Chapter 616 Kind Mother and Strict Father
Seeing that his elder sister was moved, Qin Zhengguo didn't say much, just smiled.
As long as his eldest sister agrees, he can convince others and then persuade his parents.
My family has been staying in this city for so many years. Compared with the opening up of the south , this place still maintains the appearance of several years ago. If I let them go out and broaden their horizons, maybe their ideas will be different. And the key lies in my parents. This time I come back, I must persuade my parents to leave here no matter what. Even if they don’t go to the south, going to Fengtian is better than staying in my hometown.
Both parents are at home, and Xiao Liuzi lives with them except for his parents. But now the boy has gone to his wife's house because they are getting married soon. He went there a few days in advance to discuss the details of the wedding and make some other preparations.
The eldest brother and his wife were not there. They said they would come in the evening. The second sister was getting married in a neighboring province, so they had to wait until the day before Xiao Liuzi's wedding before they could arrive.
As for my third sister, she has already come today and has gone back to her own home. Her child is still young, so my third sister’s husband has to leave dinner for her when she comes home from work. This won’t work if my third sister isn’t at home.
When we got home, my eldest sister walked in front of us. My mother, who was leaning out of the kitchen, heard the noise and asked if the soy sauce had been prepared and whether she should give it to her quickly.
The eldest sister said that someone went to get the soy sauce. My mother was curious and asked who went to get it. The eldest sister smiled and revealed Qin Zhengguo behind her so that my mother could see who came.
"Is this your colleague from the unit? You silly girl, you didn't even tell me that a guest was coming, and you didn't even let the guest come in and sit down?" When my mother saw Qin Zhengguo, she didn't recognize him at first. Seeing that he was well dressed, she thought he was the leader of my eldest sister's unit.
"Mom! It's me! Xiaowuzi, Zhengguo!"
He thought he would be calm when he saw his parents, but the moment he saw his mother's gray hair, Qin Zhengguo's heart seemed to be touched and he suddenly felt sad.
In his memory, his mother has always been his support. From childhood to adulthood, it was his mother who took care of the family. Compared with his father who always had a stern face, was strict with his children and spoke loudly, his mother was Qin Zhengguo's warm harbor. Although his mother had little education and was born in a rural family, she attended literacy classes after moving to the city. Later, she only did the most basic work in an organization and had little experience.
But Qin Zhengguo had a deep memory of his mother's tolerance and kindness as a traditional woman. When he was a child, his father spanked him every time because he was naughty. Although his mother did not stop him, she would silently help him apply medicine after the spanking, comfort him with tears, or secretly give him a piece of candy without telling his father, and gently told him that his father spanked him for his own good, so he should not blame his father, and should be sensible when he grows up and not go astray...
The figure in my memory and the mother in reality gradually overlapped. After not seeing each other for a few years, my mother suddenly became much older. The last time I came back, her hair was mostly black, but now her hair has turned gray and become much thinner. Her straight waist has become a little bent, and her face clearly shows the vicissitudes of time.
"Xiao Wuzi? You are Xiao Wuzi...?"
The mother was stunned and stared at Qin Zhengguo. Although Qin Zhengguo had changed a lot, the mother still quickly recognized that the man in front of her was indeed her son.
She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes in disbelief, as if she was afraid that everything was an illusion. But when Qin Zhengguo stepped forward and held his mother's hand, and truly felt that everything in front of him was real, his mother's tears suddenly flowed.
"You little brat, you still remember to come back! I wrote you so many letters but you didn't reply. Don't you regard this family as your home? How did I educate you when you were a child? Ah! You've grown up now, haven't you?" He started to scold her, then raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and a smile appeared on his face again.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I was wrong. If you're angry, just hit me a few more times..." Qin Zhengguo also had tears in his eyes and hugged his mother to apologize.
"Hit you? I feel like my hand hurts after I hit you!" The mother scolded with a smile, and looking at her son whose appearance had changed drastically, her face was full of a happy smile.
Suddenly she remembered something and quickly shouted to the inner room: "Lao Qin! Lao Qin! Xiao Wuzi is back! Don't stay in there, your son is back, come out quickly!"
After shouting twice, the mother remembered something and whispered to Qin Zhengguo: "Xiao Wuzi, I know you feel uncomfortable about the last time you borrowed money, but don't mention it to your father. In fact, your father regrets it now, but he just can't bring himself to do it. He can't change his bad temper after so many years. Listen to me, don't mention it! Do you understand?"
"I understand, Mom. Don't worry, I promise not to mention it." Qin Zhengguo nodded vigorously. In fact, this amount of money is a lot of money for ordinary people, but it is nothing to Qin Zhengguo. With Qin Zhengguo's worth, it is simply a drop in the bucket. The key is that this matter makes Qin Zhengguo feel really uncomfortable and aggrieved.
He also knew that the key to this matter was his father. His father was a kind and enthusiastic man.
In the past, when the family was in trouble, they would often help relatives and friends, and squeeze out a little from the limited food rations and wages to help those in need. Qin Zhengguo had seen this kind of thing since he was a child. His father had a bad temper and was stubborn. In addition, his mother was a traditional woman. The concept of a married woman obeying her husband was deeply rooted. His father made the decisions on major family matters, and his mother listened to him.
