If an elderly person dies in the family, whether it is according to the law or the rules handed down from ancient times, the inheritance will basically be left to their children or other blood relatives.
But this kind of "common sense" did not happen to Fang Zhao himself, the million inheritance left after his death was not only not left to his relatives, but was given to three "outsiders" who were not related by blood, why is this?
Fang Zhaoben was 87 years old when he died, he was a deaf and mute man, he had never married in his life, and he had no children. In fact, Fang Zhaoben was not born deaf and dumb, but he had a high fever when he was 4 years old, which deprived him of his ability to speak and hear sounds.
Fortunately, he has a sister who loves him. My sister's name is Fang Meihua, and when she was young, she understood that her younger brother was already disabled, and if she found a defective partner, the child she gave birth to would inevitably have problems, and she was unwilling to delay a normal girl.
In this way, Fang Zhaoben has never married a wife, and in order to take care of his younger brother Fang Meihua, he has never married. The two siblings have always relied on each other and lived together.
Until she was in her fifties, Fang Meihua was old, and she couldn't do some physical work at home, so she would call the three Li Benxin brothers. After Fang Meihua's death, the three brothers of the Li family began to take turns to take care of Fang Zhaoben, and this care was more than ten years.
What is the relationship between the three brothers Li Benxin and the Fang family? Why are you willing to take care of a lonely old man for more than ten years?
It turned out that Li Benxin's grandmother was Fang Zhaoben's nurse a few decades ago, and at that time, as long as she ate a mouthful of milk, she would be recognized as a "godson". And the three brothers of the Li family followed their grandmother to the Fang family several times when they were young, and the two families have been in contact with each other like this.
In 2018, Fang Meihua suffered a stroke and was hospitalized, and what she had been unable to worry about before her death was her deaf and mute brother, and she asked the community and the three brothers of the Li family to take more care of her younger brother after her death.
Li Benxin was naturally willing, because his grandmother also asked him to do this before she died.
After arranging Fang Meihua's funeral, the staff of the community and the Li family discussed Fang Zhaoben's pension and gave two plans, one of which was to send him to a nursing home, after all, he was disabled, and it was difficult for him to live alone because he was old.
Another plan is to contact distant relatives of the Fang family to take care of him. But the relative declared in advance that he would inherit his inheritance in the future.
Immediately, both plans were abandoned, and finally Fang Zhaoben took the initiative to ask the three brothers of the Li family to take care of him.
Li Benxin agreed immediately, and every week after that, the three brothers would come to the door with vegetables or pastries to cook and wash for Fang Zhaoben, and there was no interval.
Once, because of a delay, he specially asked the community staff to help him deliver the prepared meals to Fang Zhaoben's house.
Until 2021, 87-year-old Fang Zhaoben passed away due to illness, leaving behind a house and hundreds of thousands of savings.
His departure sparked a dispute over the ownership of the inheritance.
According to the provisions of the Civil Code, the inheritance of no one should be managed by the civil affairs department, but after an in-depth investigation by the court, it was determined that the three brothers of the Li family had fulfilled their main maintenance obligations during Fang Zhaoben's lifetime, and even if the two parties were not related by blood, they still met the conditions of the inheritance discretionary system in the Civil Code.
Therefore, when dividing the ownership of the inheritance, after understanding and visiting, it was learned that the three brothers Li Benxin were indeed doing their best, coupled with Fang Zhaoben's true wishes before his death, it was decided to distribute the inheritance to them according to the proportion of one-third of each person.
This verdict really convinced the people around him, but the only one who felt dissatisfied was Fang Zhaoben's distant relative, who thought that he was a blood family, but gave the inheritance to three outsiders.
But when he was supposed to take care of the elderly, he didn't come forward, but now he wants to get the inheritance, which is obviously impossible. It can only be said that it is not a transaction in the treatment of the elderly, and it will not be allowed to do nothing and just want to get what it wants.
If the elderly have physical disabilities or health problems, they need more careful care and affection. These elderly people may face various problems in daily life, and in such a situation, everyone has a responsibility to care for and help them.
For example, the three brothers of the Li family are willing to voluntarily support the elderly when they are not related by blood, which is a kind of righteousness. Everyone should know how to be filial to their parents, respect the contributions of the elderly, and give them spiritual care and emotional support.
This kind of care is not only material support, but more importantly, through care, companionship and understanding, so that the elderly can feel their value and dignity in society.
And this kind of emotion between the old man, is not much inheritance can be exchanged, as long as there is righteousness and emotion in the heart, I believe that even if there are no those things, they are willing to pay their own efforts, which has nothing to do with those things outside the body, only from their own hearts.
Of course, supporting the elderly is not only a moral requirement, but also our responsibility and obligation as a civilized society.
Note: This story is purely fictional, to educate people, if there are similarities, it is purely a coincidence, the above are pseudonyms, please do not sit in the right seat; All images in this article are licensed by Visual China.