As soon as Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran left, Lu Jiang came to find the team leader. The team leader saw Lu Jiang and asked, "Didn't you just go back? Why are you here again? Did you leave something behind?"
"Captain, that's not the case. Lu Hai and I told you that we had jobs and there were some problems at home. We're splitting up, and my father asked me to come and find you to be a witness."
"Lu Jiang, do your brothers also want to take your jobs?"
"Captain, too? Do Tiantian's brothers also want to take Tiantian's job?"
"Tiantian's brothers are so powerful, not only do they want to take Tiantian's job, they also want to take Ranran's job.
Let's go, let's hurry over. It's already late tonight, so we should sort things out and go to bed early. You have to get up early to go to work tomorrow."
While walking on the road, Lu Jiang found that the captain was in a bad mood, so Lu Jiang made a promise.
"Captain, don't worry. I will treat Tiantian well. I won't let my family bully her. I was the one who proposed this separation.
I have a lot of sisters-in-law, and I'm worried that Tiantian will be wronged if she marries me, so we're taking advantage of this opportunity when they're trying to snatch up my job and dividing the family."
"Lu Jiang, I came to Tiantian's house to arrange for you to be her fiancé. It's also because Tiantian likes you and wants to marry you that I came here.
From now on, you two will be a family. I hope you take good care of Tiantian. The one I am most worried about is Tiantian.
Tiantian's mom and I have been so kind to her since she was little, so she can't do many things. Don't blame her, teach her. If she can't do it, send her back and let me teach her.
I only have one daughter, and I just want her to be happy every day and not suffer any grievances. She has never suffered any grievances since she was a child, so please don't make her sad.
Another reason for choosing you is that our two families live close to each other, and I know you inside and out. Even if Tiantian gets married, living close to her will make it easier for Tiantian's mother and I to take care of her."
"Captain, don't worry. I will treat Tiantian well. Tiantian has the final say in our family, and I will never let her suffer any injustice. Tiantian and I both have jobs, and I plan to buy a house in the commune and spend more time there.
My parents don't like me very much either. We give them pension every year, and I just come back during the holidays."
Lu Jiang arrived home right after he finished speaking, so the captain stopped talking and walked in directly.
Seeing the whole family present, the captain sat down and said, "How do you want to divide the family business? Old Lu, tell me and I'll write it down."
"There's nothing much to divide up in our family, just the house, money, and food. First, the house. It's already been divided up, three rooms per family, so we'll just go with the old rules. The room your mother and I live in is for the older family, as we live with them.
Next is the money, a total of 776 yuan. Lu Jiang and Lu Hai each get 150 yuan, and 50 yuan is the betrothal gift for them. The four of you brothers get 100 yuan each, and your mother and I get 76 yuan.
Finally, as for food, we should distribute it according to the work points each person earns. This is fairer, as what you earn is yours.
Also, your mother raised two old hens. If it's hard to divide them, they belong to her. The black and white TV was given to me by Ranran's father, so it belongs to me.
Do you have any objections to this division? If so, please speak up now. We can discuss it after the division is complete, otherwise it will be forgotten."
Lu Jiang and Lu Hai's sister-in-law expressed their opinions first.
"Dad, food should be distributed according to population. If we divide it by work points, we have so many children in our family, I'm afraid there won't be enough food."
The team leader said, "In our country, distribution is based on work. What you earn is what you get. What? You not only want to steal other people's jobs, but also their food."
Can't you even afford to raise your own children? If you can't, then have fewer children. What are you dreaming about? Who would raise a child for you for free? Who would be a fool?
This is non-negotiable, and must be divided according to work points. As a veteran's family, how can you go against national policy? You need to be more aware and not bring shame to us veterans."
"Yes, it's based on work points. If the old family doesn't have enough food, they can earn more work points. Your mother and I are with you. We also have work points, so the food should be enough. Does anyone have any objections? If so, please speak up."
Lu Jiang and Lu Hai's fourth sister-in-law said, "Dad, I think the black-and-white TV should be given to our family. We are the youngest and love watching TV the most. You and Mom are old, why would you still want to watch TV?"
"Fourth daughter-in-law, this is a gift from Ranran's father. I can't give it to you, I want to keep it as a souvenir."
"I just can't bear to give it away, and I even say it's a souvenir. But I don't think he's been very kind to Gu Zhiqing's father. I've never seen him send anything to him, not even some local produce. When other local educated youth came to the countryside, they would exchange local produce with the villagers and send it back."
Father Gu blushed and whispered, "I'm not stopping the children from coming over to watch. The black and white TV will be kept here and won't be moved away. Although the house belongs to the old family, you can still come over to watch the black and white TV."
Lu Jiang and Lu Hai's second sister-in-law said excitedly: "Dad, you still have Lu Jiang and Lu Hai's bicycles that haven't been divided? They should be given to our family. I live the farthest away from my mother's family, so it's better for me to go back to my mother's family during the holidays."
After hearing this, the captain refuted it bluntly.
"You've already said that these are Lu Jiang and Lu Hai's bicycles, so what else is there to divide? Are you going to divide up your things at home too? Why don't you take out your own things first? You should have a dowry too, right? Take out your dowry first.
You live far away from your parents' home. Did Lu Jiang and Lu Hai ask you to marry so far away? You came here on your own. If you want a bicycle, earn money to buy it yourself. Robbing someone else's things is nothing. You two are robbers, aren't you? Be careful, you will go to jail for stealing things. Does anyone else have any objections? Tell me now, after we divide the family, it's time to go back to bed.
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