Chapter 1339: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1339: I Hope I Don't Rot Away, Otherwise I'll Look Down On Myself Too

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

After Wang Xiaohua and Gu Wenqing finished offering incense to Li Jianjia and Li Zhongxian, the two sat in the living room and talked about matters concerning the Li Family.

Li Jianjia's pure love, Li Zhongxian's support for Wang Xiaohua, Li Zhongxian's downfall, Zhao Xintong's donation and departure abroad, everything Li Jianjia had to endure in her heart.

All these matters, Wang Xiaohua recounted in detail.

Only now did Gu Wenqing clearly understand why Li Jianjia would become depressed, would choose to end her life.

Originally living in a carefree family, Li Jianjia, who belonged to a flower raised in a greenhouse, inherently did not have very strong stress resistance; encountering one huge family upheaval after another, being unable to bear it was perfectly normal.

While sympathizing with Li Jianjia, Gu Wenqing also had another train of thought.

"To tell the truth, your father-in-law was good to you, but all these bitter fruits were actually caused by himself. If he had not forgotten his original aspiration, had consistently upheld the attitude of serving the people, and had not engaged in corruption and bribery, none of this would have happened at all."

Gu Wenqing's words were very reasonable, at least on the surface they appeared very reasonable.

Wang Xiaohua smiled bitterly:

"Officialdom is a great dye vat; once you enter this great dye vat, you will be swept along by the unspoken rules inside it. So-called human relations and worldly wisdom are nothing more than this. On top of that, my mother-in-law is someone with relatively high demands for material conditions, which also pushed my father-in-law onto the road of no return."

At this moment Gu Wenqing looked at Wang Xiaohua:

"In the future, when you enter officialdom, will you be assimilated by the great dye vat?"

Wang Xiaohua's gaze grew deep:

"To tell the truth, I cannot be certain, because the environment inside officialdom is too complex; a moment's carelessness and one might be swept into power struggles, but I will do my best to maintain my original aspiration."

Speaking to this point, Wang Xiaohua looked toward Li Jianjia's memorial portrait:

"I promised Jianjia that I would not walk her father's old path."

Gu Wenqing then said:

"I also heard my dad say that officialdom is very complex; he also didn't want to get too deeply involved, so he contributed groundbreaking academic research, yet when it came time for Academician selection, he didn't even have the qualification to be nominated. However, my dad takes it in stride; he disdains engaging in human relations and worldly wisdom."

Wang Xiaohua smiled:

"Perhaps this is the benefit of doing academic research; as long as one's own strength is hard enough, even without meddling in fame and profit, one can still live one's own life well."

At this moment Gu Wenqing said:

"Classmate Xiaohua, I hope you can not forget your original aspiration in the future, and absolutely must not be assimilated by those corrupt officials; otherwise I will look down on you too."

Wang Xiaohua smiled:

"If that day truly comes, I will also look down on myself. I hope I don't rot away."

At this moment Gu Wenqing asked:

"Have you ever thought: if you don't go along with the crowd, you might only be able to stay at the grassroots level for your whole life; can you accept this kind of worst-case scenario?"

Wang Xiaohua then said:

"I was born at the very bottom to begin with; if I can spend my whole life at the grassroots, wholeheartedly serving the ordinary people at the very bottom, that is actually an ending that can be accepted."

Gu Wenqing laughed:

"Since you have this kind of mindset, I'm reassured."

The two chatted for a long time, until evening was nearly seven o'clock, the sky had turned dark, and they still had no intention of leaving.

At this moment Wang Xiaohua's mobile phone rang; he took it out to look, and it was Wang Erhai calling.

"Hello, Third Brother, I heard from Big Brother that you brought a female teacher back; come eat at my wife's place tonight, we'll personally cook to entertain you!"

Wang Erhai learned from Wang Dashan that Wang Xiaohua had brought a female teacher back, and was also very happy; especially Wang Dashan's side, adding oil and vinegar to tell him about this matter, making him feel that Wang Xiaohua and Gu Wenqing's relationship was not simple, so today he specially got off duty early to return, went to buy vegetables and personally cooked!

"Okay, Second Brother, then I'll bring Teacher Gu over to your place in a bit."

Wang Xiaohua agreed readily; after all, it was his own Second Brother, and he had already called to invite them, so he couldn't brush aside his good intentions; otherwise that would be too cold, too distant.

However, Wang Xiaohua also reminded:

"That... Teacher Gu and I are both teacher and friend; when I bring her over later, you and Second Sister-in-law mustn't talk nonsense, otherwise making things awkward for her wouldn't be good."

Wang Erhai laughed:

"Rest assured about this; what can be said and what can't be said, your Second Sister-in-law and I still know."

Gu Wenqing, on the side, hearing Wang Xiaohua remind like this, had a somewhat cry-laugh expression on her face.

Wang Xiaohua hung up Wang Erhai's call, and Gu Wenqing asked:

"What work does your Second Brother do now?"

Wang Xiaohua then said:

"My Second Brother is doing pretty well now; he is the General Manager of a fairly well-known renovation company in the county town."

Gu Wenqing couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

"Then the three of you brothers are all very impressive!"

Wang Xiaohua then said:

"I feel that actually my Second Brother is the most impressive among us three brothers."

"How so?" Gu Wenqing asked curiously.

Wang Xiaohua then said:

"My Second Brother doesn't have Big Brother's handsome face, nor does he have my brain; whether in looks or IQ, he is mediocre, with no advantages whatsoever, but relying on his own hard work, he ultimately achieved pretty good results in the workplace; in marriage, after emotional ups and downs, he has now found the right person. For an ordinary person to reach his level is really not easy."

Wang Xiaohua spoke from the bottom of his heart, saying such a passage.

Recalling back then, when Wang Erhai had just entered society, he was still foolishly deceived into going to Guangxi for a pyramid scheme; yet now, after experiencing society's hammering, he has already become able to serve as a large company's CEO; this kind of transformation is not something everyone can have.

Gu Wenqing was aroused with curiosity by Wang Xiaohua's words:

"Is that so? Then I'm afraid I'll have to get to know your Second Brother properly as well. Speaking of which, you three brothers are all so amazing! The life stories of the three brothers must be quite spectacular, right?"

Wang Xiaohua said:

"If we're talking about amazing, I think my mom is the most amazing. Without her, there wouldn't be us three brothers."

Gu Wenqing nodded:

"Maternal love is indeed great; otherwise there wouldn't be so many literary works praising mothers in this world. What about your father?"

Wang Xiaohua revealed a complex smile:

"My father spent his whole life living in a muddle-headed, self-righteous state. Even his passing was due to his stubbornness, causing a massive car accident with 7 dead and 11 injured. If it weren't for my Eldest Sister-in-law being capable enough, my Eldest Brother's life would probably have been ruined long ago because of this major car accident."

Gu Wenqing was extremely surprised:

"There's actually this matter?"

Wang Xiaohua appeared calm on the surface: "Indeed, and it didn't happen long ago either. To tell the truth, my feelings toward my father are very complex, even somewhat indescribable."

"What do you mean by that?"

Wang Xiaohua pondered for a moment, then let out a sigh:

"Don't want to talk about him. Come on, let's go to my Second Brother's place!"