After Niu Dazhuang hung up the phone, he didn't hurry to return to the private room. Instead, he went to the grocery store next door and bought a box of chewing gum. Then, he slowly chewed it.
Not long after, he returned. Just as he sat down, his parents couldn't help but ask him about his well-being. It was nothing more than how he was doing at school, or if he was tired from studying. Niu Dazhuang answered them casually and impatiently played with his phone.
After a while, this fellow couldn't help but yawn. "Dazhuang, did you catch a cold? Why is your nose running?
Quickly wipe it, "Old Niu reminded him.
"Oh, yes, I kicked the blanket last night, so I caught a cold," Niu Dazhuang explained with a smile.
"You child, everything is good except for this bad habit. You can't change it since you were young. Before, when you lived at home, mother would wake up every night to cover you. You have to learn to take care of yourself when you're alone outside!" At this moment, his mother-in-law reprimanded him and was about to ask the boss for toilet paper.
"Mom, I have some here."
Liu Yuhan took out a packet of tissues from her bag and handed it over. Niu Dazhuang smiled and thanked her. He even took the chance to touch Liu Yuhan's hand.
Regarding this scene, his parents didn't think much of it, but I was a little unhappy. Previously, I didn't know that she was his sister, so he said some obscene words. That was fine, but now that he knew the truth, he still took advantage of her. This was a little unreasonable. Liu Yuhan also frowned. She was really happy to reunite with her parents. Only this Niu Dazhuang was a little unreasonable. Just now, he even chose to eat at the wrong place, as if he wanted to eat until he was poor.
It was fine that people in the city liked to look down on others, but Niu Dazhuang was a kid from the countryside. I didn't know how he became like this. Anyway, Liu Yuhan didn't like it. However, today was a good day, so Liu Yuhan didn't want to spoil the mood. Thus, she tried her best to bear with it.
She was actually stuck in the middle. If I suddenly lost my temper, we would have to part on bad terms. Fortunately, my expression remained the same. Liu Yuhan was worried that Niu Dazhuang would continue to pester me endlessly. He would take my tolerance as his capital to be arrogant.
However, while they were chatting, I took out my phone and quietly searched on the Internet. What would happen when a person was addicted to drugs? The general results were as follows: irritated, easily irritated, yawning, runny nose, and so on.
Damn, Niu Dazhuang had almost all of these symptoms. Previously, when we were shopping, he called Old Niu with a pitiful tone. He was like a good student who yearned to improve but missed out on the opportunity because of his family's financial situation.
However, after we came to school, he wasn't happy. He kept giving his parents an unpleasant look. At first, I thought it was because he wanted to save face. However, when he heard that I was Liu Yuhan's boyfriend, he was filled with righteous indignation. It could be said that his character was capricious. This kind of person wasn't easy to get along with.
However, after eavesdropping on the phone, I suddenly understood. This fellow said that he was taking money to tutor his parents, but in fact, he was deceiving them. He took their hard-earned money and turned it into his drug capital.
I was a little hesitant. If I pointed it out directly, Niu Dazhuang wouldn't admit it. However, as long as I took him to the police station, everything would come to light. There was nothing I could hide. However, there was a problem. Niu Dazhuang's parents had high hopes for him. Their feelings were just like my parents in the village. I could empathize with them.
Once they found out that Niu Dazhuang was an out-and-out drug addict who wasted his youth with the money they had scrimped on, they would probably be driven to death by anger.
When I first came to the city, my parents had repeatedly told me not to compare myself with other students. I had to be nice to people and not get in touch with people from all walks of life. Moreover, my father had told me the most, 'It's hard to be good, but it's only a matter of a second to be bad.'
At that time, I was simple and honest, so I didn't understand what he had said. Now that I had entered society, I found that it made sense, especially when I compared it to Niu Dazhuang, who was the same age as me.
Although this fellow looked down on me, I was no longer the young man who would let his emotions affect his decisions. I had learned to be tolerant and tolerant. I had to think about problems from different perspectives. Thus, after a short hesitation, I gave up on the idea of exposing him on the spot.
This young man would always make mistakes. As the ancients said, knowing one's mistake was the best way to change it. I planned to talk to Liu Yuhan later and see what she thought about it.
Not long after that, a big pile of steaming hot dishes was sent to the table. Niu Dazhuang had a 'cold', and his mother-in-law didn't let him drink. I had to drink with my father-in-law. His alcohol tolerance was pretty good. Perhaps it was because he rarely had a chance to drink good wine, but he looked a little reluctant to part with it. Liu Yuhan also saw these small details. She felt a little guilty. Although she had been away from home for more than ten years, she could still guess the current situation from his behavior.
"Son, why don't you eat? There are so many good dishes here. Why aren't you eating?" My mother-in-law noticed that Niu Dazhuang didn't have an appetite.
"I'm tired of this place's food. I just said that we should go to a big restaurant, but my sister didn't agree. She's afraid that her boyfriend will spend some money. Forget it, I'll go back to school first. My classmate sent me a message saying that there's an exam tonight. I'll go back and review first so that I can be confident." Niu Dazhuang stood up. This happy atmosphere was destroyed by his words.
"Okay, okay. Hurry up and go. Don't delay the test. Right, my son's mother, give the tuition fee to Dazhuang." Old Niu waved his hand.
My mother-in-law nodded. She took out a stack of wrinkled hundred-yuan bills from her small purse. There were only three thousand in total. Originally, she wanted to give it to Chief Qu, but he said that he didn't want it. Now, it came in handy. The two elders used their passbooks, so it wasn't convenient for them to withdraw it.
Then, my mother-in-law counted twenty bills. Niu Dazhuang looked at the remaining ten. This scene was coincidentally caught by Old Niu.
"Okay, give it to him. Dazhuang, don't make it hard for yourself, especially when it comes to eating. If you don't have enough nutrition, how can you study well?" Old Niu smiled kindly.
"Okay. Thank you, Mom and Dad. You've worked hard. When I go back during the winter vacation, I'll try to get into the top ten!" Niu Dazhuang patted his chest and said.
"Son, don't give yourself too much pressure." My mother-in-law was also happy.