Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 213 Buyout
Wang Chengpeng's words were so shocking that even Wang Tieshan was so startled that he almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Zhao Yuju, no longer holding back her clothes, stared at Wang Chengpeng in astonishment and loudly questioned him:
"Xiao Peng, do you know what you're saying?"

Amidst the surprised gazes of the crowd, Wang Chengpeng smiled and nodded, saying:

"Of course I know what I'm talking about."

"You don't expect to get this job for nothing, do you?"

Nodding and then shaking her head, Zhao Yuju said, "Of course I never thought that way."

"How can a job buy out the support relationship? How much is this lousy job worth anyway?"

Everyone says it's a terrible job, so why are you rushing to take it? Does that mean you're just a scavenger?

Too lazy to waste words with Zhao Yuju, Wang Chengpeng, who was excellent at math, started doing some calculations for her, saying:

"Although this idea is a bit unconventional, it is not without its merits."

"Our family lost a job, so our earning capacity will naturally decrease significantly."

“With my uncle’s family getting a job, their earning capacity will naturally increase significantly.”

“Since my uncle’s family got the job from our family, it is only natural that they should assume the responsibility of supporting us.”

"To put it another way, this job requires donating a thousand dollars to the sugar factory."

“A thousand yuan is more than enough to support your retirement, not to mention that this is a job that can generate a steady stream of income.”

"Many families only have one worker. It's not an exaggeration to say that they can support not only two elderly people, but also an entire family."

"Besides, my father isn't the only son of my grandparents; they also have my uncles. So, it's a good thing no matter how you look at it."

Wang Chengpeng's words seemed illogical at first glance, but after his analysis, they seemed to reveal a certain truth within their irrationality.

After a pause, Wang Chengpeng added, "Of course, what is being bought out is only the relationship of support, not the blood relationship."

"Based on blood relations, my father would naturally bring gifts to visit my biological parents from time to time."

"You can't ask my father for money again just for living expenses."

Wang Chengpeng emphasized the keywords "blood relationship" and "biological father and mother."

His tragic past life had already made him doubt whether his father was Zhao Yuju's biological son, and the rumors he heard today only fueled his suspicions.

If they could prove that their father was not the Wang family's biological son, and also buy out the support relationship, their family could be said to have completely gotten rid of this family.

She would never again come to him simply because of a mood or some unfounded reason.

As for whether or not to visit them frequently, that depends on Wang Chengpeng's family's mood, not on any obligation or something they have to do.

If Zhao Yuju agrees, Wang Chengpeng wouldn't mind actually transferring the job to her.

Since he could solve such a big problem once and for all, he wouldn't mind giving out a job that he didn't really need.

After Wang Chengpeng's explanation, everyone realized that there was actually some truth to his seemingly absurd exchange.

Zhao Yuju simply couldn't accept that the two jobs she was supposed to get for free had become just one, and now she had to pay such a high price. She immediately started shouting, saying:

"I disagree."

Faced with Zhao Yuju's rejection, Wang Chengpeng didn't seem to care at all, and simply smiled and said:
"Since Grandma refused my small request, then naturally I can't help you with this small favor either."

"Besides, Grandma didn't come to us because she was being abused by my uncle and was starving, so I'll take Grandma back now."

"After all, if you go back late, your uncle might not be able to save you some food."

After saying that, Wang Chengpeng patted the bicycle seat, gesturing for Zhao Yuju to get on.

After watching Wang Chengpeng's actions from beginning to end, Wang Tieshan finally understood why Wang Chengpeng had agreed to Zhao Yuju's request to transfer the job, and then made such a seemingly unreasonable request.

It turns out that this was a classic case of feigning retreat to force Zhao Yuju to back down, using equally unreasonable demands.

Wang Tieshan secretly gave Wang Chengpeng a thumbs up, realizing that he still had a lot to learn from him.

Next time I encounter a similar situation, I will probably be able to handle it more easily.

Wang Tieshan only understood the surface meaning of Wang Chengpeng's words, but he didn't know that Wang Chengpeng was already in the atmosphere.

These conditions, which seemed to be designed to force Zhao Yuju to refuse, were actually his main objective in getting her to agree.

