Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Xu Chunying also came to join in the fun, but she had not invested before, so she had no share of the dividends. Seeing that everyone received a lot of dividends, she was envious.

Zhang Xiuhua's family is in charge of cultivating the orchard this year. She has paid back most of the money they owe her, leaving only a little over a thousand yuan, which will be paid off soon.

Zhang Xiuhua saw her eldest sister-in-law coming too, so she asked her, "Hongwen and Hongwu are both back this year. Why are you not happy?"

Xu Chunying sighed, "The eldest daughter-in-law hasn't come back."

Zhang Xiuhua knew that she was unhappy, so she could only persuade her to relax, "If she doesn't come back, then she doesn't come back. She wants to go back to her parents' home, you can't force her."

Xu Chunying felt that she and her second brother's wife really could not talk to each other. Every time she complained to her about her daughter-in-law, she would turn her elbow away.

She changed the subject, "My Hongwen also bought a house."

Zhang Xiuhua was a little surprised, but thinking that Hongwen had such a high salary, it was normal for her to buy a house, so she congratulated her, "This is a good thing. You will both settle down in Pengcheng in the future, and when you are old, you can move to the south to retire, and you won't be afraid of the cold in winter."

Xu Chunying pursed her lips. "What's good about that? I have to pay 700 yuan for the mortgage every month."

Zhang Xiuhua was very surprised, "Isn't his salary only 500 per month?"

"Yes." Xu Chunying was very worried. "After we pay off your debt, we still have to subsidize him."

Zhang Xiuhua always felt that Hongwen did it on purpose. He was jealous that his parents always subsidized his elder brother, so he bought a house in advance and deliberately concealed his salary in order to get his parents to subsidize him. She looked at her worried sister-in-law and hesitated to speak...

Xu Chunying was thinking about something and didn't notice her expression. She complained to herself, "Hongxia only got back 1,000 yuan this year. I heard that the economy outside is getting worse and worse."

Zhang Xiuhua remained silent. Hongxia's tutoring class was becoming more and more prosperous. Previously, there was only one store, but now there are branches. Can you open a branch if the business is not good? But Hongxia took home less money, which showed that she didn't plan to support her two brothers anymore.

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it again and again, but ultimately couldn't tell her the truth.

What's the point of telling them? None of the two sons understand their parents. If she tells her sister-in-law the truth, will she be able to win back the children's hearts? Impossible. Even after she exposed the truth, Hongwen still felt wronged. When his elder brother bought a house, his parents emptied their savings, but when it was his turn to buy a house, they didn't even give him a down payment. He felt wronged enough to ask them to subsidize the mortgage.

After all, it was the uneven distribution of wealth that led to the children's complaints.

Zhang Xiuhua returned home and told Li Jianguo about this, asking him to remind his elder brother, "I think it's useless for your elder brother to raise those two sons. It also chilled Hongxia's heart. They should hold on to the money as soon as possible and save it for their retirement."

Li Jianguo was originally happy about the dividends, but when he heard his wife's words, his whole face drooped. He was angry but couldn't vent his anger, and he couldn't understand, "Why are the children like this? They were raised with great care and never had to work. When they grew up, they only cared about their own families. Hongwen didn't even get married, but she already separated from her elder brother and his wife."

Needless to say, Hongxia started saving her own money before she even got married. They are all so cunning.

Zhang Xiuhua was not surprised at all. "I told you long ago that their way of raising children is wrong. What kind of family is ours? They don't let their children do housework? They only know how to let them study all day long! Yes! All their children have been admitted to universities, have good jobs, and have flown away. They just don't stay at home anymore. Are they satisfied?"

She had advised Xu Chunying not to spoil her children before, but she didn't listen. She even said to her, "Our children are not as smart as Jidong, so the early bird catches the worm!"

Zhang Xiuhua was so angry that she stopped caring about it from then on.

Li Jianguo choked and rubbed his brows, "How can I persuade them? It's really frustrating."

If he wanted to persuade her, he had to expose Hongwen's lies. But as the second uncle, it was a bit...

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and gave him some advice, "Why don't you just tell him about your plan. Once they get married, you won't have to worry about anything else. Your eldest brother should understand what you mean." She paused and added, "But don't mention the house we bought for Youcai in the capital. Your eldest brother might think you're showing off."

