RPAGF Chapter 133 Zhao Family Farce
Chapter 133 Zhao Family Farce
Zhao Guiquan said angrily: "If you are filial, why don't you come to take care of your parents? Why should I take care of them alone?"
Zhao Guizhong said confidently, "I'm busy with work and don't have time to come over. You're with your parents, and they help you with everything. Isn't it right for you to be more filial to them?"
Zhao Guiquan retorted domineeringly: "What does it have to do with me if you are busy with work? You haven't paid me yet.
And why can't mom and dad help us more? Every time you come back, you must take things from home to support your father-in-law's family. Didn't mom go to take care of your second sister-in-law when she was in confinement?
What have you given to the family? My salary is higher than yours, and I hand it all over. My wife earns eight work points a day, takes care of the private plot, cleans the house, and washes clothes for my parents right after she left the confinement period. What have you done? Besides taking things for money, isn't it your responsibility to take care of your parents now?
Zhao Guizhong also argued, "My salary is not as high as yours, so how can I give you money? Besides, your family paid for your high school education, but I didn't."
Zhao Guiquan mocked him, saying, "My family paid for my high school education so I could get into it. My parents wanted to pay for yours, but you didn't even graduate from elementary school after repeating so many years."
Zhao Guiquan is a high school student and works as an officer in the commune food factory. He now earns 36 yuan a month and has good benefits.
Zhao Guizhong is less than two years older than Zhao Guiquan. He was a village bully when he was young. He was not good at studying, but was the number one troublemaker.
A few years ago, Village Chief Zhao used his connections to get him an apprenticeship at the Municipal Agricultural Machinery Factory. Now, he's only making 28 yuan a month, even though he hasn't even finished his apprenticeship.
He was handsome and had a bit of a ruffian air. Not long after he entered the factory, he attracted the attention of the daughter of the factory master.
When they got married, Village Chief Zhao bought him a house in the district, but he still had no confidence in front of his father-in-law, and was even more dominated by his wife at home.
His status in the family is not even comparable to Zhao Guiquan's. He only has three yuan of pocket money a month, which is not enough for himself, so how can he be filial to his parents?
Zhao Guiquan continued, "Also, your lack of money is no excuse for not being filial to your parents. Just like you had food supplies and brought food from home every time you came back. You feel at ease when you take from your parents, but you make all kinds of excuses to be filial to them. Who knows, maybe the subsidy your mother gets is from my salary."
Zhao Guiquan stopped talking here. When he handed over his salary every month, he thought that he was with his parents, so he gave the money to his mother. It was all saved for him anyway.
Only now did I realize that his mother even subsidized the food for his elder and second brothers' families, where was the money?
As for my younger sister, she doesn't have any income and relies on work points and food rations from her family, but she sends money to her brother-in-law every month for living expenses.
His father was the branch secretary and earned 420 work points a month but no salary. His eldest and second brothers never handed in their wages.
Where did her mother get the money to support her younger sister and her older and second brothers? There was nothing else besides his salary.
Thinking of this, he wanted to go back and ask her mother immediately how much of his salary he had handed over?
But thinking about the fact that he has severed ties with his family now, will all his previous efforts be in vain if he goes back to ask?
It’s better to wait until your parents compromise before asking.
Thinking of this, he said to Zhao Guizhong, who was feeling guilty and silent, "If you don't have time to come back to take care of Mom, take her to your house to take care of her. You are not a live-in son-in-law. Dad bought you the house with his own money. It's not that your house is too small to live in. Besides, your brother-in-law and the others can live there, so there's no way Mom can't live there!"
Zhao Guizhong couldn't beat or convince Zhao Guiquan, so he went to complain to his elder brother Zhao Guixian in the army.
Then he rushed back to the district. He had to go to work the next day and didn't even think about going back to the village to ask about Wang Lanhua's health.
Zhao Guixian also called to accuse Zhao Guiquan of wrongdoing, and acted like an elder brother like a father in front of Zhao Guiquan to educate him.
Zhao Guiquan directly retorted: "If you give me the phone money you spent on teaching me a lesson, and let me take care of my parents instead, I will definitely take good care of them."
The few minutes of scolding him cost him several dollars in phone bills, which was enough for his living expenses for a month.
If I give him this money, how could he still have so much resentment in his heart?
After being left speechless, Zhao Guixian wanted to send some money home to slap Zhao Guiquan in the face.
When I got home, I found out there was not a penny left, so I asked where the money had gone.
After his wife did the math for her, she found out that not only was there no money at home, but she also owed money to his father-in-law's family!
Although he received an allowance of more than fifty yuan a month, it was the job his family arranged for his wife when they got married.
When his wife became pregnant and was about to give birth, he had to take care of the child, so he had to cover for his brother-in-law's wife at work.
I haven’t returned to work yet, and I still receive my salary from my brother-in-law’s family.
Without money to send back, Zhao Guixian didn't even have the courage to call back and ask how his mother was doing.
Finally, he wrote a letter saying that he had to go on a mission and would ask for leave to visit Wang Lanhua when he came back.
He never thought that his father-in-law's family, including his wife's salary, only had an income of more than 80 yuan. They had to support six adults and one child, and also subsidize their sister-in-law who went to the countryside. How could they have money to lend to them?
He only gets an allowance of more than fifty yuan a month, and he has food and lodging in the army, so how can he not support his wife and son?
He never thought about how his father-in-law and mother-in-law, who only earned 56 yuan a month together, managed to support a family of seven before he married his wife.
This brotherly contest ended with Zhao Guiquan's complete victory.
Village chief Zhao was fully aware of his sons' farce and did not intervene, but he was also disappointed.
He always felt that his two older sons were ambitious and would definitely not stay in this small mountain village in the future.
After marrying a city girl, he felt that when he got older, the two older ones would definitely not be reliable. He never expected that they would be so unreliable.
These two people are very convincing when they accuse their younger brother!
After accusing him, he left without even asking about his mother's situation.
Although Village Chief Zhao felt that his wife was asking for trouble, he still patiently tried to counsel her.
Analyze your plan carefully with Wang Lanhua.
They had long been accustomed to life in the countryside, and it was impossible for them to follow the older two families to live in the city, so they could only live with the younger family.
Although Li Ying's family conditions were a little poor, her mother was not the kind of person who would exploit a girl.
Otherwise, he would not have separated his second son's family just because his second daughter-in-law did not allow Li He to go to junior high school.
Moreover, Li Ying, like Zhao Guiquan, became stupid due to over-reading and was inflexible on some things, but he was still very filial to the elderly.
The young couple didn't have much ability, so they probably would have to stay in this commune for the rest of their lives.
Although they are angry and want to sever ties, the Li family only has two houses, which is not enough for six people to live in.
Adding to that, there is simply no room for their family of four. How long can they be accommodated?
The relationship between Li Erge's wife, who had separated from the family, and Li's mother was not good, so it was even more impossible for her to take them in.
Give them a way out after a while and they will come back on their own.
Although Wang Lanhua was still a little unconvinced and didn't want to admit that her previous actions were wrong, she had to admit that what her old man said made some sense.
In the end, I didn’t get sick out of anger anymore, and I got better in just a few days!
Zhao Guixiang also breathed a sigh of relief.