My name is Zhang Xuehua, and I am a 56-year-old ordinary retired worker. I was born in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, and my parents were ordinary farmers and their families were poor, but they loved me very much. I am the eldest in the family, and I have been sensible and diligent since I was a child, making my parents proud of me.
When I was young, I was admitted to a good university, and after graduation, I was admitted to work in a state-owned enterprise. In this company, I worked hard, and although the work was not easy, it was also very fulfilling. Slowly, I fell in love with my colleague, a man named Li Wei. We snuggled up to each other, went through hardships together, and shared the bits and pieces of life together. Although there are no big ups and downs in our marriage, there is happiness in the ordinary.
However, the years have been relentless, and I have grown old and my body is no longer as healthy as it was when I was younger. Finally, I reached retirement age and had to leave my job. Although the pension is not much, I feel that I can barely make ends meet. However, what I didn't expect was that my husband Li Wei would also retire soon.
Li Wei's pension is much higher than mine, and he receives a monthly pension of up to 6,800 yuan. And my pension is only 1,800 yuan, which is far from enough for our living expenses. So, Li Wei took the initiative