Chapter 112: 112. An abandoned tuba
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, after Chen Hansheng's family finished eating dumplings and glutinous rice balls, Liang Meijuan and Chen Zhaojun each took out a red envelope.
"Hansheng, Happy New Year, I wish you health, happiness and satisfaction in 2003."
This is Chen's earnest hope.
"Son, Happy New Year, I hope you will be less angry with me in 2003."
This is Liang Meijuan's earnest expectation.
Chen Hansheng accepted it with a smile, and then took out two more red envelopes like a magic trick.
"Old Chen, I hope you stay healthy in the new year, this family can't do without you."
"Mom, I hope you will be less angry, beat me less, be less nagging, and go out more with Old Chen in the new year."
Chen Zhaojun and Liang Meijuan didn't expect that Chen Hansheng, who had just entered college, would also have a red envelope. The two looked at each other, and Old Chen said: "We have to accept our son's blessing."
The couple thought that Chen Hansheng's red envelope was just a token of his feelings, but when they took it in their hands and felt the thickness, they knew they had thought wrong.
Back in the bedroom, open it, one thousand each.
"Old Chen, your son is doing well in school. We only gave him 600, and he gave us 1000." Liang Meijuan said.
Chen Zhaojun put the red envelope into his pocket with a smile: "You are not allowed to take this money back. My son gave me cigarettes as a gift."
The auspicious snow last night added a special flavor to this year. Starting from the second day of the Chinese New Year, the people in Hong Kong City packed their bags and went out to pay New Year's greetings. Chen Hansheng's family would go to his grandmother's house for lunch at noon.
After taking the bus to the familiar courtyard, many relatives were there, chatting in the room with electric heaters.
"Oh, college students are here."
As soon as Chen Hansheng walked in, his second aunt said with a smile.
This is how a group of people chat. Whenever a "newcomer" joins, the topic will involuntarily turn to them.
Chen Hansheng is still the only college student here, so everyone is more interested.
"Hansheng, are you tired from your homework in college?"
"Hansheng, do you have a girlfriend?"
"Hansheng, help check your cousin's homework during the winter vacation when you are free."
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There were all kinds of questions. Chen Hansheng picked a few simple answers while heating the electric heater.
The aunt was not happy to see that the focus of the topic was her son. Chen Hansheng stole the limelight as soon as he came. In addition, she had some conflicts with Liang Meijuan. She snorted coldly and said, "There are more and more college students now, and the salaries of those college students in Xiaohai's factory are not very high."
Xiaohai is Chen Hansheng's cousin and the son of the aunt. He now works in a factory in Shanghai.
Liang Meijuan was very dissatisfied and immediately refuted. It was normal for this pair of sisters-in-law to quarrel when they met. Chen Hansheng didn't take it to heart and smiled and raised his eyebrows at Xiaohai's cousin.
Xiaohai's cousin also laughed. It seems that the younger generations don't remember the elders' affairs.
Finally, grandpa felt that he was disturbing him from watching TV, and knocked on his pipe hard: "You can't be quiet on the second day of the New Year, you are so old."
Liang Meijuan didn't say anything, but the aunt insisted to add: "Our Xiaohai now has 1,500 yuan a month, and he will be able to buy a mobile phone soon."
It would have been better if she didn't say this, because the next moment Chen Hansheng's mobile phone rang.
The "ding-ling-ling" sound attracted everyone's attention. Chen Hansheng thought to himself, it's bad, he actually forgot to turn off the phone.
The call was from Xiao Rongyu, she was just visiting relatives and asked Chen Hansheng what he was doing out of boredom. The two of them said a few words and hung up the phone, and the room was quiet.
The aunt coughed and said, "Liang Meijuan, it's wrong for you to do this. How old is Hansheng? You bought him a mobile phone and cultivated his vanity."
Liang Meijuan was in a good mood, and she answered calmly, "Old Chen and I are still using Xiaolingtong. He bought this mobile phone while working part-time at school."
The aunt didn't believe it and asked Chen Hansheng again.
Chen Hansheng smiled and didn't say anything. He helped check the homework of the second aunt's cousin.
This cousin who is in junior high school is also very good. She is the one who added QQ and said "Brother, I am your sister". Chen Hansheng thought, why don't you just say her name directly? You have to beat around the bush.
Of course, Chen Hansheng couldn't understand mathematics, so he could only look up the Chinese language to check the uncommon characters, and he stopped at the composition.
The title of the composition is "Suffering makes people stronger", which is a common topic in junior high school, cultivating students' values of hard work and endurance, but this sister is good.
"My father had a car accident last year and had both legs amputated."
Chen Hansheng looked up at his second uncle, who had healthy limbs.
"My mother cried so hard that she went blind because of this."
Chen Hansheng looked at his second aunt, who had a 5.0 vision.
"It's OK, my dear cousin, you've tried your best to write an essay."
Chen Hansheng turned the pages silently and actually saw himself.
"My cousin Chen Hansheng, because of his poor family, he still can't find a wife at the age of 26, but he is still very optimistic..."
Chen Hansheng didn't say anything, moved the winter vacation homework book over, and pointed to his name.
The eldest cousin took the eraser and changed the name "Chen Hansheng" to "Xiao Haige", then blinked and asked Chen Hansheng if this was okay.
Chen Hansheng nodded, and the homework was checked.
After dinner at grandparents' house, after Chen Zhaojun's family left, the eldest aunt was still indignant: "Third aunt relied on the family's little money to buy a mobile phone for her child, so vain."
Grandpa was a little unhappy: "Isn't the mobile phone bought by the third child? Can't you see it?"
"Hansheng didn't want to say more, for fear that you, an elder, would be embarrassed during the New Year. You just keep nitpicking, and don't you worry that he will be hard-hearted and stop helping Xiaohai in the future."
Chen Hansheng is a grandson, and Xiaohai's cousin is a biological grandson. Grandpa should still love his biological grandson more.
The aunt didn't believe it: "Xiao Hai doesn't need help from others."
Grandpa shook his head: "If your son's personality can be half as smooth and round as Chen Hansheng's, I won't have to worry about lying down in the future."
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On the way back, Chen Hansheng asked Liang Meijuan: "Mom, I have to go to school in two days."
Liang Meijuan was stunned for a moment: "Don't you all start school after the Lantern Festival?"
"Yes, the official school starts after the Lantern Festival."
Chen Hansheng explained: "But I have to go to Sichuan and Chongqing to pick up Xiao Shen first. The tickets have been bought. After sending her to the dormitory, I will go back to Gangcheng and go to school with Xiao Yuer."
"Son, why haven't I seen you be so considerate to mom? Are you tired of all this trouble?"
Liang Meijuan looked at her son seriously: "In 2003, can two girls decide on one?"
"Mom, look at what you said, we are classmates."
Chen Hansheng pretended not to understand the irony in Liang Meijuan's words, thinking that it was impossible to confirm one, and he just hoped that there would not be another one.
After dawdling at home until the eighth day of the first lunar month, Chen Hansheng really went to Sichuan and Chongqing.
Liang Meijuan looked at the empty bedroom, shook her head and said to Chen Zhaojun: "Old Chen, let's take care of our bodies and have a second child. The cabbage didn't grow, but the pigs ran happily."