Chapter 43 043 Regret
After listening to her son's advice, Old Mrs. Qin suddenly felt that her son was not a waste of her life; he was a little better than a placenta.
"Okay, you've finally put your mind to it. You've come up with a good idea. I'll talk to your dad about it when he gets back."
Xiaoxiao has just come of age; she has plenty of time to choose a son-in-law, so there's no rush.
My son and daughter-in-law just passed away, so we can't talk about it again until next year.
Nowadays, the best son-in-law candidates, according to the general public, are either soldiers, employees of the government, or, at a lower level, regular factory workers. Since all the men in the Qin family are former soldiers, Old Madam Qin naturally considers soldiers to be the best choice.
However, if her little one marries a soldier and can accompany him to the army, that's fine. But if not, does she have to stay at home like her?
Qin Feng hadn't even left the gate when Old Mrs. Qin started worrying again. She wanted to call her son back, but he left the yard in the blink of an eye. Old Mrs. Qin had no choice but to give up and wait until everyone in the family returned in the evening.
On the other side, Qin Xiaoxiao absentmindedly pulled weeds, her eyes constantly glancing around, as if searching for something.
Liu Mingyu, holding the scorebook, spotted Qin Xiaoxiao dawdling from afar. He paused, turned around decisively, and pretended not to see her.
Liu Mingyu ran to Qin Ye and whispered, "Brother, I'm afraid Xiaoxiao won't be able to finish today. Are you continuing here today?"
Qin Ye grunted without looking up, "Don't worry about her, just pretend you didn't see her. I'll go after I'm done here."
Liu Mingyu nodded, "Alright, brother, take it easy, don't overwork yourself."
Qin Ye grunted in response again. Seeing that Qin Ye was too busy to pay attention to him, Liu Mingyu had no choice but to get up and leave.
Qin Xiaoxiao wondered why the handsome man hadn't come to work today, as she hadn't seen the person she wanted to meet after working all morning.
She wanted to ask someone, but she didn't know the man's name, so how could she bring herself to ask?
It's no wonder Qin Xiaoxiao didn't recognize Su Lu. Qin Xiaoxiao rarely came back, maybe once a year, and only once every four or five years. Su Lu also rarely went out, so of course she had never seen him. She had only heard of him, which was enough for Qin Xiaoxiao to have some knowledge of the village.
Moreover, Su Lu has hardly been home in the past two years. Even when he is home, he sleeps during the day and goes out to party at night. He is nocturnal like an old cat, so it's no wonder that you can't see him.
Having successfully completed the five-meter challenge, Qin Xiaoxiao took the folding stool back to the Qin family home.
For lunch, they ate sorghum rice. Grandma Qin specially boiled two eggs for Qin Xiaoxiao to nourish her body. After eating, Qin Xiaoxiao wanted to wash the dishes, but Ma Dahua chased her back.
Qin Aiguo was at Old Su's house at the moment. He hadn't even gone home for lunch. Looking at the house full of people, Qin Aiguo's face turned ashen.
"Brother Su, wasn't the family property already divided? No one in the family has any objections, so why are you dissatisfied again?"
The son said that the Su family would divide the property tonight, but why is the Su family making a fuss again during the day? Should this family divide the property or not?
Grandpa Su's face flushed red as he apologized to Qin Aiguo.
"Brother, it's my fault. I didn't manage this family well. If I had any ability, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
It turns out that a few days ago, after the family split up, each branch of the family returned home and discussed the matter. They all felt that Su Laosan would no longer bring money home after the split, and without money, how would they live in the future?
In recent years, the family has been wealthy, so it didn't matter if they weren't enthusiastic about working; they could just make up for it with money. But now that the family has no money to give them, won't they have to work full hours every day from now on?
Having become accustomed to dependence, no one wanted to put in any more effort. After much deliberation, the various households finally came up with a solution: they would not divide the family property.
Everyone regretted it and didn't want to divide the property anymore, but the family had already been divided and the contract had been drawn up. If they wanted to go back on their word, everyone would have to agree. But would Su Laosan agree?
Su Zhiyuan naturally disagreed. They had finally managed to separate, and now he wanted to back out? It wasn't going to be that easy.
Over the years, he has handed over all his salary, leaving his family with nothing. His wife and children have suffered because of him. What kind of life is that!
Su Zhiyuan didn't want to support this large family anymore, so only his family disagreed.
Grandpa Su felt guilty towards Su Zhiyuan and also disagreed with taking the money. So the others thought of inviting Qin Aiguo to persuade Grandpa Su. Once he agreed, Su Zhiyuan would definitely not object anymore.
Qin Aiguo tapped his pipe. "What's the use of talking about this now? We need to solve the problem."
Qin Aiguo glanced at the rest of the Su family, his eyes filled with disdain.
A bunch of bloodthirsty idiots!
They only saw the immediate benefits, but had no idea about the long-term plan. They didn't even consider that Su Zhiyuan was, after all, their own brother. If something really happened at home, would they just stand by and do nothing?
If the relationship is good, Su Zhiyuan will definitely take care of things. But if the relationship is bad and he gets annoyed, why should he take care of them?
What gives them the right to be so arrogant? Is it just because of their bloodline?
Don't you think about it? Even if the family can't be divided for now, can it stay together forever? If Old Su passes away, this family will have to be divided sooner or later. By then, everyone will have been offended, and he won't be able to take care of them.
At this moment, instead of thinking about how to please Su Laosan, you're thinking about how to continue sucking blood from him. What else could you be but a fool?
Su Lu sat in the corner with a cold smile on his face, but became harmless when Qin Aiguo's gaze swept over him.
Qin Aiguo's gaze turned cold, and he turned his face away.
This one isn't good either; he's very shrewd!
"Speak up, what do you all want?"
Qin Aiguo was quite authoritative. Given his status, people both respected and feared him. When he asked a question, they all fell silent.
When Grandpa Su saw this, he could only manage a helpless, bitter smile.
Looking at Brother Qin's three sons, and then at his own, there's simply no comparison.
"The eldest brother wants the third brother to contribute more money for our retirement. The second brother wants to borrow some money from the third brother to build a house. The fourth brother doesn't want to stay in the village anymore and wants to find a job in the city. He asked his third brother to go to the county to find someone to help him find a job."
As Grandpa Su spoke, his face grew redder and redder until it was practically dripping blood.
Qin Aiguo sneered after hearing this, "You all have good ideas, and you are indeed thinking about yourselves and your families, but did you not consider that Su Laosan has no money?"
They know all the subsidies have been handed over to their families, yet they still force Su Laosan to give out more money. Do they think he's a money tree or a treasure trove? Can he just take it out whenever he wants?
If Su Laosan really could come up with that much money, Qin Aiguo would be the first to report him to the commune.
If the subsidies are handed over to the family and there's still money to give to the brothers, it's definitely embezzlement, no doubt about it!
The three Su brothers' eyes flickered slightly. The eldest Su muttered, "I don't want much. He's the only one in the family who gets subsidies and can come up with cash. Plus, he's an official, so naturally I should give more to our parents."
Su Lao Er glanced at his wife and said, "Is there anything wrong with me wanting to build a house and move out? There's not enough room at home, so why can't I move out?"
Did he do something wrong? But there was nothing he could do about it.
There's not enough room at home!
My son is married, but my wife and child sleep on the same kang (a heated brick bed) without even a curtain between them. I don't even dare to hug my wife at night. What kind of life is this?!
(End of this chapter)
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