Chapter 138 Tiger borrows pig and Zhao Jiaojiao already has a partner
"Who said I would take you with me?" Lu Dongxiang said.
"Just a friend," Yang Bingliang said. "We've known each other for several years."
"Is it reliable?" Lu Dongxiang asked.
"It's reliable, absolutely reliable." Yang Bingliang said.
Yang Bingliang himself did not have much ability, but he just wanted to make money, preferably one that did not require him to do anything and he could just sit back and wait to collect the money.
In the past, when Yang Bingliang didn't have much money, he thought of those who had money to invest and made money. For example, Jiang Moli's husband, Sheng Jiahao, came from a wealthy family that could invest, which is how he made a lot of money. Yang Bingliang believed that the difference between him and those people was that his family didn't have that much money, which was why he couldn't invest.
"Look at those people. Many of them are making money through investment," Yang Bingliang said. "Bars are so popular nowadays. A lot of people like to go there. Let's open one too. I'll be the boss and you'll be the boss lady."
"Don't you want to cooperate with others?" Lu Dongxiang said.
"We need to collaborate with others. We wouldn't be able to figure it out on our own," Yang Bingliang said. "Others know more, so we just need to follow their lead. We're not investing all the money, just a portion, so there's no need to worry."
From childhood to adulthood, Yang Bingliang has no idea how much money he's been scammed out of, yet he still believes others will guide him into investing and making money. Previously, the sums Yang Bingliang was scammed out of were small, often small amounts. He probably didn't feel cheated, but simply accepted defeat.
It's true that Yang Bingliang used to gamble, but he didn't have much money. Whenever he had some, he'd play with his friends, and his money would go quickly. The reason Yang Bingliang could still live such a comfortable life was mainly because of his mother and father.
Yang Bingliang and others moved out of their original house and rented a house first, waiting to move into the new house in a few months.
After this incident, Niu's mother's health deteriorated and she decided to go back to the countryside instead of staying in the city.
"Mom, are you going back to the countryside?" Niu Cuihua was surprised.
"I can't do anything in my current state," said Niu's mother. "There's no point in staying in the city. It's better to go back. You're renting a house now. If I go back, you can rent one less room. You won't have to rent a house like this."
"That's okay," Niu Cuihua said. "We have the demolition compensation, so we don't need to worry about the rent."
"Cuihua, listen to me. I really can't do much here," Niu's mother said. "If I stay here any longer, your brother might come running back. I'd rather go back. I'm old, and I need to return to my roots. You have the demolition compensation, so you can just collect the rent later, and you won't have to be too tired. The children are all grown up, and you should relax a little."
"Mom, I'm still strong and can still do some things." Niu Cuihua said, "If you ask me not to do anything, I can't sit still. If you really want to go back to your hometown, I will let Guodong take you back."
"You don't need him to send it off. Let your eldest brother send it off." Niu's mother was really embarrassed to let Zhao Guodong send it off. After all the things that happened in her family, Niu Jingshan still wanted the house of Zhao Guodong and his wife.
"Mom, Guodong doesn't blame you." Niu Cuihua knew what Niu's mother was worried about.
"I know he doesn't blame me." Mother Niu sighed, "It's better not to let him go to the countryside. When he was an educated youth, he had to go to the countryside, so that's fine, but it's better not to let him go now. If something really happens in the future, there will be time to let him go."
"Okay." Niu Cuihua looked at Niu's mother. She certainly hoped that Niu's mother could live a better life.
It’s all Niu Jingshan’s fault for making things like this. It is indeed the best choice for Niu’s mother to go back to the countryside.
"Mom, if you want to come back, come back and come with Dad." Niu Cuihua said.
"Your father has been alone in the countryside for many years, so I have to go back and be with him," said Niu's mother. "I can't stay in the city forever."
"Go back and stay with your second brother and the others," Niu Cuihua said. "We'll give your second brother some money as retirement funds for you and Dad. You can also spend the money we give you to buy more food."
Niu's mother went back to her hometown. When Jiang's mother found out about this, Niu's mother had already passed away.
