Su Cheng's face became increasingly ugly, his chest rose and fell more frequently, the veins on his right hand holding the wine glass were knotted, his face was red, his eyes were slightly squinted, and he seemed to be drunk - he had long thought
He stood up and said a few words for Chen Xian, but he knew that he was just the son-in-law of the old Chen family, and it was not his turn to say these words!
But now, Su Cheng doesn't want to endure it anymore.
That's too much!
Just when he was about to stand up and speak...
Su Chunfeng, who was sitting opposite, shouted in time: "Dad."
"Huh?" Su Cheng was stunned.
Su Chunfeng smiled and raised his hand to signal his father to stop talking. Then, he stood up, raised his hands and pressed them down to signal everyone to be quiet. His face was slightly red and he said shyly: "Grandpa, third grandpa, fifth grandpa, uncle, aunt...
"He was very polite, no
He took the trouble to address all the elders present one by one. In the surprised eyes of everyone, he scratched his head and said hesitantly with some embarrassment: "Well, please stop talking for now. Can you listen to me, a little kid?
Say a few words?"
In fact, on this occasion, no matter how many things were arranged, it was not the turn of Su Chunfeng, who was only eighteen years old after the New Year, and it was still the junior Su Chunfeng who had to do the talking.
But Su Chunfeng is special. He is the eldest son of Su Cheng, the most promising son-in-law of the old Chen family.
Looking at Su Cheng's face, which is like the God of Wealth, no one can say anything. What's more, can a group of elders, the old Chen family, refuse a child's request in public?
Obviously not.
These were all within Su Chunfeng's expectations - in fact, with his low-key personality that did not like to be in the limelight, he originally did not want to speak on such an occasion. Even the old Chen Xian was willing to suffer some humiliation in order to achieve his wish.
Why should Su Chunfeng go and complain for Chen Xian?
But today, he must speak.
Because he knows that if he doesn't speak, his father will speak. And his father is a straight-tempered person, and he is most likely to be impulsive when encountering this kind of thing. He will say whatever he wants. If his father, who has drunk some wine, is asked to speak, say
If you come out, it will definitely be very offensive and difficult for others to accept, thus offending all the relatives present.
But if some words come out of Su Chunfeng's mouth...
That would be different.
Because no matter how harsh his words are, no matter how angry these relatives are in the end, they can only swallow their anger and murmur a few words in private, but on the surface they cannot be like children. In this way, the relationship between relatives will not become rigid.
, mother Chen Xiulan will not be too embarrassed among her relatives in the future.
Su Cheng frowned, but didn't say anything.
Chen Xiulan looked at her relatives with some worry and embarrassment, and then scolded: "Chunfeng, how can you speak here?"
"Hey, Chunfeng is about to graduate from high school. He studies well and is a well-educated and sensible child." Chen Xiuzhi rushed to speak. She felt that what she said in the room before would definitely affect her cousin.
The thoughts of the family. What's more, Su Chunfeng was still a child. Su Chunfeng would definitely not be happy if he learned that his father had been working hard for many years because he did not receive help from Chen Xian.
Chen Shunhe rolled his eyes and said: "Well, it seems that the children are older too. As elders, we must always give the children a chance to speak. Chunfeng, tell me."
With a narrow-minded person like Chen Xiuzhi speaking in agreement, and with the support of the host Chen Shunhe, other relatives of course nodded, and looked at Su Chunfeng with smiles on their faces, wondering how this half-grown child could be in such an occasion.
Come on, what are you saying? If you lose Lao Su’s family...
That would be really fun.
When he heard Su Chunfeng say that he wanted to say a few words, Chen Xian's heart trembled slightly, but his expression remained calm, as if nothing had happened.
He won't take a stand.
On such an occasion, he had been somewhat numbed by the criticism, sarcasm, sarcasm and complaints from many younger members of his family. In fact, he seemed to be unable to hear what they said. Instead, he thought of when he was young and a
Help the same young people to criticize others, especially when they criticize their relatives...
Those past events made him blame himself and feel extremely guilty.
After the discussion in the living room gradually calmed down, young Su Chunfeng blushed slightly, and said slowly and thoughtfully, "Grandpa Third, you have admitted your mistake... some old things from the past,
What you did was indeed wrong, and it’s okay to be criticized and criticized by everyone, right?”
"Yeah." Chen Xian nodded kindly.
"Relatives." Su Chunfeng probably felt that he had said the title wrong, so he quickly corrected it: "Speaking here, it should be the members of the old Chen family, especially the younger generations, who complained about you after becoming an official and gaining power.
Everyone went to ask you to entrust you to help take care of them, but you really haven't done anything for them... So in this regard, you do seem a bit unreasonable. Maybe some things are just a little effort, but you haven't done anything, which is not good.
, right?”
Chen Xian nodded apologetically and admitted: "Yeah."
Su Chunfeng smiled and shrugged, turned around and scanned the crowd, and said: "Look, my third grandpa's mind and demeanor are indeed different... He regretted what he did wrong, so he apologized to everyone and bowed! A
elder,
An old man, a high-ranking official who once had great authority and power, bows to the whole family to express his apology for some of his past mistakes. Shouldn't we forgive him based on this alone? "
No one spoke.
