A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

The next morning, Hu Dahai got up early.

Now, with the improvement of the holy water and the availability of better food,

Hu Dahai felt full of energy, and even when he urinated, he could urinate three or four inches further than before.

Today he still planned to go to work at the quarry. Although he had been reborn and knew there were many ways to make money at this time, none of these ways required start-up capital.

Without money, can you contract those state-owned factories that have been converted to private ownership? Without money, can you buy stocks? Buy houses? Even if you become a middleman, you need capital to buy things. With just a pittance, you can't possibly make a fortune.

Therefore, his safest approach right now is to focus on hard work, accumulate some capital, and then try to make money.

When he left, Hu Wangfei had already gone to the quarry with his so-called friends.

Hu Dahai could understand Hu Wangfei's feelings very well. Having just transitioned from a student to someone who could earn money, his yearning for making money and his sense of novelty towards the unknown society must have been very strong.

He wasn't in a hurry to go to the quarry because there was a small plot of land behind his house where he grew vegetables.

In rural areas, farmers have contracted land and private plots.

Private plots are specifically for farmers to grow some vegetables and engage in some sideline business.

Hu Dahai had also planted quite a few vegetables on his private plot. At this time of year, he had bok choy, eggplant, pumpkin, and loofah. He walked around the plot, pulled up some weeds, and picked the vegetables that needed to be harvested, quickly gathering a large bunch. With these vegetables, he was set for lunch today.

Just then, Mr. Li, Hu Wangfei's elementary school teacher, returned Hu Wangfei's tuition fee, which was thirteen yuan in total, a pleasant surprise.

Hu Dahai chatted briefly with Teacher Li before returning inside. He first stir-fried some braised eggplant and then some loofah for himself, intending to have lunch there so he wouldn't have to go home.

By the time he had finished packing up, Bao Yuanshan had also arrived. The two of them then went together to the quarry in Dayuan Village to cut stones.

However, when they arrived at the quarry, they saw several more children standing beside the open space where they were quarrying stones.

It was Hu Wangfei and his friends who didn't read books.

When Bao Yuanshan saw Hu Wangfei, his jaw almost dropped in surprise: "Dahai, what's Wangfei doing here breaking rocks? Shouldn't he be studying?"

Bao Yuanshan was very clear about Hu Dahai's family situation, and he knew all too well how much Hu Dahai valued his youngest son, Hu Wangfei. Hu Dahai had once boasted to Bao Yuanshan that the whole family's hopes rested on Hu Wangfei, and that if Hu Wangfei got into university, the whole family would rise to prominence.

So how could he not be shocked that Hu Wangfei was at the quarry breaking stones when he should have been studying?

Hu Dahai glanced at Hu Wangfei and said indifferently, "The kid doesn't want to study, he just wants to start making money. He even caused trouble at school and was sent back by the teacher. What can I do? If he wants to make money, let him make money here."

In other matters, Bao Yuanshan would think Hu Dahai was right to focus on himself and not worry too much about the child. But in this situation, Bao Yuanshan wasn't entirely supportive.

He slapped his thigh, saying with a hint of exasperation, "Dahai, I'm not trying to criticize you, but what kind of thing have you done? You can ignore other things, but how can you not care about this child's education?"

"This child is young and doesn't understand, so he thinks studying is bad and wants to work. When he gets into university, he'll know how good studying is. At that time, he'll be grateful to you and be filial to you! Aren't you benefiting from it too?"

"Besides, your Wangfei is capable of studying. He's not one of those people who can't study. If he studies hard for a year, he can definitely get in. How can you give up on him?"

"If you ask me, you should strictly control him every day. If he misbehaves or doesn't want to study, you should beat him and force him to go to university! Then your whole family will have a good time."

This matter made Bao Yuanshan very anxious. Originally, Bao Yuanshan was not very good at speaking and did not like to talk much, but today he couldn't help but say a few more words.

In fact, this kind of thinking is not only Bao Yuanshan's thinking, but also Hu Dahai's thinking in the past, and even more so the thinking of many uneducated people in rural areas.

Because many of them are not highly educated, and some have never even been to school, they insist that their current suffering is caused by their lack of education.

This is why they believe that no matter what method they use, as long as they send their children to higher education and think that their children are doing well, then their children will definitely be doing well in the future and their children will be grateful to them.

Little did Hu Dahai know that only those who had been reborn truly understood that what you consider good is not necessarily what children want. In fact, if you lack money, some children might even say things like, "Why did you have me if you don't have money?" when faced with problems.

As Hu Dahai tidied up his tools, he said to Bao Yuanshan:

“Yuanshan, have you ever thought about this? For example, you keep pushing your child to study, and in the end, your child does get into university, but when they graduate, they find that university graduates actually lead very ordinary lives. What do you do then? Won't they resent you?”

"Also, for example, if you force your child to find a wife you think is good, but in the end the two of them are not happy and even get a divorce, do you think your child will resent you for forcing him to marry this wife?"

"For example, if your child likes to break rocks, but you force him to herd pigs, and he doesn't make any money herding pigs, do you think your child will resent you for making him herd pigs?"

Bao Yuanshan was a little bewildered by Hu Dahai's three consecutive questions, because he really hadn't thought about these kinds of questions. He just let his child strive for what he thought was good, nothing more.

But he still pinpointed one crucial point: "He dares to blame me? I've been risking my life for him, haven't I? If he dares to blame me, I'll beat him up."

Hu Dahai shook his head speechlessly, then said, "You can beat him now, but what about ten or twenty years from now? What about when you're old? You might not only be unable to beat him then, but you'll also have to rely on him to take care of you. If he resents you then, refuses to take care of you, or even prefers you to die rather than help you, what will you do? You can only watch yourself die!"

"Therefore, it's best for adults to stay out of some of the things children do. If you do, you won't get a good word in return, and you'll only get yourself into trouble. As adults, all you need to do is keep the money in your own hands and have confidence in it. That's enough."

Bao Yuanshan felt a chill run down his spine after hearing Hu Dahai's words.

Instantly, I imagined the scene of being abandoned by my child ten or twenty years from now. At that time, I would be helpless and have no one to turn to.

As he thought about it, a fine layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

It happened while Bao Yuanshan and Hu Dahai were talking.

The children over there let out a gasp of surprise.

"The bucket's full! The bucket's full! Many hands make light work!"

The children were hitting the stones together, and since most of them were at their most energetic and had boundless strength, they quickly filled a bucket with stones through their combined efforts.

Although they were already a bit tired after breaking through one bucket of stones, they became even more confident after exchanging it for a dollar. Completely blinded by the money, they forgot their fatigue and immediately started breaking through the second bucket of stones.

Among them, Hu Wangfei did not forget to look back at Hu Dahai, as if to say: "See? Making money is this easy. You let me study but don't let me work. That's the biggest loss for me."