As the saying goes, in a family with many children, it is difficult for parents to keep a bowl of water balanced.
Even if parents say it is fair, in fact parents still cannot be fair. In the corner where others cannot see, parents still habitually show favoritism.
There are even some selfish parents who will rob the rich and give to the poor, squeezing their promising children to help their own unpromising but partial children.
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Zhong Qiang is the eldest son in the family, but his status as the eldest son has not brought him the slightest benefit or sense of superiority. On the contrary, at any time, his parents will ask him to give priority to his younger brother and help him.
Zhong Qiang is a very filial child. He basically obeys what his parents say. When I was young, it didn't feel like much. But when he grew up, graduated and started working, and his parents made more and more demands on him, Zhong Qiang became disgusted.
After Zhong Qiang started working, his parents began to ask him to send back 2,000 yuan for living expenses every month. Considering that it was not easy for his parents to make money, Zhong Qiang agreed without hesitation. After that, he continued to honor his parents with 2,000 yuan a month. Later, his parents said that prices were rising and asked for an increase in living expenses to 3,000 yuan, which he did.
No matter how Zhong Qiang responded to his requests, his parents did not look at him differently. On the contrary, his parents demanded more from him. Two thousand today, three thousand tomorrow, and five thousand the day after tomorrow. Every time Zhong Qiang was unwilling to give it, his parents would act recklessly and kidnap him out of family affection. Zhong Qiang had to compromise.
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It’s just that it happened too many times, Zhong Qiang is also tired and can’t get the money out. But his parents still refused to give up. Zhong Qiang had no money, so he asked him to borrow it from a friend, saying that your brother was studying, and no one could hurt him if the family suffered.
Zhong Qiang has raised his younger brother like this for several years. He originally thought that after his younger brother graduated, he could take a breath and think about his own life events. But who knew that my younger brother had only graduated half a year ago, and he was clamoring to buy a car for transportation. He said that all his friends and colleagues around him had cars, but he was the only one who had to take the bus and subway to work every day. It was too miserable.
’s parents came to Zhong Qiang again to ask for money, but Zhong Qiang was tired of his parents’ constant demands and refused directly. When Zhong Qiang and his wife got married, their parents still tried to prevent him in every possible way, thinking that once Zhong Qiang got married and started a family, he would no longer devote himself to helping his younger brother.
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Since his parents had no money, Zhong Qiang and his wife rented a house and got married. After the marriage, the couple lived outside and did not live with their parents. But even so, his parents still asked Zhong Qiang for money from time to time, and every time they got money from Zhong Qiang, their parents would subsidize it to their younger brother.
His wife had all kinds of grievances and dissatisfactions, but she was persuaded by Zhong Qiang. The couple were not happy for two days until the wife was assigned a demolition house from her parents' family, when her parents came after hearing the news.
’s parents asked Zhong Qiang to give this demolished house to his younger brother as a wedding room. They said that his brother was preparing to discuss marriage with his girlfriend recently. The woman bluntly said that she would not get married without a wedding room. The parents were so anxious that the demolished house for their daughter-in-law was a real help in times of need.
After hearing what her parents said, my wife suddenly became anxious and wanted to jump up and refute. But Zhong Qiang stopped her, stood up and said: "He doesn't deserve it. Over the years, you have taken advantage of your status as parents to give many benefits to your brother from me. Now that he has worked to make money, I will no longer help the poor, so you can take care of yourself."
Zhong Qiang said he would no longer help the poor, which means he really would no longer help the poor. Not only did he reject his parents, he also kicked them out of the house. Even though his parents called him and joined relatives to attack, Zhong Qiang did not compromise.
Sometimes, Zhong Qiang couldn't help but think that maybe he was not born to his parents, but was picked up by his parents.
Today’s topic:
Do you support Zhong Qiang in continuing to help his parents and younger brother in poverty?
