AD [QT] Chapter 9

(Word Count: 2697)

 

Han Ze got up at dawn on the 9th day. The eldest girl was going to the town to take the entrance examination from primary school to junior high school today. He wanted to make breakfast for her. The eldest girl liked to eat vermicelli, so he cooked vermicelli, green vegetables, and mushrooms in the old hen soup, dripped sesame oil, sprinkled green onions, and boiled two eggs for her.

 

Han Zhaodi thought she got up early, but she didn’t expect that her father got up earlier than her.

 

“Go brush your teeth and wash your face. Breakfast is ready. “Han Ze said gently.

 

Han Zhaodi entered the kitchen and saw the large bowl of chicken vermicelli soup and two eggs on the stove. Her eyes were sour. She sniffed and turned to wash up.

 

Han Ze continued to cook for others. Wu Hongmei had already finished her confinement and didn’t have to avoid food. He boiled porridge, steamed buns, and quickly fried two dishes. When the meal was ready, Wu Hongmei and a few girls hadn’t gotten up yet.

 

Han Ze didn’t plan to wait for them. He picked some vegetables, sat on the chopping board in the kitchen, and started to eat. Today was the market day, and after eating, he sent Zhaodi to school. He still had to go to town to sell noodles, so he was in a hurry.

 

Han Zhaodi washed up and came in to see that her father had only half a bowl of vegetables in front of him. She pushed the vermicelli soup and eggs in front of him and said, “Dad, eat.”

 

Han Ze swallowed the buns without raising his head, and urged, “Eat quickly, Dad will be full after drinking the porridge. ”

 

Han Zhaodi pursed her lips, took an egg, cracked it, peeled it and put it in her father’s bowl. Seeing her father looking at her, she smiled: “Two eggs, one for each of us.”

 

Han Ze looked at the egg in the bowl, said nothing, lowered his head and ate the egg in a few bites. 　　After the meal, Han Ze took out twenty yuan and handed it to Han Zhaodi. Han Zhaodi was stunned and asked: “What are you giving me money for?”

 

Seeing that she didn’t take it, Han Ze stuffed the money into her hand and reminded her: “Today is the exam, don’t save, buy whatever you want to eat, and don’t forget to buy water if you are thirsty.” 　　Han Zhaodi clenched the money in her hand. This was the first time that her father gave her pocket money.

 

Han Ze pushed the bicycle and called out: “Let’s go, I’ll take you to school.”

 

“Dad, you don’t have to send me.” Han Zhaodi whispered with her schoolbag on her back. She was so old now that she didn’t need to rely on her elders for everything. She was just going to the town to take an exam. There were so many classmates in the school, and her father was too cautious. Even so, she couldn’t help but smile.

 

“Today is the entrance exam. It’s a special situation. Let Dad send you to school.”

 

Han Ze rode the bicycle, and Han Zhaodi sat on the back seat. She had a small smile on her lips and clenched her fists to cheer herself up. Her father cared about her studies so much, she would definitely be admitted to the experimental class of Shuangji Middle School.

 

Arriving at the school, all the students in the graduating class were waiting for the school-booked bus on the playground. Han Ze followed Han Zhaodi to their class. A girl called Han Zhaodi, and Han Zhaodi smiled and waved to her father, “Dad, I’m going over.”

 

Han Ze smiled and said, “Go ahead, Dad is leaving too.”

 

He watched his daughter run away, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He just noticed that most of the students were wearing new clothes and new shoes. Even if some students didn’t wear new clothes, their clothes were half-new and could be worn out.

 

As for Zhaodi’s pants, he knew they were patched, and the cloth shoes on her feet had worn to the toes…

 

Business was good today, so Han Ze closed the stall early, bought vegetables as usual, and went home, but found no one at home. He took out the key, opened the door, put the vegetables in the kitchen, and asked the neighbors next door, only to find out that the third brother’s family had returned from the county town, and Wu Hongmei and others were at the second brother’s house.

 

When Han Ze arrived at the second brother’s house, Wu Hongmei was cooking in the kitchen, the second girl was lighting the fire, and Han Hai’s wife and Han Yang’s wife were sitting in the main room chatting with Mrs. Han. He looked again and again, frowned and asked Wu Hongmei, “Where are the third and fifth girls?”

 

Wu Hongmei was cutting vegetables and smiled and said, “The fifth girl is in the second brother’s main room, and the third girl is watching.”

