184, Life of a Miser

The current situation of the Yan family is one of yin and yang. There is an old lady, five little girls, and the only two men in the family. Yan Chu spends half of the year outside making money.

Therefore, on weekdays, both the old lady and Yan Yuanbao's sisters consciously instilled in him the differences between men and women, for fear of raising this younger brother to be like a little girl.

Perhaps it was overkill, which also caused Yuanbao's child to feel aggrieved immediately when he heard that he might have to wear pink clothes. In his subconscious, pink is the color that his sisters like, which is like choosing rags to sew on clothes. When he was young, his sisters all liked bright colors, while he preferred more calm colors such as blue, light gray, and brown.

This is also related to Yan Chu's daily attire. As the only male elder in the family, Yan Yuanbao always subconsciously imitates his father's dress. It is absolutely impossible for Yan Chu to wear pink clothes. This makes Yan Yuanbao how Can you accept wearing pink clothes?

Yan Chu really has no way to interfere with children's aesthetic matters. What's more, as an upright man, he always subconsciously thinks that colors such as pink and rose should be worn by little girls. Of course, he doesn't think that men should wear them. If a child likes pink, there is nothing wrong with those lively and bright colors.

So when he was repurchasing fabrics for his family this time, he bought several pieces of fabric in several colors. For the sake of his younger son, he also bought a piece of sky blue fabric that was suitable for a little boy of his age. But that piece of fabric Packed at the bottom of the bag.

Understanding what made Yan Yuanbao sad, Yan Chu turned the piece of sky blue cloth out of the bag in a state of confusion. Yan Yuanbao also realized that he seemed to have cried too early and made a big mistake.

"Don't wear pink as a man. If a man encounters something, he will cry like you without caring about anything. Even if you want to cry, you have to wait until the matter is clarified before crying."

Yan Chu helplessly wiped the tears of the little meat dumpling, but he could not let him develop the habit of thinking that all he wanted to do would come true as long as he cried and fussed.

"I'm a man."

Yan Yuanbao pouted and added in a sullen voice.

"Then since you don't like pink, why didn't you tell dad in advance?"

Yan Chu was a little confused. Since his son knew that he was going to change the fabrics at home from hearing his conversation with his grandma that day, why didn't he tell him clearly in advance.

"Because my family has no money, when Yuan Bao saves up the money to buy fabrics, he can buy the fabrics he likes."

Yan Yuanbao pointed to his fingers and whispered: "I'm still young now. When Yuanbao gets rich, he will buy a lot of beautiful clothes for his father and grandma. There will be several pieces of each style and all colors." "

Yan Yuanbao patted his father on the shoulder. He would give birth to a child in the future, and he would be able to save a lot of money and buy good things for his father and grandma.

"Yuanbao is such a good boy."

Yan Chu touched his little head with gentle eyes, but did not tell him that he might never be as rich as his father in this life.

What he played in front of the sisters Yan Jin and Yan Zhen was actually his original self in his previous life, and even the level of hard work was slightly worse than that of his original self.

As an ordinary man, when his wife passed away and the family was under great pressure, he was able to make the final decision, resolutely quit his job, and then go south to do business. The mental pressure he endured was huge.

He is different from Yan Chu. With more than a dozen worlds of life experience, he is just an ordinary man.

Many people think that being a prostitute can make money, and that in addition to taking certain risks, the profits gained from this business are indeed huge, but they have not seen the sadness behind this scenery.

When I went to Shencheng for the first time, even with the help of an aunt whom I had not seen for more than 20 years, I still took many detours.

He had been cheated and lost a lot of money. For this reason, he did not dare to live in a guest house. He only dared to sleep on a park bench or under the eaves of an awning. Prices in Shenzhen were too high, so he relied on food brought from home. I lived on the dry food I went there, and I didn't dare to eat too much. I often relied on water to stay full.

The business of being a dealer is very particular about connections and information. In order to know which market will have new goods and which factory will sell some cheap goods that are slightly defective but do not affect their use, he makes fun of people time and time again, and does not do it again and again. Even if he tries to please others with self-respect, he will gain very little.

Twenty-four hours a day, he often sleeps only three or four hours. Sometimes he is not sure which markets will have new products, so he simply doesn't sleep and rushes back and forth to several markets, even in the dead of night. I was afraid of missing the scene of trucks going to the warehouse to replenish goods in the middle of the night.

