Jiang Mingli was surprised, "How can I be so stingy? Don't I send 5 yuan to my parents every month?" Although it is not much, you can't say that I am stingy!
"Jiang Mingli, you're really good at lying and making things up. And 5 yuan a month? Do you dream of giving it to me every month? If you send a piece of cloth or 1 yuan to your parents, I will treat you as a human being."
"Why didn't you give it to me? Ever since my parents went back two years ago, I've asked your sister-in-law to send 5 yuan home every month when I get my salary. I even saw the remittance slip from last month."
"That's interesting. You keep saying you sent money, but Mom and Dad didn't receive a dime. Are you and your wife playing a double game? Are you trying to blame the post office for embezzling your money? Come on, tell me, which post office did your wife send the money from? Which post office did she send it to? I'll go back to Q City and check right away. Or maybe it's still early now, and I don't mind wasting some time on you. Let's go to the post office for a stroll."
Seeing that Jiang Shushu didn't seem to be lying, Jiang Mingli frowned deeply and said, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation. I will go back to see my parents during the Chinese New Year this year."
"What do you want to explain to me? You are not my son. After all, you have been a soldier for so many years. How could you not know who the person next to you is? Originally, I thought you were dead, so why are you still jumping around? Since you are alive now and we are both here, why not wait for a better day to talk about the issue of retirement?" Anyway, no matter whether Jiang Mingli is talking nonsense or Chen Feng is obstructing it, husband and wife are one. Since this couple annoys me, don't blame me for making them unhappy.
Jiang Shushu originally wanted to keep out of each other's way, but when the matter of five dollars of pension money came up, Jiang Shushu became more and more annoyed, and the more annoyed he became, the more he wanted to cause trouble for them.
Jiang Mingli was so angry that he didn't know what to say. "Jiang Shushu, I'm your eldest brother. What do you mean by dead? What do you mean by alive? Is that reasonable? I'm the son of the family. I will support my parents."
"If you don't act like a big brother, why are you acting like one? Your parents depend on you for support, and you feed them with your mouth. You won't even know when you'll starve to death, and you might even be overgrown with grass before you know it. If you can't do it, don't brag about it. Who wants to listen to you brag?"
Seeing Jiang Mingli about to speak, Jiang Shushu immediately nipped him in the bud. "Shut up and listen to me. Dad will be 60 after the Chinese New Year, and Mom isn't in good health either. Next year, I plan to have them only do one or two centimeters a day. Just consider it exercise. Old people need to eat well and supplement their nutrition. The two of us will each contribute 10 yuan a month to support them in their old age. Don't say it's expensive, because buying things not only requires money, but also tickets. A can of malted milk costs ten yuan, and two old people can only drink it for three months at most, no matter how frugal they are."
"Is it okay? Give me a definite answer, or I will go to your machinery factory to ask? A man has grown up to 28 years old and has never given a penny to his parents. His parents are 60 years old now. Does he want to be supported in their old age?" I don't care whether you really have a conscience or not. Today, you, Jiang Mingli, have to support this old man even if you don't want to.
Jiang Mingli took a deep breath and said, "Okay."
No bargaining? His lowest price was six dollars, so he had some conscience. But he had a wife at home, a big shot, so he had to be wary.
"Since we've agreed, let's sign a pension agreement."
Jiang Shushu took out a notebook and pen from his bag, quickly wrote down a pension agreement in duplicate, signed his name, and handed the notebook to Jiang Mingli.
"Look, if there are no problems, just sign your name and we'll proceed according to the agreement."
"I said I would give it, and I will give it." Jiang Mingli didn't want to sign this agreement because of such blatant lack of trust.
"Since I'm going to give it to you, what are you afraid of? Sign the agreement. If you don't sign, I'll be suspicious of you. You won't forget about it the moment I leave, will you?"
Jiang Mingli was so angry that he signed his name immediately.
Wouldn't it have been better if you had done this earlier? You're wasting so much time and energy on doing things.
Jiang Shushu quickly took back his notebook and pen, tore off one of the pension agreements and handed it to Jiang Mingli.
"There are still ten days left this month, so you don't need to send money. It will start from the 1st of next month. It only takes three days at most to get from the provincial capital to Q City. On the 5th of every month, I will ask Dad to pick up the money. Of course, if you feel embarrassed and must send money for the ten days this month, just put it aside until next month."
"Send them together for these ten days next month."
"Okay, don't just talk the talk, or else don't blame me for taking time off to come to the provincial capital to chat with you. I'm not a nice person to hear."
Lin Yihao saw Jiang Mingli and ran over excitedly to greet him, "Brother Li, what a coincidence! Aren't you going to buy a fan for your mother-in-law? Have you bought it yet? If not, let's go together!"
Jiang Shushu, who was about to pack up and leave, immediately stood up again. Although he had a smile on his face, his eyes were cold. "Jiang Mingli, you are so filial! You bought a fan for your mother-in-law. You really thought long-term and prepared everything for your mother-in-law's summer next year."
Jiang Mingli was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into. At this moment, he regretted calling out to Jiang Shushu.
"Brother Li is famous for his filial piety..."
Jiang Mingli immediately interrupted Lin Yihao and said, "Yihao, I have something to say to my sister. You go in and buy it first."
"Ah...haha, hello sister, you guys chat, you guys chat, I'll go in first." Lin Yihao knew that he was in trouble and ran away.
"My parents, you know, have a lot of pity! Before I started working, they couldn't even get enough sweet potatoes. Sigh! Same people, different fates..."
Jiang Mingli was so anxious that he was spinning around. How could he say this? Jiang Mingli wanted to leave right now, but he couldn't.
Jiang Mingli suddenly had an idea and interrupted Jiang Shushu, "I usually call my mother-in-law, Mom, but that person made a mistake. I've been saving up for the tickets for a long time. I originally planned to buy them and bring them back to my parents for the New Year."
Are you trying to install it with me? You're acting like everyone else can do it. It just so happens that my family is in need of an electric fan.
"Haha... Really? It seems I misunderstood you. Let's go buy a fan together. I'll go back to the village tomorrow and bring it back for my parents so you don't have to go back if something happens."
Jiang Mingli's face froze, "Haha... I just thought about buying it, but it seems that there is no electricity in the village."
"Don't you think this is a coincidence? Not long ago, our village was awarded the title of Outstanding Progress Village. The city is giving priority to getting electricity. It will be installed after the Chinese New Year, so my parents will be able to use electric fans next summer."
"Haha... what a coincidence."
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