Chapter 169 168. Luo Hongzhi's counterattack and Luo Qingcai's pretending
(If I continue to separate these two plots, it will drag on and be annoying, and the word count is not enough. So I just combined them into one chapter. Just one chapter today.)
Similar things were happening in Luo Hongzhi's home.

The atmosphere in Luo Hongzhi's family is not very good. His father has been using verbal abuse and frustration education on him since he was a child. He scolds him every day, which has crushed the child.

When I first came here, I was weak, timid, introverted, and always kept my head down.

Too obedient.

I was obsessed with saving money to buy a car and live far away from home.

He works the most attentively and hardest, and is also the most pitiable.

He feared his parents more than he respected them.

Luo Hongzhi was very happy at the thought of going home, but before entering the door, he hesitated.

He hesitated at the door for a long time, gritted his teeth, and pushed the door open and walked in.

Meeting his parents was surprisingly different from what Luo Hongzhi had expected.

No direct scolding of him.

Instead, it was like normal parents waiting for their child to come home, maybe a little cold, but Luo Hongzhi didn't know what other families should be like.

Luo Hongzhi's father wanted to speak several times, but in the end he said nothing.

After meeting Luo Hongzhi, he spoke a few words to him, then picked up his hoe and went out.

Luo Hongzhi's mother was very happy to see her child. She looked him up and down and kept talking, complaining softly about why he took so long to come back.

Luo Hongzhi listened, responded, and felt the warmth.

At noon, Luo Hongzhi's mother cooked several dishes, and Luo Hongzhi's father also came back.

A family of three washes their hands before eating.

At the dinner table, Luo Hongzhi, like Luo Shaoan, talked about his life at Lao Luo's house, doing farm work, living in the dormitory, getting a probationary salary of 2,000 yuan, and becoming a regular employee with a salary of 3,500 yuan next month, and so on.

Sudden.

Luo Hongzhi's father threw the chopsticks onto the table with a bang.

He cursed angrily, "What's the point of you doing this? What kind of future can you have? Wang Xiaoqi from Wangjia Village is the same age as you. He works in a factory in the south and earns 7,000 a month."

"Look at you again, you are always causing troubles, you are still ignorant even at your age."

Alas, Luo Hongzhi sighed in his heart, it finally came.

It has been like this since I was a child. Whenever something happy is mentioned, he will definitely find fault and scold people.

He won't be satisfied until he has degraded people to the point of being worthless and trampled them into the mud.

Luo Hongzhi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

Also put the chopsticks gently on the table.

He raised his head, looked into his father's eyes, and said calmly, "Dad, tell me what you want me to do."

"I, I'll teach you something good!" Luo Hongzhi's father slammed the table hard.

Luo Hongzhi's mother originally wanted to persuade her son, but now she didn't dare to move.

Luo Hongzhi remained calm and said slowly in a somewhat indifferent voice: "Whatever you say is fine. If you want me to go to college, I will quit my job and study for the high school entrance exam at home. If you want me to work in the factory, I will pack my luggage and buy a ticket right away."

Think, what can you think.

Luo Hongzhi's father didn't know what he wanted, he just got used to it.

Curse out of habit.

I thought it would be the same as usual, with a scolding, the kid would lower his head, and at most shed tears, and then he would be very angry.

And then, there was no more...

It went on and on for more than ten years.

But I didn't expect it.

Nowadays.

"How dare you talk back!" Luo Hongzhi's father slammed the table so hard that it made a loud noise.

Luo Hongzhi's tone also became urgent, "You have been like this since you were a child, you only know how to scold and swear, and you never tell me what you want me to do!"

"I told you to study hard, did you do it?"

"I learned it!" Luo Hongzhi shouted, "I started taking art classes in junior high school. I couldn't concentrate on academic subjects. I've loved drawing since I was a kid, and art classes are also classes. I studied hard. I showed you my drawings, and you tore them apart, saying there was no point in learning them!"

Luo Hongzhi spoke very quickly, just like his mood.

His father finally caught the loophole, glared at Luo Hongzhi, pointed at his nose and cursed, "What's the use of that thing! I want you to get a good grade!"

Luo Hongzhi, on the contrary, calmed down again and spoke calmly.

"I took the test. I worked hard for half a semester. In the midterm exam, I improved from the bottom of the class to the middle. The teacher said that I made rapid progress."

"I showed you the test paper. You insisted that so-and-so always got first place every year. I told you that my score improved by more than ten places."

