Boss, He’s Becoming a Father

"How come no one can eat meat during the Chinese New Year? Is there any reason for this?" Shao Dabao asked unhappily.

After he finished speaking, he immediately looked around, as if he wanted to find an ally in this house.

But Shao Xiaocao didn't look at him. She knew that her father was a very determined person. He used to say that if he broke his finger, he would break his finger, but now he just doesn't allow him to eat meat. Lightly punished, Shao Xiaocao lowered his head and stared at the food in front of him.

Amao looked at this scene, although he felt that Shao Dabao was targeted a little pitifully, but thinking of what Shao Yu said before, he understood that this was admonishing his son, and he did not speak aside.

"If you don't like to eat, then you don't have to." Shao Yu said.

Shao Dabao's stomach made a cry at this time, and the three vegetables and steamed buns he had eaten before had already been digested. Seeing but not eating, Shao Dabao only felt that he had never suffered so much.

"There are no other rules at home except for the high moral requirements. It's getting late, and if you don't eat it, it will be cold. Let's start dinner." Shao Yu said with a smile.

Shao Yu moved the chopsticks, and the children dared to move.

Shao Dabao wanted to take a piece of meat while Shao Yu was not paying attention, but Shao Yu was clearly looking away, but he could always accurately catch the son who stole it.

Shao Dabao could only eat the pickles and radishes in front of him aggrieved.

Amao had some sympathy for him at first, but soon, he just took a bite, and his eyes lit up immediately, he just thought it was the most delicious thing he had ever eaten.

Even so, after tasting a piece of meat, Ah Mao stopped, instead he picked up a few chopsticks and pickled vegetables, and ate the rice with big mouthfuls.

New Year's Eve dinner may be the most sumptuous meal for a family throughout the year, and even many families cannot open it even for New Year's Eve dinner, and most of the meat and vegetables are reserved, because in the next few days, Also serve meat dishes.

Amao understands this truth, Shao Yu gave him a home, he is very satisfied, so he doesn't want to embarrass Shao Yu.

Shao Yu put a chicken leg into his bowl and said, "Eat more, these dishes will not be saved for tomorrow."

Amao was shocked when he heard this.

Shao Dabao, who was on the side, said: "Dad, if you don't keep such a big table until tomorrow, you can eat and play, why don't you let me..."

Before he finished speaking, Shao Yu interrupted directly and said, "If you can't finish eating, give alms to passing beggars."

Shao Dabao's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly when he heard this, but he also understood that Shao Yu could really do such a thing, and soon he said: "You waste food like this, if you let it Mother knows..."

Wang is a stingy person, her housekeeper is extremely strict, and she is not allowed to waste a grain of chaff.

"Do you still remember your mother?" Shao Yu asked in surprise.

Shao Dabao was stunned when he heard the words. At this time, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten something.

At this time, he also felt that Shao Yu would appear in Nanzhou City, which seemed to be a very strange thing.

"Father, where's my mother?" Shao Dabao suddenly thought that if it is inconvenient to move the family with a daughter, why is the unmarried girl Shao Xiaocao taken out, but the Wang family is not together .

Shao Yu said casually: "I left with your mother, she should have remarried now."

Shao Dabao opened his mouth wide when he heard this. He never imagined that the old couple of the Shao family, who even scolded others, would reconcile. Moreover, when the Shao family was poor, the Wang family did not run away, and now Shao Yu is obviously rich Now, why did the Wang family run away? Shao Dabao really couldn't understand.

"Why do you want to leave? Your mother is afraid that I will implicate her." Shao Yu said.

Shao Dabao looked around, seeing the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner in front of him, and the materials that could not fit on the side, he didn't see anywhere that Shao Yu would implicate the Wang family.

Shao Yu said again: "It's a lot later than I expected, I thought you should have missed your mother when you first saw me, but I didn't expect her to be important without a piece of meat, your mother is right You are so good, you only think of her when you can't eat meat."

Shao Dabao opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start.

Shao Yu said to the other two children: "Did you hear? Next time there is another reason to scold him."

Shao Dabao:…

In addition, a pot of porridge was boiled and given to beggars on the street together.

Shao Xiaocao and A Mao are very happy to help Shao Yu, but Shao Dabao has no intention of helping at all. Those people outside, how many good beggars can have, they don't remember gratitude."

As soon as these words came out, A Mao immediately took the seat and said, "Dad, I will try my best to be filial to you in the future."

Shao Yu laughed and said, "I believe you."

Shao Dabao saw this scene of the father's kindness and filial piety.

Shao Yu said from the side: "When you scolded beggars, did you forget that you were a beggar?"

