Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

After Chapter 158, they won't need to support us in our old age.

Upon hearing that Sister Qiao was going to the second son's house, Old Ding and Old Lady Ding exchanged a glance and immediately stood up, saying, "We'll go too. I want to ask them why they can't tolerate us?"

Sister Qiao couldn't stop them, so not only did Old Ding and Granny Ding go with them, but even Ding the eldest followed.

Ding Laoda's wife is now retired and stays at home to take care of her grandson.

After a moment's hesitation, he followed the second son to his house.

Ding Lao Er's house is over 40 square meters, because these are all actual areas now, and it has one more large room than Ding Lao Er's house.

It does look very spacious; at least the living room isn't covered with luggage.

At this moment, Ding Jianshe was sitting on the sofa with his head in his hands.

A middle-aged woman in her forties sat on the other side with a gloomy expression.

This person must be Chen Ying, Ding Jianshe's wife.

Sister Qiao said, "Ding Jianshe, you all know the basic principle that children should support their parents when they get old, right?"

Ding Jianshe didn't speak, but nodded silently.

Sister Qiao continued, "We're here today to understand the real situation. You and your husband both disagree on supporting your parents. Is there any difficulty or other reason?"

Granny Ding said angrily, "What else could it be? They're just disgusted that we two old hags are here to freeload."

Old Ding said, "Second brother, put your hand on your heart and think about it. For so many years, it has been your eldest brother who has taken care of us. Now it should be your turn, right?"

Chen Ying immediately sneered: "You make it sound so easy. You followed Boss Ding when you were young and strong, and now you're old and come here to us. What kind of logic is that?"
Do you remember what you said back then?
My eldest brother is your eldest son. When he separated us from the family, he didn't give us anything and said that we didn't need to support him in his old age. Even though almost twenty years have passed, I still remember those words.

"Although I only have two children, my son needs to get married soon. If you come here, where will my son and daughter-in-law stay?"

If you think about it carefully, the Ding family's house was a place where four generations lived together.

But it was the 1970s. Even if the military factory had a large area of ​​land to build residential buildings, where would the building materials come from?
The main problem is that I don't have any money!

It seems that my method still has some hope.

Lu Qiaoge glanced at Old Ding and Old Lady Ding.

Although both of them are capable of taking care of themselves, they are clearly getting old.

Faced with his second daughter-in-law's blunt questioning, Old Ding was clearly in the wrong.

That's what I thought when I was young: live with the eldest son, since he's reliable; then move out to the second son, so they won't have to support you in your old age.

Who could have imagined things would turn out like this?

Old Ding glanced at his eldest son and daughter-in-law, who were standing there silently, and sighed inwardly.

To be honest, when I was young, I could help them take care of their children, cook, do housework, and even earn money for them to spend.

But now that I'm older, I need to see a doctor frequently, and my wife doesn't have a retirement pension yet.

My health is definitely not as good as it used to be.

It's just that I'm getting old and people are starting to dislike me.

I do regret it; I shouldn't have said such harsh words back then.

But so what?

After all, he's still the father. Before he could speak, Chen Ying looked at Ding the eldest: "Brother, when you separated me and Ding Jianshe from your family back then, didn't you swear that we wouldn't have to take care of our parents and that you'd be taking care of them in their old age? Back then, you didn't even give us a pair of chopsticks. How dare you stand at my doorstep now?"

This is clearly not the first time he has said this.

Ding Laoda and his wife didn't take it to heart at all.

Anyway, as long as the elderly are left at the second son's house, it doesn't matter if they get scolded a few times.

Ding Laoda still said, "Times have changed. I'm really having a hard time right now. Look at my family, there are so many people in us, and our house isn't even as big as yours. I really can't do anything about it. Can't you two be a little more understanding of us? Besides, didn't your parents raise you, Ding Jianshe, and help you get married?"

Chen Ying immediately retorted, "Your parents raised Ding Jianshe but not me. Your brother has a responsibility to support you, but do I? I've never heard of any daughter-in-law having a responsibility to support her parents."

"Chen Ying, what you're saying is unreasonable. Doesn't every daughter-in-law have to be filial to her parents-in-law?" Ding's eldest daughter-in-law immediately objected.

"Yes, you are filial to your parents-in-law, so why did you drive the old man and woman out? In the end, it's because they are old and can't do anything, they can't help you and have become a burden, so they shamelessly dumped them into our house."

"Sister-in-law, you're the smartest person in the world, everyone else is a fool. You've got all the benefits on your side, and everyone else gets the bad stuff. You two officials from the neighborhood committee, do you think that makes sense?"

Sister Qiao scratched her head a little.

This matter is inherently unfair and unreasonable.

But there are actually quite a few such cases.

When the elderly are young, they will dote on whoever they like to be with, but when they get old and are disliked, they will be sent to live with the child they don't like the most.

If they happen to be well-behaved, sensible, and filial, they'll accept it.

But when faced with someone like Chen Ying who can't swallow their anger, they absolutely refuse to raise the child.

Lu Qiaoge said, "From a legal point of view, children have the responsibility to support their parents, and you all agree on that, right?"

Old Ding and his wife looked at Lu Qiaoge with gratitude.

Yes, legally speaking, both children have responsibilities.

Ding Jianshe and his wife did not say that the law was wrong.

But they didn't say anything.

However, not objecting is tantamount to acknowledging.

Mr. and Mrs. Ding nodded vigorously: "That's right, that's right, that's how the law stipulates. Didn't the factory cadres explain the law to us when we had training classes before?"

Old Ding and his wife nodded vigorously in agreement.

At first, they didn't take Lu Qiaoge seriously because she was young.

I never expected them to use the law to pressure them so easily; they're really amazing.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qiaoge continued, "From a moral standpoint, Grandpa Ding and Grandma Ding's actions are unfair and unreasonable. Your second daughter-in-law just said that when the family was divided, they didn't even give her a pair of chopsticks, which is no different from leaving with nothing."

When things aren't going smoothly, you and your second son demand fair treatment. They must have their own reasons, and both elderly people should be understanding.

Sister Qiao immediately chimed in, "That's exactly right. They're all your sons, and you didn't treat them fairly. How could they not have feelings about it? Even though it's all in the past, they still insist on remembering it. We, the neighborhood committee, can't force them to forget it. It's very painful to keep the grievances bottled up inside."

Chen Ying's eyes were a little red as she sat there.

Old Ding's face turned ashen with anger: "I asked your neighborhood committee to help me solve this problem, not to hold a criticism meeting for me. What, do I, as her father, have to apologize to her? Should I kneel down before them?"

At this point, Old Ding actually looked like he was about to kneel down.