The group urged Zhang Yan and Gouzi to go to the restaurant and bring back ready-made dishes, but Zhang Yan refused. She leisurely rolled up her sleeves and prepared to cook.
"Eating out every day is too expensive. Cooking at home saves money and time. I've already bought all the ingredients. Can a few people help me? Where did you guys go today?"
She asked the questions while preparing to cook.
"Why save this little bit of money? It's not like you're short of money."
"That's right, we're all starving."
"You're the one who should be talking! When you left this morning, why didn't you remember to leave us any money? You didn't leave us any money at all. Where are we supposed to go? We haven't gone out all day. We're so bored at home. We just had a quick bite of rice for lunch and it was already evening. You couldn't even bring us anything nice to eat. You're trying to save this little bit of money."
Some people started grumbling, expressing their dissatisfaction with Gouzi and Zhang Yan.
"Since it's a small amount of money, why don't you pay for it yourselves? I have to pay for everything. I've already paid for your expenses for a week. Do you know how much money you've spent on me these past few days? Almost 10,000 yuan! And you still think it's not enough? Where can you find such generous relatives like us?"
Zhang Yan rolled her eyes at them and immediately retorted sharply.
"If it weren't for my parents' sake, do you think I would even acknowledge you? I thought it was just my parents, but you came in such a large group, and you didn't contribute a single penny. You have no shame!"
Seeing that she was angry, Zhang Yan's parents quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Oh, we're all family, what are you saying? I know you're the most generous, Xiaoyan. Your older brothers and sisters are just starving today, don't worry about them."
"I really don't want to deal with this anymore. I'll just buy a ticket and go back tomorrow. I don't have that much time to serve you all."
Zhang Yan clearly gave them the order to leave.
"What? No way! We've only been here a few days, I'm not going back!"
“That’s right, I have no intention of going back at all. You opened a shop, right? Let us work in your shop and stay in the capital. That way, our family can take care of each other.”
"That's right. You fired all those outsiders, and now your own siblings are managing the business for you. You can trust them completely."
They're so shameless, no wonder they all brought their families. They were planning to stay here, Zhang Yan rolled her eyes again. She asked her parents.
Is that what you mean too?
"Your older brothers and sisters are good-for-nothings and rely on you for support. Don't you think people earn so much money to live a good life? Now that you're living a good life, it's time to help your older brothers and sisters."
I've never asked you for this before, but I'm only asking you this once. Xiao Yan, you definitely won't refuse us, right?
"Besides, your older brothers and sisters aren't just sitting here doing nothing. They'll definitely work. Give them a job, pay them a salary, find them a place to live, and get your nephews and nieces into school. That should be enough."
Zhang Yan's parents said it was only natural.
"And what about you?"
Zhang Yan suppressed her anger and continued to ask.
"Your house is bigger, so I'll stay here. I won't go back and cause trouble for your older brothers and sisters, who are still too busy to take care of themselves after arriving here."
Goodness, everyone says both hands are flesh and blood, but Zhang Yan's parents' favoritism is far too obvious.
So you're just letting Zhang Yan get all the benefits?
"I can't do it. I'm telling you right now, I'll buy you tickets tomorrow. Go back and don't come looking for me again. Otherwise, I'll kick you out. You can go wherever you want. If you want to stay in the capital, find a job yourself. Finding a house or a school is none of my business."
"And you, Mom and Dad, you said that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup, right? What do you have to do with me? I am a married daughter, like water spilled from a cup. You have a son, so how can you expect me to stay in my family in my old age?"
"Go with your sons. I've been sending you 1,000 yuan every year for the past few years. That's enough for you to live on, and you can even save a lot. If you haven't saved anything, it means you've spent it on other people, so you can find someone else to support you in your old age. I won't be paying you any more money."
Zhang Yan slammed the ingredients down and said fiercely, she had really had enough. They thought they were emperors after she gave them a little face!
"What? You're not paying us back! You're abandoning us? That's unacceptable! You'll always be our daughter! We raised you, you can't do something so heartless!"
"That's right, your parents have had such a hard life. You're so rich now, isn't it normal for you to give them some money to support them in their old age?"
Everyone was getting anxious. They hadn't expected that Zhang Yan would not only refuse to arrange work, but also refuse to give her parents money. This wouldn't do; they were losing a lot of money.
"Besides, you're supporting other people's parents but not your own. Do you think that's reasonable? His parents are living the high life with you, while our parents are eating gruel at home. I really don't know what you're thinking!"
They all fiercely criticized Zhang Yan, but Zhang Yan was too lazy to listen. She slung her bag over her shoulder and said to the dog.
"I'm leaving. You deal with them and send them away."
As a daughter, she shouldn't treat her biological parents badly, but Gouzi is their son-in-law, and he has no obligation to listen to their opinions.
Zhang Yan simply slung her bag over her shoulder and left.
"Don't go, go get it! We haven't finished talking yet, Zhang Yan!"
“Just tell your son-in-law. I believe he wouldn’t be like you. He’s clearly a filial son, isn’t he?”
Zhang Yan's parents looked at Gouzi with ingratiating eyes, but Gouzi slowly shook his head.
"That's not necessarily true. The food, drink, and lodging you eat, all cost my money. Why should my money be given to you instead of my son?"
The dog gave an ambiguous smile.
Zhang Yan didn't care what he would do next. Anyway, the task had been assigned to Gouzi, and he would definitely be able to handle it. Zhang Yan went straight back to the small villa. Gouzi's parents and Gou Dan and Gou Zaizi were all at Yu's Restaurant.
Everyone was eating when they saw Zhang Yan suddenly arrive, and they were quite surprised.
"Why did you come all of a sudden? Have you eaten? Where are your dog and your parents?"
Yu Jiu stood up as she spoke, preparing to get her a bowl of rice.
"I haven't eaten yet. I was just about to go back and cook for them when they started asking me for money, jobs, houses, and school places. I yelled at them and ran out, leaving Gouzi to handle it over there. I just wanted to get them back as soon as possible. If they stay any longer, I'll shorten my lifespan by several years."
Zhang Yan shook her head and sat down to eat with Yu Jiu and the others.
"It's good to let Gouzi handle it. Gouzi should be able to handle these things. We can send them home, give them some money, and let them work and buy a house back home."
It's really not appropriate for such a large group of people to come here, and they all want to work at Gouzi and Zhang Yan's shop right off the bat. Who knows what kind of trouble they might cause? Of course, Gouzi's parents are also unwilling.
However, Zhang Yan has worked very hard over the years and has made great contributions to her family. She also owns half of the family business, so Gouzi's parents wouldn't object to giving her some money.
However, it wasn't a matter of whether they objected or not; Zhang Yan simply refused to give it to them. Their kinship had been almost completely severed over a decade ago. With four children, she was sent to the countryside, and later, when she got married, they didn't say a kind word to her, and they couldn't be bothered to reply to her letters.
If she weren't rich now, they would have already disowned her as their daughter, so why would they bother coming to find her?
"Giving them money to buy houses is impossible. Besides, I have two brothers and one sister. If I were to give money, all three of them would have to get some. Otherwise, there would be another uproar. At most, I would give money to my parents for their retirement. They can spend that money on whomever they want, but I won't give them any more."
Zhang Yan was firm: one or two thousand a year would be enough for them to live on; if that wasn't enough, her sons would make up the difference.
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