The New Year's Eve incident will of course affect the family's mood for the New Year. Although Jiang Zhihan persuaded him from many ways, Li Rongrong insisted on going to the bookstore to sleep for a few nights. Jiang Zhihan had no choice but to take turns to the bookstore to spend the night with her father.

Due to business, during this year's Spring Festival, Li Rongrong did not arrange too many treats and banquets as usual. However, a family gathering is inevitable. This year, it is set at Jiang Zhihan's house, and the time is set on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

From the morning of the third year of junior high school, Li Rongrong and Jiang Yongwen were busy. First, they had to buy vegetables. They prepared some things that could be prepared in advance. They had to take out tableware that they were not usually used to wash them, and they also had to clean them at home. After all, inviting three families to dinner (Li Rongrong had an older brother, an older sister, and a younger sister; her sister was not in Zhongzhou, so she would come to Zhongzhou for the New Year during the Spring Festival). This is a big project.

During the Spring Festival in the past, Jiang Zhihan was usually assigned to wash dishes. You should know that washing dishes for nearly twenty people was not an easy task. Washing dishes was the family matter that Jiang Zhihan hated the most. This year, Jiang Zhihan took the initiative to propose that he would contribute a complex dish tomorrow. After thinking for a long time, he chose a classic "sauce ribs".

On the evening of the third year of junior high school, because of the hard work of the whole day, the three of them didn’t want to cook at home, so they bought ready-made hand-packed dumplings from outside and cooked them. The dumplings filled with leeks were served on the table and served with seasonings. They smelled and tasted even more fragrant.

After eating the dumplings, Li Rongrong put down the bowl and asked Jiang Yongwen: "How are you thinking about that?"

Jiang Zhihan asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"

Li Rongrong explained: "Your father has a middle school classmate who was promoted to deputy director in a factory in the city. I met him a few days ago and asked him to come here to work. The promised treatment and position were better than before."

Jiang Yongwen said: "I thought about it for a few days, but I still felt... still... I was determined to turn around. Although this place is a little far away and the treatment is average, but after so long, I have feelings for it, and I really can't bear to leave."

Li Rongrong put down the dishes she was tidying, sat down, stared at her husband and said, "I just don't understand what's good about this factory now. I spend three hours on the road every day, and I get up early and go into the dark. I remember that when your parents and my parents were in poor health, they were often hospitalized. Who was taking care of them? It was me. When Zhihan was young, he came back to have lunch every day and had dinner at night. Who went to buy vegetables and cook? Or me. Now my business is so busy, and the time spent at home is not as good as before. Zhihan is going to take the college entrance examination in one year, which is a critical time. If you turn your work around, it will not affect your work, and the prospects for development may be better. At the same time, you can take care of your family more. What's wrong with it?"

Li Rongrong became more and more excited as she spoke, accusing her husband, saying, "Do you know what the biggest problem in your life is? She is too timid and cares about what she does. If you can display your strengths in this place now, even if it is inconvenient, I will not say anything. But you touch your conscience yourself. What are you treated like over the years? What are you going to miss such a place?"

Jiang Yongwen had a dark face and said nothing. When his wife finished speaking, she stood up and opened the door and left, leaving behind a "bang" sound of slamming the door.

Li Rongrong said in discomfort: "I can't tell the truth, why should I fall down?" She slapped the table and turned around and entered the bedroom.

My parents don’t never quarrel, but they rarely confront each other loudly in front of Jiang Zhihan. Jiang Zhihan felt heavy in his heart, and silently packed up the dishes and took them to the kitchen to wash.

After a quarter of an hour, Jiang Yongwen still didn't come back. Li Rongrong walked out of the bedroom, sat next to Jiang Zhihan, and said to him: "Don't learn from your father in your life. As a man, the most important thing is to have courage and make decisions. I never tell you some things, but I can't help nagging. When you were still very young, I took all the housework and took out the money I saved to ask your father to go to a correspondence university. After a few years of hard work, I got my undergraduate degree. Why? Isn't it just for him to have a better exhibition? For this, I sacrificed a lot, so I was very disappointed with his later exhibition. Over the years, it was not that I didn't have the opportunity to come to you, but he refused them one by one. His biggest problem was that he was too content with the status quo."

Jiang Zhihan was silent for a while, looked at Li Rongrong and said, "Mom, I think you are wrong today."

Li Rongrong said angrily: "I knew you would stand on your dad's side."

Jiang Zhihan said: "This is my idea, and I don't know if it's right. I'll tell you. First, Dad's career choice depends on himself in the end. We can give a reference at most. He has many friends and feelings in the factory for many years. This is normal. He may be too determined to be stable, but aren't you here to take a chance? There is a stable person in the family and a motivated person, which I think is a good complement to. As for my college entrance examination, you should know that I can take care of myself now. Grandpa and grandma and the others have passed away, and there are not as much things at home as before. It's up to him to decide."

After a while, seeing that his mother was not relieved, Jiang Zhihan added: "I think there is no perfect person in this world? Lack of motivation may be the shortcoming of his father, but you also have to look at his advantages: he is down-to-earth and hardworking, he is very skillful, and he is repairing and maintaining various electrical appliances, water pipes and kitchen equipment, whether it is our own home, neighbors, relatives and friends. He has a good temper. Although it is too late to get home, he will always help with housework whenever he has the opportunity. To be honest, it is difficult to find such a person."

Li Rongrong said: "Did I say he has no good place?"

Jiang Zhihan said: "After living together for a long time, sometimes I take all my strengths for granted, and then my weaknesses are gradually amplified. This is not a good trend."

Li Rongrong said: "There is another major reason that he refused to agree. I know if he didn't say it."

Jiang Zhihan asked: "What is it?"

Li Rongrong said: "Now he is his former classmate, and he is not as good as him in all aspects of the school. Now he is the deputy factory director, and he can't stand the self-esteem he has brought him over."

Jiang Zhihan sighed and said, "Since you know, don't force him anymore. Who doesn't have some self-esteem? During the Chinese New Year, why bother making unhappy things for these things?" Jiang Zhihan advised, "Mom, just apologize in a moment, the matter will be over."

Li Rongrong stood up and said, "Why do I apologize? I did nothing wrong, but what reason does he have?"
Chapter completed!