I'm back in 1990

Chapter 565: Choose the one with more money

Huang Erhe sat weakly in the chair and repeated to Fan Yingrong what his younger brother Huang Xiaochuan had told him, especially the three red lines and the ultimatum-like warning.

Upon hearing this, Fan Yingrong immediately exploded.

"What? Who does Huang Xiaochuan think he is? He wants to set rules for us? Does he think he's the emperor? We're his brother and sister-in-law, it's only natural for him to help us! And this is the last time? We're not allowed to go see your mother? What a load of bull! Your mother can give her money to whomever she wants, it's none of his business! And he even warned us, 'Come on!' Does he think I, Fan Yingrong, am easily intimidated?"

Once Fan Yingrong started cursing, she couldn't stop, and her emotions grew increasingly agitated. To demonstrate her anger, she slammed her fist on the hotel table with a deafening roar.

"So what if he's from Shanghai? So what if he's rich? He doesn't even care about brotherhood, what an ingrate! Doesn't he realize that without your parents, he wouldn't be where he is today? Now that he's successful and rich, he looks down on his own brother? A deputy head of logistics at a state-owned enterprise? A section chief in school logistics? Does he think he can treat you like a beggar? Huang Xiaochuan's ill-gotten gains are more than that! No way, he has to arrange a lucrative and powerful position for you. Why doesn't he arrange for you in the good departments like the Industry and Commerce Bureau, the Tax Bureau, or the Land and Resources Bureau?"

Sometimes I even wonder if you're Huang Xiaochuan's real brother? Look at your older brother and sister-in-law, what kind of houses do your two cousins ​​live in, what kind of jobs do they have? How come when it comes to you, you just give them a random arrangement?

And then there's the household registration, that absolutely has to be sorted out, and a house too! Our little one needs to go to the best kindergarten and the best primary school in Shanghai! If he dares to disagree, I'll go crying to his mother every day, and I'll see what he can do to me!"

Huang Erhe said angrily, "Alright, keep your voice down! Let me tell you, what my brother said this time is true. Do you think we can afford to offend him now? Besides, the two jobs he helped find are highly sought after in Shanghai, and they can also solve our family's household registration problem."

Fan Yingrong glared at Huang Erhe, pointing her finger at his nose and yelling, "Bullshit! Huang Erhe, you coward! I've figured it out, you're just a coward. He's your own brother, what are you afraid of? Do you think he'll eat you? Let me tell you, Huang Erhe, tomorrow morning I'm taking Maowa to find your mother. I don't believe your mother can be so heartless. Didn't you say she loves our Maowa the most?"

Huang Erhe immediately stood up: "No way! My brother said we absolutely cannot bother Mom again! He told me this very seriously. If we do this, he'll send us back to where we came from. He's not joking. What if we lose our jobs and our residency permits if we do this? Besides, you've seen my parents' attitude. Do you think crying will do the trick?"

Fan Yingrong was taken aback by Huang Erhe's words, but she was used to being spoiled at home, and she became even more furious.

"Fine! I see now, it's obvious that you two brothers ganged up on me to bully me. Fine! I'm leaving, I'm taking Maowa back to my parents' home right now. I can't afford to associate with your Huang family!" As she spoke, she reached out to grab Maowa, who was engrossed in watching TV.

Huang Erhe quickly grabbed her: "What are you making a scene about? Going back to your parents' home? Back to that small county town filled with coal dust? What about Maowa's future? What about his job and Shanghai residency?"

Fan Yingrong flung Huang Erhe's hand away, glaring at him angrily: "Then what do you suggest we do? Just listen to your brother? Be a coward? Let your brother boss his brother and sister-in-law around?"

Huang Erhe said with a gloomy expression, "Forget it! Let's hurry up and decide on a job! Actually, the two jobs my brother helped arrange are not bad. The deputy head of logistics at a state-owned enterprise pays better, but the work is messy. The logistics position at a university is more relaxed and has a better working environment. Which one do you think we should choose?"

After thinking for a moment, Fan Yingrong said, "Let's choose the one with the higher pay. Since we can't go to a unit with real power, let's choose one with a higher salary. What's the use of a leisurely job? Money is what really matters. The deputy director of the logistics department sounds better too, so let's choose that one!"

Huang Erhe nodded: "Then I'll call my brother tomorrow."

Fan Yingrong gritted her teeth: "When you call, you need to make it clear to him that he has to help arrange the house and car for us to settle down in Shanghai in the future. Don't think he can just get rid of us so easily."

In order to appease Fan Yingrong, Huang Erhe had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The next day, Huang Erhe made a phone call and told Huang Xiaochuan about his choice.

