Chapter 794 Grandpa Dad
He pointed at Qi Tongwei and said, "What's your attitude? I'm your elder, what's wrong with asking you to do this? You are so ignorant, how can you stay in this family in the future?" Liang Qunfeng felt that Qi Tongwei was too unreasonable. He made a request with good intentions, but was met with such a defiance.
The two of them argued back and forth, and the noise became louder and louder. The kitchen was filled with a tense atmosphere, and the pots and pans stood aside and watched the conflict coldly.
Liang Lu, who was in the living room, heard the quarrel and felt a pang in her heart. She quickly put down the book in her hand and walked into the kitchen. "What happened to you two? Why are you quarreling?" Liang Lu looked at her father and husband anxiously, her eyes full of worry.
Liang Qunfeng spoke first: "Lulu, look at your husband. I just said I wanted to eat steamed flower cakes and steamed buns, and he got angry with me. How can he behave like a son-in-law!" Liang Qunfeng's face was full of grievance and dissatisfaction. He felt that he had suffered great injustice in front of his daughter.
Qi Tongwei was not to be outdone: "Lulu, please be fair. I'm exhausted outside and just want to take a rest when I come back, but he insists on making me do this and that. I'm a human being, not made of iron!" Qi Tongwei looked at Liang Lu, hoping she could understand his hard work.
Liang Lu stood in the middle, feeling torn. On one side was her father, who had loved her since she was a child and had deep-rooted traditional ideas; on the other side was her husband, who risked his life for work and it was indeed not easy for him. "Dad, Tongwei just came back and must be exhausted. Please be considerate of him. Tongwei, Dad was just saying it casually. He certainly didn't mean to embarrass you on purpose. Don't be so angry." Liang Lu tried to persuade both sides, with helplessness and anxiety in her voice.
After hearing what his daughter said, Liang Qunfeng calmed down a little, but still muttered: "I just want to eat some home-made snacks. It's not an excessive request. If he had said he was tired earlier, I wouldn't have forced him." Liang Qunfeng still felt a little unhappy, thinking that his request was regarded as unreasonable by his son-in-law.
Qi Tongwei took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He felt a little guilty when he saw Liang Lu's embarrassment. "Dad, I'm sorry, I was rude just now. I was really too tired and couldn't control my emotions for a while." Qi Tongwei took the initiative to apologize. He knew that his outburst just now was a bit excessive and he shouldn't be so impatient with his elders.
Liang Qunfeng looked at Qi Tongwei's apology and his expression eased a little: "Forget it, forget it, I was also wrong. I shouldn't have made demands just after you came back." Liang Qunfeng also realized that he might not have considered Qi Tongwei's feelings.
Liang Lu was relieved to see that both of them had given in. "Okay, okay, don't be angry. How about this, Tongwei takes a rest today, and tomorrow I will go with Dad to buy flower cakes and steamed buns, and we can eat together as a family, okay?" Liang Lu proposed a compromise, hoping to satisfy everyone.
Liang Qunfeng and Qi Tongwei both nodded, and the family turmoil was temporarily calmed. The kitchen returned to peace, with only the sound of the faucet dripping, as if telling the story of this small family conflict.
Qi Tongwei picked up the dishes and chopsticks again and washed them silently. Liang Qunfeng no longer mentioned the flower cakes and steamed buns. He walked to the living room, sat on the sofa, turned on the TV, and pretended to be calm. Liang Lu handed them some fruit to try to ease the remaining embarrassment.
After a while, Qi Tongwei finished washing the dishes and came to the living room. He sat next to Liang Lu and gently held her hand. "Lulu, I'm sorry to have troubled you today." Qi Tongwei said in a low voice, his eyes full of apology.
Liang Lu held his hand back and said with a smile: "It's okay. It's inevitable that a family will have some small conflicts. Don't take it to heart. Dad is just too stubborn sometimes." Liang Lu comforted Qi Tongwei softly, hoping that he would not blame himself too much for this matter.
Liang Qunfeng was watching the two of them, reflecting in his heart. He thought of Qi Tongwei's efforts in his work over the years, and thought that he might be a bit chauvinistic and ignore the feelings of young people. "Tongwei, if you have anything to say, just say it directly in the future, don't keep it in your heart. We are all family, so we can talk it out." Liang Qunfeng took the initiative to break the silence, and his tone was much gentler.
Qi Tongwei was still angry after hearing this. He sneered and said, "You were not kidding when you said you wanted to steam flower rolls and steamed buns? You are giving me a way out now? What were you doing before? If you want to eat it so much, go and steam it yourself now!" Qi Tongwei's voice became louder, with obvious provocation.
Liang Qunfeng didn't expect Qi Tongwei to not accept this opportunity, and his face instantly turned gloomy again. "What are you talking about? I've already taken the initiative to give in, and you're still pushing me? I'm your elder, so what's wrong with asking you to do this? If you can't even do this, are you still a man? You're just a waste!" Liang Qunfeng was completely enraged by Qi Tongwei's attitude. His dignity over the years made him unable to tolerate such a rebuttal, and those hurtful words came out of his mouth.
"Who are you calling a loser?" Qi Tongwei stood up from the sofa, his eyes wide open, staring at Liang Qunfeng, the veins on his forehead bulging. "I'm working hard outside for this family and for society, and you? You only know how to act like an elder at home and make unreasonable demands!" Qi Tongwei became more and more excited as he spoke, all the new and old hatreds flooding into his heart.
"Unreasonable request? I just want to eat some home-made snacks. Is that an unreasonable request? You have no conscience!" Liang Qunfeng also stood up, pointing his finger at Qi Tongwei's nose, his body trembling slightly with anger.
The two of them argued back and forth, neither of them giving in. The noise of the quarrel became louder and louder, and the whole room was filled with the fierce noise. Liang Lu was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She kept pulling Qi Tongwei and yelled, "Tongwei, stop arguing, please!" But Qi Tongwei was so angry that he couldn't listen to her at all.
Liang Qunfeng was so angry that his face turned red. He suddenly stretched out his hand and swung it. A teacup on the table fell to the ground with a "snap" and shattered. This was like lighting a gunpowder barrel. Qi Tongwei smashed a vase next to him to the ground, and the sound of the vase breaking was crisp and piercing.
"Stop quarreling!" At this time, Qi Tongwei's eldest son Dawei and youngest son Xiaoyu heard the quarrel and ran over. Dawei looked at his father and grandfather quarreling with horror, while Xiaoyu hid behind Dawei with only half of his head exposed.
"Grandpa, Dad, can you please stop quarreling?" Dawei said in a crying voice, and as he spoke, he walked forward and grabbed Liang Qunfeng's arm.