Of course, even if Zhao Yuju doesn't agree, Wang Chengpeng won't suffer any loss.

Seeing Wang Tieshan's relieved expression and then glancing at Wang Chengpeng's confident demeanor, Zhao Yuju felt a nameless fire burning within her.

Why should a grandmother be completely manipulated by her sons and grandsons?
Besides, she doesn't need the few oddballs that Wang Chengpeng's family sends her; she has her eldest son's family to take care of her.

Thinking this, she didn't get on Wang Chengpeng's bicycle, and just said expressionlessly:

"Xiaopeng, I think what you just said makes a lot of sense."

"Since you've given up this job, the person who gets it should naturally bear the corresponding obligations."

"So I agree to your terms."

Seeing Zhao Yuju's smug expression, Wang Chengpeng almost burst out laughing.

I never imagined that something I'd always dreamed of achieving would come to me so easily.

Despite his inner joy, Wang Chengpeng appeared extremely uncomfortable, as if he had swallowed a fly, and said:

"Grandma, are you sure you want to agree to this harsh condition?"

Seeing Wang Chengpeng's discomfitured expression, Zhao Yuju felt she had gained far too much, and said decisively:
“What harsh conditions? It’s just a small matter, I will naturally agree.”

"However, since I've agreed to your small favor, you should also agree to my small favor. That's perfectly reasonable."

Looking at Zhao Yuju, who seemed like a victor, Wang Chengpeng was still unwilling to give up and argued forcefully:

“But you can’t make this decision by yourself; you’ll have to ask Grandpa.”

“Even if we make the decision in private, it doesn’t count; we have to ask village officials and clan elders to witness it.”

Seeing Wang Chengpeng trying every means to create difficulties for her, Zhao Yuju became even more smug and said:

"You, Wang Chengpeng, just said you meant what you said, do you intend to go back on your word now?"

“You ride your bicycle back now and take me home. I have plenty of ways to get the old man to agree.”

Even Wang Tieshan, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded and quickly tried to dissuade him:
"Mother, how could you agree to Xiaopeng's deal, which is as childish as it seems?"

"Even if it's really about transferring jobs, it should be my job, not Xiaopeng's."

“He is still young and has plenty of time to shine, unlike me, an old man who is nearing the end of my life.”

In essence, whether Wang Tieshan or Wang Chengpeng transferred the job, the outcome would be exactly the same. However, Zhao Yuju specifically refused the job transferred by Wang Tieshan; she wanted to ruin Wang Chengpeng, this seemingly promising young man, even though he was her grandson.

Thinking this, Zhao Yuju said with a smile, "When I asked you to transfer your job just now, you absolutely refused."

"I won't force you now, as long as you agree to transfer your job to someone else."

This seemingly hopeless stalemate was exactly what Wang Chengpeng wanted, and he immediately said to Zhao Yuju:

"Okay, I, Wang Chengpeng, am a man of my word. I will stand by what I say."

“Come with me to find Grandpa now. If he agrees, I will have absolutely no objections.”

If he didn't leave with Zhao Yuju soon, Wang Chengpeng was afraid he wouldn't be able to hide the upturned corners of his mouth.

Zhao Yuju also felt that it was not advisable to delay any longer, so she didn't hesitate and got on the back of Wang Chengpeng's bicycle.

Amidst Wang Tieshan's regretful gaze, Wang Chengpeng drove Zhao Yuju to Wang Degong's house.

Since the family division had just been completed, Wang Degong's house looked somewhat messy.

My uncle and others were also there, in order to promptly occupy the houses vacated after Wang Yinshan's family moved out.

Looking at Wang Chengpeng with a puzzled expression, Wang Jinshan asked, "Nephew, what brings you here today?"

The moment Wang Jinshan saw Wang Chengpeng, he realized something was wrong. He had witnessed Wang Chengpeng's prowess before and knew that his wishful thinking would never succeed if it came to Wang Chengpeng.

To everyone's surprise, Zhao Yuju showed no distress whatsoever; instead, her face beamed with joy as she said:

"Jinshan, come with me quickly, Xiaopeng has agreed to transfer his job."

Is there such a good thing?

Wang Jinshan was unusually friendly to Wang Chengpeng, smiling as he invited him in and even invited him to sit in his home.

