Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. As usual, He Jin's family of three would go to his grandma's house for New Year's Eve, together with his aunt, uncle, and uncle's family.
He Jin's mother was his grandma's oldest daughter, but He Jin was the youngest among his siblings.
However, only his uncle's daughter, Zhang Xiaomiao, was at his grandma's house. One of his aunt's two children was married to her boyfriend's family for New Year's Eve, and his cousin, Li Yuedong, was three years older than He Jin. He was rebellious since he was a child, and he got an ordinary undergraduate degree. He graduated last year and started working, but he didn't come tonight.
His aunt and his mother were in the kitchen helping his grandma with the New Year's Eve dinner. They were complaining that Li Yuedong was disobedient, he didn't come home since college, he learned to smoke and drink, and after graduation, he had been fooling around with a bunch of bad friends in other places …
His mother said, "I've told you before, children need to be disciplined from a young age! If you don't discipline him, he will go astray and learn bad things! "
His aunt, "I will discipline him too, but if I say one sentence, he will say ten sentences back, and every sentence will make you angry! I can't discipline him! "
His mother, "you didn't beat him when he was young. Let me tell you, children need to be disciplined. You have to beat him when he's young, he will be obedient."
He Jin felt cold in his heart, if this is the so-called filial piety, then why does he hate his mother?
His aunt, "I just can't be cruel, you see how he is now … I guess he won't even know if I die one day! Sigh, every time I see your He Jin, I envy him. If Li Yuedong is half as obedient as He Jin, I will thank the gods! "
Mother He lowered her voice and said sorrowfully, "Didn't I learn my lesson from Eldest Brother …"
His aunt whispered, "it's been so many years, don't think about it anymore."
… Eldest brother means his brother? He Jin immediately pricked up his ears, but they didn't say anything. After a while, his mother changed the topic to his aunt's daughter, asking her how her life was after marriage, and whether she had children …
He Jin's mind was full of his mother's words, "learned from my eldest brother". What did that mean? Didn't his brother die of illness?
Before dinner, grandma took out two red envelopes and asked Laoye to give them to Zhang Xiaomiao and He Jin.
He Jin took the red packet, and it was immediately taken away by his mother. He Jin was used to it, and he always gave his red packet to his mother every year. But this time, when Zhang Xiaomiao saw it, she asked curiously, "He Jin, are you giving your red packet back to your mother?"
He Jin replied with a "hmm", he never thought that the New Year's money should be his.
His aunt was also stunned. "Sister, Ah Jin is already an adult. Why do you still care about his money?"
Mother He said proudly, "of course, He Jin gave me his scholarship."
Zhang Xiaomiao was shocked, "Auntie, that's not right. This money should be given to He Jin by Grandma, how can you hide it? You even hid his scholarship? Doesn't he have money himself? "
Mrs. He glared at her and said, "I'm saving money for him to buy a house. Whatever he wants, I'll give it to him. Everything I have is for him after I die. Do you think I'll bring it to my coffin?"
Zhang Xiaomiao looked at He Jin sympathetically. Mother He was also a little unhappy that her authority was questioned. She immediately pointed her finger at Zhang Xiaomiao and said, "how about you, didn't you graduate? Why are you still taking your grandma's red packet?"
Zhang Xiaomiao was one year younger than Li Yuedong. She just graduated and started working this year. However, she wasn't good at her studies since she was a child. She didn't even pass the university entrance exam, she only went to an art school. Because of this, He Jin often heard his mother scolding this girl at home. It was said that she didn't have a proper job after graduation. She slept at home until late in the morning, and only went out at two or three in the morning. According to his uncle, she was working as a model in a gallery. She also had her own income.
Zhang Xiaomiao said, "that's because grandma loves me, right grandma?"
He Jin's grandma nodded with a smile. He Jin's mother didn't let it go, "grandma loves you. Why are you being so immature?"
Zhang Xiaomiao said with a black face, "how am I being immature? I'm earning money to buy things for grandma! "
Mother He said, "you should be filial to grandma, but you're wrong to take her money when you already have a job."
Zhang Xiaomiao was so angry that her face turned pale. Mother He didn't stop, "and your job, is it stable or not?" Mother He looked at her, "you're a good girl, you should find a stable job. Then you should find a stable man and get married while you have the capital now!"
Zhang Xiaomiao put down her chopsticks, "you're so annoying. I can do whatever I want. My parents don't care about me. Don't you find it tiring to care so much?"
Mother He was stunned, and her mouth trembled, "you, you … I'm not doing this for your own good!"
Uncle stared at Zhang Xiaomiao and tried to smooth things over, "how can you talk to your aunt like that?"
Mother He saw that someone was helping her, and she immediately became angry, "that's right, you're so young and you don't know the rules. Look at you pierced your ears, dyed your hair, and made yourself look like a hooligan. No wonder you're not good at studying, and now you're even a model …"
Aunt saw that He Jin's mother was getting more and more unreasonable, she was not happy, "sister, Xiaomiao is an artist, she's not like what you said."
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit stiff, several people at the table quickly tried to smooth things over. Grandma also said, "it's the New Year, don't talk so much. Eat."
After dinner, everyone sat in the living room to watch the New Year's Gala. He Jin leaned close to Zhang Xiaomiao and whispered, "sister, don't take my mom's words to heart. She's just like that."
Zhang Xiaomiao laughed and whispered to him, "how did you survive all these years? If I had such a mother, I wouldn't be able to bear it. "
He Jin smiled bitterly, "I can't bear it either, but she's my mom."
Zhang Xiaomiao glanced at his mother, "I thought you were the only one who would side with her."
He Jin was also puzzled. Yes, why didn't he side with his mother?
He didn't know when he started to doubt what she said. Even if she tried to convince him with all kinds of strange reasons, he no longer agreed with her ideas … Maybe it was because of the education he received in school, the teachers and classmates he met since he was a child, that let him see another world, a relatively objective and correct world. Because of what he saw and thought, he gradually had the ability to distinguish right from wrong, so he wasn't completely trapped in that narrow cage.
The New Year's Gala show was getting worse and worse. After a while, his uncle's family left first. He Jin shrank in the corner of the sofa, and while he was sending messages to Fire, he was also listening to his mother and his aunt talk. They were talking about a girl they met after three or four times of relationship.
His aunt said, "This child is so filial that I'm speechless! I heard that her father had a stroke last year, and this child immediately asked for half a year's leave. She rushed back from school and stayed by his bedside every day, wiping his feces and washing his feet … "
Mother He, "what about her mother?"
Aunt, "she died early, it's quite pitiful … But her family is very rich, and they left two houses. You said that she's not short of money, right? If it were other girls, they could just hire a nanny, but this child is so filial. I also heard that she was very frugal in school. Other college students' monthly allowance is at least two thousand, but she only used eight hundred!"
Mother He nodded to show her approval, "what school is this girl in, how old is she?"
Aunt, "she's one year older than your He Jin. Because she asked for half a year's leave, now she's still in her third year, but she's still in her third year. She's a teacher in a normal school, she gets off work early, and there's still winter and summer vacations. The key is that teachers now have a high salary!"
Mother He frowned, "one year older …"
Aunt, "it's good that she's older, she knows how to care for people!"
The alarm bells in He Jin's head started ringing, one year older? She knows how to care for people? What does it have to do with me?
Mother He, "you're right."
Aunt whispered, "if you think it's okay, I'll ask around for you. He Jin's condition is so good, I guess people will rush to get him!"
Mother He, "well, okay …"
When He Jin heard this, he was completely stunned!
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