Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2 - 1: Parents in This Life (2)

"Hmm, you have a point. I've been consistently sending my salary to my parents every month. They live in the countryside and don't spend much. I never really spent their money from childhood until now, so it balances out.

No other girl in the countryside does what we do, sending money monthly and giving extra for holiday gifts. Plus, the 50,000 bridal dowry you gave at our wedding, and although our elder sister doesn't give as much, she still sends 5,000 to 10,000 a year.

They're not short on money, really. Just look at my aunts, and you'll see no other daughter supports her family like we do. It's because you and brother-in-law are easygoing. Otherwise, why would they have had a younger brother?

Weren't sons supposed to look after their parents? They used to say we sisters were worthless, yet they returned to the countryside, losing their jobs to have the younger brother. Now we still have to support him, his wife, and if they have kids, probably the whole family.

Should I find someone to see if there's a suitable job for the younger brother? He should take on family responsibilities." Zhang Guoqing frowned, comforting her.

"Don't bother! If you introduced him, he'd quit in less than two weeks due to his personality. How would you explain that? Even though brother-in-law got him a job with relatives, with a high salary of over 5,000.

He ended up quitting in less than a month, complaining it was tiring. He thought that as a university graduate, he deserved an office job. Haha, my mom even thought brother-in-law was useless for not introducing a good job. Since then, no relative dares to introduce him anymore, fearing trouble."

"Hmm, I'll listen to you. You make the decisions at home. We'll reach there after crossing this street."

In fact, the countryside isn't worse off than the city now, with wide roads and new three-story houses on both sides. Most households have their exteriors tiled with white ceramics and have planted many fruit trees around.

Relying on the dowry from Zhou Jiao and her sister, and her regular support, her father Zhou Dafu is much wealthier than his brothers. Their newly built rural home is a three-story villa with five rooms, shiny ceramic tiled walls, and let's not mention furniture inside.

Their village has a custom; when a married daughter's parents move into a new house, daughters provide the furniture as gifts. Coupled with previous support, this house was essentially built by Zhou Jiao and her sister. Compared to the daughters of their uncles, everyone says Zhou Dafu is truly blessed, having such caring daughters and sons-in-law.

Not to mention, during every festival, they drive down with plenty of gifts. Meanwhile, the cousins in their uncle's houses only moved into their husbands' homes. Everyone knows those cousins were spoiled and domineering, with sweet words and sharp hearts. You simply can't compare.

Initially, their grandparents despised the childless eldest son and stayed with the younger son after the family separation. Later, when Zhou Dafu lost his job to have a son, he was blamed and criticized by his parents until Zhou Jiao got into college, where they actively tried to prevent it. If Zhou Jiao hadn't been smart back then, secretly arranging with Teacher Ma to start school early, she might have been forced to marry early for dowry money.

So many things about the Zhou family are known around the village. But there's nothing to be done, as their daughters willingly choose to be filial. That's the way it is. See, today, on Aunt Zhou's 60th birthday, both daughters drove down early while their younger brother is still playing cards at the village supermarket.

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