Huang Xiaochuan's voice on the other end of the phone was very calm, without a trace of emotion. He simply said, "I understand!" and then hung up.

After Huang Erhe hung up the phone, Fan Yingrong asked, "What did your brother say?"

He just said he understood, and then hung up the phone!

Fan Yingrong pointed at Huang Erhe with a look of utter disappointment: "You!"

After hanging up the phone, Huang Xiaochuan immediately called Mai Guangde.

In fact, whether Huang Erhe makes this call or not, Huang Xiaochuan will arrange everything for him. The house is ready-made, a three-bedroom apartment in Xujiahui. It was bought by his elderly mother, Zeng Lijuan, a couple of years ago, originally for Huang Erhe. Now that he has come to Shanghai, the house will naturally be given to him.

In the afternoon, Mai Guangde arrived at the hotel where Huang Erhe was staying, carrying the property ownership certificate, bank cards, and other items, and met with Huang Erhe.

"Mr. Huang Erhe, this is the property ownership certificate and resettlement allowance that Mr. Huang asked me to give to you."

Mai Guangde placed the property ownership certificate and bank card together on the coffee table in the hotel lobby and pushed them to Huang Erhe.

Fan Yingrong couldn't wait any longer and grabbed the property certificate and bank card.

First, he held up a bank card and asked Mai Guangde, "Excuse me, how much money is in this account?"

Mai Guangde honestly relayed Huang Xiaochuan's exact words to the couple: "Oh! There's a settlement allowance of 200,000 yuan inside. Mr. Huang said that this amount of money is enough for you, and that you are not allowed to ask the old lady for more money."

Fan Yingrong pouted unhappily, then opened the property certificate and immediately became unhappy again.

Why isn't my name on the property certificate?

Mai Guangde replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I'm not sure about that, but as long as the homeowner, Mr. Huang Erhe, agrees, you can add your name at any time."

In Mai Guangde's opinion, since you are a married couple, adding your names to the property certificate is a very simple matter!

Before leaving, Mai Guangde said to Huang Erhe, "Mr. Huang Erhe, I have already paid for a week's worth of hotel expenses."

After Mai Guangde left, the couple returned to their room. Fan Yingrong's face fell again: "You stingy bastard! You treat your brother like a beggar! Your parents, your sister-in-law, and your two cousins ​​all live in villas and mansions. Why should you be given a three-bedroom apartment?"

However, thinking that she could at least stay in Shanghai and get a decent job and a Shanghai hukou, Fan Yingrong ultimately didn't make a big fuss, but the anger in her heart just wouldn't subside.

"Hmph! Just you wait. Once I get here and appease the old lady, let's see what Huang Xiaochuan can do to me!" Fan Yingrong thought fiercely. In her opinion, the easiest person to control in the Huang family was Zeng Lijuan. As long as she got the old lady under control, everything else would be a piece of cake.

During their stay in Shanghai, Huang Erhe took Fan Yingrong and Maowa to his parents' house several times, but each time Maowa stayed behind. The Huang couple told the two of them to do whatever they wanted and didn't even offer them a meal.

However, this was exactly what Fan Yingrong wanted. She took the opportunity to drag Huang Erhe along to go on a shopping spree. She not only bought things for herself, but also for her parents, sister-in-law, and best friend. Now everyone knows that Fan Yingrong has a wealthy in-law family in Shanghai. If she went back empty-handed, wouldn't that be a slap in her own face?

The day before the couple left Shanghai, Huang Erhe took his wife and children to visit his uncle Zeng Jiahua's home.

"Uncle, Aunt!"

Upon entering, Huang Erhe placed the gifts he had brought on the coffee table.

Zeng Jiahua could roughly guess his nephew's purpose for coming. Before the couple came to Shanghai a while ago, his eldest sister came and complained bitterly, but unfortunately, she was scolded by their mother. Moreover, he also agreed with his nephew's actions. Sometimes his eldest sister was indeed a bit unreasonable and too soft-hearted towards her children.

Zeng Jiahua warmly greeted his nephew's family, saying, "Sit down, sit down!"

She then instructed her aunt, "Jiazhen! Quickly get some snacks and drinks for Maowa."

Huang Erhe quickly dissuaded him, saying, "No need, no need!"

Zeng Jiahua grabbed Huang Erhe's arm and made him sit down: "Alright, it's not for you, it's for the kids."

Huang Erhe then gave up and nudged Maowa, saying, "Maowa, call them Uncle and Aunt!"

Maowa then timidly called out, "Uncle and Aunt!"

