wang Jianqiang pondered for a moment and asked Li Ye, "What does this mean exactly?"
"This is a sentence from "Records of the Grand Historian: The Biography of Xiang Yu". The original sentence is 'If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like wearing embroidered clothes and walking at night. No one will know it.'
What it means is that if a poor and humble person succeeds through his own hard work and struggle, but does not return to his hometown to show off, it is like walking around in fancy clothes at night, and no one will know about your glory. "
Li Ye transformed himself into a historian and explained to the two the reason behind this sentence, but the two people had completely different reactions after hearing it.
Jin Peng nodded repeatedly, thinking that what Li Ye said made sense.
But Wang Jianqiang kept his head down and remained silent for a long time.
In fact, the difference in their thoughts can be reflected from the way they dress today.
Jin Peng was wearing a British-style suit and windbreaker, which were tailor-made for him by the Seventh Factory of Pengcheng. It was crisp and fitted, and looked as showy as it could be.
Over the past year, Jin Peng has returned to Qingshui County to visit his relatives several times. The reputation of "Boss Jin" has become more and more famous, and even his wife, who has not yet married, has changed from a silly girl who was "blind" to fall in love with Jin Peng, to a "boss lady" with a discerning eye.
Wang Jianqiang is at the other extreme. He is covered in dirt and is as low-key as possible. He has not been home for a year. His family members don't care how he is doing or whether he is dead or not.
In fact, these two ways of doing things have their own reasons. Decades later, even the second one is still recognized by many people.
It’s just that it’s 1982 now, and there are more people like Hao Jian and Jin Peng.
Wang Jianqiang didn't raise his head, and asked Li Ye in a low voice: "Brother, do you think I should also change into bright clothes?"
"It depends on you," Li Ye said with a smile, "Qiangzi, the reason why we have to work hard is to live freely, to not care about other people's eyes and do whatever we want.
Now if someone laughs at you for dressing like this, would you care?"
"I won't!" Wang Jianqiang smiled innocently and said, "When others laugh at me, I just think they are blinded by their own ignorance and can't see my good side."
“.”
“Hahahahahaha~”
"Qiangzi, you are so picky about words. It really makes me laugh to death."
Li Ye and Jin Peng both laughed out loud, especially Jin Peng, which made Wang Jianqiang feel a little embarrassed.
However, Li Ye immediately encouraged him: "Qiangzi, don't worry about it. Just read more books and study more in the future. I promise that you will be no worse than anyone else, at least much better than your brother Peng."
"I don't mind, brother," Wang Jianqiang said seriously, "I can tell the difference between a real smile and a fake one. In fact, Brother Peng has also been reading and studying, and he is not bad either."
“Heh~”
Li Ye smiled and said nothing more.
Jin Peng was indeed learning and improving himself, but he was forced to do so by Li Ye and Wang Jianqiang. Although Wang Jianqiang seemed stupid, he was actually a down-to-earth "early bird that flies first" and worked even harder than when he was in school.
In the past, this poor child with a big appetite was even looked down upon when eating, so how could he have the mind to study?
But now that his material difficulties have been resolved, Wang Jianqiang has revealed his persistent and tenacious nature.
In Li Ye's opinion, Wang Jianqiang is a more dull version of "Guo Jing", who is stubborn and stubborn.
After dinner, Jin Peng and Wang Jianqiang stayed at Li Ye's house for a while, and then went home to see their respective mothers.
Both of them have been busy outside for a year. Jin Peng occasionally comes back to be intimate with his wife, but Wang Jianqiang has never come back once.
It’s just that Jin Peng was in a hurry and impatient, while Wang Jianqiang was dragging his feet and was timid about returning home.
Everyone has to walk their own path; outsiders cannot help.
. . . . . .
After Wang Jianqiang, Jin Peng and others left, someone else came to Li Ye's house before noon.
Han Xia, her parents, and her two younger sisters drove a tractor to the door of the Li family and moved many New Year's goods downstairs.
Especially the dozen or so big carps and grass carps, which made Li Ye amazed.
The water quality these days is really good! Just by draining a pond, you can get so many wild carp and grass carp that are more than half a meter long.
It will take decades before such a large wild fish can be easily caught in rivers in the south. Don't even think about it in places like Dongshan, where you can only eat farmed fish with a belly full of feed.
However, Han Xia and her family came here not only to deliver New Year's goods to the Li family, but also to pay their respects to Old Master Huai.
Ever since Li Ye "received the help of Old Huai Ye in his dream" and passed the provincial exam with the highest score, the popularity of Old Huai Ye has increased countless times.
Now everyone secretly agrees that Li’s grandmother, Wu Juying, has the best welfare, otherwise why would she choose Li Ye alone?
Han Xia's two younger sisters are both in middle school, so any extra money they can get is helpful.
In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, aunt Li Mingxiang brought her cousin Zhao Meiwen, and Hu Man brought her brother and mother, all to Li Ye's house to meet up.
Li Ye was reluctantly pulled over by Wu Juying, but he only stayed at the old locust tree for a few minutes before coming back.
Because this time Li Ye had just bent his knees and hadn't yet knelt down to kowtow when thunder sounded faintly from the dark sky.
I don't know if he was yelling at me, "You evil monster, are you here to get in the way again?"
Still whispering: "Go away, devil, go away."
Anyway, Li Ye, who had experienced similar situations twice in a row, decided that he would never worship Old Master Huai again.
. . . . . .
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after breakfast, neighbors and friends start visiting each other to wish each other a happy new year.
