Chapter 399: Change of Strategy (Page 2/2)
Now this is so annoying!
After realizing that forceful approaches didn't work and Lu Changzheng completely refused to accept such threats, Lu's mother changed her strategy in recent months and stopped using forceful approaches.
Nowadays, they would send some buns and dumplings every now and then, not only to the staff quarters, but also to the school for Lu Ming and Lu Shuang to eat.
I want everyone to see that she is a good mother, a good mother-in-law, and a good grandmother!
Jiang Qian said: "For the sake of money, she is really willing to sacrifice her reputation."
"Old Lu's father has retired now, but Changzheng has also increased his living expenses. Two hundred yuan a year is not a small amount, right?"
"Of course there are a lot." Jiang Qian knew everything that happened at the Lu family, and Gu Yunlan would tell her about it.
Gu Yunlan taunted, "They want three hundred, but Changzheng disagrees."
"What about the three brothers? Are they going to focus on just Old Lu?" Jiang Qian said.
Gu Yunlan sighed, "What can I do? Changzheng is the most promising one, so of course she wants to target him. But I won't agree. If Changzheng dares to give it to me secretly, I will never forgive him."
"Don't worry, Old Lu has a clear view of his home now." Jiang Qian comforted.
Gu Yunlan said, "I'm just afraid that the old woman will do this now and make him soft-hearted. He has this problem of being soft-hearted."
After all, they are their biological parents. Even if they know what they are like, it is always easy for their children to feel soft-hearted.
But she would not be soft-hearted, because she knew what kind of person that mother-in-law was.
Jiang Qian said, "Two hundred yuan a year is sixteen yuan a month. Even if Old Lu is the only son, this amount of living expenses is enough. I believe Old Lu knows this well. No matter how much he gives, it will just go to his sister."
Of course, Gu Yunlan knew clearly who the money ended up in, and this was the biggest reason why she strongly opposed giving more.
Why? Giving maintenance to the parents is an unshirkable responsibility, but who is this little sister? Should they support her?
The key is to recognize people!
She doesn't even recognize people. It's better to use the money to buy buns to feed the dog. Even a dog will wag its tail at people when it is fed well!
But Lu Qian is not even as good as a dog, she can’t be tamed at all!
So two hundred yuan is the maximum you can get. In fact, this is just to stop people from talking.
Because as she just said, Lu Changzheng is the most promising among his sons, so if he gives him more living expenses, the neighbors will know about it. Even if they don't praise him, they will know what's going on and won't say he is unfilial!
She would never agree to anything more!
"But don't tell Old Lu directly that you hate his mother's behavior of sending buns and dumplings. You have to start with Lu Qian and say that you want her to be self-reliant instead of sucking the blood of her elderly parents. Her parents are so old, if you don't show some filial piety to them, how can they just lie there and suck their blood?" Jiang Qian said.
Gu Yunlan nodded, "I know."
Although she had slapped her mother-in-law in the face with her own hands, the situation was different now. The past was in the past. As a daughter-in-law, she could not directly tell Lu Changzheng that she hated and disliked his parents.
Just know it in your heart, don't say it out loud.
They are no less than Lu Changzheng's own parents.
Whether from the perspective of husband and wife relationship or from other considerations, he should be given this respect.