"Your mother is gone?" Jiang's mother came to Niu Cuihua to see her mother, but she didn't expect that Niu's mother had gone back to her hometown.
"Yes." Niu Cuihua nodded. "My mother felt that there was no point for her to stay here. She had to return to her roots, so she went back. This illness had a huge impact on her mother. I thought about it and since my father was still in the countryside, I let her go back to her hometown."
"You can let your father and mother stay in the city together." Jiang's mother said.
"No." Niu Cuihua said, "My dad likes to stay in the countryside. In the countryside, he can raise chickens and ducks. In the city, he has nothing to do and he won't be used to it. We country people just like to do some work and can't sit still."
"Tell your parents not to do heavy work. They are already old, and doing heavy work is not good for their health." Jiang's mother said.
"I've told them too," Niu Cuihua said. "Mom, please come and see my mom. My younger sister visited my mom in the hospital before and gave her a big red envelope."
"Let my mother-in-law take good care of him." Jiang's mother said, "Put these things here, you can eat them."
"Okay." Niu Cuihua said.
Jiang's mother brought some fruits and supplements, but she didn't take any back.
When Jiang Moli heard Jiang's mother talk about Niu's mother, she was a little surprised.
"Are you going back now?" Jiang Moli asked, "Are you not staying in the city anymore?"
Jiang Moli saw her mother coming back from outside, so she walked over and sat on the sofa with her mother. Little Sheng Haoxuan was not at home, he had gone out, while Sheng Jiahao was dealing with some things in the study, and Jiang's father was still farming in the backyard.
"Your sister-in-law is right. Not only do they want to do something and can't sit still, but even your dad often goes to farm, doesn't he?" Jiang's mother said, "They all want to do more."
"You just can't sit still." Jiang Moli said.
"When you get old, you'll be like that too," Jiang's mother said. "How can you be fun playing all the time? When you're resting, you get up very late in the morning, and half a day is gone. Plus, you've worked so hard performing before, so a little rest doesn't really count as fun."
"That's true." Jiang Moli said.
Currently, Jiang Moli is still very popular and well-received. The company's leadership wants Jiang Moli to continue performing new plays, and to promote as many successful plays as possible. Other groups can also perform Jiang Moli's new plays, which will at least attract some people. Only by having a hit opera can the company generate more revenue.
Jiang Moli had no objection to this, as long as the company didn't mind her age.
The leaders at her workplace naturally didn't mind Jiang Moli's age. She'd taken good care of herself, and they all felt she could still be a star in her forties. Jiang Moli was still so popular, still at her peak, and hadn't declined at all. Even when her popularity waned, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse, and Jiang Moli could still be a star for a few more years. That's what the leaders at her workplace thought: as long as the ticket sales remained at a certain level, Jiang Moli would be able to keep going.
Some people who grew up watching Jiang Moli's plays have now started buying tickets, and some older people also like Jiang Moli's plays. Jiang Moli's performances are often sold out, and some people still ask if there are any tickets available.
In stark contrast to Jiang Moli, the other leading actors in the other group, after failing to win an award, haven't taken on new roles. This is also the company's decision. Since they're stepping back, they should just step back a bit, stop acting, and start playing supporting roles. It's just that after years of leading roles, they feel bad about being asked to step back, and they just don't want to step back any further. But they can't refuse to step back, as it's not up to them individually.
If the person is unwilling to change jobs and wants to continue singing, he can only accept the arrangement of the unit.
Jiang Moli was glad that she had won the award before, and was also glad that she still had a certain audience, otherwise, she would have to prepare to step back.
When Jiang Moli told Zhou Yiran about this, she was quite sad. The two of them were at the dessert shop, taking a rare break together.
"She is only about one year older than me." Jiang Moli said.
"She's pretty good, still acting at this age." Zhou Yiran said, "In our industry, many people never get to be a leading actor in their entire lives. Many people step down after reaching their thirties. I stepped down early because I didn't want others to make me step down."
