Now this brat actually blamed him. Lu Fengnian glared at Lu Ting fiercely, "I told you before that your mother and I would pay for this. You said you had money. So, it's fine this way. From now on, you brothers can raise your own children! I'll only be responsible for finding you wives."
Zhu Ting's face darkened as she protested, "Father-in-law, which mother-in-law doesn't take care of her grandchildren?"
Lu Fengnian asked back, "How can your mother take care of your children if she has a job?"
"Okay, Fengnian, last year when Yanyan gave birth, I took a month off to take care of her during the confinement period. I also took a month off when Xiaoting gave birth."
"What about when school starts? If you don't take care of me, I won't have the baby I'm pregnant with."
Lu Fengnian was so angry that he laughed. The girl from the Zhu family was trying to force them to compromise.
He looked at Lu Jin and asked, "Jin'er, what do you say?"
"Dad, Mom has to work, and my aunt can't take care of two children, so I'll ask someone to come back and help take care of the children."
Zhu Ting looked at Lu Jin in disbelief. "Lu Jin, you're crazy! Do you know how much it costs to hire someone? It's at least two hundred yuan a year. You and I are both unemployed, and we only have so little money. If we spend it all, how are we going to raise our children in the future?"
"Things will work out when the time comes. I'll find a way to contribute and make money."
"What if the newspaper doesn't accept your manuscript? If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have married into your Lu family.
Dad, Mom, Lu Jin didn't grow up with you. Aren't his children your grandchildren? Big brother has a job and savings, but my Lu Jin has nothing..."
Lu Fengnian slapped the armrest of the sofa and scolded, "Enough! Jin'er's replacement was due to our negligence as parents. We have been trying our best to make up for it in the past two years.
Ting'er has a good job because he is ambitious. Whether studying or joining the army, they are the paths he chose.
You only know that he has the status he has today, but who of you has seen that he is fighting for his life? The reason why he became the leader at such a young age is because he fought hard, fighting for his life.
Next month he will go to Hai City for closed-door study, which will last for half a year. Wouldn't it be nice if he can't see his wife and children for at least half a year?"
Lu Ting didn't want to waste time talking to them, so he stood up and was about to leave. He said to Hua Jing, "Auntie, thank you for your hard work. Yanyan is home alone, so I'm going back first."
"Well, you go back first, we will take good care of Yiming."
After Lu Ting left, Lu Chen and Lu Yu sat at the table in silence, eating their fried snails. They did not participate in or judge the adults' affairs.
Zhu Ting threw the watermelon rind away, rushed back to her room, and lay on the bed crying loudly. Lu Jin hurriedly chased after her.
Lu Fengnian rubbed his eyebrows and suddenly became happy again when he saw his grandson who was still chewing watermelon without any care in the world.
"You kid only know how to eat."
Hua Min was so worried. What was going on? If she didn't take care of her grandson, people would definitely gossip about her. She was unwilling to quit her job, as she only earned dozens of yuan a month.
As soon as Lu Ting got home, he told Su Yan about Zhu Ting's situation. Su Yan asked Lu Ting, "What are your parents' attitudes? What is Lu Jin's attitude?"
"Lu Jin said he'd also hire someone to help take care of the child, and my dad supports that. But Zhu Ting said she wants money for a nanny, and she wants her aunt to help take care of the child."
Su Yan knew that Zhu Ting wanted to get something for free. She also knew that some housewives in rural areas would have two children in three years, holding one by the hand, carrying one on their back, and holding another in their arms.
Even if my aunt is capable of taking care of two children, they are the ones who pay her salary, so naturally she can only help her take care of the children.
If they take their wages but fail to take good care of her son, who will be responsible if something goes wrong?
The mother-in-law did not give up her job for her son, so naturally she would not give up her job for Lu Jin's child.
My mother-in-law's current salary can hire at least three nannies. She is not a fool. Besides, it is not the Lu family's fault that Lu Jin has no money. She did not have the right to ask her mother-in-law to take care of her grandson.
It is your blessing if your mother-in-law is willing to help you take care of your child. If she is unwilling, there is no need to force her. It is a family affair. The child is yours and you have to take care of him/her yourself. If you can't do that, you can hire someone else to do it.
Although Su Yan is very open-minded about these things, she also knows that no matter what era it is, you can't do anything without money and you have to act according to other people's wishes.
Since you are unable to raise a child for the time being and want to rely on your parents, then be a little sweeter, a little more diligent, and be more grateful and sincere. How could your elders not help you when they know your true situation?
"Lu Ting, let's not have our second child so soon. Let's at least wait until Yiming is about to go to school."
"We'll have another child when you're done with your internship. If you have two, we won't have another. Too many children in the family will cause more conflicts."
"That's what you said. No matter what your parents think, we only want two children."
If it weren't for the fact that few people had only one child in that era, she would have thought one child was enough. Later, she thought it would be better to have another one.
If the two of them grow old and pass away, Lu Yiming will at least still have relatives in this world.
What Su Yan feared most was hearing people say, "My parents are gone, and I'm the only one left at home."
There are also those who say, "We old couple only have this one child..."
Either way, it is unacceptable, so one child is definitely not enough, two or three are just right.
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