Chapter 4 4. Family anecdotes

Jiali's family lives in a two-bedroom house, which is fairly spacious in this city.The parent's bedroom doubles as a study and a reception room, and it is clean and tidy, like a key protected scenic spot.What Jerry and his sister said is that they have multiple jobs, such as dining room, TV room, game room, and gym room for morning exercise.Jarry often checks his knees for sticky rice grains and sharp fishbone after his push-ups.The two brothers slept in bunk beds. Every night when Jia Mei wanted to climb up, he always muttered: "It would be great if my mother gave birth to only one."

Girls are superficial and like to fantasize.In addition, she didn't want to think about the superiority of having an older brother. The little Harrows at school didn't dare to offend her because of such a mighty older brother. One day when Jia Li came home from school, he saw a message written on the small blackboard by the door: Hurry up and do your homework, and we will have a meeting at eight o'clock in the evening. It's my mother's handwriting.Mom likes to make some tricks, and hanging a small blackboard is her idea.When it first hung up, everyone liked to leave messages on it, as if it was a family communication tool instead of talking.Now, only my mother is enthusiastic, she is forgetful, and always waits for others to leave before remembering any important words, so the small blackboard has become a powerful spokesperson for her.

"A meeting? I'm absent!" Jarry said. "I'm going to watch the Sports Window tonight." "If you don't participate, you have no right to speak!" Jammeh said, "Don't regret it then!" It seemed that she was an insider. For some reason, at home, even though Jarry had the best eyesight and hearing, he was the last to know about many things, which showed how he was not valued by his parents. Wu Jiamu's mother, who was making dinner, was the most sympathetic to Jia Li, and immediately started chattering in the kitchen, "What's the point of such a thing, the little girl is so old, why would she be reluctant to let her learn housework! "

"Mum Wu, what's the matter?" Jia Li stuck his head into the hot kitchen. Wu Jiamu's mother is Jia Li's neighbor. She just retired this year and is staying at home for the elderly.Jia Li's mother begged to come to the house. Seeing that Jia Li's house was in such a mess, she agreed to come and help for two hours a day, doing some housework--she always said that doing housework is a kind of relaxing activity.At first she refused to accept the wages, but later because Jia Li's mother converted the wages into real objects every month and gave them to her, and those real objects were not chosen to her liking, so she stopped being polite.Because she is the hero of the family, unlike the general hourly nannies, she often disagrees with Jerry's parents.

From the mouth of Wu Jiamu's mother, Jia Li knew the seriousness of the matter. It turned out that her mother was going to give lectures at an amateur acting school, so she would give away many of her housework to everyone.The meeting at night is to discuss the division of labor. "I, I don't have time to do this at all!" Jia Li opened his mouth like a fish in anxiety, "Mother Wu Jiamu, don't you think so?" Jia Li knew that Wu Jiamu's mother was the most loyal supporter.She has a son herself, but she still doesn't like the boy enough. Even if she meets Lu Zhisheng, she always asks questions, wishing to take her son as a former housekeeper.Therefore, Jia Li's words immediately bought her off.

"Your parents are like this, big baby girl, Jia Mei can't do anything, and it will be difficult to find a husband in the future." Wu Jiamu's mother is gearing up, "I'll go tell your parents later." "No, no, they won't listen to that." Jarry knew they hated the old ideas, and she'd screw things up by saying that. "What do you say?" "I, I don't know how to do these things. I'm careless. Washing the dishes will break the dishes, and sweeping the floor will raise dust..." "Yes! Yes!" Wu Jiamu's mother nodded again and again, "Girls should be more careful after all."

Jia Li was a little relieved. His parents respected Wu Jiamu's mother very much. One sentence from her was more effective than fifty sentences by himself.As expected, Wu Jiamu's mother kept her promise. After cooking, she sat on a chair and waited for the doorbell to ring. The doorbell finally rang, and it was the head of the household who came in—Jia Li, they secretly called him Mr. Jia. When Mr. Jia saw Wu Jiamu's mother, he said "Thanks for your hard work" horizontally and "Thank you" vertically. Seeing that the fire was coming, Wu Jiamu's mother mentioned the matter.Old Jia said vigilantly: "Oh, the boy is careless, can't he do housework well?"

"That's right." Wu Jiamu's mother said, "You are also from here." "Oh! I'm a bad teacher." Mr. Jia said ashamedly. Indeed, Dad can only give orders in this family, and occasionally act as an assistant to Mom, passing salt and monosodium glutamate, and even so, he often gives the wrong hands.Hearing the sincerity of what Jiali said, he felt relieved all of a sudden, jumped over, and lay on the bed with no worries, humming: follow the feeling... the steps are getting softer and gentler. It's a pity that Dad's way of thinking is very weird, and he doesn't follow his feelings at all.When the family sat around to eat together, he asked: "Jia Li, do you agree with Wu Jiamu's point of view?"

