Chapter 486: Grandma Jiang Passes Away 4
In the video, Yu Juan is wearing no makeup, smooth and delicate skin, and soft and comfortable home clothes. She is sitting on the sofa with a pillow in her arms, and her phone is placed on the phone holder on the coffee table. Yu Juan's eyes show surprise.
Yu Juan said: "Qiuxia, it's been a long time."
The two chatted a lot that day, and Yu Juan had changed a lot from what she remembered.
She is many times prettier than when she was a little girl.
It's mainly a change in temperament.
They talked about their previous experiences in the factory, what the city looked like at that time, and some of the people they had met before and their subsequent situations.
Qiuxia solemnly apologized to Yu Juan.
"I'm sorry, I was too young at that time. After achieving a little success, I couldn't help but tell my mother. I was eager to get recognition from my family, and then I brought your parents in, which harmed you." Later, she suffered a lot because of this problem.
She was a girl in a family with many children. She told her mother all her income, but her mother would say, intentionally or unintentionally, that it was difficult for her brother to raise the children.
The salary is too low, and what I earn is not enough to spend.
For both big and small matters, they assumed that she had money and let her pay for it.
In addition, her parents were not very tight-lipped, so she would tell her relatives that she had just gotten married, and with the betrothal gift and the money she earned, she had a savings of more than 200,000 yuan.
Her uncle called her to borrow the money, the amount was less than her savings, and his words clearly showed how much money she had.
If she doesn't lend me the money, I'll be in a fight with her.
One hundred percent learned this from her mother.
As she grew older and suffered a few losses, she began to have a sense of boundaries and stopped telling others about her family's income, how much money she earned, or how much savings the family had.
Even if the other party is her parents.
"It's okay, it's all over." Yu Juan said comfortingly.
"If they hadn't suddenly appeared, I might not have been so decisive in cutting off ties with them. At that time, I was like an ostrich. I had already resigned, but I still transferred money to them every month."
“Fear of conflict, fear of the unknown.”
"Now that I think about it, I was really stupid."
"Did you go home later?" Qiuxia asked Yu Juan.
"I went back a few years ago. My father was dying of cancer, and I went back to see him for the last time," Yu Juan replied.
"He's almost dying, but seeing that I'm doing better now, he still wants me to help his son and grandson. He's such a good father." Yu Juan said sarcastically.
"Then my stepmother sued me and asked me to pay alimony."
"The court said that if there is a support relationship, there is an obligation to provide support."
"I have to give her 300 yuan every month now."
"If it weren't for the relevant laws and regulations, I wouldn't even want to give 300 yuan. But my stepmother was still not satisfied. She felt that it was unfair that I only had to give this little since I had money now. She even appealed, but the original verdict was upheld in the end." At this point, Yu Juan smiled on the other end of the phone.
"I really admire you and Jiang Xue."
"Very decisive." Qiuxia said sincerely.
The two no longer talked about this topic but talked about other things. After chatting for an hour or two, they hung up the phone with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.
After hanging up the phone, I thought about Yu Juan’s words. She said that the person she was most grateful to in her life was Jiang Xue.
It was Jiang Xue who made her realize that there were other possibilities in the lives of women from the lower class.
It was Jiang Xue who reshaped her worldview and made her realize her own shining points.
At night she dreamed that the three of them were on a train heading to S City. She also dreamed that the three of them were lying on the bed together in a hotel that night. In the dream, she did not separate from Yu Juan. The two of them opened a restaurant together. Many people came to their restaurant to eat and they made a lot of money. In the dream, neither of them got married, had children, traveled, and lived a reckless and flamboyant life.
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Grandma Jiang’s funeral was equally lively.
Uncle Jiang felt that since they had not been at home for all these years, apart from some relatives, there might not be many people coming.
What happened was not the case. Several groups of teachers from the village and town came to burn paper. There were also some girls who had been sponsored by Jiang Xue. Some of them worked in factories or companies under Jiang Xue after graduation. When they learned that their boss's grandmother had passed away, they asked their families to bring money over.
Not only that, Liu Qinglin received the news and rushed over in person with his bodyguards.
Knowing that he was coming back, many of the brothers he had helped over the years came over if they were still alive, and asked their families to bring money if they were not there.
They have rules for funerals here. As long as money is brought as a gift, it cannot be refused.
The host of the event has to provide a meal. The merchant who hired Grandma Jiang to cook had originally expected not to have so many tables, but when so many people came, he immediately called for someone to deliver the food. I thought it was a small order, but it turned out to be a big order.
No one knew who notified the town and the county, but when they learned that Jiang Xue's grandmother had passed away, a lot of people came and the road was full of cars. Seeing Jiang Chao greeting everyone so eagerly, people who didn't know would have thought that they were all his guests, but it turned out that everyone came for Jiang Xue.
From the way he is dressed, you can tell he is an official or a successful person.
One of them was a leader from the city. The people in the town knew he was coming and came to greet him personally.
Jiang Xue was neither humble nor arrogant when she saw them. She thanked them politely and then asked someone to arrange for them to sit down.
