Chapter 109 Mediation (End)
Realizing that she was being carried away by this emotion again, Shi Qingqing lowered her head, and before her eyes flashed a picture of herself having no worries about food and drink. She could get up whenever she wanted, without being deliberately belittled by anyone, and she had the final say over the things in the house and no one could use them at will.
She also thought of how even though it was still a rented house, that yard was home to only her small family, and how Zhao Fengnian would repair the house, and how during the New Year he would cover it with festive decorations, and no one would say in a sarcastic way: "You're living a good life, you must have forgotten your old mother."
These things, as long as she took a step back, no, as long as she showed weakness, would be likely to be taken away by others again.
Shi Qingqing clenched her fists, and when she looked up again, she smiled bitterly. "Boss, I'm sorry, I was indeed a little emotional."
"But I just don't understand. My mother took all my savings of 3,600 yuan from me a few months ago. What did she spend it on? Why is it that she works so hard but still can't feed the two children?
A child can drink rice porridge, but a child of this age can't eat two taels of noodles in one meal even if his appetite is big. Even if we don't mention their father, I have nothing to do with my mother's house and land, so what about the harvest?
After I dropped out of school, I looked for work everywhere and turned in my wages. Mom, you said you would give me a dowry when I got married, but you didn't give it to me. You even asked my husband for 3,600 yuan, which emptied our small family's savings.
Is this all just enough for you to spend for a few months? This doesn't even include the money earned by my sister and brother-in-law. Mom, you can't be like this. You spent all your daughter's money for her coffin and now you want to mistreat your granddaughter. Sigh... I really didn't want to say these things, but you kept pestering me. I'm not afraid of exposing our family's shame.
Leader, what do you think about this matter? "
What can leaders think?
Three thousand six!
Many elderly people in rural areas grow their own crops and spend less than three hundred and sixty yuan a year.
Ordinary farmers all eat sweet potato porridge with vegetables.
You, on the other hand, spend hundreds of dollars every month?
Not to mention other income.
"If you continue like this, I will not be able to continue mediating. Your daughter has become like this in order to make a living. How can you, as her own mother, have the nerve to start spreading rumors that she doesn't care about you and wishes you would die? Aren't you ashamed of saying this?
Three thousand six, you are so brave to ask for it. What era is it now? You have drained the couple's money and created a rift between them. Otherwise, why would they work separately just after getting married? I think your son-in-law is really greedy... Alas."
Shi Ma had no way of defending herself.
It's not that she didn't know how to respond, but because all that money and her daughter's money had been invested in a club and would be lent to people in need during the New Year so that they could collect the interest next year.
Who knew it would be a bombshell! The eldest son-in-law went to ask for money and was beaten half to death.
She is an old woman, and she only needs two or three hundred yuan a year to grow crops and vegetables from the fields. But she has two children who only know how to eat!
Moreover, some people say that Shi Qingqing bought chickens and ducks, and some people say that she is dating a rich man...
But could she say this out loud? She was afraid that if she said it out loud, she would not even be able to get the last bit of alimony.
Shi Qingqing felt indifferent and her expression was a little numb. The cadres of the Women's Committee knew that Shi Qingqing was in the right.
But Shi Qingqing is young, and Shi Ma is old and has two grandchildren.
What can I do if I don’t continue doing Shi Qingqing’s job?
I can only hint to Mother Shi to give in and say something nice.
Shi Ma didn't want to say anything at all, but the situation was pressing, so she could only sigh and recall the past.
Just as he started talking, Shi Qingqing stopped him. "There is nothing good about my past. If you tell me about it, I'm afraid I'll turn around and leave because I'm young and hot-tempered.
Cadre, let's put it this way. The 3,600 yuan will be my filial piety money for ten years. There is also a fertilizer subsidy of 600 yuan from the government every year. My population quota will also be given to my mother without my asking for a penny. That means I will give my mother 960 yuan a year.
She is in good health and not too old. If she continues to cause trouble for me with such a high gift, I will just hang myself in the Women's Federation."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't do that. Young people have just started their lives. How can you talk like that?" The cadre kept repeating his words of consolation.
But weak and pale.
In a few years, she will probably be old enough to rely on her children for filial piety. If one of her children can give her nearly a thousand yuan a year, she would wake up laughing in her dreams.
Shi Qingqing sighed: "Whether you are satisfied or not, I can only do this. If you are willing, just sign it and don't bother me anymore. I can still bring you some food and visit you when I am free.
If you continue to be unreasonable, I will quit my job in a few days and go home to help you. Anyway, you always say that I am unfilial. I will stay until I eat up the 3,600 yuan, and I will spend the remaining 600 yuan! Maybe you will think I am filial. After all, I will be like your elder sister, which is your favorite way. "
Shi Ma was immediately furious.
The breath got stuck in his throat and couldn't go up or down. "You, you, you are threatening me!"
How could she know about the fertilizer payment!
Didn't she never interfere with these things at home, and was only focused on making money and buying books at the used book stalls? Why would she...
Seeing that Shi Ma was still dissatisfied, the cadre was afraid that Shi Qingqing, an honest man, would be provoked too much, so he immediately pulled Shi Ma aside and began to persuade her.
Finally, she said that she would contact Shi Qingqing frequently to remind her to come visit her. Only then did Shi's mother sign the receipt for ten years of support, admitting that the three thousand six was filial piety money. In the future, Shi Qingqing could not tell others that she had swallowed the betrothal money.
The note also clearly stated that the fertilizer payment for the past ten years also belonged to Shi Ma, and Shi Qingqing would not take a penny and must not regret it.
Shi Qingqing signed very straightforwardly, and the cadre, realizing that this was the only way out, also signed his name as a witness.
"I want two copies."
Shi Qingqing's request was not excessive, but the cadre took the opportunity to coax Shi Qingqing into saying that if there were no accidents, she would come back at least once a month to visit Shi's mother, even if it was just for a few minutes.
"Okay." Shi Qingqing agreed readily.
The two copies of the private contract were completed in this way. Although there was no official seal to back it up, the testimony made after mediation by a public official was still very credible.
It's like an IOU.
Shi Qingqing left with the contract in her pocket. After she had walked a long way away, she pulled the corner of her mouth with a half-smile.
She was too disdainful to snatch the six hundred yuan now. Why would she waste her time arguing with her about the fertilizer money if she wasn't farming? It would be better to use it as an excuse to show filial piety and shut her up.
In the future, I will talk about it, I am paying 960 yuan a year. If anyone wants to blame me, I might as well raise the overall pension level in my area to 960 yuan a year before comparing with others.
She just didn't believe it. How many people these days could really give their parents that much money to spend?
It was in that dream that decades later, the streets were full of people who did not honor their parents and just lived off them. When the average salary was three to five thousand, I didn't see anyone who could give one thousand a year to their parents.
"As for visiting once a month? Leaving a few half-dead fish and picking up two crab shells washed up on the shore is already a very good gift. It doesn't cost a penny and it earns me fame. Even if Fengnian and I have a child in the future, the child won't be criticized for her mother being unfilial."
Shi Qingqing figured everything out and was sure that she was not at a disadvantage, so she hummed a tuneless song and pedaled the creaky old bicycle without feeling the resistance it brought.
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