Chapter 593 Relatives Gathered Together
Guo Xinpei waved his hand, "Don’t stop me. I always strictly teach my children to be polite. They must be amiable and make good daughters-in-law after getting married. They can’t do things that show lack of family discipline. Although we are rural farmers, our family upbringing is not inferior to that of the wealthy people in big cities."
Tong Yao couldn’t stand Guo Xinpei’s pretentiousness any longer. Her eyes darted around, unwilling to continue the conversation.
Hongwei cleared his throat and said, "Uncle Guo, I can see that you are indeed very strict in your family discipline. Jinnian is well-educated under your guidance."
Guo Xinpei was very pleased by the praise. He patted Hongwei’s shoulder enthusiastically, saying, "Hongwei, we are about to become a family, there’s no need for you to be so polite. You can just call me ’dad’ like Jinnian. If Jinnian ever disrespects her in-laws or fails to take good care of you, just write to me and I’ll teach her a lesson."
The corners of Hongwei’s mouth twitched, he managed a nod but couldn’t get himself to say the word ’dad’.
Guo Xinpei mistook that for shyness and didn’t mind. He pointed at the pathway leading to the village and said, "This road is a bit hard to travel on when it’s raining. If it needs to be fixed, it might as well be paved all the way to the county town with tarmac. It’s a better, more convenient surface for driving. This would make it easier for you in your cars when you come back. It would be best if you could fix the one by our farmland too. There’s no need to worry about the others, just our own will do."
Before Hongwei could say anything, Guo Xinpei added, "Since we are spending money on the road, we can’t just let people pass by for free. I will set up a toll booth at the entrance. Both the bullock carts and bicycles have to pay. We won’t charge much, just one cent per passage."
Guo Xinpei’s words were utterly unexpected by Hongwei. Even Tong Yao, who was experienced and knowledgeable, was stunned by what he had just said.