Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1480 Don’t say what you shouldn’t say

Although it is early in the morning in winter, the people living in the alleys of Sijiucheng, especially the adults, hardly stay in bed. They get up early to queue up in the toilets outside, empty the toilets, and clear out the inventory accumulated overnight.

Ever since Han Li entered Mianhua Hutong, he has never stopped greeting the neighbors.

"Master, you got up so early?"

"Hello, uncle."

"Hello Auntie."

"Hello, Auntie."

Neighborhood uncle: "Han family boy, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Han Li: "I was busy with my studies and it was hard to write my graduation thesis, so I closed myself off for a while."

Neighborhood aunt: "What is a thesis? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Han Li: "Nowadays, ordinary college students do not have this task. Only graduate students are required to write corresponding papers, and they can only graduate after passing the papers."

The neighbor said: "Han Li is a smart kid. Some of the technical secondary school graduates last year have become section chiefs. You, as a graduate student, should have a higher rank after graduation, right?"

Neighbor's sister-in-law: "Section chief is just a position, not a rank. Many section chiefs are just clerks. I estimate that Han Li, who graduated from graduate school, is at least at the department level. It is possible that he is at the deputy director level.

Neighborhood aunt: "What is the division level?"

Neighbor’s sister-in-law: “The director of our subdistrict office is a department-level cadre.”

After hearing this, the neighbor lady said ignorantly: "That's not that great. I don't think they have as much power and benefits as the section chiefs in the factory."

When Han Li heard this, he quickly made an excuse and left the queue. After that, he basically just kept saying hello and went back to his home.

Han Li has been in Hong Kong for less than half a year, so he can use the excuse of studying to get by.

In fact, let alone half a year, no one would feel strange even if a young person in the neighborhood didn't show up for a year.

why?
Because since the resumption of the college entrance examination, the jobs assigned to technical secondary school graduates have made everyone jealous.

This also stimulated those who did not pass the exam. Countless of them neglected food and sleep and locked themselves at home to study day and night.

Of course, there are also those who are forced to study at home by their families and are not allowed to go out until they see progress.

Of course, the prerequisite for doing so is that family conditions permit and family members support it, but not all families can support one person to study full-time.

As a result, many families have even had conflicts because of this, including conflicts between brothers, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and sisters-in-law, and many of them eventually fight or even split up.

At Li Shiqing's home in Houluoquan Hutong nearby, her mother had always kept her youngest son, Li Shihong, at home studying, not allowing him to do anything, and also requiring him to eat and drink well to replenish his brain power.

Although the supply of materials in Sijiu City is very rich, the prerequisite is that you either have money or tickets, otherwise those good things will not fly into your home out of thin air.

Before Li Shiqing got married, he could save two yuan for pocket money every month from his salary. After he got married, he could save ten yuan every month, which included his social skills and the cost of visiting his mother-in-law's house.

But when his younger brother Li Shihong left his job to study, his mother increased the pocket money to two yuan.

This made Li Shiqing's wife unhappy. She had never liked this brother-in-law who was incompetent in the first place. Most of the good things in the house were eaten by him. As his sister-in-law, she couldn't say anything.

But it's not okay to cut their family's money now. What can two dollars a month do?
So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started arguing over this matter, and it is said that it has now come to the point of dividing the family property.

There are many similar situations. The situations of each family are different, and the noise caused is also different.

However, there are very few people who can truly study full-time, and most people have to struggle to make a living.

This situation can be best demonstrated among the returned urban youth who are watching bicycles. Those among them who are unwilling to accept the status quo and are motivated rarely put down the books in their hands when they are working.

Back to the topic, when Han Li returned home, Han's mom and dad worked together to help Xiao Liang dress.

The little guy cried and struggled to be put into a thick cotton coat.

"Dad, Mom."

Mother Han: "Son, when did you come back?"

Han Li: "It was almost midnight yesterday."

Father Han: "I'm glad you're back. How's your work in Hong Kong?"

When this happens, Chinese people usually report good news rather than bad news.

Han Li's side is full of happy events, so of course he has to talk about the bright side of things.

However, there are some things that cannot be said for the time being, such as the house and land in Hong Kong, and Han Li did not reveal them at all.

It's not that Han Li doesn't trust his parents, but the current environment doesn't allow it. He can convince his parents to buy some reasonably priced houses, which is already the limit of what he can do at the moment.

It is said that wine should be drunk one sip at a time and the road should be walked one step at a time. If you take too big a step, you may easily pull your hips.

These things also need to be made known to family members little by little as the times change, otherwise it will have a certain impact on their cognition.

Especially the land that Han Li bought in Hong Kong that was passed down from his ancestors, which made him a landlord to some extent.

If we tell Han's father and mother now, based on their experiences over the years, they would probably be more surprised than shocked. After all, they have seen the plight of those people with their own eyes.

Many things and perceptions cannot be changed with just a few words. They can only be changed little by little by letting your family accept them as time goes by and society progresses.

Therefore, some things should be hidden and concealed, rather than telling them all at once and bringing unnecessary burden to your family.

While the three of them were chatting, they worked together to dress Xiaoliang, who was crying and refusing to get up. Then they locked the door and went to Houhai.

Although Han Li had been holding Xiao Liang, the little guy didn't recognize him at all, let alone get close to him. Moreover, his eyes were always staring at Han's mother, as if he would start crying if he couldn't see his grandmother.

When Han Li and his friends bought fried dough sticks on the street and came to Houhai, Qi Xiaomei and He Mi had already prepared breakfast, so they could just start eating right away.

No matter how old a child is, in the eyes of his parents he is still a child who has not grown up. During dinner, Han's father and mother told Han Li the places he was going to visit.

After dinner, everyone did what they were supposed to do. However, because He Mi was staying at home to avoid suspicion and the weather was cold, Han's mother did not take Xiao Liang to work.

As for the gifts Han Li brought back for his family, Han's father and mother first complained that he was spending money indiscriminately, and finally said they would talk about it after get off work and went back to work.

Dad, Mom, and Qi Xiaomei all went to work. Han Li played with Xiaoliang at home for a while and then went out.
(End of this chapter)