The most promising son in the family is back, and caring parents and parents are only happy.
The couple had no doubt at all: It was not a holiday, so what was their son doing when he suddenly came back?
Mother Gu, the smartest and most aggressive of the couple, just held her son's hand and closed her mouth from ear to ear, without asking too many questions.
His parents didn't ask, and Gu Qingcheng didn't take the initiative to say anything.
The family only talked about gossip after parting.
The main thing is that Gu's mother is saying that Gu's father is an honest man. Not only in the village, but also at home, he hardly talks.
He squatted on the threshold with a dry tobacco pot and smoked while watching the mother and son chatting with satisfaction.
He was really used to this feeling of hiding in a corner.
Gu's mother and several other children of the Gu family are also used to their father's "invisibility".
Only Gu Qingcheng took out a pack of cigarettes from his pants pocket when he saw that his father was still smoking cigarettes.
"Dad, let's try this!"
Gu Qingcheng took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and handed it to Father Gu's hand.
"What is this? Is it the kind of smoke in the city?"
Father Gu was a little surprised. He quickly put the dry tobacco aside and reached out to take it.
His big hands were very rough, covered with calluses and scars.
These are the hands of a typical old farmer, like tree bark, but they hold up a home.
As soon as Father Gu's hand touched the slender cigarette, he suddenly thought of something and quickly took it back and wiped it hard on his clothes.
After making sure that his hands were clean, he took it carefully as if he were holding some treasure.
Gu Qingcheng felt a little sad when he saw this. These were the people at the lowest level.
He is also "his" old father.
Although he has worked hard and contributed to the country and family, he still has a subconscious sense of humility.
Gu Qingcheng herself was of noble birth, and she was also a high-ranking princess in the previous world.
She rarely has the opportunity to come into contact with this kind of real lower-class, poor family.
"Ah, you old man, what is your identity? You just smoke cigarettes. Why are you taking your son's cigarettes?"
Gu's mother had already rushed over and snatched it from Gu's father's hand.
"Son, don't waste a good thing. Your father is used to smoking dry cigarettes. You'd better smoke these yourself."
Father Gu's expression was a little embarrassed, but he still followed Mother Gu's words and said nonchalantly, "Yes! Yes! Dry cigarettes are still strong. You, you look good, but you are boring when you smoke them!"
If Father Gu's eyes weren't so reluctant, his words would be very convincing.
"Mom! I don't smoke!"
Gu Qingcheng knew that Gu's mother was worried about money.
For the older generation of parents, they always feel that they do not deserve good things.
If there is anything good at home, he will leave it to his children or use it to entertain guests.
Well, face is more important than lizi.
Gu Qingcheng didn't care about this. She smiled and said to Gu's mother, "I originally bought this cigarette for my father."
"Not just cigarettes, but also clothes and shoes!"
"By the way, Mom, haven't you always wanted to go to the capital? When I come back this time, I just want to take you and my father to the capital."
Gu Qingcheng spoke softly, but her attitude was firm.
She took the cigarette from Gu's mother, lit it, and then brought it to Gu's father's mouth.
Father Gu looked a little at a loss and looked at Mother Gu subconsciously.
Mother Gu: ...You old man, what do you want to see me do?
Your son has already lit it up for you. He doesn’t smoke and neither do I. Why don’t you continue quickly?
Nothing is wasted!
After receiving Gu's mother's look, Gu's father quickly opened his mouth and caught it.
I didn’t get used to it at first, and even choked a few times.
Although he was choked with tears, Gu's father's face was full of smiles: "The cigarettes in the city are better! It tastes good!"
"Dad, if you think it's good, smoke this!"
As Gu Qingcheng spoke, she raised her hand and stuffed the cigarette case into Gu's father's coat pocket.
"No! Just let me taste it. Then, you should keep this."
"That's right, son, if you don't smoke, it's the same thing if you smoke for others when you go out to meet people."
"...Yes, your mother is right!"
"Son, you are going to be a cadre, and you need to understand the ways of the world. Your father has been smoking dry cigarettes for half his life, so he has long been used to it. Don't waste a good thing."
"..."
Take care of your father and mother, you and I advise each other one by one.
Gu Qingcheng understood their intentions, but would not agree.
"Father, mother, I am a college student, but you are the parents of college students."
"You should eat well and wear well."
"Why did it become a waste?"
"Father, mother, my son is graduating and can make money, so you don't have to worry."
Gu Qingcheng knew that it was difficult to change his parents' old ideas and habits.
But she will do her best to give her parents "confidence" - they are not inferior.
Father Gu and Mother Gu were stunned for a moment.
They stared blankly at their son.
By the way, my son has always been excellent and filial.
However, as he went to the capital, and as his knowledge and abilities increased, he gradually became the "backbone" of the family.
It's not that the son really has the ability to support the family, but that his identity has changed.
He is a college student.
He is the pride of the Gu family and even the entire Liu Family Temple.
