CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 125: DON’T EXPECT TO LEAVE THIS VILLAGE WITHOUT PAYING RETIREMENT MONEY

"Mom, please don’t say that. How can we consider her a benefactor!"

Jiang Yue replied softly.

"Oh, Yue’er, we must not be ungrateful. Your sister has done such a big thing for our family. How can we not be thankful? Although your father and I may not always make sense, we do know to repay kindness. We know what’s good and bad.

Your sister did this for your sake, giving Qin Ming such a job. Otherwise, why would she help us? Your sister is truly capable; she looks young, but who knew she had such skills?

By the way, your sister is twenty this year. So, has the family arranged a marriage for her?"

Jiang Yue immediately understood that her mother-in-law was still eyeing her sister.

"My sister is the youngest in the family, and her marriage is decided by our parents. No one else’s opinion matters. Besides, my sister is pampered at home, and my parents wish for her to find someone in the city. Even if he’s a worker, being close to home would allow the family to take better care of her."

These words were a subtle rejection, telling them that her sister cannot just marry anyone whimsically.

"Your parents are very fond of this sister, aren’t they? But when a girl grows up, she must marry. What difference does it make where she marries? I think your sister would be very well matched with our Qin Hao. They’re of similar age, and Qin Hao is quite a handsome young man, more than worthy of your sister.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you and your sister were married into the Qin family? Then, the two of you could support each other. Wouldn’t that be better than having some outsider as your sister-in-law? And don’t worry, if your sister marries into our family, I’ll treat her as kindly as my own daughter."

He Guixiang truly had a way with words.

Qin Hao quickly declared.

"Sister-in-law, don’t worry. I’ll be good to Xiao Xiao. Besides, our parents wouldn’t treat Xiao Xiao poorly. Our dad is the production team leader; there’s no way Xiao Xiao would suffer in our team."

They immediately started calling her Xiao Xiao.

"Mom, this really won’t work. My sister is still young, and besides, she’s not part of our production team. My parents instructed her before they left. They don’t allow her to marry on the farm."

Jiang Yue tried hard not to get angry and to clarify the situation.

Someone like Qin Hao is coveting her sister without knowing his own worth.

Loving food and leisure, aiming high without doing anything.

He relies solely on having a production team leader as a father; otherwise, someone like Qin Hao would starve to death in rural areas.

He Guixiang’s face darkened.

"What do you mean by this? Are you saying our Qin Hao isn’t good enough for your sister? Your sister isn’t some rich young lady. Once she’s in a production team, she’s a rural person. What? The working class looks down on us farmers? I’m telling you, your sister needs to know her place."

Her mood changed as quickly as flipping a book.

Jiang Yue stood up, holding her belly.

"Mom, today we value freedom in marriage. My sister will absolutely not marry here. Don’t make things difficult for me. No matter what you say, I cannot bring up this matter. My sister and Qin Hao are absolutely impossible."

Jiang Yue got up and headed out. She could see that her father-in-law was unreasonable with their work, and her mother-in-law was still preying on her sister.

Together, her in-laws were like wolves and tigers ready to devour them.

"Stop! Jiang Yue."

He Guixiang shouted.

Jiang Yue stopped.

"Mom, this isn’t the old society where parental orders and matchmaker’s words counted. No one can force this on us. No matter how you try to blackmail us, I won’t agree. Even if my dad doesn’t process our household registration, I won’t agree."

Jiang Yue replied firmly; she wouldn’t sell out her sister at this time.

If she traded her sister for her own future, would she still be human?

"Qin Ming, your wife defies her elders like this, and you don’t care? Watching her speak to her mother-in-law this way?"

"Even if Yue’er doesn’t agree to this, neither will I. What right do we have to make decisions for Jiang Xiaoxiao? Everyone has their own matters to decide, and she has her own parents. It’s not our place as sister and brother-in-law to interfere."

Qin Ming pulled his wife away.

The more the parents talked, the more unreasonable things got. If this continued, this issue might really blow up.

"Alright, Qin Ming, Jiang Yue, your wings have grown strong now, you think our words as parents are useless? If that’s the case, let’s make things clear today. Jiang Xiaoxiao found you jobs, now that you have formal jobs, your dad won’t hold your household registration against you.

You refuse to help your brother, I can consider it settled. But there’s one thing we must clarify. We’ve told you, we need 1000 yuan for our retirement, and after that, we’ll never bother you again.

Once you give us this 1000 yuan, your dad will process your household registration. Otherwise, don’t blame us for being rude. We’ll be polite before resorting to force."

He Guixiang had completely torn her facade; she had already made up her mind when saying this.

In the previous two aspects, they were entirely unreasonable. No amount of talking would make others see them as right.

But asking for 1000 yuan for retirement wasn’t a big deal.

Who in the village doesn’t give retirement money?

They just wanted it all at once.

Even if they asked for more, it couldn’t be considered unreasonable.

With that 1000 yuan, what kind of wife couldn’t they get for their son?

In the village, between the dowry and banquet, 300 yuan was enough to bring home a wife.

"Mom, are you trying to force me? In all these years, haven’t I handed over most of my work points to the family? Before I got married, I never kept a penny for myself. After marriage, I kept at most two-tenths, and the rest went to the family. Now you’re asking for 1000 yuan, do you think I can come up with that?"

Qin Ming felt this was no different from not giving him the household registration; both were ways to pressure them.

"Hmph, that’s not my concern. If you give me 1000 yuan in a year, I’ll have your dad process your household registration. If it takes two years, then two years later. If you give it now, we’ll do it now.

Whenever you pay, we’ll process it then. On emotions and reason, we’re not wrong. As the eldest, once you leave for the county, who knows when you’ll come back?

We have a whole household here. Once we’ve asked you for retirement money once, how would it be wrong? If you don’t return, who are we supposed to ask? Should we be running to the county every day? Even if you wanted to, your dad and I can’t manage that!

Let me tell you, if you don’t agree to anything else, then figure out the retirement money. Without it, you won’t leave this village."

Qin Ming’s face turned red; are these his parents?

They’re really enemies!

They wish for him and his wife to be workhorses for the family forever, not seeing him as a human.

Is he an endless source of money?

yuan, he wouldn’t earn that much for them even if he worked his whole life.

His parents were really determined.

They were trying to push them to their limits.