Li Jianguo thought about it and agreed.

He strolled to his eldest brother's house. Li Jiandang was applying oil to the tractor to prevent the iron from rusting. Seeing his second brother coming over, he smiled and greeted him, "I heard that your brewery has distributed dividends?"

"Yes!" Li Jianguo glanced at the yard, "Is your child not at home?"

"Yes! They heard that Zhoujia Village was showing a movie, so they went to watch it." Seeing that he didn't know, Li Jiandang asked, "Did your children go to watch it?"

"Not yet!" Li Jianguo felt that this was the perfect time. "I heard that Hongwen also bought a house in Pengcheng?"

When he mentioned this, Li Jiandang's face fell, "My children are all debts. My eldest son's family has finally managed to live a good life. Now we have to support Hongwen again. When will this end?"

He now suffers from severe back and spine pain every night, and realizes that he is really getting old. How many more years can he still work? What will happen to Hongwen by then?

Li Jianguo was a little surprised, "Hongwu doesn't need your help anymore?"

"No need! The children can go to school, Hongwu and his wife both have jobs, and after paying off the mortgage, they have just enough to eat and drink every month, but life is tight." Li Jiandang sighed, "Everything is expensive in the city. Even a sip of water costs money."

Li Jianguo nodded, "Did you pay for your family Hongwen to buy a house?"

"How can I have money?" Li Jiandang said with a bit of complacency, "Hongwen saved up all his money to buy the house. He doesn't have much money, and a down payment of 10% is enough there. He used all his savings to pay the down payment, and the mortgage is over 700 yuan, and we have to subsidize him."

Li Jianguo saw that his eldest brother was full of energy and knew that it would be a bad idea to persuade him not to help Hongwen. After all, they were all sons. If he helped the eldest son but not the second son, the second son would definitely feel unbalanced.

He said about himself, "When my children get married and have their own families, I won't care about anything. I won't support them."

Li Jiandang glanced at him and said, "Youcai is the only one in your family who is married. The other children haven't gotten married yet. Besides, you guys spent a lot of money on Youcai's marriage, right?"

The betrothal gifts and electrical appliances all cost money. No matter how much money my second brother makes, he will be under more pressure than him because of the six children he has.

He couldn't help but tell the truth, "Why did you choose Xiuhua in the first place? You raised children for nothing. And three at a time!"

It's fine to raise them, but he also has to buy them houses and find wives. He only has two sons, but the pressure is so great. But his second brother has three sons.

Li Jianguo was stunned for a moment, then realized that his elder brother had misunderstood him, and hurriedly explained, "When Xiuhua and I got married, we agreed that she would take care of her children's marriage, and I would take care of my children's marriage."

Li Jiandang was a little surprised, then he laughed, "No wonder Xiuhua didn't let Youcai take care of her after she got married."

It was he who misunderstood, and the second brother did not suffer any loss.

He smiled and said, "Then you are getting a great bargain. Xiuhua has two boys, and you only have Youcai. Once Youcai gets married, you are done."

Yaoyao and Zhuzhu are both girls, so just give them some dowry. There is no need to buy a wedding house in a big city, and the pressure is much less. The second brother is still more blessed than him.

Li Jianguo didn't say that he was also going to buy a house for Yaoyao and Zhuzhu. He nodded in agreement with his eldest brother and said, "You're right. Once the kids get married, I'll be done. I'll start saving money for my retirement now."

Li Jiandang frowned, "Isn't your Zhenzhen pregnant? Don't you plan to give her some money?"

Of course Li Jianguo would give it. "After all, it's a child born to our family. If Xiuhua doesn't take care of him, I must give her money. But..."

He found that it was inappropriate to use himself as an example. Because he also bought a house for his children. His eldest brother also tried his best to buy a house for his children. It seemed that there was no difference between them. If there was any difference, it was probably that he had more money than his eldest brother and was more relaxed.

Li Jiandang waited for him to continue, "But what?"

"I think we still have to save some money and not give it all to our children." Li Jianguo sighed, "When we are old and can no longer work, we will have money in our hands and will not have to ask the younger generation for money, so we will not be worried!"

Li Jiandang nodded and said, "When my son Hongwen gets married, our mission will be completed. I will save some money by then."

Li Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you just listen to me, brother."