After Peng Xiaotong hung up the phone, tears still flowed down.
Her mother's life was really miserable. Thinking about how kind her mother was to her in the past, it was 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 also worked diligently in an electronics factory to make money when she was young. However, she was later deceived by a scumbag and had several miscarriages, which severely damaged her body and mind. In addition, working hard was hard and tiring, and I couldn't make much money. I was so cruel that I fell into the sea. After that, the jar was broken and I 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.
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 eldest, followed by an eldest sister, three younger sisters, and the last one is a younger brother.
Yes, in order to give birth to a son, her parents gave birth to five daughters in one go, and the sixth gave birth to a son.
She has been working since she was a teenager. While supporting herself, she also has 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 worked 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, her eldest sister, and 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, and the eldest brother-in-law had a mediocre job. The couple had a tight life and could not afford much money. The third sister worked in the county over there from her hometown. The monthly salary as a waiter is less than 2,000.
So, most of her brother's expenses every year 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.
Until the year before last, when my younger brother graduated from a vocational college and failed to find a job, he found a girlfriend and spent money lavishly. He often asked her, the rich second sister, for money.
Not to mention this, the family later 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. 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, for the first time, she refused her family’s request for 300,000 yuan and began 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.
It cost tens of thousands to be hospitalized for a week, and she could only pay silently. After all, everyone said they were offended by her, the second daughter, and she was the most promising and richest child in the family.
After being discharged from the hospital, under her mother’s tears, she finally gave in and took out 150,000 yuan. Including the medical expenses paid to my 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 it. I spent a lot of money, and later I 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, and he could live in it with his girlfriend 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 that she would no longer give him money in the future, 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.
Since then, her brother has become decadent, has stopped looking for a job, and plays online games all day long. Her parents, she and her sisters took turns trying to persuade and enlighten her, but to no avail.
When her parents saw this, they 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, his younger brother broke up with his girlfriend due to financial constraints, leaving their baby 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. The separation from the original family began.
But obviously it is not that easy. During the holidays, she herself becomes soft-hearted. Every holiday, she would give her mother one or two thousand dollars.
But soon her parents gave her another very realistic and cruel blow. Her parents had previously received a gift of 100,000 yuan from the fourth sister, but now the fourth sister was getting married, but they continued to I can't even get out the 10,000 yuan return gift money. Moreover, according to their custom, at least half of the bride price must be returned, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
But how can her parents still have money now? The little money she had was all 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. She must have borrowed the money and never repaid it. At most, her parents would ask her fourth sister to repay it. Not to mention, if she borrowed the 80,000 yuan, according to her parents' temperament, she would get back at most 50,000 yuan, and the remaining 30,000 yuan would be withheld 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 a lot of money to her family.
Her parents made a good promise at that time. How long has it been since now? In less than a year, she was asked to come up with another 80,000 yuan.
All this money was earned through hard work, and as she got older, at the age of thirty-six, her seafood business was getting worse and worse. The pumping was even more severe.
In short, it is getting harder and harder for her to make money now. It turned out that her parents were 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 whether she was working hard or not.
After learning 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.
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 unmoved. During the Chinese New Year, she didn't even call home. Only the third sister and the fifth sister still keep 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 weren't very lonely in Xiuzhou for company. After spending almost two years together day and night, our relationship has actually become better than that of biological sisters.
As for her biological sisters, the eldest sister and the fourth sister all complained that she did not consider her parents and younger brothers, especially because the family could not provide the money for the return gift, the fourth sister's wedding was delayed, and the fourth sister's marriage was delayed. They all resented her and felt that she couldn't get married because she didn't spend money.
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 kept in touch with her and often complained about her parents and her 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 feelings 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 be like her. Do seafood business.
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 the third and fifth sisters with whom she has a good relationship, actually dislike her for doing this business, and sometimes it will be revealed accidentally during chatting, which will seriously hurt her self-esteem.
So, she really likes Peng Xiaotong, her cousin, even closer than her biological sister.
Otherwise, she would not have been bold enough to recommend her cousin to Lai Junliang once she heard about the extra money.
And her cousin's performance just now made her fully understand how intelligent her cousin was.
Because of this seemingly small opportunity, her cousin firmly grasped 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. Maybe he will actually become a star.
The same birth, but the results are so different, and the future will be 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 I tried to get you 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, your academic performance is good, and you have a good mind. But I only finished elementary school, and I can't even play with 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, he has a new general manager. You can go in and do logistics work like me. Even going to his company to do cleaning is not bad. I checked. After that, the cleaning staff in his company can get five to six thousand. It may not be as much as you make now, but it’s more stable and you don’t have to worry about it.”
My cousin smiled bitterly: “If it’s really five or six thousand, it’s actually about the same as those bastards like me. I'm getting more and more ruthless, and with fewer customers, I can't make any money either. There were more before."
Peng Xiaotong frowned and said, "Then you might as well stop doing it. If you get caught one day, it will be even harder to find your husband."
My cousin continued with a wry smile: "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. "
My cousin said a little aggrievedly: "You just said you wanted to help me get into the film and television company."
"I just said I was preparing a way out for you. . You are thirty-six years old now. The best way out is to find a good man to marry, and then start a small business with him, have children and start a family."
"There are no good men. So easy to find? After so many years, I have already seen that none of those men are good. "
"Come back to your hometown with me and look for it. What if you find it?"
"I have been working for so many years, and I have long disliked 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 out when they have a little money. They have no knowledge at all. They are all idiots. Old hat.”
Peng Xiaotong said a little speechlessly: "How can the men in our hometown be so bad as you?"
"My good cousin, even if there are good men in my hometown, it will not be my turn. I am early I just gave up. I can't do it back home. I won’t go back if I go back.”
Peng Xiaotong also knew about the conflict between his cousin and his family, so he sighed and said, “We can go to the dating agency in the county to look for it...”
“Okay. Yeah, don't worry about me It's over. 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 and show off that I have made a lot of money, no good man will be 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."
My cousin became happy when she heard this, and immediately said: "Tongtong, you She is much better than me, has brains, is young and beautiful, and after joining Chen Feng's company, she might become a star in the future, so you have to win over me and let me do it. As long as you give me 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a month as your follower, what do you think?”
Peng Xiaotong said with a smile: “If I really become a star, you will be my assistant and I will give you at least 10,000 yuan a month.” Thirty thousand, a big red envelope at the end of the year."
"Okay, okay, let's make a deal, now let's hook up."
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. (End of this chapter)