Jianling actually wanted to start her own business, but now it seems there's no hope.
Jiang Qiao smiled and took Jian Ling's arm. "Aunt Jian, when the child is older, let's work together. I'll make beauty creams, and you can be in charge of selling them."
Jian Ling's eyes lit up as soon as she heard this. "I think it's a good idea. Everyone loves beauty, so this is a good option. I'll be waiting for it."
After lunch, Jiang Qiao took Wang Benshan and Zhou Yu to find Jiang Xiuqi. The main reason was to finalize the work arrangements for these two people, as it had only been discussed verbally before.
"Alright, Zhou Yu is at the clinic. Old Wang, you take some people to manage the fruit trees for me. How well the fruit turns out this year depends on you. I'll arrange for someone to take you there right away."
"By the way, Jiang Qiao, I'm planning to clear out the clutter from that half of the house in your yard. After all, you've already bought the house, and it's not appropriate for you to keep occupying it."
"Uncle, will this have any impact on you? I was thinking of asking before, but Haozi told me not to mention it—"
Jiang Xiuqi waved his hand, "There's no such thing. What's going on is going on. Besides, you've already paid for the house, so don't think too much about it. I'll send someone over to clean up in a bit. There are more and more people in the family, and they can't be without a place to live."
Wang Benshan spoke up from the side, "Captain, this is my household registration certificate. I'm now registered in our village. From now on, I'm a member of our Gujia Village."
Jiang Xiuqi had already heard about Wang Benshan from Gu Hanting and the others. They had all performed meritorious service, and since the higher-ups weren't investigating, there was naturally no problem with keeping him with them.
"Okay, work hard from now on, and you won't have to worry about food. I'll have someone register your household in the commune later."
Wang Benshan and Zhou Yu happily left with the group, while Jiang Qiao also took a group of people home to tidy up the miscellaneous items and tools.
To her utter surprise, the Ning family's issue of elder care also involved her and her husband.
Ning Boyuan came back with his wife and children this time. Moreover, the wife he married is more pragmatic than the previous one. Seeing the old couple's situation, she thought, "The best things shouldn't all go to the youngest son. Why should he? They're all sons, and their family can take care of them in their old age."
Ning Boyuan doesn't earn as much as he used to. He has many children at home, and they've all grown up. Each one costs money.
The key issue is that there's also a young child living nearby. How old is he? What if he passes away one day? The child isn't even an adult yet, and there's no money in their hands. How will the child survive? So, a very simple issue of elder care has been blown out of proportion by these two families, almost to the point of tearing the roof off.
Ning Hao tried to persuade both sides but got nowhere, because Ning Boyuan's wife had her eyes on Ning Hao.
Now that Ning Hao has started a family and established his career, shouldn't the issue of retirement be put on the agenda? So, when arguing with his second son's wife, she casually mentioned to the elderly couple the issue of Ning Hao paying for their retirement.
Previously, since all the sons were biological sons, Chu Lin, as their mother, couldn't show favoritism towards either one.
But the two daughters-in-law in the family are a bit unreasonable. It's a good thing that they're vying for the responsibility of taking care of the old lady in her old age, but the old lady is unhappy that this woman brought up the issue of taking care of her grandson as soon as he got married.
"Boyuan, do you agree with what your wife said?"
Ning Boyuan knew perfectly well what Ning Hao was talking about. "Don't listen to her nonsense. Ning Hao was raised by you since he was a child. Even if he is filial, he should only be filial to you. I really don't dare to argue about this."
Chu Lin snorted, "At least you understand. Bo Yuan's wife, I'm telling you right now, Haozi has nothing to do with you. He's Bo Yuan's first child. You should know what Bo Yuan's situation was back then. Have you ever raised Haozi for even a day? Has the child ever eaten a single bite of your food?"
The woman didn't see it that way. "Mom, you can't look at it that way. Legally, Ning Hao is also Lao Ning's son. It's only right for a son to support his father. We're in the right no matter where we go."
Chu Lin snorted coldly, "So you're all here waiting for my grandson? And the law? Don't give me that nonsense. Legally, Haozi is still Ning Boyuan's son. Ask him, as the father, if he's ever raised his child even once?"
After Haozi's mother passed away, I, this old lady, took over and raised the child single-handedly. If you want to say that Haozi is filial, then he is only filial to us, the old couple.
Don't bring up this "mother" or "father" stuff with me. Did you two even show up at the child's wedding? Did anyone care what the child lacked? What have you given the child? And you expect Haozi to be filial to you? Do you have the nerve to do that?
The old lady's words made Ning Boyuan's face turn red. It was true that he had done the deed, but his own mother had never said such a thing to him.
To say how much Ning Boyuan values or loves his son Ning Hao is debatable. To be honest, he doesn't lack sons; he has a whole bunch of daughters and sons at home.
Although this son was the smartest among the children, the things he did disappointed his father.
You're a military academy graduate, why didn't you stay in the army and instead transferred to civilian work? Ning Boyuan has no hope for his son Ning Hao now, and he doesn't even want to hear any news about the boy.
Ning Boyuan's past was ruthlessly exposed by his mother, and he himself was somewhat unable to maintain his composure.
However, my family doesn't care about this at all; everyone knows each other.
After remaining silent for a long time, Ning Zhengtao finally spoke up, "Eldest son, I know you are filial, but your family lives far away. Your mother and I are already quite old, why should we leave our hometown with you? I don't ask for anything else, I just want to enjoy my retirement."
It wasn't easy for Mom and me to raise you all. I raised three children, and you three children can't even support us two old folks?
You two brothers should stop arguing. If you really had that intention, where were you three siblings when I was in the countryside, when your mother was sent to a labor camp?
It's not that I'm bringing up old grievances, but I used to think I was the most sensible person in this neighborhood, with my children being successful and accomplished. But now, look at them, it's a joke. Every single one of them is living a better life than me, and they all seem to understand life better.
Even Qiao Jie, this lonely old man, now has Jiang Qiao, and he lives like a king. He's served tea and water, and given the best food and drink. Look at me, I have three children now, and the two of us still have to figure out how to feed ourselves.
When we arrived in the countryside, it was still our grandson and granddaughter-in-law who came to visit us. Do I need to say anything more?
Ning Hao was listening outside the house, and the old lady's words really resonated with him.
As for the old man, it's rare to see him so intelligent. In the past, this old man was stubborn and always thought that everything he did was right. It's rare to see him analyze things like this today.
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