Chapter 180 What I do, the key lies with you (5k)
"The mayor praised me for being able to educate children, eh, eh, eh!"
Xu Xuejun was sitting in the passenger seat with a happy face.
He was holding his mobile phone in his hand, looking at the photo of himself and the mayor, and making some strange noises from his mouth.
Lin Yuehua curled her lips after hearing this.
"Lao Xu, you would be enjoying your success right now, if it hadn't been for me for so many years."
"If you hadn't worked hard to discipline me for so many years, right? But wouldn't you have poked holes in me?"
"If you want to say that, then the child will be mine alone? Don't you have to take responsibility?"
The couple stayed together for a month when things came to a head.
They didn't listen to Xu Qingshan's good intentions at all.
"Okay."
Xu Qingshan was sitting in the back seat with his grandmother looking at the flower forest on the roadside outside the car window. The suburbs of Longjiang are known as the flower capital of the southeast. Even if you just take a look at the flowers when passing by, it is still very beautiful.
But the couple in the front row started to get angry when they turned around, so Xu Qingshan had to speak out.
"Stop talking about it!"
"I decided to read the book myself, and I paid for it with a scholarship."
"I'm the oldest in the family now, so listen to me and don't quarrel."
Xu Qingshan kept a straight face and let the front row die down.
But he felt very helpless in his heart.
If it weren't for these two old enemies, why would I be like this?
I don’t know if it was due to conflicting fortunes, but Xu Qingshan remembered that when the old couple came to pick him up in his previous life, they still looked like this.
Neither of them spoke a single word, but they managed to argue for twenty years.
Noisy is noisy, noisy is noisy.
When the quarrel is severe, I want to get divorced. After the divorce, I still miss the other person. I miss the other person for a long time and think about remarrying. After the remarriage, they fall back on the old issues and continue to quarrel.
Life is like a circle, going round and round we are still the same enemy.
Xu Qingshan thought about letting the old couple go to work on their own. After all, they had suffered so much in the previous life, but they still struggled together. They said they would never see each other until they died, but in fact they didn't want to separate until they died.
Most of the parents born in the 1960s and 1970s have this kind of virtue.
But now there are still hidden dangers, and Xu Qingshan does not want the two old enemies to suffer any more if they are not completely cleared up.
Look, if he views his parents this way, doesn't it mean that he and his parents also think the same way?
Xu Qingshan’s words really work.
"You are promising and reasonable. Dad listens to you and is not as knowledgeable as your mother."
"My son is capable, and I will listen to him. How can you be as knowledgeable as me?"
The couple each said some harsh words that were not painful or unpleasant.
Lin Yuehua continued to concentrate on driving, while Xu Xuejun continued to look at the group photo.
Xu Qingshan shook his head.
The road from Longjiang City back to Yunzhang is farther than the road to Ludao, about more than 100 kilometers. There are many uphill curves and mountain tunnels on the road, and the speed of the car cannot be increased.
It's easy to get into trouble quickly.
What's more, there are many towns and villages here that rely on national highways to build houses. If something is not done, the loss will be considered light.
Just thinking about it.
Lin Yuehua skillfully avoided the villagers who jumped from the railing in the road.
She drove steadily but was relieved.
"There are dangers on the road. If you don't think carefully, something will happen easily."
"When our train opens in two years, it will be good to take the train. It will save you worry."
Xu Qingshan thought of the convenience of moving the train and said casually.
"Motor trains are dangerous. Two trains were hit in Shonan at the end of last month. It's better to drive by yourself. At least the steering wheel is in your own hands."
Lin Yuehua talked about the news he saw a while ago.
"The same goes for airplanes. I read on the news that there was a plane crash abroad just two days ago, and more than a hundred people died."
Seeing that the old couple were chatting again, Xu Qingshan calmed down and allowed them to talk to each other.
Cars weaving through traffic.
It is looming among the cascading green mountains, and everything you look at is green.
If Ludao is a seaside resort, Longjiang is a retirement town.
After leaving Longjiang and walking to the southwest, there are all hills and mountains. The county seat of Longjiang is hidden among these hills. When walking along the road, you can see Buddhist temples, Taoist temples, or deep-path wild temples.
I don’t know how many immortals, gods, and Buddhas are hidden in these hundreds of miles of land, and I don’t know how many sects, gods, and immortals there are.
Here is the most simple cultural heritage of the Fujian and Yue people.
Xu Qingshan looked out the window at the ancient temple on the mountain and asked his grandmother beside him.
