Chapter 257: Marriage Problems 1 Take care of yourself, your daughter's marriage is not...
Gu Yanni went home and cried to her mother. She didn't know who was so wicked as to tell everyone that she couldn't have children.
Mother Gu was a little surprised: "Didn't you give Doctor Qian hush money? It can't be that she said that, right?"
"How would I know?" Gu Yanni suffered a great loss this time. She didn't find any potential partner and was forced to change jobs with the artist at the publishing house. She also had to face people talking about her pregnancy.
I'm so sad. How could it turn out like this? She didn't do anything wrong. God is so unfair to her.
Her world seemed to be occupied by the rainy season. It was rainy every day and she was filled with sorrow. She had no appetite for dinner and went straight back to her room to lie down.
Mother Gu was so worried that she could only talk to her husband: "Old Gu, please think of a solution. I see that my daughter has lost weight these days."
Father Gu rolled his eyes. "Now you know to come to me? Did you ask me when you were instigating your daughter to cause trouble? Don't you think about the background of Editor-in-Chief Yao? How can you offend such a person?"
Mother Gu was extremely aggrieved. "Didn't I just want to find a happy home for my daughter? Xiao Qi is talented and handsome, so what's wrong with giving him a try? I never thought Director Yuan could be so snobbish. He keeps saying he'll handle this impartially, but what's the result? He's nothing but flattery and bullying. What a hypocrite!"
Father Gu was too lazy to talk to her anymore. His second-married wife was so short-sighted that she thought that since she had succeeded once, she could also succeed with her daughter. She didn't even think about whether the two situations were comparable.
At that time, he disliked his original wife for being too dull, so he gave other women the opportunity to take advantage of her. But why would Xiao Qi dislike his original wife?
He has a son and a daughter, has a good job, and a good family background. His father-in-law was once a comrade-in-arms of his martyred father. Even if Yao Zhizhi is ugly, there is no reason for Xiao Qi to change his wife.
At most, they would do some small actions and be ambiguous behind the scenes.
So he asked, "Let me ask you, without saying anything else, has Xiao Qi ever paid attention to our daughter? I asked around, and he was so scared that he was about to go to the editorial office. It was because our daughter refused to go that he moved back to the art department. He's been so obvious. How cheap is our daughter that she would even go so far as to seduce him? Are there no men left in this world? Aren't you ashamed?"
Mother Gu curled her lips and stopped talking. She didn't expect her daughter to be so stupid and have no tricks at all when facing men.
He could only settle for the next best thing and asked, "What about Director Feng from the Chengxi Thermal Power Plant? Do you think he's suitable?"
Father Gu squinted at Mother Gu with disdain. "That's fine, forget it. I've heard the Ye family isn't easy to mess with. They've been keeping an eye on him and even introduced him to several Ye family daughters, but he didn't like any of them. Let's not get involved in this mess. Let's wait and see for a while until our daughter calms down and find her a good match."
Mother Gu had no choice but to remain silent. There was braised pork in the bowl, but she had no appetite at all. She sighed and didn't know what the future held for her daughter.
After much thought, she asked, "Why don't you ask your friends in the provincial capital to find a husband for your daughter there?"
"Need I tell you?" Father Gu finished his meal and stood up. "You don't need to worry about my daughter's marriage anymore. From now on, take care of yourself and don't cause trouble for me."
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Yao Zhizhi didn't wait for Tang Fengyuan to come back for dinner, and guessed that her mother-in-law was hindered by the old Tian family again.
As usual, she put the food in the basket and went to the police station.
When we got there, the yard was bustling with activity, just like a big market in the countryside.
Yao Zhizhi found Tang Fengyuan in the crowd and dragged her to eat nearby: "Why are you still arguing? Is it because you can't agree on the money?"
Tang Fengyuan returned to his office and sat down, sighing helplessly, "Yes, after arguing for several days, we've finally reached a consensus. Let the fourth brother's family take care of him, and they don't have to pay. But how much should the other six families pay? My parents are obviously partial, so the other families can't pay the same as the eldest and youngest brothers, right? We've been arguing about this until now, and it's endless."
Yao Zhizhi was curious: "How much do the other four companies plan to contribute?"
Tang Fengyuan did the math: "Two elderly people, not only do they have to eat and wear clothes, but they also have to pay for medicine when they're sick. Their monthly expenses are no less than 40 yuan. The second oldest family is the worst off, only willing to contribute 2 yuan a month. The fifth oldest family is the best off, but they're only willing to contribute 3 yuan. The other two families compromised, offering 2.5 yuan. The eldest and youngest are left. The other four families asked them to contribute 15 yuan a month, but they refused and tried to bargain it down to 3 yuan. However, the other four families were so angry that they had to give 6 yuan. However, the other four families still refused to agree. Their bottom line is 10 yuan, not a penny less."
"The total is only thirty, what should I do with the remaining ten?" Yao Zhizhi was really surprised. Raising children to provide for old age is a joke.
