Mixed in 1980

Chapter 62: Tearing the Virgin Mary apart
I entered the house and put my homework books away.

Zeng Tuqiang was still staring at Chen Fan with an unconvinced look on his face. Chen Fan couldn't help laughing. Did he count himself as having gained a little rival in love?
"Let me take a look at the question."

Chen Fan took the homework book and read: "Write a 300-word composition on the topic of "My Family". You are required to use idioms. This is easy."

Seeing the little brat still glaring at him, Chen Fan laughed: "Hurry up and write, or I'll call your dad in now and see if he beats you up."

"..."

Zeng Tuqiang picked up the pen and stared stubbornly.

Chen Fan didn't take it seriously and coughed lightly, "Writing about family members is a simple matter. Let's start with your father and string them together using idioms."

"If you don't do your homework well, will your dad spank you? It hurts, right?"

"The first sentence can be written like this: My father is cruel and merciless. When he beats me, he never shows mercy. He is extremely cruel and merciless, and has no compassion at all."

"You used four idioms at once. Do you understand what they mean?"

"I don't understand!" Zeng Tuqiang shook his head.

"That's right, you don't understand. Idioms are hard to understand. You can't write characters? I'll write them for you and you can copy them. Then I can introduce your mother, elder sister, and second sister."

……

Zeng Hongwen glanced around the room and saw his son writing seriously. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he stopped paying attention and called Xu Changqing and Zhao Dali to play chess.

"Changqing, I heard that your uncle is here?"

The game of chess had not yet been finished when two old men came into the yard.

"unlucky!"

Xu Changqing cursed inwardly and said calmly, "Yes, I just came over and tutored the Zeng family's children. What can I do for you, old man?"

This is a subtle way of telling the two people that my son-in-law is busy with important matters, so please go back.

But for many things, if you don’t say it directly, others will pretend not to understand.

Uncle Li coughed lightly and said, "I am old now. I can't even open garlic with tweezers. I can't even make sense. I came to discuss this with your uncle."

Uncle Feng echoed, "Changqing, you know I have no bad intentions, but once your brother-in-law's article came out, everyone lost their sense of kindness. Who can I turn to for justice?"

"I have to make this clear today. If it continues like this, I won't be able to stay in this yard anymore. I'll go find a clear place to have some fun."

"If you want to find a bright place to stew honey, go by yourself. My brother-in-law is here to visit relatives and has nothing to do with you." Xu Changqing put down the chess piece angrily.

Don't you know what you are? Take a quick look at yourself in the mirror. The older you get, the more you become, a piece of glass ball.

Who in the yard doesn't know what you did?
When the street office held a meeting, you were criticized by name, and you still don't know how to calm down.

A thing that takes advantage of one's age and seniority!
My son-in-law is here as a guest, and you come here to cause trouble at this time. Aren't you just looking for trouble? If they weren't older, Xu Changqing would have slapped them in the face a long time ago.

"Changqing, what you said is wrong. Your uncle is a powerful man. All three articles were published in the People's Daily. We just discussed it with him and made things clear."

Uncle Li gave Uncle Feng a wink.

Please speak slowly, don't be impatient or aggressive. We are here to reason, not to argue.

If we quarrel, we will lose the opportunity.

Just like that day, I lost control of my temper and started arguing with someone. The quarrel got so bad that I couldn't stop it, and I was labeled a "saint".

Whenever Uncle Li thought about this, he got angry.

This yard was so nice in the past. Whenever there was any friction among the neighbors, Lao Feng and I would come out to mediate, making the yard peaceful for many years.

I have prestige in this courtyard, but after Chen Fan's article came out, no one listened to me anymore and I became a person that everyone hated.

Today they must use their reasoning to convince Chen Fan that he is wrong. Otherwise, if neighbors quarrel in the future, who will be able to mediate like they do?

Can this compound still be peaceful?
"Then you just wait!"

Xu Changqing didn't give a good look, picked up the chess piece and started playing again.

Xu Jinqiu had just said that if the two old men really came, they should stay in the house. There was no need to argue with the two old "saints". It would be dishonorable even if they won. Just as he was about to make a move, he saw Chen Fan come out.

Xu Changqing's face darkened.

What's going on with this kid?

It's just that the son-in-law is not the son, otherwise he would have gone over and kicked him.

Chen Fan walked over with a smile on his face. He took out a cigarette and handed it to the two men. "Two men, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Xiao Fan..."

Xu Changqing was about to speak when Chen Fan shook his head slightly at him, signaling him not to worry.

When I come to my father-in-law's house, can I be blocked in the house?
There's no point hiding in the house. My father-in-law and mother-in-law live here. They can run away, but they can't. Do I have to be sneaky when I come over next time?
That’s not the way it works in Beijing!
If he really hides in the house, people will look down on him. Maybe even his father-in-law will think that he is irresponsible and cannot handle the situation.

Chen Fan must come out.

It's not only for myself, but also for my father-in-law's family. If I were to be bullied here, my father-in-law's family would also lose face.

Maybe someone will gossip about Xu Jinqiu, saying that she found a coward.

Can Chen Fan tolerate this?
Not to mention two "saintly" old men, even if there were ten of them, I would tear them apart today.

"You are the son-in-law of the Changqing family. You are handsome and polite. But your article is not correct. The truth is not what you say."

"Uncle, please give me some advice." Chen Fan took out a match and lit a cigarette for Uncle Li.

"The truth is not dead..."

"Uncle, please wait a moment!"

As soon as Uncle Li opened his mouth, Chen Fan interrupted him and turned to Xu Jinqiu and said, "Qiu'er, hurry up, bring a notebook and a pen and write down everything Uncle said."

Uncle Li was stunned. What did this mean?
Chen Fan explained: "Uncle, you are an elder, you have eaten more salt than I have eaten rice. What you said must make sense. It is the life experience you have accumulated over decades. Then I must write it down and learn from it."

Uncle Li was surprised that this boy was quite sensible.

Chen Fan added, "Uncle, you can start talking now. I will polish it for you later and publish it in the newspaper to encourage more people to learn from you."

“I also call on your children’s colleagues and your grandchildren’s classmates to learn from you.”

Upon hearing this, Uncle Li’s face turned dark.

Could it be that he didn't know that what he said was all nonsense?
No one knows your injustice better than the person who wronged you. Similarly, no one knows better than the Virgin Mary how unreliable her theories are.

Can these fallacies be published in newspapers?
This kid has evil intentions. He wants to polish his work. If he really publishes it in the newspaper, my reputation will not only be stinking in the yard.

Got to the stinking streets!

This is a threat to me, and the meaning is very clear. It's just short of saying directly: Old man, if you keep making trouble here, don't blame me for writing about you in the newspaper and ruining your reputation.

Not only will you discredit yourself, but you will also discredit your children and grandchildren!

This writer is really hard to deal with. Uncle Li also gave up the idea of reasoning: "I have lived for decades in vain, how can I have any experience?"

Seeing Chen Fan's smiling face, Uncle Li added: "What I mean is that the truth is not dead, but the articles you wrote are all very reasonable."

"I am honored that you like the article I wrote."

Chen Fan smiled slightly, turned around and looked at Uncle Feng.

This old man is quite imposing and he spoke rather aggressively just now. It seems that he is stubborn.

"Sir, what did you just say? Because of my article, everyone has forgotten your kindness. You have to make things clear today, right?"

"Go ahead, I'm listening."

"As long as what you said today makes sense, I will apologize to you now, and then publish your reasoning in the People's Daily so that everyone can learn from you."

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(End of this chapter)