Zhou Yiran is self-aware. She's not that hardworking, and with the added time she spends raising her children, her singing hasn't improved much. It's a good thing for Zhou Yiran to move to an administrative position sooner rather than later. If she steps down on her own, she can still maintain some dignity. But if someone else forces her to step down, it's less likely to be a good thing. It's uncomfortable, like she's being rejected.
"You're lucky." Zhou Yiran said, "Not everyone is like you. People like you are always a minority."
"I am satisfied." Jiang Moli said.
"Did your house get demolished successfully?" Zhou Yiran asked.
"It went smoothly." Jiang Moli said, "My brother didn't come to compete with me, most of the money went into my pocket, and the houses are basically in my name, except for one house in my parents' name."
This was the result of a discussion between Jiang's father and mother. The reason they left some money and a house wasn't to provide a way out, but to ensure they still had a house if Sheng Jiahao's company ever ran into problems. Old people are like that; they'd rather think things through to avoid any potential problems later.
"My brother and sister-in-law also received demolition compensation, so there's no need for them to come here and fight for it," Jiang Moli said.
"That's because you've helped them so much, so they don't have the nerve to fight for it," Zhou Yiran said. "Their household registration isn't with your parents, and the house originally belonged to your father, not your brother. If they have some dignity, I guess siblings wouldn't fight for it."
"Yeah." Jiang Moli said, "It's okay. You know? My sister-in-law's brother wanted to fight for the house, and he put my sister-in-law's mother in the hospital. Now, my sister-in-law's mother has returned to the countryside. She is not in good health and doesn't want to stay in the city anymore. She also feels embarrassed."
"Your sister-in-law's brother is vying for the house?" Zhou Yiran was stunned. "How can they be qualified to vie for the house? The house wasn't bought by your sister-in-law's parents."
"That's right," Jiang Moli said. "That's human nature. When they see others have good things, they want them too. They don't care whether they are qualified to fight for them or not. They just think that if they fight for them, maybe the things will become theirs. They are all bastards."
After Niu's mother returned to the countryside, she and her husband dined with Niu's second brother and his family. Niu Jingshan and his wife went to see Niu's mother and found that she was still able to walk and move, so she was clearly fine.
"Isn't this okay?" Niu Jingshan muttered.
When Niu's mother heard what Niu Jingshan said, she became angry and said, "I have been in the hospital for many days, and you didn't pay for the medical expenses at all, and you still do this."
Niu's mother picked up a broom and was about to chase Niu Jingshan to beat him, but Niu Jingshan quickly opened the broom.
"Brother and sister have so much money, let them pay." Niu Jingshan said, "Mom, you can still hit me, which means there is nothing wrong with your health."
Mother Niu ran two steps, then stayed where she was, panting, and did not go to Niu Jingshan again.
"Beast!" the cow's mother cursed.
Niu Jingshan turned back again, "Mom, you have worked in the city for so many years, you must have saved some money, your grandson..."
"Get out, get out, get out!" Mother Niu knew that Niu Jingshan wanted to ask her for money. Not to mention that she didn't have much money, even if she had a lot of money, she couldn't give it to Niu Jingshan.
On the way back to the countryside, Niu's mother said to Niu's eldest brother that she should not give money to Niu Jingshan anymore. Niu's mother and father were going to live with Niu's second brother, so if they really wanted to give money, it should be given to Niu's second brother and his wife, not to anyone else. If they gave it to Niu Jingshan, Niu Jingshan and his wife would not be able to treat Niu's mother well, and it would also cause dissatisfaction among Niu's second brother and his wife.
Niu's mother went to the countryside, and Niu Cuihua called Niu's second brother and asked him not to let Niu Jingshan get close to Niu's parents. Niu Jingshan and his wife were not good people, and this couple would only affect Niu's parents' lifespan.
Daya had already been discharged from the hospital, and the baby was already a month old, but Miao Guifeng and his wife hadn't visited her. They felt Daya was useless and useless. Miao Guifeng also felt that Daya should apologize to them as parents, not them. Daya's request for relocation compensation was her fault.
