After Peng Xiaotong hung up the phone, tears still flowed down.
Her mother's life has been really miserable, and when she thinks about how kind her mother was to her in the past, it's impossible for her not to feel sad.
"Okay, don't be sad, wipe it off." The cousin handed her a tissue and said with a complicated expression, "You still have the brains to come up with this method and get a good job easily."
As Peng Xiaotong's cousin, she worked diligently in an electronics factory to make money when she was young. However, she was later deceived by a scumbag, suffered several miscarriages, and suffered heavy physical and mental injuries. In addition, working honestly was hard and tiring.
Not to mention, I couldn't make much money, so I fell into the sea when I was cruel. After that, I broke the pot and continued to work for many years.
The only thing that makes her happy is that after working for so many years, she has now accumulated more than 300,000 hard-earned money.
Originally, she could have saved more money, but like her cousin, she also has a large native family. There are six brothers and sisters in the family, she is the second oldest, one eldest sister, three younger sisters, and the last one is the younger brother.
That's right, in order to give birth to a son, her parents gave birth to five daughters at once, and the sixth gave birth to a son.
She started working as a teenager when she was a teenager. While supporting herself, she also had to help support her younger siblings at home, especially her baby brother.
In the first few years, most of the money she earned from hard work subsidized her family.
It wasn't until her eldest sister got married and her three younger sisters grew up and started working to earn money that her burden became lighter.
But later, when it became easier for her to make money in the sea, her younger brother also began to grow up, and the family's expenses began to gradually increase. School selection fees, tutoring fees, buying computers and mobile phones, and branded clothes and shoes were all good for at least a year.
She and her eldest sister, as well as her third sister who is already working, have to pay tens of thousands.
But the eldest sister gave birth to three children in one breath after getting married. The eldest brother-in-law had a mediocre job, and the couple had a tight life and could not make much money. The third sister worked in the county where her hometown was, and her monthly salary as a waiter was not much.
to two thousand.
Therefore, most of her brother's annual expenses fall on her.
It was easy to make money at that time, and I felt sorry for my eldest sister and younger sister, as well as my sick mother, who just kept being sucked.
It wasn't until the year before last that my younger brother graduated from a vocational college and couldn't find a job. He found a girlfriend again and spent money lavishly. He often asked her, the rich second sister, for money.
Not to mention this, later the family asked her to provide money for her brother to buy a house in his hometown county, and to consider his future marriage.
Houses in their hometown county are not very expensive, and a commercial house of almost 100 square meters only costs 30,000 to 400,000 yuan.
But this immediately made her furious. She had been sucked by her brother for so many years at home, at least tens of thousands of dollars a year, so she just tolerated it.
Now she actually asked for another three to four hundred thousand. If she really used it to subsidize her brother, all her years of hard work would have been in vain.
So, she refused her family's request for 300,000 yuan for the first time, and started a cold war with her family.
But within a few days, her eldest sister told her that her mother was so angry that she fell ill and was being treated in the hospital.
She was so frightened that she rushed back to her hometown overnight. Her mother was indeed hospitalized, but it was obvious that she was not the cause of the illness, and she had not been rescued.
But it is a fact that her mother has many illnesses, including diabetes, high blood pressure, bone hyperplasia, and lumbar disc herniation.
Being hospitalized for a week cost tens of thousands, and she could only pay silently. After all, everyone said that she was the second daughter who made her angry, and she was the most promising and richest child in the family.
After being discharged from the hospital, she finally gave in to her mother's tears and took out 150,000 yuan. Including the medical expenses paid to her mother, the total was over 200,000 yuan.
Then, at the request of her parents, her eldest sister's family was forced to give out 50,000 yuan. The family of the third sister who had been married for two years also gave out 30,000 yuan. The man of the fourth sister who was planning to get engaged was asked for a bride price of 15,000 yuan.
After a while of bargaining, the price was lowered to 100,000 yuan. Wu Mei had only worked for two years, and more than half of her monthly salary was handed over to her family, so she was asked to hand over 10,000 yuan.
In this way, her parents finally bought her brother a house worth more than 300,000 yuan in the county. They basically spent all the money they got from their four daughters, including the bride price, and also subsidized a lot. Later,
I still borrowed money from relatives to renovate the house.
Her brother, on the other hand, had a ready-made commercial house in the county town without having to do anything. He and his girlfriend could live in it with peace of mind, while her parents continued to live in the countryside.
