Chapter 600: The Good and Evil of Human Nature, the Sinister Old Woman
The misfortunes of her childhood made her have the most beautiful attachment and memories of the short-lived family affection in her childhood.
Her biological parents were very different from her uncle, aunt, and other elders. Although her uncle and aunt took her in, they still treated her as an outsider. She was never able to integrate into her uncle and aunt's family.
Perhaps it was this relatively cold and cruel family environment that made her learn to be independent from an early age.
So much so that even after Zhou Can and she had established a romantic relationship, she still insisted on paying back the money he had lent her.
"If you are willing, we can spend money to build a house here, and then we can bring you back to stay for a few days every year so that you can relive the happiness and beauty of your childhood." Zhou Can stepped forward and gently put his arm around her shoulders, saying lovingly.
"Forget it, let's just keep those beautiful childhood memories in our hearts! Even if we really built a house here, we couldn't live here. Some memories can only be recalled but not reached, and are only suitable to be kept deep in the memory forever. When it's late at night and the scene brings back emotions, I can occasionally take them out and recall them."
She said, shaking her head slightly.
"The persimmons don't look ripe yet. Can we eat them? Will they be astringent?"
Zhou Can changed the subject, trying his best to prevent her from feeling sad about the absence of her parents.
"You can eat them! You can't eat them right after you pick them. You need to soak them in clean water for a while. When I was a kid, my dad often soaked green tomatoes in lime water, and they tasted especially sweet and crisp. But I don't know if eating them is harmful."
She still remembers her childhood very clearly.
Many childhood memories can be remembered for a lifetime.
Many parents are busy with work and hire a confinement nanny to take care of their children as soon as they are born. In addition to providing their children with superior economic conditions and a learning and growth environment , they rarely accompany their children to grow up. This will cause the family affection to fade, and it will be difficult for children to really get close to their parents when they grow up.
In fact, blood ties alone are far from enough to maintain the affection between parents and children.
Due to the lack of emotional foundation, family ties become very fragile.
Human emotions are the most complex.
For lovers, for a close friend, we can give almost everything. Many times it is unconditional trust, this is the charm of love.
Whether it is love, friendship, or even family affection, the ultimate core is actually based on emotions, building mutual trust and close relationships.
Therefore, after parents give birth to a child, it is not enough to just provide superior economic conditions.
The deepest love for children is not how much money you give them, but companionship.
"Lime water mainly contains calcium carbonate, calcium hydroxide and water. It is a mixture and usually has a strong alkalinity. The stomach contains a certain amount of gastric acid, which is usually acidic. If you only eat a small amount of persimmons soaked in lime water, a neutralization reaction can occur between the gastric acid and the lime water, and generally no discomfort symptoms will occur. However, for health reasons, it is best to eat less or not eat it."
Zhou Can answered her question from a professional medical perspective.
Children have a strong metabolic capacity, and even if they eat some food that is harmful to the body, they can metabolize it quickly.
However, it is still harmful to the body and there are risks.
So try to eat less or not eat.
This is the same reason why smoking is harmful to your health.
Many foods with toxic side effects cause invisible harm to the body.
"If you like to eat them, you can pick some when we leave. Soaking them directly in water should achieve a similar effect, except that the soaking time will need to be longer."
Zhou Can said to her with a smile.
"OK!"
Su Qianqian likes the feeling of being pampered by her lover, which makes her feel very sweet.
"Let's go and say hello to uncle and aunt first! We country people like to watch the fun, and there will definitely be a lot of people coming over later."
Su Qianqian had already noticed that many villagers were standing not far away, looking at her and Zhou Can.
The two walked towards the bungalow.
It looks like it was built only a few years ago, quite new.
There is a cement floor outside, which covers a large area.
The door is closed, so no one should be at home.
"My uncle and aunt may have gone to work in the fields." Su Qianqian called out a few times in dialect outside, but received no response.
There was only a big yellow dog barking at them from the house next to them where sundries and firewood were stored.
"Why don't we go look for it in the field?"
"OK!"
Zhou Can readily agreed.
Compared with Su Qianqian, Zhou Can is very happy. He has never had to worry about food and clothing since he was a child. He is a rich second-generation and has never experienced the hard life in the countryside.
He found life in the country very novel.
"Who are you looking for?"
A slightly older middle-aged man's voice came.
The two turned around and looked not far away, only to see a middle-aged man in his sixties walking towards them carrying a large bundle of corn stalks on his back.
