Chapter 269: Mid-life Entrepreneurship

"That's right, second sister and brother-in-law, Xiaomei and the others are happy to give you money, you just need to take it. They will feel uncomfortable if you don't take it." Su He also said.

She never thought that there would be people who would be embarrassed to accept money given to them. If she were old, she would accept the money given to her by her children without hesitation.

Su He thought the same as Gu's mother. It would be better if Gu's second sister and her husband could give half the face of Gu's eldest sister and her husband, so that they would not be embarrassed to take it.

Mother Gu said, "Don't even think about it. Xiaomei and the others will give you the money, so just take it."

"By the way, are the three of Mingyue Chunqing and Hongjun given to you?"

Second Sister Gu nodded and said, "Yes, give it to me every month. It's for my retirement."

Second brother-in-law, "Mom, what do we mean? We are not living with Xiaomei and Zhangchen anymore. They are responsible for our food, drink and accommodation. So they don't need to give us any extra money."

Gu's mother understood, "You two want to follow the village rules, right?"

In the village, whichever child the parents live with will be given food and money by the other children every year, but the child who is in charge of the parents does not need to give anything.

Gu's second sister and her husband nodded. Gu's mother waved her hands, a little speechless, "You two are too nagging and too hypocritical. Why do you care so much? Just take what the children give you."

"What about the village and the city?"

"My husband and I lived with Jianhua Xiaohe. When we were in the village, Xiaohe gave me 100 yuan every year, saying it was for my hard work in raising the children."

"I happily accepted it, but I didn't think too much about it."

Mother Gu feels that her four children’s personalities are nothing like hers. Some are too shameless, while others are too proud. Can’t they balance it out?

After much thought, she felt that her daughter-in-law Xiaohe was the most like her, she would speak her mind and solve problems when they arose.

Gu's second sister and second brother-in-law, "Then we will accept it in the future?"

"Just accept it if it's given. If you think the children have given too much, you can just buy something for your grandchildren in the future. It's not a big deal." Gu's mother said unhappily.

"Then the household registration will also be transferred here?"

"Move. All four children have started their own families. What kind of person are your eldest son-in-law, your second son-in-law, your third son-in-law, and your daughter-in-law? You have been living together for so many years, don't you know?"

Under normal circumstances, as long as parents don't do anything too extreme, like the eldest couple, children will respect their parents well.

The old ladies in the park often complain about their daughters-in-law and never mention their own faults. Gu's mother doesn't believe it. They are all daughters-in-law. Which daughter-in-law would start a quarrel with the mother-in-law as soon as she enters the house?

Not to mention the son-in-law, if the woman respects her parents, the man generally won't say anything, unless the man you find is too bad or the woman's parents usually do something too excessive.

Anyway, as long as there is no problem on both sides, the children will respect their parents well when they get old.

"Uh-huh."

The couple nodded. They understood this truth and knew that day would never come. However, people will feel insecure if they have to rely on others to give them income instead of themselves.

The two of them are in their hometown. Although they don't have much land to farm, they still have some income every year.

After all, they make a living with their hands.

"How many days does Xiaomei have left? Is it just these few days?" asked Gu's mother.

She calculated Xiaomei's due date and it was roughly a few days before or after the Chinese New Year.

Sister Gu said, "It should be these few days."

Mother Gu said, "Then you have to be careful. Send the baby to the hospital as soon as the baby starts to swell. Things are different now than before. You can't give birth at home. It's safer to go to the hospital."

Xiaomei Zhang Chen has a tricycle, which he bought when he was selling steamed buns, and he can ride that tricycle to go there.

Sister Gu nodded, "I know, Mom. We will definitely send him to the hospital."

"Notify us when the baby is born," said Gu's mother.

After chatting for a while, Gu's second sister and her husband came back.

The couple chatted on the way back, and Sister Gu said, "At worst, when the child grows up and goes to kindergarten, we can just set up a stall."

There are a lot of people selling goods on the street now, especially in the summer, and there are a lot older people.

There are also many people buying things.

Should be able to make a lot of money.

"This is fine, we'll see when the time comes." The second brother-in-law thought this method was feasible.

He felt that they were not being pretentious. When they were in their seventies or eighties, they would definitely be supported by their children in their old age. It was just that they were only in their early fifties now.

They are still very young, so there is no need for the children to raise them. If we really follow what my brother and sister-in-law said and wait until they live to be 80, then we will raise them for 30 years? They both eat a lot, and there are various expenses.

It's better to find something to do.

My second brother-in-law feels that with his body, he can do it until he is 65, if not until he is 70.

He thinks that, unless there are special circumstances, parents should raise their children until they are 18 or 20 years old, and then the children can go out and start their own businesses. Of course, the same goes for parents. It is just right for children to start supporting their parents at the age of 65 or 70.

Support each other for ten or twenty years, and spend the rest of the time doing your own things. Don't rely too much on each other.

Otherwise, the people in the middle will have to take care of the elderly and the children, and the couple will be under tremendous pressure.

"Wife, let's make a plan."

My second brother-in-law suddenly had an idea.

Sister Gu was stunned. "What's the plan?"

Second brother-in-law, "It's us in the future, daughter-in-law. We are only in our early fifties now, still very young."

"This is what I think. When Xiaomei gives birth to a baby, it takes three years for the baby to go to kindergarten. Once the baby goes to kindergarten, there won't be anything else to do, right?"

Sister Gu nodded, "That's right, it's just pick-up and drop-off."

Because of family planning, people are not allowed to have a second child. There is no such thing as the eldest or second child giving birth to other children. In other words, after they take care of the third child, they don’t have to take care of other children.

As for my son, he lives with my father-in-law's family. When they got married, my in-laws also made it clear that they would take care of the baby if they had one.

Sister Gu thought, if they didn't have to do the work, then they could just pay.

Anyway, this is how they treated the kids in the family in the past. If they needed help, they would do it, and if they needed financial support, they would provide it.

Second brother-in-law, "Let's help the third brother and his wife for three years. After three years, we will do our own things, like setting up a stall like you said, or doing other work. We will think about it slowly."

"We can work until we are 65, which means we can save a lot of money in 10 years. Then we can use the money to travel."

"Like my parents, we go to one city a year." My second brother-in-law is quite envious of Gu's parents' current life.

The old couple are in good health and travel to a city every year. Don’t be too extravagant.

"It's our own money, we can do whatever we want with it."

"We don't have to count on children."

No matter who you are or what your status is, life will be difficult if you ask others for money.

Second sister Gu's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Sure, sure. I just think we are too young now, and it would be hard for us to raise children."

"Mom said we were being hypocritical, but we are not hypocritical at all. We are just being thoughtful."

Second brother-in-law, "Oh, Mom's thinking is different from ours, and it was different in the past and now."

Times are changing. Our parents’ generation was born in a feudal society and during a period of war. Their children were born after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Although the country was no longer at war at that time, it was still a bit difficult to have enough food and clothing.

Now their grandchildren are well fed and well clothed, and come to big cities to study. Life is getting better with each generation.

He thought about his great-grandchildren and his great-great-grandchildren, and they would have a better life than now.