"It should be about seven o'clock in the morning over in Gusu now.
Dad called you so early. Did something happen?"
Wang Lidong explained:
"Just little things.
I promised him before that I would buy him a computer.
But I don't know what went wrong with Mingcheng, and I still haven't bought it for my dad today.
Also, my father is not satisfied with the nanny he hired and wants to replace her."
Wu Fei advised:
"Husband, when you call Mingcheng later, listen to what he has to say first.
I don't think we can just listen to what your dad says...
Also, why don't you advance some money to Mingcheng.
You also said that Mingcheng and his wife spend whatever they earn.
Then the two of them definitely don't have much money left.
Although dad’s alimony is half of the family’s.
But I'm renting a house and hiring a nanny.
The ten thousand yuan you gave me earlier may have been almost spent.
If dad wants to add more appliances or something, they will definitely be very tight on money.
The two of them take care of dad, and we can't help much in this regard.
Don't worry about money, and don't bother them both anymore."
Wang Lidong immediately understood the meaning of his wife's words.
"If you didn't tell me, I really wouldn't have thought of it.
I will transfer five thousand US dollars to Mingcheng later."
Wang Lidong has already figured it out.
Su Daqiang's alimony, if added up in half a year, would cost him more than four thousand US dollars.
Simply call it once and save yourself the trouble of having to call once every month in the future.
............
Suzhou City
When Zhu Li came home from get off work, she saw Su Mingcheng sitting on the sofa in a daze with a stinking face.
"Husband, what's wrong with you? Are you being criticized by the leader?"
When Su Mingcheng saw his wife coming back, he immediately talked about the bad things that happened today.
"My dad called my eldest brother this morning and complained to him about us."
Julie said strangely:
"Dad complained to eldest brother?
We haven't done anything recently to make him angry, right?"
Su Mingcheng said angrily:
"It's just about the computer.
He called his elder brother and told him that we would not buy him a computer.
But he didn't tell his elder brother why we didn't buy it for him.
I think he is too embarrassed to tell the reason."
Julie breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be because of this, but she was worried again:
"Then what did the elder brother say? He didn't blame you, did he?"
Su Mingcheng shook his head and said:
"No.
The eldest brother asked me first what was going on.
After knowing the cause of the matter, what do you think he said to me?"
Zhu Li said:
"What did eldest brother say?"
Su Mingcheng said:
"Brother said, we both did the right thing.
We absolutely cannot accommodate Dad to such unreasonable demands.
Otherwise, it will definitely be endless in the future.”
Julie exhaled, fearing that her eldest brother would ignore her and agree to whatever her father wanted to buy.
The two of them earn Sihai coins, while the eldest brother and the others earn US dollars.
Su Mingcheng complained:
"I can't bear to buy your Lizi computer.
I'm sorry my dad had the nerve to say this."
Julie was also a little confused about this.
Considering Su Daqiang's age, the purpose of the computer is to read news and check information.
Generally, a notebook worth several thousand yuan is definitely enough.
But my father-in-law just stared at it and didn't want anything else.
The notebook she uses only costs over 10,000 yuan.
At this price, I thought about it for a long time before making the decision to buy it.
Julie comforted:
"That's good, big brother agrees with what we are doing.
Then why are you still angry?"
Su Mingcheng said:
"I just can't understand.
What happened to my dad?!
When my mother was here, everything was fine.
Mom has only been away for a few days, and her temper is like a bean sprout, rising with every passing day."
Julie also felt that her father-in-law had changed a bit, but he was her father-in-law after all, so she wisely didn't say anything.
"Then the elder brother said this?"
Su Mingcheng rubbed his face with his hands and said:
"Brother also said that Dad said Sister-in-law Wu (Su Ming became Su Daqiang's nanny) was too lazy and her cooking was too salty, so he asked me to find another nanny."
Julie was surprised and said:
"Sister-in-law Wu is such a hard-working person, why did dad say such things about her?"
Su Mingcheng was actually quite puzzled,
"I don't understand either. In the first few days, dad was quite satisfied."
Julie seemed to have guessed something,
"Maybe it was because of the matter about my father's colleagues that the two of them got into an unhappy fight.
Sister-in-law Wu even came to see me privately two days ago.
I forgot to tell you about this for a while."
Then he told Su Mingcheng the general situation.
As soon as Su Daqiang moved into the new house, he called some retired colleagues.
Telling them that they have moved to a new home is so showy that everyone can hear it.
In the next few days, Su Daqiang had a party every day.
But for some unknown reason, the quality of these old colleagues suddenly dropped a lot.
Garbage such as melon seed shells and cigarette butts were thrown directly on the floor.
Once or twice, the nanny could bear it.
But every time it happens, everyone will complain.
Never imagined that Su Daqiang was so narrow-minded.
Julie asked:
"What do we do next?"
Su Mingcheng spread his hands and said:
"What else can I do? Let's change it.
Otherwise, with Dad's current temper, there will definitely be endless trouble.
But this time let him introduce the selection himself.
Neither of us should interfere.
Lest the time comes when this is not good and that is not possible.
This method was told to me by my elder brother.
I think this method is good.
From now on, we will do everything on Dad's side this way.
By the way, my eldest brother also transferred US$5,000 to my card, saying it was advance alimony."
Julie was surprised and said:
"$5,000.
Isn’t the eldest brother unemployed? Why did he give us so much money?”
Su Mingcheng looked like you didn't know anything about it and said:
"It's just five thousand dollars.
Although the eldest brother is unemployed now, he will not be short of this little money."
Zhu Li's eyes lit up when she saw Mingcheng talking about $5,000.
Not even guessing what he was thinking, he immediately said sternly:
"Mingcheng, let me warn you, this money is the alimony given to dad by my eldest brother.
You can't use it elsewhere."
Su Mingcheng said perfunctorily:
"Okay, wife. I will definitely not touch this money.
By the way, I will go online later and help my dad buy a laptop that costs about 5,000 to 6,000 yuan.
I'll send it to him when it arrives."
Julie worried:
"Dad definitely won't want it, and it's not like we haven't tried to persuade him.
But he identified that station.
If you buy it now, isn't it a waste of money?"
Su Mingcheng pouted and said:
"Whether you want love or not, it's best if you don't want it.
My laptop has been used for 3 years and I just needed to replace it.
My eldest brother has already said that if dad’s request is reasonable, we as children will try our best to satisfy it.
If it exceeds the reasonable range, we will simply ignore it.
Otherwise, it will encourage someone’s evil tendencies.”
............
The time will soon arrive on December 23rd, and in two days it will be the annual Christmas.
The air throughout San Francisco is filled with a festive atmosphere.
Although I have no interest in foreign festivals, I just follow the local customs, and Wang Lidong’s family also bought a Christmas tree.
Wang Lidong said to Wu Feidao, who was settling accounts:
"Honey, I've already decorated the Christmas tree.
Take a look, are you satisfied?"
Wu Fei looked up at the decorated Christmas tree, nodded and said: