We've been busy with life all the time. My name is Nan Nan, and I have entered the 38th spring and autumn of my life this year, and I have spent ten years of married life hand in hand with my partner Qiangzi. We have a cottage on the outskirts of the city, and life is uneventful but different.
Qiangzi works in an international company and works hard every day, while I work as an English teacher at a nearby school and enjoy spending time with children. We have a lively and lovely daughter, who is the little sun in our life, and she is seven years old this year.
Qiangzi's parents, Mr. Ma and Ms. Zhang, have enjoyed retirement. They spent their old age in their hometown, and we also bought them a place to live there and provided them with monthly living expenses to ensure that they had no worries about their lives. However, in recent years, we have been troubled by the fact that they have frequently complained that they do not have enough to live on.
"Qiangzi, my parents have written again, saying that the living expenses are not enough. "When I came home from work one day, I frowned and handed the letter to Hadron. His brow furrowed.
"They may have their own problems. Hadron sighed.
"The difficulty? Their pension is already quite substantial, and together with the monthly living expenses we give, it should be more than enough. I was puzzled, "Could it be that the cost of living is too great?"
"Maybe their generation has a different concept of consumption than we do, and we need to understand them. Hadron tried to calm my doubts.
Although we discussed this many times, we finally decided to add some living expenses to them. However, I was still feeling uneasy inside, so I called Ms. Zhang, hoping to get a better understanding of their situation.
"Ms. Zhang, it's my Nan Nan. You have recently increased your living expenses, but please be able to plan your expenses wisely. "I try to make my tone sound as gentle as possible.
"Alas, we don't know how long we can live at our age, and we have to enjoy it when it's time to enjoy it. Ms. Zhang's words made me feel helpless.
After hanging up, I fell into deep thought. Soon after, we received another letter from them, still saying that they did not have enough money to eat. I handed the letter to Hadron and shook my head helplessly.
As the Chinese New Year approached, Mr. Ma and Ms. Zhang decided to come to our house for a while. It made me feel a little uneasy because I knew it was going to make some changes in our lives.
When they arrived, they made all sorts of comments about our home arrangement, which made me feel quite embarrassed. I tried to keep a smile on my face and tried to defuse the awkwardness.
However, it wasn't long before we got into a heated argument over the cost of living. I fought back my anger and tried to communicate with them, but the atmosphere grew tense.
"Okay, okay, don't quarrel!" Qiangzi finally stood up to play a round, "Mom, Dad, we understand your requirements, but Nan Nan and them are not easy." We are all a family and need to be considerate and understanding of each other. ”
Hearing this, the anger in my heart gradually subsided. Maybe this is life, full of contradictions and challenges, but as long as we can understand and tolerate each other, we will definitely be able to overcome these difficulties. In the end, after in-depth communication and negotiation, we found a relatively reasonable solution that everyone could be satisfied with. This turmoil has also made us cherish the friendship between each other and the harmony and warmth of the family.