Shao Dabao:…

Shao Dabao never recognized his identity as a beggar, but Shao Yu's words really made him speechless.

Shao Yu added: "If every beggar is like you, it is indeed ungrateful."

Shao Dabao clenched his fists when he heard the words, but he still did not dare to refute anything.

Amao has just left his identity as a beggar, but he will not hide his identity as a beggar at all, and said to Abao: "There are good people in the beggar's nest, do you remember the old beggar? He helped me drag you from the beach back to the ruined temple."

Shao Dabao recalled the experience in the ruined temple. He didn't remember helping his old beggar, but he remembered the cramped, dirty air inside. In such an embarrassing environment, a group of beggars still gathered Squeeze him together and drive him out.

Shao Dabao does not have any kindness in his memory, only countless grudges, and he only thinks that if he has the opportunity to return to the broken temple, he must set fire to it.

Shao Yu just glanced at it and knew that this cheap son didn't have any good things in mind. He took the other two good children and gave alms to the beggars together.

It won't be a few times of meat, let alone these beggars.

Older beggars can say auspicious words in their mouths, while younger beggars can’t speak and can only follow the beggars in front of them.

Shao Yu turned around and said, "Say one more auspicious word, and they may be able to get an extra grain of rice elsewhere."

Shao Dabao was stunned when he heard the words, but he still felt that his father was a little stupid.

It was Shao Xiaocao and Ah Mao who were a little strange at first, but after hearing this, they corrected it more seriously.

When the pot of hot porridge was finally finished, the four returned home.

Shao Yu gave each of the two children a silver naked child as lucky money.

Shao Dabao watched hotly from the side, just as he was about to speak, Shao Yu said directly: "You don't, you understand why."

Shao Dabao didn't want to understand at all. Seeing that he didn't have his own New Year's money, he had a feeling that he really did.

"Dad, you haven't told me yet, why is my family suddenly rich?" Shao Dabao leaned over to Shao Yu and asked in a low voice.

As he asked, he kept staring at Ah Mao with very defensive eyes, as if he was afraid that the family wealth password would be stolen by Ah Mao.

Amao saw the secret conversation between the father and the son, but he walked to the side with interest and watched Shao Xiaocao make lanterns.

Shao Yu did not answer Shao Dabao directly, but raised her hands and shook it in front of Shao Dabao.

Shao Dabao was puzzled at first, but he looked at these hands, he inexplicably remembered how Shao Yu and Zhang Meng were fighting that day, and immediately opened his eyes wide and said, "Dad , did you win by betting?"

Shao Yu frowned and said, "Don't think about gambling all day long."

Shao Dabao didn't care about this admonition. He felt more and more that his guess was correct. After all, he never imagined that in addition to gambling money so quickly, Shao Yu would be able to make money from other things so quickly. The place is getting so much money.

Shao Dabao came over again and said, "Dad, you are so good at making money, teach me."

Shao Yu shook her head and said, "I won't teach you that."

"If you don't pass on this kind of family secret knowledge to me, who else do you want to pass it on? My sister is a girl, and A Mao is an adopted son. After all, I should be more close to you." Shao Dabao said.

Shao Yu said: "Why don't you always remember."

Shao Dabao was stunned when he heard the words, and suddenly thought of his own son, but he didn't even have to eat meat. He suddenly felt that it was useless for him to have this blood relationship.

Shao Yu ignored her cheap son and walked straight to A Mao's side, saying, "You will be twenty years old when you start the year. Once you are healthy, I want to send you to study."

"Reading?" Hearing this, Ah Mao's mouth widened. He only felt that today, he felt like he was constantly being hit by a pie.

He is a little beggar who only thinks that he is so virtuous and capable that he can get the opportunity to study.

Shao Xiaocao on the side heard this, a look of envy flashed across her face, but she quickly lowered her head, pretending she didn't hear anything.

"Forget it, Dad, how old am I. When I get healthy, I can help Dad, or go out to work to support the family." A Mao said.

His body has been sick for so many years, and he himself suffers from the disease. Now Shao Yu has told him that he can cure the disease and have a healthy body. I was very satisfied and didn't want to continue to increase Shao Yu's burden.

"As long as you really want to study, it's not too late." Shao Yu advised.

Amao wanted to agree, but when he saw Shao Dabao on the side, he suddenly said, "Brother Dabao has been reading for so many years, or let him continue reading."

Shao Yu shook her head and said, "Don't count on Dabao."

A Mao had a puzzled expression on his face.

Shao Yu continued: "First, he had a severed finger in his hand, and he was selected for the imperial examinations, but he did not take the incomplete. Second, he studied for fifteen years, and he did not even pass the examination for a child. It can be seen that He has no life to study."