In this way, he gradually established a foothold in Shenzhen, and each time he brought home more and more goods. Even in the early 1990s, he opened his own factory at the best time, relying on the knowledge he learned from Shenzhen. With the experience of running a factory, this small factory developed into a local benchmark enterprise.

Who can not admire such a man?

It's a pity that he also has a common problem among some men, which is to report good news to his family but not bad news, and try his best to create the image of himself as a glamorous and stalwart father.

He never complained to his children about how hard it was to work outside, because he had lost his mother's debt to them. What he showed to them was that their father was very capable, that he could make money, and that he could give them the best life.

Because he could not always be with his children, all he could do was give them money, a lot of money. He was reluctant to eat and wear, and spent all the money he earned on his children.

In addition, every time he came from Shenzhen, he could always bring the most fashionable clothes in the south, and many of the most popular commodities, such as televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines. The living conditions of the Yan family suddenly became the best among the families in the surrounding area, and the children lived with their grandmother all year round. Under the indulgence of the old man, they also lost their sense of propriety.

Under the instigation of those with ulterior motives, conflicts gradually arose in the wealthy family.

At that time, the brothers and sisters had grown up, and the five sisters were afraid of the only brother in the family, fearing that the huge fortune earned by their father would be taken away by him in the end.

The younger brother also disliked the five sisters. He felt that he was the only son in the family and everything in the Yan family originally belonged to him. After the sisters got married, they should have nothing to do with all the family property.

Such conflicts were not ironclad. The five sisters also suspected each other.

The eldest sister felt that she had contributed the most and that she could take the largest share of her father's property among the sisters. The second and third sisters felt that they had not been valued since childhood. As compensation, they were the ones who needed financial support the most among the sisters. The twins were also the same. Because of their younger brother, they lost their mother's love early on. They were the ones that their father should feel the most sorry for.

Based on everyone's little thoughts, they each found reasons to ask the original body for money, fearing that if they asked for less, it would be cheaper for other brothers and sisters.

No one thought that the original body would be tired of making money. His past words and deeds left a fixed impression on the children, that is, he made money very easily. In this case, it was right to give them more money.

The original body was a man who grew up under standard education. He loved his daughter, but inevitably felt that his son was his inheritance, so it was inevitable that there was bias in the division of property.

In the end, his daughters despised him for favoring boys over girls, and accused him of trying to make him feel guilty and get a part of the property. His only son thought he didn't give enough, and even gave a large portion of the family property to his sisters, so he complained about him.

In the end, he worked hard all his life, but no one was grateful to him. In the hearts of everyone, including those relatives who had received a lot of care from him, he was just a rich but stingy person. In the eyes of his children, he favored boys over girls, didn't distinguish between good and bad, and was also a very stupid parent.

This time, Yan Chu just let his children see his difficulties clearly, and at the same time, he paid more attention to the investment in the children's education than the original body, and the children had a completely opposite change from the previous life.

It can be said that the ending of the previous life, even if there were problems with the children, the original body was not completely wrong.

But it doesn't mean that correct education can only be based on poverty. The poor have poor education, and the rich have rich education. Those wealthy families can also teach children with both virtue and talent. In the final analysis, it was just that the original body had problems when expressing his love for the children, which had nothing to do with the good or bad family background.

Just because he complied with the original body's request, he had to play the role of a poor father.

Although he knew that he was really rich.

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Time flies. In the following years, the remaining four children followed Yan Chu to Shenzhen one after another, and felt their father's difficulties more directly.

In addition to Yan Chu's daily education, no one thought that such a father was useless. Instead, they were aroused with a strong enterprising spirit, hoping to rely on themselves, change the current situation of the family, and enable their father to retire early and live a comfortable old age.

"In fact, our family's conditions are not bad now."

Yan Chu did not intend to pretend to be poor for a lifetime. In a subtle way, he was also quietly changing the family's living standards.

For example, after every household had a color TV, the Yan family also welcomed the first TV in the family. For example, the family's meals changed from the original four dishes and one soup, and there was only one chance to eat meat dishes every week to the current six dishes and one soup, and there must be a bowl of meat or a plate of fish for every meal.

"Dad, we all know it, but we are not young anymore, and we can help the family with some things."