"Is that Jiulong Ridge?"
"yes."
"Are there any gods on the mountain?"
"Of course."
"Is that effective?"
“If it doesn’t work, no one will worship it.”
The mother-in-law and the sun chatted one after another, talking about the gods of Longjiang.
"At the end of this year, you can go home for the winter vacation. Then, there will be a Holy King patrolling during the festival. Let your dad take you to see it."
Lin Yuehua also took over the conversation.
"I don't have time. We are all at work during the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
Xu Xuejun subconsciously refused.
"The Holy King's patrol is the Holy King Guanghui and the Holy King Kaizhang?"
Xu Qingshan is concerned about the content of the Holy King's security inspection.
"Yes, it's okay. If your dad doesn't want to, I'll take you and grandma there then. It's very lively, and you can pick up candies and small red envelopes as you follow the team, wishing you a safe and sound new year."
Lin Yuehua looked at the road ahead without squinting.
"Fortunately, you are only going to developed countries this time. If you go to Africa, your mother will be worried to death."
Xu Xuejun interjected from the side.
"I'm just worried, aren't you?"
"You are 18 years old. American families let their children go out to be self-reliant at the age of 18. What does it mean to leave the country at the age of 18?"
The couple started quarreling again.
"Dad, what you just said is wrong."
"It can't be wrong, I saw it in the Reader."
Xu Xuejun was very confident.
"I asked personally from abroad."
Xu Qingshan replied lightly.
"Forehead"
"Look less at this poisonous chicken soup and listen more to my successful learning chicken soup."
Xu Qingshan looked at his tough-talking father.
"Dad, I've been here so many times, what do you think of Longjiang City?"
"Ah? Long Jiang, it's fine, not bad, what's wrong?"
Xu Xuejun didn't know why.
"How about being transferred to work in the city?"
Xu Qingshan put his hand on the back of Xu Xuejun's chair and asked while leaning his head.
"Transferred to the city? But I have only been in the tax hall for less than a quarter, and your grandma needs someone to take care of her, and your uncle and aunt still need help."
Xu Xuejun hesitated, Xu Qingshan knew what he was worried about.
If you go to Longjiang City, you will not have the opportunity to visit Xu Qingshan's grandma often, and it will also be difficult to get around with Xu Qingshan's uncles and aunts.
Maybe Qingshan wanted him to go to the city, but he just didn't want him to walk around with them.
Especially after the eldest uncle's family and the second uncle's family fell out over the house and money, it became ugly. A group of relatives were waiting to suck blood from Xu Xuejun.
If Xu Xuejun had received many favors in the past, Xu Qingshan would not have said anything.
But he didn't receive much care from his close relatives all the way here. On the contrary, he had a lot of care from his clan members and teachers. Now he has lost his mind and only cares about extending a helping hand to his close relatives. He is being grabbed and sucked blood. In his mind, he is very stubborn about the blood relationship. .
Xu Qingshan thought about it carefully and realized that Xu Xuejun had been lacking love for many years and longed for recognition at home.
In fact, many people have always been so stubborn and stubborn.
If you continue to cut off, you will suffer from chaos.
Xu Qingshan prides himself on not being a kind person, and he has never received any love from his relatives there. He has no emotional foundation. Naturally, he has to take cruel measures to alienate Xu Xuejun from his original family in advance.
"You go to the city and lay down your roots. It will be more convenient if you need it."
Xu Qingshan said.
"I said, I have no control over your brothers and sisters. After all, they don't interact with me very much, and they always hold back their anger and don't want to see me well. Don't rush to refute them yet."
Xu Qingshan saw that Xu Xuejun's expression was not good and said.
"But grandma is still grandma. It is an unbroken blood relationship. Now that grandma is getting older, she will need to go to the hospital for examination and recuperation for a lot of time in the future. You also know what the hospital in Yunzhang is like, and you are in Longjiang in advance. Make preparations so that you can take care of them when the time comes.”
Xu Qingshan's words made sense, and Xu Xuejun's expression softened a little.
"Everything is judged by deeds but not by heart. I won't argue with you about Auntie's matter. But you must know in your heart why grandma would rather stay in Laokeng Village than live outside."
"You may not be willing to transfer because of your grandma, but if you do it for your brothers and sisters, I won't accept it."
If Xu Qingshan wants to teach Xu Xuejun, he cannot teach him rigidly. When they are in their forties, they are the most confident. Only the logic they have truly thought about is what they are willing to truly accept.
