"Then let me first talk about our family's income and expenses in the past few years, my salary in the past few years, plus the living expenses you pay every month.
Apart from daily expenses and the expenses for the third brother's wedding, I won't go into details about other miscellaneous items. I have a total of 2,100 yuan in my hand now. I won't count the change. Let's calculate this amount next.
First of all, we didn't spend any money on the eldest and second sons' weddings. At that time, they had saved up the money by working in the factory for several years. But for the third son's wedding, my husband and I paid three or four hundred yuan. You know this, third son. You also joined the factory at the age of seventeen. From the time you got married to the time you got married, you lived and ate at home, but you didn't pay any living expenses to your family, and you didn't spend a penny on the wedding money yourself.
I brought up this matter today not to ask you for money, but I have to be fair to my sons. Not to mention the living expenses, I wouldn't ask you for this when raising my sons, but I will be fair to you brothers when you get married.
"At that time, the expenses for the third child's wedding totaled 420 yuan. The eldest and second families have suffered a little loss for their sister-in-law, so each family will give you 380 yuan. If you agree, we can deduct this money from the 2100 yuan, which will leave 1340 yuan. Do you have any objections?" Father Chen looked up and looked around. Seeing that no one spoke, he continued to flip through his account book.
Who will speak now? For the eldest and second families, this is a pie in the sky. It was all in the past, and now there is compensation. Only a fool would refuse it.
As for the third brother and his father-in-law, they were too embarrassed to speak up. Chen Xueliang was certainly aware of this matter, but she didn't expect that Chen's father would bring it up now. If it were just her, he would definitely refute it, but now there are so many people around, if he speaks out about something that is unreasonable, he will be criticized. It is smart to speak up when you can take advantage of it, but if you speak up when you can't take advantage of it, it might make Chen's father angry, and he will have to pay more money. He is not stupid.
As for Zhang's father, it was the first time he heard about this matter. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It was normal for all his sons to spend the same amount of money, just like his family spent almost the same amount of money on their daughters-in-law. Otherwise, if one of them spent more, the other sons and daughters-in-law would certainly have opinions, so there was nothing to say about this matter.
"Let's continue with the issue of our house. Our house is 36 square meters in total. Logically, each family should have 12 square meters. Since your mother and I have to live here, each family can only get about 9 square meters. If three or four people live in one room like this, it's definitely not enough. So let's discuss who will live in the house and who will go out to find a place to live. Of course, if we want a house, we have to support the other two families financially."
No one spoke when the topic of houses was brought up. I don’t know how difficult it is to buy a house nowadays. If you give up your house, you won’t be able to find a place to live just by paying money.
Father Chen also knew their concerns and could only say, "Let me make it clear first. No matter who this house ends up going to, we two will live here. But after we pass away, this house will be completely yours. And then, no matter who gets the house, they have to compensate the other family with 100 yuan.
Our house is not worth so much money, but you all know the current housing situation. Even if you spend a hundred dollars, you can't buy a house like ours, so don't think you're at a disadvantage at this price.
You all should consider it separately. If neither of you wants the house, we old couple will keep it. I'll give you each a hundred yuan from my savings. After we die, the factory will take the house back, or you can discuss how to deal with it later. You can give some of the money to someone in the factory who wants a house. There's always someone who wants to buy a house. During this time, while your mother and I can live on our own, we won't need you. But if one of us becomes unable to move, you'll have to take turns coming back to take care of us."
Jiang Dongmei didn't want this house anyway. With the money they could get from the family division today, they could go out and buy a new one. In short, she couldn't live with her mother-in-law anymore.
Of course, Chen's mother wanted her eldest son to come back and live with her. She could take care of him if he lived with her, and she could also educate her younger daughter-in-law. She couldn't just eat and drink at home and do nothing. Which daughter-in-law would be like that?
Chen Xueliang didn't notice the look in his old mother's eyes. The couple had already had their eyes on a house, which was allocated by their unit. A family was moving out, and he was going to transfer the house to someone in the factory. He could make some money before leaving, otherwise the house would be taken back by the factory and distributed to the employees after he left. He would just take some money and transfer it directly. As long as it was from the same factory, there would be no big problem. The five hundred yuan was purely nonsense, and he actually wanted two hundred yuan. He thought he could get as much as he could. Who knew that the matter would become so big this time, and he would lose a lot of money.
As for Brother Chen's family, Li Min didn't want to live with her mother-in-law anymore. In the past few years of marriage, he and his sister-in-law's reputation had been almost ruined by her in this family compound. Now if his sister-in-law also moved out and she was left alone, then the title of the vicious daughter-in-law would really be nailed to her. Of course, she didn't want that. She had already asked her parents' family to help them find a house, and they had to move out as soon as possible. Anyway, this house would not cost them a penny no matter what, and that was enough.
Father Chen also understood what they meant and was not too surprised. He knew his wife's personality well. Separation might be a good thing. Maybe his sons' families could get along better than when they lived together.
"Then make your opinions known. If none of you want the house, then we old couple will live in it. You can move out when you find a new one. We'll deduct three hundred yuan from our rent, one hundred yuan each. If you all agree, then it's settled."
Under the watchful gaze of Chen's father, the three brothers all agreed.
"Now that these have been clearly agreed upon, our family property has been divided up, and the next step is to discuss the issue of providing for the elderly.
I'm still a few years away from retirement, so I don't need you to support me in my old age. Let's set a pension of three yuan per family after I retire at 55, is that okay with everyone? The company will reimburse your mother and me for medical expenses and other things. If we have any extra expenses, I have my own pension, so you don't have to pay. As for the little money in my pension, it's just for your mother and me, our daily expenses, and for our funeral expenses, as well as red envelopes for the children during the New Year and other holidays. Anyway, the rest of the money will be spent on you. If you're worried about the other two families spending more, just come back and visit more often."
Everyone's faces, which were originally calm and almost indifferent, also showed a bit of pity. In the game between children and parents, there is no winner or loser. In the end, it is the relationship between relatives that is hurt.
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