Elders such as Gu's father and Gu's mother began to humble themselves in front of him.
Gradually, the positions between parents and sons were reversed.
Gu's father and mother began to be cautious in front of Gu Qingcheng, lest they say or do the wrong thing and make their son unhappy.
As for Gu Qingcheng, he is not a wolf with white eyes, but as his horizons have improved, he has become stronger without realizing it.
However, at this moment, Gu Qingcheng told the two elders——
I am a college student and I am indeed very good.
But you have trained a college student, and you are even more amazing.
To put it bluntly: What’s wrong with college students? I am still the father (mother) of a college student.
Father Gu and Mother Gu looked at their son closely, making sure that he was not just talking casually, but was sincerely proud of them.
"Oh, the smoke in this city is good, but it's too strong!"
Father Gu pretended to be choked and raised his hand to wipe his tears.
Gu's mother's eyes were also red.
Oh, it’s great to have raised a filial and conscientious son.
His son is so promising, but he doesn't dislike them at all.
It's not like that white-eyed wolf in the next village who just went to work as a temporary worker in the county factory for a few days and came back and disliked this and that.
The most ridiculous thing is that he also dislikes his parents' accent, saying it is too vulgar.
He didn't even call me "father and mother", he insisted on calling me "father and mother".
I won’t say it anymore, you have to say it to me.
It would be fine if he studied well, but if he is nondescript, it sounds awkward.
"Tch! I just went to a county town, and I don't know who I am anymore."
"My son is still studying in college in Beijing, and he has not changed his name to his parents."
"Still you think you're stupid? Why are you so stupid? Our ancestors have been saying this for generations, so we're just 'stupid'?"
Gu's mother often complained to the villagers.
And she also had the confidence to laugh at that person - her son was in the capital, and after Gu Qingcheng returned home, he still spoke his hometown dialect.
Gu's mother is illiterate, but very sober.
She knew that her confidence in criticizing others came from her son.
Now, her son respects them even more than before. Mother Gu's heart has already reached the clouds.
As for her son's mention of taking them to the capital, Gu's mother was not so persistent.
"Oh, your father and I are both old. It doesn't matter whether we go to the capital or not."
If you go there, the whole family won't have to spend money to go back and forth.
Her son doesn't have a job yet, so how can he have any money?
Father Gu didn't speak. It wasn't that he didn't respond, but that in this family, he didn't need to speak, and it wasn't necessary.
What my wife means is what he means.
He continued to squat on the threshold, smoking the first cigarette in his life very cherished.
"Ah? Aren't you going to the capital?"
"Mom, brother, I want to go."
"I want to go too."
Mother Gu cares about money and her son even more, so she can control her desires.
The three younger siblings of the original owner did not expect so many, and they all expressed their wishes.
"Go! Everyone go!"
Gu Qingcheng was like a pillar that could support the door, making the final decision.
Mother Gu's lips trembled, wanting to say something else.
But I thought that my son was no longer a child. He was a college student, a future cadre, and the most promising person in the Gu family.
Gu's mother subconsciously wanted to save face for her son.
Forget it, let's find some time later for the two of them to have a nice talk.
After lunch, Gu's mother wanted to find an opportunity to persuade her son.
However, Gu Qingcheng took the initiative to approach Gu's mother, "Mom, I want to do something and have to go to the county town."
"But I haven't been to the county town in several years, and I don't even recognize them."
"Mom, can you accompany me for a walk?"
What elderly parents fear most is that they can no longer help their children when they are adults.
Hearing that Gu Qingcheng took the initiative to "ask for help", Gu's mother could only be happy, "Why not?"
"Oh, son, don't look at it, your mother has never been to other places, but in our county, I am still familiar with her."
When Gu Qingcheng heard Gu's mother boasting about herself, she agreed very much, "Yes! Mom, you are amazing."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to give birth to a good and promising son like me."
Mother Gu:...When did my son become so, so confident?
Ha ha!
Although I felt a little uncomfortable, I was still very happy.
Because of such a son, she feels more intimate and has no sense of distance.
The mother and son talked and laughed and took the village's ox cart to the county seat.
It took more than an hour to arrive.
Even though Gu's mother said she was powerful, when she arrived in the county seat, she became restrained.
There is no way, the county seat is also a city.
In this era, country people instinctively have a sense of inferiority.
However, when Gu's mother thought of her son, she still had the courage to stop a passerby and ask, "Well, how to get to the diesel engine factory?"
At home, Gu's mother also laughed at the man from the next village who deliberately spoke Mandarin.
At this moment, Gu's mother could not help but change her emphasis when facing the people in the city.
It's half Mandarin and half dialect, which sounds a little funny.
However, Gu Qingcheng always looked at his mother with reverence - this is how strong a mother is. She was obviously inferior and afraid, but she still stood in front of her son.
Perhaps what Gu's mother was thinking was: Even if she was embarrassed, it would be me, the mother, who was embarrassed.
My son is still that noble college student.
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