Xu Qingshan should use well-founded logic to lay the foundation, and then supplement it with questions that induce associations to draw out Xu Xuejun's inner thoughts bit by bit.
"I know it will be hard for you to accept some of the facts, but history serves as a guide."
"Every quarrel in the world is for profit. In ancient times, there were countless brothers in the royal family who killed each other. You know Cao Pi and Cao Zhi's seven-step poem; the first order of Yang Guang in the Sui Dynasty was to execute the deposed prince Yang Yong; in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin killed him in front of Xuanwu Gate. After Zhao Guangyi came to the throne in the Song Dynasty, he first forced Zhao Zhaode to death and then killed Zhao Yanmei, which can be regarded as killing his nephew and killing his brother; in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jianwen took action against his uncle when he came to power; in the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi had a dispute between his uncle and nephew in Jiulong. Is the relationship reliable?”
"Sometimes."
Xu Qingshan sighed.
"You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others."
"You and my mother settled accounts a while ago. You should have figured out the direction of various assets over the years, right?"
"Um."
Xu Xuejun nodded, he had become a little dull at this time.
"After all, they are your brothers and sisters. Speaking of which, my mother is at fault, but you are also at fault. She only cares about your brothers and sisters wholeheartedly. So don't you want a wife and children?"
Xu Qingshan's voice was very soft, but the weight at this time was very heavy.
In particular, Lin Yuehua and grandma Lin Mi were silent in the car at this time, not disturbing Xu Qingshan's guidance to Xu Xuejun. Xu Xuejun could only bear the pressure from Xu Qingshan alone.
"That's not the case, I didn't expect it either."
"A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot."
Xu Qingshan did not intend for Xu Xuejun to give him an answer now.
"You didn't expect it. I don't blame you, but we don't want this money anymore. We will treat it as the help you gave to your brothers and sisters and the emotional expenses over the years."
"But from now on, how about grandma, every family will sit down and contribute money and efforts. Grandma is not the only son. It's not that others can't afford it."
"If you think I am capable and can take on more, no problem. But you need to discuss it with me. Otherwise, dad, if you were from my perspective, wouldn't you feel that my dad is digging into my foundation? , give my money to others?”
"If you think it's your own money, you can handle it yourself and I don't have to worry about it."
"Then let me ask you, in the future, I will provide you with pension. I tell you that it is my money and you don't need to care about it. You have your own pension and I won't care about you. How would you feel?"
"If I can't bear this emotion, I will eventually have to separate from you. Is this what you want to see?"
"Everyone has his or her own blessings. Don't give family blessings to others. If you give too many blessings, you will end up giving them blessings in your old age."
"I can help you reach Qingyun, what can they help you with?"
"I am your son, a blood relative."
"It's not honorable for them to behave like this, and it's all for their son. What about you? Who are you doing for?"
Xu Qingshan hits the pain point directly.
"dad."
Xu Qingshan looked at the setting sun and floating clouds leisurely going down the mountain, and spoke slowly to comfort him.
"You have to believe me. My mother is the only person in this world who would never want to harm you. I am the same person."
"Only we will hope that you will get better and better without any requirements."
"If you want to use your talents, I can help you find connections. My mother doesn't know how to handle financial accounts, but the living expenses are enough, so she has no reason to make mistakes. She does all the housework. Do you think other people's homes are as tidy and clean as ours?"
Xu Qingshan reached out and patted his father on the shoulder.
"I don't want to lose my temper when I come back this time, but I don't know what the drama will be like."
"so."
Xu Qingshan's words were like magic sounds.
"The key to what I do is up to you."
"Think about it, Dad."
"No matter what you choose, I will support you, but the choice you make will have to bear the consequences. This is what you taught me, how to be a real man."
Finished.
Silence fell in the car.
Xu Xuejun began to lean on the passenger seat and think, Xu Qingshan closed his eyes and meditated in the back seat, grandma rubbed the corner of her clothes, and Lin Yuehua concentrated on driving.
The journey is not long and we will arrive home soon.
Xu Xuejun smiled relaxedly as if nothing was wrong, and took the initiative to help Lin Yuehua clean the house and pack things.
Tomorrow I will go back to my hometown to meet my grandma and receive a scholarship from the village.
The day after tomorrow was to go to the Xu family's ancestral temple in Yunyang to attend the clan scholarship ceremony.
The day after tomorrow is the family scholarship ceremony of the Yingji Lin family. Although Xu Qingshan's surname is Xu, who doesn't want to compete for the top spot in the college entrance examination in the founding of the country?