Although my mother knew that there was something wrong with borrowing money, she could not stop my father from doing it. Maybe it was because my father was too soft-hearted to listen to other people's complaints, and he also enjoyed the feeling of others asking him for help and being grateful to him after lending him money.
Afterwards, my father knew that he had been cheated. Most of the people who borrowed money were not there to make ends meet. They were just borrowing money for the sake of borrowing money, and they never thought about paying it back. In their eyes, why should they pay back the money they borrowed with their own ability? Besides, your Qin family is rich now, and everyone is a relative or friend. What's wrong with spending money on them? Is it necessary to be so polite?
When he came to his senses, his father was filled with remorse, especially when Qin Zhengguo got so angry after learning about it that he gave up, which made his father feel that he had lost face.
But he was stubborn. As a father, he couldn't apologize to his son, right? And this son was Xiao Wuzi, whom he had always looked down upon.
Compared with the eldest brother who was sensible and started working early, Qin Zhengguo was naughty and restless since he was a child. As for the well-behaved little Liuzi who had grown up with him, Qin Zhengguo was too wild. Especially after serving as an educated youth and returning home not long after, he ran directly to Shanghai. This made his father, who had tried to find connections to help Qin Zhengguo find a job, very angry. After Qin Zhengguo left home, he even smashed a wine bottle and cursed at this bastard, telling him to die outside and never come back.
Now, this son whom he had always looked down upon actually made a name for himself outside and even sent money to support himself, which made his father feel proud in front of outsiders and somewhat relieved. But what happened later was different, making him, as a father, feel somewhat embarrassed in front of this son whom he had always looked down upon. He subconsciously avoided this issue and never mentioned Qin Zhengguo's name in front of his family.
Old Qin had heard the noise in the living room a long time ago. When the eldest sister came in, Old Qin was about to leave the room, but then he heard Qin Zhengguo's voice and his wife calling Xiao Wuzi, and he stopped for a moment even though his hand was on the doorknob.
Then, Lao Qin put his ear against the door, holding his breath and eavesdropping on the voices outside, with mixed feelings in his heart.
To be honest, he was still thinking about his son in his heart, but because of the money issue, he felt embarrassed in front of his son and he couldn't bring himself to do it.
In addition, Qin Zhengguo's return this time was rather sudden, and Old Qin was not mentally prepared at all. His son suddenly came home, and he was now in a mess. What should he say when he sees his son later?
"Lao Qin! Lao Qin! Come out quickly! My son is back! Xiao Wuzi is back!"
After shouting, seeing that Lao Qin was still in the room, the mother thought he didn't hear her, so she quickly walked to the door of the inner room and prepared to open it while shouting.
Before he stretched out his hand, the door opened from the inside and Lao Qin walked out with his hands behind his back with an expressionless face.
"Dad! I'm back!" Seeing his father, Qin Zhengguo hurried forward.
The sound was normal, but the person who appeared startled Lao Qin. Who was this fat guy? Lao Qin's family was of good family background and all of them were working people. From top to bottom, including Lao Qin, they were all very lean.
Now Qin Zhengguo stood in front of him. He was half a head taller than Lao Qin, and his size was more than double that of Lao Qin. Such a burly figure put Lao Qin under great pressure. Lao Qin even felt that if he beat his son again as before, the beating might just be a tickle to his son.
"Oh, you're back? I'm glad you're back. Sit down..." After taking a look at his son, Old Qin was shocked but still maintained his demeanor as a father. He nodded at his son and sat down on a chair in the living room with a swagger.
After sitting down, he suddenly saw several bodyguards standing at the door. He was stunned and said to his wife quickly, "What's going on? Why don't you greet the guests at home? Xiao Wuzi? These are the leaders of your unit? Why are you still standing there when the leaders are here? Why don't you give up your seat to the leaders? Oh, go make some tea, make some good tea..."
Qin Zhengguo couldn't help but smile bitterly. Just as he was about to explain something, a clever bodyguard behind him quickly put down the things in his hands and bowed to Old Qin, saying, "Mr. Qin, we are Mr. Qin's subordinates. These are the things that Mr. Qin brought specially for the two old people and their families. We will leave them here. Mr. Qin, is there anything else? We'll leave first."
Qin Zhengguo nodded without saying anything. Several bodyguards put down their things. At this time, the bodyguard who went out to get soy sauce came back, put the soy sauce bottle on the table in the living room, then bowed to Qin Zhengguo, the two elders and the eldest sister, and then turned and left.
After seeing this scene, Lao Qin no longer realized that he had misunderstood. These people were all his son's subordinates, and they were even more respectful to his son than the employees of their unit when they saw the director coming to inspect their work.
Thinking of what he had said just now, Lao Qin's face couldn't help but slightly blush, but he couldn't say that he was wrong. He just pretended that nothing had happened. He glanced at the large bags on the ground and snorted coldly: "Do you have money to burn? Buy so many things in large and small bags? What don't you have at home? Don't you find it troublesome to bring them from such a long distance?"