Then, her brother often contacted her asking for money. After several times, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and said she would never give him money again and asked him to find a job as soon as possible to support himself.
At the same time, she also contacted several of her sisters and formed an alliance, asking them not to give money to her brother in the future, which was unanimously approved by the sisters.
So, within two months, without finding a job, her parents didn't have much money, and her sisters didn't give him any money, her brother's girlfriend broke up with him.
From then on, her brother became decadent, stopped looking for a job, and played online games all day long. Her parents, she and her sisters took turns to persuade and enlighten him, but to no avail.
Seeing this, her parents blamed their daughters for their son's appearance, especially her second daughter.
The reason is that they formed an alliance and stopped supporting their younger brother. As a result, the younger brother broke up with his girlfriend due to financial constraints, leaving their precious little brother in such a state of despair.
Her father even called her to scold her for a while, and her mother also called several times to complain.
She was so angry that she blocked her parents' mobile phone numbers and began to separate from her original family.
But obviously it's not that easy. During the holidays, she becomes soft-hearted. She still gives one or two thousand to her mother every holiday.
But soon her parents gave her a very realistic and cruel blow. Her parents had previously received a gift of 100,000 yuan from the fourth sister, but now that the fourth sister was getting married, they didn’t even receive a 10,000 yuan gift in return.
You can't take it out either. Moreover, according to their customs, at least half of the gift money must be returned, otherwise it will be too embarrassing.
But how can her parents still have money now? The little money they have has been spent by her precious brother. Therefore, her parents asked her to "borrow" 80,000 yuan as a return gift from the fourth sister.
She is not stupid. This money must have been borrowed and never repaid. At most, her parents will ask her fourth sister to pay it back. Not to mention, if she borrows the 80,000 yuan, according to her parents' temperament, they will get back 50,000 yuan at most and the remaining 30,000 yuan.
Wan was intercepted by them.
So, she finally broke out. The last time she took out 150,000 yuan, she seriously told her parents that this was the last time she would give big money to her family.
Her parents made a good promise at that time. How long has it been now? In less than a year, they asked her to come up with another 80,000 yuan.
She earned all this money with hard work, and as she got older, at the age of thirty-six, her seafood business was getting worse and worse. She was even more pumped.
In short, it is getting harder and harder for her to make money now. As a result, her parents are still asking for and sucking her blood.
Growing up, her parents never cared about her. After she went out to work at the age of seventeen, they never cared about whether she was working hard or not.
After I found out that she was in the seafood business, I never tried to persuade her to stop doing it. I just kept asking her for money.
Her heart completely cooled down as they forced her to ask for money again and again.
That time, she finally plucked up the courage to have a big fight with her parents, pouring out all her grievances over the years.
Then, of course, not a penny is given.
A month later, her eldest sister called again and said that her mother was so angry that she fell ill.
But this time she was indifferent. During the Chinese New Year, she didn't even call home. Only her third sister and fifth sister still kept in touch with her.
The only thing that comforted her was that Peng Xiaotong came to Xiuzhou to work the year before last and got in touch with her cousin. The two of them didn't go home during the Chinese New Year, so they were not lonely in Xiuzhou for company. They spent almost two years together day and night.
Later, the relationship became better than that between biological sisters.
And her biological sisters, the eldest sister, and the fourth sister all complained that she didn't consider her parents and younger brothers, especially because the family couldn't provide the money for the return gift, the fourth sister's wedding was delayed, and even the fourth sister resented her.
I feel that if she doesn’t spend the money, she will not be able to get married.
Only the third sister and the fifth sister, who had been squeezed and exploited by her parents, still had a close relationship with her. They were in constant contact with her, and they often complained about their parents and their unsatisfactory younger brother.
But obviously, even the biological third sister and fifth sister, their relationship is slowly fading because they have not seen each other for many years.
And she and Peng Xiaotong, her cousin, had developed a relationship after getting along day and night for almost two years in the foreign land of Xiuzhou.
In particular, she saw in her cousin those qualities that she did not possess at all, which made her appreciate and admire her cousin even more.
Her cousin is independent and self-reliant. Even though she has not graduated from high school, she is still working hard to learn computer technology and English on her own. She has never thought about using her pretty good looks to become a sugar daddy, or to start a seafood business like her.
Although her cousin was born in poverty and humble circumstances like her, she never gave up on herself. Instead, she was positive and always had a lot of energy in her body.
The most rare thing is that her cousin never dislikes her current business, and sometimes comforts her and enlightens her, and then persuades her to find a way out for herself as soon as possible.
