Chapter 326 Zhu Zhe's Persuasion

"A Zhe, don't be angry, Tingting and Xiaojie have this temper!" Zhu's father looked a little ugly, and Zhu's mother explained to Zhu Zhe.

Zhu Zhe sighed, shook his head helplessly, and said with emotion: "I just didn't expect that I, the eldest sister, would not even have a bit of status in their hearts, and even the minimum respect... Alas!"

As soon as Zhu Zhe said this, Zhu's father and mother's face became more and more unnatural. In fact, Zhu's father and Zhu mother are not unreasonable people, but when it comes to their beloved son and daughter, the steelyard in their hearts will inevitably be a little bit Biased.

In the past, they only thought that the second daughter and son were just a little willful, but today they suddenly felt something different.

"It's me and your mother who have been too used to them all these years!" Zhu's father said with emotion, looking at Zhu Zhe with apologetic and distressed eyes: "It's hard for you to work hard in Shanghai all these years by yourself. "

Zhu Zhe's eyes flickered, and he said softly: "I don't have other people's education, nor do I have such a good family, so I can only work hard on my own. I used to have thoughts in my heart, no matter how hard or tired I didn't feel that there was nothing wrong with it. , Ke Tingting and Xiaojie..."

As he spoke, Zhu Zhe's originally bright eyes dimmed, and there was disappointment, powerlessness, exhaustion, and sadness in his eyes.

Father Zhu only glanced at it once, but he didn't dare to look any more. He immediately moved his eyes away, feeling an unprecedented sense of shame and frustration.

Zhu's mother's face became more and more ugly, but the back of her hand was fleshy, and the palm of her hand was even more fleshy. Dang even pulled Zhu Zhe and persuaded: "Tingting and Xiaojie are still young and ignorant, and they will know in a few years. It's not easy for your sister."

It was fine if Mother Zhu didn't say anything, but as soon as she said this, tears began to roll in Zhu Zhe's eyes, but after a while, two lines of clear tears fell silently from the corners of his eyes, and on the slightly vicissitudes of the painted cheek Lost is written all over.

"I work hard to earn money, live frugally, and I am reluctant to buy new clothes, just to pay for their education. I hope that our family will have two college students, and I hope that they will be successful after graduation. Lighten the burden and have a better future, but I didn't expect them, they..."

The more he talked, the more excited Zhu Zhe became, and the tears in his eyes gushed out like springs. His face was full of loss and grief. Father Zhu listened to the eldest daughter's heartfelt confession, and the heart that had gone through years and The heart that has been baptized by hardships is like being held by someone, and an old face is also turning green.

Zhu's mother watched Zhu Zhe cry, and was instantly infected. Thinking of the wayward behavior of her second daughter and youngest son, she felt sad for a while, and followed Zhu Zhe to wipe away her tears. The mother and daughter sat like this On the sofa, holding hands and crying.

Zhu's father wanted to persuade him, but when the words came to his lips, he kept silent.

For a moment, the father and daughter looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

After a while, Zhu's father said, "Azhe, you and Wang Zhong have really decided to get married?"

"Hmm!" Zhu Zhe nodded and said, "Do we have this plan?"

Mother Zhu asked eagerly, "Do it with your sister?"

"Mom! How is it possible? Wang Zhong doesn't know the customs here. How can I not know!"

The custom in Zhu Zhe's hometown is not to marry two daughters in the same year. Those in the city may have forgotten these customs, but in the countryside, the older generation is more particular about these things.

"It's good that you know it in your heart! Anyway, it won't be long before the end of the year. If you really decide to get married, you can do it at the beginning of next year!" Zhu's mother said.

Zhu Zhe said: "By the way, Dad, Mom! What do you think of Wang Zhong's proposal just now?"

"What's the matter?" Zhu's father and Zhu's mother were still silent in the emotion just now, and they didn't turn their minds for a moment.

"It's what Wang Zhong said just now, he will give you and my mother 1000 yuan every month, and use this instead of a bride price." Zhu Zhe said.

"Replacing the betrothal gift?" The old couple looked at each other, but this time their opinions were not unified. Zhu's father was a little moved, while Zhu's mother was a little hesitant.

"Think about it, even if Wang Zhong really gave the gift, it would be 10,000+ at most, but if it was 12 a month, it would be 54 a year, and 51 in ten years. Dad, you are only [-] this year. Mom is only [-], think about it, this is not much more cost-effective than getting a dowry all at once!"

"And this way, the burden on me and Wang Zhong's shoulders can be lightened. You also know that it is not easy to take root in a big city like Shanghai."

