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We are taught from an early age to respect our elders and to be polite and nurturing, both in word and deed. However, nowadays, many children behave like little bullies at home, unscrupulous words, which not only make the elders feel ashamed, but also hurt their hearts.
Uncle Zhou, 67 years old this year, came to his son's house to help take care of his grandson during the summer vacation. Although the daughter-in-law didn't seem to welcome Uncle Zhou's arrival, she couldn't refuse. Although her daughter-in-law always treats Uncle Zhou coldly, Uncle Zhou has never bothered with her. However, a little grandson's words made him feel cold, and what made him even more chilling was the attitude of his son and daughter-in-law.
I am a farmer whose wife died early and live alone in the county all year round. Although I only have one son, I have no intention of relying on him. I understand that young people have more stressful lives than we do, so I try not to disturb them if I can. On the contrary, as an elderly person, I am always willing to lend a helping hand when my children need help.
I have always been very open-minded, and it is enough to earn some money through farming, and it is enough to save some money for my own life. After all, it doesn't take much, and if I can save a little for my grandson to go to school, it can be regarded as a part of my grandfather's heart.
During my son's years of marriage, they didn't invite me, and I wouldn't offer to go to their house. Besides, I don't really adapt to city life, and I still live comfortably in the cottage in my hometown, without so much red tape.
My son has average academics, and after graduating from high school, he chose to work part-time, and currently works in a company that is not too big but not small, with a monthly income of about six or seven thousand yuan. I remember when he got married, I was worried about him because his family had limited financial resources and could not afford to buy a property or a car, and his salary was not very high. Therefore, he mentioned marriage several times, but it was unsuccessful.
At that time, I was very anxious and worried that my son would be single for the rest of his life. In order to help him solve his marriage problems, I did not hesitate to sell the trees in my hometown, and borrowed a sum of money from several brothers, and finally bought him a house in the city. After having a house, his son's marital problems really became much easier, and some girls from good families became interested in him.
In the end, he established a relationship with a girl, but the condition of marriage was that he needed to pay another 100,000 yuan. I was in a dilemma because all the money had already been used to buy a house, and I didn't have that much on hand. However, I thought about it again and again, I only had such a son, and for the sake of his happiness, I decided to do my best, even if I had to give my old life.
I've always been face-conscious, and I've never borrowed money from anyone in the past. But for the sake of my son's marriage, I had to borrow a sum of money from my brothers. Now, my brothers around me are also short of money, and I can only contact an old friend from the previous one. I heard that he has been in business, and now his son has taken over the business. We made an appointment, and I put on my neat clothes, which I rarely wear, and walked out of the house with a cloth bag in hand. My old friend was very understanding of my situation and lent me 100,000 yuan without even asking me to write an IOU. However, I knew how to be honest in my dealings with others, and even though I was not asked to write it, I gave my old friend an IOU to show my trust in him.
As a result, our son's wedding was successfully held, and in less than two years, we added a grandson to our family, and this task was successfully completed.
My daughter-in-law didn't ask me to take care of the baby after giving birth, probably thinking that I didn't know anything about it, so she invited her mother-in-law to take care of it. I was grateful for this, and gave her all the wages I paid for guarding the gate, which was a little bit of a heartfelt return.
Time flies, and the little grandson is eight years old in the blink of an eye and is about to usher in the third grade. Some time ago, my son called me and asked if I could help him take care of the child for a few days. It turned out that the daughter-in-law's mother went back to her hometown to take care of the elderly, while the son and daughter-in-law needed to go to work, and the grandson was left unattended at home.
Originally, I didn't want to go, but if I didn't, they wouldn't be able to go to work with peace of mind, so I finally agreed. I rushed to my son's house by car, and my son received me warmly, but my daughter-in-law was indifferent, and simply called me dad when she entered the door, and then did not communicate with me again.
I didn't bother with her, after all, I will go back when my little grandson goes to school, and family harmony is the most important thing. My son hadn't seen me for a long time, and he pulled me to talk about a lot of things while drinking, and also mentioned interesting things from my childhood. Looking at the little grandson who had grown up, I also fell into infinite emotion, and before I knew it, I was already old. The next morning, before I woke up, my son pulled me out of bed and taught me in detail how to use the appliances in the house, in case I didn't know how to do it when they left.
You should be able to use natural gas, this is a microwave oven, steamed buns and leftovers can be heated for a minute or two, this is a direct drinking machine, and you can drink water ...... if you put the cup underneath”
My son nagged, I was afraid that he would be late for work, so I persuaded him not to worry, I know how to read, and I just need to think about it when the time comes. My son and daughter-in-law went to work, and I went to wake up my grandson, but he said he wanted to sleep in. So I exited the room, planning to call him again at nine o'clock, but I didn't expect that my little grandson still wouldn't get up after nine o'clock.
Grandpa, are you annoying, I usually don't get up until ten o'clock, you go out quickly! The little grandson muttered as he rolled over and went back to sleep.
I had no choice but to close the door and go out. Wake up at 10 o'clock? What's wrong with the kids now? What should I do if I don't eat breakfast and my body is hungry?
But I couldn't call him, so I had to sit outside on the sofa and wait. At this time, my daughter-in-law sent a text message asking if my child had breakfast? I replied that my grandson was lying in bed and refused to get up. My daughter-in-law immediately sent a voice message, accusing me for not calling my grandson up in time, worried that he would be hungry.