"You just did the same thing today, scolding me for being stubborn and tearing up my test paper."

"Later, the class was going to review the test papers, but I didn't have any. I was punished to stand outside the classroom for those few classes."

"I feel wronged. What's the point of me learning or not learning?"

Luo Hongzhi said a lot in one breath.

His father only heard one sentence, "You! Are! Saying! I! Am! Not! Right!"

His father picked up the bowl and threw it to the ground, breaking it into pieces!

"I'm just better than you!"

Luo Hongzhi also picked up the bowl and threw it to the ground, breaking it into pieces.

But his tone was still indifferent, "You always only see others, and believe whatever they say."

"Over the years, you asked me to take the college entrance examination today, saying that only by going to college can I get a good job. Tomorrow you said that going to college is useless and that I can earn money by attending a vocational high school for two or three years. The day after tomorrow you said that it is useless to go to any school and that I still have to learn a skill. The day after tomorrow you said that I have to take the college entrance examination again."

"Go out and change your mind. Are those people outside your sons? You should listen to whatever they say."

This pierced his father's lungs, "I'm doing this for your own good!"

Before he could finish his words, a slap came towards him.

Luo Hongzhi raised his arm to block his father's wrist.

The father and son started fighting.

Luo Hongzhi continued calmly, "You said it was for my own good, but you couldn't wait."

“Would it be good if I could go to college, graduate school, and become a scientist?”

"When I was a graduate student, I had no salary but only a small subsidy. At that time, you would definitely say, what's the point of learning so much? I'll just study hard, while so-and-so earns 10,000 or 20,000 yuan right after graduating from university."

His father was so angry that he smashed two more bowls.

Luo Hongzhi overturned the table.

The plates and bowls were broken all over the floor.

While doing this, he didn't even stop talking and his tone didn't change.

Continue to speak lightly.

There is nothing more sad than a dead heart.

"I'll take the civil service exam and become mayor. Is that a good thing?"

"When I was preparing for the exam, you said I was just sitting around doing nothing. Now that I've passed the exam and started working, you're still saying there's no point in getting paid for this."

"I'm working a proper job now, earning a salary for my work. I don't ask anyone for anything and I don't rely on anyone. I earn my living by working hard. I think I'm doing well now, but you still look down on me."

"No matter what I do, you look down on me."

"You are just using swearing to cover up the fact that you have accomplished nothing in your life!"

These words, like a sharp sword, pierced his father's heart.

His father was so angry that he picked up the long-handled broom in the corner and swung it to hit Luo Hongzhi.

Fortunately, he still had a bit of rationality and didn't hit him on the head, but on the back.

Luo Hongzhi arched his back and took the blow, then snatched the broom from his father's hand, gripped both sides of the broom handle with both hands, and raised his legs to his thighs.

Just break the broom handle and throw it out the window.

At home, it’s as quiet as death.

Luo Hongzhi's father was stunned, and his mother stood in the corner crying silently.

The place was a mess.

Luo Hongzhi picked up his bag and said, "I'm leaving, Dad, Mom, forget it..."

He left halfway through his words without even looking back.
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Luo Hongzhi was the first to return. He left in the morning and returned at noon.

Zhang Guiqin was startled when she entered the room. "Xiaozhi, why are you back? Did you forget something?"

"No, I had a fight with my dad and came back." Luo Hongzhi pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile, "Aunt, is there anything to eat at home? I haven't eaten yet."

"Ah, you kid." Zhang Guiqin patted him, "Luckily I saved some for lunch. I'll heat it up for you. Have a bite first."

Then he turned and went into the house. "Since you guys left, dinner at home has become deserted. I made the original amount, but when I called for food when it was time to serve, no one responded. Then I remembered that you all went home. I set aside half of the food I made for lunch and was going to save it for dinner, but you got it all."

After entering the door, he pointed to the bathroom and said, "Go wash your hands."

Luo Hongzhi followed behind, looking at Zhang Guiqin's back, listening to her chattering, the smile on his lips became softer and softer, and he really smiled.

He shouted loudly: "Hey!"

There was no one else at the table, so Luo Hongzhi took a large bowl, filled it with half a bowl of rice, and poured the hot dishes into it. He didn't use chopsticks, but just a spoon.

Mix the rice and vegetables together and put them into your mouth.

It’s as addictive as it can be.

He had wanted to eat like this for a long time and finally got the chance.

While eating, Luo Hongzhi kept saying, "Aunt, our food is still delicious."

