Can you be called a rich man if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 91 Want to bring honor to the family Gu Jianguo
It's time for lunch.

The villagers in the yard also went back to their homes.

Gu Jianguo limped to the table and called Gu Heng upstairs. Then he stood behind the door and called Xu Hong who was still bragging to a few villagers.
"Okay, okay, let's talk later. My husband wants me to eat."

Hearing Gu Jianguo's voice, Xu Hong said to several middle-aged women with a smile on her face.
"Sister Hong is so lucky. She married a good man. She doesn't have to cook for herself. Her son is successful now! Unlike me, I have no hope at all in my life!"

"Who says it's not true? If my life could be half as good as Xu Hong's, I would wake up laughing in the middle of the night!"

Listening to the flattery around her, Xu Hong smiled and hummed "Good Days" as she walked briskly into the house, leaving only envious eyes behind her.

The dinner table.

Xu Hong picked up a piece of chicken leg for Gu Heng who had just sat down, and then said with a smile: "Son, is what you just said to that designer true or false? Do you really want to tear down our old house and rebuild it?"

With rice still in his mouth, Gu Heng responded vaguely, "Yes."

"Does it really cost more than two million?"

After hearing the 200 million, Gu Jianhua, who had been eating quietly, took over the conversation: "More than million! Your son just told me that million is just for the main structure! The renovation will cost to million!"

"What? Five or six million!"

When Xu Hong heard this, she quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands and looked at Gu Heng anxiously.

"real or fake?"

"Really."

Gu Heng hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation yet. Just as he was about to pick up another piece of chicken, his chopsticks were snatched away by Xu Hong.
"You are crazy! You are spending five or six million to build a house. Do you want to build a palace? You want to be the emperor in it!!"

I didn't expect my mother to react so strongly. Gu Heng could only lower his head and take the chopsticks back from my mother's hand. He smiled helplessly and said, "Isn't this to make you live more comfortably and give you some face?"

This sentence touched Xu Hong's heart.
Maybe Gu Jianguo doesn't care about dignity, but Xu Hong still cares about it.
This can be seen from Xu Hong's behavior after Gu Heng returned home.
Married to Gu Jianguo for so many years, she has not had a few days of comfortable life. Now that living conditions are better, she sees other families building new houses and buying cars. She doesn't say it, but in fact she is almost envious.
Because of Gu Heng's success, he gave Xu Hong enough face these two days. People who were not familiar with her in the past had to stop and say hello to her on the road. Even those who had conflicts with her in the past tried to avoid her.
This feeling of being proud and holding her head high has made her smile continuously since Gu Heng came back.
Thinking of this, Xu Hong hesitated and said, "How about we build it cheaper? Build one worth a few hundred thousand, and then I'll tell your dad outside that you built it worth more than two million, how about that?
As long as our family doesn’t tell anyone, how can others know how much money our house cost?”

"Five or six million, that's a lot of money! Your father and I have worked our entire lives but have never saved that much money. I can't bear to spend so much money on building a house.

Why don't you save this money and buy a better house outside? People say that buying a house in a big city is an investment, and you can sell it for cash if you run out of money.

The house in my hometown was built but I can’t sell it for money! I’m losing a lot of money!”

Seeing his mother's careful budgeting, Gu Heng shook his head and said, "Don't worry about the house outside. Didn't I call you before to tell you that I have already bought a house in Hangzhou, spending more than 10 million. When I have time one day, I will take you and my dad over to have a look!"

Before, Xu Hong didn’t believe Gu Heng in buying a house because she didn’t believe in her son’s ability.

Now that Gu Heng brought up the matter again, Xu Hong's eyes were full of conviction.

“Just buy a house.”

As she spoke, Xu Hong seemed to have thought of something and her anger suddenly flared up.

"You've bought a car and a house! When are you going to get married? Your dad and I can still help take care of you now, but in a few years, we'll be too old to take care of you!"

Hearing that the topic had turned to urging marriage before they had even finished talking for a few words, Gu Heng's eating speed instantly increased, and he also gave his father a look of help.
Seeing his son's state, Gu Jianguo said despite Xu Hong's anger, "Eat quickly, and then we'll have a meeting in the village committee compound."

Sure enough, Xu Hong's anger immediately spread to Gu Jianguo.

