Chapter 357: Equality in caring for the elderly and children
When Chen Fang saw her sister-in-law and her husband coming, she stopped talking and just tugged at her husband's sleeve and nodded.
Xu Zhenghong glanced at his younger sister and said with a smile, "Manman, your second sister-in-law is a bit straightforward, but she doesn't have any bad intentions. Don't take it too seriously."
"Hmph, second brother, your words are not nice. It was mom who asked us to come back today, so I listen to her."
Xu Manman pulled her husband to sit next to her parents. She had made up her mind. She might not want anything else, but she must get a share of the compensation for the house.
Xu Guohua ignored the lawsuit between his children and knocked on the table, saying, "Now that everyone is here, I will start. You all know that our village is going to be expropriated, and you are all aware of the compensation plan. The house we live in now has two floors, with a total area of 660 square meters including the yard. According to the compensation plan, it is 1:1.5, which means more than 900 square meters. Your mother and I want a few houses, and we want money for the rest."
"Dad, we all know what you said, but we just want to know how much you and mom are going to give us?" Xu Zhengye asked impatiently.
Xu Guohua rolled his eyes at his eldest son and asked, "Why are you so anxious?"
"Hey, Dad, how can I not be anxious? Now that we have been allocated a house, no matter where it is, we will have a place to live, and we don't have to rent a house and be chased away by the landlord. You don't know that landlords nowadays are very difficult to talk to. They raise the rent at every turn, and it is very troublesome for our family to move around." Xu Zhengye complained, half sincerely and half falsely.
"Well, even if the house is not expropriated, you still rent it. I see you have been living well these years. I don't see you on weekdays, but you come to see me and your mother. Now that we have money to share, you come here when you smell the food."
Xu Guohua got angry when he talked about this. His two sons were not as hardworking as his daughter. Everyone said that raising sons is a way to prepare for old age, but he saw that raising sons would drain himself dry.
"Okay, old man, stop talking about these nonsense. If you don't say anything, I will." Chen Hongyu was impatient. What's the point of complaining now? The children have grown up and have their own families. It is understandable that they take care of their own families first. Besides, the old couple doesn't expect anyone to support them in their old age. They just need to make money themselves.
"Oh, you old woman, you are so impatient. I said it's not enough! Well, we decided to take four houses, three of which are priced at 120 yuan each, and we will split them among you three siblings. Finally, we will take one of the 90-yuan houses for your mother and I to live in. The rest will cost about 300,000 yuan. We will give 80,000 yuan to each of you three siblings, and keep the rest for you and me. Do you have any objection to this division?"
After Xu Guohua finished speaking, he looked at his three children. He thought that this was a fair division.
Xu Zhenghong and Xu Zhengye looked very unhappy and asked in dissatisfaction: "Dad, we have objections. It would be fine if you gave money to my younger sister, but why did you give her a house? My younger sister is married, so giving her a house is like giving it to an outsider, isn't it?"
"What outsider? Isn't your younger sister's surname Xu? She is also my daughter. What's wrong with dividing the house with her?" Xu Guohua said while glaring at his two sons.
"But you will be relying on your two sons for your old age in the future, so you should always leave more property for your sons. How can you give equal amounts to your daughters?" Zhao Lu couldn't help it any more. She would look for her sons when it comes to old age, and give equal amounts to her sons and daughters when it comes to dividing the money. Does this make sense?
"What? Zhao Lu, are you threatening us with these words?" Chen Hongyu was the first to be dissatisfied.
"Mom, Zhao Lu didn't mean that, but what she said makes sense. Since you want to give Manman some money and a house, then shouldn't the task of caring for her in the future also be shared equally?" Xu Zhengye asked after looking at Xu Manman.
"Yes, brother is right, Manman, you can't just take the benefits and not be willing to take responsibility, right?" Xu Zhenghong also said.
Xu Manman rolled her eyes at them. "Did I say I don't care about my parents? Since my parents are so fair, I will bear the same responsibility for their retirement as you do, right, Jiabao?"
Yang Jiabao nodded, "It should be."
Chen Hongyu smiled with satisfaction, "Okay, your father and I don't need you to support us in our old age. We'll talk about it when we really can't move. Then it's settled, one house and 80,000 yuan for each family."
Zhao Lu pushed her husband hard and winked at him with some dissatisfaction.
"Zhao Lu, if you have something to say, just say it yourself. Why are you pushing the eldest son?" Chen Hongyu had sharp eyes and immediately caught sight of her eldest son who was pushed backwards.
Zhao Lu was called out by her mother-in-law, so she stopped pretending and asked directly, "Mom, I have no objection to you giving a share to my sister, but your Xu family only has one grandson, Xiao Feng. Can't you give us a little more? He is the eldest grandson of your Xu family."
Xu Zhenghong became unhappy when he heard his sister-in-law say that. Before his mother could reply, he said, "Sister-in-law, I don't like what you said. Now the country advocates gender equality. Do you want Xiaofeng to get any special treatment?" Want to get more money? No way.
"You..." Zhao Lu couldn't say that boys are more important than girls. If she really said that, wouldn't she be accused of not obeying the organization's command? But she refused to let it go, and could only twist her husband's arm in anger, "Xu Zhengye, are you just going to watch your brother bully me? How can your Xu family do things this way? It's okay for a married sister-in-law to go back to her parents' home to divide the property, but at least I gave birth to a grandson for your Xu family, right? Even if I don't have any merits, I have worked hard, so why don't you give us more?"
"Hiss, it hurts, why did you twist me? Really, but mom and dad, what Zhao Lu said does make some sense. Xiao Feng is your only grandson, so you have to give him something, right? Boys are different from girls. When they grow up and get married, they have to buy a house."
Xu Guohua raised his eyelids and said slowly, "Didn't I tell you? The affairs of your grandchildren are your responsibility as parents. Your mother and I will just take care of you."
Xu Zhengye was speechless. His parents were just unwilling to give him more. Fine, he would slowly ask for it when he had time in the future. He couldn't do that anymore. How could this old couple not want a grandson?
At this time, Chen Fang asked casually, "Mom and Dad, didn't they say there was still land expropriation? Aren't those divided?"
Chen Hongyu immediately raised her chin when she heard this. "That is the foundation for your father and I to live on in our old age. We will not share it. You paid for the house, so I will give it to you. As for compensation for the land, you don't have to worry about it."
"But……"
"Okay, what your mother said is what I wanted to say. I'll call you over after the formalities are completed. Now everything is fine, go back!" Xu Guohua waved at them.
Zhao Lu stood up first, with such strength that she even overturned the chair. However, she just left without even looking at what was happening. Their family was the one that suffered the most today.
"Mom and Dad, we'll leave first." Xu Zhengye quickly picked up the chair and chased after them.
"Sister-in-law has such a bad temper, tsk tsk..." Xu Zhenghong wanted to say something but was glared at by his mother.
"Stop stirring up trouble. You are not a good person either. Let's go. Manman, you and Jiabao should go back too!"
"Oh, okay, then Mom and Dad, call me if you have anything."
"Okay, got it."
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