Chapter 34 Chapter 34 It shouldn’t have happened, and we don’t want to be wronged…
Wang Haiyan had no appetite for meat for a rare time, and she was thinking about how to find another opportunity to talk to her brother-in-law and his wife.
However, Ning Shaoming then threw a thunderous sound, which shocked them so much that their jaws dropped.
"Xiaoyue and I have been away for a year. The money we saved is enough to pay off our debts. We don't plan to go out again next year." Ning Shaoming said this calmly, but the others were very uneasy, especially the eldest brother's family.
Wang Haiyan wanted her son to go out and earn money for the family, while she and her husband stayed at home to keep an eye on the things in their hometown, to avoid being at a disadvantage when the family was divided because they didn't know what was at home when they were away from home.
But Ning Shaoxian saw that his brother seemed to have met a noble person, so he also wanted to go out and try his luck: "If you two don't go out to work, what will happen to the two children?"
Ning Shaoming: "Brother, what are you saying? When I was at home, I didn't have much money in my pocket, but I raised two children well, didn't I?"
"How are they the same..." Ning Shaoxian felt that raising children now was different from before, but he had never taken care of a child, nor did he care about their studies, so he couldn't say exactly how it was different.
Wang Haiyan added: "Children nowadays are particular about eating well and dressing well, and education is very expensive. It's different from when we were young. They have to attend interest classes and cram schools. If you don't go out to earn money, Xiaoqiu and Xiaoxia will only be able to envy other children. Don't you feel bad?"
Zhao Ruyue covered her face and secretly pouted while putting food into her mouth, then continued to go to Pengcheng. Her own children are the ones who envy other people's children!
Ning Shaoming continued, "I learned a skill in Pengcheng. I may not earn as much working at home as I would in Pengcheng, but it is definitely better than knowing nothing before. I can support my family."
"What skills have you learned?" Huang Xiuhua and the old couple Ning Da asked in unison.
Originally, they did not agree with their third son and his wife not going to Pengcheng next year, but it was different because Ning Shaoming had a skill.
Look at the third daughter-in-law’s family. There used to be an old Chinese doctor there, and her third uncle inherited this skill.
Since the reform and opening up, which allowed private business, her third uncle opened a clinic at home and can make money without leaving home!
Now that I am old, I have become an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner. The older I get, the more popular I become, and I am especially respected.
Because of this skill, the Zhao family has developed a lot of connections, and many of their descendants study medicine.
Among Zhao Ruyue's peers, as long as they are willing to learn, they now have jobs. Some work as doctors and nurses in the county hospital, and some work in the town health center.
If Zhao Ruyue had known nothing about studying medicine at the beginning, she would probably have a stable job now.
According to the rules of dividing the family, the two courtyards of the old house should be divided first to the eldest and the second son according to their seniority.
When it is the third child’s turn, if there is no vacant land to build a house near home, he can only apply for an empty residential plot somewhere else.
In order to get Zhao Ruyue's parents to agree to let Zhao Ruyue marry into the family so that they could benefit from the Zhao family's influence in the future, the old couple changed the rule and promised to give a yard from the old house to the third son and his wife.
The old couple had hoped that even if Zhao Ruyue could not become a doctor, she could at least be a nurse.
Then go back to her parents' home to find some connections and help the third child. It would be best if both husband and wife have a stable job.
In this way, the second and third sons of their family had stable jobs and were appointed as cadres. They could not share the rural land, so all the land in the family could be given to the eldest son.
By then, the second and third sons will have jobs, the eldest son will have land, and all three sons will be able to live a comfortable life.
Who knew that Zhao Ruyue was really not good at studying medicine, and the stable job she had been expecting was gone. She didn't have any connections with the Zhao family, and didn't get any benefits. They didn't know how to talk to the second son and his wife about the separation of the house.
If the third son got a job thanks to his wife's family, the old couple could use this as an excuse to force the second son to give it up.
