"Old man, what do you think?"
In the Zhao family, Zhang Qiaoer has always been the one who makes decisions about big and small matters, but what happened today is unusual, so we can’t rely on her. After all, this family’s surname is Zhao, not Zhang. For the husband's face, let him erect the majesty of the head of the family.
"this… "
Zhao Manzhu took a breath of cigarettes, frowned in the white smoke and thought, the daughter-in-law suddenly threw the question to himself, and he hadn't thought it through yet, but to be honest, after the eldest son Donglin returned from the army, and later the eldest daughter-in-law came in, the family It was really noisy.
Although he usually doesn't talk much, as if he doesn't care about anything, but he sees all the big and small things in the family. The second daughter-in-law is a messy person, and she will disturb three points if she doesn't care. The eldest daughter-in-law is not bad, kind-hearted , can also be a human being, as long as the second child's family doesn't make such a fuss, this family can last until the death of himself and his wife for a hundred years. If the trouble continues, it will not only break the heart, but also affect the relationship between the two brothers Donglin and Donghe.
As the old saying goes, "Good men don't eat separate meals, and good women don't wear wedding clothes." Most of the villages have brothers, and it is common to separate families after marriage. The reason why their family never mentions this is not because the elders don't want to The main reason is that the boss has been in the army a few years ago, and there is no way to say whether they are divided.
But now, it is obviously not suitable to live together again.
After thinking about it a lot in my heart, Zhao Manzhu finally gritted his teeth and made a decision!
"Okay, let's split up. We are all brothers. Even if we split up, we still have the same relationship. Look at other brothers, and look at me and your uncle. Although we have our own lives, we never forget to get along with each other when we have difficulties." Handle, as long as you two brothers can do this, it’s fine.”
The first generation is brothers, the second generation is cousins, and the relationship between the third generation is even further.
Relatives and relatives, if you think about it, that’s all there is to it. Those who can help each other will help each other. At other times, they should live their own lives and be at ease.
Zhao Manzhu made a final decision, Zhao Donglin still had a calm look on his face, but he was relieved in his heart, Zhao Donghe looked down at the ground, no one could see his expression, but it could be seen from the tense lines on his face.
Jiahui couldn't believe it, she didn't expect it to be so easy to separate the family, she thought that there would be a big fight or the elders in the family would not give up.
Zheng Yuefen was in the same mood as Jiahui, and she couldn't believe what she heard, that her father-in-law agreed to split up like that, and her heart suddenly became bewildered.
As soon as her husband made the final decision, Zhang Qiaoer's heart fluttered instantly.
Since she said that she would let her husband decide, she would not give other opinions. It is not that she is reluctant to ask her how she feels in her heart. It is just that once people get used to a certain way of life, they will instinctively refuse to change, but when the change really comes Sometimes, she will still try to accept it.
They have been enemies for a long time, brothers are real brothers, but the brothers who have their own families have different thoughts, not to mention having a daughter-in-law like Zheng Yuefen.
"Since your father has already opened his mouth, I have nothing to say. The separation of the family is settled like this. As for how to divide, we have to discuss it."
"There are only a few houses in our family. The elder one lives in the East Wing, and the second one lives in the West Wing. We have a lot of household items. When you got married, everything was set up for you. Everything in your house is your own. , this is nothing to discuss."
The topic quickly shifted to how to divide the family, and everyone listened attentively, even Zheng Yuefen, who didn't want to separate the family, didn't have time to play tricks.
"I want to explain the money. From the time when Donglin entered the army to get his salary, he has been entrusted to me for safekeeping. At that time, Donghe was still in school, and the expenses of the family, including the money for the wedding of your three brothers and sisters, were all from Donghe. It was paid out of Lin's salary."
Speaking of this, Zhang Qiaoer became a little emotional, and her eyes were moist.
"At this point, I have always felt sorry for Donglin. He has done his best for this family and has never been selfish. He understands our difficulties as parents and helps me and your father share the financial pressure."
"The money, how much was given, how much was used, how much was left in the end, I wrote down everything, the previous ones are not counted, and the money is spent, but the rest has to be returned to Donglin. As for the money in the public , I, the mother, make the decision, if I give Donghe and his wife, I won't give Donglin any more."
Zhang Qiaoer's words were like a boulder thrown into the river. To be honest, no one really thought that she would propose to return Zhao Donglin's salary to Zhao Donglin. Long, more than 70 yuan a month, although the salary is low after changing jobs, it is still in the 60s. Last year, the family's bonus at the end of the year was only about 200 yuan!
Zhao Donglin was relieved by his mother's affirmation. He is not a saint. Although he did not ask for anything in return for his family, it is another matter whether others remember it or not.
If the other party steps on him a few times while enjoying what he has paid, and hurts his wife and children he cares about, he will never tolerate it.
Jiahui didn't expect her mother-in-law to be so generous. Prices are low in this era. Even for wedding expenses and daily expenses, there is definitely more than one or two hundred yuan left over, but Jiahui is not in a hurry to be happy. Her mother-in-law just said that this When the family is divided, when things are liquidated, the truth will be revealed at the end.
