If there is one person in the room who doesn't care about this family meeting, it must be Qi Chenggang.
The reason why he came to Qiao's house was that he was afraid that his parents would know that he was expelled from the army, and he did not want to be taught a lesson by his parents. Even if Qiao Zuwang pointed at him and scolded him, he remained indifferent.
To him, Qiao Zuwang's eccentric curses were simply not on the same level as the lectures and curses given by the squad leaders in the army.
Listening to the Qiao family discussing the issue of elderly care, he turned a blind eye and wanted to eat, but he had no idea where to start.
He even felt ridiculous. In this family, I am not like me, and my son is not like his son...
"Five hundred yuan, we have to discuss it."
Qiao Zuwang once again emphasized that he felt very aggrieved. Several of his children were promising, so why was it so difficult for him to just want some money?
If he had known earlier, he would have communicated with his daughter and son-in-law first. With the wealth of the Zhou family, even if he gave him some money, it would be enough for him to spend a long time.
Qiao Yicheng was not used to Qiao Zuwang. Facing the angry Qiao Zuwang, he said calmly: "Five hundred yuan is impossible. I can only give you an increase of three hundred yuan at most. Sanli and I will each pay one hundred yuan, and the second and fourth players will
If you pay fifty cents per person, and if you have four cents to live at home, and the various expenses add up, another fifty cents is enough."
"That's enough shit."
As soon as Qiao Yicheng finished speaking, Qiao Zuwang cursed: "Five hundred yuan, you reduce it to three hundred yuan for me. Your attack is too harsh. Can the current prices be compared with those before? In the past, tickets were required to buy things, but now
You don’t need tickets, you just need money, what is this little money enough for?”
Qiao Yicheng retorted unceremoniously: "As long as you don't gamble, three hundred and fifty yuan is enough for you to live comfortably."
"Hey, you are still taking care of me. If you have the ability, go and fight against your mother-in-law. What kind of ability do you have to fight with me here? You will fight against me?"
It has to be said that Qiao Zuwang was really cruel in scolding people. His words directly hurt Qiao Yicheng's sore feet, and even Wen Ju'an's face became ugly.
Qiao Sanli angrily scolded: "Dad, what did you say? How could you say that to my elder brother?"
"Your elder brother said something unpleasant about me, why didn't you help me? Are you my daughter or his?"
Normally, he would have coaxed Qiao Sanli, but now that he was so angry, Qiao Zuwang didn't care so much and shouted directly.
Qiao Sanli wasn't angry either, she just said calmly: "When we were children, our elder brother raised us, and you never took care of us."
"you……"
Qiao Zuwang felt that sooner or later he would be so angry that he would have a heart attack. None of these children were considerate, but now he still needed them, so he could only suppress his dissatisfaction.
"Three hundred yuan is definitely not enough. If you don't want to give me money, then don't recognize me as your father. Put it in the newspaper and sever ties with me. After that, I won't ask you for money. I will follow you whether I live or die.
It’s okay with you.”
Qiao Yicheng sneered twice, while Qiao Erqiang hurriedly persuaded: "Dad, it's not as serious as you said. Aren't we just discussing it?"
"It's nothing to discuss. Is this called discussion?"
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Qiao Zuwang hummed a few times and said: "If you don't want to pay me, that's fine. Find me a pension job. The monthly salary can't be less than five hundred, and I can't do heavy work. It's best to just sit in an office and watch.
Read the newspaper, drink tea, and direct people's work."
While speaking, his eyes unconsciously looked at Zhou Chen, and his meaning was self-evident.
The eldest son-in-law's family has several factories, and now it has become a group company that supports thousands of people. It is not easy to arrange a good job for him.
Zhou Chen pretended not to see Qiao Zuwang's eyes and didn't respond at all.
Qiao Yicheng sneered: "I want such a good job, where can we find it for you? Don't think about these unrealistic things."
Qiao Zu looked at the spread of his hands and said: "Then I have no choice. I want to make money to support myself, but you won't let me, so I have to ask you to provide money to support me. In order to find a job for the second strong and the fourth beautiful, I
You have given up your own work, and now it is your turn to repay me."
"As I said before, five hundred yuan, not a penny less, is what I just allocated."
"I'm telling you, you should be contented. What's wrong with spending some money to support me? You still have a bright future, so what does this little money mean to you? If you have the time to talk about this with me here, you might as well
Go back and work hard and have a good rest."
Qiao Zuwang refused to give in, Qiao Yicheng did not want to spoil Qiao Zuwang, and Qiao Sanli and the other three brothers and sisters all listened to Qiao Yicheng, so after talking for a long time, they could not reach an agreement.