Although Ah Mao didn't know much about scholars, but after hearing what Shao Yu said, he immediately guessed that after 15 years of reading, it was a very bad thing to fail the exam.

Shao Dabao, who was huddled in the corner, had a huge reaction to this incident, and immediately reacted violently: "I can't take the imperial examination, why should he go? Why didn't you cut off his fingers?"

Shao Yu looked at him even more puzzled, and said, "Zhang Meng cut your finger, what does it have to do with me."

Shao Dabao said immediately: "What's the difference between what he cut and what you cut?"

"It really doesn't make any difference." Shao Yu admitted it very readily, and added: "When adults do something wrong, they will pay the price. Commandment, you avoid corvée, so you have been a beggar for so long, these are the price of your wrongdoing."

Shao Dabao was taken aback.

Shao Yu continued: "I almost forgot, now in the eyes of the government, you who escape from corvée are already a dead person. Even if the dead person is not handicapped, it is estimated that you will not be able to go to the imperial examination."

Shao Dabao was stunned, and it was extremely difficult for him to accept his own death.

Shao Yu turned to the stunned Ah Mao again and said, "I send you to study, and I don't have any requirements for you."

Amao immediately said respectfully: "As long as Daddy speaks, the child will try his best to do it."

"First, I will send you to study. If you are interested in the future, I will fully support you in the imperial examination. If you do not want the imperial examination, then it is also a good thing to recognize a few more words and understand more reasons. ."

Amao immediately asked, "Does Daddy want me to participate in the imperial examination?"

Shao Yu said warmly: "I'm offering you to study because I think you are a reasonable child, but I just think that a child like you should go to study and see a wider world, not expecting you to excel Repay me later."

Amao looked at Shao Yu, he saw the soft light in the other's eyes, he understood that what he said was sincere and not half false, but the more Shao Yu was like, the more he felt that he owed too much. I can't wait to burn everything I have for the Shao family.

Shao Dabao on the side heard this, his eyes were red, and he only felt that his fate was unfair.

Shao Yu continued: "Second, it's not easy for women to read. After you recognize the characters in the school, come back and teach your sister, can you?"

When Shao Xiaocao heard this, she immediately raised her head, she looked at Shao Yu in disbelief.

Shao Yu smiled at her daughter and asked in a warm voice, "Would you like to let my brother teach you how to read?"

Shao Xiaocao nodded tearfully.

And A Mao on the side will naturally not refuse such a condition.

On the other hand, Shao Dabao suddenly said, "Men and women are not in the same seat at the age of seven. Don't you be afraid that others will gossip like this?"

Shao Yu glanced at him and said, "A person with a dirty mind, what he sees is dirty."

Shao Dabao was reprimanded like this, but he did not continue to argue, but the whole person fell silent, found a small corner at home and huddled there, not knowing what he was thinking, the expression on his face changed nonstop.

In the early morning of the second day, everyone in the Shao family got up very early, even Shao Dabao, for the first time, got up without anyone urging him.

Both Shao Xiaocao and A Mao ran over to help Shao Yu with housework. Shao Dabao, a person who never did housework, didn't know what he could do. After looking around, he ran over Make lanterns.

He learned how to make lanterns before, and he still remembers a little shadow at this time, so he groped and did it while recalling. This is the only thing he can do now.

When Shao Yu made breakfast, Shao Dabao finally made a very rough lantern shelf.

"Dad, what is this?" Shao Xiaocao asked, pointing to an extra board in the kitchen.

Shao Yu took out a charcoal pen and drew two strokes on it. Seeing the children all looking at him, he explained, "Dabao got up early this morning and made another lantern frame."

Shao Dabao was stunned when he heard this, and asked in a very erratic voice: "Why write it down?"

Shao Yu said: "If you save enough three 'positive' characters, you can eat a piece of meat."

Shao Dabao was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked, "Do you want three? Can one be 'positive' for a piece of meat."

Shao Yu is also very straightforward: "Haggling, no sincerity and kindness, let go."

He was about to wipe off a stroke on the board, and Shao Dabao panicked and shouted, "No no no, three are three."

Shao Yu stopped and said, "You have done two things today, you can swear by two words less."

Shao Dabao jumped and asked, "Do you want to scold me today?"

"I scold you for your own good." Shao Yu replied casually.

Shao Dabao asked again: "Then if I draw fifteen paintings a day, don't you need to scold me?"

Shao Yu nodded.

"What can I add to the board?"

Shao Yu laughed and said, "You have to judge for yourself."

Shao Dabao felt like he had taken an exam, and then he had to guess even the questions of the exam.

