Chapter 636: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 636: Your Parents Are Sick, Right!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

As soon as Wang Zhanggen spoke these words, it was like a bomb suddenly detonating.

Du Xiaojuan was instantly dumbfounded, her eyes widening, her head buzzing.

She truly couldn't understand why Wang Zhanggen would say such things to her.

Where had she offended Wang Zhanggen?

It didn't seem like she had offended him anywhere.

Ever since Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan came down to Guangzhou, she had treated them politely and courteously.

At noon she even set aside her work and personally came back to cook rice and dishes for them!

Yet even so, she was actually still disliked and scolded by him!

At that moment, Du Xiaojuan didn't know what to say for a while.

Her heart was truly and genuinely hurt.

Wang Dashan knew the matter had become serious.

He hurriedly rebuked Wang Zhanggen:

"What kind of words are you saying!"

Wang Zhanggen, however, still refused to let it go:

"Did I say something wrong? Shouldn't she be a virtuous wife and good mother? What use is earning so much money if she doesn't have children!"

Wang Dashan was furious:

"You stop talking!"

Then he hurriedly said to Li Xiulan:

"Mom, you take him up to the second floor room!!"

Li Xiulan hurriedly grabbed Wang Zhanggen:

"Go, let's go to the second floor, you stop talking."

Wang Zhanggen, however, kept nagging endlessly:

"Was what I said wrong? If she doesn't have children then just get a divorce!"

With great difficulty, Li Xiulan brought Wang Zhanggen up to the second floor room.

Only then did things quiet down a bit.

Only Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan remained in the living room, along with a table of rice and dishes that had only been eaten a few bites of.

It appeared cold, quiet, and in a mess.

"Xiao Juan, don't take it to heart. You know, my dad had a cerebral infarction before, his mind isn't clear. Don't mind him. I'll send him back to Shanggou Village tomorrow."

But Du Xiaojuan had already cried. She wiped her tears, looked at Wang Dashan, and asked:

"Dashan, tell me, since I married you, is it absolutely required that I have children?"

Wang Dashan couldn't answer for a moment.

He certainly wanted children.

But if Du Xiaojuan didn't want them, he couldn't force it either.

"You hesitated. You actually agree with what your dad said, don't you?"

Du Xiaojuan's observation of words and expressions was so keen that she instantly saw through Wang Dashan's true inner thoughts.

"Don't think so much. I'll send them back to Shanggou Village tomorrow."

Wang Dashan did not directly answer Du Xiaojuan's question.

At this time, Li Xiulan came down from the second floor.

Wang Zhanggen was by himself in the second floor room smoking stuffy cigarettes.

Li Xiulan came before Du Xiaojuan and also hurriedly persuaded and comforted her:

"Xiao Juan, don't listen to what that rotten old man says. Live however you want to live. Really sorry about this. His mind is a bit abnormal. Please be more understanding."

Du Xiaojuan wiped dry her tears:

"Mm, I know. I won't take it to heart. After all, he is an elder."

Li Xiulan said at this time:

"Xiao Juan, honestly tell me, when do you and Dashan plan to have children? This is a big thing. It can't be vague."

Du Xiaojuan fell silent.

Actually she also didn't know when to have children. Anyway, right now she definitely couldn't.

If they had children now, and Xiao Du Technology had even a slight mishap, then her and Wang Dashan's marriage, and their lives, would be irredeemably ruined.

Over sixty thousand yuan of mortgage every month is no joke.

Wang Dashan couldn't earn that much money either.

Almost all the pressure inside this had to be borne by Du Xiaojuan alone.

How could they possibly have children at this time?

Li Xiulan didn't know this situation. How would she know her son and daughter-in-law had shouldered such a high mortgage? If she knew, her heart wouldn't be able to take it right away.

She might not earn sixty thousand in a whole year, while they have to repay over sixty thousand mortgage in a single month.

Because she didn't know the situation, she could only stand in her own angle to think about the problem.

Li Xiulan was also doing it for Du Xiaojuan's sake; she continued to persuade:

"Time passes quickly; in the blink of an eye you'll be thirty. Having children after thirty is not only harder to conceive, but the risks also increase, and the harm to your body becomes greater. So having a baby — earlier is better, not later. If you don't have time to raise the child, I can come down and help take care of it."

Facing Li Xiulan's earnest persuasion, Du Xiaojuan didn't explain anything, only said:

"Mm, got it, Mom. We'll make plans as soon as possible."

Seeing Du Xiaojuan's attitude, Li Xiulan could only sigh and stopped saying anything.

That night when they went to sleep, Du Xiaojuan really couldn't hold it in anymore and lost her temper at Wang Dashan:

"Your parents are both sick, especially your dad. This is my home, a house I bought. What gives him the right to point fingers at me here?"

Wang Dashan was caught in the middle and felt terrible; he could only try his best to comfort Du Xiaojuan:

"Don't be angry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought them down in the first place. Who could have guessed they'd bring a Wu Banxian down? Who could have guessed the Half-Immortal would calculate that we have wealth without children?"

Du Xiaojuan said coldly:

"Your brain is sick too. Even Wu Banxian knows these words can't be said to your parents, so that's why he sent them away to quietly tell you. Why did you go and tell them?"

Wang Dashan was scolded until blood dripped from his head, yet he couldn't refute.

His head is rather straight; he can't turn corners, and he indeed lacked consideration.

"Alright, alright, I apologize. Don't be angry." Wang Dashan could only patiently comfort Du Xiaojuan, hugged her, took the initiative to kiss her, and also said:

"I'll send them back to Shanggou Village tomorrow. Don't be angry, okay?"

But Du Xiaojuan dodged his kiss; right now she was annoyed to death — where would she find that kind of mood?

"Wang Dashan, let me tell you. This house has a mortgage of over sixty thousand a month. If you truly have the ability to cover the monthly payment, then I can cooperate with pregnancy preparation with peace of mind. But if you can't, then don't bring up pregnancy with me ever again!"

Wang Dashan felt stifled inside, unable to say a word.

It was very obvious that at this stage he absolutely couldn't shoulder it.

Ten thousand-plus a month he might still manage, but sixty thousand-plus — how could he possibly manage that?

Setting aside the mortgage, there are still living expenses, and the company also needs a huge expenditure.

The pressure brought by the mortgage — only those who have truly carried a mortgage can deeply understand it.

The hidden costs inside a mortgage can be much larger than the repayment amount on the books.

A five-thousand mortgage doesn't mean having a five-thousand salary can fully cover it. Add various living expenses, and you need to earn at least ten thousand a month just to barely breathe.

And Du Xiaojuan and Wang Dashan's house has a sixty-thousand-plus mortgage; plus various expenses, that means they need at least a hundred thousand monthly income to barely maintain a balanced budget and keep their current standard of living unchanged.

This is also one of the important reasons Du Xiaojuan isn't considering having a child at this stage.

Right now there really aren't the conditions to have a child.

Wait until later when we've saved money, paid off part of the mortgage early, and the pressure isn't so great — then we can consider having a child.

If we have a child now, the couple's income would plummet while raising a child adds a huge expense — that could very well directly crush this little family that hasn't been formed for long.

Wang Dashan also knows the mortgage pressure, so he couldn't refute Du Xiaojuan at all, only sincerely said:

"I'll work hard to earn money from now on, strive to pay off the mortgage as soon as possible."