Chapter 258: Marriage Problem 2: Find a man without a family to love...
Tian Qi is a spoiled son with no special skills. He just takes over his father's job selling tickets on the bus.
This kind of work requires no technical skills, and is both easy and respectable. The bus company also issues them family certificates, which allow family members to ride the bus for free. The benefits are so good that it makes people jealous. Tian Qi doesn't want to give up this job at all.
Now his father was threatening him with retirement, and he was about to explode with rage. He asked, "Didn't I say I wouldn't provide for your retirement? I just said I don't know how to take care of people. Wouldn't it be a hardship for you to follow me? Okay, stop talking nonsense. If it really doesn't work out, let Fourth Brother take care of you. We'll all just pay for it."
Now, things went back to the first plan. Everyone looked at Tian Er, waiting for his words.
Tian Er refused, sneering, "You two are truly ungrateful! Since Director Tang is willing to uphold justice, why don't you compare the situations of all the families and see who's best suited for the ticket seller job? The person who gets the job should act decisively and bring their parents back home. The other six families can each choose what they wish to do and give them some money each month to show their filial piety."
Now Tian Qi was furious. Are you serious? No, he didn't say he was going to take his job before he came.
He immediately jumped up and down, waving his fists and trying to cause trouble for Tang Fengyuan. Fortunately, Xiao Jin was quick-witted and stopped him.
Tang Fengyuan wasn't afraid of him and sneered, "I'm just waiting for you to make a move. I'll just catch you and put an end to it all."
Tian Qi lowered his raised fist again. Yes, if he hit Tang Fengyuan, it would be assaulting a police officer and he would go to jail.
By then, let alone work, I'm afraid I won't even be able to keep my wife and children.
He had no choice but to throw in the towel and said, "Alright, you're so cruel! I won't give up my job. I don't have the ability to support two old people. If you have the guts, just kill me!"
The six brothers were too lazy to kill him, so they ignored him and gathered together to discuss who should give the job to.
Tian Er was surrounded by the crowd and didn't say a word. He looked at Tang Fengyuan meaningfully, with a lot of emotions in his heart.
I have to say that this older sister has some real skills to be the director.
This move of cutting off the source of the problem has even attracted the attention of the boss's family. It's really amazing.
Even he found this job attractive. After all, he was just a street sweeper now and his salary was too low. If he could get the job, he would be able to relax a lot. His wife was also a decent person. As long as he asked, she would definitely be willing to take care of the two elders.
But he couldn't swallow this.
The cold eyes and injustice he encountered since childhood had long made him lose his warmth towards his parents. In his youth, he still had extravagant hopes. The more they didn't care about him, the more he wanted to be a good child, take good care of his younger brothers, and do housework well.
But later, in order to allow the eldest brother to go to school, they forced him to drop out of school and work despite his excellent grades.
Since then, he has completely given up on his parents. Although his life is difficult now, he doesn't want to live in the same room with them just for a job.
That was simply a kind of mental torture, far less worry-free than the current poor life.
Therefore, he would not stand up to ask for the job, but he would be happy to see the six brothers unite because of this job and deal with the seventh brother's family together.
As a result, the alliance between the eldest and the seventh brother collapsed. From now on, the seventh brother's family was completely isolated. If they got a job, they would have to take care of their parents. If they didn't work, they would have to live a hard life. Just thinking about it made them feel relieved.
He retracted his gaze and looked at the exasperated Old Seven, sneering, "What are you yelling about? I won't leave you without a job. The street sweepers are in need of people. As your brother, I'll recommend you. You can start your job tomorrow."
Tian Qi was instantly speechless. He stared at his second brother in a daze and asked with gritted teeth, "Don't you understand what I'm saying? I told you I won't give up my job. Why should I take it back? You brothers have no shame at all."
"No matter how shameless we are, we are not as thick-skinned as you. We give you all the benefits, but you don't want to provide for your parents in their old age. You are a beast worse than pigs and dogs!" The eldest son's wife was furious. She had not gone out to work all these years to take care of the children.
Now that the children are older and even the youngest is in primary school, she really wants to have a job. On the one hand, she can integrate into society and not have to hang around the kitchen and school every day. On the other hand, she can share the expenses so that the children will not be malnourished and look like skinny monkeys.
Therefore, she was the most positive when faced with Tang Fengyuan's proposal.
She was not worried about no one taking care of the two elders. After all, her eldest daughter was already thirteen years old and could help with cooking, and the clothes would be washed when she came back.
She rushed to the front and was determined to get the job no matter what, but the seventh sister-in-law was not happy. The two sisters-in-law soon started to fight, and it was a lively scene.
Tang Fengyuan saw that the situation was getting heated, so he picked up the speaker and said, "Alright, stop arguing. Since the seventh family is unwilling to give up their jobs, then the responsibility of providing for the elderly couple in their old age will be left to them. Come on, the six of you quickly come up with a figure and give a small monthly gift."
