Zhao Guozhong was hit hard, but Chen Feng had no psychological burden on him.
Zhao Guozhong will be fifty years old next year. He has no ability but loves to show off and brag, and has unrealistic illusions about his personal charm.
If his illusions and self-confidence are not broken, something else will happen to him in the future.
Chen Feng didn't want to have to wipe his uncle's butt over and over again, let alone his mother worrying about him all the time.
So, it is necessary to hit him more and let him recognize the reality.
What's more, what Chen Feng just said was the truth. The reason why Mao Xiaoling was willing to marry his uncle was not about love or liking, but purely out of various interests.
Chen Feng stayed in the room for more than half an hour before his brother knocked on the door and asked him to come over for dinner.
Because there were so many people this time, a large round table was set up in the front room on the first floor. Chen Feng’s family, his uncle Zhao Guozhong and his aunt, plus four children.
As soon as Chen Feng came over, he was surrounded by his two nieces, asking for gifts.
Chen Feng came to his hometown this time because he had temporarily forgotten about this incident. He could only say that after eating, he would take them to the supermarket on the street to buy some. The two nieces let him go, but they still followed him. They were holding him on the left and right, and when they were eating, they were sitting on the left and right next to him. It was obvious that the two of them still disliked him as an uncle.
Although Chen Feng now has two children of his own, his love for his two nieces has not diminished. Otherwise, they would not have been listed as beneficiaries of the family fund in the first place.
At the moment, the two nieces are in the second grade of elementary school. The eldest is 9 years old. The younger one is 7 years old and is in the kindergarten class. In the second half of the year, she will enter the first grade of elementary school.
The eldest niece is already 1.3 meters tall, and the younger niece is also 1.2 meters tall. They are growing very fast.
At this age, both of them are beginning to be sensible. In addition, Chen Feng is the only uncle who has been very good to them since they were young. It is rare to come back, so of course they are more clingy now.
As for Mao Xiaoling's two children, the eldest is a daughter, who is 12 years old this year, and the younger is a son, who is also eight years old.
At Mao Xiaoling's request, the two children called Brother Chen Feng and introduced them. The daughter's name and the son's name were of course neither named after his uncle Zhao Guozhong nor Mao Xiaoling, but after her ex-husband. .
This made Chen Feng feel a little uncomfortable. It was obvious that the man she loved most was still her ex-husband, even though her ex-husband had been dead for several years.
Otherwise, after a woman remarries, her ex-husband has been dead for several years, and her children will either have her own surname or their current husband's surname, usually the latter. Especially if you have no children with your current husband, giving your children the last name of your current husband will definitely be conducive to family harmony.
Unfortunately, his uncle has been married to this woman for almost a year, and the two children neither have his uncle's last name nor have any intention of having children with him.
For the sake of his uncle, Chen Feng ostensibly praised the two children, Mao Xiaoling. The 12-year-old daughter was quite pretty, and the eight-year-old son was pretty good-looking and a bit smart.
After dinner, the two nieces around Chen Feng all brought him food, allowing him to enjoy the filial piety of his two nieces. His eldest brother Chen Rui was a little jealous, and couldn't help but said to his two daughters: "You guys are too much." Well, I just pick up food for your uncle. Where is my biological father?"
The eldest daughter Xiaoyu said matter-of-factly: "My uncle bought me toys. What about you, did you buy them for me? ”
“Why didn’t I buy it?” Chen Rui retorted, “Didn’t I buy you a skipping rope two or three months ago?” Toy? More than two months ago, I asked you to buy me a My Little Pony set, but you never bought it.”
Xiaoxue also echoed: “That’s right, last month I asked you to buy me a My Little Pony card, but you never bought it. ”
Chen Rui was immediately speechless.
Seeing this, sister-in-law Li Guihong immediately came to her husband's rescue and said: "You two know how to buy things randomly every day. You are so big, what toys do you want to buy? Ah Feng, you don't want any later. Buy them small. Yu Xi will be in the third grade in the second half of the year. It is very important to study hard. Xiaoxue will be in the first grade in the second half of the year, and it is even more important to give up the hobby of playing with toys. "
The two nieces are not afraid of their father. , but they are afraid of their mother. When they saw Li Guihong speaking, neither of them dared to speak. They could only sullenly sulked.
Chen Feng smiled when he saw this and said: "Playing with toys appropriately helps to develop intelligence. Children with good academic performance never study hard. Children who study hard will never become talents. Combining work and rest, playing appropriately or having one or two hobbies after study is more conducive to physical, mental and intellectual health. "Kang development."