Except for Wen Leyu, everyone in the eight-member group went to Li Ye's house. Even Chen Jinhua, who was still in the hospital, asked Jiang Xiaoyan to support her and come to wish them a happy new year.
Li Zhongfa hurriedly called Wu Juying and asked the old woman to take Chen Jinhua to the inner room, where the heating stove was burning loudly, for fear that Chen Jinhua would catch a cold and her condition would worsen.
This action made Chen Jinhua feel uneasy, and she quickly said, "Aunt, don't bother me so much. I'm not that delicate. I'm actually well now. If my daughter hadn't stopped me, I would have been discharged from the hospital."
"You are talking nonsense," Wu Juying said in mock anger, "You don't take care of yourself, so you will be the one who suffers when you get old.
I heard from my grandson that your illness is purely due to delay. If you don't pay attention, you won't be able to do any heavy work in the future. You will be out of breath if you do it."
"Hey, it's not that serious. It's not that serious."
Chen Jinhua smiled awkwardly, but she felt warm and comfortable in her heart.
She was very nervous when she came, because she heard that Li Zhongfa was a director, a status higher than that of a village cadre. He was a world away from ordinary people like her, and she didn't know how "majestic" he was!
But now, looking at Li Zhongfa busy tending the stove and Wu Juying serving tea and water, Chen Jinhua couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "These are the people's servants!"
At this time, the mothers of Hu Man, Han Xia, Li Dayong and others also came in to join in the fun, and soon the place became lively and lively, which also made Chen Jinhua relax.
As they were talking, someone said to the outside of the window: "Our children! They all benefited from Li Ye. Look at them now, are they the same as last year?"
"It's definitely different. When he was repeating a grade last year, my son didn't say a word the whole day. It made me sad. But now he can tell jokes. He made me laugh yesterday."
"That's right, it's only been half a year and my son has changed a lot."
Several women gathered around the window and looked at the college students laughing and giggling in the yard, their eyes filled with satisfaction.
When Jiang Xiaoyan, Yan Jinbu and others were repeating their studies, they were all wrapped in a kind of depression, which made people wonder, "Why are these kids so depressed?"
Now Jiang Xiaoyan and others are confident, shining as brightly as the sun after breaking through the dark clouds. They have not only changed themselves, but also quietly warmed others.
Wu Juying also looked at Li Ye through the window. Seeing that her grandson was quietly occupying the center of attention, she agreed with her husband Li Zhongfa's original wisdom.
It takes three stakes to make a fence, and it takes three men to make a hero. Even though these children are still young saplings and can't be of much help now, who knows who will be able to help each other in a few years!
But just when Wu Juying was looking at Li Ye with pride, several "relatives" came into the yard.
Wang Jianqiang's mother Fan Chunhua, brought Wang Jianqiang and his second brother Wang Yonggan to pay New Year's greetings.
Wang Jianqiang's mother was not tall, but she had a loud voice. As soon as she entered the door, she said, "Uncle, aunt, we are here to wish you a happy new year."
Li Ye, who was chatting and laughing with his classmates, turned his head and saw Wang Jianqiang's bitter smile.
"Hey, Xiaoye, have you invited all your classmates over? That's great, Aunt Six will have a talk with you later."
"Sixth Aunt, we are going to pay New Year's greetings to the teachers at school! If you have anything to say, just tell my grandparents."
"No, no, I may have to tell you about this. Don't leave yet! Otherwise, Sixth Aunt won't let you go."
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After Fan Chunhua led the two sons into the main hall, Li Ye quickly said to several classmates: "Remember this! If Qiangzi's mother asks you about Qiangzi later, you just say you don't know. You know nothing. Do you understand?"
Hu Man and others didn't understand, but they all nodded secretly.
Li Dayong knew the inside story, and couldn't help but pull Li Ye aside and whispered, "Did Qiangzi reveal himself?"
Li Ye shook his head slowly and said, "I don't know either, but it would be too much for Qiangzi to lie to his mother."
"Too!"
Li Dayong agreed deeply. They were brothers who had grown up together. Wang Jianqiang was famous for his simplicity, and his mother Fan Chunhua was known to everyone for her shrewdness. No one knows a son better than his mother. It must be very difficult for Wang Jianqiang to hide his private money in front of Chen Jinhua at this moment.
But Li Ye and Li Dayong both underestimated Wang Jianqiang.
Five minutes later, the crying voice of Wang Jianqiang's mother Fan Chunhua was faintly heard from the main room, and then Li Ye was called into the main room.
Li Ye walked into the room and saw that there were not many tears in Fan Chunhua's eyes, just thunder in a dry land.
But Grandpa Li Zhongfa's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and Grandma Wu Juying kept giving him looks.
"Grandpa, you elders are talking, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"It's your business, the younger generation."
Li Zhongfa said in a muffled voice: "Your Sixth Aunt wanted to let the Second Brother take over Qiangzi's job, but was blocked by Jin Peng. Don't you know that Hao Jian? Your Sixth Aunt asked you to go and talk to him."
I'm talking about your mother.
Li Ye first looked at his sixth aunt Fan Chunhua who was wiping her tears, and then looked at Wang Jianqiang who was sitting on a small stool with his head down.
The stool was a bit small, and Wang Jianqiang, who was very strong, looked somewhat ridiculous sitting on it.
Li Ye glanced at him, and both brothers felt equally helpless.
[Brother, how come someone still takes notice of you even though you are so shabby? ]
(End of this chapter)
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