Chapter 81 Chapter 81 A family war is about to break out. ...
As Liu Suqin finished speaking, Qian Juxiang recovered from her shock and confidently reached out, "Fourth Brother, you're just a little kid with so much money, you can't handle it. Be obedient, and let me keep it for you."
"Here we go again." Liu Ping rolled his eyes rudely. Ever since he received his first month's salary, his mother started to use threats and inducements, asking him to hand over his salary in various ways, under the pretext of keeping it for him, thinking he didn't know. Every year when his sister returned to her hometown, she would hand over at least a thousand yuan of salary. Their mother said she would keep it for safekeeping, but she didn't return it until she got married. She spent about a thousand yuan on a dowry for his sister, hiring someone to make solid wood furniture and so on, and then she would brag to everyone how generous they were and how many things they gave to their daughter when she got married.
Isn't it true that wool comes from sheep?
Liu Ping learned from his elder sister's lesson. He would rather save money to marry a wife than keep the small treasury in his own hands and refused to listen to his mother's nonsense.
After all, how much does it cost to marry a wife? A dowry of one or two thousand is a token of appreciation, and another one or two thousand is enough for the wedding banquet. It is more than enough for him to work in a factory as a screw driver for a year. If you really give his salary to his mother, that would be like throwing meat buns to a dog.
Besides, he is already so miserable. He is being watched by his mother, his cousin. She can't bear to see him idle except for eating and sleeping, and she has to drag him to work overtime. After work, other people in the dormitory basically go back to the dormitory to drink, play cards and brag, but he is the only one who is forced to work overtime. In the end, the hard-earned money he works hard for doesn't belong to him. What kind of sucker is he?
Liu Ping said that it was impossible for him to disagree and not cooperate, and there was absolutely no room for negotiation. When Qian Juxiang said a few more words, he started yelling, "Sister Xiangxiang can keep her own money, why can't I?"
"Since the money I earn doesn't belong to me, why should I work so hard? In the future, I can just go to work, go back to the dormitory after get off work, lie down, and play cards with my roommates. Life will be more comfortable."
When Qian Juxiang heard that the brat was threatening to give up, she was both angry and anxious, but he refused to budge. After trying every possible means, Qian Juxiang finally had no other choice but to take a step back and let him manage the money himself, on the condition that he would obediently follow her cousin to work overtime and not cheat. Privately, she planned to stabilize him first, let him earn the money he deserved, and then slowly plan to get the money back afterwards.
Since the fourth child was busy working at the factory and had his niece to help keep an eye on him, he didn't have much to spend money on, so Qian Juxiang was not in a hurry.
But now she has to go back to her hometown to celebrate the New Year. With this half-baked guy's temperament of wandering around with a little money in his pocket, she's afraid that he'll just be coaxed into spending money like a tyrant. In the end, the New Year will be over and all the money will be spent. All the hard work for a year will be in vain, and she'll be sick to death.
She must get the money before then, otherwise she won't be able to sleep well at night.
Liu Ping didn't know his mother's good intentions. He just felt that she was still greedy and was still eyeing his pitiful hard-earned money.
Fortunately, he did not let his guard down and had been on guard for the past two days since he came back. However, he underestimated his mother's cunningness. She endured it for two days after giving birth and only attacked now. Perhaps she saw that his sister and brother-in-law were present and wanted to use them to put pressure on him.
I'm afraid my mother has made a wrong calculation this time. It's hard to say who my sister will help. No matter how you look at it, they seem to be in the same boat.
Thinking of this, Liu Ping retorted confidently, "If I can earn money, then I can definitely manage it. Mom, when you urged me to work overtime, why didn't you tell me I was a child and didn't understand?"
Qian Juxiang: ...
This kid is really getting cocky, with all sorts of twisted theories. I'm afraid he might convince the others, so I quickly say, "What's wrong with a kid doing some work? Kids back home do much harder farm work than this, and a grown-up kid can support himself. But you're such a person, you came back home with the money and got carried away by everyone's flattery. I'm afraid the money will be gone before the New Year is over. I'm helping you manage the money for your own good, don't be ungrateful, little brat."
"I don't believe it." Liu Ping stiffened his neck and said, "Once the money is in your hands, it's yours. I won't get anything. I might as well spend it myself. At least I can hear the sound of it."
