It was a cold winter night, and the Li family's stove fire would warm this small house, which was only a dozen square meters. Mrs. Li sat on the kang, gathered her thin cotton jacket, and sighed.
"Baby, this winter has made us miserable. She said to her young grandson, Li Xiaoming, "Our family has nothing, so we are counting on your parents' meager salary to live." "
Li Xiaoming's father, Li Dali, nodded, his face full of exhaustion: "Yes, I worked on the construction site for more than ten hours, but the money I earned was only enough for food and clothing." His wife, Wang Susu, took over the conversation: "If we have a backyard, we can grow some vegetables, at least we can solve the problem by ourselves." "
Mrs. Li is a filial daughter-in-law, and she gave almost all of her in-laws' property to her eldest son, Uncle Li. Uncle Li is a greedy man, and after taking possession of the family's land and real estate for himself, he ignores Mrs. Li.
One day, Mrs. Li found Uncle Li and said earnestly: "Big brother, you have taken all the family's property for yourself, and I have no complaints." But you have to promise me that you will be filial to your nephews in the future, and that they will not suffer. "
Uncle Li agreed, and said with a flattering smile: "Mom, don't worry, with me as the eldest brother, they will definitely not suffer in the future." "
Although Mrs. Li was skeptical of her eldest son's words, after all, she was old and could only choose to believe him.
Li Dali held his grandmother's hand tightly and said with tears streaming down his face: "Milk, don't worry, we will definitely get justice for you!"
Li Xiaoming also couldn't stop choking on the side. Grandma looked at the two of them, and finally a peaceful smile appeared on her face.
Soon after his grandmother passed away, Uncle Li showed a hideous face. He said to Li Dali confidently: "Now that my mother has passed away, all the family's property belongs to me." If you are not convinced, you can go and sue and see who has the last laugh!"
Li Dali said angrily: "Uncle, how can you be so shameless? Grandma told you to treat us well before she died. "
Uncle Li waved his hand nonchalantly: "She was just talking, I didn't promise anything." Besides, you're a poor family, and you won't live long on my inheritance. "
As he spoke, he began to violently kick Li Dali's family out of the room. Wang Susu clutched her stomach and tears burst out of her eyes. Li Xiaoming tugged at the corner of his father's clothes and shouted helplessly: "Dad, what should we do?"
Li Dali's family was homeless and had to live in a cramped rental house on the rural-urban interface. In this way, the days were spent in poverty.
One day, Li Dali said to his wife: "Susu, is there really no way for us to get back that inheritance? "
Wang Susu shook his head helplessly: "You also know that your uncle has money and power in his hands, even if it is useless to sue the court." What's more, we don't even have the money to hire a lawyer. "
Li Xiaoming interjected on the side and said: "Then let's be self-reliant! I have already been admitted to a key high school, as long as I am admitted to a good university in the future and earn a lot of money in the future, I will be able to seek justice!"
Li Dali patted his son's shoulder, and his eyes were a little firmer: "Okay, with your words, I have rekindled hope." As long as we don't give up, we will definitely be able to get justice for grandma!"
From that day on, Li Xiaoming's determination to study hard has become even stronger. He said to himself: "I must get ahead and seek justice for my grandmother in the future! No matter how difficult the road is, I will never give up!"
Li Dali and Wang Susu were also sincerely relieved to see their son so promising. They began to be more diligent and thrifty, saving money for Li Xiaoming's schooling. In this way, the family encouraged each other and struggled together in the midst of hardship.
Li Xiaoming studied in the city's key middle school, and his classmates were well-off, but he was one of the few poor students in the school. But he never felt inferior because of this, but used it as a motivation to study harder.
Once, Li Xiaoming's good friend Zhang Wei found him and said: "Xiao Ming, you work so hard every day, you don't even have time to rest, it's too hard." My family is well-off, and my parents are very supportive, so if you are short of money, just ask me. "
Li Xiaoming shook his head, his eyes were firm: "Thank you, Weizi, I am not short of money, I just want to repay my parents in the future and seek justice for my grandmother." You don't know, my family was originally very rich......"
Zhang Wei saw that Li Xiaoming was so diligent, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration. Since then, he has also followed Li Xiaoming's pace and redoubled his efforts.
In this way, Li Xiaoming was admitted to a key university in the provincial capital with excellent results. His parents were relieved, but more than that, proud of their son.
After graduating from university, Li Xiaoming got his wish and worked in a large state-owned enterprise. He worked hard and worked hard, and in just a few years, he went from an ordinary employee to a department manager.
