Taiping Town is only about five kilometers away from the Xiao family. Because of the Xiao family, Taiping Town is much larger and more prosperous than ordinary towns.
During this period, because of the Xiao family's triennial enrollment, Taiping Town was even more bustling with traffic, people coming and going, and hotels of all sizes were overcrowded.
Chen Hao's family of five lives in a very remote slum on the edge of Taiping Town. A mud house of less than 30 square meters is where the family of five lives. In this dark and humid place, where there is no sunlight all year round,
In the house, there is a large brick Kang, which occupies less than half of the house. This is where a family of five sleeps.
At this time, a middle-aged man with a thin face and a vicissitudes of life was lying on the bed. This man was Chen Hao's disabled father, Chen Hai.
"Alas...he has finally embarked on this road...forget it...he can't be a useless person like me...maybe one day...maybe..." Chen Hai shook his head and said with full of vicissitudes and loneliness: "I
……think too much……"
At this time, it was past noon. He was thinking that if his wife could catch Tianci in time, they should be home by now. However, they have not returned home for a long time. His wife did not know, but Chen Hai knew that at this time, it was still early.
If he didn't come back, then Chen Hao must have taken the test. Since he took the test, Chen Hao will definitely pass. He watched Chen Hao grow up, how could he not know Chen Hao's talent?
"Dong dong..." Just at this moment, footsteps came from outside the door. Chen Hai's expression suddenly changed. The loneliness and vicissitudes on his face disappeared in an instant, bringing with it a touch of joy, as if he couldn't wait to shout loudly: "Amei, it's
You guys?"
"It's me." The voice that answered Chen Hai was not his wife Amei, but another woman's voice.
After a while, a woman with an angry face walked in. She was wearing a bright red brocade dress. She was slightly fat and had a little makeup on her face. She looked very rich. The woman glanced at the room and her eyes fell on
Chen Hai said angrily: "Chen Hai, have you seen my second son?
Chen Hai was slightly startled, hesitated, and said: "Sister-in-law Dong, Er Gouzi and Amei... went to Xiao's house..."
"Going to Xiao's house? What are they going to do?"
"Sister-in-law Dong, it's like this. Tianci went to take the Xiao family test without telling us. This morning, if Er Gouzi hadn't come over, we wouldn't have known... He and Amei both went after Tianci..." Chen Hai said.
"Take the Xiao family test?" Ergouzi's mother was shocked: "Just rely on your family's God-given gift? It's really overestimating one's abilities. Can he pass the test? Don't you know how dangerous that test is? It's nonsense, it's really nonsense! Our second son is really overestimating his abilities.
I won’t even let Gouzi participate. You Tianci...forget it, your life and death have nothing to do with me! Chen Hai, let me tell you, don’t let your Tianci be with Er Gouzi in the future. Er Gouzi will succeed him in the future.
What's the future of dad's business if he hangs out with you Tianci every day? Also, your wife comes back and tells her that you already owe half a year's rent! Huh!"
"Yes, yes, I understand...Sister-in-law Dong..." Faced with Ergou's mother's unpleasant words, Chen Hai showed no dissatisfaction on his face, but said anxiously.
He knew in his heart that although Ergouzi's mother was snobbish, bitter, and mean, she was not evil-minded. Otherwise, she would not have let them owe a few months' rent, let alone others' rents have been rising again and again in the past few years. They
But Ergouzi didn't get a cent increase. Moreover, she was telling the truth. If Ergouzi wants to inherit his father's business in the future, he must have a good relationship with the children of the people he interacts with so that he can work together well in the future. But Ergouzi just likes to deal with the whole business.
God and God are tired of being together.
At this moment, Chen Hao's excited voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Dad, we are back!"
"Uncle, Brother Tianci..." Then Er Gouzi's voice, which was even more excited than Chen Hao's, came over, but before he could finish speaking, he suddenly stopped. His whole body was stunned. He looked at the woman in the room and whispered.
He shouted: "Mother..."
Chen Hao was also slightly stunned: "Auntie..."
Er Gouzi's mother glanced at Chen Hao, seemed relieved, then opened her eyes, grabbed Er Gouzi's ears, and said: "You bastard, how many times have I told you that you are not allowed to
If you hang out with Tianci, your head is made of tofu? Do you have any memory?"
Ergouzi screamed, but he said stubbornly: "Mom, oh... Ah Qiang, Ah Zhong, they all bully me... ah, don't hit me... I don't like to play with them, I just like to play with them."
Brother Tianci is playing!"
"Have fun, you know how to play, let me see how you inherit your father's business in the future! In the future, you will be as poor as them, and you won't even have enough to eat! You will starve to death!"
"No way!" Ergouzi said loudly with the courage he didn't know where he came from: "Brother Tianci has become a disciple of the Xiao family!"
