Wang Gang walked into the house with his wife, younger brothers and sisters. Qiao Zuwang was sitting on the side with a look of constipation. There were some melon seeds, peanuts and candies on the table.
Xiang Nanfang handed the new year's goods to Qiao Zuwang and said, "Dad, Happy New Year."
Qiao Zuwang was very fond of Xiang Nanfang, his daughter-in-law, not only because of the Xiang family's background, but also because of Xiang Nanfang's own excellence.
"Nanfang, have you been busy with work lately? You look like your face has lost weight." Qiao Zuwang accepted the New Year's goods, took a sneak peek, and was immediately satisfied.
Wang Gang usually does not give Qiao Zuwang pension money, but he will buy some good things for Qiao Zuwang during the New Year, and they are not cheap.
Of course, Wang Gang didn't want to spend this money, it was Xiang Nanfang's idea.
The Xiang family also had a copy of the New Year's goods, which were exactly the same. Xiang Nanfang always wanted to be fair.
"Dad, how are you doing recently? Have you gone to the hospital regularly for physical examination?" Xiang Nanfang sat down and chatted with Qiao Zuwang.
In the Qiao family, almost none of the children named Qiao wanted to talk to Qiao Zuwang, but Xiang Nanfang, the daughter-in-law, could chat with her.
"I'm in good health, so why waste that money?" Qiao Zuwang said with a smile, "On the other hand, you and Erqiang have been married for a few years. When you want to have a child, the neighbors will gossip."
Qiao Simei wondered: "What gossip can the neighbors say? What does it matter to them whether the second brother has children?"
Qiao Zuwang said angrily: "Many neighbors are talking behind our backs, saying that the two sons of my old Qiao family have been married for many years and cannot have children, which means that they will forfeit their descendants."
Wang Gang and Qiao Yicheng frowned at the same time, their expressions not very good.
Qiao Sanli even said angrily: "Who is the one who chews the base of his tongue? I will go find him."
Qiao Zuwang snorted coldly: "What's the use of looking for them?"
The neighbors in Shamao Lane are all average in quality. Each of the Qiao family's children has gone to college and is promising. The neighbors may congratulate and praise them on the surface, but they are inevitably jealous and jealous.
This is human nature and no one can change it, so Wang Gang goes back to Qiao's house as little as possible to avoid arousing resentment.
"Dad, Erqiang and I have our own plans. We are still young and are not in a hurry to have children." Xiang Nanfang has been working at the grassroots level for a long time and has a good understanding of the psychology of those people.
"The top two are not young anymore. They will be twenty-four years old after the New Year. The tenth year will be even older, they are already twenty-eight. When can I hold my grandson in my arms?" Qiao Zuwang sighed.
Xiang Nanfang glanced at Wang Gang with some embarrassment.
But the person who is more embarrassed is Qiao Yicheng.
He is older than Wang Gang and is the eldest son of the family. He has not had children for a long time. Not to mention the neighbors gossiping, even his colleagues at work are surprised.
But Wen Ju'an just refused to give birth, and there was nothing he could do.
"Boss, why didn't your wife come today?" Qiao Zuwang asked his eldest son, who was turning blue.
"She and her father went to their hometown in the countryside." Qiao Yicheng said solemnly.
In fact, Wen Ju'an did not go to the countryside. She was used to living in the city and did not like the dirty and smelly countryside.
Wen Ju'an just didn't want to come to Qiao's house to see Qiao Zuwang's face.
Because every time he saw Qiao Zuwang, he would get pregnant, and Wen Ju'an didn't have Nanfang's good temper, so naturally he didn't want to come, and he didn't even want to pretend.
"Dad, there is one more thing we need to do when we come back this time." Seeing her eldest brother's embarrassment, Qiao Sanli hurriedly changed the subject.
Qiao Zuwang glanced at his daughter coldly, and said with a sneer: "Dad, this sounds new to me. You must be asking me for something, right?"
Since the pension fund was set for Qiao Zuwang, the children of the Qiao family never called him "Dad" again. They always called him "old man, old man."
Qiao Zuwang didn't have any objections, but he also knew that the family relationship between himself and his children was weak, so he couldn't bear it.
Wang Gang said: "Sanli and Wang Yiding have been dating for many years. Sanli is about to graduate from her bachelor's degree. The Wang family wants the two families to meet and finalize their marriage."
Qiao Zuwang suddenly said: "It turns out that I, the old man, are asked to come forward and meet my future in-laws."
Wang Gang said: "It's not in vain to trouble you. We have reserved a table at the Jinling Hotel. You just need to show up. My eldest brother and I will handle the other matters."
Qiao Zuwang nodded, neither refusing nor agreeing.
"Boss!" Qiao Zuwang held the cup and said seemingly unintentionally: "Did you get a salary increase recently?"
Qiao Zu looked at his buttocks, and Qiao Yicheng knew that he was not bored.
"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Qiao Yicheng frowned.
