A 20-year-old young man accompanied his 75-year-old grandfather on a trip, disliked each other, and came back to say, grandpa is such a person!
Nine years ago, my dad wanted to travel and wanted to go outside. At that time, my father was 75 years old.
I promised my dad beforehand that I would accompany him on a trip. But during that time, I received a big job that I had been waiting for for a long time, and I waited for a few years, and finally waited for an opportunity, and the money I earned was enough to support my living expenses for several years. In the face of such an opportunity, can I really give up?
But I didn't want to live up to my promise to my dad, so I decided to hire my son and let him accompany him on the trip. Why did you choose to hire my son?Because his son is reluctant to go out, the main reason is that he already has a partner and doesn't want to leave his girlfriend to go out alone. In addition, my father has all kinds of strange frugal habits, and his stubborn personality, which makes my son intimidated and reluctant to travel with his grandfather.
At that time, my son was just 20 years old, and his job was three days of fishing, two days of drying nets, and the pocket money he could get every month was not enough to go to a restaurant with his girlfriend. In other words, the son needs money.
I grasped my son's weakness, hired him with **, and asked him to accompany my grandfather on a trip. The day before, my dad took the cheapest slow train from his hometown to the city where I lived.
When my dad came, he was carrying a bottle of mineral water. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't the mineral water he bought, but the bottle he found that I don't know who drank the leftovers, so my mother boiled the water in the morning, let it cool and poured it into the mineral water bottle, and took it to the train to drink.
My frugality is considered bronze-level, but my dad's thrift is simply the pinnacle. Dad travels along the way, and he's thinking about it along the way. My spend-spending son travels with his extremely frugal grandfather, and guess how fierce the sparks are in between?
Before leaving, I gave my son and my father 500 yuan each, telling him to buy things he likes on the road, but keep some of them in case he needs them during the trip. For my father, I said that when I meet something I like, I will buy it, and this trip is not only to enjoy the scenery, but also to spend the 500 yuan.
My father and son each received 500 yuan, but I told them very differently. Because my son never feels sorry for spending money, I told him to pay attention to frugality. And my father's thrift has reached the extreme, so I told him not to save the 500 yuan.
After the departure of the old and the young, I began to work diligently at home. During this period, I received a call from my son from time to time.
The son said: "Mom, my grandfather is too picky, in a scenic spot, he fell in love with a military hat at the stall, but he just refused to pay for it, and in the end he didn't buy it, I felt sorry for him when I saw it." ”
I comforted my son and said, "Grandpa is such a person, you just have to be yourself, care more about Grandpa, and don't let him go wrong." ”
The next day, the son called ** again to complain: "Mom, grandpa took a fancy to a pair of glasses again, and after talking about the price, he gritted his teeth and refused to buy it." ”
The son also said: "The food of the tour group is so bad, I want to go out to eat something delicious, but my grandfather does not agree." ”
Finally, the son complained: "Mom, I really don't want to earn your money anymore, I'd rather go home than travel with my grandfather anymore, it's just torture, it's really uncomfortable." ”
I hurriedly persuaded my son, saying, "Son, this is the only time in your life that you have the opportunity to go out alone with your grandfather, as long as you accompany him back safely, you will win." Think of this as a valuable life experience. The son is still unhappy and does not want to be with his grandfather anymore.
All I can say is, "If you travel for five days, I will give you 500 yuan, which is equivalent to 100 yuan a day, and you will accompany your grandfather while traveling by the way, what a good job opportunity." ”
When my son heard me say this, he reluctantly accepted it, took over the responsibility, and accompanied his grandfather on the trip.
Five days later, the son and his grandfather returned. The son's 500 yuan has been all spent, and there is not a penny left.
And what about the 500 yuan I gave to my grandfather?I didn't spend a penny, I was so frugal, I didn't expect it!
I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I heard this. These are two people with different values, these are different generations, and they have different consumption concepts.
On this grandfather's trip, he didn't spend a penny, and he didn't buy any souvenirs.
I said to my grandfather, "Dad, why don't you buy some souvenirs for your mother?"Grandpa said, "I didn't see any good souvenirs." ”
I said, "You can at least bring some food for your mother." Grandpa said, "I didn't see anything delicious." ”
I said, "The child said, you like a pair of glasses and a military hat, why didn't you buy it?"Grandpa took out glasses and a military hat from his bag and said, "The baby bought them for me, and I didn't spend any money." ”
I almost laughed when I heard that. Baby, is my son's nickname.
When the son saw that his grandfather refused to spend money, he couldn't help it and bought him glasses and a military cap.
Although my son has some minor problems, he is kind, attentive, and a rare good man.
Although he had a bit of an opinion about his grandfather's lifestyle, he used the salary I gave him to buy two gifts for him.
Grandpa was also a little dissatisfied with my son's way of spending money, he said: "The baby spends a lot of money, and even though the tour group provides meals, he prefers to go out to eat Malatang, which is really a waste." ”
Grandpa also said: "The baby didn't sleep in the hotel one night, he ran outside to play games." I didn't sleep well in the middle of the night, and I went out to look for him several times, but I didn't find him, and I didn't dare to call you, for fear that you would worry about him at home-".
I really can't imagine what kind of conflict these two grandparents and grandchildren with different concepts, ages, and habits have experienced in the past few days of traveling.
They reproach each other and look out for each other. That scene is both infuriating and laughing. Laughter was mixed with tears.
The most unbearable thing for the son on this trip was his grandfather's excessive frugality.
I told my son that my grandfather was just an ordinary worker, and that he used his salary of dozens of yuan a month to build three houses with his mother for our four siblings to go to school. And for the four of us to go to different colleges and technical colleges.
I remember my sister went to college in 1985 and spent a total of 2,000 yuan on tuition fees for four years.
In 1992, I studied for a self-examined junior college, although I later dropped out. But the tuition fee that year was paid by the parents, totaling 1,500 yuan.
My sister went to school in a technical school in her hometown town around 1991, and the tuition fee was also about 1,500.
My brother is studying at a self-financed university, and the tuition fee is unknown, but it must be more than 5,000 yuan.
The tuition fees of the four children together exceed 10,000 yuan, which is all saved by the hard work of the parents. In an ordinary family, four children are basically poor after ten years of study, but my parents actually provided for the four of us to study in different colleges and secondary schools.
I said to my son, no matter how much you look down on grandpa's excessive frugality, be sure to respect him, respect his choices, and respect the sacrifices he has made for this family.
Today, I learned that the new film "The River Doesn't Go Out" directed by Feng Yuyu is about to be released, which evokes my memories of my son and grandfather traveling together. Because this movie also focuses on the story of the grandfather and grandson who spend their journey together.
"The River Never Goes Out" tells the story of a pair of grandchildren who have never been to a distant place together, and after embarking on a journey for the first time, they have experienced a series of ironic events. The scene in the film's introduction instantly reminded me of 2014, when my 20-year-old son accompanied his 75-year-old grandfather on an unforgettable journey. It was like a time tunnel that took me back to that special vintage.
I look forward to this film and long to witness the collision between my grandfather and grandson and those deeply touching stories. The film's starring cast includes Yang Xinming, Hu Changlin, and my favorite actors Yang Tongshu and He Saifei. The release date of this work is set for May 26, and I must arrange a time to go to the cinema to immerse myself in the spiritual experience of my grandfather and grandchildren's journey, and feel the deep love between them.