Once, Li Xiaoming's old leader asked him to dinner. After three rounds of drinking, the old leader patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Ming, you are a very promising young man. You are diligent and upright, and you will definitely get ahead in the future!"
Li Xiaoming smiled humbly: "Today is thanks to the teachings of my parents and grandmother. They taught me what it's like to endure hardship and taught me to work hard. "
The old leader nodded, and said, "You just have the motivation and pursuit." However, you should think twice and not be blinded by fame and fortune. Some people do all kinds of dirty things for money. "
Li Xiaoming replied solemnly: "I will definitely remember your teachings. By the way, the people you are talking about are like one of my relatives......" He told about the occupation of his grandmother's inheritance.
After hearing this, the old leader shook his head and sighed that the world was hot and cold. But looking at Li Xiaoming's resolute eyes, he seemed to be full of confidence in this young man's future.
In this way, step by step, Li Xiaoming was soon promoted to the middle director of the company. He is very popular, and he is extremely capable of doing things, and he is highly valued by his superiors.
That day, Li Xiaoming had just attended an important meeting and was sorting out the meeting materials. Suddenly, a middle-aged man broke in in a rage and shouted, "You are my nephew Li Xiaoming, right?
Li Xiaoming was taken aback by this sudden move, and the smile on his face froze suddenly. He looked the man who claimed to be an uncle up and down, and said coldly, "Who are you?
Uncle Li smiled and said, "Haha, Xiao Ming, do you still hate me back then? Those are all old accounts from decades ago, so it's better to write them off, don't you say?"
Li Xiaoming's eyes burst with sparks of anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You have taken possession of grandma's inheritance, causing our family to be impoverished, and grandma's last wish before her death cannot be fulfilled, you are very happy!"
Uncle Li was not annoyed when he saw that Li Xiaoming was angry, but explained with a hippie smile: "Xiao Ming, don't blame you for being wrong Uncle and I." When we divided the property, several of your brothers chose to run away, and I stayed at home alone to sweep the floor and serve your grandmother. That's why my grandmother gave me all the property, which is normal. "
Li Xiaoming sneered: "You have a very good speech." But before she died, Grandma clearly told you to treat us nephews well. Instead of doing this, you kicked us out of our house, and we lived in poverty ever since. "
"Well, it's all small things. Uncle Li waved his hand, "Besides, your life is not bad now, I think you are quite talented." Besides, there is a reason why I have taken my family property for myself. "
Li Xiaoming said disdainfully: "Oh?
"Before your grandmother died, she called me to me and told me to ......" Uncle Li lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "She said that I want to take all the family property for myself and protect the glory of the family." Otherwise, she won't be able to reincarnate with peace of mind......"
"Don't go around in circles with me!" Li Xiaoming impatiently interrupted the uncle's words, "How could grandma say such ridiculous things? She attaches so much importance to the family, how could she order you to monopolize the family property? You are obviously quibbling!"
Uncle Li saw that his excuse didn't work, so he simply gave up covering it up and said confidently: "Okay, I'll just say it directly." I have taken possession of the family property in order to prevent you poor relatives from losing the face of the family in the future! If you look at your father, you will already feel very content to be a worker. If they are allowed to take charge of the family property, I am afraid that sooner or later the family business accumulated by their ancestors will be ruined!"
At this moment, a clear voice sounded beside him: "Enough! Uncle Li, do you still have such a family honor? You possess the family property indeed to prevent the family from going bankrupt, but what kind of life are you living now? Relying on the old capital of your ancestors, you have nothing to do and are extravagant!"
The old leader nodded, looked at Uncle Li, and said earnestly: "Uncle Li, your possession of the family property is to maintain the honor of the family, and this original intention is good. But what you are doing now is tarnishing the glory of your family. Do you know that Xiao Ming has been working hard all these years, relying on his own skills to slowly accumulate the family business, in order to be able to revive the glory of the family in the future?"
Uncle Li was speechless and lowered his head. The old leader turned to Li Xiaoming again, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Xiao Ming, do you finally understand? What your uncle did wrong was the method, not the original intention. He initially took possession of the family property to prevent the family from going bankrupt. But then he himself lived a life of prostitution and idleness, and he fell to this point. "
Saying that, Li Xiaoming looked at the uncle, and his tone softened a lot: "Uncle, I know that you originally owned the family property out of good intentions. It's just that the later approach is really biased, and we are all wrong. But it's not too late, so why don't we start all over again? Give me back your property, and I will abide by the family motto, run and develop well, and let our family flourish again. What do you think?"