 

Han Ze was stunned. The third girl is six years old this year and is in preschool. She doesn’t know anything. How can she be allowed to look after the child? Even if the second girl looks after the child, it’s better than the third girl. Suddenly, the crying of a child came from the room.

 

Han Ze turned around and strode to the main hall, where he saw a scene that made his eyes burst with anger. Han Xuchen from the third brother’s family and Han Haoran from the second brother’s family each took a stick and poked the fifth girl’s face and feet, while the second and third brothers’ wives and Mrs. Han who were sitting in the main hall ignored them and let them poke the fifth girl and let her cry non-stop.

 

Han Ze walked forward expressionlessly, ignoring the third brother’s wife’s call, and pushed the two boys apart, carefully picked up the fifth girl, picked up the soles of his shoes, and slapped the soles of the shoes on the buttocks of the boys.

 

Han Xuchen and Han Haoran did not expect that their uncle would beat them, so they sat on the ground and howled. Mrs. Han suddenly jumped up and shouted angrily, “How do you beat a child? How do you beat a child?”

 

She was about to grab Han Ze, but Han Ze dodged with the child in his arms. Mrs. Han rushed forward angrily and slapped Han Ze in the face.

 

Han Ze’s eyes were red, as if he couldn’t believe that his mother actually beat him.

 

After Mrs. Han slapped him, she was also stunned and a little regretful. She wanted to apologize, but she was his mother, and how could a mother apologize to her son? She hesitated for a long time without saying a word.

 

Han Hai’s wife was proud to see her eldest brother being beaten. Thinking of her eldest brother beating her own son, she said with a gloomy face, “Brother, tell me if the children are wrong, and I will teach them a lesson. How can I make you tired? ”

 

Han Yang’s wife was a little surprised. For the sake of her grandson, the mother-in-law was willing to beat even her own son. Looking at her own son crying, she hugged him with a distressed look on her face, thinking that he deserved to be beaten by her mother-in-law. She choked up with sobs: “Chenchen keeps saying that he misses his grandma and uncle at home every day. He came back from a long way to see his uncle, but was beaten. He will never come back next time, so as not to be bullied.”

 

Han Ze remained silent, just hugged the fifth girl tightly in his arms, as if he had not recovered from the slap from Grandma Han.

 

Han Hai’s wife and Han Yang’s wife felt a little guilty when they saw how sad he was. Then they were glad that it was their own family members who were scratched, and it was also fortunate that it was the fifth girl who was scratched. Little girls are easy to deal with. If it was a boy at home who was scratched, the mother-in-law would not get angry with the children, but would get angry with them as daughters-in-law, blaming them for not taking good care of the children.

 

After a while, Han Ze looked at them, and said with red eyes: “The two boys are my nephews. They made mistakes, and I taught them a lesson. Did I teach them wrongly? You blame me like this, then I want to ask Han Hai and Han Yang, as an uncle, whether I can discipline my nephews. If I can’t discipline them, I will never care about them in the future.”

 

“What do you mean I will never care about them in the future?” Han Hai and Han Yang came in from outside, and heard what the eldest brother said, and asked with a smile.

 

Han Ze held the fifth girl and looked at the two younger brothers, as if he had suffered a great blow, and asked word by word: “Second and third brother, ask yourself, how do I treat my nephews?”

 

“You love them as sons.” Han Hai said dryly.

 

“Brother, you think of them when you have anything delicious and useful at home. You treat them better than my nieces. Don’t worry, brother, they will be filial to you in the future. If they are not filial to you, I will not forgive them.” Han Yang’s words are more pleasant.

 

“Yes, yes.” Han Hai followed and echoed.

 

Han Hai looked at them and said expressionlessly: “No, you are wrong. I don’t love them. I abuse them and beat them. So my mother blames me, my brothers and sisters blame me, and everyone blames me.”

 

Han Hai: “…”

 

Han Yang: “…”

 

Han Ze’s eyes were wet, and his honest face was full of hurt: “I finally understand. Just because I don’t have a son, anyone can abuse me. Abusing me is fine, but what’s wrong with the girls? Even their cousins want to bully them. I can’t even mention it if her face is scratched?”