"Uncle!"
Su Qianqian called out in dialect.
Zhou Can, who was standing nearby, could also understand what they were saying. The dialect they spoke here was a bit similar to Sichuan dialect.
"Hey, are you Tigress?"
The man obviously didn't recognize Su Qianqian.
"It's me! Uncle, this is my boyfriend Zhou Can. We came back specially to see you and aunt." Su Qianqian quickly introduced Zhou Can's identity to his uncle.
"Hello, uncle!"
Zhou Can took out a pack of cigarettes that he had prepared long ago, opened it, and quickly stepped forward to hand over the cigarette.
In the countryside, cigarettes are a great way to make friends.
It is also a kind of etiquette and courtesy.
"You are a handsome young man! Come inside and sit down! Your aunt will be back soon. Ask her to prepare food for you."
The man stared at Zhou Can carefully for a few seconds and couldn't help but praise him.
Zhou Can is very tall, handsome, and has a good fortune of over 100 million yuan. He is successful in his career and a decent person, so he has a very good temperament. Not to mention in this rural area, even in the provincial capital, he is still outstanding when standing in the crowd.
The man took out a key from the windowsill, opened the door, and asked the two to sit down.
The furniture in the room was extremely old, and the stool was covered with a thick layer of black dirt. Zhou Can didn't have any bad habits of being spoiled, so he sat down directly.
If you are wearing expensive clothes, you will definitely hesitate before sitting down.
If there are some stubborn stains, dry cleaning will not be able to remove them and the clothes will be ruined.
"Uncle, are you and aunt okay?"
Su Qianqian was obviously a little restrained, not feeling at all the natural and comfortable feeling that one should have when returning to her parents' home.
In fact, there is no trace of her left in this house.
"Your aunt has a herniated disc. She gets back pain when she does heavy work. She's been to the county's big hospital for treatment several times, but it doesn't help. My blood pressure is a little high, and I seem to have some kidney problems. The doctor said it's chronic nephritis. Anyway, I don't understand it. As long as I can still move, I'm too lazy to seek treatment."
Her uncle looked a little gloomy and seemed a little swollen.
With Zhou Can's current level of medical skills, he could tell at a glance that the man's kidney problem was not just a minor one, but most likely a major one.
If nephritis is delayed for a long time, it will soon progress to renal failure. The patient's body will have difficulty in excreting metabolic waste and water, which can lead to damage to multiple systems throughout the body. Symptoms such as vomiting, loss of appetite, headache, dizziness, coma, and decreased urination may occur. In severe cases, it may cause hyperkalemia, acute left heart failure and other life-threatening conditions.
The late stage of nephritis is actually uremia.
Basically, when the disease develops to the third stage, obvious serious symptoms will appear, and dialysis will be needed to maintain normal life needs.
Many rural people do not dare to go to the hospital for treatment when they are sick due to poor economic conditions and limited income.
Because they think hospital treatment is expensive.
Moreover, most of the middle-aged and elderly people in rural areas have a low level of education and their ideas are particularly backward.
If you tell them that they can’t eat this or that, or can’t do this or that, they will think you are crazy.
Also, people who do heavy physical work generally age faster.
Once you get a little older, you basically have a lot of diseases.
The debts accumulated when you are young will all be settled when you are old. The body has its own set of mechanisms.
This is how the idiom "illness caused by overwork" came about.
"If you feel unwell, just go to the hospital! The hospital in the county may have limited medical care. You and your aunt can go to a large hospital in the province." While Su Qianqian was persuading, she glanced at Zhou Can.
Her boyfriend is a doctor, and a famous doctor at Tuya Hospital.
My uncle thinks the hospital in the county town is the big hospital.
In Zhou Can's eyes, the county hospital is at best a grassroots hospital. It is much better than a township health center, but it is far inferior to a provincial-level tertiary hospital.
"I'm too lazy to bother. Your aunt and I are almost 60 years old. How many years can we live? By the time we spend all the money, it still won't be cured. It's better to leave more money for your brother."
My uncle kept shaking his head and waving his hands, basically accepting his fate.
Be prepared to die.
This is also the true thought of the vast majority of rural elderly people.
He would rather die than burden his children, and instead leave as much money as possible to his son.
This kind of thinking is completely different from that of developed Western countries.
Parents in developed Western countries work hard to educate their children when they are minors, and allow them to live independently and support themselves after they become adults.
As for giving all of their parents' money to their children, they have no such idea at all.
