After hanging up the phone, Jiang Tian took a deep breath; her hands were trembling uncontrollably.
After calming down, Jiang Tian called Su Hanze.
He didn't answer the first time.
Then came the second time, the third time...
It wasn't until the sixth time that Su Hanze's voice finally came through the receiver: "What do you want?"
His tone was clearly impatient.
Clearly, he felt that Jiang Tian was disrupting his life and making him somewhat irritable.
"Shen Dingkun wants me to submit. He made my parents lose their jobs. I want to ask you for help."
Jiang Tian succinctly explained the crisis she was currently facing.
Su Hanze frowned: "He went to see your parents back in your hometown?"
"Yes, my parents have been laid off from the factory. They are quite old, and they finally had a place to live, but now they have lost it. I hope you can help me solve this problem and get them back to work."
Su Hanze thought for a moment and asked, "What would happen if your parents didn't work?"
“They will have no income and their standard of living will decline. They are hardworking and can endure hardship. They really can’t live without that job. It’s their motivation for socializing. They’ve gotten used to that kind of life.”
For an elderly couple without formal education, it's already quite an achievement that they were able to get a job in a factory and work diligently.
Jiang Tian patiently explained to him, her tone very cautious.
“I can’t get them back to the factory. I’m still abroad, and I can’t make a big fuss just to get your parents back to work in the factory. But I can give them some compensation. Is 100,000 enough?”
"I beg you to think of a way. They won't dare to spend the 100,000 yuan they received. I can't explain the source of this income. Please let them go back to the factory, okay?"
Su Hanze became even more impatient.
"Isn't 100,000 yuan enough? They need to work for a long time to earn that much. As for the source of the money, that's your problem."
“I know my parents. They’ve become out of touch with modern society and can’t adapt to new environments. If a large sum of money were suddenly deposited into their account, they would definitely be suspicious. If you’re willing to trust me, could you give me this money first? I can deposit it into their account monthly as a way for me to buy them a pension. They should be able to accept that.”
"Can't."
Su Hanze simply replied with three words, rejecting Jiang Tian's request.
He couldn't possibly give her money.
Jiang Tian isn't mentally unstable. Once she has money, she'll have more and more ideas. He's not going to invite trouble upon himself.
"Then could you give them a fixed amount of money every month in my name, as a way for me to show my respect to them?"
Jiang Tian then cautiously suggested another approach.
A daughter knows her own parents best.
Jiang Tian knew very well that her parents would never suddenly accept a huge sum of money and naturally assume that it was what they deserved.
Only by giving them small amounts at a time can we satisfy them.
“Jiang Tian, do you think all the physical manpower I have here is free? Where am I supposed to hire someone to specifically distribute pensions to your parents? Don’t think too highly of yourself. This is the only solution I have right now: give them 100,000 yuan. If they donate it or don’t dare to spend it, that’s none of my business. You don’t need to say anything else to me. I will transfer the money to their account with a note saying it’s from you. That’s all.”
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Jiang Tian held her phone for a long time without saying a word.
About ten minutes later, I received a call from my hometown.
Jiang Tian answered the call eagerly.
"Little girl, why are you crying? Your dad and I want to ask you what happened. The factory said you offended someone. Who did you offend? Did they cause you any trouble? Also, your dad just received 100,000 yuan on his card, and the note said it was from you. Where did you get so much money?"
Jiang Tian's mother spoke with a rural accent, but her tone was full of concern.
When Jiang Tian saw her parents' aged faces on the other end of the video call, she couldn't help but shed tears.
Hearing her mother's question, Jiang Tian forced herself to regain her composure: "Dad, Mom, don't worry about me. I'm doing fine. Just keep that money. Work at the factory might not be back to normal for a while, so use that money to live on for now."
“Jiang Tian, I know your mother and I are incompetent. Your sister has always taken care of you since you were little. We shouldn’t say anything about your life and your sister’s life. It’s better for you to be doing well than anything else. But there are some things you need to make clear to us. We don’t know what you’re doing or who you married. You only said you were married, but we haven’t met your son-in-law. Now you’ve suddenly offended someone, and they’ve given us a sum of money. Can’t you tell me about this? We are your parents, not your enemies.”
The old man's face showed obvious signs of fatigue and the marks of life's hardships.
He stared at his daughter, his eyes filled with tears.
Because they were incompetent, their daughters always took care of themselves, and they never let their daughters support them in their old age.
But they felt uneasy about living together peacefully before.
I haven't seen my daughter for so many years. I only know that she seems to be doing well, but every time I call her, she seems to be doing poorly.
Because they couldn't lift their daughter up, the couple rarely expressed their feelings.
Today they couldn't hold it in any longer and asked their daughter a question.
Jiang Tian took a deep breath and looked at her parents: "I haven't done anything wrong, nor have I been morally corrupt or degenerate. You should believe in me and my sister. No matter how bad we are, we could never become the scum in other people's eyes. I will handle these matters, but I hope you will take care of yourselves first and not think too much. Give me some more time, and I will definitely tell you everything."
"Please believe me, okay?"
Looking into their daughter's eyes, the elderly couple couldn't bring themselves to believe it.
In the end, Jiang Tian's father chose to back down: "We dare not spend this money. You have paid for your sister's medical expenses, and you must be under a lot of pressure. Give me an account number, and I will transfer the money to you."
“I won’t take it. The money is for you. If you don’t want it, then throw it away.”
Jiang Tian's stubbornness made her father silent for a while, then he backed down: "Then we'll keep it for you for now. You don't need to worry about our affairs. The factory won't let us work anymore, but we have land at home, and your mother and I have savings. You've always relied on yourselves since you were little, and your mother and I can't hold you back."
Parents sometimes feel guilty towards their children.
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