Chapter 38 My son in broad sense (please order first)

My son in broad sense:

A letter is like a meeting.

It has been fourteen years since your mother left us.

Over the years, the gap between our father and son has become deeper and deeper.

Dad has always wanted to talk to you.

But I can never find the right opportunity.

I'm sorry, my son.

Dad has made you suffer a lot because of his own selfish interests.

Dad shouldn't change your college entrance examination choices.

Over the years, my father regretted it endlessly.

This is a mistake made by a father that can never be forgiven.

This is a fact. Dad doesn't want to hide it. There is no way to modify it.

Every time I think of it, my father always asks himself.

If the facts are irrefutable, are all explanations meaningless?

So even if there was a chance to meet, my father would not be able to speak.

That night. In Changqiao Village.

you say.

As long as dad can give you a piece of evidence and bring out two models of Wan'an Bridge, even if he has to make another one, you will believe him.

It wasn't until that moment that Dad understood that what you really care about is not just volunteering.

Guangyi my son, dad has no way to make another Wan'an Bridge model.

In the year when you were taking the college entrance examination, your father's hand was seriously injured and it was impossible to do any fine carpentry anymore.

This sounds more like an excuse, right?

What if dad tells you that dad can take out two models of Wan'an Bridge?

Along with this letter, there are two photos of the Wan'an Bridge model.

In the eyes of the public, the models in these two photos must be only different from the newer ones and the older ones.

But my father believes that with my son’s professional eyes, he will definitely be able to see that there are subtle differences in the details of the two models.

After looking at the photos, I wonder if you would still like to hear Dad talk about the causes and consequences of this incident.

In the year when you took the college entrance examination, the traditional wooden arch bridge construction techniques entered the most critical period for your application for UNESCO World Heritage.

There are many scholars who want to take up this topic, but almost all of them are just talking on paper.

Dad also applied for a national project, focusing on Wan'an Bridge.

You probably already know the final result of this topic.

Now it seems that this is the most direct reason why you can't forgive your father.

Dad's feelings for Changqiao Village and Wan'an Bridge may be something you can't understand.

On the day my father was born, Wan'an Bridge was washed away by floods.

Because of this incident, my father was considered an unlucky person and was given away when he was very young.

This matter is not a secret in Changqiao Village.

Ever since your father was adopted by the Nie family, your Grandpa Qiu and Grandma Qiu have always said this to the outside world.

Although your mother has only been to Changqiao Village once before you were born, she must have heard about it and will definitely tell you.

Dad wants to tell you, sometimes what we see with our own eyes and hear with our own ears is not necessarily the truth, let alone the whole truth.

Your Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie are a very powerful family. They own a small western-style house in Shanghai.

Knowing that the Nie family was going to adopt a boy and take him to Shanghai, your eldest uncle, second uncle and your fifth uncle all volunteered to go.

Your uncle thinks that he is the oldest. He went to Shanghai and could find a job within a few years and could send money back home. No one else would be more suitable than him.

Your second uncle was only interested in studying at that time, so he directly asked your grandpa and grandma if they would send him to the best school after he left.

Your fifth uncle was still young at that time. His reason was the simplest, because the bag of candies the Nie family brought when they came was so delicious that he wanted to follow him there so that he could have candies every day.

Your other two uncles have less clear ideas. Although they are a little reluctant to leave home, they can't help but express curiosity about Shanghai and a better life. They also want to go there in their hearts.

You may not be able to understand why every child of Grandpa Qiu and Grandma Qiu wants to leave home, and why they have no feelings for this family.

This was due to that era. At that time, the family was really too poor and the population was so large that they were too poor to open the pot and often went hungry.

Everyone who wants to leave, the first thing they want in their heart is to prevent the remaining brothers from starving.

The most real reason why your uncle wants to leave is because he feels that he eats the most.

Because your Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie are already older, they actually prefer to adopt your uncle or second uncle.

But in the end, your grandfather Qiu and grandma Qiu decided to let the youngest father go to Shanghai.

They tell you Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie that no matter which child they adopt, as long as they remember it, they may come back on their own.

Only children like my father, who were said to be unlucky by the villagers when they were born, would never be brought back if they were given away.

In this way, this child will only know his parents, Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie, for the rest of his life.

When things got to this point, your uncle told Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie that Dad was the smartest in the family and that he would definitely have a big future if he went to Shanghai.

He also said that he had already decided that even if he went to Shanghai, he would definitely not change his name to Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie as parents.

Your other uncles all showed their own naughtiness.

In this way, my father became the child who was adopted to Shanghai.

I went to the best school, lived in the best environment, studied all the way to a Ph.D., and then stayed in school to teach.

Dad, I don't know how you will understand this.

But Dad is grateful to everyone.

The first thing to bear the brunt of is, of course, being filial to you, Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie.

They gave Dad the best of everything.

But not long after dad got married, they passed away one after another before they even had time to see you born.

It was only then that Dad learned the truth about his "abandonment" from your uncle.

Dad just wanted to be filial to your Grandpa Qiu and Grandma Qiu, and I also wanted to do my best to take care of your uncles' children.

At the beginning, your five uncles gave Dad the best opportunity to receive education.

Dads want to give equal rewards to their children.

In the early years, my father's ability was limited, so some of the money was left by your Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie.

On this matter, there are quite big differences between father and mother.

Such differences can be seen as a constant presence in your childhood.

Dad knows that what he did is somewhat inappropriate.

But, I'm sorry, Dad has never regretted this matter.

Your Grandpa Qiu has devoted his whole life to the traditional construction skills of wooden arch bridges.

As he grew older, he began to need someone to pass on the mantle of wooden arch bridge construction skills.

At that time, you began to go to Changqiao Village to spend the winter and summer vacations.

You quickly showed a talent for this craft.

Many people in Changqiao Village say that you are a natural carpenter and you should inherit the construction of wooden arch bridges in the future.

Your mother reacted strongly to this incident, thinking that the villagers were engaging in moral kidnapping.

From then on, whenever I talk about Changqiao Village, I get excited.

Can you believe it? Dad and your mother have the same idea on this matter.

I understand my son.

My son is not a natural carpenter.

He learns piano and can become a pianist.

He can become a mathematician by studying mathematics.

There are many possibilities in his life.

He is not just a kid with a talent as a carpenter.
To be continued...