But! If his brother-in-law can't find a job, it would be a lot for him to give him two hundred to support him.
Obviously, this was not the result Lao Liu wanted. He stared at Kong Lian'an and said word by word: "Lian'an, you know that's not what I meant."
"I don't quite understand what Dad means."
Kong Lian'an asked with a forced smile.
"Your mother and I only have Jianguo as our son. When we get old, we'll be counting on him, so he can't go to the countryside."
"Dad, I tried hard and went out to inquire about the news every day, but no one sold the job. You two old people should know clearly that I didn't lie, right?"
"I know, but you still have a job to do."
Kong Lian'an feigned shock. "Dad, are you asking me to give this job to my younger brother? What will our family of five eat then?! I'm the one feeding all five mouths at home."
"Lian An, your mother and I have no other choice. If there was any other way, I wouldn't do this, but Jianguo is our son, and we can't just ignore him."
"Zhao Di is your own daughter, so you can just ignore her?"
Kong Lian'an pulled Liu Zhaodi in front of the old couple and said.
"Zhao Di, I hope you can understand your mother and I. We really have no other options. Don't worry, after you give the job to your brother, you can keep 40% of the salary."
Kong Lian'an has been pretending to be very good over the years. Even when Liu Jianguo was born, he did not show any abnormality, but chose to whisper in Liu Zhaodi's ear.
He also succeeded in making Liu Zhaodi dissatisfied with her parents.
Liu Zhaodi believed that she treated the old couple very well after marriage, but they still secretly gave birth to Liu Jianan without telling her.
Now he has to ignore his family of five for Liu Jianan!
Liu Zhaodi looked at the old couple with red eyes, "I am also your biological daughter, can't you understand me? If my younger brother takes away my job, will our family of five starve to death?
Have Lian An and I ever been bad to you all these years? If there was anything delicious, Lian An and I would share it and leave it for you. How have we ever wronged you?"
Although Dong Guiying felt sorry for her daughter, her son was the most important to her.
"Zhao Di, no matter what you say today, this job must be given to Jianguo!"
Liu Zhaodi had always known that her parents were partial, but she had never imagined they would be so partial. She yelled hysterically, "Impossible! Even if I die today, I won't give up my job."
Because the mother and daughter were making so much noise, they attracted the neighbors.
Aunt Jiang from next door came over after hearing the noise and asked, "What's going on?"
Aunt Bai followed closely behind, "What are you arguing about? Why can't you just talk it out calmly? Why do you have to argue?"
Seeing the neighbors coming, Liu Zhaodi spoke first, "Aunt Jiang, Aunt Bai, please come and judge for me. My parents have completely disregarded our life and death because of my younger brother's problem.
"If Lian An is forced to give up his job to my younger brother, what will happen to our family? Are we going to starve to death?"
The corners of Dong Guiying's mouth twitched, and her anger rose. She couldn't help but curse, "Zhao Di, do you still have a conscience? How have your father and I ever let you down over the years?
If you want to slander us like this, do you still have your father and me in your heart?"
"How have Lian An and I ever wronged you all these years? When have we ever come here empty-handed? Do you blame us for not having a job?
Lian An and I have been looking for jobs for my younger brother day and night these days. So it’s our fault? Just because my younger brother couldn’t find a job and had to go to the countryside, you two old people don’t care about my family’s life or death, right?
Liu Zhaodi's words made Dong Guiying's chest heave violently. "You...you, how could I give birth to such an unfilial daughter like you?"
Dong Guiying fell to the ground, slapping her thigh and screaming hysterically.
"Okay, okay, there's nothing that can't be said between mother and daughter."
The two aunts hurried over to persuade her, but was it any use? Obviously, it was useless.
Both sides have their own opinions, each has their own difficulties and their own reasons.
Liu Zhaodi felt extremely aggrieved, her voice choking with sobs: "Mom, how have I been unfilial? Please...please tell me."
Dong Guiying sat on the ground, clapping her hands and cursing, "You are unfilial for not giving your job to your brother. This job originally belonged to your father, why don't you give it to him? You have no conscience. If I had known you would be like this, I should have suffocated you to death in a urine bucket."
"Did I let you give birth to me? Come on, didn't you say you were going to suffocate me to death? Then get up and suffocate me."
"You damn girl, you just want to piss me off to death, right?"
"You're calling me a dead girl again, aren't you? You've been calling me that since I was little. Now listen to my name, Zhaodi! Zhaodi! I don't even have a name of my own!"
"What happened to Zhaodi? Can I still count on you, a damned girl, to support me for the rest of my life?"
"Why can't I support you for the rest of your life?" Liu Zhaodi asked back angrily.
"A married girl is like spilled water..."
"Then why are you still looking for me after you've already thrown me out?"
"I told you that you have no conscience..."
"If you have a conscience, ask Lian An to give up his job. What will our family of five eat and drink?"
"Didn't I tell you to give me 40 percent of your brother's salary? Are you still not satisfied with that?"
As the mother and daughter quarreled more and more fiercely, more and more people gathered around.
"If you ask me, what's the point of having a child? Look, it won't be able to help you at the critical moment."
The person who was speaking was also a famous figure in this residential compound. He had been exposed to some foreign literature when he was young, and he is still unmarried and childless.
"Her Third Aunt, that's not what you said. Every family has its own problems. Isn't it true that Jianguo is grown up? The Liu family has only this precious child, and they are reluctant to let him go to the countryside!"
"What's wrong with going to the countryside? I'm from the countryside, and life there is great. It's much more comfortable than in the city."
"If it's better to go to the countryside, then you can give your job to the Liu family and go to the countryside yourself."
A sarcastic voice cut through the sky, and the onlookers burst into laughter.
"Honestly, it's not easy for the Liu family either. There's only one regular employee in a family of eight. How can they feed seven or eight mouths?"
"It's easy as pity! I've seen the factory's performance decline year after year, and I can't even pay salaries anymore."
"I heard the factory recently received a large order for a brick-making machine..."
"Really? Tell me about it."
"This brick-making machine is incredible! I heard the county kiln factory ordered 30 units at once, and other kiln factories are still lining up!"
"So this is another fat year?"
More and more people gathered around, and the topics they talked about were no longer limited to the affairs of Old Liu's family.
"Alright, alright, stop talking, the factory director is here..."
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