The strict father smiled and said, "If you want some peace and quiet, isn't it easy?" Find a place you like, build a house and live in it, and you will have peace and quiet. However, this old man Cao is a worrywart; he is always worried about the affairs of the younger generations in the family.
Old Master Cao chuckled helplessly and shook his head, with a hint of bitterness on his face.
"I was thinking that too. It's all because the younger generation in the family is so unmotivated. They can get into trouble if you don't keep an eye on them. You're the best! Your father retired early and enjoyed his life. He passed the burden to Dashan and his wife, and he lived a leisurely life."
"You can too." If you want.
Old Master Yan glanced at him, and since it was New Year's Day, he didn't want to argue with him, so he shut up.
Old Master Cheng scoffed, "He still wants to be idle? His younger generations, the sons are fine, but the grandchildren are like monkeys. Yesterday, on New Year's Eve, they caused an incident. Old Cao was woken up in the middle of the night and called me, waking me up to accompany him."
"What big thing happened that's worth waking you up in the middle of the night?" As people get older, they sleep less and less, and once they wake up, it's difficult to fall asleep again.
Therefore, judging others by himself, Old Master Yan frowned; none of the younger generations in his family would wake him up in the middle of the night unless it was a matter of life and death, so why did the Cao family still behave like this?
Old Master Cheng said, "What else could it be? The middle child in his family got into trouble and beat someone up until he was covered in blood. He's been in the hospital all year, and he has quite a few connections there. Although not as many as Old Cao, they're not to be underestimated."
"How was it solved?" This is what Mr. Yan is most concerned about.
"Just pay compensation and make amends. For a woman, he beat someone into the hospital. The grandson of the Cao family is famous in the compound. He is so angry for the beauty. Such a thing hasn't happened in our compound for many years." Old Master Cheng shook his head and sighed. No matter how hard the ancestors tried, it would be in vain if the descendants were not strong enough!
Their generation has already created excellent living conditions and a good starting point for their descendants; yet they still can't compare to those children who have come from poor backgrounds. Who can they complain to? They can only beat their sons and scold their grandsons.
Old Master Yan glanced at his old comrade, who looked embarrassed, and advised, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If there's always someone holding them back, they won't be able to grow quickly. It's better to let go and let them fight their way through. Without someone to rely on, they'll naturally know how to stand up on their own two feet."
Many people, like their generation, only become motivated when they have no one to rely on. Who could they turn to then? They could only join the army and go to the battlefield, filled with resentment towards the invaders, never knowing if they would return alive, or whether their comrades, friends, and family would see them again.
That's the reality.
All they can do is fight well and kill more invaders.
"I know." Old Master Cao smiled bitterly, his brows filled with worry. "But the younger generations are not up to the task. When I'm gone, what do you think they'll do?"
"What can we do? If you can hold the rice bowl, then eat. If you can't hold it, then put it down and watch others eat. You worry too much and think of everything for them, but they don't think about it. Your grandchildren should be taught a good lesson. If they don't keep doing it..." Old Master Cheng hesitated for a moment, then continued: "When we old people are gone, what good will they have?"
How could Mr. Cao not know this truth? It's just that he can't let it go.
"It's easier said than done!" The sigh made people sigh with it. There were too many helpless and inescapable factors in this sigh. "If only they were a little smarter, I wouldn't be so obsessed with letting go."
In response to this, Old Master Cheng could only shake his head. The heads of the other families were a generation younger than Old Master Cao, and they didn't know how to comfort him. The relationship was good, but that was only between the old masters. If the younger generations spoke up, the meaning would be different.
Old Master Yan spoke up to break the deadlock. "Instead of sighing, why not think about how to reform? If it really doesn't work... send them to the army. The army is a melting pot. Once they can adapt, they can be released and then let them go out on their own. People still need to experience more things before they can grow."
He was particularly experienced in this regard; when his eldest grandson was in his early teens, he worried that the Yan family would be insecure in his hands, and he felt uneasy. But when his eldest grandson returned from the countryside, he suddenly felt relieved, a reassurance that came from Yan Rushan's upbringing.
"Old Cheng is right. When people have someone to rely on, they subconsciously lean on them. But when they no longer have anyone to rely on and want to be independent, they find they've already lost at the starting line, left far behind by their peers. Old Cao! Children and grandchildren need to be loved, but not the way you love them. You've thought of everything for them, yet you can't bear to see them suffer even the slightest bit of grievance or hardship."
"Once they have mastered the mentality, they will become more and more unscrupulous, lazy, and more and more dependent on you, because you will clean up their mess anyway."
"Look at my Dashan and Xiaohai. In the past, in order to keep a low profile, we deliberately didn't focus on training Xiaohai. However, when the opportunity came, Xiaohai seized it. Although it's not an important position and it doesn't have a bright future, at least he can be self-sufficient and his family doesn't have to worry about everything for him, right?"
"Look at my Dashan. He's been in the countryside for a few years now. The people in the compound don't like me. Everyone says that my Dashan is useless staying in the countryside, but what happened? As soon as the opportunity came, Dashan returned to the city. Now he's doing well in business."
"However, you don't have to be too sad, your family still has someone who can make a name for himself; Cao Zheng is a good kid, you can focus on training him, even though it's a little late for him to enter the military and politics now, at least he can be of some use." Many of the Cao family's connections are in the hands of Grandpa Cao's sons, and none of his grandchildren can hold up the family, so these connections have not been handed over so far.
Cao Zheng used to be a carefree person, not valued. But now things are different. Although doing business is far from the center of power, it is also the safest. Who knows when the Cao family will need Cao Zheng's help? Who can say for sure?
Old Master Cao was heartbroken to hear this. His grandson, Cao Zheng, had been hanging around with Yan Rushan, and now he seemed like a decent person. Before, he was a naughty kid who had made him worry about his hair turning gray. Beating him, scolding him, was useless. He'd send him to the army and behave for a while, but after that, he'd start to behave himself again. This happened over and over again, and he was disappointed again and again, so he had no choice but to give up on this grandson.
However, the Cao family really has no grandchildren who can help.
"Cao Zheng is good, and this kid is now a successful person. Old Cao, you can focus on training him." Old Master Cheng then advised.
If you pick the tallest one among the short ones, there must be one who can do the job, right?
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