"Well..." Jarry was caught off guard, "maybe there's something to it." "Boys are stupid at housework, and boys are careless. It's a habit." "En!" Jia Li continued to pick the rice into his mouth, anxiously waiting for the next sentence. "However, the more this happens, the more it shows the lack of exercise." Mr. Jia said, "You have to make up for this lesson and be a capable man. Don't be like your father." Dear Wujiamu mother, what a waste of help you are doing! Dad is the head of the family, and his words are final.Later, the whole family really voted decently. My sister has always been a good daughter to my father, and my mother is basically a good wife. So when my father proposed, they all voted for it, without any spirit of independence.

To make matters worse, Dad also described the drudgery very gloriously: "When Mom was in night school, Jerry was the commander-in-chief of the family. Duties and responsibilities are linked, and everything should be led by the leader." This unlucky commander-in-chief is all about sporadic things: no one took out the garbage, the bowls are dirty, the table needs to be wiped... and there is only one soldier who is difficult to deploy under his command—sister, how dare he deploy Dad? Woolen cloth! "Then," Jarry hesitated, "if the commander-in-chief issues an order and no one listens, can...for example, some measures be taken?"

"I still need to do ideological work." Dad said, "Teaching by example is more important than teaching by words." Forget it, Jarry knew, those big principles were to make the chief conductor into the chief waiter. Jia Mei jumped up and down happily, like a bird that has picked up a bargain.The induction between the twins is either irony or nonsense.She was happy when Jia Li was in trouble -- but for a delicate girl like her younger sister, she could only outsmart her, not fight her hard, because she had plenty of tears. On his first day in office, Jarry faced a difficult situation.As soon as we finished eating, Dad took the newspaper and went back to the room.I don't understand, he always reads newspapers with great interest, at least one hour a day, he doesn't even miss the advertisements for his ass, and spends one twenty-fourth of his life reading newspapers.As for my younger sister, she also looks for her celebrity photos as soon as she pushes the bowl. She is always enthusiastic about those dull photos. "Hey, help me wash the dishes." Jarry said very simply. "I'm not available!" was a more succinct answer. "Well, I'm the only one with nothing to do!" Jarry shook his fist at her. "Why are you so fierce!" My sister said, "Don't forget about the ideological work." Jarry hit a soft nail.He is inexperienced in ideological work. If he follows what his mother said—without working hard and having no sense of responsibility, he will accomplish nothing in the future!Wow, it's no wonder my sister didn't laugh out loud. The commander-in-chief had to deal with those greasy bowls.The results were brilliant: one plate and two spoons were broken.At night, when his mother came back, Ding Dangdang washed the bowl again. He heard his mother say, "What kind of bowl did you wash? The vegetable leaves are still on it. Forget it, let me wash it tomorrow when I come back." Jia Li really wanted to shout: A child with a mother is like a treasure.Unexpectedly, my father yelled: "No, this will require more exercise." Well, his theory is only used against his son! The next day, Jia Li found a note written on the small blackboard: The commander-in-chief was obviously incompetent on his first day in office. That night, Jia Li learned to be smart. As soon as he put down the bowl, he complained of a stomachache and went straight into the toilet.After he held back there for a full twenty minutes, he ran out to see that the table was all cleaned up.He was cheering in his heart, when his father came out of the kitchen, pointed at him as if seeing a savior, and said, "That bowl is too oily, you can't wash it with cold water, go and wash it with hot water." Before Jarry could react, Dad picked up his beloved newspaper and walked briskly to his room.Unstoppable feeling--men are like that, hate washing and cleaning, Jarry thought.The only exception is my dear mother. As long as she is at home, she will be busy with such things non-stop. Why doesn't my sister follow her mother! Jia Li stared at the pot of dirty bowls and dishes, dazed for a while, and decided to cultivate his younger sister's concept of labor, even though it was a difficult task! Jia Li flashed into the room suddenly, Jia Mei screamed, and hurriedly stuffed something into her pocket. Jia Li noticed that the mysterious object immediately bulged her pocket. "what?" "none of your business!" "The commander-in-chief has the right to intervene!" The two of them stared at each other, neither willing to be outdone. After a long time, the younger sister blinked in frustration and said, "Your eyes are really like the eyes of a leopard. It's so fierce. It's scary! You should go to the zoo." "That's aggressive!" Jarry said. In terms of staring, he is not an amateur. Of course, he would not lose to this weak and