Old Man Gu was really irritated by these two people. He got off the kang and yelled, "Stop it. Look at what you two look like. Get out of here."
As soon as she finished speaking, Niu Lili loosened her hand, stood up and walked into the main room dejectedly.
Gu Mingtao, holding the wound that was slightly painful from the heavy rain, stood up and went to the main room.
"I have discussed with your mother that we will live with the second son and let him take care of us in our old age. You two don't have to worry about it anymore." Old Man Gu waited for the two to come in and then spoke.
"Dad, I'm the eldest. You and mom don't follow me. Do you want the people in the team to laugh at me?" Gu Mingtao stared at his father with displeasure after hearing what he said.
He didn't expect that his parents would choose the second child instead of him. How could he live in the brigade in the future?
"No one is laughing at you. You two are the only ones like this. Your mother and I are afraid that our lives will be even more difficult if we follow you." Old Man Gu glanced at his eldest daughter-in-law who was standing there without saying a word and snorted coldly.
"Dad, what do you mean by this? I, Niu Lili, have never treated you and my mother badly since I married into our Gu family. I don't want to hear you say this now." After hearing what her father-in-law said, Niu Lili shouted at the top of her voice.
She felt aggrieved for herself. She didn't expect that she had been married into the Gu family for almost ten years. Her two children were seven or eight years old. She served her parents-in-law and respected her brother-in-law. She didn't expect that her father-in-law would say this to her in the end. How could she not feel aggrieved?
"Okay, stop yelling at me. I let you in to tell you that your mother and I will follow the second son. The pension money will go to your mother and me, and the food will go to the second son." Old Man Gu didn't want his eldest daughter-in-law to say anything, so he directly stated his decision.
"Dad, where can we get food for you these days? They are both so old now, and they have to go to school every year, which costs a lot. How can we afford that much money for you and mom?" Niu Lili didn't want to give money to her parents-in-law for retirement right after the separation, so she played the victim and tried to make her family sound poorer.
"That's not my business. If you don't want to give it to me, I'll go find the captain. After all, that's what our separation document says." Old Man Gu was so angry that he almost laughed when he heard what his eldest daughter-in-law said. He said with a sullen face, stood up, put his hands behind his back, and went back to the house.
“Pah…”
"I want to divorce you. Divorce you." After his father left, Gu Mingtao raised his hand and slapped Niu Lili in the face, saying, "Get out of the Gu family now. We don't want a woman as cruel as you."
"Don't regret it." Niu Lili covered her face, turned back to the house, put all the money in her pocket, reached out to hug her two sons, and cruelly took the bag and turned away.
"Oh, my sister-in-law is really gone." Liu Xiaocao was lying at the door when she saw Niu Lili leaving with her bag, so she quietly called the head of the household to come over and take a look.
"Just leave if you want to. You should divorce a woman who doesn't respect her parents. What's the point of keeping her?" Gu Minghe said while staring at Liu Xiaocao.
"Boss, please don't look at me like that. I didn't say I won't support my parents." Liu Xiaocao couldn't help but shudder when she saw her husband looking at her like that. She said with an embarrassed smile
"It's fine as long as you don't say you won't raise them. I'll go tell Dad right now that they'll live with us from now on." Upon hearing this, Gu Minghe immediately got down to the ground, put on his shoes, and walked out wearing a straw raincoat.
"Hey, you come to see me now, are you here to see if I'm still alive?" Lin Dacui's eyes were darting around, and when she saw the third brother come in, she said in a sarcastic tone:
"Puh, puh, puh, look at what you said, mother. What's the use of death? How unlucky! Mother, you must not say such things again in the future." After hearing what his mother said, Gu Minghe quickly spat on the ground three times before saying
"Okay, stop doing those useless things and tell me what you are here for." Lin Dacui knew the third brother's family thoroughly. The couple would never come to the house unless there was something wrong.
"Mom and Dad, Xiaocao and I want you to follow us, and we will take care of you in your old age." Gu Minghe said as he sat aside, looking at the two elders eagerly, hoping that they would agree.
"No need. I just told your eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law that I will follow your second brother in the future. When the retirement money is due, give it to me and your mother, and give the food to your second brother." When Old Man Gu heard what the third brother said, he squinted his eyes and looked at him carefully before speaking.
"Dad, this won't work. Ali said Xiaocao pushed my mother down. Now my mother is paralyzed. It is us who will take care of you and my mother in our old age. How can I let my second brother come?" Gu Minghe was a little anxious when he heard this, and said hurriedly:
"Since my eldest brother can't take care of you in your old age, and the fourth brother is not at home, then I am the youngest in the family, so of course we have to come."
"You are not sincere in providing for our retirement. You are just thinking about our retirement money and food." Old man Gu looked at his son with disappointment on his face.
Who would have thought that after he had worked hard all his life to raise his sons, get them married and have children, when he was old, no one was truly willing to take care of them. How sad.
"Dad, what do you mean by that? Is your son the kind of person you are talking about?" Gu Minghe frowned and said
"Okay, stop wasting time with me and go back." Old Man Gu waved his hand and didn't want to talk anymore. He closed his eyes.
"Mom?" Seeing that he couldn't convince his father, Gu Minghe looked at his mother.
"I'll listen to your father. Let's go back." Lin Dacui felt bad looking at the old man. She looked at Gu Minghe and said, "Your father and I will follow your second brother from now on. Just send us the pension and food on time."
"Okay, since you have discussed it with me, I will not say any more. You can go to bed early. I will go back now." Seeing that he could not convince his parents, Gu Minghe could only stand up and go home.
"How is it? What did my parents say?" Liu Xiaocao saw her husband coming back and asked.
"My parents said that I will live with my second brother's family in the future, and we will provide pension and food on time." After saying this, Gu Minghe took off his raincoat and hung it on the wall, then lay on the kang, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"Why do you say I should follow my second brother? Logically speaking, the fourth brother is not at home, and we are the youngest. If my eldest brother doesn't support his parents, we should do it." Liu Xiaocao was still thinking about the money in her parents-in-law's hands and the money for their retirement in the future. When she heard that the two elders were going to follow her second brother's family, she was of course not happy.
"I told my parents the same thing, but they don't listen. What can I do?" Gu Minghe really wanted to support his parents. Of course, part of it was selfish, but no matter what, the desire to support his parents still dominated the upper class.
"That doesn't mean we can just follow my second brother's family. I have to go and persuade my parents tomorrow to let them follow us." Liu Xiaocao said confidently.
"You? Forget it now. Mom gets angry when she sees you now, and she wants to live with you in her old age. You're just dreaming." Gu Minghe looked at his wife with disdain and said with a pout.
"What's wrong with me? Just wait for my good news tomorrow..."