"A Zhe, from what you said, do you recognize this Wang Zhong?" Zhu's father looked at Zhu Zhe and asked seriously.

Zhu Zhe said: "Dad! I'm already 32, and I've already passed the age where I can pick and choose, and Wang Zhong is also very good to me, and I like him too."

"Xiao Wang is really a good person, but he can't drink a little bit." Father Zhu nodded.

Zhu's mother bumped into Zhu's father, and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu's father: "Okay, don't say a few words, Tingting is a college student, and she is young. We don't care about the son-in-law asking for a gift when she gets married. , Ah Zhe is already at this age, it’s fine that Xiao Wang didn’t know about it before, but now that he knows about it, if we still care about the bride price, then we’re just waiting for others to order.”

"In the future, our Azhe will spend his whole life with Xiao Wang! Didn't you hear Tingting and Xiaojie say that Azhe still owes foreign debts?"

Zhu's father's words directly blocked all the words that Zhu's mother was going to say. The palm of the hand is meat, and the back of the hand is also meat, and Zhu Zhe, the eldest daughter, has paid too much for the family these years.

sweat, youth...

Zhu's father and mistress themselves felt that they owed Zhu Zhe, and now that they were talking about this, why did the old couple still look down and drag Zhu Zhe down.

"Dad, Mom, you want a bride price because of Xiaojie!" Zhu Zhe, on the other hand, understands the difficulties of his parents.

"Hey!" Father Zhu sighed, and slapped himself on the thigh.

Mother Zhu forced a smile and nodded.

"Dad, Mom, I didn't say that Xiaojie doesn't even have a serious job now. Even if he really talks about a girlfriend, his family may not be willing to marry his daughter to him! Even if Wang Zhong gave the betrothal gift, the betrothal money How long will it take to stand him?"

Zhu's father remained silent, but he knew in his heart that what Zhu Zhe said made sense.

Zhu's mother said: "Azhe, you have been in Shanghai for so many years, you must have known many people, why don't you let Xiaojie go to Shanghai with you, and introduce him to a job?"

"I can introduce jobs to Xiaojie!" Zhu Zhe said, "But I'm afraid that Xiaojie won't like the job I introduced!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu's mother didn't know how to respond immediately. Even if Zhu Minjie didn't have a job, he was still a serious college student, but Zhu Zhe graduated from a vocational high school and worked as a waiter in a hotel and cleaned toilets for others. , Cleaning the toilet, if there is a better job, Zhu Zhe must have gone there by himself. Zhu Minjie, a college student, how could he be interested in the job Zhu Zhe introduced.

"Go to the magic city, isn't it good for Xiaojie to be in his hometown? According to me, just like A Zhe said, let Xiaojie take the civil service exam. If he passes the exam, he will have a solid job and will have nothing to worry about for the rest of his life. Wear it." Father Zhu reprimanded Mother Zhu.

"Don't I know the benefits of an iron job? But the point is that Xiaojie himself doesn't want to take the exam! What can we do?" Mother Zhu said helplessly, even with a look of anxiety on her face.

"Hey!" Father Zhu couldn't help but sigh again.

"Actually, it's not impossible!" Zhu Zhe said.

"Huh?" Zhu's father and Zhu's mother all looked at Zhu Zhe.

Mother Zhu couldn't wait to ask: "What can I do?" Father Zhu's eyes were also full of expectation.

Zhu Zhe's eyes flicked back and forth between Zhu's father and Zhu's mother: "Actually, the key to the problem lies in you."

"On us?" Father Zhu and mother Zhu looked at each other in dismay.

"Xiaojie has been graduating for so long, and has worked in a few jobs, but each time he quit after a few months. Have you ever thought about the reason?"

"Xiaojie refuses to do it because he doesn't like it. He thinks those jobs are not suitable for him. It's nothing..." Zhu's mother forgot the words while talking.

"There is no room for improvement, and there is no prospect of development." Zhu's father added.

"Then where did Xiaojie get the money he spent outside?" Facing Zhu Zhe's question, Father Zhu's heart skipped a beat, as if he had realized something.

Zhu's mother said: "Some are his own salary, some are given by us."

Zhu Zhe didn't say anything directly, but changed the subject and said, "Dad, I remember you said that since you were 14 years old, you went to the county with a few uncles in the village to find work, right?"

"En!" Father Zhu nodded and said, "When your mother and I were young, the conditions were poor, and the family had a large population, so the food we grew would be enough to fill our stomachs. In order to improve the living conditions of our family, your uncle and I They didn’t have any skills at that time, so they could only do coolies to earn money.”