Tang Fengyuan said helplessly: "Old Tian still has some pension, which is almost enough. But the eldest and youngest families haven't agreed yet, so there is still a gap of eight yuan."
Yao Zhizhi felt that there was no hope. The fifth family had enough money and only contributed three yuan, so the other two families were definitely not balanced.
Favored children are like this. They cannot see how much time, money and energy their elders have invested in them, and they think that is what they deserve. As for the losses and grievances suffered by other brothers and sisters, they don’t care.
When the elders get old and need money from them, they start to calculate this and that, but they never calculate how much advantage they took in the beginning and how many benefits their parents enjoyed before retirement.
So expecting such people to get ten dollars is simply a pipe dream.
Yao Zhizhi advised, "This isn't a solution. How about this: let the elderly couple live separately, one with the older family and one with the younger family, and have the other five families contribute some money. When these two families realize how hard it is to care for the elderly and start complaining bitterly, we can renegotiate and maybe even redistribute the responsibilities according to the current plan."
"Well, that's a solution. Okay, go back and read your book. Don't waste your time on these things." Tang Fengyuan knew the doubts his daughter-in-law had faced at the publishing house, so he was reluctant to let her come to help resolve the dispute.
Go read the book quickly, and then make a stunning debut on the college entrance exam to completely shut these people up.
Yao Zhizhi listened to the advice and stood up and said, "Have you changed the batteries in the flashlight? It started flickering last night."
"It has been changed, don't worry." The night in late autumn was chilly, but Tang Fengyuan felt warm in her heart. Her daughter-in-law was so thoughtful. She made up for her regret of not having a daughter. It was great.
After Yao Zhizhi left, Tang Fengyuan wiped her mouth, returned to the yard, and asked everyone in the Lao Tian family to be quiet and listen to her new ideas.
After saying that, everyone fell silent.
The five families who were not loved by their parents didn't have any objections. Anyway, they felt disgusted when they saw those two old guys.
We are all brothers from the same mother, but we are divided into different classes by our parents. It is really hurtful to our self-esteem.
Especially the second child, who has undertaken the heaviest labor since he was a child, and has also helped take care of his younger brothers and pay for his older brother's schooling. Now he is asked to take care of the elderly in their old age. Why?
He didn't even want to pay two dollars, he might as well feed the dog.
He was willing to compromise now, but it was just because he was fed up and wanted to send the two old guys away like beggars and go home to live his own life.
Now that there is a new plan, his family will definitely not be able to escape paying the money. However, with this plan, it is quite satisfying to see the sick old man torturing the two children they once loved the most.
So Tian Lao Er gathered his five brothers together and discussed it.
"Aren't they only willing to contribute six dollars each? Well, then the remaining eight dollars will be considered as their hard work fee for taking care of the elders. Let's split it among the five families and draw up an agreement. Then we can stop going through this again. It's so annoying."
The other four looked at each other and agreed readily. They were all raised by the second brother and listened to him.
In the end, the five families came up with a new plan. The second oldest family contributed three dollars, the fifth oldest family contributed five dollars, and the remaining three families each contributed four dollars, adding up to twenty dollars to allow the two oldest and the eldest and youngest to go.
The eldest brother's family was dumbfounded. They didn't expect that they would not get any advantage but suffer a great loss instead.
Everyone knows that headaches and fevers are the most troublesome things for the elderly. Not only do you have to spend money, but you also have to arrange for someone to take care of them, which is very painful.
The eldest brother was unwilling and immediately expressed his willingness to pay ten dollars according to the first plan.
The eldest and youngest family were the most stubborn. They disagreed with both plans and even had a twisted reasoning: "What a joke! You are all older brothers. How dare you ask a younger brother to pay? I don't know how to take care of others. I don't care about this matter anymore. Do whatever you want! I'm not going to accompany you anymore!"
After saying that, Tian Qi called his wife and children and left.
Everyone was completely dumbfounded. The second brother gave an order and ordered his brothers to stop Tian Qi and his wife. If that didn't work, they should tie them up and force them to sign.
This was still on police station grounds, and they were so audacious as to kidnap someone? Tang Fengyuan couldn't just sit there and watch, so he quickly asked Xiao Jin and the others to stop them.
After closing the gate, she forced all seven brothers to stay. Then she looked at Old Tian and said, "If I were you, I would give my job to the son who is willing to take care of me in my old age. Think about it carefully before you leave. And all seven of you, none of you are allowed to leave. Let's settle this today. I don't have time to waste time with you."
Old Tian fell silent. He was sick now, with old limbs and frail arms and legs, and was looked down upon wherever he went.
Once upon a time, he also played tricks on his wife and refused to leave when he went to one of his sons' houses.
But it was no use. The five sons who were not favored were of one mind. After receiving the news, they immediately came to carry the old couple away. He was no match for these five sons.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to listen to Director Tang and take back the job. The job will be given to whichever son is willing to take care of them in their old age.
So he looked at Tian Qi, holding on to the last bit of hope, and asked: "Old Qi, are you really unwilling to take care of me and your mother in our old age?"
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