183. Career of a miser
183. Career of a miser
"Zhenzhen, why haven't you agreed to come out recently?"
Xu Linxi knew that Yan Zhen would go to Shencheng with her father during the winter vacation, so she waited until the New Year was over before she came to see Yan Zhen.
Originally, when she transferred to another school, she only played well with Yan Zhen, her deskmate. Now that Yan Zhen doesn't hang out with her, she feels bored by herself.
"Is it because your father refuses to give you money?"
Xu Linxi looked at the little girl sitting opposite her with hatred. With such a soft temper, she would have to be bullied to death by her brother in the future.
In Xu Linxi's view, all the younger brothers are demons, and the older brothers are not much better. The only eyes of their parents are those sons, and girls like them are not loved by anyone.
Although Yan Zhen's younger brother is still young and is still a very sensible child in Yan Zhen's opinion, in Xu Linxi's opinion, when the child grows older, he will show his demonic talent. By then, the Yan family These girls are just waiting to work as cows and horses for him, the root of the old Yan family, for the rest of their lives.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with what she was doing now. She just saved a little cabbage from suffering early.
"This trip, my sister and I followed my dad to the deep city. It was really not easy for my dad."
Yan Zhen described to Xu Linxi in detail what she saw and heard when setting off from the provincial capital to Shencheng, focusing on her father's hard work.
"I have been trying to sell couplets for half a month. I have to get up at dawn every day. I have to endure the pickiness of the customers. I have to keep smiling to every customer and be sweet and talkative. My mouth is dry when I talk about it. I earn three or four yuan, and that’s because my dad gave me the train ticket to Shencheng.”
This place is different from Shenzhen City. The people who buy goods are ordinary people who are in need of goods. There are no merchants who buy in large quantities. There were many people selling couplets on the street a few years ago. Most of those people bought goods from small factories in the surrounding areas. , the style of couplets is not as novel as Yan Zhen's, so naturally it is not as popular as hers.
Coupled with the small factories that have sprung up in Shencheng, competition has resulted in the prices of these small commodities being extremely low, and they are all following the path of small profits but quick turnover. In this way, Yan Zhen can still make more profits than others. Higher.
But as I said before, this was all because Yan Chu contracted the round-trip train ticket.
After this period of training, Yan Zhen really realized how difficult it is to make money.
It's not that it's wrong to want to live a good life, or that skating is a bad hobby, but that such a level of consumption is not what she can afford now.
"But you also said that your dad can always buy a lot of good things without going there. Semiconductors and BB computers are so popular now. He has connections to get a fixed supply of goods, so he must make a lot of money. , why are you so picky about your sisters, even refusing to buy a few boxes of lunch?”
Xu Linxi insisted that Yan Zhen was brainwashed by her father. Such a silly girl might be taught to be a fool who is willing to sacrifice for the family and make selfless contributions in the future.
"That's because there are many places to spend money at home. Besides, after buying a house and still owing so much debt, my dad is naturally reluctant to spend money." Yan Zhen defended her father.
"House, house, no matter how good the house is, it will still belong to your brother in the future."
Xu Linxi looked at Yan Zhen's room. Now several children were sleeping in separate rooms. Except for the Jade sisters who strongly requested to sleep in one room because they were twins, the other children, including the six-year-old Yan Yuanbao, also had their own children. Independent housing.
Although this little man is a little timid, he will always hug his little pillow and run to his grandma or dad to sleep on the bed during heavy rain and thunder, euphemistically saying that he is protecting grandma and dad.
In fact, just from the layout of the house, it can be seen that the girls are very loved by their families. Yan Zhen made many dolls using those scraps of materials, and also made a very artistic modular curtain. The room is not big. , but tidied up, very girlish.
But Xu Linxi is a devil. Because of her own experience, she doesn't believe there are families who don't like boys.
"So what if I give it to my brother? I didn't earn the money to buy the house anyway. Besides, I will be able to earn money in the future and I can buy myself a house."
Xu Linxi said bad things about her father again and again, and Yan Zhen became angry. The good friends had a dispute for the first time, and then broke up.
"Stupid stupid stupid idiot."
Xu Linxi rushed out of Yan's house. When she got out, she stamped her feet angrily, wiped her eyes and turned to leave.
In fact, when she was a child, she was loved by her parents, but the memory of that time was too short, and because she was young at that time, she could no longer remember the happiness she once had.
When she was a little older, conflicts between her parents gradually began to arise. Because her mother never got pregnant again after giving birth to her, and her grandparents and father both wanted a boy, there were frequent quarrels at home.
Later, my mother couldn't stand the scolding from her father's side and chose to divorce. No one asked her opinion. Before she could accept the breakdown of the family, one of them remarried and the other remarried.
Her stepmother became pregnant the second year after she got married and gave birth to a younger brother.
After her mother remarried, she quickly became pregnant and gave birth to a younger brother.
In the end, both of them got what they wanted, and only she, the fruit of their previous love, became an eyesore.
The stepmother doesn't like her because she thinks she has a bad temper and spends her son's money. The mother prefers the hard-won son and doesn't care what kind of life she leads.
So from a very young age, Xu Linxi had a concept, that is, everyone likes sons, and as a girl, she is destined to be unlovable.
Gradually, she understood that those people didn't like her not because she was ignorant and disobedient, not because she was poor at studying and not good-looking, but because she was a girl, so they didn't like her.