Wang Chengpeng just smiled and said, "Uncle, don't be in such a hurry. This matter may not even work out."

"I'll go see my grandfather first and see if he can agree to my terms."

Wang Jinshan didn't know what conditions Wang Chengpeng was referring to, but his intuition told him that he had to follow, so he immediately ignored everything and went after him.

Upon entering the main house, Wang Chengpeng greeted Wang Degong, after which Zhao Yuju began to recount the outrageous transaction.

Thump, thump, thump—that was the familiar sound of the cane hitting the ground, telling of Wang Degong's anger.

He felt like he was about to be driven mad by Zhao Yuju.

They just caused the second son to leave and the family to split up, and now they've gone and bought out the support relationship with the third son's family. This is simply making the whole family upside down.

He immediately disregarded their decades-long marriage and roared at Zhao Yuju:
“Zhao Yuju, I am still alive. This family is not your place to make decisions.”

"Buying out a parent's support relationship? How dare you use that term? Do you even know what it means?"

"If a job or a large sum of money can buy off blood ties and support relationships, what will others think of the Wang family?"

"A person who abandons morality for profit?"

"Didn't I tell you to use the money to donate jobs? Why did you set your sights on Cheng Peng from the third brother's family?"

Faced with Wang Degong's reprimand, Zhao Yuju felt wronged and said:
"I just want this family to have a better life, what's wrong with that?"

"That thousand yuan can only be donated to one job, how can it be enough for both Chun'an and Xia'an to get a job?"

“Buying out the alimony relationship may sound unpleasant, but it is a very good solution.”

"Moreover, since we've taken over Xiaopeng's job, we should naturally also take on the responsibility of supporting the elderly."

Hearing this, the bewildered Wang Jinshan finally understood the situation. He never imagined that Zhao Yuju could cause such a mess just by going out for a short trip.

However, he also knew that even for his own benefit, he had to get Wang Degong to agree to this condition.

He immediately knelt down in front of Wang Degong and said, "Grandpa, people are not worried about scarcity, but about inequality."

"The Wang family only has a thousand yuan, which is not enough to donate two jobs."

"If this job is given to Chun'an, Xia'an will have a hard time thinking about it."

“If we give it to Xia An, Chun An will have a hard time thinking about it.”

"Grandma did that entirely for the sake of harmony in our Wang family."

"Besides, with my second brother and I supporting our parents, it makes no difference whether my third brother supports them or not."

"These are two jobs. I can't even imagine how much money I can make in a month."

"Moreover, now the father manages the money at home, so there won't be a situation like the mother who is overly frugal in order to manage the household."

"If we accept this job, our Wang family will definitely have a better and better life."

Looking at Zhao Yuju and Wang Jinshan, who kept trying to persuade him, Wang Degong felt extremely tired.

In the end, all I could do was sigh and say, "Do you know what this means?"

In response to Wang Degong's question, Zhao Yuju quickly replied, "Of course I know, this means the rise of our Wang family."

After saying that, he gave Wang Chengpeng a provocative look, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Didn't you think I couldn't handle the old man? This is a piece of cake.
Trying to hide his laughter and make himself appear sad, Wang Chengpeng said:

“It’s not that our family doesn’t want to support our elderly parents, but this is a job that we wouldn’t trade for any amount of money. If we lose it, our family will suffer a huge loss.”

"But don't worry, Grandpa and Grandma, you don't know my dad's personality. He's the most filial son."

“How could he be indifferent to his own parents? He would definitely come back to visit them often.”

With these three approaches combined, Wang Degong, despite his frustration, ultimately had no choice but to agree.

Given the reliability of this matter, it is naturally impossible to make a hasty decision.

With that in mind, the family made their way to the village office building, where the people in charge could make decisions.

Wang Fucheng frowned as he listened to the Wang family's explanation.

Even after serving as a production team leader for so many years, this case was truly rare, leaving him momentarily at a loss for what to do.

This matter involves not only job transactions, but also a series of sensitive topics such as family relationships.

If other villages find out, wouldn't that be a disgrace to Wangjia Village?

Thinking this through, Wang Fucheng immediately prepared to refuse this unreasonable request.

(End of this chapter)