 

Han Yang didn’t know what happened, but Han Xuchen and Han Haoran were crying in the room. There was a slap mark on the eldest brother’s face, and a long scratch on the face of the fifth girl in the eldest brother’s arms. He could roughly guess what happened. It must be the two boys who caused trouble.

 

In the past, the boys at home often bullied the girls in the eldest brother’s family. At that time, the eldest brother didn’t care, but stood on the side of the boys, so the boys thought that the girls could be bullied at will. Now that the eldest brother cares, the balance has been broken, and there will be trouble.

 

Sighing, he said to Han Ze: “Brother, we are all family, what’s the point of treating them badly? Saying that hurts our feelings.”

 

When an honest man gets stubborn, it’s really a headache.

 

Han Ze was very sad: “What family? You are the family, we are outsiders. Look at the scratches on the face of the fifth girl. They were scratched by Xuchen and Haoran. I taught them a lesson. My sister-in-law blames me, and my mother hates me. I am the superfluous person.”

 

Han Ze’s words made Mrs. Han, who was originally feeling guilty for hitting him, angry. She shouted: “What’s the matter with the little girl scratching her skin? It’s not worth it for you to get angry and hit them. Look how they cried. They are pitiful.”

 

Han Ze held the fifth girl and lowered his head. He didn’t say anything, as if his mother said what she meant.

 

The original body and Mrs. Han had very serious ideas of favoring boys over girls. Mrs. Han said that the original body had no sons, and could only rely on his nephews to support him in the future. She told the original body to treat his nephews better, otherwise the nephews would not support him in the future.

 

The original body treated Mrs. Han’s words as if they were an imperial decree. Any delicious food at home would be sent to the nephews, without any consideration for the daughters in the family. The harmony of this family was exchanged for the original body’s efforts.

 

It is impossible for the current Han Ze to ignore his own daughters and favor his nephews like the original body did. The other two families who are used to the efforts of the eldest family will sooner or later have conflicts with the eldest family who no longer cares about them.

 

Thinking of this, Han Ze said sadly: “Yes, the girls deserve to be injured. In fact, they should not have been born. Since they were born, they deserve to be bullied by their cousins. Who made them girls? Who made their lives worthless? Who made them have no brothers? It’s all my fault. Why don’t I have a son…”

 

Han Hai and Han Yang listened to their eldest brother’s words. It’s not quite right. Han Yang frowned and said: “Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Who said that my niece’s life is worthless? ”

 

Han Ze looked at him, smiled softly, and said, “From now on, their lives are valuable.”

 

Han Hai and his wife, Han Yang and his wife, and Mrs. Han suddenly had a bad premonition.

 

Han Ze wiped his face and sneered, “Whoever’s child it is, they should love it. I don’t have a son, so I raise my daughters as sons. My daughters are sensible, filial, and hardworking. They are many times better than those boys who can only grab food and drink. I want them to go to college, and I have to make money to buy them a house. Then no one will dare to say that their lives are cheap, and anyone can bully them.”

 

Mrs. Mrs. Han pointed at her eldest son tremblingly, unable to say a word.

 

Han Yang said helplessly: “Brother, there is really no need to do this between brothers.”

 

It’s true that you can’t mess with an honest person. When an honest person gets angry, no one can resist him.

 

Han Ze said again: “Second and third brothers, don’t worry about your wives. I will never beat your children again in the future. ”

 

Han Hai said in a daze: “You are not going to take care of them either?”

 

Han Ze said: “They are your sons, not my sons.”

 

Han Yang looked at his eldest brother and advised: “Brother, they are your nephews. If you don’t take care of them, who will? Besides, they will have to take care of you in the future. Let’s not say angry words and hurt the harmony.”

 

He just thought that his eldest brother was beaten by his mother and was heartbroken, so he said angry words. How could his eldest brother not care about the boys?

 

Han Ze looked at him and said, “Who said those were angry words? Not only did I not say any angry words, I plan to marry in a son-in-law in the future. I can discipline my own children however I want, and no one dares to say anything. Judging from the situation today, I dare not expect my nephews to take care of me in my old age. ”

 

After saying this, without waiting for the people in the room to react, he hugged the fifth girl, took the third girl and walked outside. Passing by the kitchen, he called Wu Hongmei and the second girl away.

 

Wu Hongmei was cooking in the kitchen. She didn’t know what happened in the main room. She was a little confused to be called away by her man, but she always listened to her man. Since her man asked her to go home, she would go home.