I have a friend who has worked hard outside for many years and made a name for himself.
When I went home a few days ago, my friend drove his newly bought BMW back to his hometown. His parents were very happy and invited several relatives to have dinner at home.
At the dinner table, my friends respectfully poured wine for the elders and relatives. One of the relatives suddenly asked my friend: How have you been living outside these years? Have you bought a car or a house?
My friend smiled and said that the car parked in front of his house was the one he had just bought not long ago.
This relative immediately said to his friend: That car is not cheap. You have only been abroad for a few years and you can afford to buy this car. Is it second-hand? Some second-hand cars are estimated to cost less than 100,000 yuan.
My friend's face twitched unconsciously, and then he smiled and said nothing else.
But when this relative saw that his friend didn’t say anything, he thought he had been guessed, so he continued to say happily: Young people have a good reputation. Everyone knows this, but these cars and other things have to be done according to their ability. The child of my family I work in a big city. I just spent 150,000 on a new car not long ago, and I will be planning to buy a house in a while.
After hearing this, my friend knew very well the comparison mentality in this relative’s heart, so he praised the relative’s child for being very capable.
Halfway through the meal, this relative suddenly said again: You have been away from home for so many years, what have you been doing outside? Although you were admitted to a key university at that time, the major you studied didn't have much prospects. You didn't believe it when I asked you to choose the one you wanted, but now you know it!
My friend was already a little tired of this relative, so he directly told me that he now runs a company. Although the company is not big, it currently has an income of more than 3 million yuan per year. The car is brand new that he bought himself, although it looks dirty. The reason is that I haven’t had my car washed recently, and I have already bought a house. The price in the city center is pretty good!
After the relative heard this, his hand holding the chopsticks suddenly trembled and the dish fell on the table. After that, the relative talked significantly less at the dinner table, and he didn't speak much until the end of the meal.
My friend later heard from his father that this relative secretly asked other people about his friend many times, just to verify whether what the friend said at that time was true. As for the verification results, the friend was not interested in asking about his life. Okay, it’s enough for you to know whether you feel comfortable or not, don’t care what others think or do!
Everyone feels that if this relative knew through others that what his friend said was true, how would he feel?