However, he had thought about it last night, and he wanted to do what he liked to Shao Yu. Shao Yu liked him to be a gentleman, so he just acted like a gentleman. Now Shao Yu does this, It made him more motivated.

Shao Dabao thought about this, and pulled the rice into his mouth. He didn't pay attention, and a grain of rice fell on the table, and he didn't think it was a waste at all.

Shao Yu frowned and said, "Waste food, get rid of it."

Shao Dabao:…

Shao Dabao never felt that his hand speed was so fast. In less than a second, he picked up the rice and stuffed it into his mouth. As soon as he finished stuffing it, he said eagerly: "Dad, look, No waste!"

Shao Yu stopped the action of crossing out the strokes.

The other two children are living a hard life, and there are no bad habits, only Shao Dabao's fault, Shao Yu will not starve Shao Dabao to death, but he will make a lot of fish every day so that he can Can't eat.

Shao Dabao only felt that after returning home this time, the food at home seemed to be too rich. He, a person who does not distinguish between grains, even began to worry about the economic situation of his family. Like no one else, he continued to feed the other two children with good food.

Although Shao Yu's cooking skills are excellent, green vegetables are always green vegetables no matter how good they are. After Shao Dabao finally saved up 15 strokes and changed a piece of meat, he tasted the long-lost meat taste, and also Whether it was because of Shao Yu's cooking skills, or because he hadn't eaten meat for too long, Shao Dabao only felt that this bite of meat was a hundred times more delicious than all the good things he had eaten in his memory.

After one bite, she wanted a second bite, but as soon as she moved her chopsticks, Shao Yu stopped him.

"It's not yours, you have to rely on your ability to get it." Shao Yu said.

Shao Dabao retracted his chopsticks angrily and took a bite of the rice, but his mouth was always filled with the smell of meat.

The next morning, the sky was still dark, and Shao Xiaocao heard movement from outside. It was too early, and Shao Xiaocao was a little scared. He guessed that there was a burglar in the house.

Shao Xiaocao picked up a broom and just walked out, she saw a dark figure lying on Shao Yu's door.

Shao Xiaocao didn't stay a little bit, she just patted it with a broom.

"Ouch!" Shao Dabao screamed.

Shao Xiaocao suddenly felt a little stunned when she heard the familiar voice of her brother.

"Brother?" Shao Xiaocao questioned.

In the darkness, when Shao Dabao heard his sister's voice, he immediately became anxious and said, "Why are you hitting me?"

Before Shao Xiaocao could explain, she saw the light in Shao Yu's room.

Shao Dabao said eagerly towards Shao Xiaocao: "You have to testify, I am the first to get up today."

Shao Xiaocao:…

Shao Xiaocao suddenly understood his brother's behavior. Ever since he found out that he was the first one in the family to get up, Shao Dabao was very positive about getting up early after Shao Yu made two strokes for him.

Shao Yu looked at him badly and asked, "Why are you calling so loud in the morning? Have you considered others?"

"Next time, definitely next time." Shao Dabao smiled and leaned over to Shao Yu's side and said, "Father, my sister can testify, I was the first to get up."

Shao Yu looked at Shao Xiaocao, and Shao Xiaocao nodded vigorously immediately.

Shao Dabao was instantly triumphant, and dragged Shao Yu to go to the kitchen, to see himself being marked twice.

On that board, there are already several "Zheng" characters, and the used "Zheng" characters will be drawn in a circle.

Shao Yu came to the kitchen, glanced at the board, and said, "The first one to get up early can indeed draw two strokes."

"Dad, hurry up and draw." Shao Dabao respectfully handed over the pen.

He already has two "Zheng" characters that have not yet been exchanged, and one more can be exchanged for a piece of meat.

But Shao Yu did not move, but stared at Shao Dabao.

"Father?" Shao Dabao asked with some guilty conscience.

"You tell me honestly now, I will not increase the punishment." Shao Yu said.

Shao Dabao touched his nose and whispered, "I...I have nothing to explain, I have been good recently."

Shao Yu sneered, and first added two strokes on the board.

Shao Dabao was overjoyed.

But soon, Shao Yu wiped off seven strokes directly. When Shao Dabao saw it, his heart was broken and he asked, "Dad, what are you doing?"

"Get up early to add two strokes, shouting to disturb the people to deduct one, and secretly add one, and deduct five."

Shao Dabao listened to Shao Yu's logic, but regretted that his intestines were green. He could eat meat today, but now he has to postpone it for another day.

Shao Yu said: "You don't really think that if you just add a sum, no one will notice?"

Shao Dabao felt bitter.

Shao Yu continued: "To tell you the truth, I remember clearly how every stroke on this board came from."

Shao Dabao was stunned and stammered: "You, you, you are cheating me."