8:35 PM X
1
uldn't afford to support your father's education on her own, so your uncle's fa mily helped out. They contributed some money, plus loans from relatives and frie nds, and supported your father until he fi nished high school. Your father got into a decent university, and the local governm ent awarded him some money so he coul d finish college. Plus, the policy at the ti me was that college tuition was free, and there were subsidies for poor students. After your father went to college, he basi cally never took any money from them."
After graduation, your dad went to w ork for your maternal grandfather. He an d your uncle were college friends. He's q uite capable and earned your grandfathe r's favor. I was still in high school at the ti me, and your grandfather would occasio nally ask your dad to tutor me. But your mom wasn't very focused on her studies8:35 PM X
Chapter 1
ork for your maternal grandfather. He an d your uncle were college friends. He's q uite capable and earned your grandfathe r's favor. I was still in high school at the ti me, and your grandfather would occasio nally ask your dad to tutor me. But your mom wasn't very focused on her studies and was a bit of a slacker. She and your dad just coasted along and managed to get you through the semester. Your dad e ven got beaten up by your eldest uncle la ter, haha. Anyway, I'm getting a bit off-top ic.
My mother seemed a little embarras sed when she talked about what happen ed back then, which surprised me as wel 1. She didn't seem like someone who did n't study hard at all.
'Mom, everyone else got their hands on things like they were found or given a way as a free gift with a phone top-up, bu ti had to work my way up?"
*Can you please stop interrupting m e? You've cut off the words Mom was tryi ng to say, so I'm not going to say anythin g more."
t "Okay, you can go on, I won't interrup
Mom quickly gathered her thoughts and continued, 'Later, after your maternal grandparents and uncles accepted your f ather, he seemed to have achieved great success in the eyes of outsiders. Becaus e at that time, your father's company was still developing, so your father and your maternal grandfather were very busy. Wh en you were four years old, your father, y our uncle, and I took you to your father's hometown and paid back several times t he amount of money we owed. We gave your eldest uncle's family over 100,000 y uan, which was a lot of money at the tim e
At first, nothing seemed amiss. The family quickly moved to the town, and so on after, they moved to the neighboring c ity of M. Moving to the city meant spendi ng more money, which your uncle simply couldn't afford. That crazy woman then c ame to our house and subtly pressured u s about something as nice as joint child support, mentioning that your grandmoth er had been supported by them for the p ast few years and that they were having a hard time. I told your father that we wo uld support her ourselves from now on. Your grandmother was sentimental and didn't come with us, but our family has al ways taken good care of her.
Your dad, still soft-hearted, gave that crazy woman 100,000 yuan to settle thin gs. Later, when our family bought this ho use, that crazy woman came again, sever al times. If she came to congratulate us, we would welcome her, but she still secr etly asked your dad for money, later chan ging her tune to borrowing money. Your d ad and I both know her character, and we were so angry that we scolded her and c alled your uncle to handle it. He said nice things, but he did nothing. She went to yo ur company and embarrassed your dad I n public, saying things like "money make s you forget your roots" and "the kindnes s of raising you is greater than heaven." We were fed up with her and threatened t o call the police. Because your uncle wor ks in the criminal investigation team, she said that the police station was owned b y our family and that there was collusion between officials and businessmen to bu Ily an ordinary citizen like her. Tell me, ho w come such a scoundrel appeared in yo ur dad's and grandma's village, where the re are so many honest people?
Later, I asked your uncle to have so meone investigate her. They found out th at she bought a house and a car that wer e beyond their means. Your uncle is a car penter over there. How could he afford to support them? Her bag was even better than your
mother's. She did nothing but play mahjo ng and brag to her friends. And then I dis covered she was keeping a lover. After g etting the evidence, I didn't tell your fathe r, but knowing his personality, he would d efinitely have told your uncle. Plus, I did n't like your uncle either, so I threatened h er to get lost. Sure enough, she didn't co me for a long time. Then your father pas sed away, and naturally, they came. But s he subtly suggested that her family shou Id have a share of your brother's inherita nce. Your mother was too heartbroken to care about her at the time. It was your un cle who got two big men to drag her out
and threatened to spread her explicit pho tos worldwide before she finally quieted down. Your mother truly hated her. After that, when we met, it was like we were en emies, just like you said. Son, you must n ever be like your uncle in the future. Be a responsible, decisive, and discerning per son.
After hearing all this, I finally underst ood why my mother always told me to av oid their family. It turns out that not only was there a problem with that loud-voice d woman from my childhood memories,