My name is Zhu and I am 62 years old this year. It is often said that when I work, I always look forward to retiring soon, and this is exactly what happened to my wife.
My wife is actually very good, but the only problem is that she is a little lazy. Before she got married, she was the little princess of the family, and her parents-in-law pampered her and grew up. Later, she married me, and my parents took good care of her. At that time, she only had to go to work, and my parents took care of the children, and the housework was completely my parents' responsibility.
My wife had a surprisingly easy life and had almost nothing else to do except go to work. When I get home, I have food to eat, and the child doesn't need to worry about it because my mother is taking care of it. On weekends, she likes to go back to her parents' house, and her parents-in-law are very generous with us.
Because life is so easy, my wife has gained a lot of weight since marrying me, and she always blames herself for "raising too well".
Actually, I've never been embarrassed to say that the time she has been standing is really too short.
Early in the morning, she rode her bicycle to the factory, and her job was to inspect behind the assembly line. There, the staff spent most of their time sitting and working, inspecting the products and chatting, with little activity other than meals and toilets.
Over time, her partner seems to be more robust than other women. I still remember that she was less than 1.7 meters tall and weighed 150 pounds.
Her figure remained unchanged until she retired, barely changing. Although she often said that she wanted to **, she was unable to lose it due to a lack of exercise.
In the year of her retirement, she happened to have the opportunity to help her daughter-in-law take care of her newborn child. However, I don't know why these two people always can't get along and often quarrel. There are also frequent arguments between the daughter-in-law and the wife, causing the wife to return home angrily. But the next day, the son will call ** again to ask his wife to come over, because the child really needs to be taken care of.
I tried to persuade my wife patiently. I said that it is also not easy for young people to have to go to work and take care of their children. Our family has never been very well-off, we didn't buy a house when we got married, and we live in a rented house. My son has asked us for help many times, and taking care of the children allows them to work with peace of mind.
I know my wife understands what I mean, but she's too stubborn. Although she took the child with her for a few days, she eventually came back and said that she had a quarrel with her daughter-in-law.
Despite my repeated persuasions, my wife still refused to take care of the children. In the end, the son had to ask his mother-in-law to come and help.
My wife later happily told me that now she was finally relieved and could enjoy her retirement.
But I thought to myself, the two of us are okay and have retirement salaries. But the son has not bought a house yet, and the grandson cannot live without his own home when he grows up. So, I discussed with my wife that even if I didn't want to take care of my grandson anymore, maybe I could find a job while I still had the strength to help my son buy a house and share some of the burden.
Unexpectedly, what I said instantly angered my wife. She shouted loudly, marry me and endure a lifetime of hardship, but now that she has finally retired, I still hold on to her. Other sisters travel all over the world as soon as they retire, but she can't.
My wife's words made me feel a little guilty, but it was true that people were different. Although I don't have much ability in my life, to tell you the truth, I haven't made my wife suffer too much. Although she is retired at home, I still take on the housework.
Every morning I would go grocery shopping and buy her breakfast by the way. Then I went out to work and ate at the unit at noon. I go home after work, and my wife cooks a simple dinner. After eating, I washed the dishes and cleaned up while she went out for a walk. I feel that this kind of life is quite ordinary, but my wife feels unsatisfied, she feels that she is too aggrieved.
My wife later told me that the state gave her retirement, which meant that she didn't have to work hard. The monthly pension of 2,000 yuan is enough for her to live, let me leave her alone, she can do whatever she wants.
So my wife was obsessed with the cheongsam show.
At first, she said that she ate too much and moved too little, and her body was getting fatter and fatter, so she wanted to go out and exercise. Through the introduction of the good sisters, she came into contact with the cheongsam show.
The team leader saw that his wife praised her for being tall and tall, a good seedling on the catwalk, but she was just a little fatter and needed physical training.
So my wife told me to ** and participate in physical training. I expressed my support, thinking that it would not be good for my body for my wife to continue to gain weight like this. Now there are professional people to guide her, and it is good to make her thinner. I also hope that she can move and not lie at home all day watching TV.