Yan Jin comforted her father. As the oldest sister in the family, she has graduated from college. She was admitted to a medical university and now works as a pediatrician in a hospital in the provincial capital. Every month, she will hand over 300 yuan for household expenses.

Although neither Yan Chu nor the old lady will use this money, they will only save it to add to her dowry when she gets married.

In recent years, prices have risen rapidly, and the average monthly salary in urban areas has reached 700 yuan. As a doctor, Yan Jin's salary level is also at the upper level, with a monthly salary of about 1,200 yuan.

The brothers and sisters of the Yan family are very precocious and sensible. Every child consciously refused the living expenses given by the family after adulthood. In addition, the country still covered the university tuition and living expenses when the older children were studying. It can be said that after the youngest Yan Yuanbao became an adult, the family basically did not have much expenses.

By the time the twin sisters and Yan Yuanbao came of age, although the government no longer provided tuition and living subsidies, the expenses in this regard were already covered by the siblings' part-time income.

Perhaps because he read enough books when he was a child, Yan Yuanbao developed a hobby of writing when he grew up a little. At first, he just published diary essays in children's newspapers and periodicals. Later, with Yan Chu's encouragement and advice, he started writing. Novel, now his pen name has become somewhat famous. The medium-length novel that is being serialized can receive 80 yuan in royalties for every 1,000 words.

Compared with current prices, such an income of 1,000 words is already considered a middle-to-high-level person in the industry. He is only nineteen years old now, and there are still many possibilities in the future. He may not become a master like Mr. Jin.

As for the twin sisters, because they are sensitive to colors and love painting, they signed up for a painting class when they were in junior high school. The money for registration was borrowed by the sisters and their brother Yuanbao, a young writer. At that time, Yan Yuanbao relied on ten yuan and twenty He has saved a sum of money from RMB of royalties and is the richest child in the family.

Now the sisters earn some pocket money and living expenses by sending illustrations to newspapers and occasionally drawing design drafts for clothing factories, so they don't need the elders in the family to worry about them.

Therefore, although the family's living conditions have improved over the years, everyone from Yan Jin to Yan Yuanbao thinks it is just because of the lack of expenses for their children.

"Dad, you are not young anymore. You can stay at home from now on. If you feel bored, Erzhen and I will save some money and open a small grocery store for you. It will be easy and hassle-free."

Yan Zhen graduated last year and is now an honorable middle school teacher. Among the siblings, the youngest is Yan Zhu who is the best educated. She skipped several grades along the way. Although she is younger than her two sisters, she has the highest academic qualifications. , is now a graduate student, and still has the ambition to study for a Ph.D.

Yan Jin thought that it didn't take a lot of money to open a grocery store. Her savings in the past two years plus the money saved by her second sister were enough.

In recent years, the economies of various places have begun to develop. The southern goods that originally had advantages no longer dominate the entire market. The era of being a bad guy has long passed.

The siblings saw that their father was always going to Shencheng every once in a while as before. Although he looked very relaxed when he came back every time, he always brought a lot of goods, and he quickly used his own accumulation over the years. It is sold through various sales channels, but the sisters all know that even if there is a price difference, it will not be too much.

Their two older sisters have already started to earn money. If they didn't take into account the majesty of their father as the head of the family, they would all want to directly take over the burden of the family and let their father retire early.

The idea of ​​sisters Yan Jin and Yan Zhen is not strange. Many families are like this. There are many brothers and sisters in the family, and the older brothers and sisters consciously take on the task of supporting the family.

But really speaking, Yan Chu is only forty-five years old this year, far from the age where he needs to cultivate at home.

Yan Jin is a doctor and has also minored in some psychological subjects.

She knows that an elder like her father has been needed by his children for most of his life, and suddenly asking him to step back and change from the family's supplier to the demander will cause a certain psychological gap. In more serious cases, it will weaken his will and fighting spirit. Therefore, Yan Jin felt that even if his father was allowed to rest, he would have to do it step by step. The first step was to let him give up his job as a father-in-law and switch to a more leisurely one.

It's good to open a canteen. The audience is the surrounding neighbors. You only need to sell some daily necessities and some snacks that children like to eat. You don't need to buy a lot, but the money you make is enough to cover some family expenses.

If it's still boring, you can install a TV in the canteen and rent some videos at that time, which is also a good pastime.

Yan Jin had already begun to think about her father's life in his later years. Seeing that his father didn't care much, he hesitated for a while and then spoke.