Qian Juxiang was really angry now. How dare that brat say that? Even if she had the money, what would happen? She had provided for his food and clothing until he was a child. Now that he had made money, shouldn't he honor her? What did he mean by "it's better to spend it yourself and just listen to the noise"?
Qian Juxiang was so angry that she wanted to roll up her sleeves and beat the naughty kid. However, considering that she hadn't received the money yet, her common sense made her hold back. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and turned to seek help. "He's grown up now, so he'll listen to you as his sister. Go and persuade him."
Liu Suqin didn't side with Liu Ping like he thought, but she didn't help her mother either. She spread her hands and said, "You two both have a point. Liu Ping has made some money, so he'll have to pretend to be rich when he returns home. But if I really give you the money, you probably won't be able to get it back. It's not the first time you've done this, Mom. So I'm really conflicted now. I don't know who to support. You two should discuss it among yourselves."
Liu Ping nodded frantically, "Exactly. From childhood to adulthood, every time I finally received some red envelopes or New Year's money, you would always swindle it away. You said you would keep it for me, but I never saw any money come back. Even my sister's salary before she got married was gone while I was keeping it. You have such a criminal record, and I still trusted you with my money. Am I stupid?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I raised you with great difficulty. Now that you have grown up and are making money, isn't it your natural duty to respect your parents?" Qian Juxiang said this with confidence. She asked the fourth son for a salary, but it was to save it for his future marriage and wife. Not to mention embezzling his money, I'm afraid they would have to pay a lot of it. Although they did all this now, it was also for their three sons to provide for them in the future. If not for their sons to provide for them in their old age, what else could they do?
She felt even more guilty about her daughter. When other girls in the village went out to work, their families asked them to hand over half or even more of their wages. Some even went further, requiring the girls to earn money to marry and build houses for their brothers from their natal family before they would let them get married.
Yes, girls in their rural area generally get married early, but there are really few girls who are both able to make money and pretty and get married as early as her family. Just look at her niece Xiangxiang. The girl is already 21 years old, but her parents are never in a hurry. After all, a girl who is a little pretty and well-groomed will not be unable to get married as long as she doesn't wait until she is 24 or 25 to start looking for a partner. Wouldn't it be nice to keep her at home and earn two more years of money?
Look at her daughter again. She had been working outside for less than two years and she had already found a boyfriend. As soon as she reached the age to get a marriage certificate, she came back eager to get married. She and the old man saw that the young man was okay in all aspects, so they agreed to her wishes and married her off in a neat and grand manner.
The young couple has been living a prosperous life in the past two years. They can buy a house worth hundreds of thousands of yuan at will, and may even buy a four-wheeled car next year. However, they still live in a mud-brick house in their hometown. Faced with such a huge difference in circumstances, Qian Juxiang just wants herself and her husband to work harder and make money to help their sons. She has never thought of letting her daughter squeeze out a little money from her fingers to help her brothers from her natal family.
The idea of leaking something through gaps between fingers was not something Qian Juxiang came up with herself, but someone had encouraged her to do so last year.
Qian Juxiang initially thought this was outrageous. Her daughter and her husband were just lucky, having run a small business in Shenzhen, earning only hard-earned money. How much could she possibly slip through her fingers? And how could she possibly bring her parents and brothers along for the ride? These people were truly jealous of others' success, deliberately encouraging her to stir up trouble in their own family.
After arriving in Shenzhen, Qian Juxiang suddenly realized that the old woman who had instigated her might not have had good intentions, but her daughter did have the ability.
Not to mention far away, just the house they bought a while ago, if they took out a small portion of it, would be enough for her elder and second brothers to build a two-story house in their hometown.
After discovering this fact, Qian Juxiang's first reaction was not to let the young couple reveal some of the information. Instead, she began to worry about how to deal with those gossips when she returned to her hometown in a few days.
Last year, when someone who said such things appeared around her, her daughter had not yet returned to her parents' home with her son-in-law and children, but the news from her husband's village had already spread to their village. This year, the old couple was at her daughter's home, eating different kinds of meat and fish every day, and they were not exposed to the wind and sun much, so their complexion was very good. Qian Juxiang even felt that she had the temperament of an old lady in the city when she looked in the mirror.
Oh, can't say old lady, she looks several years younger now.
She went back with such a rosy face, and even if she said something like her daughter came from an ordinary family and didn't make a lot of money, no one would believe her.
