Chapter 60 Envy
"Jianguo, why are you following Xiao Xiaohu? Your sister-in-law just made a mistake. It was not intentional. How can you hold on to her? Besides, my parents and I have lived together for so many years! If we split up now, how will the villagers see me, your elder brother? Isn't this telling people that your elder brother is not filial?"
Fan Jianfeng loves face. He is a face-conscious person in the village.
How could he accept that his parents suddenly wanted to split up?
Wu Jinai was also anxious.
She glared at Jiang Xiaoxiao fiercely.
It was all this little girl who caused the trouble.
So they want to split up the family just like that?
They definitely can't split up the family.
She naturally had her own plans. Following the old man and the old lady, the old lady and the old man's food rations were in their hands. If they really relied on the old lady and the old man's food rations, otherwise their four sons would starve to death.
And the money that the younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law sent back every year, they could also legitimately take some out.
Life would not be so tight then.
Now it's gone.
It would be strange if she wasn't angry.
"Jianguo, what you said is interesting. On weekdays, your parents always send you and your sister-in-law 100 kilograms of grain every time they collect grain. How can they subsidize you? Subsidizing us is not enough. You are both sons, you can't fool your parents and be too partial.
Father and mother, both sons, we should treat each other equally.
The eldest brother and I have worked hard for so many years to take care of you. Even if we haven't worked hard, we have worked hard! You two old people can't poke people's lungs like this. Then how will the villagers see us?"
Fan Jianfeng didn't say anything. Of course, he believed in his wife's fighting ability.
Let Fan Jianguo speak.
He was still holding his breath.
Seeing that his uncle was speechless after being said by his aunt, Jiang Xiaoxiao spoke immediately.
"Aunt, what you said is not kind. Grandma and grandpa did send food to my uncle and my mother, but every time my uncle and my mother came back, they didn't give you money and food coupons, for fear of being blamed in front of you. You always accepted them happily.
And those money and food coupons were always more than the food given to us. You can't be happy when you receive the money and then deny it later. During the New Year and other festivals, when did my uncle and my mother not give gifts to the family?
Those pork, white sugar, trough cakes, canned food, etc., didn't all go into the mouths of grandma and grandpa, and your sewing machine was also bought for you by my mother after three years of hard work.
Why don't you talk about all these?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao directly exposed the matter. You should know that Fan Xiuying never lacked courtesy in order to prevent her parents from being troubled by her sister-in-law.
The younger uncle was the same. He mainly didn't want her sister-in-law to make trouble in front of her parents all day long to avoid embarrassing her parents.
The two would rather suffer a loss than let their parents suffer at the hands of their sister-in-law, but it is still like this now.
Wu Jinai was embarrassed.
This is indeed true. She accepted money and food coupons from others. She can't say that she didn't accept them.
The person involved is here.
The sewing machine is placed in the house. Her sewing machine has made the women in the village envious. Many people have a very good relationship with her, and they think that there will always be a time to ask them to make clothes.
"Asshole! Old family, when did you accept their money and food coupons? Didn't I say not to accept them? We are all family. The food I give is for us two old people. Can't I arrange my own food when I am old?
And didn't you say that your mother from your mother's family was afraid that you would be tired, so she specially found a way to get it? You lie to us two old people all day long?"
The old man slammed the table in anger.
Wu Jinai was shocked.
She agreed to this matter very well, but she couldn't help but be jealous when she saw the food coupons and money.
There are sons waiting to get married, so there are places to spend money.
They are not like the second and third sons, who can have a job and a stable job.
Their family relies on that one acre of land.
They don't have money and food coupons in their hands.
Are they really going to take all the family assets away from them like the old lady and the old man?
Although Wu Jinai was frightened by the old man's words, she didn't regret it at all.
"Dad, this matter is my fault. It's useless to blame me. Several sons in the family want money everywhere. If I am not incompetent and can't support several children, I can't let the child's mother do such a thing. Let the parents get angry.
Dad, if you want to beat or scold, come to me. The child's mother has had a hard time."
Fan Jianfeng is very manly and stood up to protect his wife.
Wu Jinai's look of pity.
The old man was angry and stared.
This is his son. He has always told him that he is the eldest in the family and should be able to take responsibility.
But he treats his younger brothers and sisters like this, and still expects the eldest to take care of the family in the future.
Is this possible?
For the first time, the old man doubted whether he had done something wrong.
"Grandpa, uncle, things have already happened. In fact, it doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong. After all, the grain was harvested and our family took it away. This is also a fact. We exchanged money for grain. This is also a fact. In fact, no one is right or wrong. It can only be said that everyone's life is not easy.
It is normal for the aunt to have some thoughts in her heart. After all, there are sons and daughters in the family. She always has to consider her children.
I don't blame my uncle and aunt, but since we have already talked about it today, I think it's better to solve the matter of grandma and grandpa quickly, so that my uncle and aunt don't always think that grandma and grandpa are still taking advantage of you.
Grandma and grandpa are so old.
Even if they don't farm, the food they get every year is enough for them.
In addition, my uncle, my mother and my uncle are always filial, and they give me pension money every year.
The two old people will live well. It's better for grandma and grandpa to separate and live separately, so that everyone doesn't live together and feel wronged. "
Jiang Xiaoxiao insisted on her own way because she didn't plan to let grandma and grandpa live with her uncle in this life.
If they didn't live with her uncle and aunt, grandma and grandpa could live a few more years.
Fan Jianfeng and Wu Jinai looked at each other.
It seems that separation is inevitable.
But they don't want to separate.
"Dad and mom, if you really think your son is unfilial, just separate. Let the villagers laugh at our family. Look at how unsatisfactory I am as a son, even my parents can't stand it.
The son is too ashamed to live in the village. ”
This is a way to choke the old man.
Everyone knows that the old man is very concerned about his reputation all his life, and he doesn't want others to talk about anything he does.
The old man's face was indeed hesitant and a little hesitant.
After all, it is the custom of the villagers to live with the eldest son. Every old man lives with the eldest son. How can they live separately!
If they do this, the villagers will indeed suspect that the eldest son is not filial.
It will also make the villagers point fingers behind their backs.
Fan Jianfeng was happy.
His father is very face-conscious.
"Grandma and grandpa, if you are worried that the villagers will talk about our family affairs, this is very easy to do.
Just tell everyone that the youngest son and daughter in the city are filial, and they want to take you to live in the city.
This will also reduce the burden on the uncle, so they live separately.
This is a good thing. If you don't believe it, go to the village and ask which old people don't want to live a good life in the city! "
Jiang Xiaoxiao's words immediately put the old man at ease.
Yes, when the old men and old ladies in the village chat together.
They often think about whose family is living a good life in the city.
A few days ago, one of my old brothers followed his son in the city to live a good life in the city.
Didn't I see that everyone was envious, and everyone's eyes were red.
At that time, there were still many people who said sour words about him.
They said that his son and daughter were both in the city, and they didn't take him to the city to live a good life like the city people.
The children didn't have that heart.
They also suspected that their sons and daughters were not filial.
If I really went, this would not be a bad thing.
On the contrary, it became something that the villagers envied.
"Okay, boss, let's do it!"
This was the final word.
Fan Jianfeng smiled bitterly. His father was really something. He was actually persuaded by a little girl like Jiang Xiaoxiao.
There is no way to change it now. He can only hope that after the old man and others come back, he will persuade them again. Maybe then his parents will change their minds.