The world of film and television begins from childhood

In the end, Zhou Chen and Qiao Yicheng sat in the main room, while Qiao Simei and Qi Chenggang were still standing outside.

Qiao Zuwang was very fierce to Qi Chenggang just now, and his attitude towards Wen Ju'an was not very good either, but he was very kind to Zhou Chen.

The reason why he was not very friendly to Wen Ju'an was naturally because Qiao Yicheng's daughter, his granddaughter, was not named Qiao, but Wen.

Even after so much time had passed, he still couldn't get over this.

"Zhou Chen, I heard from Simei that Qiqi is following you and working for you now, right?"

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Qiqi is indeed following me now, but he is not working, but studying. I have discussed with Qi Weimin that I will take care of Qiqi for a few years first, and when he matures, I will find a way to arrange for him to work in the hospital's pharmacy."

"Going to work in a hospital, that's good, that's good."

Qiao Zuwang felt sorry when he heard that Qiao Qiqi was studying instead of working.

He originally thought that since his younger son was working and earning money, he could ask for more money, but now it seems that this idea will be dashed.

"How is Sanli doing in your factory? I heard that you don't plan to take over your parents' job yourself, and want Sanli to take over. Is this true?"

When Qiao Zuwang heard about this, he thought there was something wrong with his ears. But now, everyone knows the name of Chenxing, a large company with assets of over 100 million.

Qiao Zuwang really couldn't understand why Zhou Chen didn't inherit the family business but chose to be a teacher at a university. He thought Zhou Chen was crazy.

But what made him happy was that Zhou Chen actually planned to let his daughter take over, which made him excited.

That's Chen Xing. If Sanli becomes the boss's wife, then as long as a little bit of money leaks through her fingers, he will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life.

Zhou Chen replied calmly: "I do have this plan, but it will take time. It depends on Sanli's ability to learn and accept."

Qiao Zuwang said happily: "That's definitely no problem. Sanli is such a smart girl, she's a college student, there's absolutely no problem. Let her manage your factory, there's no problem at all."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Of course I hope so too."

Qiao Yicheng suddenly warned: "Dad, I've already told you that even if Sanli really becomes the manager in the future, you should not bother Sanli."

When Qiao Zuwang heard this, he angrily scolded, "Qiao Yicheng, look at what you are saying. I am Sanli's father. Will I cause trouble for her?"

"That's impossible to say."

"You ungrateful bastard, I really raised you for nothing. I think you're not going to be satisfied until you piss me off to death, right?"

Qiao Zuwang cursed angrily. Among his children, Qiao Yicheng made him the most angry. He had been like this since he was a child and it was still like this now.

The meal is ready quickly, and the family sits together around the table.

Although Qiao Zuwang was very dissatisfied with Qi Chenggang's presence, after being persuaded by several people, he still let Qiao Simei and Qi Chenggang sit down.

It was a small square table, but with eight people sitting at it, it seemed quite crowded.

Qiao Erqiang’s cooking skills are pretty good, but except for Qiao Zuwang who ate with relish, the others just moved their chopsticks a few times and then stopped eating.

Qiao Zuwang drank some wine, slammed his chopsticks on the table, and began to lecture.

"Today, I called all of you back because I felt that some things should be discussed again. First of all, it's about my retirement."

Qiao Zuwang was worthy of being Qiao Zuwang. He did not disappoint anyone at all. He did not even lay the groundwork and went straight to the first topic of today's meeting.

Seeing that his children didn't talk to him, Qiao Zuwang felt very uncomfortable. Among his five children, not one was filial.

"We held a meeting before and talked about my retirement, but that was a few years ago. The prices a few years ago are naturally incomparable to today. And this time, Yicheng, Erqiang, and Sanli, you have all started families, so this issue must be discussed again. Is that okay with you all?"

Qiao Erqiang said, "No problem, Dad. What do you want to do?"