As soon as Chen Feng said this, Zhao Guozhong immediately echoed: "Yes, A Feng is right. When he was a child, A Feng had very good academic performance, but he did not study hard at that time. He often goes fishing with me, and goes up to the mountains to pick persimmons, chestnuts, and catch rabbits. It’s a lot of fun.”
Chen Rui also said: "Yes, wife, they should play, but they can't just let them study. In that case, they will be silly studying."
Mao Xiaoling said: "Children need to Give them time to play, but only during holidays. During normal study time, they should concentrate on studying and not be distracted by playing. , in that case, the mind will be distracted, what else can you think about studying?"
Li Guihong was a little worried when she saw that the three men were against her, but now she felt better when she heard that Mao Xiaoling supported her. After reading a lot, he nodded and said: "Auntie is right. Children cannot be careless in their studies. They must start from an early age. Cultivate them to love learning and focus on learning. Otherwise, when they grow up, it will be more difficult for them to learn, and they will be much slower than other outstanding children."
" Yes, that’s the truth. We can’t let our children lose at the starting line. We can’t let other children be almost at the finish line. Our children have just started to learn. This is the case for my two children, so their academic performance is pretty good now, and they are ranked at the top of the class every time.”
When Li Guihong heard this, she immediately said emotionally: "Auntie, then I want to learn from you."
Mao Xiaoling pretended to be humble and waved her hands and said: "I don't have much experience. I have been strict with them since I was a child. We can communicate with each other in the future."
"Okay."
Chen Feng and the three men listened. After hearing this conversation between them, they all wisely chose to shut up.
At this time, my father and mother brought food from the kitchen at the back, each with a plate. After it was placed on the table, they also found an empty seat to sit down.
Mom Zhao Xiaolan said: "Okay, the dishes are ready, let's eat."
There are some home-cooked dishes on the table, but there are also more than a dozen plates, both hot and cold dishes.
"Sister, let me toast you first. Thank you for your love and care for my brother."
As Zhao Guozhong said this, he stood up and drank the beer in the glass. All.
Zhao Xiaolan looked at her brother with some suspicion and said angrily: "You just know how to thank me now. What were you doing before?"
Zhao Guozhong was thick-skinned and said with a smile: "I used to be grateful in my heart, but I couldn't say it out loud. Today I suddenly felt emotional. Thinking of my sister's care for me over the years, I mustered up the courage to say my thanks shamelessly."
Zhao Xiaolan curled her lips slightly with disgust and said, "I don't need you to thank me. As long as you live a good life in the future and don't make any more troubles, I will thank God." Zhao Guozhong immediately promised: "No, don't worry, sister. . I am already so old. From now on, Xiaoling and I will take good care of the supermarket and live a good life. I have no expectations for anything else."
Mao Xiaoling suddenly said: "Brother Zhong said he wanted to have a child with me, I..."
"No more babies!" Zhao Guozhong loudly interrupted Mao Xiaoling's words, and said slowly in her astonished look, "Before, many people said that I was raising children for others, and that I was being accomplices. That's why I thought about having a child with Xiaoling. But now I have figured it out. Xiaoling already has two children. Now that I am their stepfather, I will raise them as my own children. I will not ask them to be filial to me when they grow up. , I will take care of myself until I die, as long as I do my duty and have a clear conscience. If they don’t respect me when they grow up, I will admit it and just think that my life is miserable.”
Mao Xiaoling. He frowned and said, "What are you talking about? How could they not be filial to you when they grow up?"
Zhao Guozhong chuckled and said: "That's not what I meant, I just made an assumption. Anyway, don't worry, I said I will treat them as my own children, and I will definitely do what I say. If I have another child with you, as soon as I come You and I are both older, Secondly, if we really give birth to a child, your two children will definitely be unhappy. So, to avoid trouble in the future and family disharmony, we will not have a child."
Mao Xiaoling was stunned for a while. No one spoke.
Zhao Xiaolan’s lips moved, but in the end she didn’t say anything against it.
"Come, come, let's eat."
Chen Rui opened his mouth to warm up the atmosphere, so everyone moved their chopsticks, and slowly the atmosphere became lively again.
Zhao Guozhong and Chen Rui were both talkative, and they became even more talkative after drinking. They had a great time chatting with each other.
