My cousin's watermelon was ripe and asked me to get it, but I lied that I was working overtime and tried to avoid it, but I was really scared
On a quiet Saturday evening, families sit around on the couch, laughing and enjoying a leisurely time. The TV set ** on the program, we chatted while **, and we were in a good mood. Suddenly, the silence was shattered by the ringing of my phone, and my daughter quickly handed me the phone with a look of surprise. I was amused by my daughter, and curiously took the phone to look at it, but I couldn't laugh, and the screen showed a call from my cousin.
I motioned for my wife to turn off the TV and reluctantly picked up the **. Uncle Cousin asked me why I picked up ** so late, I casually said that I was busy working overtime in the company, Uncle Cousin smiled and told me that his watermelon was ripe, and invited me to get a few, just to have a glass of wine together.
Hearing this invitation, I couldn't help but swallow, and I secretly felt nervous about this sudden arrangement. I defended that I had been very busy lately and had a hard time to find time, thanked my cousin for his kindness, and promised to visit him after a while. After a few pleasantries, I hurriedly hung up on the excuse that my colleague had something to do.
After hanging up**, I leaned back on the sofa and rubbed my temples, and my family couldn't help but laugh when they saw my expression. The son's calm personality made him not ask much, but the lively and outgoing youngest daughter and his wife couldn't wait to ask about their cousin's intention. After this kind-hearted cousin learned the news of his daughter's admission to a key high school last year, he always seemed to call at a critical moment, such as saying that the cherries at home were ripe today.
My wife and I felt a little helpless about this, because my cousin's things were not so easy to "get".
After arriving at her cousin's house, her daughter happily picked a plate of cherries and ate them while playing. Uncle Tang confessed his true purpose: it turned out that his grandson was on the third day of the new year, and he hoped that his daughter could live in his house for a while to help make up for his grandson's Xi.
The daughter was a little reluctant because she had already planned the arrangements for this holiday. But looking at the cherry in her hand, she couldn't refuse. So, my daughter stayed at my cousin's house for four or five days, and during this time, I called ** and asked me to pick it up quickly. On the way home, she complained to me that she never wanted to go to her cousin's house again, because my grandfather and the other male elders liked to go shirtless, completely ignoring the fact that there was an outsider in the family.
The daughter is the treasure of the whole family, eight years younger than the son, and has always been cared for. The grievances of her experience made us feel distressed. When the daughter came home, she took her to sleep with her, and the next day the wife told me that when the daughter was at her cousin's house to make up for her grandson's Xi, the boy was also shirtless. The daughter, a little girl, once mentioned for the boy that it was best not to do this, but she was criticized for being too much and hypocritical.
I felt a burst of anger, and before I could find my cousin's theory, my father's ** had already sounded.
* There was a scolding that asked me why I was acting displeased with my elders. It turned out that my cousin had already complained to my father, accusing my daughter and I of not respecting our elders enough. What was even more infuriating was that not only did I refuse to wholeheartedly help my daughter's Xi, but I was also accused of speaking up in front of my cousin.
My father had recently undergone heart surgery, and I didn't dare to talk back to him, so I could only silently accept the blame.
My cousin and my father have always had a good relationship, and when they were young, they went out to work together, and their relatives were very close when they were away. Their friendship continues to this day. Usually, whenever my cousin needed help, if I was reluctant, he would cry to my father, making the situation very serious. My wife is deeply unhappy with this behavior.
A few years ago, I was promoted in the company, and I wanted to tell my father, but fortunately my wife stopped me. She reminded me of a few years ago when my cousin forced me to help his son with a job. At that time, I had just jumped to my current company, and although the salary was good, my power was limited.
My father was proud and told others that I worked for a multinational company. When my cousin found out, he asked my father to tell me to arrange a decent job for his son. My father agreed, but I was stuck. During that time, my cousin called me multiple ** every day, and if I didn't answer, he would call my father, which made me miserable.
This time, my cousin suddenly said that the watermelon at home was ripe, but I knew that I couldn't afford to eat his watermelon. Some time ago, my cousin often mentioned on WeChat that he wanted me to advertise his watermelon and help in the circle of friends**. I coped with the past perfunctorily and posted a propaganda story that was only visible to my cousin and father.
Uncle Cousin seemed to be satisfied, but this time he asked me to get the watermelon, and I always felt that there was something else waiting for me. Sure enough, seeing that I didn't leave for a long time, my cousin called ** again and asked if my company's canteen could purchase watermelons from his house. I replied that I couldn't interfere in this matter, and my cousin asked a few questions, and when he saw that I insisted on not agreeing to help, his tone became unfriendly.
I knew that he would tell my father that I was going to be in a situation where I didn't know how to explain it. With a heart, I told my cousin not to look for me for this kind of thing in the future, and not to look for my father. My dad has a bad heart, and no one dares to make him angry, but if I mess with my dad because of my cousin's affairs, I will definitely hold him responsible.
Speaking of this, I hope Uncle Cousin can be a little more restrained and don't embarrass me anymore. For my cousin's family, I decided to stay away from them, and I was really fed up. Relatives were originally a beautiful scene of helping each other, but they couldn't blindly rely on relatives and take advantage. This will only lead to the disgust of others, the loss of the support of relatives, and the destruction of mutual affection.