And although he has a foreign surname, Xu Qingshan's deceased grandfather was quite popular in the local area, and Xu Qingshan's family built a homestead that his grandfather left for his children.
The land Xu Qingshan's family built belonged to his brother-in-law Lin Chenhua, but when the family was separated, he was too embarrassed to come back, so he left the land to his second sister's family to build their own house. This was one of the reasons why Lin Yuehua was willing to guarantee it.
Therefore, Xu Qingshan is also recognized as a member of the Lin clan.
Normally, there is no rule in the genealogy of southern Fujian that women are not included in the genealogy. Every family will also record the names of their daughters, but only the daughters will be married off unless they bring in a bride.
But Lin Yuehua is different. Now under her name in the family tree, there is Xu Qingshan, and even Xu Xuejun also entered.
The Lin family ceremony that came back this time also included the inclusion of Xu Qingshan into the Lin family.
Return home.
Xu Xuejun acted diligently tonight, which was very abnormal in itself.
In the past, when he came back from the car, he would always lie down on the bench in the living room and watch Lin Yuehua clean up. Soon he would start snoring.
"What's wrong with your dad?"
Lin Yuehua went to the corner of the stairs and asked Xu Qingshan in a low voice.
"Don't worry about him, let him do his thing."
Xu Qingshan shook his head.
"He'll figure it out."
"Mom, dress more elegantly tomorrow and go in style. Put on your jewelry as well."
Xu Qingshan said.
"But I'm afraid I'll be gossiped about again tomorrow."
Lin Yuehua's eyes lit up at first, then dimmed.
"And I should have to help with some household chores when I go in tomorrow. I'll lose it later."
"Need not."
Xu Qingshan shook his head.
"As long as I'm here, see who else will dare to act recklessly with you tomorrow."
Xu Qingshan said lightly.
"My grandma is the only one who has a son?"
"You also have a son, and your son is stronger than everyone else. That's enough."
Xu Qingshan's words gave Lin Yuehua some confidence.
But she was a woman, and when she saw that her son, who was only 18 years old, was so sensible and mature, she felt both happy and sad at the same time.
"Son, thank you for your hard work. Is it mom?"
"There is no need to say this again."
Xu Qingshan shook his head and interrupted my mother's sensational spell.
"Live your life well and take good care of your body. This is the best gift you can give me."
"Um."
After Xu Qingshan finished explaining his family, he went to settle down with his grandmother in her house.
We will go to the mountains tomorrow and go to the ancestral temple the day after tomorrow. Grandma will be at home alone.
Xu Qingshan was a little worried and came over to ask his grandma to pack up all the important things and bring them with her when she returns to Ludao in a few days.
Although the little old lady didn't know what Xu Qingshan was going to do.
But today, after listening to what Xu Qingshan said about his father in the car, I decided in my heart that my dear grandson was a promising, knowledgeable, and upright person, so I naturally believed him unconditionally.
It was just that the little old lady had been tidying up for a long time, but what she still had in her arms was the portrait of Grandpa Xu Qingshan.
That night.
Xu Xuejun is very attentive.
But at night, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night.
When I woke up the next day, I saw that Lin Yuehua was full of energy, Xu Qingshan was calm and composed, and only Xu Xuejun didn't look very energetic with dark eyes.
"Let's go."
Xu Qingshan looked at Xu Xuejun and said to Lin Yuehua.
The car drove away from Yingji, and Xu Qingshan returned to his hometown again after a year, which made him feel a little strange and uncomfortable.
"The third child of the Qinghe family is back with his wife and children!"
The car crossed several mountains and detoured around the winding mountain road before finally entering a village with a hundred households.
As soon as the car stopped in the alley, some villagers shouted at the top of their lungs.
Xu Qingshan opened the car door.
Red brick gravel walls, undulating mountains, the big banyan tree in the village is half hanging down, a group of chickens are pecking at rice bran around an iron basin, and ducks are flapping in the roadside ditch.
Before he got out of the car, he could already smell a mixture of wet earth and chicken and duck feces.
Xu Qingshan sniffed.
No wonder duck shit bergamot tea became so popular on the internet. Although the taste is a bit weird, it’s not unpleasant.
Xu Qingshan's eyes flickered, and he even felt that he was trembling with excitement and morbidity.
My fellow villagers, you have been waiting for a long time.
I, Xu Qingshan, am back!
(End of chapter)