Chapter 222: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 222: Disagreeing with Father Again

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Xiaohua carried his report card and boarded the bus home.

The long winter vacation was finally coming.

Wang Xiaohua was not happy at all about the holiday.

He would rather stay at school during the winter vacation to make up lessons, but unfortunately the school changed its policy this year; in previous years, the Special Elite Class would make up lessons for a while until near the Spring Festival, when they would get a week off, then return to make up lessons after the New Year. This year the school was not holding make-up lessons during the winter vacation. It was said that a leader from above was coming for a strict inspection, and others said it was because a parent had reported them. Wang Xiaohua did not know exactly what was going on.

Sitting on the bumpy and slow bus, Wang Xiaohua wondered whether he should tell his parents that he had placed first in the whole school.

After thinking it over carefully, he still felt he should forget it.

Telling them would not bring any benefit; instead, it would only make that old man smug, saying it was all thanks to his teaching. Wang Xiaohua knew exactly what that old man's face would look like without even thinking. If he found out his son had placed first in the whole school, wouldn't he go around the whole village spreading the news?

More trouble is better than less trouble. After all, during this winter vacation, he might have to stay at home for quite a long time.

However, what Wang Xiaohua did not expect was.

When he got home, he had not even spoken yet when his father Wang Zhanggen beamed with a brilliant smile and patted his shoulder:

"You kid, you're something! You really are my Wang Zhanggen's own son, actually placing first in the whole school! Our Wang Family can finally say the ancestral grave is rising green smoke!"

Wang Zhanggen's face was full of joy and excitement, and he said to Li Xiulan beside him:

"Xiulan, kill a chicken tonight to reward our Xiao Hua!"

Li Xiulan also had a face full of excited smiles:

"Okay, okay, I'll go boil water right now!"

Wang Xiaohua's heart sank:

"I haven't even said anything yet, how do you know?"

Wang Zhanggen said:

"Just now your school's principal called me specially. He said you placed first in the whole school, and he told me and your mom to take good care of you and not delay your studies!"

Wang Xiaohua let out a long turbid breath.

He did not expect the principal would actually call his father directly. Wasn't this overly enthusiastic?

He was so busy with official duties, why would he bother with such a small matter?

Did he call other parents to notify them when they placed first in the whole school in the past?

Wang Xiaohua was speechless inside.

Actually, the principal had never cared about a student like this before; Wang Xiaohua was just an exception.

Wang Xiaohua was so short, his family was so poor, yet he studied so well, which left a deep impression on him. He knew well how difficult Wang Xiaohua's journey had been, so he gave extra care and help.

He did not want such a fine seedling to fall and wither for other reasons.

This was not just for the school's advancement rate, but also out of his simple sympathy.

However, this time the principal's good intentions had caused a bad outcome.

And so, while Wang Zhanggen was happy, he said at this moment:

"Later I'll go tell the villagers, and we'll hold a banquet to celebrate properly! This matter is more glorious than when your elder brother joined the army back then. We must celebrate properly!"

Wang Xiaohua's face was full of bitter laughter. Truly, the more you fear something, the more it comes.

He had long expected his father would be like this!

"Forget it, right? How much money would a banquet cost? Besides, this isn't the college entrance exam, just an ordinary final exam."

Wang Xiaohua tactfully put forward his opinion.

Wang Zhanggen said:

"That's none of your business. I'll arrange the banquet. No matter how much money it costs, it's worth it. After all, it brings honor to our Wang Family! And we can collect red envelopes then. You just collect the red envelopes!"

Wang Xiaohua laughed and cried, feeling he could not understand:

"How many red envelopes can we collect? In the end we'll still lose money. Let's just not hold it. What's the point of all this fuss?"

Wang Xiaohua's tone was becoming impatient.

Holding this banquet really had no meaning at all; it would only cause trouble for the people and waste money.

In the local custom, people generally do not give large red envelopes at banquets—maybe fifty or a hundred yuan, and some old people might only give ten or twenty yuan. Holding a banquet was destined to lose money!

Wang Zhanggen was actually willing to spend a lot of money to hold a banquet now, and felt it was worth it even if they lost money. This made Wang Xiaohua really unable to understand.

Thinking back to the beginning, Wang Xiaohua had only wanted a radio costing around a hundred yuan, and his father had not even been willing to buy it!

But now, holding a banquet—if it was a big one, they would lose a lot, at least several thousand yuan, possibly even over ten thousand!

Wang Zhanggen still insisted on his own view:

"I said I'll handle it. You don't need to worry about it. What are you opposing?"

Wang Xiaohua said unhappily:

"I oppose it because I don't want the family to waste money for no reason. It's just an ordinary exam. Why make such a big show? If you insist on holding the banquet, then I definitely won't attend. You can do whatever you want!"

Wang Xiaohua put his words very firmly.

He really did not want this kind of thing.

However, Wang Zhanggen's stubbornness far exceeded his expectations.

Wang Zhanggen had not expected Wang Xiaohua to threaten him by not attending. He would not let Wang Xiaohua get his way, so he said:

"If you don't attend, fine. Anyway, I'm holding this banquet! After living more than half my life, I finally have a chance to bring honor to my face once. If I don't even hold a banquet for this, what meaning is there in my living?"

Wang Xiaohua laughed in anger:

"You've lived most of your life, and you're still this vain? Still not transparent at all? Is so-called Face and dignity really that important!"

Wang Zhanggen shouted sternly:

"Of course it's that important! You don't know shit! I've been mocked for most of my life, looked down on for most of my life! Now there's an Opportunity to vent this grievance, I must strike back hard! I'm holding this banquet not to prove how impressive I am, but to let the whole village know, I Wang Zhanggen am not a useless waste, my son he got First Place in the whole school, my son he's going to attend a Key University in the future, while their sons in the future can only Work in a Factory! I want to see who else dares to Look Down On me!"

Wang Xiaohua looked at Wang Zhanggen as if looking at a deformed monster, he really couldn't understand his own father, why he would have this kind of Psychology, he felt this father of his was simply laughable and pitiable.

"That's only your son being Promising, not you yourself being Promising, still can't change your Image in others' eyes as a useless waste."

Wang Xiaohua calmly spoke out this one Sentence.

This one Sentence was the Honest Truth, but also fully offensive.

The truth is often what hurts the most.

These words were like a sharp Knife, suddenly stabbing deep into Wang Zhanggen's heart.

Making Wang Zhanggen's Aging body suddenly tremble violently.

In that instant, his figure suddenly became hunched.

As if he had aged over ten years in a moment.

This time, he didn't Refute Wang Xiaohua anymore, didn't Shout abuse at Wang Xiaohua, and even more didn't strike out at Wang Xiaohua because of the offense.

He just Turned Around, and with a thud sat down on the old hardwood Sofa.

After a long while, only then did he Pale and powerlessly speak one Sentence:

"No Matter What, this banquet still has to be held..."