“Tie Dan’s wife has done enough. The money she’s given you over the past eight years is enough to support more than a dozen elderly people. Even if she doesn’t take a single penny from you in the future, you have nothing to say. It’s your own fault for being so useless,” Uncle Niu scolded.
Tang Yuanyuan hurriedly said, "Supporting our parents is our duty, and Tiedan and I are obligated to do so. It's just that business has been bad these past few years, and we really can't come up with three thousand yuan..."
Uncle Niu breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she was willing to pay. He was worried that Tang Yuanyuan might refuse to support him in his old age in a fit of anger, which was why he said that.
"No need for three thousand. They don't need that much money living in the countryside. Giving it to them would just be feeding good-for-nothings. How about this, I'll set a standard: eight hundred yuan a month for living expenses. The amount given during holidays is up to you. There won't be any strict rules. What do you think, Tiedan's wife?"
Uncle Niu set the price at 800 yuan, which was already high. Many elderly people in the village don't even have 100 yuan a month. Even though his family is considered well-off, his daughter-in-law only gives him 500 yuan a month, but he and his wife can't spend it all and have saved it all.
Tang Yuanyuan nodded repeatedly, flattering, "I'll listen to whatever you say, Uncle. You're the one who decides."
Oh my, she was thinking of giving him two thousand yuan a month, but she didn't expect Uncle Niu to cut it down to eight hundred in no time. She was so surprised. She should have spent more time with Uncle Niu. She shouldn't have listened to her mother-in-law before. Tie Dan's mother always talked badly about Uncle Niu behind his back, saying that he was heartless and even wanted to throw Tie Dan up the mountain to feed the wolves. Tang Yuanyuan also had a knot in her heart and rarely visited Uncle Niu.
But now it seems that Uncle Niu is one of the few wise people in the Niu family.
Although throwing iron balls back then was a bit excessive, now that Tang Yuanyuan is a parent herself, she can understand Uncle Niu's actions. If she were in Uncle Niu's situation, and the children of Brother Niu and Brother Niu's families were fighting over meat pies and meat buns, causing her children to go hungry or even starve to death, she would also be ruthless.
Humans are inherently selfish; in those times of famine, family ties were less important than a single grain of rice.
Uncle Niu was very satisfied with Tang Yuanyuan's attitude. Cultured people are reasonable, unlike his other two nieces-in-law who were making trouble.
"Eight hundred yuan isn't enough..." Tie Dan's mother protested. She was used to spending money lavishly, and she panicked when her living expenses suddenly shrank by more than half.
“If you want to support this bunch of good-for-nothings, eight hundred yuan is naturally not enough. Your sister-in-law and I earn two hundred yuan a month and can eat meat every day. We live very well. Do you want to eat bird's nest and shark fin? Humph, the older you get, the more troublesome you become. If you keep acting like this, you won't even be able to afford eight hundred yuan. I'll have Dazhu divorce you. Our parents are gone, and the eldest brother is like a father. I can still make decisions about this. Dazhu, do you hear me?”
Uncle Niu shouted, and Niu Dazhu trembled and obediently replied, "I'll listen to you, brother."
Tie Dan's mother's face was completely drained of color, and her lips were white. "You want to divorce me? I've borne you children, suffered and toiled for you, and you want to divorce me?"
Niu Dazhu remained silent, though he was also reluctant, but he had to listen to his elder brother.
Ya Dan looked troubled. She couldn't bear to see her mother being mistreated, but her mother was indeed becoming more and more confused. She needed to take drastic measures, otherwise the family would only become more and more chaotic.
Uncle Niu sneered, "You are disrespectful to your elders and have not managed the household properly. You have ruined Junjun and Zhuangzhuang's health for life. This alone is enough to divorce you. If you want to behave yourself, I will let it go because you have borne children for the Niu family. If you make trouble, don't blame me for being lenient!"
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