Wen Ju'an was restless. She didn't want to stay here for half a minute. Although she had not lived with her father since she was a child, she still had a strong desire for him.
But Qiao Zuwang's father's face really made her unbearable. Her mother controlled her and made her breathless. But compared to a father like Qiao Zuwang, she felt that her mother was actually very good.
"Yicheng, we have been out for such a long time, Xiaojin must be hungry."
Qiao Yicheng nodded silently. His daughter was only a few months old and had not been weaned yet. They had been out for two or three hours, so it was time to go back to breastfeed.
So he said to Qiao Zuwang: "Dad, as I just said, if you agree, we will pay you next month. If you don't agree, then we will talk next time. It's really late.
We are going back to take care of the children."
Qiao Zuwang glanced at Wen Ju'an very dissatisfied. Before his granddaughter was born, he had a good feeling for this daughter-in-law, but now, he doesn't like this daughter-in-law from the bottom of his heart.
"Why, now that I have a little one, I can ignore him?"
"Let's talk about it next time. When will it be next time? Today, today, this matter must be settled with me. No one can leave until it is settled."
Qiao Erqiang said: "Dad, the elder brother and sister-in-law have to go back to take care of the children. The adult matters can wait, but the children's matters cannot wait."
"boom!"
Qiao Zuwang slammed the table: "I can't wait for my matter. We must discuss the results today. Otherwise, I won't have a good time, and you won't have a good time either."
Over and over again, his resentment had been pent up for a long time, and now he couldn't bear it anymore and burst out.
His appearance shocked Qiao Erqiang, Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei, but Qiao Yicheng had a calm expression and was not frightened at all.
Seeing this situation, Zhou Chen was also speechless. Those who didn't know it thought they were making a fuss about dividing the family property.
But it was not an option to continue to be entangled like this, so he thought of an idea.
"I do have an idea, maybe we can solve this problem."
Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Zhou Chen.
Qiao Zuwang was much kinder to Zhou Chen. Hearing Zhou Chen's words, he asked: "Zhou Chen, do you have any good ideas?"
Qiao Yicheng also looked at Zhou Chen hopefully: "Zhou Chen, if you have any good suggestions, just tell me."
Zhou Chen said slowly: "Since we can't reach an agreement, then we will choose a compromise method. Since it is for old age care, we can definitely find a nanny for dad and let the nanny take care of him. This way, he doesn't have to buy groceries himself."
What do you think about eating, cleaning, and tidying up the house?”
"Looking for a babysitter?"
Everyone's eyes suddenly became extremely surprised, because none of them had this concept, and nannies were really far away to them.
Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Yes, we are looking for a nanny."
Qiao Zuwang's eyes lit up. Since his wife passed away, he has not been taken care of for most of his life. Now that he is old, it would be good to have a nanny by his side to take care of him. He can also brag to his friends and poker players when he goes out.
However, he asked what he was most concerned about: "If you find a nanny, it must be very expensive, right?"
Zhou Chen said: "It's not as much as you think. I just take care of you, wash and cook, and clean the house. It doesn't cost much. I think it's about the same as the workers in the factory, or even a little less, so it's not a big problem."
It is true that taking care of the disabled would definitely be very expensive, but Qiao Zuwang's ability to walk and move are completely different concepts.
"If the cost is not high, then you can consider it."
When Qiao Zuwang said this, it showed that he was already moved, but he couldn't say it clearly.
Qiao Yicheng was a little worried: "It's not easy to find a suitable nanny, isn't it?"
Zhou Chen said: "We don't need to go looking for it ourselves. We can find an intermediary and ask them to help introduce it. If it's not suitable, we can just return it. It's not that complicated. The most important thing is the price. But don't worry about this. I
He Sanli can be responsible."
"No, even if we really find a nanny, we can't hold you responsible. We have to pay for it."
Qiao Yicheng thinks that finding a nanny is a good choice. Someone will take care of Qiao Zuwang, and Qiao Zuwang will not always pester them.
Zhou Chen said resolutely: "10%, this is according to what I said. We will find the nanny and pay for it. If there is any problem, I will be able to solve it. In addition to the nanny fee, there is also the usual food money."
, let the nanny keep the accounts at that time, and at the end of the month, settle the accounts together. Apart from these, you only need to give dad some pocket money. As for how much to give, you decide."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Zuwang said with a smile: "Zhou Chen, why don't you just give me the money and I will find a nanny myself? As for the nanny, I must have chosen the right one."
Without waiting for Zhou Chen to speak, Qiao Yicheng said directly: "No, let's leave this matter to Zhou Chen and Sanli. Dad, you don't need to worry about it, and you don't need to worry about the food and money at home. Apart from these, for a month
Is it enough to give you one hundred yuan of pocket money?"
