Chapter 137: the most transparent Li Xiaoyu
After finishing his second cigarette, Li Xiaoyu took a sip of water and said, "You can wait and see what this child will achieve in the future. Brother-in-law, don't blame me for speaking so harshly. You four children, the other three will not be as good as haitang in the future."
Zheng Wentao pursed his lips but did not refute him.
Lin Fang unscrewed Li Xiaoyu's arm without a trace and gave him a look. Usually, when he talked about it at home, he always kept his mouth shut. It had always been her mouth that was broken. Now it seemed that he was the one who understood the most.
Li Xiaoyu did not speak again this time. These words had been kept in his heart for a long time, and he was happy to say them today. Besides, it's no use talking too much now. Their biological parents had already put an end to it. What could his uncle, who was separated by a layer of blood, do? He would be a stranger at most in the future.
Zhao Chunlan had always wanted to take her back and share the property of another pair of grandchildren and granddaughters, so she had always been on guard and vigilant against Li Haitang. But today, after her youngest son said this, she began to regret it.
If they walked around with her on weekdays, had a meal on new year's day, made a phone call, and sent some gifts, it wouldn't cost much, and she could see their sincerity. She made a lot of money now, and she knew how to deal with people, so she would definitely give them a gift back. Maybe they could still make some money. When the relationship eased in the future, it would be great to ask her for help and take her two sons to do some business to make money.
The more she thought about it, the more she thought about it. Her voice was a little excited, "Xiaoyu is right. Why don't we try to walk around with her?"
"Mom, my sister and brother-in-law have already broken up with her today. Now they have signed a letter of guarantee and stamped the official seal of the notary office. They have promised themselves and their relatives to disturb her normal life. We're still rushing to face it, and it's not working at all." Wang Yafei frowned. There was room for a change in the matter, but now it was completely frozen.
How could she not know what her mother-in-law was up to? Even she had such thoughts in her mind, but it was completely impossible in the future. Although the eldest aunt would send them some money every year, the two of them also had jobs, and their families were relatively well-off, but it was far from the 100,000 yuan that Li Haitang and the others earned every year in business. Their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had talked about this many times at home, but they were embarrassed before and could not say anything, but now they were completely shameless. She was very uncomfortable in her heart.
"Well, it's already like this. There's no point in saying more. Stop. Wen tao, xiao qin, the most important thing now is Mingfeng. Just this morning, I asked Minglong to go to her classmate's house to ask about the situation. I heard that they had been looking for a day's work outside yesterday. They had no job to ask for them. They were too young. A relative of her classmate's family introduced them to the street to hold up some advertising signs. It's two dollars a day. They're going to work today. Do you want to find her?" Li Fugui had a headache at the thought of this restless granddaughter. Apart from Li Haitang, he had four grandchildren and two granddaughters. Zheng Mingfeng was the only one who was rebellious and disobedient.
"No need. Many college students and technical secondary school students with poor family conditions do this kind of work on weekends to earn money. Standing in the hot sun, holding up the sign and drying it, it's a little hard, but the serious thing is not to hang out with people who are not good, let her go." Zheng Wentao had made up her mind to let her suffer and rubbed her temples. "Just watch. She won't last three days. She'll definitely come back and complain to you."
Zheng Mingfeng, who was working in the hot sun, had already begun to give up, but she was persuaded by her classmates and was still holding on. In the end, before the third day of the temporary job, she quit and ran home.
"Brother-in-law, it's time for Mingfeng to be disciplined. If he doesn't, it will be too late. I'm sure you and your sister have worked hard on this, but it's not very effective. It's probably the wrong way." Li Xiaoyu interrupted again.
Because of what happened before, Zheng Wentao had a high opinion of this brother-in-law, and his attitude was a lot more correct, "Xiaoyu, what good idea do you have? Tell me."
Li Xiaoqin also straightened his back. If Li Haitang had listened to his brother, it would not have been the same effect now. If it had been Mingfeng, his brother would have provided good advice.
Mingfeng dislikes school now. She doesn't find anything interesting in school. She doesn't like to study. She runs around every day and plays in the dance hall, which means she likes singing and dancing. Although she is only fourteen years old now, she looks very good and is tall. Her image is very suitable for these. Do you want to guide her to study these arts?
The day before yesterday, when we went shopping near Wang Fujing, we saw that there was a training school there. There were dancing, calligraphy, musical instruments, painting and so on. It seemed that some retired teachers opened it together, and many children in their teens were studying there. You are not short of money now. Even if those tuition fees are expensive, you can still afford them. After a year and a half of studying, you can lead her to study. Isn't that what you want? "Li Xiaoyu also suddenly remembered this. He also overheard the price of the training class. It was really expensive. Ordinary families could not afford it.
The couple's eyes lit up. That was a good idea. Zheng Wentao had only wanted to force her to study at school, but now it seemed that it was time to find her something else to be interested in.