The eldest son's wife was not happy. She cried and recounted the difficulties her family had. She had many children and the burden was heavy. Besides, it was natural for the eldest son to provide for his parents in their old age.
The other companies were also very excited and expressed their loyalty to Lao Tian, saying that as long as there were jobs, everything would be fine.
The more Old Tian watched, the more disheartened he became. He looked at the second oldest son, who had remained silent, and asked, "What about you? You're not willing to support me and your mother in our old age?"
Tian Lao Er looked at him expressionlessly: "Isn't it enough to give you money?"
Old Tian sighed silently and finally made up his mind. He gave the job to his eldest son's wife, and he and his wife lived in the old man's house in their old age.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth families all looked at Tian Laoer, waiting for him to speak. Only the seventh family cried and wailed, saying they wanted to die in front of Lao Tian.
Old Tian didn't believe he was willing to die. He gritted his teeth and said, "As for the five middle sons, those who are willing to give money can give some. If they don't want to, forget it. Since the seventh son's family has lost their jobs, they don't have to pay. Okay, let's do this. Director Tang has had a hard time too. He's been worrying about our family's affairs for several days."
The second brother refused and asked, "Why shouldn't the seventh brother's family pay? He's been working for so many years and has reaped enough benefits. Even if it's only one dollar a month, we should let him pay."
This is no longer a question of money. He must fight for his five brothers. Otherwise, he will get sick sooner or later because of the frustration he has been holding in his stomach.
The seventh brother's family was so angry that they refused to give in no matter what. In the end, for this dollar, the seventh brother started fighting with the second brother again.
The second child had taken care of his younger brothers since he was young, had to do housework, and was the first to go out to work and earn money. He was extremely strong, and with just three moves, he pinned the seventh child to the ground and made him unable to get up.
Lao Qi had never suffered such injustice in his life. He kept cursing and swearing, but still refused to give in. Finally, his mother-in-law came over, crying and making a fuss, and protected Lao Qi.
The old lady was furious. After asking about the situation, she grabbed Tang Fengyuan's collar and wanted to fight with him. Tang Fengyuan couldn't fight back because he would be punished, so he could only reason with her. During the struggle, a small snow-white snake fell from the eaves and landed right on the old lady's mother-in-law. The old lady was so scared that she screamed and fainted.
Well, this matter cannot be settled today, Tang Fengyuan quickly arranged for someone to send the old lady to the hospital.
As for how to deal with the pension issue, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.
At least if she lifted the roof today and asked to open the window tomorrow, no one would object. This is the wisdom summed up by Mr. Lu Xun, and it is very useful.
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Gu Yanni got up early to go to work and ran to the publishing house as usual. When she arrived at her workstation, she saw a strange man and remembered that her job had been replaced by her father a long time ago.
I could only turn around with red eyes and prepare to go to the newspaper office.
When she reached the door, she saw Qi Changxiao holding a pile of drawings and going to Xiao Song to discuss typesetting. She subconsciously stopped Qi Changxiao and said nothing. She just tilted her neck and looked at him sadly.
Qi Changxiao frowned. Why did she come again and pull his clothes in public? It was really infuriating.
He quickly took two steps back and shouted, "Xiao Wei, come here."
Xiao Wei had noticed the situation at the door and hurried over to help. She pulled Gu Yanni away and dragged her to the corridor outside, complaining, "Are you crazy? It's become like this, and you still don't give up?"
Gu Yanni burst into tears in grievance: "I didn't do anything, why do you all despise me like this?"
Xiao Wei couldn't help but sneer. She was obviously a thousand-year-old fox spirit, yet she was pretending to be pitiful.
However, Xiao Wei didn't want to offend him directly, so he advised, "Why bother? You have the skills and the looks. Wouldn't it be better to find a man without a family to love you? Think about the former President Chu. He lost his job because his daughter didn't study well. You don't want to see your father suffer the same fate, do you?"
Gu Yanni raised her tearful eyes and cried, "Why do you say that to me too? Is it only if I die that I can prove my innocence?"
Xiao Wei couldn't stand it anymore and really wanted to swear, but she held it back and tried to speak calmly, "Okay, okay, you're innocent. It's getting late, you should go to work quickly. Be a good person in your new unit and don't make your boss angry."
Gu Yanni looked at Xiao Wei sadly, then turned and left.
She didn't want to go to the newspaper office because a group of people were talking about her belly, which was so annoying.
In the end, she simply skipped work without asking for leave or going home.
It wasn't until the newspaper editor called her father that he found out that she hadn't gone to work.
He quickly took a leave, went home to inform Gu's mother, and the old couple went their separate ways to find someone.
Finally, Gu's mother saw Gu Yanni by the Liuli Lake in the southern suburbs. She had taken off her shoes and socks and placed them neatly by the lake, ready to commit suicide by jumping into the lake.
Gu's mother knew that her daughter must maintain the image of an innocent little white rabbit, so she did not stop her and let Gu Yanni jump down, and then asked the nearby fishermen to come and rescue her.
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