readytorunbook Chapter 959 Supporting your family of three!
Chapter 959 Supporting your family of three!
Chapter 959 Supporting Your Family of Three!
Tan Ying's voice was calm, even with a hint of scrutiny, as she said, "You see, this is what makes you different from many mothers."
Mrs. Tan glared at him, slammed her chopsticks on the table angrily, and yelled, "You brat, why are you talking so rudely? What's wrong with me, your mother? What have I done to offend you?"
Tan Ying ignored her agitation and calmly stated the facts.
“Normally, when a mother hears that her daughter has been transferred to Beidu to be the secretary of the factory manager of a big factory, she's overjoyed. She won't be concerned about whether she can take her along to enjoy the good life, nor will she be dissatisfied with how much money she's left with. First of all, she'll take my hand and ask, ‘Yingzi, have you packed your things? Is it cold there? Do you need any more clothes? The weather is getting hot now, Beidu is even hotter than here, do you want Mom to sew you a mosquito net? If the company doesn't provide luggage, do you want Mom to make you a few new quilts to take with you?’”
At this point, Tan Ying pointed to the pile of gifts beside her: "Look, this is a benefit from my workplace. There's plenty of cotton and fabric. You said you wanted a sewing machine to make your own needles and thread, so I bought you a sewing machine. Now you don't have to work in the fields, and you don't even have to cook, because your neighbors, Grandpa Wu and Grandma Wu, help you with all of this."
Tan Ying didn't say "hire" because in this village, "hire" sounds bad, while "help" sounds much better.
But this wasn't a free help; Tan Ying gave the elderly couple fifty yuan a month.
Fifty yuan was definitely considered a high income in those days.
Grandpa Wu and Grandma Wu are in good health, but they have a heavy burden on their family: six children, four sons and two daughters. Their eldest daughter is married, and their eldest son just got married last year. If Tan Ying hadn't asked them to help, their eldest son's marriage would probably have been in jeopardy with their limited work points.
There are three sons in the family, two of whom are about to get married, and the youngest daughter and son are still in school.
Although there are many able-bodied people in the family, to be honest, these days you really can't make money just by farming.
If you're talking about growing vegetables in greenhouses, the technology isn't mature yet, the supporting facilities aren't complete, the investment is huge, and the risks are too high.
There are many job opportunities in the city, but his two sons, one with a leg problem and the other with poor eyesight, neither passed the exam.
Fortunately, the Wu family has a good family tradition and is very united, so they can make a living.
Although they were neighbors with Tan Ying's family, the two families didn't interact much before because Mrs. Tan was mean-spirited and there was a mentally challenged person in her family. They had even fought before.
The reason was that Mrs. Wu took a liking to Tan Ying. Although Tan Ying was a few years older than her second son, she felt that if she could marry Tan Ying, it would be a stroke of good luck.
The thought had barely surfaced when the shrewd Old Wu nipped it in the bud.
Old Wu cursed at her: "That Tan Ying, her family is saving her to replace their stupid son with a wife! Besides, even if the couple agrees, once the two families become in-laws, will the trouble be over? With the Tan family's character, whoever marries their daughter is doomed!"
Although the matter did not go through, somehow it reached Old Mrs. Tan's ears. She stood on the wall and cursed the Wu family for two whole hours until the brigade leader came and pulled her away.
Mrs. Wu didn't argue with her and let her scold her, but she was still uncomfortable inside.
Later, Tan Ying went to a military factory and became a leader in just a few years.
It would be a lie to say that the Wu family wasn't envious, but it's also true that they felt a little regretful.
But this thing, if I get it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's my fate.
Old Wu understood this best. Otherwise, how could he and his wife have raised six children?
Regardless of whether the child has any health problems, other people's children are clean and have good personalities. The two younger ones are still in school, and Old Wu is determined to send one of them to university.
The eldest daughter wasn't used to exchange for a dowry; she married well, and her husband got a job in a factory in the county town through recruitment, and he can occasionally supplement the family income.
Even with this subsidy, they still struggled to make ends meet. Later, Tan Ying came to their door and expressed her idea: to have Old Wu and his wife take care of her parents and her mentally challenged older brother.
The household contract responsibility system hasn't been implemented in Jiangcheng yet, but it has started in some areas. Their village hasn't done so yet, so everyone still has to work in the fields together.
However, Tan Ying entrusted Old Wu's two sons with cultivating their family's private plot, promising them a 30% share of the harvest. This avoided the "one-size-fits-all" mentality and provided tangible benefits.
Although Tan Ying knew that Old Wu wasn't that kind of person, she still had to make the unpleasant point out beforehand.
Old Wu was in charge of looking after the mentally challenged man, while Old Wu's wife was in charge of cooking and washing clothes.
The hours are the same as commuting to and from get off work.
It's fifty yuan a month, paid on the first of every month.
Fifty yuan a month, to be honest, you can save up enough for a bride price in two months.
If you work for a year, that's six hundred yuan.
Six hundred yuan is an astronomical figure in the countryside, higher than the income of the brigade leader. It's enough to not only get his son a wife and pay for his children's schooling, but also to buy his granddaughter a pretty floral dress.
So with that extra fifty yuan each month, Old Wu's family's life changed dramatically.
Tan Ying also promised to give them holiday benefits, and she also bought two sets of work clothes for the elderly couple that were provided by their work unit.
So when Old Wu and his wife came to help, the villagers were incredibly envious and jealous.
Tan Ying was very relieved.
Putting aside the fact that Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu are good people, with so many eyes in the village watching, if they did anything wrong, people would have already been gossiping behind their backs, wanting to take their place and earn this money.
When Tan Ying returned, Aunt Wu knew the girl had something important to tell her family, so she made an excuse to go back next door. Meanwhile, Old Wu was still busy in the fields.
Tan Ying's silly older brother, having eaten and drunk his fill and been cleaned up, was lying on the bed yelling incoherently.
So now, there are only the Tan family of four at home.
Looking at the elderly couple in front of her, Tan Ying's emotions, which had been building up for many years, finally broke down.
She remained calm, but every word struck the ground like a nail: "Ask yourselves, from the time I was born until I was five years old, what have you done for me?"
After I turned five, I was basically on my own. While you guys went to work in the fields, I stayed home taking care of my older brother, doing laundry, and cooking.
When I first started cooking, I had to stand on a small stool to reach the stove. I've been burned by fire, scalded by water, and crushed by falling piles of firewood..."
She paused, her eyes reddening slightly, but her voice grew even colder: "And you? You call me a money-loser every day. In my memory, from childhood to adulthood, all I've ever received is verbal abuse and physical punishment. And now? I give you most of my monthly salary. Ever since I was able to work in the fields, it hasn't been you supporting me, it's me supporting you, supporting your whole family of three!"
(End of this chapter)