It was you and your eldest sister-in-law who insisted that my son return to his hometown to get married. If he hadn't gone back, this wouldn't have happened.
Village chief Yang's son is so great that he can flirt with girls.
It was originally the fault of Village Chief Yang's son, and you're blaming us."
He finally understood that his elder brother was coming to him to ask for an explanation and money.
What can I do? Don’t you just want to lose money?
He had been in Yangjia Village for so long that he knew the character of Village Chief Yang's family very well. They were very greedy.
When Yang Zhanquan heard what his brother said, he immediately became angry and said, "According to you, it's all my fault. What's wrong with you if you just bear with it for a while? If you bear with it for a while, you won't have to make so many troubles.
You are now independent and have gone out. You have forgotten how your sister-in-law and I treated you when you were a child.
If not, I would have supported your education, and you would not have the ability you have now. "
When Yang Zhanyou heard what his elder brother said, he felt a surge of anger in his heart that he had no place to vent. This again? Just because his elder brother paid for his studies, would he be threatened by his elder brother for the rest of his life?
Listening to the constant blaming voice on the other end of the phone, Yang Zhanyou felt a little depressed, and his heart sank: "Brother, our parents passed away early, and I know how good you were to me.
It was indeed not easy for you to support my studies in the past, but I have given you back all the money I earned over the years, which has already exceeded the tuition fees several times.
I was studying at the time, but I also did a lot of housework. After I finished my own work, I washed your clothes and looked after my nephews.
Even if there is a favor, I will repay it.
My eldest nephew is getting married, but he doesn't have enough money. I will lend you money without hesitation to make up the difference.
Are you going to use this favor to threaten me all these years?" Yang Zhanyou almost shouted out the last sentence with gnashing teeth.
Yang Zhanquan, who was standing opposite, was even angrier than Yang Zhanyou when he heard what his brother said. He was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He raised his voice by several decibels: "Okay.
I am threatening you. I should have ignored you and not paid your tuition in the first place, so that you would not look down on me as your big brother now that you have become capable.
Yang Zhanyou, you ungrateful bastard. I should have ignored you and abandoned you when our parents passed away. I have worked hard to raise you all these years, if it weren’t for your sister-in-law not disliking you as a burden.
I’m afraid I won’t even be able to find a wife in this lifetime because of you.”
As Yang Zhanyou listened to his elder brother's words, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness all over his body.
It was these words every time, forcing him to bow to them. He was really fed up with it: "Brother, just tell me what you want to do this time."
Aunt Yang had been listening nearby. When she heard that the conversation was finally getting down to business, she instigated the discussion: "One thousand yuan, and there are so many people. It's not easy to fool the village chief's family.
I think your second brother doesn't take you, the eldest brother, seriously. He still remembers the things you gave us over the years. I don't think he gave them sincerely.
Let's ask for a little more. Anyway, their family is rich. They are all regular workers and their total monthly salary is almost two hundred yuan.
It must be more than two thousand a year. I have saved a lot of money over the years. There are six people in our family, and none of them has a job.
You can't save money all year round. If you don't ask for more, your second brother won't be grateful. The second and third brothers are also getting married. Where can we get the money for them to get married?"
After hearing what his wife said, Yang Zhanquan hesitated for a while and then stopped being polite.
Anyway, the second brother can make money and is not short of money. He has paid so much for the second brother in the past, and this kid must not know how to repay him: "Give me a thousand yuan to compensate the people in Yangjia Village. Many people were beaten by your relatives today.
Otherwise, these people will report to the police, and then it will be a big deal.”
"How much did you say? 1,000 yuan, brother. You think too highly of me. How can I have so much money?" Yang Zhanyou was shocked. His monthly salary was at most 78 yuan, and his wife's was 58 yuan.
His son is not tall either. Fifty-eight yuan, and the total for the three of them is only over a hundred yuan. Don’t they need food or drink for over a hundred yuan?
He also needs interpersonal relationships. In the past few years, he had no one to help him, and he and his wife rented a house in the city. It was only in recent years that they were able to get a house.
But the house is not big, and his son also needs to buy a house when he gets married. In the years before his marriage, he sent half of the money back to his eldest brother every month.
Although he stopped beating me later, my eldest brother would still send me money every once in a while, as he would complain that life was hard and he had no money to spend.
He spent several thousand dollars to buy a house, and he had no money left once his second son got married.
He was thinking that his elder brother would ask for one or two hundred yuan, but when he asked for one thousand yuan, he was really scared.
When Yang Zhanquan heard him say no, his face suddenly darkened: "Second brother, don't fool me, you, your wife and son are all formal employees.
It’s less than a hundred dollars a month, so a thousand dollars a year can be saved.”
"Brother, you've been talking about this for a year. Our whole family has gone without food or drink. How can we survive for a year?" Yang Zhanyou said, suppressing his anger.
Yang Zhanquan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "How much does it cost to eat?"
"We have to buy everything we eat and use. We have to pay for water and even for a steamed bun. For the three of us, how much do we spend on food in a month?
Don't your sister-in-law and I need to socialize with others? Can't we live a good life? Why do we have to live so miserably? It would be good enough if we can save fifty dollars a month.
It takes at least two or three years to save one thousand yuan. My wife and I also need to spend money on housing, and my son is getting married, so we have to buy a house. Otherwise, where will we live?
I have used up all my savings to buy a house. If you need one or two hundred yuan, I can still borrow it, but I don’t have one thousand yuan.” Yang Zhanyou said firmly.
When Yang Zhanquan heard this, he immediately became angry and said, "You have money to buy a house, but you don't have money to give me? I think you just look down on me and don't want to give me any."
"You can think whatever you want. Back then, you only paid me a few dollars for tuition each year. I didn't need much money to go to high school, except for a month's food money.
But I had found a part-time job at that time, which basically didn't require you to do anything. Even if I owed you money, it was only a little over a hundred yuan.
I have given you at least three or four thousand over the years. I am not your ATM.
And that home was not yours. After your parents left, I also had a share of that home. At best, we depended on each other, and I was able to work at that time.
You did the laundry and cooking for yourself, and you helped pay my tuition. I also did the laundry and cooking for your whole family, and I gave you money over the years, and I have paid you back all I owe you.
If you really want money, two hundred dollars, nothing else.
This is the last time I will give you money. Don’t use this to threaten me again in the future.
As your brother, you still care about me, so we can continue to interact with each other. If you treat me like a fool, we will break off our relationship. "Yang Zhanyou said directly and cruelly.
(End of this chapter)