Xu Linxi looked away. They didn't like her, and she didn't have to like them. Don't compromise in order to please them. She began to learn to be bad and began to ask for money from her parents without any scruples, especially when she was having sex with her stepmother. After driving her to her grandma's house in the provincial capital, she had no feelings for her at all.
If that woman dares to deduct her living expenses, she dares to take a long-distance bus overnight to go to her father's work to cause trouble. She is not yet an adult, so it is appropriate to provide her with food and drink.
She didn't feel that the man and the woman needed to be moved if they gave her living expenses. The living expenses she had to ask for were not given by them sincerely, so there was nothing to be touched about.
When they get old in the future, they will have to rely on their precious son. Unless they can be as shameless as her and ask for money in a lowly manner, maybe she will be in a good mood and give them some mercifully.
In Xu Linxi's opinion, Yan Zhen's situation is similar to hers. People who don't like sons can give birth to five daughters in a row and then continue to have children, even losing their wives' lives because of giving birth to children.
She felt that the old lady of the Yan family and Father Yan were just hiding better. When their daughters interfered with their son in the future, it would be these kind-faced elders who would be the first to give up on them.
"Sooner or later I will let Zhenzhen see your true face, and I won't let her be fooled like me."
Yan Chu was about to enter the house when he was suddenly stopped by a strange little girl. After looking at her carefully, he recognized that she was a friend of his second daughter-in-law, whom he had met several times at home before.
He subconsciously covered his pockets. Could it be that the fact that he was rich was exposed?
The character is about to collapse!
"You all like sons and sons. If you can, you will kill all the women in the world to see who will give you a son."
Xu Linxi is a girl who is fighting against her parents. How can she be afraid of other people's fathers?
When he was about to leave, he saw Yan Zhen's father coming back from outside. Xu Linxi stopped him without hesitation and protested and shouted for his good friend.
"Are you Erzhen's friend? I remember you, Xixi."
Xixi is Xu Linxi's nickname. Her parents used to call her that when she was a child, but not anymore. As a disobedient and unfilial daughter, even calling her by a given name seems unlucky.
"snort."
Xu Linxi didn't want to admit it, but the handsome middle-aged man opposite her said softly, which made her feel a little dazed for a moment.
"Wow - Dad, I'll give you money, please, if Yuan Bao doesn't wear pink clothes, please."
Yan Yuanbao heard his father's voice and came out with his little fat legs. He looked at the bag in his father's hand and saw a corner of pink fabric protruding from it, and he suddenly felt like the world was shattering.
The original scene of the confrontation became ridiculous because of Yan Yuanbao's episode. Yan Chu waved to the arrogant little girl. Xu Linxi wanted to ignore him arrogantly, but in the end she was honest and followed Yan Chu in again. The Yan family.
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"So that's why you think we'll treat Erzhen badly?"
In the hall, Yan Chu didn't know what to say after hearing Xu Linxi's suspicion and watching her voice getting softer and softer under his sight.
"Then do you think you can achieve your wish now?"
Yan Chu felt that he might have come to this world to be an education expert, not only to teach his own children, but also to teach other people's children. If the Education Bureau did not give him a position, it would be a failure for his efforts.
"You giving up on yourself now will only make your parents think that they are right in not liking you. They will only think that you are indeed not as good as your brother. That's it. Do you still want to make your parents regret it in the future?"
Yan Chu shocked the little girl's pride.
"If I were you, I would study hard and stand out in the future, and then stand in front of them with a higher attitude, let them see that you are thousands of times better than the son they like, and then proudly say that it was you who If you don’t want me, now you don’t want them.”
Yan Chu's words completely opened up Xu Linxi's inner defenses. Her lips squirmed and it took a long time before she spoke.
"Don't you think such a child is very unfilial?"
The mainstream idea now is that parents are all good. No matter how your parents treat you, as long as they don't let you starve to death, you must be filial to them. Even if they beat you and scold you, you must be considerate of them because they brought you here. This world has given you this flesh and blood, so you naturally owe them.
Her grandparents were very kind to her, but they were always worried about her temperament and advised her to understand her parents more, but the man in front of her, whom she despised, said something refreshing to her.
Thinking about it carefully, her self-destruction now seems to be of no use except to make her two stepmothers and stepfathers who are not used to her happy.
"Parents can choose whether to let their children come into this world, but children have no choice."
The love of parents and the filial piety of children are all relative in Yan Chu's eyes. The little girl in front of him has never received any care and consideration from her parents. She even paid for the living expenses regardless of them. Onlookers have never felt what she felt. Naturally, I am not qualified to forgive her for her pain.
The idea is to pay them back the money they have spent over the years when they get old, so that they don't owe each other anything.
Of course, the right to choose is still in Xu Linxi's own hands. All Yan Chu can do is to tell this silly girl not to joke about her future.
A person who doesn't care about you will not feel sorry for you even if you fall into the mud. If the mud rubs against you, he will despise you for being dirty. She wants to attract attention so childishly and secretly wants those people to regret their actions. It was wrong to begin with.
"I now believe that Zhenzhen is right, you are a good father."
Although the conversation lasted only a short time, Xu Linxi's view of Yan Chu changed drastically.
Yan Chu's sitting posture became more upright. Of course he knew that he was a good father.
After sending away a lost lamb who had been rescued, Yan Chu looked at his youngest son who was clenching his hands into fists and covering his mouth with a red face.
There were no outsiders around. Looking at the pink corner protruding from the bag, Yan Yuanbao grinned and wanted to cry again.
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