"Wife! Wife! I'm back! Haha, today is a really great day, come out quickly, I have some great news to tell you!" Before Xie Shuisheng even reached the door, his excited shouts had already reached the courtyard.

He hurried along, and as soon as he stepped into the house, he eagerly began looking around for his wife.

It turned out that he had received some incredibly good news today, and he was so excited that he couldn't wait to share this joy with his wife.

Right now, Ruolan is quietly in her little vegetable garden at home, bending over to pick the bright red strawberries and round watermelons that she planted herself.

Hearing her husband shouting so loudly, she thought something terrible had happened, so she quickly sat up and replied, "Hey! Coming, coming!" and hurried towards the direction from which the sound came.

Shuisheng followed his wife's voice and ran over. When he saw Ruolan, he rushed forward and hugged her tightly.

This sudden action really startled Ruolan. She looked around frantically, thinking to herself, "Oh my god, how embarrassing would it be if someone saw this!"

Fortunately, the walls around the house were high enough that no one was around, which put Ruolan at ease. However, she scolded, "You're such an old woman, aren't you ashamed!"

However, Shui Sheng didn't care at all and continued to laugh foolishly, saying, "Hehe, I'm only in my fifties, how can I be considered old! Besides, I'm still in good health and can take good care of my wife! Moreover, you are now in the prime of your life, like a tiger in your thirties and a wolf in your forties, I can't let you suffer any grievances and be left alone in an empty room!" After saying that, he burst into another hearty laugh.

Ruolan was furious when she heard his nonsensical words.

She raised her hand and patted him, telling him to put himself down quickly.

Seeing that she was really angry, Shuisheng quickly apologized, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was really wrong, please don't be angry, I really have good news to tell you."

Ruolan gave a soft hum, "Mmm~"

Shui Sheng said happily, "I've become the warehouse manager of the state-owned department store!"

When Ruolan heard that he had become a supervisor, she was happy for him. "Your supervisor has retired, so it's your turn! You've been in this position for almost 20 years."

"You're almost at retirement age, it would be unfair if you didn't take the job."

Shui Sheng grinned from ear to ear. He had gotten his supervisor position purely through seniority. He was just coasting through his job and had no interest in climbing the corporate ladder. He was quite surprised to have this opportunity.

After all, he'll be retiring in a few years, and it wouldn't be bad to become a manager before retirement, at least his pension would be higher.

Thinking about the two pieces of good news he had today, he excitedly said, "I also bought a small yard near our building."

Ruolan, however, didn't find it particularly surprising. "What's so surprising about this? It's useless for you to buy it. I'm not going to live in the city."

"Don't ask me to go. I'm doing just fine here. The food, drinks, and accommodation are all convenient. I'd be bored to death if I went to the city."

Shui Sheng said, "Of course I know you won't go. I just told you I bought a house, but we're not going to live there. I'm used to living here."

“We bought this yard in preparation for future demolition and redevelopment. Just think about all the high-rise buildings around here. If the demolition really happens, how many houses do you think we’ll get? We can just sit back and collect rent, and we’ll never have to worry about food or drink.”

As Shuisheng spoke, he even fantasized about how, after two years of reform and opening up, as society developed, he and his wife would have money to go out and enjoy themselves.

Ruolan said "Oh," and added, "I'm not interested in money right now. Besides, I'm rich; I'm a millionaire."

Since starting work with Rong and the others, Ruolan has been living a comfortable retirement at home, earning over a hundred yuan a month! Over the past few years, she has saved nearly 20,000 yuan just from the regular allowances from her children!

Not to mention that her husband hands over his entire monthly salary to her, and her two daughters and sons, in addition to their regular contributions, also give her extra pocket money.

There are only the two of them at home now, her husband and her children are either in college or living in the city, so Ruolan and Shuisheng don't spend much money at all!

Shuisheng teased his wife, saying, "What's wrong? You think we have too much money? You know we're not good at saving money these days. We might as well use it to buy a house and then we can just sit back and collect rent!"

Ruolan thought it made a lot of sense. "Then I'll give you my money. Go to the city and see if anyone is selling houses. Buy them all. We won't need this money anyway."

"Furthermore, I informed Heping and the others yesterday that each of their families used to pay twenty yuan per month, but starting this month, they will have to pay thirty yuan. In the future, their pension contributions will be increased from time to time." She couldn't let those ungrateful wretches live well.

Ruolan is now quite wealthy and has plenty of money. Although she has two sons and a daughter in college, they don't have to pay for it; in fact, they have to contribute money to her education.

After all, there are subsidies for schooling, and they've been working for almost ten years, how could they be broke? As for their grandson, his wife's salary supports him, so she doesn't care.

Shuisheng had no objection to his wife asking their son to pay more money, after all, prices had risen and they had to keep up with the times.

After sharing the good news, and seeing that his wife didn't react much, Shuisheng's excitement wore off, and he went home with her.

Shuisheng asked his wife, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

Ruolan replied, "You got a promotion and a raise, so catch the chicken at home and stew it. Today, He Yong from my sister-in-law's family gave us a few pounds of wild yams, so let's make chicken stew with yams."

"Stewed chicken with yam, I haven't had it in ages, especially wild yam, it's so rare..."

Just thinking about the deliciousness of yam stewed chicken made Shui Sheng's mouth water.

The elderly couple chatted and laughed as they went home.

Ruolan and Shuisheng were living a blissful life, but little did they know that their sons' families were on the verge of chaos because of the thirty yuan they had to hand over every month.

Yu Huihui, in particular, was furious. Her family had emptied their savings to buy a house from her workplace, and her parents not only didn't help, but also wanted them to pay for their retirement.

My father-in-law does have a salary, which is more than enough for the two of them to live comfortably. But these two old people still insist on having their sons give them thirty yuan each month.

Each person earns thirty yuan, and with five sons, they can receive one hundred and fifty yuan a month. In addition, there's the father-in-law's salary, and the mother-in-law doesn't work, so she earns two hundred yuan a month.

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