Zhu Zhe said: "I still remember when I was a child,"

"Dad, do you think our Xiaojie is like this, even if he really has a girlfriend and gets married, can he support the burden of the family?"

"Xiaojie is still young, when he gets married and feels the pressure, he will change himself!" Mother Zhu said.

Facts have proved that most men are indeed like this. After getting married, while feeling the pressure, they also began to learn to take on family responsibilities.

Before and after marriage, the same man has changed a lot.

"We are Xiaojie's family, so of course we can think so, but Xiaojie's future girlfriend's parents and family members may not think so!" Zhu Zhe said: "Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about me and Tingting, If Tingting's future husband is like Xiaojie from our family, who doesn't even have a serious job in a rural family and has to rely on his parents' support to get by, would you and my mother be willing to let me and Tingting marry?"

Zhu's father and mistress were speechless by Zhu Zhe's words, and they didn't know how to answer them at all.

Zhu Zhe hurriedly hit the rails while it was hot: "Dad, Xiaojie is the only male in the family. Tingting and I are going to get married after all. Our old Zhu family will still rely on Xiaojie to establish a family in the future! You and my mother At this age, how long can we help him? If Xiaojie doesn’t live up to himself, even if Tingting and I can help him for a while, we can’t help him forever!”

"Azhe, you've always been right. Tell me what to do now?" Zhu's father settled down, looking at his panic-stricken and bewildered wife. On the head of the daughter Zhu Zhe.

Zhu Zhe said: "What else can we do? We have to find a way to make Xiaojie stand up, let him realize that he has pressure and responsibility, let him mature early, don't be a person in his twenties, and always follow a child Same."

"But there's nothing we can do with Xiaojie!" Mother Zhu said helplessly.

"Dad, Mom, didn't you just say that the reason why Xiaojie dares to act so capriciously? Changing jobs is the same as changing clothes. The reason lies in the two of you."

"You mean because we gave him money?" Father Zhu said.

Zhu Zhe nodded and said: "That's right, if you really want Xiaojie to grow up quickly, you have to let him suffer, let him know that society is cruel, and being outside is different from being at home. If you look at him, you will always tolerate him and let him know how hard it is to make money."

"First of all, you and my mother have to be willing to stop giving him financial support, let him learn to be independent, let him earn money to support himself, and rely on his own ability to survive first."

Zhu's father was obviously moved, but Zhu's mother still hesitated, mainly because she felt sorry for her son.

"Dad, Mom! I know you feel sorry for Xiaojie and can't bear to see him suffer, but this hardship must be endured. Now you two are still young, and you can still help Xiaojie, but when you are old and can't do it anymore, What should we do then?"

"Let me put it bluntly. These are all based on the premise that our family has been going smoothly. But people have misfortunes and fortunes. Who knows what will happen tomorrow. If our family is unlucky, who will suffer? Sickness, what happens if there is an accident, what should we do then?"

"As the old saying goes: relying on the mountain to fall, relying on everyone to run, the only thing we can really rely on is our own family."

"Even if Tingting and I are married, this is still our home. In the future, if we are wronged at the in-law's house, only Xiaojie can support us and stand up for us."

"But if Xiaojie is always like this, how can he support me and Tingting in the future?"

Zhu Zhe's words were like a basin of cold water being poured head-on in the winter, chilling Zhu's father and Zhu's mother from the top of their heads to the soles of their feet. It was more like a sharp thorn piercing deeply into Zhu's heart. Father Zhu felt a heart-rending pain.

"Dad, Mom! There are still a few days before Tingting gets married. You two should think about what I said these days. My opinion is that short-term pain is worse than long-term pain. To let Xiaojie grow up quickly, at least there must be A decent job with a steady income."

"Think about it slowly, I'll go see how Wang Zhong is doing."

After speaking, Zhu Zhe got up and left, poured a glass of warm water, and entered the guest room where Wang Zhong was.

Just sat down, and wiped Wang Zhong's forehead with a towel again, but Wang Zhong, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand and grabbed Zhu Zhe's wrist, raised the corner of his mouth, and squeezed out With a smile, he even blinked at Zhu Zhe.

Zhu Zhe naturally knew his father's drinking capacity, Wang Zhong's drinking capacity, and his father's temperament. He and Wang Zhong must be drunk before they are willing to give up, so the two discussed it at the beginning, let Wang Zhong Control it properly, and pretend to be drunk when you are almost done, so as not to overwhelm Father Zhu.

(End of this chapter)

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