Everyone rented a house, and the Mao family lived quite far from Miao Guifeng and his wife. Mao's mother didn't want Daya to live too close to Miao Guifeng and his wife, fearing that Daya would run over to help Miao Guifeng and his wife with work.
The Mao family didn't ask Daya to do much work. They asked her to take good care of herself during the confinement period. After she left, they didn't ask her to do more. She just washed clothes and cooked by herself. She was afraid that her in-laws would be unhappy because she didn't get things done.
"Use less cold water." Mao's mother said this specifically when she saw Daya washing clothes.
"It's not cold, the weather is warm." Daya said quickly, speaking carefully.
Seeing Daya like this, Mao's mother felt a headache. You know, Mao's mother has a bad temper and can curse at people, while Daya is very timid and submissive.
At this time, Mao's mother was glad that Daya gave birth to a boy. If Daya gave birth to a girl, Mao's mother could not guarantee that Daya would be able to raise the child well, and was afraid that the child would become like Daya herself. The Mao family did not like servants, and how could their own children be used as maids?
What era is this? Every child is treated like a precious treasure. Families usually have one child, or two at most. There are fines for having more than one child. Some families are willing to pay the fine, but even if they do, they rarely have as many children as people did in the past.
"It hasn't been long since you gave birth, so you still have to be careful and not do all the work." Mao's mother said, "We are not your biological mother, and we can't always ask you to do all the work. You don't have to do it if we don't ask you to do it."
"I can do it." Daya said. She was afraid that she would not perform well and make her mother-in-law unhappy.
“…” Mao’s mother just felt that Daya had been abused since she was a child.
By the end of the year, Miao Guifeng and her family had moved into resettlement housing. The Mao family didn't; they bought a house in the city, which they had refurbished and moved into.
Daya hadn't seen Miao Guifeng and her husband for a long time. Last year, Daya and Mao Datou prepared a New Year gift for Miao Guifeng. This year, Mao Datou didn't prepare any gifts for Miao Guifeng and her husband, and Mao's mother wouldn't let Daya go to Miao Guifeng's house.
Daya's household registration had already been moved out to the Mao family. Although Daya and Mao Datou hadn't yet obtained their marriage certificate, Daya's household registration had nowhere else to go. Miao Guifeng and her husband insisted that Daya move out, which was also the intention of Yang's parents. They couldn't let Daya's household registration be with them anymore. Erya and Sanya's household registration also had to be moved out. Miao Guifeng really didn't want to care about Erya's household registration, but she still moved Erya and Sanya's household registration under her and her husband's names.
Miao Guifeng thought that she had to leave a will to let people know that everything she and her husband had was left to their son to avoid any accidents where their daughter would inherit their things.
Daya did not give any New Year gifts to Miao Guifeng and his wife, which made Miao Guifeng very unhappy.
"Daya has really grown powerful," Miao Guifeng said. "Now that her husband's family has become wealthy, they don't take us seriously. They haven't even come to give us New Year gifts yet."
"Maybe we have to wait a little longer." Yang Bingrong said.
"No, she definitely doesn't plan to give us any New Year gifts," Miao Guifeng said. "She's the type who believes whatever her in-laws say. She doesn't know how to consider her own family at all. We raised her, and all she thinks about is her man."
“…” Yang Bingrong was silent.
Ever since Miao Guifeng's house was demolished, people from her hometown have asked her to borrow money, but she has refused. She's afraid those people might not pay her back, so she doesn't let them borrow money. Miao Guifeng isn't afraid of being called heartless. Whatever they say, it's not like she's going to lose a piece of her flesh anyway.
"They live so far away, aren't they just on guard against us?" Miao Guifeng said.
Miao Guifeng's son, Yang Tianlang, failed to get into junior college after repeating his senior year, and they moved again. It was difficult for Yang Tianlang to continue repeating at his original high school. Miao Guifeng wanted her son to repeat at another high school, but some high schools were unwilling to accept Yang Tianlang because his grades were too poor. It was not a matter of money.