Her family members, even her third sister and fifth sister, who have a good relationship with her, actually dislike the fact that she is doing this business, and sometimes it will be revealed accidentally during chatting, which will seriously hurt her self-esteem.
Therefore, she really likes her cousin Peng Xiaotong, even closer than her biological sister.
Otherwise, when she heard about the extra money, she would not have the courage to recommend her cousin to Lai Junliang.
And her cousin's performance just now made her understand her cousin's extraordinary intelligence.
Because of this seemingly small opportunity, her cousin firmly seized it. After a day of planning and rehearsal, the plan was successfully implemented and the goal was successfully achieved.
She was filled with admiration and envy, but also an indescribable sourness.
Jealousy is out of the question, but self-pity and self-sentiment are inevitable.
Her cousin will soon be able to get a high salary from a big company, and with her cousin's learning ability, she will definitely have a bright future. She might even become a star.
The same birth, but the results are so different, and the future is also so different, it is natural for her to sigh in her heart.
Peng Xiaotong could also feel the complicated mood of his cousin. After taking the tissue and wiping his tears, he said: "Thanks to your help this time, cousin. After I gain a foothold in his company, I will find a way to get you too."
Got in."
"Me?" My cousin's eyes widened, "What can I do? You have gone to high school, even to the second year of high school, and your academic performance is good, and you have a good mind. But I only finished elementary school, and I can't even understand anything on my mobile phone.
, how is it possible to get into a big company like theirs?"
Peng Xiaotong said: "His company has been expanding and recruiting people intermittently. Recently, it has a new general manager. You can go in and do logistics work like me. Even going to his company to do cleaning is good. I checked.
After that, the cleaning staff in his company can get five to six thousand. Although it may not be as much as you earn now, but it is more stable and there is no need to worry."
My cousin smiled bitterly and said, "If it's really five or six thousand, it's actually about the same as what I make now. Those bastards are pumping me harder and harder now, and with fewer customers, I don't make as much as before."
Peng Xiaotong frowned and said, "Then you might as well stop doing it. If you are caught one day and leave a criminal record, it will be even harder to find your husband."
My cousin continued to smile bitterly and said, "I already have a criminal record."
Peng Xiaotong said: "Then we can't do it anymore. You have been doing it for so many years and you should have saved some money. Now that you are no longer making money, what are you going to do? There is no urgent need for money. It is better to find a reliable and honest man to marry as soon as possible.
Already."
My cousin said a little aggrievedly: "You just said you wanted to help me get into a film and television company."
"What I'm talking about is just a way out for you. You are thirty-six years old now. The best way out is to find a good man to marry, then start a small business with him, have children and start a family."
"How can a good man be so easy to find? Over the years, I have seen clearly that none of those men are good."
"This time you and I will go back to our hometown and look for it. What if we find it?"
"I have been working for so many years, and I have long been dissatisfied with the men in my hometown. Most of them are stupid and stupid. They like to act like a wolf when they have no money. They just stick their tails up when they have a little money. They have no knowledge at all. They are all idiots.
Old hat."
Peng Xiaotong said somewhat speechlessly: "How can any man in our hometown be as bad as you?"
"My good cousin, even if there is a good man in my hometown, it will not be my turn. I have given up long ago. I will not go back to my hometown if I can."
Peng Xiaotong also knew about the conflict between his cousin and his family. He sighed and said, "We can go to the dating agency in the county and look for it..."
"Okay, don't worry about me. Let me tell you the truth, many people in my hometown know about the business I am doing here. So, unless I go back to my hometown to show off that I have made a lot of money,
There will be no good man willing to marry me."
Peng Xiaotong was stunned for a moment and then said: "Okay then, we sisters will try our best to take root here in Xiuzhou together."
When my cousin heard this, she became happy and immediately said: "Tongtong, you are much better than me. You are smart, young and beautiful. After joining Chen Feng's company, you may become a star in the future. When the time comes, you have to win over me."
Just let me be your follower and give me ten or twenty thousand a month. What do you think?"
Peng Xiaotong smiled and said: "If I really become a star, you will be my assistant and I will give you at least 30,000 yuan a month and a big red envelope at the end of the year."
"Okay, okay, then we've made an agreement, now pull the hook."
Peng Xiaotong really hooked up with her.
After that, the cousins didn't say anything else, quickly packed their luggage and went back to their hometown for the funeral together. ()