My wife went out to train every day, and when she came back, she told me that the body teacher was very fierce, she was not allowed to eat meat, her stomach was not allowed to bulge, and sometimes she couldn't eat for hours after training.
Unconsciously, 3 months have passed, and my wife has lost a lot of weight, and she has become more energetic. The pants that used to be don't fit anymore. At this time, my wife was no longer satisfied with not only training her body, she said that she wanted to fight for the opportunity to perform for herself.
Once my wife excitedly told me that a supermarket was going to open for a celebration, and she was selected by the team leader to participate in the performance.
My wife was very excited, busy preparing cheongsam and various costumes, and I saw that she had added a lot of things to herself, including cheongsam, shoes, and various props. Even the suitcase was replaced with a new one, as well as all kinds of cosmetics. I asked my wife if she bought it
My wife told me that it was issued uniformly by the group.
I had the misconception that my wife was participating in a great show, supported by a merchant. Gradually, however, I found that I had completely misunderstood the situation.
My wife later became extremely busy, sometimes coming home in the early hours of the morning, and occasionally when she came back, she would quietly hand me 200 yuan, calling it her "appearance fee". I thought that my wife was making money by participating in the cheongsam show, and she told me so at the time.
However, my wife later told me that the tour leader's requirements were much more than that. Each team member must maintain a unified image when they go out, including not only the figure, but also the cheongsam, shoes, suitcases, and even fans and umbrellas are purchased uniformly, all in order to pursue the overall beauty. My wife also told me that the group is large and not everyone has the opportunity to perform.
In order to obtain this opportunity, the spouse must maintain a close relationship with the team leader and the physical teacher. Sometimes she has to invite guests to dinner, and sometimes she has to give gifts, and only then will the opportunity come to her.
After each performance, my wife will share ** in the circle of friends, and she can't wait for me to like it and ask me to send it to my colleagues. In **, she walks gracefully on the red carpet, fully immersed in this picturesque romantic scene.
Initially, I thought my wife's involvement in such a team would enrich her retirement, but I didn't know the truth until one of my wife's friends approached me. She told me that her wife had borrowed more than 30,000 yuan from her.
At first, I wondered, because my wife already has a pension of more than 2,000 yuan a month, and she still has income from participating in performances, why is she still in debt?
It turns out that it takes a lot of money to participate in this kind of cheongsam show. First of all, the first step in joining the club is to spend more than 5,000 yuan to buy a set of cheongsam with fragrant cloud yarn. In addition, physical training requires a fee of 500 yuan per person, and it is also necessary to purchase cheongsam, shoes, props (such as silk scarves, flower umbrellas, sunglasses, fans) suitable for various occasions, and even the suitcase for going out must be purchased uniformly.
Although each person can get a bonus of 200 yuan through the commercial performance, in order to participate in the performance, each person needs to pay more than 1,000 yuan in advance, including the purchase of dresses, round-trip fares and meals. The whole process costs at least 800 yuan per person.
After her wife joined the cheongsam troupe, her monthly retirement salary of more than 2,000 yuan was far from enough to support. In half a year, she actually borrowed more than 30,000 yuan, and if it wasn't for a friend who came to collect the debt, I wouldn't have known about it. Later, my wife actually defended her behavior by saying that she would be able to pay off the money sooner or later, because she had a good relationship with the team leader, and she would be able to earn enough money as the performance opportunities increased.
Would you believe this if it happened to you?
Seeing my wife like this, I felt very angry. She refused to take her grandchildren after retirement, and she had a conflict with her daughter-in-law, so I thought that she would go out and find a job to earn some money. However, she said that no one could take care of her after she retired. Now we have spent more than 30,000 yuan in half a year, we are just ordinary workers, my son's house has not yet been settled, but my wife has spent so much money to participate in the cheongsam group, which makes me even more confused.