Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

After finishing the work, Liu Guangtian did not rush back to the factory, but went back to the office together.

"Brother Zheng, Guangtian came to you to lobby for him, why are you trying to split up the family?"

Several people were drinking tea in the living room. Xu Damao finally couldn't help asking. Li Dabao and Liu Guangtian also looked at Liu Guozheng curiously, wanting to hear what was going on.

"Alas, isn't this the end of the matter?"

"Master Liu is now thinking about his eldest son, waiting for him to take care of him in his old age. All the family property is left to Liu Guangqi. At the beginning, he didn't even want to pay for the betrothal gift when Guangtian got married."

In front of Liu Guangtian, of course, he couldn't call his father by his name. Although Liu Guangtian might not care, Liu Guozheng still called him Master Liu and gave Liu Guangtian the greatest respect.

“That being said, I still don’t understand.”

"Think about it. If Liu Guangqi is doing well outside, he will definitely not come back. Only when he can't make it, he will think of coming back, because Master Liu is his back-up plan, and he also knows his position in the family. If, I mean if, Guangtian gets married and buys a house, Liu Guangqi comes back in a few years and will definitely want to divide the family. What will happen to Guangtian's house then? What if Liu Guangqi has evil thoughts and wants a share?"

"If you buy a house in broad daylight, it must be in broad daylight."

"That being said, what if he insists that Master Liu paid for the house? Given how much Master Liu values ​​Liu Guangqi, I think there will be endless arguments. No matter whether the house is divided or not, both sides will suffer."

"The problem is that Guangtian hasn't taken advantage of it yet."

"Da Mao, you can't understand this, right? It seems that Guangtian will suffer a loss if the grain capital is left at home, but when Liu Guangqi really makes a fuss about dividing the family property, Guangtian will be invincible."

"don't know."

Not only Xu Damao, but Li Dabao and Liu Guangtian were in the same situation, all with confused looks on their faces, sitting there waiting for Liu Guozheng to explain.

"Leaving the grain book at home is a logical advantage. What is the grain book? It is the food ration, the quota. Master Liu has a high salary, but if there is no extra quota, he can't buy low-priced grain even if he has money. This can also be said to be Guangtian's filial piety. If Guangtian gives Master Liu another five yuan of pension money every month, then everyone will give Guangtian a thumbs up and praise him."

"The separation of the family is a legal advantage. Since the family is separated, we are now two families. After the separation, the things Guangtian bought will naturally have nothing to do with Master Liu. Even if Liu Guangqi wants to cause trouble, he won't be able to find a reason."

"With these two things, no matter how serious the situation becomes, the neighbors in the compound can only say that Guangtian did a great job and is a real man. He did not fight with his brothers for the family property, and took the initiative to assume the obligation of supporting the elderly. If the news gets out, most people, if not everyone, will give Guangtian a thumbs up."

After listening to Liu Guozheng's words, the three of them began to understand Liu Guozheng's good intentions.

"Brother Zheng, after all, this is just speculation. If it is not the case at that time, you are suspected of having a petty mind."

"Haha, Damao, since ancient times, if there are many brothers in a family and the parents are partial to one of them, there will definitely be big conflicts when the family is divided. This is inevitable."

"makes sense."

Xu Damao scratched his head and continued, "It seems that we can't have more children in the future."

"Da Mao, you still don't understand. This is not a question of how many children you have, but whether the parents can treat each other equally. As long as the parents are sensible and the family is harmonious, these problems will naturally not arise."

Seeing Xu Damao's confused look, Liu Guozheng wanted to laugh. It would be funny if Xu Damao didn't want to have children in the future because of this.

"Brother Zheng, Teacher Yan's family will definitely not have these problems in the future."

As a child who grew up in a compound, Liu Guangtian sometimes really envied Yan Jiecheng and his brothers. Although they didn't eat well every day, they were fair and impartial, treated boys and girls the same, and rarely beat their children.

"Behind the seemingly fair Yan family, everything is calculated. They have to pay for their own children's food and lodging, so there is no family affection here. It was all calculated away by Yan Bugui. When Yan Bugui really gets old, he will bear the consequences. Maybe he won't even wait until that day, and Yan Bugui will be bitten back by his own children."

"Huh? Is it so serious?"

Liu Guozheng said profoundly: "You reap what you sow."

"By the way, Guangtian, I'm dividing your family property without consulting you. I hope you won't have any complaints."

"Brother Zheng, I should thank you. Now I know that all this is for my own good."

Liu Guangtian's gratitude was sincere. Since following Liu Guozheng, his life has undergone earth-shaking changes and his life has embarked on another path.

After Liu Guangtian got married, his family had two working members and their salaries were not low. The starting salary for general workers at the New Hope Food Factory was 20 yuan per month, and for skilled workers it started at 30 yuan. Drivers were classified as skilled workers, and there were also years of salary. Those who performed well received quarterly bonuses and year-end bonuses.

The most important thing is that the factory provides food and accommodation, work clothes, and various labor protection supplies. You don’t need to spend money on medical treatment for colds or fevers, and there is basically no place to spend money on normal days. It can be said that you can save your salary every month.

Liu Guangtian worked as a driver, a technical position. His basic salary in the first year was 30 yuan a month. He could save 360 ​​yuan in the first year, which was enough to buy three houses in a bad location in the 1960s.

It can be said that Liu Guozheng's operation this time completely pulled Liu Guangtian out of the vortex of the Liu family.

From now on, as long as you work hard and simply endure the years, you will never have to worry about food and drink in this life.

If you work hard, study more, and become a team leader in the future, your salary will be higher.

In Liu Guozheng's plan, this was just the beginning. After all, this was the limit he could go. It couldn't get bigger. If it got bigger, someone would get jealous. It would cause a lot of trouble. Liu Guozheng was most afraid of trouble.

The four of them were chatting and laughing in the living room, and finally, at Xu Damao's suggestion, they started playing mahjong. It was still early and the opening time had not yet arrived. Since they had nothing to do anyway, they might as well play a few rounds to kill time.

They played for nearly three hours straight until Xu Fang arrived, ended the game, and started unloading and sorting the packaged fresh meat, which were all ordered by old customers in the morning.

"You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll go get your sister-in-law back."