Li Guihong was interested in childcare and had a chat with Mao Xiaoling.
Both Chen Dayong and Chen Feng are relatively silent, just eating with their heads down. Zhao Xiaolan also loves to talk, but in this case today, she did not talk nonsense, she just talked to her two granddaughters. Chatting one after another.
Almost an hour later, Chen Feng was pulled out by his two nieces.
Of course Chen Feng didn't take it seriously when his sister-in-law asked him not to buy toys for his two nieces, let alone his two nieces.
So, Chen Feng drove his two nieces to the supermarket on the next street to buy toys.
Entering the supermarket, the two nieces quickly picked out their toys. Xiaoyu picked out a complete set of My Little Pony dolls in a big box, and Xiaoxue picked out a dozen My Little Pony cards.
Chen Feng took them to the cashier to check out, and they spent more than three hundred dollars in one go.
These two things are quite expensive, especially in a town like theirs. It can only be said that children's money is indeed easy to make.
Of course, Chen Feng definitely didn't care about the money, and he didn't mean to feel bad. After paying the bill, he came out of the supermarket with his two nieces.
She met an aunt who knew her.
“Oh, Feng, you’re back. I met your mother the day before yesterday, and she was still talking about you, saying that you haven’t been home since the Chinese New Year. I didn’t expect you to come today, What happened when you came back?”
Chen Feng still has some impression of Auntie. He used to patronize her shop. The department, but I don’t know what it’s called specifically, so I can only smile and say: “It’s nothing, come back and have a look.”
“That’s right, come home often. You can’t make enough money. "My parents and family are the most important thing. Come back when you have time."
The aunt continued to nag for a while.
After Chen Feng patiently listened to what she said for a long time, he smiled slightly awkwardly but politely and said, "Aunt, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Hey, why did you call me Where is aunt? You want to call me grandma. I am the same generation as your grandma. , is the cousin of your grandma's cousin."
Chen Feng was dumbfounded. He really didn't know that he had such a relationship with this aunt. She was not much older than his mother, but in terms of seniority, Chen Feng was. I could only hold back the word "Grandma" with a dry smile.
The aunt smiled broadly, and when she wanted to talk more, the two nieces finally couldn't bear it anymore, and pulled Chen Feng and said, "Second uncle, let's leave quickly. I want to go back and play with toys."
Chen Feng was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Okay, let's go first, grandma, see you later."
Without waiting for the grandmother to react, Chen Feng took his two nieces and left in a hurry.
Just as the three of them walked to the Cayenne, another person stopped him, smiled at him and said: "A Feng, you are back. What a coincidence, come on, come with me Let’s go have a drink at the barbecue stall in front of him.”
Chen Feng took a closer look at this man. He was bald, thirty-three or four years old, and he was a neighbor near his home. He wasn’t very familiar with him, but he had known him since he was a child. , named Bao Kangshun, is also a classmate of his brother Chen Rui.
“No, I still have two children with me?” Chen Feng quickly refused.
"It doesn't matter. You call your brother and sister-in-law and ask them to come over. Let your sister-in-law take the child away. Your brothers and I will have a few drinks together."
"I've already drank tonight, so I won't go." Chen Feng still refused.
“Drink after you’ve finished drinking. It doesn’t matter if you drink less. To save face, there’s your classmate Zhang Qizhi with us. Do you remember? He’s your classmate from elementary school. He happens to be working in our town now. , deputy mayor. "
Chen Feng thought for a moment after hearing this. It seemed that there was a classmate with this name in elementary school, but it was so long ago that he had no specific impression. After all, the two were no longer classmates in junior high school, and they probably didn't even go to the same school. Otherwise, if they were all boys, he would have been more impressed.
Chen Feng was embarrassed to say that he didn't remember, so he could only shake his head and refuse again: "I still have guests at home, so I won't go. Let's do it next time."
"Hey, are you still here? Really...forget it, then I won't force you." Bao Kangshun looked a little unhappy, but he still endured it and said, "Then add a friend and contact you later."
After all, he was his neighbor and his brother's classmate. Even though Chen Feng didn't really want to, he still took out his phone and added him as a friend.
"Okay, that's it for now. We'll contact you when we have time."
"Okay."
Seeing that Bao Kangshun was finally gone, Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately opened the car and asked his two nieces to get in, followed by him.
What bothered him most when he returned to his hometown was this kind of social interaction, but because of the face of himself or his family, he couldn't just refuse it. (End of chapter)