"Of course not. You don't even know that you grew the food yourself. There is no better food in the world than ours. Slow down. It's all yours. No one will snatch it from you." Zhang Guiqin scolded Luo Hongzhi and poured a glass of water next to him.

I didn't notice that the way I addressed the child changed from "your family" to "our family".

Luo Hongzhi picked up the cup and drank most of it in one gulp, then washed down the rice in his mouth and continued chewing.

When he had almost finished eating, he sat up straight, chewed slowly, and slowly told Zhang Guiqin what had happened today.

This quarrel with his father was actually not part of Luo Hongzhi's plan.

But he had been thinking about those words for several years.

Especially after coming to the Luo family, I received sincere care from them like a father, mother, and brother.

Just like an ordinary family.

Then the words in his heart accumulated more and more.

This time when he came home, he exploded at the slightest spark.

It was totally unreasonable and unnecessary, and the consequences could be serious, but Luo Hongzhi felt very happy about it.

After listening to Luo Hongzhi's description, Zhang Guiqin stood on her side and said, "How could your father be like this? How can he talk to his child like this? He has completely lost his temper."

"Let's quarrel, kid, it's okay, you deserve it if you scold him."

"If I scold him and wake him up, it will be better..."

Anyway, they support their children without any limit. "What a good child, how can his family not feel sorry for him?"

Luo Hongzhi finished eating.

Zhang Guiqin frowned as she took the dishes and chopsticks and went into the kitchen to clean up. "Ah, it's good if his parents can figure it out. If not, Xiaozhi, this child..."

"Forget it, just take it one step at a time."

"He's only eighteen. We can just drag it out. I don't believe that the parents can drag it out until he's twenty-eight and still not give in."
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Compared with Luo Shaoan and Luo Hongzhi.

Luo Qingcai's life back home is full of entertainment and he is more like a child.

He is trying to act cool!

I returned home in the morning, met with my parents, and talked about a lot of things in a hurry.

He only ate a little food at noon and then ran out in a hurry.

Send a group message and call out seven or eight friends.

They gathered at the door of a small restaurant at the entrance of the village.

The little kids didn't dare to go in, so they squatted in a row, waiting for Luo Qingcai.

Luojia Village is a large village with more than 500 households, and there are more than a dozen boys aged or .

Among these kids, those who can play with Luo Qingcai are no good, they are all scoundrels.

Stealing, cheating, and fighting in groups, eating and drinking at home.

Just like the three little Ronaldins three months ago.

Luo Qingcai walked over with a swagger and frowned when he saw the rotten garlic.

He is different now, a little reluctant to play with them.

But Zhang Xiaoru said it.

Don't show off your wealth, it's like walking in the night in fine clothes. People live their lives to act smart. If they don't, life will be boring. It's so comfortable to lie down. What's the point of suffering? Isn't it just to act smart one day?

Zhang Xiaoru said this when she was having fun with the three little Ronaldins.

The other two Ronaldins just went in one ear and out the other.

Only Luo Qingcai was stupid enough to take it seriously.

I fantasized about it in my mind and it felt so good.

But who can he pretend with? They are just these former friends and current idiots.

Just dress accordingly.

Luo Qingcai walked to the door of the small restaurant, stood up with his chest and head held high, pointed forward, and asked, "Why don't you go in?"

After saying that, without waiting for their reply, he pushed the door open and greeted them, "Come on, come on, come in, it's my treat today, don't hesitate to sit anywhere you want."

Some of the friends curled their lips and said, "Bah, why are you pretending? I'm treating you. Do you have money?"

But there were still two who looked at Luo Qingcai's current strong appearance and dark face.

They quickly stood up and surrounded Luo Qingcai as he walked in, calling him Brother Cai or Brother Cai.

Luo Qingcai hasn't grown any height in the past few months. He's only grown horizontally because he's eaten so much.

It doesn't feel anything when standing alone, but it does when standing side by side with two little kids.

Wow, that width is almost as wide as both of them combined.

He really has a strong back, thick arms and legs, which is quite intimidating.

When the other kids saw this, they muttered something like, "It's stupid to be squatting at the door, why not go when someone invites you?"

He stood up reluctantly and followed them in.

The small restaurant in the village is a large house with four small tables and a large round table in the middle.

I usually sell some fried noodles and rice for those at home who don’t want to cook.

Or maybe some relatives are coming over and order some dishes.

There is only one person in the house, so according to seniority, Luo Qingcai has to call him second uncle.