Yang Tianlang simply stopped going to school, and Miao Guifeng couldn't let him sell roasted sweet potatoes. Miao Guifeng could sell roasted sweet potatoes herself, but her son couldn't do that. Her son needed a better life.
Yang Tianlang stayed at home all day and rarely went out. He played computer games. It was so much better to be at home than to work so hard and earn so little money.
Since his family was so rich, Yang Tianlang thought he didn’t need to go out to work.
Miao Guifeng and her husband did not complain to Yang Tianlang. They had other houses in the family and could let Yang Tianlang collect rent. It didn't matter whether Yang Tianlang worked or not. Miao Guifeng and her husband did not force him to work.
Niu Cuihua and her husband lived in the same complex as Miao Guifeng and her husband. Niu Cuihua had a smaller house there where she made and sold tofu. The ground floor was a suitable kitchen, not a street-side shop. Niu Cuihua could have set up a stall to sell things like tofu; a shop wasn't essential. Niu Cuihua felt that shop rents were high, so she tried to save as much as possible. "You've been allocated so many houses, and you're still making and selling tofu?" Miao Guifeng observed Niu Cuihua still selling tofu and remarked.
"Don't you also sell roasted sweet potatoes?" Niu Cuihua said.
"I'm just sitting around at home doing nothing, so I might as well sell some," said Miao Guifeng.
Miao Guifeng wanted to leave more things for her son; the current things were not enough.
"Where is your son? Doesn't he go out to work?" Niu Cuihua asked.
"He..." Miao Guifeng paused, "He doesn't need to go out to work, he can just stay at home. He's still young, not too old, so there's no need to rush into work. The family doesn't need him to work so hard. Your son is quite capable, he went to college."
Miao Guifeng's tone was sour. Niu Cuihua's son's academic performance was not very good, but other people's sons were admitted to junior college. This made Miao Guifeng feel not very good. Niu Cuihua's son was about to graduate from junior college.
"If they can go to school, then go," Niu Cuihua said. "As parents, don't we all want our children to have a better life than we did?"
"That's right." Miao Guifeng said, "Your mother-in-law and her family's house is also here. Didn't they give you a house?"
"That belongs to our younger sister, not us," Niu Cuihua replied.
People always asked Niu Cuihua if Jiang's father and mother had divided their belongings with them. Niu Cuihua was speechless. Was there any need to ask this question? Sometimes Niu Cuihua felt that those people were deliberately trying to sow discord between them, but she didn't have that idea anyway. The house didn't belong to her and her husband, and those things should have belonged to Jiang Moli.
"Whoever it belongs to should own it," Niu Cuihua said. "You can't always fight for things that don't belong to you."
"If I don't fight for what's mine, someone else will take it away." Miao Guifeng thought that in her past life, she didn't know how to fight, and her adoptive mother and her family gave all the good things in the house to Lu Dongxiang. Miao Guifeng must hold on to those things in this life and not let others think she was easy to fool.
Niu Cuihua didn't say much. She was making less tofu now. Without her mother around, she was making it all by herself, so her speed naturally slowed down. She figured her family wasn't so short of money now, so she didn't need to make as much. Just a little would be enough. Earning some money was good enough.
Niu Cuihua and her husband gave Zhao Jiaojiao a house, and Zhao Jiaojiao was very happy. Although Niu Cuihua and her husband had said they would give it to her, there was still a big difference between the two. Zhao Jiaojiao was afraid that her parents would regret it, and she couldn't let them regret it. She had to make them feel that she deserved a house.
When Zhao Jiaojiao returned home, she also went to help Niu Cuihua.
"No need to teach students anymore?" Niu Cuihua asked.
"It's been cold lately, so some kids haven't been out," Zhao Jiaojiao said. "It's too cold, and I can't rush them out. We'll have to postpone their classes. If things aren't going well in the shop, we'll go to their homes. One-on-one home instruction is more expensive, but that's also possible."
In fact, there are still some children in the store. However, some parents are afraid that their children will be frozen or too cold, so they do not let their children go to the store to learn guzheng, and they want to wait until the weather warms up.