"Dad, we are older siblings. If you have any ideas, don't worry about us."

When their mother died, their father was only twenty-seven years old. A man of this age could definitely remarry.

It's just because I worry that the stepmother will not be dedicated enough to the children in front of her, especially after having her own children, she will be selfish to some extent.

Their father has been single for more than ten years and has never remarried.

In the beginning, the siblings did not want a strange woman to occupy their mother's position, and they were also afraid that if they had a stepmother, they would have a stepfather. Now that they have grown up, they understand better how difficult it has been for their father over the years, so they will not There are so many entanglements, as long as that woman is good, as long as dad likes her, it doesn't matter if he wants to remarry.

"What ideas can I have?"

Yan Chu was helpless, no one believed him if he told the truth these days.

"Actually, my father has also done a little business over the years. Every time he goes to Shenzhen, he brings those goods to sell. It's just a casual thing. Now, the family has saved a lot of savings."

Yan Chu said tentatively, he wanted to see how these children would react to his words.

"Dad, we all have money."

The siblings winked at each other, and then, with Yan Yuanbao as the representative, they spoke to Yan Chu.

"With the money you earn, you should eat, drink, and do whatever you want, as long as you don't make yourself work too hard."

"Really? I don't want to ask my father how much money he has saved over the years?"

Old God Yan Chu took out a bankbook from his pocket, put it on the table and asked again.

"We siblings have hands and feet, so we won't be jealous of your money. As long as you and grandma are healthy, we will rest assured."

The Jade sisters took the passbook and put it in their father's hands, not even wanting to open it and read it.

"Since you all said so, I won't give you the money for now. Anyway, when I am a hundred years old, whatever money is left will be divided equally between you and your brother."

The children don't care about his wealth. Yan Chu put the passbook back into his pocket. It's not that he is stingy, but the children don't want it.

Yan Jin and others thought that the business of profiteers has become more and more difficult in recent years. Even if Dad can save money, how much can he save? In addition, he spent a lot of money to buy this small courtyard, and he has been paying off debts for many years. He really started to save money in recent years.

I am afraid that even if he saves money, the amount will not be much.

Don't think that Dad is very good at educating them sisters on weekdays. He is quite proud of himself. He must let them admit that he is rich. He is not old yet, but he has already started to act like an old child.

The family is harmonious and happy. Lu Aihua is almost 70 years old this year and has lost all her teeth. Several granddaughters and grandsons are filial and have pooled their money to make her a set of dentures. She has just adapted to it. She looks at the younger generations in front of her with a smile and takes a bite of the apple. It is so sweet.

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Brothers and sisters cannot be together forever. They all have a day to grow up and start their own new life.

Yan Jin married her college classmate and colleague after graduation at the age of 26.

Yan Zhen followed closely and married the son of an old teacher in the same school.

Yan Zhu chose to study abroad for a doctorate after completing her postgraduate studies. She also went the farthest among all the siblings. She settled in the UK and married a French man.

The Feicui sisters became well-known designers at home and abroad. Until they were in their thirties, they broke up and got together with their respective boyfriends, and had no intention of entering the wedding church.

Yan Yuanbao got married before his two sisters. His wife was his fan. The two communicated through long-term letters, and finally met in person, dated, and got married in one step.

The old lady passed away when she was 89 years old. At that time, she had seen the birth of the fourth generation of great-grandchildren in her family. She was smiling when she died.

In the second year after the old lady's death, when the brothers and sisters were not mentally prepared, they welcomed their father's critical illness.

Gastric cancer, the original body in the previous life died of this disease.

But in the previous life, when he was undergoing painful treatment, there was no family member around him. Even if there was, they would only ask him repeatedly in his ear whether he had other private property, and hinted with words that he should not be partial.

Money, money, money, everyone talked about this word. Even because of the high cost of treatment, those children and those relatives who were early in this life hoped to be discharged from the hospital early.

Anyway, it was already in the late stage, and it didn't make any difference whether to treat or not.

This life is different. When Yan Chu was diagnosed with late-stage cancer, all the children who worked outside came back, including Yan Zhu who had settled in the UK.

Six children have their own development in different fields. They found the most authoritative doctors and the best treatment environment for him. Each child took turns to accompany him, fearing that his father would have something wrong when they were not paying attention.

"I should remind him to have a check-up every six months."