The insurance company would take at least ten days to half a month, and it could be as long as a month.
After the funeral, their five brothers and sisters all signed as their children and received a compensation of 260,000 yuan.
Uncle Jiang didn't say how to divide the money, wanting to wait until Jiang Xue left before dividing it. But after the money arrived, Jiang Xue took the bill and said she wanted to start settling the accounts.
This bill includes all the gifts given and paper money burned.
Expenses.
Every single detail is recorded.
Because so many people came, the gifts they received were enough to offset the expenses of the banquet, coffin, tombstone, and all the expenses of the people around them for the past few days, and there was still some left over.
Next, Jiang Xue also laid out clearly how to distribute the money.
"I asked Jiang Lu to check grandma's savings with grandma's ID card. There was 100,000 in the bank, which was withdrawn by you, aunt. There was also cash at home, which was checked by you and aunt, Jiang Chao. How much money did you find?"
Jiang Chao looked at Aunt Jiang: "Didn't you tell me that it was only 20,000 or 30,000?"
"There are 6,380 yuan in cash." Jiang Chao took the initiative to confess.
"Take out these two sums of money." Jiang Xue said.
Aunt Jiang was not very willing to do so, but she still asked her son to get the money and bring it over.
"When grandma was alive, my eldest aunt and I bought her some gold jewelry. Now she is gone. Whoever took it, please give it out."
No one spoke.
"If you don't take it, I will call the police and report the gold lost. The police will come to investigate. Such a large amount of money is enough to be sentenced. There are cameras in grandma's yard, and there are only a few people going in and out. It should be easy to investigate."
Liu Yan glared at Jiang Xue angrily and took out many gold rings, necklaces, and gold bracelets of all sizes.
When he took it out, he explained to himself, "I put it away because I thought a lot of it was bought by you."
Jiang Xue asked Aunt Jiang to identify which ones she bought and asked her to pick them out.
"I'll take what I bought, and my aunt will take what she bought. If you bought these for grandma, come and take them too."
Jiang Xiaodie took away a gold ring she bought for her mother.
The rest were all bought by Jiang Xue and Aunt Jiang.
Others had no objection to this allocation, nor did they dare to raise any objection.
It just so happened that Jiang Hang took out 100,000 yuan, plus the more than 6,000 yuan in cash that Jiang Chao took out, the remaining money from the gifts, the insurance compensation, and the funeral expenses, all added together, it was almost 400,000 yuan.
Jiang Xue did not discuss with others and stated her own distribution plan.
"Grandma gave birth to three sons and two daughters. This money should be divided equally. Do you have any objections?"
"I can share too." Jiang Xiaodie said in disbelief.
"It's unreasonable for a married daughter to come back to her parents' home to share the money. I don't agree with this." Aunt Jiang glanced at her sister-in-law and said with disapproval.
Liu Yan also nodded in agreement.
Uncle Jiang said to Aunt Jiang, "Sister, tell me if Jiang Xue's distribution is right? Is it appropriate for a married daughter to share money with her brothers?"
"If my mother hadn't had a car accident today and hadn't received this compensation, and if she had been sick and lying in bed with someone to take care of her, would you still have divided your sons and daughters?"
"I think I've spent as much money and time on Mom as you sons over the years. I was the first to contribute money and effort when Mom had problems. I think the money is what I deserve, and I agree with Jiang Xue's allocation."
"I also agree with this distribution method." Jiang Xiaogu immediately responded, saying that the money was a pleasant surprise.
She didn't expect that he could also help her share the money.
"Big sister, you can share, but little sister, do you have the nerve to take it too?"
"You've been working outside but haven't taken care of mom for a single day." Aunt Jiang said to Jiang Xiaodie.
"We all give Mom living expenses every month, several thousand yuan a year. My eldest sister also gives, but you don't."
"Sister-in-law, isn't my family in financial difficulty? Although I didn't give money to my mother during the holidays, I did buy her food and drinks."
"Since my eldest sister has it, I must have it too."
"I agree, this is fair." Jiang He took the initiative to say.
"Let's divide it like this." Jiang Haiyang also said.
Everyone looked at Uncle Jiang with a dark face. Jiang Xue reminded him, "Also, this compensation is only given after all the children sign. According to the law, all the children who sign have the right to share, regardless of gender."
"That's right, right? Uncle, do you agree?" Jiang Xue asked.
Jiang Hang and Jiang Xian signaled to their father to agree as well, and Uncle Jiang nodded reluctantly despite being full of reluctance.
Everyone agrees, so it’s useless even if he disagrees.
Jiang Xue now has the final say in the Jiang family.
"That's it, the money has been divided, and those who need to go to work can go back, and those who need to leave can leave."
Jiang Xue took Xu Mo and Jiang Xin and left first. After she left, the brothers and sisters had another quarrel over the distribution of money.
They still wanted Jiang Xiaogu and Jiang Dagu to return the money, but they refused.
They brought up old grievances and attacked each other, and they were almost fighting.
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