“When it comes to marriage, you and your son are both the same!
The son is perfunctory to me! The father only knows how to be a good person, as if I am the only bad person! Marry if you want to! Anyway, the one who doesn't get married and has no descendants is not the Xu, it's you, Gu Jianguo!"

The more Xu Hong talked, the more excited she became, and the more aggrieved she felt.
However, seeing the father and son just eating without talking back, he calmed down after a while. He picked up the chopsticks on the table again, picked up the food and asked Gu Jianguo: "What meeting are you going to attend at the village committee again?"

"What other meeting can we have? Half of the ancestral hall in our village has collapsed. We have been talking about repairing the ancestral hall for several years, but there is still no sign of it. If nothing unexpected happens, today's meeting should still be about this matter."

"These people brag about how much money they make all year round, but now when they are asked to pay for the renovation of the ancestral hall, they all become wilful and cry poor more than the other! They don't even care about their ancestors after making so much money! Their own houses are so beautiful, but the ancestral tablets are almost being crushed by the collapsed house!"

Gu Jianguo, who usually had no temper even when being bullied, became more and more angry as he spoke about this matter, and in the end he could not help but slam the table.
He has very traditional ideas and has always cared about this aspect.

When Gu Heng was a child, if he said something disrespectful to his ancestors during the New Year or Qingming Festival, he would always be beaten.

Gu Heng listened to his father's words and was unusually silent, not saying much.

He has a very cold personality. There are few living people that he cares about except his parents, not to mention his ancestors who have been dead for dozens or hundreds of years. It is just the custom here, and he can only choose to accept it. Otherwise, he does not want to get involved in the trivial matters of visiting the graves every year.
"Xiao Heng, the village will be raising money later. Can I give more? Just use the money you just transferred to me.

You have become successful now, and it is also the blessing of your ancestors. I want to donate more money to repair the ancestral hall as soon as possible so that our ancestors can settle down as soon as possible, and we, the descendants, can be considered filial. "

As he spoke, Gu Jianguo turned his inquiring gaze towards Gu Heng.
Unconsciously, Gu Heng has become the backbone of this family. Even Gu Jianguo has to ask Gu Heng for his opinion on what he wants to do.
Gu Heng shrugged upon hearing this. He scoffed at the words of ancestors blessing him. If it was really a blessing, he was also blessed by the system. But he didn't intend to obstruct his father. As long as he was happy, it was fine. He said casually, "The money was originally transferred to you. You can use it however you want. If it's not enough, just ask me for more."

"That's good, that's good"

Seeing his son’s support, Gu Jianguo felt relieved.

Xu Hong listened to the conversation between the two and couldn't help asking, "Son, what money did you transfer to your father?"

Before Gu Heng could answer, Gu Jianguo revealed his true colors: "My son just transferred 20 yuan to me and asked me to pay back the tens of thousands of yuan owed by my family. I thought I could have more than yuan left after paying back the money.

Previously, the village said that each household would contribute 3 yuan to rebuild the ancestral hall. Now that my son has become successful, I plan to contribute the money of two households, a total of 6 yuan, so that the ancestral hall can be rebuilt as soon as possible. "

Upon hearing this, Xu Hong immediately got scared.

He threw down his chopsticks and said, "Bullshit, Gu Jianguo! You are so great! Other families don't even want to pay 6, and you want to pay ! You have too much money and don't know where to spend it! If you don't have anywhere to spend it, why don't you give me some to spend!"
If you have the ability, why donate your own money? Why use my son's money? My son has lived with you through hardships since he was a child. What have you done for him? Now he has his own ability and success, and has worked hard to earn some money. You use his money to act like a big shot? You are like a pig with a green onion in its nose. How can you pretend to be an elephant? "

After being scolded by Xu Hong, Gu Jianguo, who had always responded with a smile, could not hold back this time. He also threw down his chopsticks, pointed at Xu Hong's nose and shouted: "Why do you call me a big shot?

Xiao Heng's last name is not Gu? My ancestors are not his ancestors? People always say "bring honor to the family"! What does "bring honor to the family" mean? Isn't this "bring honor to the family"? !

I, Gu Jianguo, was not capable of bringing honor to our family, but now my son is capable. What's wrong with spending a little more money to repair the ancestral hall? This money is for our ancestors. If they know that they have a promising descendant like Xiaoheng, they can walk with their heads held high!"

