After listening to her grandmother's words, Sang Feiyu smiled and said, "Grandma, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. As elders, we will do our best to support her. As high as she can climb, the rest is up to her."
Zhao Hui smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits. "That's right."
"As elders, we should do our best to support the next generation, instead of doing nothing after our children get married and acting like emperors and empresses at home, waiting to be served by others."
“Generally, parents who do not support their children are very irresponsible in raising them. Unless the children have talent and opportunities, they are unlikely to have the ability to stand on their own in this society. They can only rely on their youthful strength to earn a living. When they get older, they will have aches and pains all over their bodies.”
Zhao Hui has the utmost contempt for those who expect their children to support them in their old age.
The neighbors she knew before were elderly people like that.
That old woman had never worked in her life. Her husband supported the entire family of more than ten people. She had elderly parents to care for and young children to raise. After she outlived her parents-in-law and her eldest son got married, it was her turn to take charge of the household. She took away her son and daughter-in-law's wages, and if they didn't get them, she would make a scene at their workplace.
To save two people from having to eat, she personally enrolled her two daughters, who were under seventeen, in rural areas.
There was a resettlement allowance for educated youth sent to the countryside. In 1964, the nationally unified resettlement allowance standard was about 200 yuan per person, which was mainly used as a housing subsidy (for the brigade to build houses for educated youth) and living allowance.
The old woman took away the resettlement fees from her two daughters, leaving them without money to pay the village committee for building houses after they went to the countryside. In the end, they even owed the village committee more than 100 yuan.
The two children saw through their mother and directly published a notice in the newspaper severing ties with her.
The old man was still hoping that his two daughters would send food home in the future, so how could he agree to sever ties with them?
In the end, everyone around them knew about this incident, and no one was on her side.
Her two daughters have already moved their household registrations, so the old woman can no longer control them. Now she scolds her daughters at home every day.
Her daughter-in-law couldn't stand the family atmosphere, so she took her child and went back to her parents' home, and later divorced the old woman's son.
Zhao Hui still feels a pang of sadness when she thinks about the family that was destroyed by the old man.
...
Sang Feiyu returned to work today after her vacation, and she's still getting used to it.
I guess I'm just not suited for working.
Once she starts working, the days feel long. Before, when she was at home, the days would pass very quickly. She could find things to do every day, such as reading, chatting with her grandparents, enjoying delicious food, or playing the piano. Life was incredibly pleasant.
Gao Jinfeng brought Sang Feiyu and He Meiling some good news today: "I called my sister-in-law's boss earlier, and guess what's going on?"
Sang Feiyu's eyes darted around. "She's willing to take your mother-in-law back?"
He Meiling looked at Gao Jinfeng expectantly, "Did you transfer the money?"
Gao Jinfeng couldn't help but smile as she thought about what she was about to say. "She has already bought a train ticket and is preparing to come and pick up my mother-in-law herself."
"And she also complained to my husband that she has become the laughing stock of the whole company. She can only wear a hat when she goes out, for fear of being recognized by others."
"She's the center of everyone's conversation among the neighbors; she absolutely hates us."
“My man doesn’t tolerate her. He scolded her, and she hasn’t called him since.”
"She should arrive in the next couple of days. My mother-in-law has already packed her things and is ready to go back."
“We ignore her completely, treat her like she’s not there. She doesn’t even like living here anymore, hahaha…”
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