Qiao Sanli and Zhou Chen looked at each other, then looked at Qiao Yicheng, and said, "Dad, I'll listen to elder brother."

When Qiao Zuwang heard this, he immediately became anxious: "We are discussing my retirement, why are you listening to Yicheng?"

Qiao Yicheng said calmly, "I am the eldest son and the oldest brother. I have the final say in your retirement issues."

"you……"

"Dad, don't you admit this? If you don't admit it, just say this, and I promise not to interfere in your affairs in the future."

Qiao Zuwang was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he cursed in his heart that his eldest son had studied for so many years and became a reporter, but his eloquence was getting better and better.

Qiao Simei also said at the right time: "I will listen to my elder brother too."

Both of their cotton-padded jackets were leaking air, and Qiao Zuwang had no choice but to swallow his anger.

Qiao Yicheng asked, "Dad, please tell me what you think first. How much money do you want?"

Qiao Zuwang slammed the table and said, "What are you talking about? What do you mean by how much money it costs? Am I the kind of person who only cares about money and not people?"

"Haha." Qiao Yicheng sneered in response.

Qiao Zuwang kept comforting himself, don't be angry, don't be angry...

"Now the price is not comparable to a few years ago, and my health is getting worse day by day. I often need to buy some medicine to replenish my body, which is also a big expense."

Qiao Yicheng suddenly smiled and said, "Dad, I think you don't have to worry about this. Zhou Chen is a doctor. This is his specialty. He can check your body regularly. Even if you want to buy or take any medicine, he can help you solve it, right, Zhou Chen?"

Zhou Chen cooperated very well and said, "Yes, that's right. I can check your body regularly for free. If you want to buy medicine, I can also get a very cheap price."

Qiao Zuwang wanted to slap himself in the face. He was only thinking about how he could get more money and completely forgot that Zhou Chen graduated from medical school and was still teaching there.

"Well, let's talk about this later. First, let's talk about my retirement. After comparing and calculating, I now spend about 500 yuan a month."

"Five hundred dollars?"

Several children of the Qiao family all screamed in shock. You know, even Qiao Erqiang, who has the highest salary among them, only earns just over 500 yuan now, and that's because he is a small leader.

Although Qiao Yicheng is a reporter, his basic salary is actually not high, but the TV station treats him very well.

Qiao Sanli is also working at Chenxing now, but she starts from the grassroots level and her salary is not high. Qiao Simei works as a waiter at Jinling Hotel and her salary is even more limited.

This was only 94, and there weren't many jobs that paid yuan a month.

Five hundred yuan is enough to support a family of several people, and how dare Qiao Zuwang ask for five hundred yuan alone?

Qiao Zuwang didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and said calmly, "I calculated this number based on your salary and my needs. This is just my living expenses. There are also nutrition expenses. Besides, I'm old now, and I definitely can't drink loose wine. Loose wine is harmful to the body. I must drink some good wine. In this regard, Sanli, Zhou Chen, you can't shirk it."

Qiao Sanli frowned and said, "Dad, do you mean to let Zhou Chen and I buy you some wine?"

Qiao Zuwang said as a matter of course: "That's right, Zhou Chen's family is powerful and powerful, and he will definitely be able to buy good wine. I can rest assured that I will leave it to him."

Zhou Chen laughed secretly in his heart. This cheap father-in-law actually had the guts to say that.

"Dad, I think if you want to protect your health, it's best not to drink."

Qiao Zuwang was unhappy when he heard Zhou Chen say this: "What are you talking about? I have been drinking for decades. If I don't drink, it will cost me my life. No, no."

Qiao Yicheng couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted directly, "Dad, you don't do things like this. If you want to drink, go buy it yourself. Don't bother Sanli and Zhou Chen. They are very busy and don't have time to buy you any good wine."

"Also, we need to renegotiate the 500 yuan you just mentioned and the nutrition fee."