Yan Jin regretted that after they each got married, they inevitably turned a large part of their energy to their own small families, and ignored their father who lived with their grandmother in the old house.

If she had known this, she should have forced her father to move in and live with her even if her father refused.

"How can I blame you, elder sister? We are all responsible. If it weren't for taking care of us when we were young, he wouldn't have to rely on steamed buns and sesame cakes to save money to get through every train, nor would he rather go hungry. An adult man only eats two or three steamed buns a day. Dad's stomach must have been damaged by those years."

Yan Zhen wiped her tears. Since she grew up, she has never cried, let alone in front of the younger generation.

"When I was young, I was still ignorant. I cheated my father for money just to go ice skating. If I was a little better, my father might eat more at every meal."

The siblings all found excuses for themselves, as if this would make them feel better.

The doctor said that the cancer cells in my father's body had completely spread. He was suffering great pain every day he lived. Even with the best drug treatment, it was conservatively estimated that it would only take ten days.

Even though my father was still so young, the siblings were not ready to lose him.

"Mr. Yan."

When the six siblings, their husbands/wives and children gathered around Yan Chu's bed and told him interesting stories about the children in order to make him happy, five or six men in suits walked in. They all looked like elites.

"Who are you?"

Yan Jin looked at the people who came and stood up and asked in confusion.

"We are here to deal with the distribution of the estate that Mr. Yan entrusted us to handle."

The leading lawyer nodded at the skinny man on the bed and said to the children present.

"Inheritance?"

Yan Jin and the others looked at each other, not understanding why so many lawyers were needed for such a small amount of money from Dad.

"Mr. Yan's inheritance includes 27 real estate properties in three cities, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, including shops, office buildings, villas and vacation homes, bank funds of 35 million, stocks of 27.32 million, and several We hold shares in listed companies, as well as several electrical appliance companies under his name that Mr. Yan entrusted us to handle. Because we were worried that they would not be able to handle the company's affairs, all of these companies have been sold, with a total of 370 million in cash."

One property after another was reported, and the siblings were completely petrified. They never thought that their father said several times that he was very rich. He was not joking about being rich, but he was really rich.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that every time his father said that he was rich, the siblings asked him to save the money and spend it himself in order not to hurt his self-esteem, but they never thought that this was not bragging.

Nowadays, houses in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are so expensive. The total amount of these inheritances is probably more than 600-700 million.

Yan Yuanbao, the best-selling novelist and the richest among the siblings, only has a net worth of 10 to 20 million. He thought he was great, but in the end he didn't even reach a fraction of his father's.

"According to Mr. Yan's entrustment, half of these inheritances were donated to five charities, and the remaining half will be divided into six equal shares among his children after his death is confirmed."

The lawyer said to Yan Jin and others. After reading out the will made by Yan Chu, he looked at Yan Chu again. Yan Chu nodded to express his agreement with his words.

"Then I would rather never get this money in my lifetime. I just want my father to live well."

It is undeniable that the siblings couldn't help but feel excited when they heard such a huge inheritance. After all, even if they donated half and the six siblings shared the rest equally, everyone would immediately become a multi-millionaire.

But after the excitement passed, I thought that this was a gift from my father before his death, and I immediately felt that this wealth had come at the wrong time.

"I am very happy to have children like you in this life."

Yan Chu held the hand of Yan Fei who was closest to him, looked at the children with a smile and said, because of the illness, it was extremely difficult to say even one sentence.

"No, being able to be your child is our happiness."

Yan Fei shook her head. She suddenly felt that she should get married earlier. What the elders most wanted was for their children to be happy. Although her father had never urged them to get married, she probably still had regrets in her heart.

"Do you mind if I donate half of my fortune without notifying you?"

Yan Chu twitched the corners of his lips and asked softly.

The siblings shook their heads. If there is really cause and effect in life, they hope that all this merit can be added to their father. In the next life, he will be his children and they will be their parents, and they can give back all the kindness he has done to them in this life.

"That's good."

Yan Chu smiled, waved to several children, stacked their hands together, and then covered them with his own hands.

Keep smiling and close your eyes forever.

The scene freezes at this moment.

"Welcome back to system space."

007 glanced at Yan Chu and at the end of the mission world.

It may know why Host No. 17 is able to do everything possible. In every mission world, he gives his sincerity. If he exchanges his sincerity for his sincerity, he will naturally receive gifts.