"I told you, you knew that you two were colluding to deceive me!" Old Mrs. Xu felt that she had been nice to Jiang Yuzhu in vain.
So much money went into her pocket.
As a mother, she is closer to her than his daughter-in-law whom he has just met. The third son actually gave all the money to his daughter-in-law but not to his mother.
Old Mrs. Xu felt that her position as a mother was precarious.
"Who lied to you? What's the point of lying?"
"How much money has your family saved in total? Have you told everyone?" Jiang Yuzhu looked at Old Mrs. Xu.
Then he looked at his sister-in-law and asked, "Sister-in-law, how much private money have you saved? Have you told anyone about it?"
"you!"
Faced with Jiang Yuzhu's questioning, Mrs. Xu and her sister-in-law were obviously unable to answer.
Both of them avoided each other's gazes.
How could they tell others about such things?
"Look...you guys don't tell us anything, but you demand that every penny Xu Lei earns be turned over and used for his family's benefit."
"Please check your conscience. Is this right?"
"I'm telling you, even if Xu Lei doesn't give his family a single cent, what can you do?"
"He doesn't eat at home, doesn't live at home, and doesn't enjoy any special treatment. Everything he has now is earned through his own hard work, not given by you. Why should he distribute it all to you?"
"Giving your family ten dollars a month is enough to take into account the kindness of your parents in raising you and the affection between brothers and sisters. What else are you not satisfied with?"
"Whenever you have something good, think of sending some to Xu Lei. Have you ever done that in recent years?"
Jiang Yuzhu looked at the expressions of her family members and knew that it was not the case.
No wonder Xu Lei trusted her so much and gave her all his money for safekeeping.
Having never felt the warmth of family, one will long for it even more.
So treat her with all your heart.
Jiang Yuzhu's words made everyone silent.
In fact, the old man guessed it.
The last time he overheard them calling his son battalion commander, he knew that his son had been promoted for a long time.
Since you have been promoted, your salary and allowances will definitely increase a lot.
But the third brother didn't tell them.
It’s not the third brother’s fault for not saying anything. It’s because they don’t care about him enough.
Little concern for his life.
Every time the old woman wrote to her son, she would ask for money or tickets. As far as I can remember, she never asked about his health or whether he was tired from work or training.
No wonder the third child became estranged from his family.
I never tell my family about my own affairs.
Even if I got a promotion and a raise, I never thought about sharing it with my family.
On the wedding night, he was suddenly taken away and heard people calling him Captain Xu.
It took the old man a long time to fall asleep that night.
"We are not concerned about the salary of our third brother, but we feel that if he keeps it secret from all of us, he is wary of us. We are his brothers, why would he do this?" The eldest brother couldn't help but defend himself when he heard what Jiang Yuzhu said.
"I don't care, why are you asking?"
"What does his salary have to do with you?"
"You are just his brothers, don't overstep your bounds."
"He looks like Xu Lei is sorry for you guys. Who is he showing this to?"
"Who among you has he wronged?"
Everyone's expression changed after hearing this rhetorical question.
They all sat there in silence.
Jiang Yuzhu didn't care whether their expressions were good or not. She had to make it clear what she needed to say.
Don’t even think about using this matter to blame the couple in the future.
"Does Xu Lei have to report everything to you?"
"Why do you have to be like this...Brother, don't you feel guilty about saying this?"
"What are you on guard against? Don't you have any idea?"
“Who does the money I send back every month support?”
"Now you're jealous because he's getting a lot of money, but why didn't you tell him when he was getting less? He gave so much to his family, so how much would he have left?"
"Every month, before he even gets his salary, he has to send ten dollars home. Doesn't he need to eat? Doesn't he have any social connections?"
"Now that I've finally made it through thanks to my military merits and my salary is a bit higher, you're thinking about it again."
"I'm telling you not to think about it. Everything is with me. He's married to me now. He has his own family to support and his own children to raise. Helping you occasionally is out of affection, and not helping you is my duty. Don't even think about it!"
The old man's eyes swept over everyone and said, "Well, the third brother's wife is right. The third brother doesn't owe anyone anything, and he has done his duty to his parents and you brothers and sisters."
"It's the third brother's business to get a raise. You just need to do your job well and support your own family. There will always be a day when you will be separated. It's better to rely on yourself than on others."
The old man said something very meaningful.
Now the third son’s wife is staying at home. When she joins the army in the future, I’m afraid she won’t be able to get these ten dollars anymore.
He didn't necessarily want to tie all the children together, but the fourth child and the youngest daughter hadn't started their own families yet, and the old couple was afraid of dividing the family property, so it would be difficult to ask them for help.
We can't split up for the time being.
“Old man!”
Old Mrs. Xu looked at the old man in surprise, and let the matter go.
But the old lady was unwilling to give up.
Having been in charge of the family for many years, he was naturally dissatisfied with the third brother's behavior.
As a family, we should put our money together to protect ourselves from various risks in life.
If everyone only cares about themselves, how can we be called a family?
In the past years of famine, if the whole family had not worked together, we would not have been able to overcome so many difficulties.
Old Mrs. Xu didn't understand. She was doing it for the good of the children, so why didn't they understand the painstaking efforts of their parents?
This is the only best way for everyone.
"Old lady, it's different now."
"Nothing is different anymore."
"Go back to your rooms and don't mention this matter again."
Since the old man said so, what else can they say?
Jiang Yuzhu also left, she still had to pack the meat sauce.
The eldest returned to the house.
"Humph, Dad is partial to the third child. Why should we just let it go like this? We haven't divided the family business. Since we haven't divided it, the salary should be handed over."
My sister-in-law was very dissatisfied.
"Okay, can you hand it over if it were you?" The eldest brother said this and the eldest sister-in-law stopped talking.
Indeed, she wouldn't hand it in either.
But their eldest wife has two sons, and it will cost money to marry them off and build a house in the future.
The second wife and her husband also returned to their house.
"It's all my fault that I couldn't give you a son. No good things will happen to our second wife." The second sister-in-law glanced at her two little girls.
Why doesn't this stomach fight back a little?
If I had a son, I would be able to stand up straighter.
"Okay, stop talking about those useless things. Try to be fertile and give me a son. Then when we divide the family property, I'll have the confidence to ask for things."
"Just wait and see. This family will be divided sooner or later. The third daughter-in-law is not an easy person to deal with."
Although the second child didn't say anything and had no sense of presence, he knew what was going on.
"Well, I...my parents gave me a folk remedy. I'm sure I'll give birth to a son."
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