Qian Juxiang was mentally prepared. Looking at her and the old man's faces, which were full of enjoyment, there would definitely be people everywhere saying such things when she went back this year. Maybe even the families of her two daughters-in-law would come and hint at her, asking her to talk to her daughters and help the eldest and second sons' families.
Then she had to practice in advance and suppress the corners of her mouth no matter what. If she accidentally laughed out loud under their compliments, it would be difficult to deal with it later.
But no matter how they instigated and brainwashed her, Qian Juxiang's position remained unchanged. Not to mention that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled, she never felt that her daughter cared less about her parents' home. The clothes and toys she bought for her nephews and nieces during festivals were not cheap. Can those who said such things do the same for their own married daughters?
What's more, when I went home for the Spring Festival this time, my aunt asked someone to get me a set of study materials from a nearby key primary school. Many people can't buy them even if they spend money. This is a unique care.
After all, they are the only ones who have this learning material.
Liu Qiang and other little carrot heads: Thank you, I don’t need this unique grace QAQ
In short, Qian Juxiang believed that her children were all good, and she herself was a touching and good mother. She had worked hard for the family and had done everything she could for her sons and daughters. She would never accept the accusations made by the fourth child.
However, her fourth child was also stubborn. Upon hearing this, he yelled, "Look, look, you said you would keep it for safekeeping, but now that you've received the money, you think it's our duty to show respect. Isn't this called turning your back on someone?"
Liu Suqin glanced at her younger brother who was still adding fuel to the fire. She admired him as a warrior in her heart, but she remained silent.
She had agreed not to express her opinion, and as long as there was no fight on the spot, she would turn a blind eye.
Besides, the interactions and frictions over the past year have given Liu Suqin a clearer and more accurate understanding of her mother. Hidden beneath Comrade Qian Juxiang's bad temper is a heart that is very good at judging the situation. It's just that the whole family had been trained like quails before, and no one dared to challenge her authority, so no one saw through this.
Now that the little brother has started to resist, and his mother has not given up on helping him manage the money, she will swallow her anger and use either appeasement or perfunctory measures to get the money first.
Liu Suqin's prediction was very accurate. Qian Juxiang was so angry that her veins were throbbing. After trying her best, she managed to swallow her anger back.
Of course, I looked at her several times during this period, hoping to get her support, but she always pretended to be dead.
As the saying goes, a married woman is like spilled water. She clearly didn't want to get involved, and Qian Juxiang didn't force her.
Besides, not expressing one's opinion can sometimes be a form of attitude. Comrade Lao Qian already knew that she was isolated and helpless at this moment, and her son and daughter would not support her, so she had no choice but to take a step back. "Okay, okay, I promise to help you manage it temporarily, and I will return it to you when we return to Shenzhen. Are you relieved now?"
When I get back to Shenzhen, I'll let him pay for the driving school registration himself, and it won't matter if I return the money to him. Qian Juxiang thought about this and glared at Liu Laogen fiercely, "Say something too, as if I'm the only one who lived."
Liu Laogen tried so hard to minimize his presence, but he still ended up being singled out for a scolding. He had no choice but to endure the old woman's unfriendly gaze and discuss with his youngest son, "Look, your mother has promised to return the money after the New Year. Why don't you give it to her for safekeeping? It will also give us all peace of mind."
Liu Ping said he was uneasy, "Dad, are you kidding me? How can the money that went into my mom's pocket come back to me?"
Qian Juxiang swore and promised, but Liu Ping remained unmoved. "I don't believe it. You can talk nicely now, but you'll definitely turn your back on me the next second."
"This is not allowed, and that is not allowed. You are going to heaven." Qian Juxiang finally couldn't bear it anymore. She stood up and started walking around the living room in circles.
"Mom, what are you doing? No, put the clothes rail down. It's made of iron. If you get hit by it, someone will die—" Seeing his mother picking up a weapon, even a stubborn person like Liu Ping finally gave in. "I'll be obedient, I'll be obedient. It's not a big deal. I'll be obedient, okay?"
Finally hearing the answer she wanted, Qian Juxiang put down the iron rod with satisfaction, turned around and stretched out her hand, "Go and get your money."
Liu Ping had just been hiding behind his elder sister and brother-in-law like a monkey, but now he didn't leave. Instead, he lay down on the back of the sofa between them, sticking his head out and grinning, "Aren't you just worried that I'll spend the money recklessly when I go back home? It doesn't matter who you give the money to. I'll give it directly to my elder sister. She definitely won't take it and not return it like you did."
