Get something in the courtyard

With the official intervention, the children of the Liu and Yan families did not dare to refuse and all agreed to come to the street office for negotiations.

The director of the subdistrict office had other things to do, so he asked someone to bring Yi Zhonghai and others to the meeting room.

After the people from the street office poured them water and left, Yi Zhonghai started to attack Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

"Old Liu, Old Yan, you are traitors again. When my godmother was alive, she said Xu Damao was a traitor and a traitor to the country. I think you are almost the same."

Liu Haizhong stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "Lao Yi, if you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude to you."

Among the three uncles, Liu Haizhong was the strongest. When he got angry, Yi Zhonghai was a little scared.

"Lao Liu, what do you want to do? This is at the street office."

Qin Huairu quickly persuaded: "Uncle One, Uncle Two, please stop arguing. Uncle Two, I have to stand on Uncle One's side this time. Uncle One is doing this for our own good. What you and Uncle Three did is really a bit unkind."

Liu Haizhong knew that this matter was somewhat shameful, so he didn't say anything.

Yan Bugui stood up and said, "Qin Huairu, you can't say that. Lao Liu and I did this for the plan."

"Nonsense." Yi Zhonghai sat aside with a dark face.

Yan Bugui glanced at Yi Zhonghai with dissatisfaction, and then said: "Let's ask the street office for help. They will definitely investigate the situation. Lao Liu and I have three sons. The street office must know about this!
The subdistrict office knows that we have a son, so they will definitely ask him to take care of us in our old age. No matter if we ask or not, they will look for him first.

If we speak up now, the subdistrict office will find them and find out that they are not filial, and then they will agree to our request, right?"

Qin Huairu thought about it and it seemed to make sense. But she was worried that if the children of the two families agreed to provide for their retirement under the persuasion of the street office, what would happen to her and Yi Zhonghai?
Yi Zhonghai has no son to help.

She couldn't express her worries out loud, as that would mean she hoped the sons of both families would be unfilial.

"What you said makes sense."

She didn't know what to say after that.

Yi Zhonghai obviously thought of this, and his face darkened. But he also thought of the temperaments of the two sons, and felt somewhat comforted.

About an hour later, the three sons of the Liu family and the four children of the Yan family all arrived at the street office.

"Dad, Mom, what are you doing?" This is the child of the Yan family.

The Yan family's motto is to be self-reliant. Everything must be done with reason, and whoever is right has the final say.

Liu Guangqi glared at his parents with a dark face and said nothing. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu had been beaten since childhood and were somewhat afraid of Liu Haizhong. They hid to one side of Liu Guangqi and said nothing.

The director of the subdistrict office frowned and said, "What's your attitude? I asked you to come here today to discuss the issue of your parents' retirement.

According to our investigation, you have ignored your parents in the past two years, is that right?"

"No." The Yan brothers said in unison.

"I gave my mother 100 yuan for living expenses last month."

"I gave it to you last month."

"I gave it to you too."

"And I."

When Yan Bugui was picking up scraps, he would not let go of any children. He would find a child every month and persuade them to give him money by either coaxing or trying hard.

The director of the subdistrict office asked, "Is that the case?"

Yan Bugui didn't dare to hide it, so he said, "That's the truth. But Director, my wife and I are old and need care." The director of the subdistrict office nodded and said, "Your father is right. As children, you can't just give money. You have to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of them."

Yan Jiecheng and the others looked at each other and said directly: "Director, this is someone else's family you are talking about. Our situation is different."

"Why is it different?"

Yan Jiecheng said: "When I was ten years old, my father told me that as a member of the Yan family, I had to be self-reliant. I started paying living expenses to my family when I was ten years old. My father is indeed old, but you can see from his physique that he can still be self-reliant.

He and the second uncle in our yard can earn a lot of money every month by picking up waste. This shows that he is able to support himself. "

Yan Jiefang said: "I started paying for my living expenses when I was seven years old."

Yan Jiekuang said: "I started when I was five years old."

Yan Jiedi said aggrievedly: "Why are you all so late? When I was four years old, I started to help with housework and pay for living expenses."

The three brothers thought to themselves that they were forced by Yi Zhonghai. At that time, Yi Zhonghai called on the whole hospital to donate money to the Jia family. After each donation, Yan Bugui would ask them to pay it back.

The director of the subdistrict office opened his mouth wide and asked subconsciously: "Is this true?"

Yan Bugui blushed and said in defense: "Director, I had no choice. My family was poor at that time and my salary was not high. If the children could help a little, our family would be much better off."

The director of the subdistrict office was not very old, but he had also experienced the hard times before, so he said, "You have a point."

Then, realizing that something was wrong, he said, "Then you shouldn't force four-year-old children to pay for living expenses. What can they do?"

Yan Jie Di said, "Making matchboxes. I can help my mother with her hands. And I can also wipe the table, wash the dishes, and water the flowers..."

Learned a lot.

This is the common voice heard by the people in the subdistrict office.

After listening to what the Yan family’s children said, they all felt that it was normal for children not to take care of their parents.

The director of the subdistrict office had no choice but to put the Yan family's question aside and ask the Liu family: "What's the situation in your family?"

With the Yan family as role models, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu immediately felt more confident.

Liu Guangtian spoke first: "Director, this is not our fault. I have been beaten since I can remember. My father beats us to celebrate when he is happy, and beats us to vent his anger when he is unhappy."

Liu Guangfu added: "When they are free, they beat us to stretch our muscles. When they are busy, they will also beat us up. If you see us not being beaten one day, it must be the sun rising from the west."

The director of the subdistrict office asked doubtfully, "Are you telling the truth? Did your father really beat you like this?"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu said at the same time: "They didn't beat the three of us, they beat the two of us. My eldest brother has never been beaten since he was a child, and he ate all the good things at home. We took care of our parents in the past two years, but my brother hasn't been home for decades."

Liu Guangqi glared at the two men and said angrily, "You are talking nonsense. What do you mean by delicious food? Just give it to me to eat."

The director of the subdistrict office knocked on the table and said, "Shut up. Liu Guangqi, I want to ask you, why don't you take care of your parents?"

Liu Guangqi said stiffly, "I am also thinking about my children. I don't want my children to know that their grandfather beats people all the time. The deaf old lady and the uncle in our courtyard both said that if parents are not kind, their children will not be filial."

Yi Zhonghai, who was secretly enjoying himself, did not expect that the melon would fall on his body. He immediately shouted in grievance: "Liu Guangqi, you are talking nonsense. When did I ever say that unkind parents lead to unfilial children? These words were said by Sha Zhu.

It's obviously you who are unfilial, don't put the blame on me."

Liu Guangqi was not afraid of Yi Zhonghai, and he directly retorted: "You were the first one to tell the deaf old lady." (End of this chapter)