Chapter 1549: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1549: Money Cannot Be Given Directly — This Is the Bottom Line!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Dashan was stung by Du Xiaojuan's words; he was a through-and-through rural person, and he naturally hoped the countryside would get better and better, yet Du Xiaojuan's line — "The children who stay in the countryside now are all those pre-screened out by society early on; they are destined to have no future whatsoever!" — was so realistic, so deafening!

He suddenly understood why his Third Brother would return to the countryside to be a grassroots cadre, and no longer despised his Third Brother as he once did for being overqualified and wasting his youth.

If there were not hot-blooded youths like his Third Brother returning home to contribute, in a countryside being crushed under the rolling torrent of this era, left-behind children like Zhang Jiajun would probably have even less chance to rise.

"Wife, no matter how much you look down on that kid Zhang Jiajun, he is still a living, breathing person!"

Wang Dashan stared blankly for a good while before he uttered this one sentence.

Du Xiaojuan, however, said coldly:

"So what if he's a person? People are divided into high, middle, and low, especially in this era of rapid social stratification; rural people basically have no dividends left to speak of, they have no hope anymore, the probability of a chilly-door producing a top scorer like your Third Brother is getting smaller and smaller."

Wang Dashan ignored Du Xiaojuan's words; he only said:

"I want to do my meager bit to help Zhang Jiajun."

He was just this kind of person; once he set his mind on something, he would do it.

Eight oxen couldn't drag him back — stubborn to the bone!

So now even though Du Xiaojuan's attitude was already very clear — that she not only didn't want to meddle in the life or death of kids like Zhang Jiajun, but also wanted her own child kept away from rural kids —

Wang Dashan didn't care about any of that; he directly stated his wish.

Du Xiaojuan's face indeed showed displeasure:

"How do you want to help? Wang Dashan, I'm telling you, lightly intervening in their karma means bearing other people's retribution!"

Wang Dashan, however, said:

"Let's just sponsor Zhang Jiajun one thousand yuan a month for living expenses; his family is truly too hard up, his dad is crippled, his mom hanged herself, his grandpa died of cancer, only his grandma is left propping up this family! And they can't even get minimum livelihood guarantee!"

"Why can't they get minimum livelihood guarantee?"

"Because his grandpa used to be a village cadre; when his grandpa was alive their living conditions were very good, they even built a big villa."

"Living in a big villa and not getting minimum livelihood guarantee is perfectly normal; it'd be a ghost story if they could get it!"

"Don't be this cold-blooded, okay?"

Wang Dashan's face was full of speechlessness, "We've earned so much money, giving a thousand or so a month, it's not like we can't afford it!"

Du Xiaojuan asked again: "Why did his mom hang herself? A family that drove a woman to hang herself — everything they have now is retribution; you go interfering with the Heavens' judgment, are you trying to oppose the Heavens?"

Wang Dashan was momentarily at a loss for words.

Du Xiaojuan spoke again:

"I'll say just one thing: you let their family work, then give him one thousand yuan a month as wages — that I have no objection to; but if you directly hand that one thousand yuan into their hands, no way!"

Wang Dashan pulled a long face:

"Only his grandma can work in their family; right now she's working at the farm, and that farm originally belonged to my Second Brother — you know that too!"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Your Second Brother is much smarter than you; he knows to let that kid's grandma go to work, not just hand out money directly!"

Wang Dashan sighed:

"Such an old grandma — what work can you still make her do?"

Du Xiaojuan's tone softened at this point:

"Go on the trip first; on the road think about how to make them work; anyway, money cannot be given directly — this is the bottom line!"

Wang Dashan didn't understand why it couldn't just be given directly.

Their family was already that difficult.

"As long as we give them money, they'll definitely be grateful to us!"

Du Xiaojuan gave a cold laugh:

"Wang Dashan, how are you so naive? One dou of rice brings gratitude, one shi brings hatred — know that? Things gained too easily, others won't feel gratitude in their hearts; they'll only think, since you gave this money so easily, why not give a bit more? Don't set your view of human nature too high! Besides, that kid's mom was forced to hang herself and commit suicide; just on this point alone, I know a pitiable person must have a hateful aspect!"

Du Xiaojuan's words actually weren't wrong.

If back when Zhang Zhiqiang brought a woman home, Yao Aina and Zhang Zhongtian had been a bit more resolute in attitude, actively shown they stood on Li Xiaohe's side, would Li Xiaohe have been driven to utter despair and chosen suicide?

And the rope she used to hang herself was hung on the cabinet; rather than saying she hanged herself, it's more like she strangled herself alive, because her feet touched the ground the whole time; if she had even a shred of will to live, she wouldn't have died!

Wang Dashan's heart was full of depression:

"I can't out-argue you; you're right about everything, really stingy to death! Earning that much money and still this stingy — saying it out loud is embarrassing!"

Finished speaking, Wang Dashan turned and left.

He knew Du Xiaojuan's words had a certain logic.

But Du Xiaojuan's attitude when speaking to him made him very displeased.

Besides, he wouldn't give up his idea of wanting to sponsor Zhang Jiajun just because Du Xiaojuan's words made sense.

Du Xiaojuan watched Wang Dashan's back as he turned and went upstairs, and called out:

"You think carefully about how to give their family a job; I didn't say I won't sponsor them, just that money can't be given directly!"

Wang Dashan coldly answered:

"Hmph, got it!"

He came to the second-floor room, lay on the bed, fuming.

He was the head of the household!

Why should he have to listen to Du Xiaojuan even over such a tiny matter?

Does he still want any Face?

The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became.

However, he really did have to listen to Du Xiaojuan.

Because Du Xiaojuan now holds the Fiscal authority at Home, even his Mobile Phone WeChat balance and Flower usage situation, Du Xiaojuan has to Inspect once every Monthly.

He couldn't even secretly send money to Zhang Jiajun!

Whenever he felt depressed he wanted to vent, so he took out his Mobile Phone and played Honor of Kings.

He opened Honor of Kings, Wang Dashan went in to take a look, opened the nearby location, and Discovered there were also people playing nearby.

Playing alone was quite Bored.

So he Invited the nearby people to Come Back and form a team.

He Invited for Hao Hui Er, and only one person entered the Room he opened.

Wang Dashan greeted:

"Hi there, nearby friend, which village are you from?"

"Shanggou Village." That person replied quickly.

"Haha, such a coincidence, who are you?"

The other party didn't answer, only said: "Anyone else? If no one, then Urging start!"

Wang Dashan froze for a moment, looked at the other party's game name, called "Strong's Strong", he immediately thought, could it be Zhang Zhiqiang?

Because in Shanggou Village there are Not Much young people named "Strong", Even if there are other same-named ones, they've all Gone Out to work, only Zhang Zhiqiang remains in the Village!

Isn't Zhang Zhiqiang crippled in both legs, decadent and hiding At Home all day refusing to see people?

How come he's playing games now?

Is this because he's crippled and decadent, or addicted to games and willingly degenerate?