If the second brother is unwilling to give in, he should find a job for the third brother. In that case, the second brother will have to give in even if he doesn't want to, because he has no connections to arrange a job for his younger brother.
Now the old couple is in a dilemma. They dare not tell the third son that his father-in-law's family is unreliable, so they cannot give him half of the old house.
The matter of dividing the family can only be delayed.
Ning Shaoming had no idea about his parents' dilemma and thought that the family had not divided the family property because they did not have enough money to build a house.
He looked at his parents and said, "I work in a hotel and have learned cooking skills. After the Chinese New Year, I want to build a small bungalow on the empty homestead at home and open a small shop to sell food."
"Is this reliable? What food do you want to sell?" Wang Haiyan thought that he might as well learn Chinese medicine from his brother and sister-in-law's uncle. "There are few rich people in our town. At most, people go to the market on market days to eat a bowl of rice noodles, buy some buns and fried cakes. The business of the shops is usually not very good. Don't lose all the money you have worked hard for."
Ning Shaoming did not answer what she was going to do, but just said: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we know what we are doing. We will not use the money to pay off the debt to open the store. We will use the money we earn from selling the goods we brought back this time."
Wang Haiyan and Ning Shaoxian wanted to persuade them, but they heard the old lady say: "Just know your own situation. You are parents, not children. We can't control you too much."
When Huang Xiuhua heard the third brother say that he wanted to use the vacant residential land to open a store, he looked at his wife and wanted to say something else, but didn't say it.
Wang Haiyan and his wife turned to look at their father. The old man just kept nodding his head and said nothing.
The parents had no objection, but as the brother and sister-in-law, they didn't know how to persuade them anymore, so they asked them how much money they spent on purchasing the goods. I want to see how much they can earn from these goods.
Before Ning Shaoming came back, he originally wanted to tell his family that the purchase price of this batch of goods was half lower than those in the town.
After returning, he changed his mind: "After deducting the part we used to pay off our debts, we don't have much money left. It's only enough for the New Year. How can we afford to buy goods? We bought those goods on credit. When the goods are sold out, we have to send the payment to the manufacturer first. After deducting the shipping fee from the profit, I will give half of it to my friend."
"I have to share with others?" Ning Shaoxian's interest dropped a lot when he heard it. "I worked hard to transport the goods back and sell them, and others can share the profits without doing anything?"
He felt extremely unhappy just thinking about it. Isn't this still working for others? The third brother and his wife are simply being taken advantage of!
Ning Shaoming: "You can't say that. If it weren't for that friend, I wouldn't have the means to get the goods. They give me half of the profit, which is considered as an introduction fee."
"You are taking too much of a risk. What if you lose money on the goods and have no money to pay to others? Sell the goods quickly and send the money to others!" Huang Xiuhua was panicked when she heard this. They thought they had been honest people all their lives and were most afraid of owing money to others.
It’s okay to borrow money from relatives and friends to pay the fine for having more children than allowed, as you know their background and can pay it back slowly, and there’s no interest.
They are afraid of being asked to pay back debts when they owe money to strangers. That would be so embarrassing!
Ning Shaoming understood what his family was thinking, so he made up that excuse.
But seeing that his parents were really scared, they hurriedly comforted him, "Mom, don't worry. We sold a bag of those goods this morning alone. Besides, this business is only this time. Those things will not expire. If they can't be sold, we can sell them slowly."
Huang Xiuhua kept muttering: "Don't do this kind of thing in the future. Run a store honestly, don't mess around, and don't buy things on credit."
Ning Shaoming: "I know, I know. There won't be a next time."
After dinner, Zhao Ruyue took out the clothes she bought for her family and asked them to try on.
"You really have too much money to spend. You can just buy clothes for the kids, why buy clothes for us two old people?" Huang Xiuhua complained that they were wasting money, but her usual stern face unconsciously showed a little smile. "We are all half buried in the ground, why do we need to wear such nice clothes?"