"One hundred dollars? Are you sending the beggar away?"
Although it was a good thing to find a nanny, when he heard that he could only get one hundred yuan a month, Qiao Zuwang immediately became anxious.
But Qiao Yicheng ignored him and continued: "As for the water and electricity bills at home, Simei, you live at home, you are responsible for this part. Of the one hundred pocket money, Erqiang and I will pay fifty each."
When she heard that she didn't have to pay for it herself and only had to pay for the water and electricity bills, Qiao Simei immediately agreed: "I have no problem, brother."
Qiao Erqiang hesitated and said: "Brother, is my fifty too little? Why don't I also share part of the nanny's expenses?"
Qiao Sanli stopped her and said, "Second brother, just listen to us. You don't have a house yet and you need to save money to buy a house. We will pay for the nanny and food expenses."
Qiao Yicheng said: "Listen to Sanli."
What he wanted to do was to settle the matter first. As for the nanny's fee, he could discuss it slowly after leaving home. He would definitely not let Zhou Chen and Sanli's family pay for it.
"Then it's settled. Okay, now that we've finished eating, let's all go back."
With that said, Qiao Yicheng helped Wen Ju'an stand up. Zhou Chen and Qiao Sanli also stood up and prepared to leave.
"What are you doing? What do you mean? That's it. Do I agree?"
When he saw that everyone was about to leave, Qiao Zuwang yelled angrily.
Qiao Yicheng's face was cold: "Dad, in order to provide for you in your old age, we are going to find a nanny. You don't need to pay water and electricity bills at home. You are now responsible for eating, drinking and having fun. One hundred yuan is enough for you. Also,
I was too embarrassed to talk to you about Sanli's gift money before, do you have to make such an ugly scene?"
Qiao Zuwang's face became very ugly, especially when he heard Qiao Yicheng talking about Sanli's gift money, he immediately glanced at Zhou Chen in embarrassment.
The Zhou family had given Qiao Sanli a sum of money as a bride price before, but he was crying, making troubles, and coercing Qiao Sanli into giving it to him. If he didn't give it, they wouldn't be allowed to get married.
The quarrel lasted for a long time, and finally Qiao Sanli had no choice but to give part of it to Qiao Zuwang, and that was the end.
Coupled with the money from his previous engagement, Qiao Zuwang is actually not short of money at all, he has plenty of capital.
Qiao Yicheng also knew this, so the reason why he was unwilling to give Qiao Zuwang so much money before was not because he was really unfilial.
Qiao Zuwang, who was choked, did not continue to make trouble, and the brothers and sisters all went home individually.
Walking outside, Qiao Yicheng grabbed Zhou Chen and said, "Tell me how much the nanny will pay by then, and our two families will share it equally."
"You are really..."
"One code, one code, one code, Zhou Chen, this is what I, the eldest son, should do."
Zhou Chen knew that if he didn't agree, with Qiao Yicheng's character, he didn't know how long he would be entangled, so he could only say: "I understand, but wait until I find the nanny first."
Only then did Qiao Yicheng smile: "Sorry to trouble you, you really worry a lot about our family's affairs."
He was truly grateful to Zhou Chen. His marriage was due to Zhou Chen's help, and his second wife's job was also due to Zhou Chen's help. Sanli was able to live such a good life because of Zhou Chen, so he felt that they owed Zhou Chen a lot.
"What's the point of saying this? We are a family now."
"Yes, a family."
Sitting in the car, Qiao Sanli said to Zhou Chen: "Thank you just now. My dad is like that, and you still helped me with advice."
Zhou Chen smiled and touched her hair, and said softly: "Husband and wife are one, what are you talking about? Your dad can do it. If you don't convince him today, you won't know how to do it in the future. Spend some time."
Having money to find a nanny saves us both worry and effort."
Qiao Sanli agreed: "You are right, my dad is really capable of trouble, and my sister-in-law seems to be very unhappy today."
"It's normal for her to be unhappy, but your dad has a reason. After all, he is his first direct descendant. If his surname is not Joe, do you have any objections?"
Qiao Zuwang is no longer a thing, but he does have the right to be angry about this matter.
Even if it were Zhou Chen, he would definitely be very angry if his first granddaughter was forced to take the woman's surname.
He wouldn't mind too much if the second child had the woman's surname, but could it be the same for the eldest grandson?
Don't tell me whether you are enlightened or not on this matter. The country's thousands of years of tradition and the family's inheritance don't matter to others whether they value it or not. Anyway, he values it.