Chapter 437 Teaching a Son
When County Magistrate Zhang received the call from his brother-in-law, he knew that things were going to be bad.
But after being in the officialdom for a long time, he still has some reaction ability.
The people's affairs can be delayed again and again, but the superiors' affairs must be treated with caution. County Magistrate Zhang knows best how to get by in the officialdom.
He started to build his reputation since he first came here. Except for his son who relied on his family background to act arrogantly and domineeringly and he often had to clean up the mess, he always treated things fairly as long as things were exposed.
With the support of a powerful family, he has lived a comfortable life these years, except for his wife being too doting on his son and being too overbearing.
The brother-in-law scolded them harshly on the phone and hinted to County Magistrate Zhang in both explicit and implicit ways that he should deal with the matter as soon as possible. If necessary, he could abandon his son.
But his sister didn't understand and kept yelling, "Brother, you must save your nephew. Although Cai'er is a bit arrogant, he has never committed a serious mistake. He has never robbed a girl. It must be that girl from Hejia Village who seduced him. The police station actually dared to lock him up. They look down on our Chen family!"
Chen Nong's mouth twitched. This sister really has no brains at all.
"I understand. Let Zhang He answer the phone."
As soon as Zhang He picked up the phone, Chen Nong said, "Remember, try your best to calm him down. There is no clean water in the officialdom. If necessary, you have so many granddaughters who can take charge of the situation. There is no need to lose the big picture for the small one."
"I know what to do, brother."
Although Zhang He favors boys over girls, his son only gave birth to daughters, so he had to give up his wish of having a grandson.
Zhang Cai is not a man of rules. Not only did his three wives give birth to daughters, but even those girls whose lives were ruined by him were also pregnant with daughters. Once the pregnancy was discovered, they were taken to the hospital by his son to have abortions.
The only time a woman found out that she was pregnant with a boy, the whole family was ecstatic and promised that as long as the baby was born, she would be the daughter-in-law of their Zhang family. However, the girl already had her childhood sweetheart and would rather jump into the river to commit suicide than give birth to their Zhang family's grandson.
The incident caused a huge uproar. Not only was Zhang Cai angry, but he was also angry.
The family wanted to go to the provincial capital overnight to sue them, but unfortunately they were suppressed when they arrived at the provincial capital, and finally sent to the cowshed for reform.
Zhang He thought that if he couldn't avoid this incident, he could sacrifice this useless son if necessary, and then find a son-in-law for his granddaughter when she grew up. After all, the bloodline would not be broken.
He values his own future more than his son's.
After thinking it through, Zhang He let go of the matter and stopped caring about it.
Anyway, as long as He Xu and his group leave, how can he not release his son?
But the group of people from Hejia Village were really troublesome. If they were not eliminated, Zhang He would feel like a thorn in his throat.
State-owned hotel.
He Zhi was swinging his legs after finishing his meal. Suddenly, two pairs of eyes looked over at him. He looked left and right and scratched his head: "Mom and Dad, why are you looking at me like that?"
Chen Tang kicked He Xu privately, and He Xu coughed lightly and said with a straight face: "Did you throw stones at people today?"
He Zhi was not an irresponsible child. He nodded and said, "I smashed it. The bad guy wanted to take the sister away. I smashed it in a hurry."
After saying this, he also glanced at his parents' faces, which seemed a bit intimidating.
Just as He Xu was about to smile, he was kicked by Chen Tang again. The corner of his mouth twitched in pain and he had to retract his smile.
"You deliberately hit people on the head. If something bad happens, do you think you can escape responsibility just because you are young?"
"I taught you how to shoot accurately with a slingshot. Don't think I don't know that you have a good aim. You hit someone on the head with a stone. Do you dare to say that you didn't mean to do it?"
He Zhi looked down pitifully and retorted in a low voice, "I didn't say I didn't mean it."
"The stone is so hard, and you are young and can't control the strength. What if someone dies?"
Although He Xu felt that his son was not a useless person and that this was a good thing, he still had to be taught a lesson, so that he would not regret it if something really happened in the future.
He Zhi buried his head in his mother's arms, trying to avoid accountability.
He Xu knocked on the bowl with his chopsticks, making a warning sound.
He Zhi sat up reluctantly, puffed up his cheeks and retorted: "He is such a big man, if I don't hit him on the head, there is no way I can stop him from taking that sister away.
I know my dad is worried that I won’t be able to control my strength and end up hurting someone, but what I want to say is that I’m not a five-year-old child anymore. I have my own ideas and I can control the situation!”
He Xu listened to his son's powerful rebuttal. The little boy's eyes reflected tenacity, just like his own childhood.
His heart softened, but he couldn't help feeling proud, thinking that he was worthy of being his son.
"Okay, now you are acting like a man. How can you say you are a real man if you are timid? Daddy won't scold you about this matter, but you must remember that before doing anything, you must estimate whether you can control the situation. If you can't control it, you must stop immediately. Mom and Dad will always support you."
He Zhi then smiled, tilting his neck proudly: "Of course, when I hit him, I used a small stone, and my aim was good, so it wouldn't hit his eyes, nor his temples, and it wouldn't put him in fatal danger, but it would break his skin and bleed.
So many uncles are protecting me, he can't hit me. As his father's son, I can't watch the bad guys get away while ensuring my own safety."
Chen Tang patted his shoulder and said, “But the kid next to him also threw stones at people. He learned it from you.”
He Zhi's breath suddenly shortened: "Well, it seems so."
“So, although you are not a five-year-old child, you are still a six-year-old child. You are not thoughtful after all. Although you are sure that you will not cause any big trouble, people follow the trend. If you throw stones, other children will follow suit.
There are children among them who can lift bigger stones than you. They don’t consider whether the size of the stone will cause harm. If something happens, you will be the leader.
There were so many adults around at the time. You could have persuaded them to stop them and wait for the village chief to come and mediate. If things got out of hand, the village chief would definitely come out. No matter how the mediation was done, there would be a result, right?"
Shen Tang pointed out his shortcomings, and the little guy thought for a long time, sorted out her words, and recalled the situation at that time according to her words. There was indeed a better way to stop him than throwing stones at people.
He shrugged and sighed: "Well, Xiaobao really didn't do it well."
Chen Tang smiled: "But, you are brave enough to stand up and stop the bad guys. Mom is still very proud of you."
The little guy then smiled and said, "Quickly reward Xiaobao, I want to eat popsicles."
Chen Tang looked at his teeth and found that one of them was already loose: “Okay, but don’t bite it too hard, or the tooth will fall out, and mom won’t have any water to wash it for you.”
Ever since his teeth started to loosen, the little guy has not eaten popsicles for several days, for fear that his front teeth would fall out and he would be laughed at by others. He knows how fragile teeth are without his mother's reminder.
The couple walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative, each holding one hand.
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