"As long as you've fulfilled your filial duty, that's enough. Don't worry about anything else. Let them think what they want."
Yu Jiu agreed.
Zhang Yan is actually soft-hearted and sends money back home every year. This time, when her parents said they wanted to come, she let them come. She treated them to a week of good food, drinks, and entertainment.
If it were her, she would have turned on them on the very first day she saw so many people; she wouldn't have put up with them for a week.
Zhang Yan moved back to the small villa and stopped going to the courtyard house.
Only the dog was there, and the dog made it clear to them.
"If you want to go back, I'll buy your tickets tomorrow. Pack your things tonight. If you don't want to leave and want to stay in the capital, pack your things and go to a hotel tomorrow."
Then they found a place to rent themselves, and after that, it was no longer our business.”
"You can't be so heartless! We are your wife's biological parents, her own brother and sister! Aren't you afraid of being criticized behind your back for doing this?!"
Zhang Yan's father angrily scolded Gouzi.
I thought this son-in-law was a good person, but it turns out he's not. He actually wanted to kick them out without even trying to persuade Zhang Yan.
"If none of you are afraid, why should I be? Anyway, I've already said what I meant. You can choose for yourselves. Just don't make me kick you out tomorrow."
The dog nonchalantly sat down with his legs crossed, ignoring their words and insults, and wouldn't change his mind.
After discussing it, the group decided to go home, but they couldn't just slink back like that.
“Going back is fine, but Zhang Yan has to give her parents money every month. She used to give them 1,000 yuan a year, which is less than 100 yuan a month on average. That’s too little. We’re asking for 200 yuan a month, 200 yuan each for the two elders.”
Zhang Yan's older brother spoke up as a representative to negotiate with Gouzi. Gouzi immediately laughed when he heard this. 200 per person, that's 400 a month, and more than 4,000 a year.
In the capital, an average job pays around 100 yuan a month, while a better-paying job pays around 200 yuan a month. It's not enough for a family to eat and drink, but if you're frugal, it's enough for a family of three to live on.
They still need so much money in a small place.
"Impossible. We'll give you the same amount as before. Take it or leave it."
The dog wouldn't indulge them, and Zhang Yan would get angry if she gave them too much, because it was obvious that the two elderly people couldn't possibly spend that much money. They only wanted so much for the sake of their other children.
"Only 4,000 yuan a year, and you're not even willing to contribute? That's so stingy! I won't say anything else, but you absolutely have to give us our parents' retirement money! 4,000 yuan a year, you're so rich, even if you just squeezed a little out of your own pocket, it would be enough for us to live on. Why shouldn't you give us some!"
"Exactly! How can anyone be so stingy? It's true what they say, the richer you are, the stingier you become!"
"Alright, since you want to talk about retirement, let's get this straight. We give our parents 4,000 yuan a year, so do you also want to give them 4,000 yuan a year? If you both give that much, then we have nothing to say. Let's all sign a contract."
The dog was about to go inside to get paper and a pen.
"What! Everyone else is giving 4,000 a year, how can Mom and Dad afford that! Besides, we're all here taking care of them, why should we give them money? It's because you're not here taking care of them that we need to give them money!"
Zhang Yan's older siblings were all in an uproar.
“They can eat and drink, run and jump around now. How are you taking care of them? I'm not stupid. Do you think I can't tell who this money is for? Our bottom line is clear: we only give them 1,000 a year. They can spend it as they please. We don't care about the rest.”
The dog wouldn't listen to reason or threats, and directly retorted. His attitude was very firm, and the others couldn't do anything about it. They could cry and make a scene with Zhang Yan and play the family card, but they didn't have that kind of confidence with Zhang Yan's husband. Seeing his determination, they could only back down again and again.
"How about this, 1000 per person? That's 2000 a year, that's our bottom line, we can't go any lower, what can we do with that money!"
They discussed it and decided to cut it in half; that should be alright, right?
Zhang Yan and his family are so rich, why are they so stingy with money? When they finally have money, they'll throw it in his face and humiliate him severely!
Zhang Yan's older siblings thought of those "cool" novels.
“It’s fine to give each person 1,000, but we need to sign a contract. Once it’s settled, each person will receive 1,000 per year, which is equivalent to 2,000 per year. This amount will not change in the future, so you won’t have to come up with excuses every day.”
And you also need to promise that you won't come to the capital to bother us again.
“If you don’t agree, I won’t give you a single penny.”
The dog completely blocked their escape route, and in order to get the money, they had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, I'll sign it. It's agreed that I'll get 2000 a year, not a penny less!"
Finally, both parties signed the agreement, and they reluctantly went back to their rooms to pack their things. As for the meal, no one had any appetite. They had originally thought they could stay in the capital and live a good life, but unexpectedly, they took 2,000 yuan and slunk back home.
The next morning, the dog took them directly to the station, bought them hard-seat tickets, and let them board the train without giving them a minute's delay.
Dogzi only gave them the 2,000 yuan for the year right before they got on the bus.
Actually, Zhang Yan had already given it to me before this year, but it didn't matter, I just considered it money spent to buy some peace and quiet.
After finishing with the whole family, Gouzi went back to the villa.
Zhang Yan knew he had spent 2,000 yuan to send her family away, but she didn't say anything. She had already spent 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, so what was another 2,000? She just wanted them not to bother her again.
Originally, Zhang Yan still had some feelings for them, otherwise she wouldn't have sent money to them every month. But after their commotion, she really had no feelings left. She was only holding on by the last bit of conscience. She would give them money if they wanted, but she wouldn't give them a single penny more in the future.
If they ever want to come to the capital to see him again, she won't let them. She and his parents will probably never see each other again.
Perhaps they didn't have a strong bond with their parents.
"Don't think so much. You have a dog and two kids now, and you're doing just fine, aren't you? Whether you have those kinds of parents or not doesn't really matter."
"I heard there's a skating rink that opened here. Let's take some kids there to play, and we can also relax a bit. It's supposed to be a lot of fun."
Yu Jiu suggested that they use fun activities to ease Zhang Yan's sentimentality.
"Really? Then let's go together."
Zhang Yan also became interested and stopped thinking about those messy things, only wanting to live her current life well.
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