Zhao Jiaojiao didn't say much to the parents. If the parents didn't want to, there was nothing Zhao Jiaojiao could do. All she could do was teach the children who came to the store well and not let them come to the store for nothing.
"But this situation is relatively rare." Zhao Jiaojiao said, "Some families hire better teachers."
Zhao Jiaojiao knew someone who specialized in one-on-one tutoring and made a good amount of money each month. They were mainly hired by wealthy families who wanted a teacher for one-on-one tutoring. Zhao Jiaojiao had also taken such a job before, and it was mainly about dealing with one child. With well-behaved children, it was fine, but with naughty ones, they had to coax them a little.
"Daya is married now, and you should also find a suitable partner." Niu Cuihua said.
"Please introduce them to me." Zhao Jiaojiao said.
"Free love is the norm these days," Niu Cuihua said. "I'm afraid you won't be satisfied if I introduce you to someone."
"As long as the conditions are met, it's fine." Zhao Jiaojiao said.
"Those are the people I know," Niu Cuihua said. "I don't know many powerful people."
"I'm just an ordinary person, so I should be looking for an ordinary person too." Zhao Jiaojiao said, "Mom, you can't expect me to find a handsome guy, nor can you expect me to find a talented person."
Zhao Jiaojiao knew that her conditions were OK, but not the best. She didn't think about finding a particularly good man, but just an ordinary man who was willing to take responsibility.
"Male nurses, male doctors, male teachers, all of them are fine," Zhao Jiaojiao said. "As long as they have a stable job, I don't have high expectations for them. As long as they're not too eye-catching, I'll still take a look."
"That's what I said. Once we meet, you will have more requests." Niu Cuihua said.
"No," Zhao Jiaojiao said, "I don't have high requirements for my other half. I just want someone with some education and a lot of money. It doesn't matter to me. We can make money together."
"Someone asked you something," Niu Cuihua said. "Someone from our street..."
"From our street? Forget it." Zhao Jiaojiao said, "Look at the others."
"The people in our street, the ones who were relocated, are still rich," said Niu Cuihua.
"Men become bad when they have money." Zhao Jiaojiao said.
"Isn't your uncle-in-law also rich?" Niu Cuihua glared at Zhao Jiaojiao.
"That's different. My uncle-in-law comes from a well-off family, while we, the people being relocated, are nouveau riche," Zhao Jiaojiao said. "It feels completely different. Truly wealthy people can dress however they want and don't have to wear expensive clothes. But we have to wear expensive clothes to impress others. We can afford such expensive clothes. We're from a wealthy family. If I go out in my pajamas, people will criticize me, asking, 'How can you dress like that?'"
When Zhao Jiaojiao faced those people, she just wanted to roll her eyes. She was walking in the community in her pajamas. What's wrong? What's wrong?
Pajamas are also clothes, and you can’t see what’s underneath.
Zhao Jiaojiao sincerely believes that some people are more particular about their appearance when they are poor, and the poorer they are, the more particular they are. On the contrary, rich people are not so particular. Zhao Jiaojiao once saw her aunt wearing very cheap clothes. Those clothes were really cheap. Her aunt said that sometimes she only wore clothes once or twice, so it was okay to buy cheaper and better-looking clothes. She didn't have to buy expensive clothes.
"Then... ask your aunt to introduce you to someone?" Niu Cuihua said.
"Don't bother little aunt, our family has troubled little aunt with so many things." Zhao Jiaojiao said, "But it's okay, I work outside and I can still meet some people."
"You decide for yourself. If that doesn't work, I'll ask more people," said Niu Cuihua.
"Is there any blind date arrangement organized by the street? If there is, I will go and take a look." Zhao Jiaojiao said.
"Didn't you just say..."
"The streets before are the streets before, and the streets now are the streets now." Zhao Jiaojiao said.
Jiang Moli didn't really pay attention to whether Zhao Jiaojiao wanted to find a boyfriend, nor did she think about helping Zhao Jiaojiao find a partner. It was not until two months later when Zhao Jiaojiao found a partner that Jiang Moli found out about it.
