Chapter 1531 Don’t Mess Around

"I will rent a house for you, and I will still give you 1,000 yuan a month for living expenses."

"No, things in the capital are much more expensive than in Pingcheng, 1,000 yuan is not enough, I need 2,000 yuan."

"Only 1,000 yuan." Qiao Nan shook his head: "1,000 yuan in Pingcheng can make you live well, better than ordinary office workers. I know this better than you. The same 1,000 yuan in the capital may not be as comfortable as in Pingcheng. But for retirement, at least you will not go hungry, and you will not buy out-of-season or too expensive dishes. You can match meat and vegetables to make them very nutritious. As for clothes, I will buy you a new set every season."

Ding Jiayi only needs to take care of her own food with the 1,000 yuan she gets.

Ding Jiayi is stingy, and with 1,000 yuan a month, she can still save a little money in the bank.

"I advise you not to ask for too much. If you really make me angry, be careful that we will end up breaking up. I must remind you of one thing. I am not your only child. If you really want to ask for 2,000, fine. I want to support you, but Qiao Zijin doesn't need to support you? We are both your daughters, so of course the maintenance fee should be shared equally by both of us."

Qiao Nan has never refused when she was asked to support the elderly, but she hasn't dragged Qiao Zijin into the issue yet.

It doesn't make sense that Qiao Nan needs to support the elderly while Qiao Zijin doesn't, as both were born to Ding Jiayi. If Ding Jiayi dared to say that she would ask Qiao Zijin for 2,000 after asking Qiao Nan for 2,000. If such an old person were to be told, he would definitely be scolded to death and drowned in other people's saliva.

Even in the capital, before 2010, the per capita salary was not high.

Ding Jiayi alone would have to take 4,000 in maintenance fees, so the other children would not have to live. Ding Jiayi is not the only one who is an extreme old person. If the biological children are like this, what about the stepfathers and stepmothers? Wouldn't everyone follow suit, read from the script, and ask for as much as Ding Jiayi did?

If that were the case, this society would be in chaos.

The only thing Ding Jiayi could do to suppress Qiao Nan was that she gave birth to Qiao Nan, and Qiao Nan had an obligation to her. The basis for this was that the public opinion was on her side, and she occupied the highest point of morality, forcing Qiao Nan to bow her head.

But if public opinion turned against Qiao Nan and attacked Ding Jiayi, then Ding Jiayi would be in trouble. Not only would she not be able to be an old lady, but she would also be scolded.

After listening to Qiao Nan's words, Ding Jiayi knew that one thousand was the upper limit that Qiao Nan was willing to give. If she asked for more, Qiao Nan would once drag Qiao Zijin into it, and then she would divide the alimony she asked for by two. Then, the money she could get from Qiao Nan in the end would definitely be less than the original one thousand.

No matter how much Ding Jiayi often said about how promising Qiao Zijin would be in the future, she never gave her a dime after Qiao Zijin graduated and started working. At most, she bought some vegetables. Ding Jiayi knew that it would be difficult to get the "filial piety" of her eldest daughter.

Therefore, when calculating the money given by the maintenance agency, Ding Jiayi did not include Qiao Zijin in her plan at all.

"This is our daily life. If you agree, I will continue to give you one thousand a month, according to what I just said. If you don't agree, it's fine. You can ask for as much as you want, and Qiao Zijin and I will split it in half. If you ask for too much, that's fine. I can't give it to you. You can make a fuss as much as you want, as long as you are sure that I will lose face when the time comes, and you won't be scolded by a bunch of people."

Her position is sensitive, and the person she married is special. Even for her own and her husband's family's reputation, Qiao Nan can only give Ding Jiayi one thousand a month to support her.