Chapter 169 Social Security
As soon as the meal started, Li Xiuying put a big chicken leg into Wang Shan's bowl, "Shan Shan doesn't stay at home much, so the chicken leg is for her."
The children at the round table had different expressions on their faces, but because their fathers at the eight-immortals table were staring at them, they all picked up their food and ate obediently without causing any trouble.
After dinner, Wang Xiu De and Wang Xiu Li asked their wives to wash the dishes. Even though the two sisters-in-law Yang Liu and Wu Yu were a little unhappy, they still went to the kitchen obediently.
Li Xiuying brought the dried fruits she had bought for the New Year to the table, and also placed a basket of oranges on the table.
Wang Xiuren sat down with his wife and daughter to talk, but Wang Xiude came over with a smile.
"Why, Lao Er, you still remember what happened at the tea plantation? Are you planning to remember it forever?" He hooked Wang Xiuren's shoulder, "I heard that you have contracted a lot of construction sites in Pengcheng over the years."
"Yes, we did some construction work." Wang Xiuren pulled Wang Xiude's hand down, took an orange and started peeling it. After peeling it, he gave half to Lin Qiu and Wang Shan each.
"Lin Qiu, you two must be earning hundreds of thousands a year now, right?" Wang Xiu De looked at Lin Qiu tentatively.
Lin Qiu smiled and said, "I made a lot of money, but my expenses were also high. After paying for water and electricity, rent, and salaries, there wasn't much left after a year."
After saying that, he stuffed a slice of orange into his mouth.
hiss--
So sour.
Seeing how cold Wang Xiuren and his wife were, Wang Xiude also stopped smiling and said coldly, "Why? Are you afraid that I will ask you for money?"
Wang Xiuren glanced at him without saying anything and continued to peel melon seeds for his daughter.
Wang Xiu De called the third and fourth brothers over, and the four brothers sat together to discuss the issue of making up the pension for the old couple.
"My father and mother are old now. Murakami said that if I make a one-time payment for 15 years of pension insurance, I can receive a pension of 300 yuan per month. I heard that there will be more in the future."
He asked on behalf of the old couple.
Ever since the county labor bureau sent people to the village to publicize the issue, Wang Zongsheng and Li Xiuying have been thinking about making up the pension payments so that they can receive 600 yuan in pension a month. Together with the filial piety money given by their four sons on various festivals, it is enough for them to live a comfortable life in the countryside.
Wang Xiuxin frowned. He just renovated his house and got married last year. His daughter is just over a month old now. His wife doesn't have enough milk, so they have to buy milk powder every month. He really doesn't have any extra money to help his parents pay their pension.
"What I mean is that those who have money should pay more, and those who don't have money should pay less." Wang Xiude looked at Wang Xiuren, "Second brother, you are the big boss now. Even Brother Tao and sister-in-law are working for you, and you can offer such a high salary, so you should pay more!"
Lin Qiu was sitting next to him and was unhappy when he heard this: "Brother Tao and sister-in-law help me guard there 24 hours a day, and they also have to help with cleaning, boiling water, and moving goods. They must be paid more for such hard work."
These words made Wang Xiu De feel a little embarrassed.
"Don't pay more or less, I'll pay for this!" Wang Xiuren looked at his brother.
When Wang Xiude heard that the second brother wanted to pay alone, he smiled from ear to ear, "The second brother is really generous, he deserves to be the boss!"
Wang Xiuren looked at him and said, "Since I am the only one who paid for this money, if Dad and Mom get sick or too old to move, you will be responsible for taking care of them. Of course, I can share the medical expenses with you."
Wang Xiude didn't think much about it and agreed immediately. He looked very reasonable and said, "Of course, since you paid the money, we three will take care of the work."
Wang Xiuren ignored him. In his opinion, it was worthwhile to use a sum of money to buy peace for the next ten or twenty years. This amount of money may seem like a lot now, but if you spread it out over ten or twenty years, it will be nothing. The thought of having to run back to take care of his parents when they get old or sick made him feel really uncomfortable, not to mention Lin Qiu.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, he is unfilial.
If you want to be unfilial, then be unfilial!
He will pay his share of the money he is owed, but don't count on him for anything else.
Wang Xiuxin had no objection, as long as he didn't have to pay. As for future matters, weren't there two people who could help share the burden?
Wang Xiuli originally wanted to contribute his own share, but after thinking it over, he decided not to ruin his second brother's plans.
Li Xiuying also agreed. She was happy at the thought of receiving a pension every month in the future, and she couldn't wait to find her old sisters to share the good news.
But Wang Zongsheng disagreed: "I have four sons. When I get old or sick, they must come to show their filial piety!"
Wang Xiu De was not satisfied. There were four stalls and each had to pay 15,000 yuan. The second brother said that he would pay for it. The three of them could save 15,000 yuan each. Isn't that good? .
He advised softly, "Dad, isn't it enough for you to have the three of us to serve you? The second oldest is willing to pay for it all by himself, and you will be able to receive your pension next month, so what else is there to be unwilling about?"
Wang Zongsheng's temper flared up: "If I die, will there be only three people in mourning?"
“Pooh, pooh, pooh! The old man is talking nonsense. Bodhisattva, please don’t take it to heart.” Li Xiuying clasped her hands together and bowed to the statue of Guanyin on the altar.
Wang Xiuren replied calmly: "Either we all share the cost, or I pay alone and they all work together. You can't ask me to pay alone and work together, right?"
Li Xiuying looked at her husband and then at her son. The eldest brother raised his eyebrows at her, the second brother had no expression, and the third and fourth brothers lowered their heads so that their expressions could not be seen clearly.
But she didn't dare to offend the old man at this time. She had followed him all her life and knew that if she really provoked him, she would be beaten.
Wang Zongsheng smashed a cup to the ground and panted: "What's the point of raising the four of you! In the end, none of you are filial!"
"Of course. If you brothers decide to share it equally among the four of you, I have no problem with that. Tell me after you three have discussed it." Wang Xiuren waited until Wang Zongsheng's panting subsided before he spoke.
Wang Xiude didn't want to pay the 15,000 yuan, so he suggested, "How about this, Dad and Mom, if you are worried that we three will not be willing to help you when you are old, then we three brothers can write you a letter of guarantee, how about that?"
"Yes, you will still live with me in the future anyway, I will definitely not ignore you, and I am willing to sign." Wang Xiuxin also made the promise.
Wang Zongsheng thought about it and actually agreed.
On the way home in the evening, Wang Xiuren remained silent all the way.
Lin Qiu, on the other hand, was in high spirits. "I thought your father would absolutely disagree."
"He saw that the eldest and fourth sons didn't want to pay, and if they really asked them to pay, they would be resented. He was afraid that no one would be willing to take care of them in the future."
Wang Xiuren uttered this sentence only when he arrived at his doorstep.
He finally understood that his parents were actually the most biased towards themselves.
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