The arrival of the uncle made Li Xiaoming feel the twists and turns of life. He silently reflected in his heart: It turns out that this is the impermanence of fate. At the beginning, we were poor and hated our uncle; But when I gradually became promising, my uncle took the initiative to come to me, and the contradiction between us was solved.
Everything is fate, and God has already destined all this to happen. How can we guess the will of God? We can only live religiously, follow our own hearts, and wait for the opportunity to come.
He secretly swore in his heart: I must uphold the ancestral teachings, abide by the family style, and do a good job in managing and developing the family business. Only in this way can I live up to my grandmother's expectations, and my hard work over the years is not in vain.
After some careful consideration, Li Xiaoming finally made up his mind and forgave his uncle for what he did. He found the uncle and said solemnly: "Uncle, I have already figured it out." Your intentions in possession of the property were good, but your later approach was biased. But this is all in the past, and instead of holding grudges all the time, it is better to put down the mustard in your heart and start over. "
Uncle Li was impressed by Li Xiaoming's open-mindedness, and his eyes moistened slightly. He said sincerely: "Xiao Ming, you are much more mature than me. yes, I was too bigoted back then. If you could have managed your family property well at that time, and you didn't have extravagance, you wouldn't have ended up where you are today. "
"Let's start today!" Li Xiaoming patted his uncle on the shoulder, "You handed over the family property to me, if you have any business difficulties, I will humbly ask for your opinion." Together, we will surely make the family strong again!"
Uncle nodded, and finally a long-lost smile appeared on his face. He looked at Li Xiaoming, his eyes were full of pride and comfort, as if to say: With a young man like you holding up the banner of the family, I can leave with confidence.
Since then, Li Xiaoming took his uncle to his home and arranged a quiet but decent life for him. Uncle also often comes to the company to provide Li Xiaoming with valuable business methods.
Under the careful guidance of his uncle, Li Xiaoming prudently ran the family industry. He always kept in mind the teachings of his uncle, and never expanded rashly, but only steadily and rationally allocated limited resources.
Gradually, under his careful management, the scale of the family's business gradually expanded, and the income also increased. Once, Li Xiaoming happily reported the latest business performance to the uncle, who patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Okay, good, you have done a good job! As long as you make persistent efforts, you will definitely be able to make the family's business reach new heights!"
In addition to the family industry, Li Xiaoming did not forget his grandmother's last entrustment. With the funds at hand, he set up a public welfare foundation to support poor students in his hometown and other parts of the province. Every school season, he will personally go to distribute bursaries and talk to students.
Once, a little girl tugged at the corner of Li Xiaoming's clothes and innocently asked, "Uncle, why are you so good that you want to sponsor us poor children?"
Li Xiaoming squatted down, touched the girl's head, and said gently: "Because when I was a child, I lived in poverty like you. It is because of the sponsorship of my studies that I am where I am today. So, I also want to sponsor more people now so that they have the opportunity to change their lives. "
The girl's eyes widened, obviously unable to understand the deep meaning of Li Xiaoming's words. But the other students and teachers present were deeply moved by Li Xiaoming's words and responded with warm applause.
It is precisely because of Li Xiaoming's selfless public welfare spirit that he quickly won high social praise in the local area. Some people praised him as "the new boss of our generation", while others praised him as "a model of the perfect combination of business profit and social responsibility".
Once, Li Xiaoming was invited to participate in a public welfare party, and when the host of the party handed him the microphone, the audience burst into thunderous applause. Li Xiaoming smiled slightly and said, "Friends, I don't think I'm so great. I have this opportunity to give back to the community today thanks to the teachings of my parents and grandmother. It was they who taught me the hardships of hardship, and also made me understand the truth of gratitude and retribution. "
"yes, my grandma was a great person. Li Xiaoming's eyes darkened, "Her last entrustment before her death was that I must help the poor in the future, so that more people have the opportunity to change their fate." That's why I founded this public welfare foundation to support poor students in my hometown and the province. "
"Although, all this I did was insignificant. But I believe that as long as we work together, we will be able to bring more warmth and hope to this society!"
When Li Xiaoming's words fell, the audience burst into thunderous applause and cheers. Everyone was impressed by his humility and kindness, and they cast approving glances at him.
Many years later, in the spring and white snow, thousands of people came with flowers and drums, and they gathered in front of the ancestral hall of Li Xiaoming's family for generations, waiting for the annual ancestor worship ceremony.
Li Xiaoming was dressed in a luxurious sacrificial robe and strode up to the altar. Behind him were his wife, his children, and his uncle's descendants. The family solemnly knelt down in front of the incense table to pay tribute to the spirit of the ancestors in the sky.