Qiao Zuwang said angrily, "You mean I want too much? Well, I worked so hard to raise you one by one, and now you are all capable and rich, so you don't want to care about an old man like me, right?"

"No one doesn't want to take care of you, but you can't ask for too much money."

"How am I asking for money? What's wrong with just asking for 500 yuan? You, Qiao Yicheng, now live in a small western-style building and work as a big reporter; your sister Sanli is about to inherit billions of assets, and even Erqiang is now a leader and lives in a two-bedroom apartment. What's wrong with you asking for some living expenses? What does this little money mean to you?"

Qiao Zuwang slammed the table several times and said loudly, "Five hundred yuan is the minimum standard. Ten percent. Sanli, each of your two families will pay one hundred and fifty. Erqiang and Simei, one hundred each. Also, Simei is living at home now, so the water, electricity, rent, and food expenses will be an additional one hundred."

Qiao Yicheng and the others all frowned. Except Qiao Simei, actually the other three could afford the money.

But the problem is that they know Qiao Zuwang too well. If he dares to ask for five hundred today, he will dare to ask for one thousand in two years.

What's more, their current salary is only a few hundred yuan, especially Qiao Yicheng. His mother-in-law already looks down on him. If he gives another 150 yuan to Qiao Zuwang, then it would be a pipe dream for him to use the remaining salary to support his wife and children.

For Qiao Erqiang, paying a month is not too much, but he also has his own ideas. He wants to let the master live a good life, so he has been saving money now, preparing to buy a house and support the master, mother and child Two, every penny is important to him now.

Qiao Sanli didn't care. Although her current salary was only over 200 yuan, she didn't have to pay for food, accommodation and lodging. She just didn't want to spoil Qiao Zuwang.

Qiao Simei was almost jumping up and down in anger. As a waitress, she earned her money through hard work and her salary was not high.

Two hundred dollars was paid all at once, and most of her salary was gone. How could she survive?

Qiao Zuwang didn't care about that. He had made up his mind today and was determined not to back down.

In fact, in his opinion, five hundred yuan was too little. If he was not counting on his daughter Qiao Sanli for the future, he even felt that Sanli and Zhou Chen's family could afford five hundred yuan.

His idea was simple: his children were all living a good life, so as a father, he should enjoy a more peaceful life. Five hundred yuan was just a start.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 521 Dispute, Zhou Chen's idea

If we were to say who was the only person in the room who didn't care about this family meeting, it would definitely be Qi Chenggang.

The reason why he came to the Qiao family was that he was afraid that his parents would know that he was expelled from the army. He didn't want to be scolded by his parents, so even if Qiao Zuwang pointed at his nose and scolded him, he remained indifferent.

To him, Qiao Zuwang's sarcastic scolding was not even on the same level as the teachings and scolding from the squad leaders in the army.

He turned a blind eye to the Qiao family's discussion of retirement issues. He wanted to eat, but didn't know where to start.

He even felt it was ridiculous. In this family, the father was not like a father, and the son was not like a son...

"Five hundred dollars, no need to negotiate."

Qiao Zuwang once again emphasized that he felt very aggrieved. His children were all promising, so why was it so difficult for him to just ask for some money?

If I had known this earlier, I would have talked to my daughter and son-in-law in advance. With the Zhou family's wealth, any money they gave would be enough for him to spend for a long time.

Qiao Yicheng didn't indulge Qiao Zuwang. Facing the exasperated Qiao Zuwang, he said calmly, "Five hundred is impossible. The most I can give you is a little increase, three hundred. Sanli and I will each pay one hundred, Erqiang and Simei will each pay fifty. Simei will live at home, and adding up all the expenses, another fifty will be enough."

"That's bullshit."

As soon as Qiao Yicheng finished speaking, Qiao Zuwang started to curse: "Five hundred yuan, you reduced it to three hundred yuan, you are too ruthless, how can the current prices be compared with the past? In the past, you needed tickets to buy things, but now you don't need tickets, you still need money, what can you do with this little money?"