"Jiaojiao has found a partner." Jiang Moli sighed to Sheng Jiahao in the bedroom, "I still remember she was still very young when she came to South City, and now she has a partner."
"We've known each other for almost twenty years," Sheng Jiahao said. "It'll be twenty years in a few months."
"The children are already in their teens," Jiang Moli said. "Time flies. It feels like so many years have passed in the blink of an eye."
"When will Jiaojiao get married?" Sheng Jiahao asked.
"I'm not sure." Jiang Moli said, "Maybe it will be the end of the year. Any wedding is fine. We'll prepare the red envelopes by then."
Zhao Jiaojiao wasn't planning on dating forever; she'd marry if the situation was right. The two families' financial situations were both good, but Zhao Jiaojiao wasn't one for romance; she prioritized financial well-being. A good financial foundation was key. If it wasn't, all sorts of problems would arise.
Before the two of them officially got together, Zhao Jiaojiao even inquired about the man, fearing that he owed money outside.
"Jiaojiao has a good eye. That person has good qualifications." Jiang Moli said, "He's also a doctor. Doctors may have to work overtime and be on duty frequently. If Jiaojiao thinks he's a good person, then it's fine."
The nature of some professions is that they require a lot of time to work. Doctors also earn a good income, not bad.
In her past life, Jiang Moli often heard her doctor friends complain about their low salaries. But when she actually asked, she found out that their provident funds were very high, almost reaching half of Jiang Moli's salary, not to mention their salaries. If you really added it up, it was a lot of money. Sometimes, you can't just look at the salary on the surface, you still have to consider the various benefits.
Doctors in Nancheng have very good benefits, and many people are scrambling to become doctors in Nancheng.
Jiang Moli felt that Zhao Jiaojiao was very good at planning for herself and finding a suitable person, instead of finding someone like Jiang Yuqin who had to raise a child for others and had no money.
Now, Jiang Yuqin and Ding Chao have rented an apartment elsewhere. Their primary consideration is rent, followed by commuting. They both have to work, and their children need to go to school, so they can't rent too far from school; closer is better. This means Jiang Yuqin and her husband have to spend even more money on rent, which makes Jiang Yuqin even more unhappy.
Jiang Yuqin calculated the monthly expenses at home. With such a large expenditure, how could she save enough money to buy a house?
"You shouldn't have supported Ding Hongwang in the first place. If you hadn't, we would have had some money left over every month," Jiang Yuqin said. "You supported Ding Hongwang, and all the money for buying a house went to Ding Hongwang. We have no place to live, and Ding Hongwang didn't even ask us to stay there for a while."
"It's not suitable. It's quite far from here." Ding Chao said.
"You only know how to say good things about Ding Hongwang. No matter what Ding Hongwang does, you say that." Jiang Yuqin couldn't stand Ding Chao's attitude.
If Jiang Yuqin were still young, she would definitely have found another man.
Jiang Yuqin glanced at Ding Chao and said, "Since I married you, I have been renting a house. Other people also rent houses when they get married, but they buy houses soon. But we rent houses and keep renting houses."
"Is it interesting to keep talking about this?" Ding Chao only felt a buzzing next to his ears, and Jiang Yuqin kept saying the same thing.
"Interesting," Jiang Yuqin said. "You didn't let me say it before, but I want to say a few more words now. We rent a house and don't have our own house. When our son gets married, if we still don't have a house..."
"My son hasn't grown up yet." Ding Chao said, "There's still time."
"When?" Jiang Yuqin sneered. "By then, who knows how high the housing prices will have risen. Your mother and her people really haven't thought about helping you at all. They give you some money, and we can buy a house first. We can take out a loan to buy a house, and then pay the bank back little by little. It's better than renting the house to the landlord. Go ask your mother and her people if they can lend us some money to buy a house first."
"We don't have any money on our own, so we have to ask them to borrow money, but they won't agree." Ding Chao was embarrassed to ask his biological mother.