Zheng Yuefen heard from her parents-in-law that her heart for separating from the family has been half-cooled, and then she heard her mother-in-law said that her elder brother's salary will be returned to them, and the family only has the money from the father-in-law. How many can there be? The eldest brother's salary is the big one!
She straightened her back and leaned forward a step, and said eagerly, "Mom, Donghe and I have been taking care of you at home these years, you can't give all the money to the elder brother's family, Donglin and I have no credit but hard work."
Zhao Donghe held her arm firmly, and scolded in a low voice, "Shut up, don't force me to do it."
Zheng Yuefen shook Zhao Donghe's hand vigorously, shouting while breaking, "What's the matter with me, let's eat and drink whatever we want if we don't pay more, we can eat steamed buns and drink porridge every day if others don't eat spicy food."
The food at home is so good, I can still eat meat two or three times a month, and I can also eat eggs every day.
Zhao Donghe couldn't bear it anymore, he took Zheng Yuefen's hand out of the main room, locked her in the west room, locked the door, let Zheng Yuefen knock on the door in the room, and asked Zhao Donghe to let her out.
The crowd simply didn't know what to say, this Zheng Yuefen was really a dog who couldn't get over her shit, even at this time, she still had no regrets.
Zhao Donghe returned to the main room, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mom, I have no problem with what you just said. I have taken advantage of brother a lot these years, and I know it in my heart. It’s been a lot of trouble, I’m here to say sorry, it’s my incompetence, and I’m also responsible for not taking good care of my wife.”
Zhao Donglin proposed that the reason for the separation was out of dislike for Zheng Yuefen and not for Donghe. When he heard Donghe's words at this time, he felt uncomfortable, so he walked over and patted Donghe on the back.
"Even if we split up, we are still good brothers, don't blame brother."
Thinking back ten or twenty years ago, how good their brothers were, they were carefree, except for being poor and not having enough to eat, they never had any unhappiness. Now, although the conditions are better and the brothers have their own families, they can never regain their childhood. state of mind.
Zhao Donghe pursed his lips, and smiled bitterly at his brother, "I know, I should be the one who apologized for making it difficult for my brother."
Seeing the two brothers like this, Zhang Qiaoer couldn't help it anymore, tears welled up in her eyes, she tucked the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, feeling extremely painful.
At this moment, she felt very guilty and blamed herself, blaming herself for bringing back a daughter-in-law like Zheng Yuefen and harming Donghe for the rest of her life.
To marry a wife is to marry a virtuous person, what the older generation said is true!
Now that the matter was settled, Zhao Mancang was ready to go back. Zhang Qiaoer wanted to keep him for dinner, but he refused. Before leaving, he patted the shoulders of the two brothers, sighed and said with emotion, "I still remember when you were a little bit older, you were in a blink of an eye. After so many years, there is nothing wrong with splitting up the family. You see, Dong Ming has also split up. Who can say that he is not my son? If he dares to be unfilial, he won't dare to fight back if I scratch his head."
Zhao Mancang has three sons, Zhao Dongming is the second, Zhao Dongshun is the eldest, and the third is Donglai who is not married.
"You are all good, live a good life in the future, help each other, and your life will get better and better."
The two brothers nodded and sent the uncle out of the courtyard together.
"What is it? I heard that you went to the second child's house in a hurry."
After Zhao Mancang arrived home, his daughter-in-law Huang Haiying asked curiously.
"It's about breaking up."
At the second brother's house, he only cared about listening to the lawsuit and didn't bother to drink water. Zhao Mancang came back and sat down and poured himself a large bowl of cold water into it.
"Oh, what are you drinking cold water for? There is hot water in the pot!"
Such an old man, he still doesn't know how to cherish his body, and he still thinks he is a strong boy in his teens or twenties.
After nagging about this, she quickly sat down and asked, "The second child's family is going to separate? Who mentioned it? Why did you mention it all of a sudden?"
With the temperament of the two brothers, Donglin and Donghe, they would not take the initiative to propose a family separation, and the second couple would not be able to do so. The elders are eager to have a full house of children and grandchildren. There must be something wrong with it.
Zhao Mancang sighed and told Zheng Yuefen's instigation to Heidan, Huang Haiying thought her ears were wrong.
"How can Donghe's daughter-in-law talk to her children? This is too vicious. No wonder Donglin is so angry that she wants to separate." Huang Haiying really wanted to knock Zheng Yuefen's head open to see if she was filled with straw, and put the eldest family together. How much benefit can be gained by being well-wrapped, she is good, but she wants to offend people thoroughly. With this pimple, the two brothers will have a rift in the future.
"Who said it wasn't? I was still yelling just now, blaming the unfair separation of siblings. It made my brain hurt."
Huang Haiying sighed, in fact, every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, which look good on the outside, but inside they are like torn cotton wool, a mess, no one should say anything.