dull-eyed little girl. "Hurry up, or the leopard will snatch it bluntly!" The younger sister could only obediently take out the things in the pocket, after all, the elder brother still had some sporadic prestige. It was a soft jar, shaped like toothpaste, with the words "facial cleanser" written on it. Jarry had seen an ad for that facial cleanser, and a woman with a bit of a vicious look put it on her face.Jarry felt upset when he saw it at the time, and was about to resist it, "Hey, this is not for a little girl like you!" "They all use it in the art troupe! They gave it to me!" "You're confused, that's for witches!" "You're talking nonsense, it says in the manual: Suitable for all ages." My sister justified her words. "If the commander-in-chief says it can't be used, then it can't be used!" "then apply!" "Okay, let's let Dad judge!" The younger sister was ashamed all of a sudden.Dad is a bit old-fashioned, and he insists on using soap to wash his hair, just like the old Balu, and doesn't use any shampoo.The younger sister was very sensible, so she softened immediately and said, "It is said that twins should help each other." "Okay!" Jarry said, "Please help me to wash the dishes, remember, put hot water!" The younger sister could only obey bitterly, and Jarry whistled. That night, my mother came back to check the bowls and pans. After checking, she sighed deeply and said, "Oops, what happened, all four plates are broken!" The next morning, the tone of the comments on the small blackboard was grim: the commander-in-chief was incompetent and the public property was damaged. This is a serious warning. With no way out, Jia Li could only do it himself.Talking to the dirty dishes in a stomach full of quarrels, but the hands have to be treated as carefully as unearthed cultural relics.In this way, the comments on the small blackboard turned cloudy, often saying: the commander-in-chief is basically competent,--how understated. The big fat man Lu Zhisheng complained about his friends, and often said: "You should apply for the commander-in-chief's allowance!" Is Jia Li the kind of person who is not as smart as Lu Zhisheng?He had asked his father a long time ago if he could have some rewards. Dad said: "I'm really worthless, I will fight for the reward myself!" Lu Zhisheng said: "What he means is that it's fine if others speak for you!" Jia Li was greatly inspired, and he asked Jia Mei for help, but the fellow sister refused mercilessly: "No, you are praised every day, and you have a title, you are already very popular, what more awards do you want? So greedy!" The commander-in-chief was completely disappointed, and turned away bitterly when he saw his sister. After a few days, Mom and Dad noticed the warlike atmosphere and called the whole family to have a solidarity meeting. Once Jia Li and his sister got into trouble, they rushed to mediate. Those who come together must not be unfamiliar, and they must be intimate. It's the same old routine again!Jarry thought, yawning deliberately to show his contempt. Dad looked at him, and made an opening statement calmly: "Yesterday, your mother and I received two letters." "Two letters?" The siblings said in unison. "Because there is no signature, it is not clear who wrote the letter. Now read it out for you to analyze." Dad read a letter of protest, and Mom read a letter of resignation. "Protest letter: Do you want an ordinary daughter or a capable daughter? My brother is the eldest, and he took up a lot of nutrition in the womb, but he still plays an important role! You call him by name, but you always call me baby, Whenever I can be the commander-in-chief, I can take care of Jerry! Your daughter is by no means a baby, so she wants to be valued." Jia Li grinned, she has grown up too, the girl is weird, she seems to know nothing, but in fact she understands a lot. "Resignation letter: I have to be the commander-in-chief. There are no benefits, and the responsibility is heavy. Bibi your daughter, I suffer a lot. From a fair point of view, I am an insignificant person in the family. You are always the last to inform me when you have something to do. Me, instead of valuing me as much as my sister." "I wrote the protest letter." Jammeh said with a blushing face. "Resignation letter," said Jarry, "I handed it in." "There are three points to make." Dad said, "First, you are the most valued people in your family." They both burst out laughing, scolded each other in the two letters, debated tit-for-tat, each had its own reasons, no one could deny Huai, and there was no more powerful words in the quarrel. "Second point, I hope that if there are dissatisfaction and grievances in the future, I can write them down so that everyone can understand!" The mother sitting on the side smiled and said: "The third point, let me add. We have been parents for 14 years, and we only know today. The knowledge of being a parent is never enough. You remind us, to show our gratitude , we decided to take you siblings on an outing!" "Oh, I'd rather go with Lu Zhisheng!" Jia Li was listless, "Can you send me the travel expenses?" Dad sighed, opened his hand to Mom, and said, "Another new reminder!"