Qiao Zuwang sighed and said: "Look at Jinling City, it looks different every day. In the past, ten yuan could buy a hundred catties of rice, but now twenty yuan is not even enough."
"You want to increase your pension?" Wang Gang snorted coldly.
Qiao Zuwang nodded excitedly and said: "The top two are still smart. Now the prices in the city have risen too fast. Your wages have been increased several times. Do the pension funds we set at the beginning also need to be increased?"
Qiao Yicheng snorted coldly: "I, Sanli, Simei, and Qiqi will each give you fifty, which is two hundred a month. Isn't it enough for you alone?"
Qiao Zuwang said excitedly: "Boss, you have to make it clear. Sanli, Simei, Qiqi don't have jobs, so each of them will be given twenty, which doesn't add up to two hundred. You have to pay them on your behalf every time."
"You also know that Simei and the others are underage. It would be good if they don't ask for alimony from you. Do you still want pension money?" Wang Gang said gloomily.
"We agreed at the beginning that Sanli and the others would temporarily pay 10% of their money." Qiao Zuwang shouted, "We wrote it in black and white."
Wang Gang snorted coldly: "Do you still remember that we just signed a written agreement and the amount agreed upon at the beginning can be changed if you want?"
Qiao Zuwang said anxiously: "Simei is about to grow up and graduate from Sanli University. It's not appropriate to give her another twenty!"
What I mean is that according to the contract, Sanli and Simei will be given fifty after that."
Qiao Yicheng said: "Simei is going to college soon, and the tuition is paid by the top two students. How can she get the money to give it to you? Sanli is also preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination and has not yet worked."
Qiao Zuwang scoundrelly said: "Girls, why do you study so much? If you ask me, it's enough to get a job after graduating from high school. It would be better to get married as soon as possible."
Xiang Nanfang had known about Qiao Zuwang's selfishness for a long time, but when he heard him say such words, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Qiao Yicheng didn't want to make a joke in front of Xiang Nannan, so he compromised slightly: "From now on, Sanli will pay fifty, and I will give it to you for the time being."
Qiao Zuwang was still a little dissatisfied, but after seeing Wang Gang's cold and murderous eyes, he shrank his neck and stopped talking.
After the money was negotiated, other things could be discussed, and Qiao Zuwang also agreed to meet Wang Yiding's parents.
The time was set on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and the location was a private room of the Jinling Hotel. Here came Qiao Zuwang and Qiao Yicheng from the Qiao family.
Wang Gang couldn't go because he had something to do with the team, but he brought a bottle of Moutai to Qiao Sanli.
Later, Wang Gang came to Qiao's house to inquire about the situation, but found that Qiao Zuwang and Qiao Yicheng looked not good, and Qiao Sanli also had a sad face.
"Don't you two have a pleasant meeting?" Wang Gang walked up to Qiao Sanli and asked.
Qiao Zuwang snorted coldly and said angrily: "Who are those members of the Wang family?"
Qiao Yicheng was afraid that it would be difficult for his sister, so he reminded: "Old man, don't talk nonsense."
Qiao Zuwang said excitedly: "Am I wrong? Which family requires the woman to prepare a house when marrying a daughter-in-law? When we marry a daughter, do we have to pay a dowry instead?"
Wang Gang asked Qiao Yicheng, "What's going on? What did the Wang family say?"
Qiao Yicheng glanced at his sister and sighed: "Our two families met today. It was originally a good meeting, and Wang Yiding's parents were very polite, but when we talked about marriage, Wang Yiding's mother changed her face!"
"The Wang family is not sincere about this marriage at all." Qiao Zuwang stood up angrily, pointed at Qiao Sanli and cursed:
"I really don't know what you see in Wang Yiding. He wants money but no money, he wants skills but no ability. How dare you ask us for a dowry? What the hell!"
"Old man, don't make a fuss. If you have something to say, say it properly!" Wang Gang stopped.
Qiao Zuwang sat down without saying anything.
Qiao Yicheng explained: "Wang Yiding's mother said that their family conditions are not good and the house should be reserved for their youngest son's wedding, and she wants us to prepare a wedding room.
Also, most of their family’s money is used for Wang Yiding’s father’s medical treatment, so they can’t afford the wedding money, so I hope we can bear some of it.”
Qiao Zuwang said disdainfully: "Wang Yiding wishes he could have our wife arrange everything so that their family can have a son.
My old Qiao family is marrying off daughters, not recruiting sons-in-law."
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows and asked Qiao Sanli, "Have you told him your life experience?"
"No, I haven't had time to say it yet." Qiao Sanli shook her head.
"What do you mean?" Wang Gang asked.
Qiao Sanli said disappointedly: "All the money Wang Yiding earned from working over the years was kept with his mother, and he never asked for it back."
Wang Gang stared at Qiao Sanli and said, "Wang Yiding obviously wants to leave everything to her son, and even wants Wang Yiding to make money for her son's marriage."