Qian Juxiang's lips twitched again, but she didn't know that Lin Nanjiang was even more reluctant than she was. He thought, "My wife has already said she won't get involved, so how can she let this guy drag her into this again?" He was determined to protect his wife's peaceful life, so he spoke before anyone else, smiling and asking his brother-in-law, "Have you withdrawn the money?"
Liu Ping shook his head blankly, "No, I'm carrying so much cash on the train, what if it gets stolen?"
"That's easy!" Lin Nanjiang clapped his hands and said, "The money is still in your own passbook, and Mom doesn't know the password. Just hand in the passbook, and you can get it back intact when you return to Shenzhen."
What my brother-in-law said makes sense. Liu Ping looked at his mother and confirmed again, "Will you really return the passbook to me when we return to Shenzhen?"
Qian Juxiang nodded reluctantly, "Of course."
It was exactly as her son-in-law said. She didn't know the password, so it was useless to hold the passbook. She might as well be frank and say, "I agree to all these conditions. Hurry and bring the passbook over."
The more she urged, the less Liu Ping wanted to cooperate. "Wait, all my money is in my passbook. I don't even have twenty dollars in cash. I can't go back for the New Year with this little money, right?"
"What do you want to do?"
Liu Ping smiled, "Last year, my brother-in-law gave me a fifty-yuan allowance. When you tricked Mom into giving it to me, you gave me one yuan, saying you'd return it after school started so I could spend it there. But you ran off to Shenzhen before school even started, and I haven't seen a peep of that fifty yuan yet. Now you're taking away my passbook with over two thousand yuan in it. You should at least give me a hundred or two hundred yuan as compensation, right?"
As he said this, he rubbed his thumb and index finger together, looking very proud.
Qian Juxiang's mouth twitched, and she wanted to curse, but the brat was telling the truth. She was afraid that if she continued to argue, it would only lead to complications. She subconsciously felt her pocket and said unhappily, "I'll give you a hundred yuan as pocket money. Are you satisfied?"
This time, Liu Suqin also looked at her younger brother with admiration. She didn't expect that after all his extreme actions, he not only didn't get beaten, but also got money from his mother.
Moreover, his performance in the past six months has been really good. From his hard work to his worldly wisdom, everything is remarkable. He is completely different from the fearless little brother in my memory.
Good work deserves encouragement, so she generously said, "I'll give you another hundred."
As soon as the words fell, Lin Nanjiang couldn't wait to follow up, "In that case, brother-in-law will also give a hundred yuan as a token of appreciation."
Liu Laogen touched his pocket and smiled brightly, "I'll give you a hundred too."
Although the old woman took away all his wages, his daughter and son-in-law said that he went to set up the stall with them at night and was working overtime, so they persuaded the old woman to leave the overtime pay for him as pocket money. So Comrade Liu Laogen, who had lived half his life, experienced the feeling of having money in his pocket for the first time. From time to time, he would buy a pack of cigarettes and smoke them outside before going home, and occasionally invite his son-in-law and his brothers out for a drink.
But this is just a small amount of money. Most of Liu Laogen's monthly pocket money is spent on Xiao Fangfang.
He was a poor man who had suddenly become rich, and he had no idea of moderation. He would empty his wallet to buy any snacks or toys his little granddaughter liked.
Liu Suqin once casually mentioned that imported blueberries were good for children and could provide them with various nutrients. Xiao Fangfang also liked to eat them. Later, when Liu Laogen got his salary, he went to buy them. He also did not forget to repeatedly remind his wife that the blueberries were bought specially for Xiao Fangfang. They were imported from abroad and were more expensive than gold. The little money in his pocket was only enough to fill his granddaughter's stomach. Everyone could eat other fruits in the refrigerator, but they must not snatch food from the children.
Not only Qian Juxiang was tired of hearing these words, but Liu Suqin and her husband also noticed the old man's kindness. When paying overtime pay this time, Lin Nanjiang used the New Year as an excuse to give his father-in-law an extra red envelope of 500 yuan, and promised not to tell his mother-in-law a penny.
Liu Laogen reluctantly accepted the red envelope. His pockets felt richer than ever before, so he decided to give each child a big red envelope of one hundred yuan during the New Year, so that his grandchildren could experience the feeling of having too much money to spend.
As for new clothes, new toys and so on, the old woman and the daughters each bought a lot, an average of two new sets of clothes each. If they bought more, they would not be able to carry the luggage. He didn't want anything to go wrong on the way home because of the luggage, so he just gave them money, and the children were happy.
After Liu Laogen had planned all these, he suddenly remembered that the eldest and second sons and his daughter all had children, so they were not at a disadvantage, but the fourth son was still a child himself and would get nothing.
He was thinking about this recently. Seeing this one followed by 100 and that one followed by 100, his eyes lit up and he quickly followed suit.
Qian Juxiang's lips twitched, wanting to say that they had already collected so much, so she shouldn't give him her hundred. However, her favorite niece, Liu Xiangxiang, was already clapping and cheering in the front. "Now you have four hundred yuan in your pocket, which is almost as much as someone else's monthly salary. You can go back home in style."
Liu Ping, who had made a small fortune, did not stop there. Instead, he approached his cousin and asked, "Sister Xiangxiang, how much are you going to give?"
"Don't give me that." Liu Xiangxiang said rudely, "I haven't even asked you to show me the money yet. You want to take money out of my pocket? No way."
After being teased by the two of them, Qian Juxiang could no longer regret her decision. She glared at her youngest son with even more annoyance and urged him, "Give me your passbook. If you keep dawdling, I'll spank you."
Liu Ping was very tactful this time. He went to the balcony to find his package and dug out his precious passbook from the bottom. When he came to his mother, he deliberately raised the passbook high so that she could not reach it, and stretched out his right hand, "Hand over the money with one hand and the passbook with the other."
Qian Juxiang: ...
Is this kid treating his own mother like a thief? He's totally against Tian Gang.
But there was no other way. Considering her past achievements, Liu Ping insisted on taking the money first. Qian Juxiang could only curse and reluctantly took out a hundred yuan from her pocket. She slapped the naughty child's hand with a loud slap, "Are you satisfied?"
Liu Ping was indeed shameless. He took the money and didn't leave. He approached his mother with a playful smile and said, "Mom, you are so rich. You always have hundreds of dollars in cash in your pocket. Tell me quietly, did you and Dad make a lot of money this year?"
Speaking of this, Qian Juxiang couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth a little, and said angrily, "It has nothing to do with you, don't ask."
"Tell me, or let me guess? My sister definitely won't treat you badly, and my brother-in-law is even less likely to treat my father badly. Your salary this year, if not ten thousand, is at least five thousand, right?"
Qian Juxiang's mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear, but she kept her mouth shut, "Anyway, I earn more than you."
"Great! You two are still strong in your old age. You are a hundred times more capable than those old men and women in the village..." Liu Ping flattered Qian Juxiang fiercely, and she was overjoyed to hear it. No one would have thought that the mother and son were still at loggerheads a few minutes ago.
This is also the reason why Liu Suqin did not get involved before. Her mother's temper is like this. It comes and goes quickly. The key is that she will get red in the face and angry in the blink of an eye, and be fine as usual. No matter who in the family she quarrels with, even if they have a dispute with her, anyone who gets involved will eventually become a clown.
Seeing that her younger brother had coaxed her mother with a few words, she was too lazy to pay attention to them and turned to ask her cousin what her plans were for the future.
As I said, young people should not waste their best years doing unskilled jobs in factories.
"What are your plans?" Liu Xiangxiang asked confusedly, "Do you mean saving up money to learn makeup like you and Sister Li Hong?"
"Isn't it good to learn makeup? The first time I did makeup for you, you were so excited that you touched all my cosmetics." Liu Suqin teased, then said seriously, "Of course, there's more than one way out. You may not know, but sales here is also very lucrative. The clerks in the gold shop I'm familiar with, the cosmetics salesgirls at the mall, and some salespeople in clothing stores, their salary plus commission is basically no less than 1,000. However, there is a hidden requirement for working in sales here. You must understand the local dialect. It doesn't matter if you don't speak standard, but at least you have to be able to communicate smoothly. You can spend some time practicing the dialect next time."
"No, no, no, I'm too dull to be a salesperson. I might as well learn makeup from you guys." Liu Xiangxiang thought for a moment and mustered up the courage to ask, "But sister, with my education...is it possible for me to find an office job?"
Liu Suqin raised her eyebrows in surprise. She hadn't realized her cousin had such ambitions. "Why do you want to work in an office?"
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The author has something to say: When I got home from work yesterday, my dog was alone in my room enjoying the air conditioning. I felt envious and proud. I work like a slave outside just to let my dog live the life I want.
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