The officialdom of rebirth

During dinner, the six members of the Chen family gathered in the dining room. Because it was rare for the family to be together, Li Duanyu specially opened a Moutai that had been hidden for more than 20 years. Compared with the simple dumplings on the table For the porridge dinner, the Moutai opened by Li Duanyu is definitely a bit too extravagant. Fortunately, there are several such wines in the house, and she doesn't feel bad about it. To her, the whole family can sit together There is nothing more comforting than eating a meal.

Brothers and sisters Chen Ze and Chen Xi sat obediently, one on the left and the other on the right side of grandma, according to the usual practice. The brothers and sisters seemed to have been trained to behave well. Holding big dumplings with thin skin and thick stuffing, they did not dare to talk too much at the dinner table. After grandma filled the dumplings for them, they said to each other obediently: "Thank you, grandma." Then before moving the chopsticks , The brothers and sisters also yelled "Grandpa eats, Dad eats, and Mom eats" in turn. After the whole process is done, they are almost like a small robot.

Chen Yang looked at the miserable situation of his two sons and daughters, and couldn't help but feel a little sad. At the same time, he unconsciously thought of himself and Ruonan when they were young, wasn't it also like Chen Ze and his brother and sister being disciplined by their mother? Do you have to behave like this?

Of course, at most, Chen Yang could only slander his mother's education methods in his heart, but he didn't have the guts to say it out. After all, he was raised by his mother all the way back then, isn't it the same now? , Are you successful in your career?

Chen Ruonan poured a glass of wine for his father and Chen Yang, and poured half a glass for his mother and himself.Only then did he sit back beside Chen Yang, picked up his own bowl, took a dumpling and dipped it in the sauce in the small dish, put it in his mouth and tasted it, to be honest, the dumplings from Old Chen’s family tasted really mediocre, at least It was much worse than the sauce dishes made by Xian'er and other kitchen experts.

Because there was something in his heart, Chen Yang didn't talk much at the dinner table, and silently served wine with dumplings and peanuts, of course.The rules of the Chen family were set by Li Duanyu.I have always eaten without talking and sleeping without talking. Over the past few decades, the family has always seemed very quiet and deserted when eating together, which is very different from ordinary families.

Both little ones had good portions.After eating more than ten dumplings each.Then he left the table with grandma.Of course, it's not time for the two of them to move freely, according to the schedule set by grandma.The two of them had to go for a walk with grandma, and when they came back, they had to go back to the study to practice calligraphy for an hour before they could wash up and go to bed.

But after Li Duanyu left with the children, Chen Yang and the others were obviously much more at ease, and they started talking casually.

"Dad, didn't I ask you to tell Mom, the school is on holiday, so don't arrange so many teachers to teach the Ozawa brothers and sisters this and that, every day they either learn piano or calligraphy, or Why don't you just learn etiquette, there are a lot of extra courses, do you think it is necessary? Anyway, I feel so distressed when I see it."

Chen Ruonan put down the bowl and chopsticks, and muttered to his father in a low voice.

Chen Yaohua sipped his wine expressionlessly, and said lightly: "If you want to talk to your mother yourself, didn't you see that I have nothing to say to your mother these two days?"

"Dad, you are such a grandpa!"

Chen Ruonan complained angrily, in front of her father, she always said what she wanted, which was the exact opposite of Chen Yang. Chen Yang was obviously much closer with his mother than when he was with his father.

For his beloved daughter, Chen Yaohua has always been very kind and loving, and he has never been stingy with smiles, unlike when he was in front of his son, he always put on a strict father's face, so when he heard his daughter's censure, he also He didn't take it seriously, smiled, didn't say anything, picked up the wine glass to fill himself up again.

Seeing this, Chen Yang quickly stopped the bottle in his father's hand: "Dad, don't drink so much."

You must know that the Chen family's wine glass will almost have two or two drinks when it is full. For an old man who is almost sixty years old, he really can't drink more.

"I'm happy today, it's okay to drink more." Chen Yaohua shook his head, gently pushed Chen Yang's hand away, and said, "We haven't had a drink together for more than half a year, so you will accompany me tonight Drink two more glasses."

Chen Yang was still waiting to persuade, but Chen Yaohua had already filled it up on his own, shaking his head secretly, he could only fill up a glass for himself.

Seeing Chen Yang pour a large glass of wine, Chen Ruonan frowned lightly, and said, "Chen Yang, you still say that Dad, you should drink less yourself."

"Look at you, is my little wine too much?" Chen Yang looked at Chen Ruonan helplessly, "Hurry up and eat the dumplings you made." Then he pointed to his bowl with chopsticks. The dumplings in the bag were sparse, and they were almost in a pile. "Look at what you made. You are a mother. I'll blush for you if I say it."

"Chen Yang, you!" Chen Ruonan's pretty face turned red from being hurt. Although he felt a little embarrassed, he still forced himself to say: "What happened to the dumplings I made? Aren't there many good ones? But I let my mother hold it to the children before, didn't you see it just now?"

"Only those few that are a little bit better, I guess they must be wrapped by Sister Lan, or they are mother's handicrafts, so you don't put gold on your face."

"you!"