As long as parents are alive, their property belongs only to them. They can travel when they want to travel and go shopping when they want to go shopping. It is not like in China where parents spend money to buy their sons a wedding house, a car, or a wife.
Abroad, these are the children's own business.
In China, it is generally accepted that grandparents are responsible for taking care of their grandchildren. However, in foreign countries, if you leave your grandchildren with your grandparents for more than two hours, they will find it unacceptable.
Because this will affect the lives of grandparents.
"Where's Su Jun? Did he go out to work?"
Su Qianqian asked.
Obviously, Su Jun is the son of his uncle and aunt.
"Your brother used to work in a developed coastal city, but because he didn't have a diploma, he could only work in a factory or as a waiter in a restaurant. He thought the salary was too low and the work was too tiring. He has been working in a car wash in the county town for the past two years. It's rare for you to come back, so I'll call him now and ask him to come back for a reunion."
As my uncle spoke, he took out an old-fashioned keypad phone.
This type of mobile phone for the elderly has very few functions and can basically only be used to make and receive calls.
However, the elderly in rural areas like this kind of mobile phone very much, because they think it is cheap, has a long standby time, simple functions and is easier to operate.
It is indeed very friendly to the elderly with low educational level.
At this time, a short old woman came in carrying a large basket and a hoe.
The old woman had a rather sinister look on her face, and her eyes revealed a lot of scheming.
"Auntie!"
Su Qianqian quickly stood up and greeted with a smile.
Zhou Can also stood up.
"This is the boyfriend Hu Niu brought back."
My uncle introduced his wife.
"Hello, Auntie!"
Zhou Can greeted with a smile.
"Hello! Please take a seat, young man!"
The aunt looked Zhou Can up and down with her small eyes, and the smile on her face was quite enthusiastic.
"Is that car on the side of the road yours?"
She is really interesting. When they met, she asked directly about the car instead of asking how Su Qianqian had been doing in the past few years.
"I rented it with my own money. I've known Qianqian for several years, and now we're at the age to get married, so I came here specially to propose." Zhou Can replied.
After hearing this , the enthusiasm on my aunt's face immediately faded a lot.
"It's rented! That must cost a lot of money, right?"
When she asked this question, she stared at Zhou Can's eyes.
"It's quite expensive. It costs two thousand to rent for three days, not counting the gas. The driver's wages are two hundred yuan a day." Zhou Can answered without a single mistake.
The old country woman had no chance of getting anything strange out of him.
"Oh, it costs several thousand, it's too expensive! Why waste this money?" Auntie said this as if it was her money. She really looked pained.
"Qianqian, you finally get to go home, so you have to stay a little longer. I'll go clean up your room right away."
She turned around and began to greet Su Qianqian enthusiastically.
Her uncle called Su Qianqian's nickname Huniu, but her aunt called her Qianqian.
"Aunt, don't bother, we're going to leave tomorrow. Zhou Can and I both took leave from the company, so we can't stay for long."
Su Qianqian is not stupid either.
Her old house was demolished by her uncle and aunt, and when they built the new house, they occupied almost half of her homestead. When she walked into the house, she could not see any traces left for her.
To put it bluntly, she is an outsider.
How could she fall into the trap when her aunt was acting so hypocritically?
"What are you talking about, kid? Aren't we already planning to get married? Your parents died early, and your uncle and I raised you since you were a child, hoping that you will live a happy life in the future. You have to stay here so that we can see what kind of character this young man has and whether he is good to you. Only then can we marry you to him without any worries! Just follow your aunt's arrangements."
My aunt was extremely strong and she directly used the banner of elders caring for the younger generation to keep Su Qianqian.
Zhou Can listened nearby and sneered secretly.
Raised Su Qianqian since she was a child? If Su Qianqian hadn't told Zhou Can about her childhood, Zhou Can would have believed what this aunt said.
Of course, since he is here to propose marriage this time, Zhou Can will definitely try his best to go along with him.
After the wedding, if the uncle and aunt really care about family affection and treat Su Qianqian as their own daughter, Zhou Can will find a way to help them cure their illness and give them a good life in their later years.
If you just treat her as a tool to make money, and use all kinds of tricks and calculations on her, then there is no need to be polite.
Give a little money to settle the matter.
There will be no contact at all in the future.
"Aunt, we really can't stay here for long. You don't have to work so hard. You must be exhausted after a whole day's work. Sit down and take a rest!" Su Qianqian said to her again.