"What did you say?" Ergouzi's mother's palm stopped in mid-air and asked in shock.
Chen Hai, who was lying on the bed, raised his head in shock. He knew that Chen Hao would definitely pass as long as he took the test, but when he came back now, although it was a little late, the test was definitely not over yet, so Chen Hao probably didn't take the test.
How could the Xiao family pass the test?
"Brother Tianci has become a disciple of the Xiao family! Mom, in three years, I will also take the Xiao family test! I want to be with Brother Tianci, and I want to learn from Brother Tianci. Mom, I don't like doing business!" I never dared!
Ergouzi was talking loudly to my mother because Chen Hao, his only friend, had become a disciple of the Xiao family and was about to be separated, which completely aroused the words hidden in his heart.
Er Gouzi spoke his mind happily, but he knew that what he was going to face next was my mother's violent storm. While my mother was in a daze, he hurriedly shrank to the door. The situation was not good, so he ran away immediately. As long as he ran to
Being by Dad's side can save him from dire straits.
At this time, Chen Hao's mother and younger brothers and sisters happened to have returned home, but they didn't understand what happened, so they stood quietly beside Er Gouzi.
What Er Gouzi didn't expect was that his mother didn't chase after her and get angry. Instead, she looked at Chen Hao with wide eyes and said, "What Er Gouzi said...is it true?"
"Yes, Auntie." Chen Hao glanced at Er Gouzi, looked up at Er Gouzi's mother, and said in a deep voice.
Hearing Chen Hao's affirmative answer, Ergouzi's mother's originally angry face suddenly changed. She looked at Chen Hao with a smile on her face and said, "Okay, that's great! I'll do it faster than flipping through a book."
He said that this God-given child will definitely have a future..."
"Er Gouzi, you don't have to sneak out food anymore. Just take as much as you want. By the way, Amei, this house is too old, damp, dark, and small. It should be demolished."
It was rebuilt and you all moved into our house today. Well, Ergouzi, later you will bring your brother Tianci and his family to our house. Mom will cook delicious food for you in person. Tianci can become a
Disciples of the Xiao family, we have to celebrate such a big happy event...I'll go back and cook right away!" Ergou's mother said with a smile on her face, turned around and trotted away, leaving everyone looking at each other.
.
I've seen snobbish people, but never such a snobbish one.
However, neither Chen Hao's parents nor Chen Hao had any resentment. Because they knew that this seemingly snobbish woman did more than just add icing on the cake. In the past few years, she also provided help in times of need, but
Her method is just a little different.
She is not the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, nor is she a saint, nor is she a fool. On the contrary, she is very shrewd. Therefore, it is impossible for her to give Chen Hao a lot of money and things just because his family is poor and in difficulty, so that they can live a prosperous life.
But she did it for several years without a single rent increase, and she could often default on the rent, even though the house was old, shabby, and trendy; she did it, and Ergouzi stole rice, noodles, meat, and even oil and salt from home.
Sauce and vinegar, they all turned a blind eye.
Without these, how could Chen Hao's family survive today?
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Ergouzi's original name was Dong Liang, and he had a sister named Dong Yu. Ergouzi was frail and sickly when he was a child, and his parents were afraid that he would die young, so they gave him the nickname "Ergouzi". His father's name was Dong Guoqiao, who lived in the center of Taiping Town.
He runs a large-scale grocery store, and his mother He Ting manages more than 30 properties in the slums. Although he is not wealthy, he is somewhat famous in Taiping Town and belongs to an upper-middle-class family.
Ergouzi's family lives in a larger single-family house next to the slum, with one main house and two side houses. The yard is arranged like a small garden. Although it is not as poetic and picturesque as a small bridge and flowing water, the style is still elegant. Compared with
The slum where Chen Hao lives is in the sky and on the ground, not on the same level at all.
Today, Er Gouzi was very happy, holding Chen Nan with one hand and Chen Yan with the other, laughing excitedly. Chen Hao and his mother supported their disabled father and followed behind. They did not refuse He Ting's invitation.
.If Chen Hao had not become a disciple of the Xiao family and He Ting invited them, they would definitely not accept it because they could not afford to repay the kindness and lose the face.
People can be poor, but they cannot be so poor that they are spineless.
And now, because of Chen Hao's identity change, accepting He Ting's invitation means that he will become the backer of Ergouzi's family in the future!
Three days later, it was dawn.
Chen Hao rejected Ergouzi's mother's request to buy him a new set of clothes, because buying it would be a waste. When entering the Xiao family, there will be Xiao family's special clothes. At the same time, he also refused to give it to everyone and wear it alone.
He put on the coarse linen clothes, with his hands empty and his head on his shoulders, and embarked on the road to report to Xiao's house.
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