"Mingfeng is tall and good-looking. If she learns to sing and dance and so on, when she grows up and reaches the age of conscription, she can go to the army to apply for the art corps. This is also a way out. Of course, you have seen a lot in the capital city. There must be other ways for her to go. We'll arrange it then." Li Xiaoyu was relieved to see them listening.
When Li Fugui heard that he could go to the army to be a literary soldier, he nodded repeatedly, "Wen tao, xiao qin, Xiaoyu is really a good idea. The treatment and reputation of the literary soldiers in the army are good. It's not a problem to find a partner when the time comes. Maybe we can meet a suitable officer. The most important thing is, Mingfeng is too wild. She's sent to the army to hone for a few years, just in time to clean up her broken body. It will be much easier for you when you get old."
"Well, we'll think about it." Zheng Wentao didn't want this little girl to be successful in the future. He just wanted her to stay on the right track.
"Mingfeng has never suffered since she was a child. If she were sent to the army, how could she bear it?" Zhao Chunlan was a little worried about Zheng Mingfeng.
Before the others could speak, Li Xiaoyu said unhappily, "She is also the child of her sister and brother-in-law. Haitang worked in the fields at the age of five, and took care of the household chores at the age of six or seven. Mingfeng was now fourteen years old and could not do any housework. She only knew how to spend money and play every day. She did not know how hard her parents worked to earn money, so she should send them to a place where the conditions were hard to grind.
There were more powerful and wealthy people in the capital than in their sister's, brother-in-law's, and their children were so outstanding. Besides what their parents gave them, they had put in more effort behind their backs than anyone else. They were more delicate than ming feng. Let me put it bluntly. You really can't spoil her like this anymore. If you continue like this, you will really hurt her and yourself. "
Zhao Chunlan was embarrassed by his son's words, and she was the main one who doted on Zheng Mingfeng. This granddaughter was a little spoiled when she was a child, but now she was completely out of control of her family. It had become too fast. She knew it was time to give her a strong medicine, but she could not help but soften her heart.
"Mingfeng eats, drinks, and plays with her every day, and the same goes for the people who play with her. They are all bad at making progress. That's what they say: birds of a feather flock together. If she continues to hang out with those people in the future, she will never make any progress." Li Xiaoyu's words were a little heavy, but it was for the good of this niece that he said it in front of them.
He thought of Li Haitang's classmates again and compared them, "Last time in the park, haitang's group of students were from the Tam city 1 middle school liberal arts key class. Those girls were all about ten in the class. They would be famous college students in the future, but they were still trying their best to catch up. They were even discussing exercises at dinner. Mingfeng's classmates are probably comparing what they eat, what brand clothes and shoes they buy, and how much pocket money they give at home. That's the difference between them."
He said a lot more, and his mouth was a little dry. He took a sip of water and continued, "Besides, haitang, I met her on the bus once in the middle. She was reading a book in english in her hand. I don't need to tell you what kind of concept and level this is. You all know it. I guess not many high school students in a place like beijing can read books in full english."
The more he spoke, the more upset Zheng Wentao and Li Xiaoqin became. They also remembered the pile of books that Li Haitang brought back this morning. The difference between the two daughters was really huge.
She can read books in full english now. Under the influence of her friends, she will definitely want to study abroad in the future. After studying abroad for a few years, the returnees with a layer of gold have received much attention from the country. I believe my brother-in-law knows better than we do." That's why Li Xiaoyu thought they would regret it.
Of course, Zheng Wentao knew and heard a lot of friends in the business world talk about these things. It was a great joy to have a college student these days, not to mention a senior intellectual who went abroad to study. It was a real chance for his family to have a long face.
If he had not acted impulsively today, if he had listened to his brother-in-law's advice, that would have been great.
There was no ifs and no ifs in the world, and what Li Xiaoyu had said today was right. All three of his children combined were not as good as Li Haitang's. At that time, he was full of regret.
"There's no point in saying that now. I don't think Minglong will be bad in the future. He is very calm, but he is too honest. Sister and brother-in-law should train him well. In the future, we can make up for this regret by sending him abroad to study. Business matters are very important, but the children's matters are also important. Try to spend more time with them." Li Xiaolin didn't say much, and things were already like this, so he had to persuade him.
Zheng Wentao and his wife also took his words to heart. Minglong's performance has always been satisfactory to them, and there will be opportunities in the future. It seems that they have to help him plan now.
"Well, it's getting late. Let's call it a day. Mrs. Liu should have prepared some food too. Let's go have lunch first. The four of them will have to catch the train back later." Li Fugui got up first and walked to the restaurant next door.
"Well, let's eat first." Li Xiaoqin got up and put his handbag back in the bedroom, then went to the next room and called for some children to come over for dinner.