The weather was getting colder and colder. Zheng Yusang was sitting in the dormitory in thin clothes, staring blankly.
"Bang bang—" The knock on the door interrupted Zheng Yusang's thoughts. He frowned subconsciously, "Who is it?"
"I am Zhu Tingzhou."
Zheng Yusang quickly got up and went forward to open the door, "Tingzhou, why are you here?" Zheng Yusang opened the door and saw Zhu Tingzhou wearing a woolen sweater, feeling a little envious.
"If I don't come, you'll be left behind. We've already bought the boat tickets to Tianjin Wharf. Are you leaving or not?" Zhu Tingzhou looked at Zheng Yusang seriously. "If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for you to go to America again. A grown man will never lack a wife. You're really capable of falling into such a state for a woman."
Zheng Yusang tried to smile, to show that he was fine, but failed after trying for a long time. Zhu Tingzhou pushed him into the dormitory, turned around and bolted the door, "That's so ugly. If you don't want to laugh, don't laugh."
Zheng Yusang sat back on the bed with his head drooping. "My parents have always told me to be obedient, even letting me get married. But in the end, they didn't pay for my study abroad as promised. What can I do?"
Zhu Tingzhou plopped down next to him, reached out and shoved him hard, and said with a look of disappointment, "Are you stupid? You've suffered such a huge loss, and now it's your turn to ask for compensation, and they don't give it to you, so what?"
"Let's go! I'll go with you and ask for it. Your father is always good at making things better. Let's go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and find him. We'll block his door and yell at him. I don't believe he'll have the nerve to break his promise and make a fortune."
Zheng Yusang hesitated and glanced at Zhu Tingzhou timidly, "Will it have a bad influence on my dad?"
"No, no, this is a family matter, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has no right to interfere." Zhu Tingzhou couldn't help but sigh in his heart, silly boy, even at this time, he is still thinking about his father, he is such a filial and righteous man, what would he do if I hadn't stood up for him.
Zhu Tingzhou doesn't believe in the old generation's ideas, such as "there are no parents who are not wrong" and "suffering a loss is a blessing". These are all ideas used to educate slaves. The more he listens to them, the more uncomfortable he becomes.
With Zhu Tingzhou leading the way, Zheng Yusang seemed to have a lot of courage. The two of them took a rickshaw to Dongcheng District, crossed several streets that were a mix of Chinese and Western styles, and came to an alley made of blue bricks.
The two got out of the car in front of a Chinese-style courtyard, paid the fare, and walked up the steps. The gatekeeper seemed to know Zheng Yusang and greeted him, "Are you here to see Counselor Zheng?"
Zheng Yusang nodded politely, "Yes, I have something to talk to my dad about."
The gatekeeper said nothing, just nodded and let the two people in.
Zheng Yusang took the lead, walked around a row of blue brick bungalows with familiarity, passed through a hanging flower gate, stopped in front of a house, and pointed inside to Zhu Tingzhou.
Zhu Tingzhou nodded and walked forward to knock on the door.
Without waiting for a sound from inside, he pushed the door open. "Uncle Zheng, are you there? Our ship to study in America is leaving soon. Yu Sang doesn't have money for the ticket, so I paid for it. I wanted to ask you when you can pay me back."
It was the first time for Zheng Ruqing to be blocked at the door by someone demanding a debt. His surprised face immediately turned into a hint of anger. "Where's Zheng Yusang? Why doesn't he come to me himself?"
Zhu Tingzhou turned around with a smile and pulled Zheng Yusang out from behind him. "He's here too. He's too embarrassed to ask you for it, but I have no choice. I don't know when I'll be back after leaving, and I'm not well off, so I wanted to get this over with."
Zheng Ruqing stood up suddenly, picked up a book and threw it at Zheng Yusang who was blocking the door, but his aim was not very good and it didn't even hit the door frame, but fell directly on the ground one meter away from Zheng Yusang.
"Rebellious son, how dare you come to see me!"
"Plop--" Zheng Yusang did not play by the rules and knelt on the ground.
Another senior counselor, who thought his colleague was teaching his son a lesson, immediately stood up and grabbed Zheng Ruqing, saying, "Old Zheng, calm down. Don't be angry. The child knows he's wrong."
Zheng Ruqing felt like he had a tightness in his chest, unable to breathe up or down, and felt very uncomfortable.
After a while, some people came over to watch, "What's going on?"
Senior Counselor laughed it off, "It's okay, it's okay, there were just some misunderstandings between father and son."
"Come on, it's almost noon. I'll treat you to a good meal so that Lao Zheng and the others can have a good chat."
After that, he turned around and patted Zheng Ruqing on the shoulder, "Don't take it out on the child. If you have anything to say, just talk it over." After that, he winked at Zheng Ruqing and said in a low voice, "Don't make fun of us."
Zheng Ruqing glanced at Counselor Gao with gratitude and nodded slightly. "I'll treat you to a drink later."
"We are close friends, so stop being polite." Counselor Gao walked out the door with a smile, put his arm around the man's shoulder, and said one moment they were going to eat braised lamb, and the next moment he said they were going to eat dumplings.
"Come in and close the door." Zheng Ruqing suppressed his temper and forced a few words out of his throat.
Zhu Tingzhou pulled Zheng Yusang up, closed the door, and pushed Zheng Yusang to Zheng Ruqing. "Uncle, Yusang didn't want to marry the Huang family girl. He only agreed because you said you would pay for his study abroad. Now that she's married, you can't go back on your word, right?"
If Zheng Ruqing was not Zheng Yusang's father, according to Zhu Tingzhou's personality, he would have cursed at him. Now that he explained the matter without using any dirty words, Zhu Tingzhou felt that he had given Zheng Ruqing enough face.
But Zheng Ruqing didn't think so. Zheng Ruqing was almost mad at this disobedient son. Since Zheng Yusang went to college, his annual expenses were even greater than Zheng Ruqing's.
Zheng Ruqing not only had to pay for Zheng Yusang's college education, but also had to give him a considerable amount of living expenses every month.
Some time ago, Zheng Ruqing found a gentle and sweet woman. He didn't have enough money, so he went to the accounting office to withdraw money. He was careful and checked the accounts. He found that in the past year, Zheng Yusang had spent more than one thousand yuan. This was a huge amount of money. If it weren't for the inheritance left by his ancestors, the Zheng family would have been squandered by this son.
Zheng Ruqing also learned from the steward that Zheng Liu knew about this and had instructed the steward that if the young master wanted to withdraw money, just give it to him, which made Zheng Ruqing even more furious.
However, Zheng Ruqing did not go to Zheng Liushi to ask for punishment, but chose to keep it secret because he knew that Zheng Yusang was the source of the trouble.
"Zheng Yusang, I raised you until you were twenty years old. I have fulfilled my responsibilities as a father, but you have never taken care of me."
"You haven't spent a single cent on me. Do you think you've fulfilled your responsibilities as a son?"
"Yes, I promised to send you to study abroad, but why do you eat my food, use my things, and then in the end, you still have the audacity to say that I am wrong?"
"Plop—" Zheng Yusang knelt down, "bang bang bang—" and kowtowed three times to Zheng Ruqing. "I am an unfilial son, but I cannot forget my father's kindness. I ask my father to help me one more time. When I return from studying abroad, I will repay you."
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