Gu Heng, who was eating, was stunned when he saw the sudden quarrel.
They were so harmonious just now, but in the blink of an eye they started quarreling.

Without waiting for Gu Heng to intervene, Gu Jianguo slammed the table and walked out the door.
The more Xu Hong thought about it, the angrier she got. She shouted out the door, "Bullshit about bringing honor to our family! I think you just want to be taken advantage of!"

But this time, there was no response from outside the door, so Xu Hong could only sit down again angrily.
"Okay, okay, what's there to argue about? My dad wants to donate more money, so he can donate more. It's just a few tens of thousands of dollars. Why are you so angry?"

Gu Heng put down his bowl and chopsticks, patted his mother on the back, and comforted her while helping her calm down.

"I'm not angry at all! I just can't bear to see your hard-earned money being wasted by him!"

Women are made of water, even older women like Xu Hong are no exception. As she spoke, she couldn't help but wipe away her tears.
"Whether his son is buying a car or a house, as a parent, who shouldn't help him a little? My husband and I are incompetent, and it's fine if we can't help our son, but now we're holding him back! We're being taken advantage of by our son's money! I don't like that!"

As she spoke, she touched Gu Heng's head with tears in her eyes and sobbed, "Others only know that my son bought a big car and now has to spend a lot of money to build a house. They don't know how much you have suffered! Others don't know, how can he, as his father, not know?!
I went out to work when I was a teenager, and I haven't asked my family for money for five or six years. When I usually tell these things to others outside, they say how sensible you are, but actually I feel more painful than being stabbed by needles in my heart!
Why can other people's children live so comfortably? I, as a mother, am of no use at all and can't help at all!
You are the flesh that fell from my body, how can I not feel sorry for you! "

Listening to his mother crying more and more sadly, Gu Heng could only hold her head and repeat the three words "I know" over and over again.
Outside the door, Gu Jianguo sat on the stairs, smoking a cigarette and listening to Xu Hong crying. He also felt bad.
But soon, Gu Heng, who had almost calmed his mother down, came out of the room, sat down beside him, and lit a cigarette.
The father and son sat on the steps smoking.

"I didn't mean what your mother said. I just wanted to bring honor to our ancestors."

After a long while, Gu Jianguo uttered these words in a trembling voice.

Just like Gu Heng wanted to become a superior person, Gu Jianguo's dream has always been to bring honor to his family.
But unfortunately, he was not as lucky as Gu Heng to activate the system, so he could only live a mediocre life like most people.
He originally thought that he would never be able to fulfill his wish in this lifetime, but when he was old, Gu Heng gave him a ray of hope. The wish that he was unable to fulfill was easily accomplished by his son.
It was precisely because of this that Gu Jianguo, who had been honest all his life, chose to suddenly indulge himself and wanted to stand out in the construction of the ancestral hall.

Gu Heng listened to his father's words, smiled calmly, and then put his hand on his shoulder: "No need to explain, how could I not know my own father?"

"I've figured it out. I'm old now, so I won't fight for it. I'll listen to your mother and won't donate more money. I'll just give as much as I deserve."

Hearing this, Gu Heng held a cigarette in his mouth and winked at him: "Don't worry about it, let your son handle it.

Just keep the money I give you and spend it slowly."

As a son, what's the point of helping your father fulfill a trivial wish?

After saying that, he stood up and helped Gu Jianguo up.

"Let's go to the meeting."

"Okay, let's go to the meeting."

Just as the father and son were preparing to go to the village committee compound side by side, another cough was heard behind them.

They both turned around at the same time and saw Xu Hong looking at the father and son with sidelong eyes.

Seeing this, Gu Jianguo also gave in and said, "Wife, are you going too?"

Xu Hong glanced at him and asked, "Where's your skill in throwing chopsticks just now?"

Gu Jianguo could only smile awkwardly.
Seeing Gu Jianguo's cowardly look, Xu Hong stopped pestering him, locked the door, and walked straight to the father and son.

"There's a meeting in the village, why can't I go? You and your son are the only ones from Anping Village, but I'm not."

As he said this, he walked ahead with a proud look on his face.
The father and son looked at her and smiled at each other.
It is said that poor couples have many sorrows. The fact that the Gu Heng family has been poor for so many years and still has a harmonious and stable relationship has a lot to do with Xu Hong's temper.
She is always the one who curses the most, but is also the softest at heart.
(End of this chapter)