Chen Ruonan's lies were exposed by her husband on the spot, and she was immediately ashamed and angry. She reached out and pinched Chen Yang vigorously under the table, and at the same time, she wished she could find a hole for herself to drill down on the spot.But Chen Yang did not wrong her, since she was raised by the most standard wealthy daughter in her family since she was a child, her ten fingers are not in the sun, so how can she do these housework.

Chen Ruonan gouged Chen Yang with hatred, and complained to his father: "Dad, you don't talk about him, you just watch him bully me, don't you?"

Chen Yaohua looked at his pair of children from the side, his eyes were full of satisfaction and satisfaction, and at this moment he rarely joked: "Hehe, you girl, what are you doing with me about the young couple? Do you really want me Say, I don’t think Xiao Yang said anything wrong about you. See for yourself, can you show your skills to others?”

Being ridiculed by her closest family members, her husband is like this, and now even her father doesn't help her, Chen Ruonan was so ashamed, stood up with a blushing face, and hummed angrily: "You don't like to eat and drink?" I'm going upstairs to bed!"

After that, he turned and left the restaurant with a stomp.

The rest of the father and two didn't take it seriously, they were all a family, they naturally knew Ruo Nan's temper, but they weren't really angry with them.But I'm sorry to stay any longer.

And Ruo Nan left.After that, the two father and son didn't have so many scruples, and they chatted slowly while drinking a little wine, but most of them were Chen Yaohua casually asking about Chen Yang's work situation, and Chen Yang was in front of his father.Speaking of which, of course, there is nothing to worry about.Instead, he said a lot about his own views on Huahai's officialdom and even the current high-level officials.

Both are heavy drinkers.Tasting a bottle of Moutai slowly is not a problem at all, if Chen Yang was not concerned about his father's health and refused to open another bottle, Chen Yaohua's mood today.That must be unacceptable.

But it just so happened that not long after the father and son finished drinking, Li Duanyu took Chen Ze and his brother and sister back home after a walk. After the children were settled, she returned to the living room, where Chen Yaohua sat for a while My son went back upstairs to read books as usual, while Li Duanyu stayed in the living room and talked about mother-child relationship with Chen Yang, but unlike Chen Yaohua's concern, what Li Duanyu asked the most was about Chen Yang's life in Huahai. Chen Yang naturally answered every question, coaxing his mother to be happy. During the period, Chen Ruonan came down once, but he seemed to still remember the embarrassment at the dinner table just now, so he didn't bother to talk to Chen Yang and told his mother After a few words, I went back upstairs to take the two children who had finished their homework to take a bath.

When it was almost 09:30, the chat between mother and son ended.

Back upstairs, Chen Yang went straight to get a basin of hot water and brought it into Chen Yaohua's bedroom. When he entered the room, Chen Yaohua was sitting by the bed reading a tome, and he walked to the bed with the hot water basin On the side, he took out a low stool from under the bed with ease, put down the basin, and naturally helped his father wash his feet.

"Dad, haven't you suffered from the old foot problem these days?"

Chen Yang asked while helping his father gently massage a few acupuncture points on his feet.

"It's been so many years, and it's impossible to think about it completely. Now that I can still walk on the ground, it's considered God's kindness to me." Chen Yaohua looked at the book in his hand, and replied casually.

"Dad, I've thought about it. There's no need for you to back down. I'm still..."

As soon as Chen Yang finished speaking, Chen Yaohua put the book aside and interrupted with a light cough: "Xiao Yang, I have my own discretion in this matter, so don't think too much about it." He sighed softly again , "Oh, your mother means that you want me to quit now, but I think twice, I still have to stabilize before the change of term, and after the change of term, I don't need your mother to nagging, I definitely want to completely quit immediately Come down, Xiao Yang, I won’t hide it from you, your grandfather actually meant the same thing.”

Chen Yang was a little sad in his heart, but more he felt a thick and selfless father's love. He raised his head to look at his father, hesitated for a while, and still wanted to persuade him again: "Dad, you should... .”

"Hehe, don't talk about this anymore." Chen Yaohua had a faint smile on his face, feeling a little emotional, and at the same time looked at Chen Yang with relief, "Xiao Yang, I know you now have your own independent ideas and the ability to do things yourself Ways and means, but for me, it is enough for you to grow up and be able to carry our Chen family, I say that, do you understand?"

Chen Yang didn't say anything else, just pursed his dry lips lightly, then nodded.

But at this moment, Li Duanyu stood quietly at the door of the bedroom, looking at the scene that made her feel very cordial, listening to the chat between the father and son, her eyes were full of tenderness, for some reason, while she was listening, the circles of her eyes were quietly red up.

"Mom, what's the matter with you?" Chen Ruonan, who had just finished his work, also walked to his mother's side at this time, and asked in a low voice with some surprise, while talking, he looked into the room.

With just one glance, she understood why her mother suddenly felt a little sad.

Indeed, even though Chen Yang didn't have many opportunities to wash his father's feet and give foot massages after he started working, this scene is actually no stranger to the mother and daughter outside the door. Chen Yang has been doing this almost every day since he was a child, but, For their mother and daughter, this warm scene never seems to be enough. It seems that only at this time, this family seems to be full of deep affection... (to be continued...)