Qiao Yicheng said bluntly: "As long as you don't gamble, three hundred and fifty yuan is enough for you to live a carefree life."

"Hey, you're still controlling me. If you have the ability, go and confront your mother-in-law. What's the point of confronting me here? Are you the only one who can bully me at home?"

I have to say that Qiao Zuwang was really cruel when he cursed. His words directly hit Qiao Yicheng's sore spot, and even Wen Ju'an's face turned ugly.

Qiao Sanli angrily scolded: "Dad, what are you talking about? How can you say that about my brother?"

"Your eldest brother said something harsh about me, why don't you help me? Are you my daughter or his daughter?"

If it were normal times, he would definitely coax Qiao Sanli, but now that he was angry, Qiao Zuwang didn't care about so much and just shouted.

Qiao Sanli was not angry, she just said calmly: "We were all raised by our eldest brother when we were young, you never took care of us."

"you……"

Qiao Zuwang felt that sooner or later he would get a heart attack from anger. None of these children were considerate. But he still needed them now, so he could only suppress his dissatisfaction.

"Three hundred dollars is definitely not enough. If you don't want to give me the money, then don't acknowledge me as your father. Put a notice in the newspaper to sever ties with me. I won't ask you for money anymore. Whether I live or die is none of your business."

Qiao Yicheng sneered twice, while Qiao Erqiang quickly advised: "Dad, it's not as serious as you said. We are discussing it."

"What the hell, this is called negotiation?"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Qiao Zuwang snorted a few times and said, "If you don't want to pay me, you can find me a job that will support me in my old age. The monthly salary should not be less than 500 yuan, and I can't do any heavy work. It would be best if I could just sit in the office, read the newspaper, drink tea, and direct people's work."

While speaking, his eyes unconsciously looked at Zhou Chen, and the meaning was self-evident.

The eldest son-in-law's family has several factories, and now it has become a group company that employs thousands of people. It is not easy to arrange a good job for him.

Zhou Chen pretended not to see Qiao Zuwang's gaze and did not respond at all.

Qiao Yicheng sneered, "I want such a good job. Where can we find one for you? Don't think about these unrealistic things."

Qiao Zuwang spread his hands and said, "Then I have no choice. I want to make money to support myself, but you won't let me. Then I can only ask you to support me. I gave up my job to find jobs for Erqiang and Simei. Now it's your turn to repay me."

"I still say that, five hundred dollars, not a cent less, just follow what I just allocated."

"I'm telling you, you should be content. What's wrong with paying a little money to support your children? You still have a bright future ahead of you. What does this little money mean to you? If you have the time to argue with me about this, you might as well go back to work and have a good rest."

Qiao Zuwang refused to give in, and Qiao Yicheng did not want to spoil Qiao Zuwang, but Qiao Sanli and her two siblings all listened to Qiao Yicheng, so after talking for a long time, they still could not reach an agreement.

Wen Ju'an was restless. She didn't want to stay here for even a minute. Although she had not lived with her father since she was a child, she still had a strong desire for her father.

But she really couldn't stand the face of her father Qiao Zuwang. Her mother controlled her and made her feel suffocated. But compared to a father like Qiao Zuwang, she felt that her mother was actually very good.

"Yicheng, we've been out for so long, Xiaojin must be hungry."

Qiao Yicheng nodded silently. His daughter was only a few months old and had not yet been weaned. They had been out for two or three hours, so it was time to go back and feed her.

So he said to Qiao Zuwang, "Dad, just do as I said just now. If you agree, we will give you the money next month. If you don't agree, we will talk about it next time. It's really late. We have to go back to take care of the children."

Qiao Zuwang looked at Wen Ju'an with dissatisfaction. Before his granddaughter was born, he had a good impression of this daughter-in-law, but now, he didn't like this daughter-in-law from the bottom of his heart.

"Why, now that you have a little one, you can ignore me, the old man?"