After giving the snacks and drinks to Maowa, his aunt affectionately patted his head and said, "Maowa is such a good boy!"

After looking around, Huang Erhe asked, "Where's Grandma?"

My aunt replied, "Your maternal grandmother went out to play mahjong with some of her friends."

Huang Erhe knew that his grandmother had no other hobbies but liked to play a few rounds of mahjong. Since she wasn't home, he didn't ask any more questions.

After they were seated, Huang Erhe explained his purpose to Zeng Jiahua: "Uncle, I came here specifically to thank you."

Zeng Jiahua naturally knew why Huang Erhe wanted to thank him. He waved his hand and said, "You don't need to thank me. You should thank your dad for showing mercy. If he had been determined, how could a few nice words from me have worked? Don't you know what kind of temper your dad has?"

"But you two are really inconsiderate, especially you, Huang Erhe. You know what kind of person your father is, how could you agree to something like this so easily? Your wife is immature, and so are you?"

"But you two are really inconsiderate, especially you, Huang Erhe. You know what kind of person your father is, how could you agree to something like this so easily? Your wife is immature, and so are you?"

When Zeng Jiahua said this, he didn't try to hide it from Fan Yingrong at all. In fact, he was saying these words to Fan Yingrong. Although his Mandarin was not standard and was always mixed with Wu dialect, Fan Yingrong could understand him.

Fan Yingrong felt utterly disgusted, as if she had been fed a mouthful of excrement. However, since she was at her uncle Huang Erhe's house, she could only grit her teeth and bear it, though she rolled her eyes countless times in her mind.

Huang Erhe chuckled awkwardly, his face flushed red. Although he was timid, he wasn't stupid.

Zeng Jiahua pretended not to see and continued, "I heard that you're about to be transferred to civilian work and settle down in Shanghai. That's a good thing. Nothing is better than the whole family being together. I also know how you got this job. You have to understand that if you didn't have a good younger brother, would you have gotten this job? And this is a relocation program, which involves complicated procedures. If it weren't for Xiao Chuan, you wouldn't have been able to come to Shanghai so easily."

As a person, you must learn to be content. Contentment will actually make life better. Don't always be petty and calculating. Some things can't be obtained through calculation. I'll say it again: once you're here, live your life well. Look at others; how many can compare to you now?

Huang Erhe nodded in agreement, his face flushed, while Fan Yingrong's face alternated between red and white, making for a particularly interesting scene.

Zeng Jiahua's words made the couple feel extremely uncomfortable, and they left after sitting for a short while, even refusing their aunt's invitation to stay for dinner.

The aunt also complained that Zeng Jiahua was too blunt: "You! At least give your nephew and nephew's wife some face. Look at the look on her face."

Zeng Jiahua lit a cigarette and raised his voice, saying, "I said that on purpose. Don't you know that Huang Erhe's wife is a pushover? My eldest sister's family was doing just fine, but it was all ruined because of her. If it weren't for Xiao Chuan's firm stance, who knows how many more troubles that Fan Yingrong would have caused in the future!"

Aunt Zeng agreed with Zeng Jiahua's words. Besides, Huang Xiaochuan was someone she had raised herself, and now he was so filial to her, so naturally she stood on Huang Xiaochuan's side.

It was all a family matter, and Yu Xiang soon found out about it.

When the couple were having dinner at home, Yu Xiang brought up the matter herself.

"I'm telling you, isn't this a bit too heartless? They're your second brother and sister-in-law, can't you at least make things a little better for them?"

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Huang Xiaochuan said to Yu Xiang, "If my second sister-in-law were like you or my eldest sister-in-law, then without a doubt, I would definitely make good arrangements for their family. But you know what kind of person she is, so don't worry about this matter. I know what I'm doing."

Yu Xiang was just asking casually. She had a heavy workload and didn't have much energy to deal with these family matters. If her mother, Zheng Aiying, hadn't mentioned it to her, she wouldn't have known about it at all. Huang Xiaochuan wouldn't tell her these things either. In Huang Xiaochuan's opinion, talking about them would only cause trouble and wouldn't do any good, so it was better not to say anything.

Huang Xiaochuan asked, "Did my mom tell you that?"

Yu Xiang laughed and said, "You guessed wrong this time! It was my mom who told me."

As soon as Yu Xiang said this, Huang Xiaochuan knew what was going on. It must have been something his mother-in-law had mentioned while chatting with his mother-in-law. The two old ladies were often together, so Huang Xiaochuan wasn't surprised that these things had reached his mother-in-law's ears.

After Huang Erhe's family left, the other families returned to their normal lives, and just like that, the year 2000 passed.