Chapter 95 That's not true.
Jiang Jianni frowned: "It's them again?"
Lu Xiangyang also looked at Jiang Haibing.
Jiang Haibing pushed past Jiang Jiani and pushed the wheelchair himself, sighing, "Let's go, we can talk as we walk."
It's really not a big deal.
This is because Uncle Jiang was laid off due to some trouble and can't find a job for a while. The whole family of four is supported by Grandpa and Grandma Jiang's retirement pension.
Grandpa Jiang's pension is quite high, now it's 150 or 160 yuan a month, but Grandma Jiang gave her job to Uncle Jiang early on, so her pension is only 50 or 60 yuan.
Two hundred and twenty or thirty thousand a month may seem like a lot, but for an average family of four, it's not a great life, but it's not too bad either.
If you're frugal, you can save some money.
But Uncle Jiang's family has a money-devouring beast.
Jiang Xiaobao had everything he wanted since he was a child; his clothes and shoes never had any seams.
From the time he could walk, all his clothes and shoes were bought new.
At least two sets per season.
Toys and comic books are also essential.
This child also loves to eat.
Meat is an essential part of every meal.
Even if it's just porridge in the morning, I have to add some pork cracklings, otherwise I'll cry and refuse to eat.
He's already in elementary school and still acts like this.
But the old couple and Jiang San and his wife spoiled them.
Jiang San used to have a good job with a decent salary and some under-the-table income. Combined with his and his wife's pensions, they lived a comfortable and fulfilling life.
Jiang San has lost his job, and his salary and under-the-table income are gone.
Their standard of living plummeted from a comfortable level to just barely enough to eat.
The adults could handle it, but how could Xiao Bao bear such an injustice?
She cries and throws tantrums every day because of eating meat.
When the four adults couldn't get help from Jiang Jiani, they turned their attention to the pension fund.
Jiang Jianni took a deep breath and asked, "How many do they want?"
Jiang Haibing said expressionlessly, "Fifty."
Jiang Jianni almost blurted out, "How much? Fifty? They really dare to ask for that much."
Jiang Haibing said, "This isn't the first time they've been so shameless. Why shouldn't we accept it?"
Jiang Jianni stood there with her hands on her hips, trying to catch her breath, but couldn't utter a single word.
Jiang Haibing added fuel to the fire: "They originally wanted two hundred, but our dad said he was also unemployed and didn't have the money to take care of his parents, so he had to go to his third uncle's house to take care of their food, drink, toileting and cleaning."
"Then the pension was reduced to fifty."
Jiang Jiani was completely speechless.
She tried to breathe deeply, but still felt a tightness in her chest: "Where is the eldest daughter-in-law? How much are they asking her for?"
She doesn't even call him "uncle" anymore.
Jiang Haibing laughed sarcastically: "I used to think those two old men were somewhat sincere towards my uncle, but who knew it was just a matter of time before the crucial moment."
"My uncle's family is the same, fifty a month."
Jiang Jianni: "..."
She strangely felt a sense of psychological balance.
Lu Xiangyang's face almost froze the whole way, and he asked incredulously, "Actually, only your third uncle is your biological son, right?"
Jiang Haibing and Jiang Jiani said in unison, "No, they are all our biological children."
Jiang Haibing explained, "They treated my dad pretty well; at least they didn't abandon him."
"I heard that my grandma actually had a daughter, but she was having a hard time, so she gave her aunt away."
Jiang Jianni emphasized: "Both of my aunts were given away, one of them was given away right after she was born."
"One of them was given away at the age of seven or eight to be raised as a child bride."
Being a child bride is essentially selling yourself to someone else, leaving your life and death in their hands, and severing all ties with your family.
Jiang Jiani asked her father about it.
The aunt who was sent to be a child bride was two years younger than Uncle Jiang, and her family wasn't struggling to make ends meet at the time.
However, the old couple thought Uncle Jiang was smart and wanted to send him to school. Their eldest and second sons were already half able to work, but their seven or eight-year-old daughter was useless and wasted food.
They sold the man for five silver dollars to pay for Jiang San's tuition.
The five silver dollars were only given to that aunt, who was thin but pretty and hardworking. After much persuasion, people gave it to her because she was beautiful.
After liberation, Jiang's father secretly went to look for the little girl, but he couldn't find her.
He always suspected that his sister had been sold to that kind of filthy place, otherwise why would they give her five silver dollars?
Back then, people weren't worth as much as silver dollars.
Lu Xiangyang: "..."
Since Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang are still alive, we naturally wish them a Happy New Year first.
They had barely put down their gifts, and before their bottoms had even touched the chairs, Grandma Jiang said:
"You haven't wished your uncle a Happy New Year yet, have you? Hurry up and go, your grandfather and I won't keep you any longer."
A red envelope for the newlyweds? Inviting the newlyweds to dinner?
Sorry, no.
If they don't mention it at all, just pretend it never happened.
Then they kicked them out.
Jiang Jianni's face turned pale with anger: "I should have known better than to bring anything."
Since it was the first year, Lu's mother prepared quite a few impressive gifts.
Two boxes of peach shortbread, two bags of milk powder, and five pounds of eggs.
And what was the result?
Not even a single penny in red envelopes.
Jiang Haibing laughed heartily: "Not bad, at least I gave you candy."
“Yan Ni and I came to wish you a Happy New Year yesterday, but we didn’t get any red envelopes, or even candy or melon seeds. You should be grateful.”
Jiang Jianni was so angry that she threw all the hard candies that Grandma Jiang had stuffed into her pocket onto the ground: "Pah, who wants her candies?"
Jiang San said that even though he had lost his salary, the New Year's celebrations were still just as extravagant.
Oranges, bananas, milk candies, and chocolates—things that ordinary families wouldn't dare buy, but these people still buy them anyway.
It was just placed openly on the table, but no one was allowed to have it.
Jiang Jianni wasn't envious of her things.
I find their shamelessness and discriminatory treatment disgusting.
She took a few deep breaths and said in a muffled voice, "I won't be coming to pay my respects next year, anyway, they don't care."
Jiang Haibing: "If you're not afraid of your mom nagging you until your ears are worn out, then don't come."
Jiang Jianni immediately looked utterly hopeless: "Ah!"
"Sometimes I really wonder if our mom is our mom or our grandma's mom."
Lu Xiangyang couldn't help but chuckle: "Anyway, it won't last long, just bear with it and it'll pass."
Jiang Jianni stared intently at Lu Xiangyang: "Lu Xiangyang, where are your relatives from your hometown? Are they really that awful?"
Lu Xiangyang shook his head: "I'm not really sure either."
He had never really interacted with his relatives in his hometown since he was a child, and he didn't even know who was still there, so naturally he didn't know who they were.
When I arrived at Uncle Jiang's house, I knocked on the door and it was opened immediately.
Aunt Jiang exclaimed with delight, "Yanfen..."
When she saw that it was Jiang Jianni, her smile froze on her face, and she said weakly, "It's Jianni, come in."
In less than two months, Aunt Jiang, who was originally a little overweight, has lost at least 20 pounds.
Moreover, he looked much more haggard.
Jiang Jianni was quite surprised and couldn't help but ask, "Auntie, what happened to you? How come you've lost so much weight all of a sudden?"
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