Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 42 - No House Female Match 42_1

42: Chapter 42 No House Female Match 42_1

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Pan Juan let out a gentle sigh, “If she doesn’t work, I get angry.”

“But if I see her so eager and proactive in working, I actually start to worry.”

“I worry that she’s up to some mischief.” Pan Juan thought more about it and felt that something was amiss, “It couldn’t be for money, could it?”

She remembered that just yesterday, Chiang Yun had expressed her desire for a three-bedroom house.

“You mean the money needed to subsidize a three-bedroom house?” Zhang Dagu immediately thought of what Pan Juan was implying.

Pan Juan hummed in agreement, “Exactly, otherwise, I really can’t figure out why she would work so hard.”

Zhang Dagu snorted several times, “Why care so much, I definitely won’t relent.”

“You are not allowed to relent either.”

“I made it clear yesterday, no matter who it is, I’m not paying.”

“Otherwise, if the eldest gets a three-bedroom house, wouldn’t the second one be jealous, wouldn’t they want a three-bedroom house as well?”

“A hundred thousand per family, three hundred thousand for three families, we will need to rent a place later, isn’t that money too?”

“And the money for the decoration?”

“Dressing up a three-bedroom house properly would require at least a hundred thousand, right?” Zhang Dagu had thought it over for several days, a larger house means higher decoration costs.

“A hundred thousand?” Pan Juan exclaimed in surprise, “Why does it need so much money?”

“Don’t we need money for decoration and home appliances?”

“To buy new ones?” Pan Juan asked in astonishment.

Zhang Dagu hummed, “Aren’t we going to spend the money we saved for ourselves?”

“I’ve come to realize that they’re all trying to calculate our money in various ways.”

“They’re each unwilling to make a move, and those who do are reluctant and resentful.”

“I’ve decided, if they want money, they have to really work for it.”

Zhang Dagu suddenly sighed, “I was thinking, with Little Yu having money in hand, she would live in the house in the future, and she could pay for the house’s decoration.”

“We’re getting on in years, and we thought of letting her take charge.

We would give her three thousand every month, and she would cover all other expenses.”

“But now…” Zhang Dagu sighed helplessly in his heart, “Little Yu has moved out, she’d rather stay in a hotel when she comes home.

Even if we move to a new place with rooms, do you think she would want to come back and live here?”

Pan Juan was unequivocal, “Impossible.”

“Why would she come back here to live, to continue cooking?”

“She’s earning good money now, isn’t living in a hotel nice?”

“So, we’re the ones who will have to do the decoration, and we’ll pay for the furniture and home appliances.”

“Our savings will take quite a hit, and although we’re in good health now, when we get older and our health declines, we’ll definitely need money for medical expenses, and that’s all going to be money too.”

“We can’t touch our savings, and if we do, it can only be a slight amount; otherwise, once we give them the money, expecting them to give us money in return, don’t count on it.”

Pan Juan nodded in agreement with her husband’s words, “That’s true.”

“Also, I’ve calculated, with them coming back for meals on the weekend, just one weekend costs at least eight or nine hundred.”

“That adds up to about three thousand a month.”

“Before, our monthly expenses were around five thousand, with Little Yu giving us two thousand, and she would also pay for some of the expenses.”

“We would only have to spend two or three thousand.”

“But now, we have to spend nearly four thousand every month.”

“Then there’s the children’s New Year’s money, and the social interactions.

It takes about twenty thousand a year, which is two-thirds of our retirement pension gone.”

Pan Juan had never been in charge of the family finances before, except for buying groceries.

Now, hearing Zhang Dagu’s thorough analysis, she was truly stunned.

Swallowing repeatedly, “We, we’re actually going to spend so much money?”

Zhang Dagu looked at the shocked Pan Juan, “Yes.”

At that moment, he realized a very serious problem: Pan Juan actually thought their retirement pensions were high, that they had plenty of savings, so she wasn’t very frugal.

Zhang Dagu slowly discussed with Pan Juan, their money on hand, which was just enough for one person’s medical expenses in case of a serious illness.

“If we don’t save a bit, if both of us get seriously ill, I really think one of us won’t be able to receive good treatment.”

“Or neither of us will be able to receive adequate treatment.” Zhang Dagu looked up at Pan Juan, waiting for her response.

Pan Juan, as much as she was reluctant to part with the grandchildren, when it came to her own health, she couldn’t bear to splurge.

“Forget it, we’ve raised them and taken care of their weddings, our duties are basically fulfilled.”

“As for everything else, that’s beyond our power,” Pan Juan said, then suddenly remembered something they had promised before.

“Wait, old man, didn’t we promise to contribute to Xiao Yi’s wedding expenses?”

“If you’re saying this now, then how much will we offer when he gets married?” Pan Juan asked Zhang Dagu, puzzled.

Zhang Dagu had fun planning this, because he had considered everything.

“What do you think of how Chiang Yun is doing?”

Pan Juan shook her head without hesitation, “Not good.”

“Very poor, in fact.”

“She used to talk about how great Little Yu was, making everything sound so convincing, I really thought she would do a good job.”

“But now, when it’s her turn to do things, I don’t even want to talk about it.”

“She doesn’t want to work, always finding excuses.” Pan Juan was angered just thinking about how busy she had been recently.

“Then there’s the second child’s family, and our eldest daughter, they also don’t want to lift a finger, just waiting for benefits.”

Don’t think they were just displeased with Chiang Yun; in fact, they also had a lot of dissatisfaction with Du Xia and Zhang Hong.

“So, if they don’t perform well, can we still be expected to consider their needs wholeheartedly?”

“Of course, since it is the eldest grandson, and he is the only grandson of the Zhang Family getting married, we can’t be stingy.”

“When the time comes, each of us will give ten thousand as a presence gift to the newlywed couple, and it’ll be the same for Xiao Xin and Xiao Jian when they get married.”

“Then another hundred thousand.” Zhang Dagu felt this was very generous.

Pan Juan thought it was quite good, although she hadn’t discussed it with Zhang Guohua, she knew that for the family of three in the eldest son’s household, they were probably hoping for more.

“Isn’t this a bit too little?” Pan Juan still couldn’t help but cautiously inquire.

Too little?

“No, it’s not too little.” Zhang Dagu knew Pan Juan well; she was soft-hearted, and he was resolved that no matter what, only he should manage the money.

He absolutely couldn’t let the old lady handle the finances, or else the family’s money would almost certainly be squandered without his knowledge.

“Zhang Yi will take a hundred and twenty thousand alone.”

“When Xiao Xin and the others get married, apart from the presence gift, we can’t give nothing, right?

Let’s give eighty thousand for both of them, shall we?”

“Altogether, for their weddings, we’ll need to shell out two hundred thousand.”

“How much do we have in savings, and how much is our monthly retirement pension?”

Zhang Dagu, having no choice, started to explain everything to Pan Juan one by one.