Ding Chao knew that his mother likely had some money, but it belonged to her, not Ding Chao. Ding Chao had other brothers, and they wouldn't give him the money. If they knew his mother was going to give it to him, they'd make a scene. In reality, his mother couldn't possibly give the money to him. She lived with the rest of the Ding family, not relying on Ding Chao for her retirement.
Ding's mother knew that Ding Chao was unreliable. She was lucky enough that she didn't ask Ding Chao for pension money. There was no way she would give money to Ding Chao.
Ding Chao didn't go to find Ding's mother, Jiang Yuqin went to find Ding's mother.
At the Ding family, when Ding's mother saw Jiang Yuqin coming, she found it funny when she heard what Jiang Yuqin said.
"Borrow money to buy a house?" asked Ding's mother.
"Yes, Ding Chao and I have been married for so many years and still don't have a house." Jiang Yuqin said, "We can't rent a house forever. You lend us money, and we will pay it back later..."
"Do you believe you will return it?" Ding's mother didn't believe it. "If a tiger borrows a pig, will it return it?"
Ding's mother knew exactly what kind of person Jiang Yuqin was. She had borrowed so much money from Jin Manzhi, and she had spent it all without even thinking about paying her back. It was even less likely that these people would repay the money Jiang Yuqin and her husband had borrowed from Ding's mother.
"You can write a receipt." Jiang Yuqin said.
"Writing a receipt is useless," said Ding's mother. "You haven't given me, an old woman, any pension, and you still want money from me. I don't have any money."
"Mom, we will pay you back." Jiang Yuqin said.
"Go ask your biological parents for money and see if they're willing to lend you any," Ding's mother said. "You don't have a penny, yet you're thinking about buying a house. Do you think other people's money is just a windfall? Should they give it to you?"
"No, I..."
"Stop talking and go ask your mother for money." Mother Ding waved her hand.
Jiang Yuqin was furious, but she had no idea what to do. She thought that since she had taken the initiative to ask Ding's mother for money, she should have borrowed at least a little, but Ding's mother refused to lend her a penny.
Ding's mother knew the Ding Chao couple all too well. They had no idea how to save money. They just spent whatever they had without planning for the future. She shouldn't wait for them to pay her back.
When Mrs. Ding learned that Jiang Yuqin had asked her mother to borrow money to buy a house, she specifically warned her brother Ding not to lend money to the Ding Chao couple. Of course, she couldn't just lend them money. Buying a house costs a lot of money. With the Ding Chao couple, they only know how to spend money.
Jiang Yuqin went to find Jin Manzhi, and Jin Manzhi naturally said that she had no money.
"We gave you so much money in the early years, but you didn't save it or buy a house. Now, you're borrowing money to buy a house." Jin Manzhi said, "Do you think we have that much money to give you? Your in-laws don't even give you money, and you have the nerve to ask us for it."
Jiang Yuqin was sitting in the living room of Jin Manzhi's house. Jin Manzhi got a headache when she saw Jiang Yuqin.
"Why did you insist on marrying Ding Chao in the first place?" Jin Manyi asked.
"I really liked him at first and thought he could get a promotion and a house, but who knew..." Jiang Yuqin really didn't expect Ding Chao to be so useless.
"No one else wants you to marry him, but you insist on marrying him," Jin Manzhi said. "You follow your husband wherever he goes. You don't have to worry about the money we have. If your in-laws don't give it to you, we won't have it either. You still have to figure out how to buy a house. It's really unbelievable that you live like this."
Jiang Yuqin asked everywhere for money, but couldn't get one. People could lend her a little, but not too much, fearing she and Ding Chao wouldn't pay it back. Others suggested Jiang Yuqin and her husband just rent a place, so they wouldn't have to worry about paying off their mortgage. How wonderful!
Although Jiang Yuqin rented a house elsewhere, Jiang Moli still heard about Jiang Yuqin and her husband borrowing money. Jiang Yuqin was thinking about buying a house at this time, which was indeed okay. In the future, the house price would only be more expensive, so it was always better to buy a house early.
"They have no money and have to rely on borrowing. How can others lend them money?" Jiang's mother was sitting on the sofa peeling a banana.
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