I was torn between whether to keep calling my little grandson to get up. Just when I was in trouble, my little grandson got up by himself, and when he got up, he shouted that he was hungry and asked me for food. I had to help him change his clothes and take him out to find something to eat.
It's almost ten o'clock, the breakfast shop has long been closed, I haven't seen anything to eat after walking around, and lunch hasn't come up, so I guess I'll have to wait another half an hour. The grandson was so hungry that he lost his temper on the road and said that he would eat burgers and fried chicken.
I didn't know what a burger and fried chicken were, but my grandson took me to a shop and ordered a burger and fried chicken.
At this moment, I can only pay hard. After paying the money, the little grandson happily sat aside with the fried chicken and hamburger and ate it. I hadn't tasted the taste of hamburger fried chicken yet, and I wanted to test my grandson's ability to pick the door, so I said to my little grandson, "Good grandson, is the fried chicken delicious?" Take a piece and give it to grandpa to taste. ”
I didn't expect the little grandson to block me back with a sentence: "Grandpa, this is all eaten by children, and the elderly can't eat it." ”
After eating and drinking, take your little grandson home. When I walked, my little grandson shouted that he was thirsty again, and I said that if I persevered, I would be home immediately, and there was boiled water at home. But the little grandson pointed to a shop on the side of the road and said that it was selling water. So, I spent another 16 yuan to buy a drink that I don't know what kind of water it was, and my little grandson drank it happily.
It was almost time for lunch, so I asked my little grandson what he wanted to eat at noon. The little grandson said that he was already full and did not want to eat anything now.
The little grandson said no, but I have to eat, I eat early in the morning, and my stomach is already empty. So, I took my little grandson to the supermarket and bought a handful of greens and a piece of tofu, ready to cook soup at home.
In the evening, the son and daughter-in-law came back, and the two came back with a lot of vegetables and meat. The son asked the little grandson if he was listening to his grandfather at home today, and the little grandson said that his grandfather bought me a hamburger. I smiled and didn't speak, but my daughter-in-law got angry and angrily asked me, "Dad, how can you give him junk food?" ”
Soon, the little grandson told his daughter-in-law that he slept until almost ten o'clock today and got up, went out to eat hamburger fried chicken, and drank a cup of milk tea, and didn't even eat at noon.
After listening to the little grandson's words, the daughter-in-law's face suddenly pulled down and she entered the room angrily. I don't know what's wrong, my little grandson wants to eat, I buy it for him, what did I do wrong?
My son comforted me, saying that my daughter-in-law was too cautious. Although these foods are rich in fat and sugar, it's okay to eat them once in a while, so there's no need to make a fuss. That's when I realized that these foods were called "junk food", which was really a new word.
In the following days, I strictly followed my daughter-in-law's request. Every day at half past eight to wake up the little grandson for breakfast, only two hours of cartoons are shown to him every day. Maybe I was too strict, and my little grandson started to lose his temper with me, and he turned against me at every turn.
We were sitting on the couch watching cartoons that day, and when I saw the time, I turned off the TV with the remote control. The little grandson was looking at the excitement, and when he saw me turn off the TV, he immediately lost his temper, threw the toys in his hand on the ground, and shouted, "I'm annoyed!" ”
The toy fell to the ground and bounced on my legs, knocking my knees so hard that they were all blue. But this is my grandson, I can't beat or scold, so I have to shake my head and sigh.
Finally stayed up until the weekend, my son and daughter-in-law were at home, and my daughter-in-law was cooking lunch in the kitchen. You can't blame me for being greedy, my little grandson has spent a lot of money on me these days, and he eats breakfast and dinner outside, and a meal costs dozens of dollars. My son didn't give me any money, so I could only save some flowers, eat green vegetables and radishes, and occasionally stir-fry some shredded meat and stew some eggs.
The little grandson is not particular about eating, just eating snacks can give him enough, pity my stomach, no oil and water at all.
My daughter-in-law brought the shiny and fragrant pork ribs to the table, and I hurriedly ran over to help serve the meal, divide the chopsticks, and then I couldn't wait to sit down and eat. The ribs made by my daughter-in-law were so delicious, and when I came back to my senses, the ribs in front of me had been piled up into a small mountain, and the ribs on the table had been reduced by more than half.
The grandson jumped up and scolded angrily: "Look at you! "Do you eat half a bowl of ribs? Are you embarrassed? As he spoke, he threw his chopsticks on the table and said angrily that he wouldn't eat.
I was embarrassed and hurriedly comforted my little grandson and promised to take him to buy toys in the afternoon. I thought that my son and daughter-in-law would help me say a few words, but I didn't expect the two of them to patronize and eat without saying a word.
I silently stood up and went back to my room, tears streaming down my eyes. The child's attitude towards me is actually the attitude of the adult, from the first day I came, my daughter-in-law was not very welcome to me, and now the child scolds the elders, she doesn't care about not teaching, obviously deliberate.
Outside, my son called me to eat, and I quickly wiped my tears and said that I was full. Then, I started to pack my bags and prepare to go back tonight.
Think about your usual dedication to your children, you owe so much money outside, the more you think about it, the more sad you become, no wonder the old man said that "biological children are not as good as close money", in the future, it is better to save money and live for yourself! After buying the last bus of the day, I went home without a trace! List of high-quality authors