The human heart is made of flesh, who doesn’t have a little softness in his heart?
And saying these words from a child's mouth made them blush even more...
Even for someone as unreasonable and selfish as Chen Xiuzhi, it is not easy to argue with a junior at this time. What's more, Su Chunfeng is the son of Su Cheng and Chen Xiulan?
"In addition." Su Chunfeng raised his hand, raised his index finger and gently moved it back and forth for emphasis, and said: "I just said that the third grandpa apologized and bowed for his past mistakes. But in the matter of not taking care of his relatives and family members,
Regarding the matter, I didn’t say he was wrong, I just said he didn’t do it well and was unreasonable..."
Everyone immediately looked surprised.
"No, being unkind doesn't mean it's wrong." Su Chunfeng's originally smiling expression suddenly became cold and angry. He frowned slightly, raised the corner of his left lip, and said with a hint of ridicule: "Just now
Everyone who is complaining and blaming Third Grandpa is my elders, and they are all adults, not children... If you just talk about Third Grandpa, why did he fail his family when he was young?
My relatives here have done many irreparable and unforgivable wrong things for their own selfish interests. Even my relative, a younger relative with a foreign surname, would feel that I should severely criticize him, make him regret deeply, and let him bear the responsibility for his crime.
I will feel guilty and sad for the rest of my life. But why do you blame others for not doing this or that for you? To put it bluntly, third grandpa, who does he owe you?"
Everyone was stunned.
Chen Xiuzhi was the first to come back to her senses and said angrily: "Hey, how can you talk like a kid? How can you say whether you owe someone or not? Whoever in your family will help take care of whom, shouldn't you? Do you still have any sense of humanity?
Already?"
"Is this what human nature is like?" Su Chunfeng sneered: "If you really hate the wrong things he did in the early years, break off the relationship with him and don't ask him for help! If you ask him for help, he won't help us.
I don’t have any backbone these days.
Passed? I have never heard of any family starving to death because they did not receive help from the third grandpa in recent years! Besides, if you don’t help, you are not a relative or an elder? Your parents can’t control you for the rest of your life, so why not?
What do others owe you?"
"you……"
"Auntie." Su Chunfeng tilted her head and said with a smile: "If it were you, you would be willing to help such a big family become officials and make a fortune, right?" Just after saying this, Chen Xiuzhi didn't wait.
After opening his mouth, Su Chunfeng continued: "You will definitely say that of course I
If you want to help or something like that, things can't be solved just by talking. If you want to handle your affairs, should you handle the affairs of other people in the family? Not doing it would be unfair, it would be partiality, and you would have to suffer even more.
I scolded him. What can be done? Don’t say that Third Grandpa is not that big.
Even if he has the ability, should he be allowed to risk making mistakes and going to jail to help all of you deal with things one by one? Do you think that an official can do whatever he wants with one hand? Remember, he has to help
Whatever you do, you have to ask someone to do it for you.
If he has done something, he has to owe others a favor. If others ask him to do something in the future, he will have to return the favor... It's not that you think that others should do everything for you for free, but you don't need to do it for others.
No matter what you do, you don’t need to consider other people’s difficulties!”
Chen Xiuzhi's face turned red at these words. She was so angry that she shook her head and stamped her feet: "What do you mean by this? Xiulan, do you care about your children?"
"I'm just telling the truth. It's nothing more than going home to be beaten by my father and scolded by my mother." Su Chunfeng shrugged, looking indifferent, turned to look at the others, and said: "Third Grandpa, in terms of human relations,
If you don't do it well, if you really care, don't kiss him... Since we have kissed him for so many years,
Why do you have to worry about these things? Let me tell you, it is benevolent and righteous to ask others to help you when you have something. You know the favor. If others don't help you, it is natural, and you don't need to hold grudges, unless others owe you, that is
He is unkind and heartless - at least, we must first be honest with ourselves as human beings!"
"Chunfeng, stop saying a few words!" Chen Xiulan finally couldn't help but scolded.
Su Chunfeng curled her lips aggrievedly and said stubbornly: "That's right. The whole family is reunited and lively and joyful. We have to talk about old things and bring up some messy things... Isn't that what we want?
Is my uncle embarrassed? Since there are so many
What are you doing with your ability and temperament? Besides, I wonder, everyone knows that an official who is selfless and not partial to personal interests is a good official. How come the whole family is so eager to let my third grandfather be a bad official? What's the matter with feelings?
If your son is on your side, you have to change your mind? Haha!"
That's pretty much it.
So Su Chunfeng glanced at his father, who looked livid but actually had a smile in his eyes, curled his lips and blinked at the corners of his eyes.
So Su Cheng slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily: "Get out!"
"Go out, just go out..." Su Chunfeng turned around and walked out in anger.
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PS: The heating pipes in the community were rectified, and all the wires in our building were removed. The electricity was cut off for a day... I'll stay up late coding to make up for it, woo woo woo...