Posted to the Sunset Red Elderly Task Force, Mo Yan is cold and aloof: "It's a small matter."
As the saying goes, filial piety comes from discipline. As for ungrateful brats, you ...
The original owner worked so hard to earn money so that he could support his children and care for his elderly mother.
Although the old lady is 67 years old, she is quite healthy and can still eat several eggs every day. She also goes to play cards with the other elderly people in the village.
You could have just stayed home and played, but you had to be biased and give everything to your grandson and nephew.
If you're going to give it to them secretly, then don't let the two children see it. Instead, deliberately let them see it, and constantly tell them, "You're daughters, you don't deserve to enjoy anything from this family. You're just a burden, you can only do chores, and you must help your brother properly in the future..."
"What's wrong with ten yuan?" When the old lady felt guilty, she shouted even louder, as if she were in the right. "Having ten yuan is already good. Do you see other people's families with ten yuan? The fact that I can still leave you ten yuan shows that I am very frugal."
Besides, I'm your mother. I decide how I spend my money; I don't need to explain myself to you. You have a responsibility to take care of me and support me. You can't escape it, do you understand?
What the old lady liked to say most was, "I am your responsibility. I raised you all, so you are supposed to take care of me. If you don't want to listen to me, you have no conscience."
"Mom, I know exactly how much money I give you each month. I'm not asking you to save a lot, am I? But what can you do with just ten yuan a year? What are you going to do when your grandson's tuition starts in September?"
Mo Yan really wanted to crack open the old lady's head to see what was inside. She spends money as soon as she has it, without thinking about what she'll do in the future.
"We'll talk about it later. I'll see if your sisters have any money then, and I'll have them give it to me. Your two daughters don't need to go to school anymore. What's the point of girls going to school? It's enough if they can recognize a few words and write their own names. When they reach a certain age, they can get married and let their husbands continue to support my Le Tian."
In the old lady's eyes, not only the original owner of the body, but also her other daughters were her personal bank. As long as she wanted something, they had to give it to her. If they didn't, they would be heartless. If they didn't give it to her, she would cry, make a scene, and threaten to hang herself.
"Have you no shame? These days, nobody's family has it easy. My sisters have a bunch of kids to support. Are they just trying to give you money instead of making a living? You're a grown man, can't you think about your daughters?"
People say that parents should be filial to their parents, but parents should also think about their children. These days, no family has it easy. The fine food they give her is leftovers from their own mouths. She takes her daughter's filial piety for granted.
"They are my daughters, shouldn't they give me money?" The old lady was unhappy. What was wrong with Mo Yan today? Why was she always picking on me? "Even if they should give you money, it's only for your retirement. Is two yuan a month enough? How much money do you ask them for every month? Also, I said I'd support you, so you're not allowed to ask other people for money. Otherwise, I won't take care of you anymore."
They have families too, and children who need to go to school. Please have some compassion and care for your daughters. Let them live a better life and be able to eat meat, okay?
Also, stop talking to your grandson all the time. This isn't a family where he's the only child. Every child is equal, you know? You can be biased, but don't let me see it. If I do, I'll deal with him.
I don't care what you're thinking or what you're doing, as long as I see you showing favoritism—he gets meat while the two kids don't—I'm going to beat him up.
Isn't she worried about her grandson? Then she'll clean him up as much as she can.
old lady:"……"
The old lady was so angry that she trembled, her hands shaking as she pointed at Mo Yan, but no sound came out of her mouth.
"I will tell my younger sisters that from now on, we will only need to give you some food each month, and we will not need to give you money anymore. We will bring you some things for holidays and make you a set of clothes."
"Alright, I won't take the ten yuan. I have something to do, so I'll go now. You should get some rest, or you can go out and play cards if you want."
After finishing her sentence, Mo Yan led her two daughters to eat meat. Each of them had a bowl of rice, along with cured meat and vegetables. The three of them ate very contentedly.
"Mom, if you eat the meat now, what will we eat for Chinese New Year?" Dong Leyu was a little worried. What will we eat after we eat it now?
Mo Yan patted her head and spoke with a smile.
"If you don't eat now, there will be no meat at all during the New Year. You need to understand one thing: all the meat in this family belongs to everyone. We can all eat it, understand?"
Dong Leyu listened obediently and continued eating the meat; the meat was really delicious.
"You two should not listen to your grandma's nonsense. She is sexist and favors boys over girls because that's the kind of thinking she's heard since she was a child."
Another reason is that she has a strong attachment to the fact that she gave birth to five daughters in a row and never had a son. She was laughed at for many years, so naturally she is now treating your brother better.
As an elder, what she did was actually wrong, and we can't really do anything to her, but you all need to understand that boys and girls are the same; there's no difference.
After Dong Lele finished eating, she finally looked up and asked the question that concerned her most, "Will we still be able to go to school? Didn't Grandma just say that we two are girls and can't go to school anymore?"
She remembered that her mother hadn't answered that question for her grandmother.
"Of course you should study! Only by studying can you learn more knowledge and skills, which will help you find a better job and acquire a skill."
Our family really doesn't have that much money, so the three of us need to work together—no, we also need to include your eldest brother—to earn enough money before you start school. What do you think?
The original owner was foolish; she never let her children see her hardships. They should have worked hard together so they could understand how difficult it is to earn money.
People say that poor children mature early because they know how hard it is to earn money, how difficult it is to farm, and how considerate they are of their families.
Although the original owner worked very hard, she made her children think that it was easy for her family to make money and that her family was rich. Otherwise, how could Dong Letian live such a carefree life, and how could their grandmother always have an endless supply of delicious food?