Chapter 25 My Aunt is Gone
"He Shu, you don't understand some of the adults' thoughts and considerations, but whether it's your grandfather or me, we all love your mother very much."
"Your grandpa is already over 70 years old. He really regrets it."
He Shu didn't want to listen to her anymore, so he stood up and lowered his head to look at his mother's photo.
He said calmly: "I never knew what father-son and other family relationships were?"
"In my world, the only relative is my mother. Others have nothing to do with me."
After saying that, he returned to the room with a pile of books.
Qi Xue wanted to persuade He Shu again, but his words made her speechless.
Qi Xue couldn't sleep that night. She thought that she and the old man were old but not as insightful as a child.
What He Shu said made sense to a certain extent, but he didn't know the truth. Qi Xue couldn't tell He Shu about those things now, so she felt deeply guilty towards He Shu.
Qi Xue couldn't sleep that night, so she went out to buy breakfast before dawn while He Shu was still asleep. She bought a lot of different kinds of breakfast.
After He Shu got up, he pulled him aside to eat and persuaded him.
"Let the past be the past. Even if you have complaints against us, give us a chance to make amends."
"You are going to Dadu with me, not for anyone, but for yourself. There is a broader sky, better resources, and the best university in the country."
“I know you are a very independent child. Even if you are alone here, you can live well. But people can only see things at different levels when they stand at different levels.
Like your father, he has only come to this city from the countryside in his entire life, and all he sees is as high as this city.
So even if he is given a higher step, he will just stand there and look down, not knowing that he can climb up.”
"Men need to have a little ambition. Otherwise, a man who feels satisfied with his life will easily spend his extra energy on other things."
He Shu lowered his head to eat. Qi Xue's mouth was dry from talking so much, but he didn't say anything.
"He Shu, what are you thinking? Do you want your aunt to beg you? You are very rational, so you should know what is the best choice for you."
He Shu wiped his mouth and saw that there was still a lot of food, so he took the lunch box and packed it up to prepare for lunch.
"Aunt, my grandpa and uncle, whom I have never met, said something that is true."
"Men cannot rely on others for everything. They must take on their own responsibilities."
He Shu's expression was calm: "I don't need to rely on the Qi family. I will take the exam to go to Dadu by myself and see what you said. I will also work hard to make money to buy her a good grave for my mother."
Seeing Qi Xue standing there, He Shu picked up the lunch box and walked to the door to change his shoes.
"Aunt, I'm going to work. If you want to leave, just leave the key on the table."
After saying that, He Shu pushed the door open and went out, no longer having any attachment to Qi Xue.
Qi Xue sighed after a long time. She felt that the conversation just now, including the conversation with He Shu last night, had happened.
It didn't feel like facing a child who was only 16 or 17 years old. It felt like facing someone of the same age.
Qi Xue took out her cell phone and dialed her home number. She repeated He Shu's words word for word.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time. Just when Qi Xue thought the call was disconnected, the old man's voice came from the microphone.
"Then don't force him, let him decide for himself, you come back first..."
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All the reasons were excuses. He Shu, who once wanted to grow up quickly, now doesn't want to grow up so quickly.
Because he found that the adult world is really complicated.
On this day, He Shu worked extremely hard. He used a soft-bristle brush to brush the gaps between the tires and the doors until they looked as good as new.
The owner of a Mercedes-Benz was standing nearby and chatting with Zhao Qishui. Seeing how carefully He Shu washed his car, he couldn't help but praise him several times.
Before leaving, he gave He Shu an extra 20 yuan tip.
He Shu was a little confused. There was a tip for washing the car?
Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Xiao He, you are the first one in our store to get tips, that's great."
There is really no concept of tipping in China. At most, people will buy a bottle of water if they think the car has been washed well.
Uncle Zhang said that He Shu had set a good example for them, and maybe more and more people would give tips in the future.
Xiao Dong shouted at He Shu to use the tip to treat the meal, which made Zhao Qishui kick him. However, when he turned around, he found that He Shu really bought a lot of popsicles to treat the meal.
After get off work, Zhao Qishui still paid He Shu his daily commission.
He was very curious. He Shu's father had just passed away yesterday, so how come he seemed to be fine today?
However, Zhao Qishui deeply understands one thing, that is, if you don't put yourself in other people's shoes, you should not use your own cognition to speculate about others.
Just like a few years ago, his wife couldn't stand the pain of looking for her son everywhere but being disappointed again and again, so she left alone.
Many of his relatives and friends also advised him to give up and stop looking.
If he lives a good life, even if his wife doesn't come back, he can find another woman. Will he still not have children then?
But Zhao Qishui himself understood that even if he really had another son, it would not be Zhao Yan.
Others will not understand this feeling...
He Shu finished a day's work and returned home, standing at the door hesitantly.
Across the street, Tan Kuan was drinking at home with many friends. When they saw He Shu coming back, the noise became much quieter.
When I opened the door, the room was very quiet. The first thing I saw was a big cake on the table with candles already on it .
He Shu went straight to his mother's room. All of his aunt's things were gone. She was gone...
Back at the living room table, next to the cake was a wrapped gift box with a letter and a bank card on top.
He Shuxian opened the letter and saw a message from Qi Xue.
"He Shu, my aunt has returned to Dadu. It's your birthday next week, so I can't spend it with you. I bought you a cake in advance. Please enjoy it."
"You may not understand many things now, but your aunt and your grandfather respect your choice."
"My aunt deposited 100,000 yuan into this card for you. The password is your birthday."
"You can use this money as you wish. There is a cell phone in the box with my aunt's number saved in it. If you have any problem that you can't solve, you can call my aunt."
After reading the letter, He Shu opened the gift box and found a large black screen mobile phone lying quietly in the box.
This mobile phone named Blade is the latest model this year. It has top-notch configurations and is worth more than 5,000 yuan.
It’s a pity that He Shu never paid attention to these things and didn’t understand them, so he just thought that this phone was better looking and thinner than the one Lai Huaguang had before.
He did not have the temerity to return the money and cell phone his aunt had left behind, not to mention that he didn't know where to go.
He locked the bank card with 100,000 yuan in it in the cabinet.
He would not touch the money unless it was necessary. As for his mother's grave, He Shu still wanted to earn money to buy it himself.