Luo Qingcai came in with his people, went straight to the big round table, found the main seat, sat down directly, spread his legs, and thought he was very stylish.

In fact, before I came out, I just used my phone to check which one was the main seat.

After sitting down, he stretched out his hands to the left and right, motioning everyone to sit down, and then shouted at the top of his voice: "Second uncle, bring us some hard dishes, a whole chicken or fish, at least a big piece of meat, and beer, you look at the number of people, and you won't pay if it's not cold."

This was the last time he went into a restaurant. Seeing a big boss ordering food at the table, he thought it was quite impressive.

Unfortunately, there is no menu on the table in this village shop.

Otherwise, it would be more stylish if you just sit down, take a look at the menu, throw it on the table, and then shout.

This 13-year-old Luo Qingcai pretended to be quite satisfied. Didn’t he see that his friends were staring at him in amazement, not daring to say a word?

He must have seen that they didn't even look at the price when ordering dishes, and even ordered wine for them, one bottle for each person. He was so impressed that he couldn't say anything.

I don't know what's going on inside my heart.

Luo Qingcai was enjoying himself when he heard the old man's voice behind him, in a bad tone, "You rich kid, how dare you mess around? Did you steal money from our family?"

"Who?" Luo Qingcai turned his head and stood up quickly. "Second uncle, it's you. I have money, I earned it myself."

After saying that, he took out a stack of red bills from his pocket, which looked to be at least a thousand dollars thick.

This was something he took out specially when he went to work at a barbecue restaurant last time, just to use it to prepare for the day.

Isn't this useful?

This really scared the group of kids. Their situation was the same as Luo Qingcai three months ago. They had only one or two hundred yuan in their hands at most. How could a 17 or 18-year-old boy have ever had so much money?

Now if they have fifty dollars in their pockets, they are considered wealthy. But if they suddenly see a person of the same age casually taking out thousands of dollars or a stack of red bills from his pocket, they will feel dizzy just by looking at it.

The second uncle frowned when he saw the money in Luo Qingcai's hand, "Did you earn it?"

It was obvious from his tone that he didn't believe it.

Luo Qingcai threw the money on the table, slowly took out his work badge from his other pocket and hung it around his neck, then straightened it out to show his second uncle and his friends.

Finally, he pointed at himself, his work badge, and his clothes, and announced loudly, "I'm working for a legitimate company, with a contract. I got 3,000 this month, and after I get a permanent job next month, I can get 5,000 including bonuses!"

You can be as proud as you want to be when you say this, and you can show off as much as you want.

Five thousand a month is a lot in Tianhan. It’s a good and decent unit.

This is called the Spring and Autumn style of writing, which Luo Qingcai learned without any teacher.

He didn't say that out of the three thousand he earned this month, one thousand was earned by passing the evil KPI.

Second uncle looked at his work clothes and thought they didn't look fake. He waved his hand and walked away, saying, "I have some freshly stewed pork elbows, a fish, a roasted chicken, two cold dishes, and a bottle of beer for each person. I'll be right there."

What he meant was that he should be treated as a serious guest.

And that group of little friends all opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths.

Then, with a bang, no matter who they were, they surrounded Luo Qingcai, talking in a buzzing voice like stars surrounding the moon.

This is just pretending to be cool, cool! ——
After two days of pleasant vacation, early Monday morning, Luo Qingcai and Luo Shaoan took the early village bus, got off at the entrance of Ping'angou Village, and ran all the way back to Lao Luo's house.

They want revenge, they want to vent their hatred.

Damn Luo Hongzhi, he showed off to them just last night, but he came back again on the day he went home and worked an extra day and a half. The points recorded in the notebook exceeded theirs by a large margin.

What a sneaky thing!
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Luo Hongzhi sitting at the dining table, picking up food with chopsticks in one hand and eating a big bun in the other, eating with relish.

"Ah! Breakfast!"

"Ah! He ate several extra meals!"

I can't stand it anymore.

The two little Luos dropped their bags and rushed over. Luo Qingcai snatched the bun from Luo Hongzhi's hand and stuffed it into his mouth first.

Luo Shaoan hugged Luo Hongzhi from behind and knocked him down, pressing him to the ground and preventing him from moving.

Luo Hongzhi cried out for mercy and spoke nice words.

Luo Qingcai ate the third bun.

Mr. and Mrs. Luo laughed happily as they watched the three children playing.

One of them hit him on the head and said, "Wash your hands and eat."

"Hey!"

"Uh~uh~, I'm choking, water..."

(End of this chapter)