Chapter 340 Differential Treatment
Chen Cui'e glanced at her youngest daughter and replied slowly, "This money was brought by your third sister-in-law. She said it was a birthday gift for our 70th birthday and she insisted that I accept it. I talked to your father for a long time but he refused to take it back. Later, I thought better of it. Since they are willing to give it, I will take it."
"That's right. Your third brother and his wife said that they would give us 100 yuan a month as living expenses."
Chen Cui'e became even happier when she talked about this. Hey, Xiaobai gives them one hundred yuan a month, and Lao San also gives them one hundred yuan, so the total is two hundred yuan. Wow, I didn't expect that I would still have money when I'm old. That's great.
Jiang Xinbai was also happy when he heard it, "That's great, this way, you can also earn 200 yuan a month, which is much better than the average young people. But mom and dad, I'm telling you, don't tell outsiders about the money. There are too many mixed people living here, it's not very good, so..."
"I know. It's better not to show off your wealth. I know that for sure. Every time I collect the water, electricity and rent bills, I give them to you first. They all know that we old couple have no money." Even at her age, Chen Cui'e still understands this principle.
"That's good. By the way, we gave them 5,000 yuan as the betrothal gift you asked about just now, and we also plan to buy them a new house. Jiabao is going to look at houses today."
"Oh, a betrothal gift of five thousand is enough. In our hometown, I can marry two daughters-in-law." Chen Cui'e felt a little distressed when she said this. Five thousand, fortunately, her youngest daughter's family also had money, so there was nothing to worry about.
Jiang Youtian caught the key words and asked in confusion: "Xiaobai, doesn't your house have three rooms? If it can accommodate everyone, why do you want to buy a new house? Is it because Jiabao's girlfriend doesn't want to live with you?"
"No, Dad, what are you thinking about? We just don't want to live with these young people." Jiang Xinbai explained quickly.
"Really?" Chen Cui'e didn't believe it either. How could her son live separately after getting married?
"Oh, Mom and Dad, look at you. Don't you understand my personality? If Jiabao and his family lived at home, would I have to get up early to cook for them? Otherwise, people would say that I am a lazy mother-in-law! Besides, young people have different living habits from us. Living together will cause conflicts. It's better to stay away from them. When Jiadong gets married, he will be treated the same way and move out. This way, Jinsheng and I can be more comfortable."
Chen Cui'e glanced at her little daughter and said with a smile, "You are so lazy! When Jiabao has a child, will you take care of him or not?"
"Oh, Mom, I really hadn't thought about this if you hadn't told me. But I'm busy in the store, so I don't have time to bring it! You can pay someone to do it when the time comes, whatever! We'll talk about it later."
Speaking of raising children, Jiang Xinbai had taken care of enough children when he was young, and he doesn't really want to take care of his grandchildren.
"You, just keep talking tough! When your grandson comes out and sees how cute the child is, you rush to take care of him." Chen Cui'e tapped her little daughter's forehead and said with a smile. Who hasn't been there?
"By the way, you just said Jiabao went to look at houses. Which houses did he look at?"
Jiang Youtian thought to himself, why bother looking at houses? I have so many houses for rent, any one will be enough, I really have a lot of money.
"Oh, Jiabao called just now and said he liked a house in a nearby community called Donghu Community. I gave him the money and we decided on it today."
"Oh, so you didn't go and see?"
"What are you looking at? Just let them decide for themselves. Jinsheng and I will be here so that they don't feel uncomfortable. Whoever lives there can choose!" Jiang Xinbai is not the kind of parent who has a strong desire for control, so he doesn't bother with that.
"Tsk tsk, you guys, but how much did it cost? I heard that buying a house is expensive now, Jiabao can't buy it too expensive, right?"
At this point, Jiang Xinbai touched his nose and whispered, "It's a bit expensive, the total cost was 170,000 yuan, but the area is large, the certificate says it's 125 square meters, but the actual area is about 135, and there are many rooms."
"What? 170,000? Oh my God, why does it cost so much? No, we have so many houses at home, we don't need to buy one, just look at the Ritz-Carlton Apartments and let them choose one."
Jiang Xintian really couldn't help it and spoke out what was in his heart.
"Dad, this is different. We are renting a house, and the environment is not that good. Their decent community has property management! Besides, we can't live in the community and force them to live in a rental house. It doesn't sound good."
"Why is it different? I told you that you have too much money to burn. Jiabao spent 170,000 yuan on the house alone, and he has to renovate it! It's another huge sum of money. You have to remember that you have two sons. Jiabao spent so much money, so when Jiadong gets married, you have to treat him equally, otherwise, there will be conflicts."
Jiang Youtian shook his head and thought about how he was partial to the eldest and second child. Well, it was difficult to have so many children. Fortunately, the youngest daughter only had two children.
"Dad, I've already talked about this with Jiabao and Jiadong. I will definitely treat the two children fairly and impartially. Okay, now that I've said it, you can choose the date! I'll leave everything to you. I have something else to do in the store, so I'll leave first." Jiang Xinbai said as he stood up and walked out.
"Okay, go ahead and do your work. Let us and your parents-in-law check the almanac to see which day is a good day."
After everyone left, Chen Cui'e started thinking again, "Old man, how much do you think we should give Jiabao for his wedding?"
Jiang Youtian thought for a moment and replied, "Why not give Bao two thousand? Anyway, the money the third brother just gave me is not a big deal."
"But we didn't give so much to the previous few children when they got married. Isn't it bad to treat them differently like this?" Chen Cui'e was a little worried again.
"That's right. Although our money was given by Xiaobai and his family, the huge difference is also a cause for complaint. By the way, how much did we give to Shih-hsin for his wedding?"
The old woman was the one who kept track of all the personal relationships in the family, and Jiang Youtian really couldn't remember them all.
"Shih Hsin Shih Rong gave a 100 yuan red envelope for the wedding, but that was almost ten years ago. And when Hong Yan got married, I gave 150 yuan! Now I give Jia Bao a 2,000 yuan red envelope. Isn't the difference a bit big?"
Jiang Youtian nodded silently, "It's not just a little bit, it's the difference between heaven and earth. Don't let this ruin the relationship between the children. There will be many more young people getting married in the future. If we give 2,000 to each of them, even if we take out our coffin book, it may not be enough."
"so what?"
"Hiss, how about this, we give Jiabao 200 yuan on the surface, and give him another 1,000 yuan in private, is that okay?"
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