Over the years, his parents have always indicated that they want to live with him, but he has been making a fuss about separating from the family, which has never been agreed to. This is just to subsidize Liu Aiguo's family.
He didn't say anything at the time because he thought his family was taking advantage of his parents, but now he had to make things clear. He didn't want all the money he and his wife worked so hard to earn to end up in Liu Aiguo's hands.
Liu Aidang: "Dad, Mom, let's separate the family! If you want to stay with me, I won't make you rich and powerful, but I can make sure you have enough to eat and wear. If you stay with Liu Aiguo, I will pay every penny that is due to me, but I will not pay a single penny to Liu Aiguo's family."
Liu Aiguo: "Liu Aidang, what do you mean? Have I ever taken advantage of you? Your job still belongs to your mother! Isn't supporting your mother your job?"
Liu Aidang: "Yes, supporting my parents is what I should do, I admit that. It's just that my parents gave birth to me and raised me, it has nothing to do with my job. Isn't that job what I'm entitled to? You want me to not take that job? Fine! You don't have to take that job either! Anyway, it was a job that my family paid for, so everyone should be treated equally! You can't take advantage of everything!"
Liu Aiguo: "You..."
Xu Hongxing: "Then what about your wife's job? Why did she sell it without saying a word?"
Liu Aidang: "You gave your job to your family without even saying a word. At least my wife's job was sold to me! How can you support your family but my wife can't support me?"
Father Liu: "Enough, fourth son, have you thought this through? Are you sure you want to split the family property?"
Liu Aidang: "I've been thinking about this for several years now, and it's crystal clear."
Father Liu: "Alright, let's divide the family property then!"
Liu's mother: "Old man..."
Liu Aidang: "Dad..."
Xu Hongxing: "Dad..."
Father Liu: "That's settled then! Let's divide the family property."
Liu Aidang: "How should we divide it?"
Mr. Liu: "How much money do we have left at home?"
Liu's mother: "A little over 1,300."
Father Liu: "There's not much to divide in the house. There are only three rooms. You can each have one room, and the living room and kitchen will be shared. The money will be divided into three parts. The eldest son and the fourth son will each receive four hundred. As for your mother and me, eldest son, do you want your mother and me to live on our own and each of you to receive fifteen yuan a month for living expenses, or do you want to live with the fourth son and give your mother and me five yuan a month for living expenses?"
In fact, Liu's parents had already privately arranged to separate the family and planned to live with Liu Aiguo, but seeing today's situation, they couldn't help but test Liu Aiguo.
Liu Aidang didn't say anything. He secretly hoped that his parents would live with him. He didn't say anything else, but his business with Li Hui was just starting out, and taking care of the child was a real problem.
Liu Aiguo really wanted his parents to live with him. His parents had over 500 yuan in savings, his father earned over 60 yuan a month, and his mother could take care of the child, but that wasn't an option.
Liu Aiguo: "Dad, I'm the eldest son. Can't you live with me? What kind of image do you have living with the fourth son? People will laugh at us. Besides, neither of the fourth son nor his wife has a job. Are you going to support them from now on?"
Mr. Liu: "That's fine, but I'm thinking of retiring. I'm planning to apply for retirement. What do you think?"
Liu's parents and in-laws all passed away one after another over the past ten years, so Liu's parents' burden was not as heavy. Liu's father had never had this problem before because he had so many children in the family and could not retire, but now that he could not go to the countryside, he was really disheartened.
Liu Aiguo: "Dad, you're so biased, so biased towards Liu Aidang's family. Mom is the same. She refused to switch jobs with Hongxing, but she gave it to Liu Aidang without hesitation. Now look what happened, he sold his job."
Xu Hongxing: "That's right. If you ask me, the 800 yuan from selling this job should also be shared. This is Mom's job."
Liu Aiguo didn't want to give his parents to Liu Aidang, but he couldn't afford the 15 yuan monthly allowance for their old age; if he did, his whole family would be starving.
Liu Aidang: "Your shamelessness is truly beyond my imagination."
Hearing these words, Liu's parents felt disheartened, and Liu's father stopped making any more pointless attempts to probe.
Father Liu: "Alright, your mother and I will live with the fourth son from now on. The eldest son and his wife will give you five yuan a month for living expenses!"
Liu Aidang: "Dad..."
Father Liu: "That's settled then! Wife, bring the money and divide it up. Then get some paper and pen and write a written agreement! As for firewood, rice, oil, salt, and the like, you'll pay your food expenses this month, just like before. Next month, you'll have to cook for yourselves! Your mother and I bought all the things, so if you need anything, you'll have to buy it yourselves. That's settled!"
Xu Hongxing: "This is not fair. Putting aside the 1,600 yuan that Lao Si and the others earned from selling their jobs, if you had followed Lao Si, you would have received 400 yuan out of the 1,300 yuan you earned, while they would have received 900 yuan. This favoritism is too much; it's so unfair."
Liu's father glanced at Liu Aiguo: "Eldest son, is that what you think too?"
Liu Aiguo remained silent, but it was clear that this was what he was thinking.
Liu's mother: "Since that's the case, let's do the math. It's the same, paying twenty yuan a month. The fourth son has three children, and you have eight. How much has been subsidized for you over the years? As for jobs, how much is the one you gave to your family worth, and how much is the eldest son's worth?"
Upon hearing this, the two immediately wilted.
But Liu Aiguo and Xu Hongxing were still furious at this result. It meant that Liu Aiguo's monthly salary of just over thirty yuan would have to support a family of ten, and he would also have to give his parents five yuan every month. How could the couple, who had always taken advantage of others, accept this?
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