Ning Da touched his copy happily and said, "Oh, these shoes are really nice, they are thick and will definitely keep your feet warm. They are all the children's love. You don't need to wear them, but I do. If you don't want to wear them, give them to me."
Huang Xiuhua gave him a disdainful look and said, "Women's clothes, aren't you afraid of being laughed at when you go out?"
"What are you afraid of? It's so cold. I can just wear the inner clothes and a coat on the outside. Who can tell?" Ning Dazhen stretched out his hand to grab his wife's clothes. "Let me see. My son and daughter-in-law bought the inner warm clothes and the outer coat and trousers. If it doesn't work, you can keep the outer coat and trousers and let me wear the warm clothes. Then others can't tell."
Huang Xiuhua pushed his hand away: "You are so beautiful, don't wear it out or you will embarrass yourself. Who said I won't wear it!"
Ning Da laughed: "Look at your mother, she obviously likes you very much, but she won't admit it."
Everyone started laughing, and the atmosphere became much better than before.
Wang Haiyan was jealous, but she didn't expect Zhao Ruyue to open another bag, take out four coats and hand them to her.
"For me?" Wang Haiyan took the four pieces of clothing a little confused. When she saw the bag just now, she thought that it was bought by Zhao Ruyue for her parents.
Zhao Ruyue smiled and said, "I bought this for you, big brother, Xiaochun and Danping. We bought it two sizes up because we were afraid it might not fit them. But when we got back, we saw that Xiaochun and Danping had grown a lot taller. We don't know if it would still be too small."
If this dress is given away, my sister-in-law, who hasn't bought new clothes for the Chinese New Year in several years, will definitely not be able to help but wear it out to show off.
If they give them benefits, no one will be able to use the fact that while the couple went out to work, the eldest brother and sister-in-law stayed at home to help their parents take care of her two children. Even if they have no merits, they have worked hard.
“They can’t be smaller. They’ve only grown taller but not fatter, so they will definitely be able to wear the clothes!” Wang Haiyan immediately asked her children to try on the clothes.
The couple also took off their old coats and tried on new ones.
"Look, it's still a little big," Wang Haiyan pulled her sleeves, "but it's better to be bigger. We who don't grow taller can wear two more layers inside, and those who do grow taller can wear it for a few more years."
Because of a piece of clothing, Wang Haiyan felt that Zhao Ruyue was much more pleasing to the eye than before.
She saw there was a bag next to Zhao Ruyue: "Are the clothes in this bag for the second brother's family?"
Zhao Ruyue nodded and handed the clothes to her mother-in-law: "Mom, I have to go back to my mother's house later. When my second brother and his wife come back, please help me give the clothes to them."
Huang Xiuhua knew that her daughter-in-law would definitely send gifts to her in-laws, so she didn't feel uncomfortable at the moment: "Okay, they are at your second sister-in-law's house now. Today is the Little New Year, and they will come back to eat the Little New Year dinner. They will definitely come back after lunch. I will help you give it to them then."
After distributing the clothes, I took out a bag of candies, biscuits, jellies, fruits and other things that might be needed for the New Year and gave them to my parents.
Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming took the children back to their room, got ready, and then went to Zhao Ruyue's parents' home.
Originally they were prepared to bring out more things than they did now.
But after returning home, Ning Shaoming went into the kitchen to cook lunch and found that nothing was prepared at home except the chicken for New Year's Eve dinner.
According to past customs, preparations for the New Year should have been made long ago.
Ning Shaoming came out of the kitchen and asked Zhao Ruyue to take less: "There are three sons in the family, and we haven't divided the family yet. You can't let us pay for all the New Year's gifts. If we pay, what will the other two sons pay for? Will they just eat without paying anything?
We should show respect to those who deserve it, repay favors that are due to us, and we won’t be taken advantage of by those who don’t deserve it! ”
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