"My eldest sister's house is so close to my workplace, I can just walk there. How can it be the same situation as mine?" Li Chen muttered. "Besides, if I get scolded for not having a family background as I have a job, that woman will be so angry. Even if I remain single for the rest of my life, I would never marry a woman like that."
Hearing this, everyone in the room laughed, even Sun Xiu.
But she quickly reacted, trying to suppress her smile and pretending to be angry. "It takes at most half an hour to walk from our house to the hemp spinning mill. Before we had a car, your father, your eldest brother, and I walked there for so many years without even complaining of being tired. Why can't you do that? You insist on riding a bike. Are you more valuable than us and can't you walk even a little bit?"
Li Chen knew that if he didn't answer this question well, he would be beaten, so he organized his words in his mind and quickly said with a smile, "Mom, look at what you said. I know that you and Dad have worked hard for this family. If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't be able to live the good life we have now.
It's not that I can't walk, but I feel that since I have the conditions, there's no need to rush and suffer. When the supply and marketing cooperatives launched high-priced bicycles, so many people bought them. I believe that there were few who had to buy them. Most people just wanted to make commuting more convenient.
If you didn't already have a car at that time, you would probably do the same. Now I want to buy a car, but I am making the same choice as you, and my cost is much lower, so please think about it again."
Li Xu and others looked at him in amazement, unable to believe that such high emotional intelligence words came out of his mouth.
He first flattered Sun Xiu and his wife, and then gave facts and examples to show that his ideas were the same as theirs, and the cost was lower.
In this way, the chances of success will be greatly increased.
Li Jiakang thought for a while, then said hesitantly, "Xiu'er, now that we've come to this point, why don't you agree?"
Li Chen's words reminded him of his original intention to buy a watch.
The family had the means, but Sun Xiu refused to give in and insisted on waiting until the price dropped before buying it for him.
He clearly remembered how difficult those days were, so he spoke up for Li Chen.
Besides, it’s Li Chen’s own money that’s being spent, so as parents, it’s not easy for us to control so much.
Sun Xiu glanced at him and said unhappily, "That's easy to say, but have you ever considered that if the family is divided, he won't get any of the property. If you indulge him to buy a bicycle now, he might buy a watch tomorrow, and who knows what he'll buy the next day.
We are both in our forties now. Although we look healthy, to be frank, no one knows how long we can live. If we die early, and this guy runs out of money, what will happen to his family? We can't have to borrow money from the boss for an emergency, right?
Upon hearing this, Li Ping quickly said, "Mom, why are you saying this? You two are in good health. You can live another forty years without any problem."
"That's right, how can you say that about yourself? Go out and ask around. Those older people in their forties are not in as good a physical condition as you. If they can live to that age, you will definitely live longer than them." Li Xu and others echoed.
Seeing them talking like this, Sun Xiu was happy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He waved his hand and said, "I'm just talking. Why are you so anxious? Besides, there's no need to be taboo about this kind of thing. As the old saying goes, if the King of Hell wants you to die at three o'clock in the morning, he won't let you stay until five o'clock. When it's time to die, you can't hide away. When it's not time to die, you can't die even if you want to."
Their generation came from the old society to the new society, and with so much experience, they appear extremely contradictory.
Sometimes, not being particular about anything is unbearable; being particular about everything is equally unbearable.
For example, at this moment, Li Jiakang suddenly said, "According to what you said, are you planning to hold the old lady's birthday party next year?"
Sun Xiu glared at him fiercely, his tone extremely hostile, "Have you ever seen anyone celebrate their tenth birthday?"
Li Jiakang spread his hands, looking extremely innocent. "Didn't you say there's no need to be shy?"
Sun Xiu couldn't hold it in any longer. She stretched out her right hand and twisted the soft flesh on Li Jiakang's waist hard, causing him to howl in pain. She kept saying, "We two don't have to be taboo, but my mother has to be taboo. Do you understand?"
"I understand, let go immediately."
Seeing this scene, Li Xu and others almost couldn't hold back their laughter, and then hurriedly persuaded, "Mom, that's enough. We haven't finished talking about the third child yet. Let's talk about grandma's birthday party later."
You should know that in Tang County, it has always been a tradition for the elderly to celebrate their birthdays no later than nine.
Because the word "ten" and the word "death" are homophones, which are unlucky, they are celebrated one year in advance.
Sun Xiu just said that there was no need to be taboo about such things, so they thought that Li Jiakang might be putting pressure on her by saying this.
I just don't know if he expected Sun Xiu to pinch him in front of so many people...
Sun Xiu finally let go of his hand and asked Li Chen, "Third Brother, what do you think of what I just said?"
In fact, Li Chen knew that she was thinking about him.
Because judging from the current situation, once the family splits up, his condition will become the worst among the five children of the Li family.
If the gap is not big, it is fine. But if the gap is too big, the loss of property inheritance rights due to martial arts practice may become an unstable factor in the small family.
Don't even think about living a peaceful life then.
So she hopes that she won't spend money recklessly and save as much as possible to narrow the gap.
Although he understood it in his heart, Li Chen decided to spend the money anyway, but he could spend it in a different way so as to spend less. So he replied, "Mom, how about this? I buy Dad's car, and you guys add some money to buy a new one. What do you think?"
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