Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife

Chapter 1069: Chapter 1070: Teach a Man to Fish

On the way home, Qi Taiguo was silent, his lips pursed, lost in thought.

"Is your heart aching?" Cheng Su sat on the back seat of the bicycle, hugging his waist, and leaned forward to ask.

Qi Taiguo nodded absentmindedly.

"I thought I’d done enough, but it’s still not enough. The child ended up like this, in and out of the hospital. If Platoon Leader Zheng finds out, how will he blame me?" Qi Taiguo said self-reproachfully.

"That kind of thinking is wrong!" Cheng Su said: "You’ve actually done really well, although life is tough, they’re still holding together. Without your support, they would probably have been unable to survive long ago!"

"But, it’s still not enough!"

"There’s no ’enough’ or ’not enough’ here. When we help others, we have to act within our means. Your monthly allowance is limited, how much can you give away? You have family responsibilities too." Cheng Su said calmly: "Sacrifice on the battlefield is indeed tragic, but when you headed to the battlefield, didn’t you have this mental preparation?"

Qi Taiguo remained silent, gripping the bicycle handles tightly.

"We are grateful to Platoon Leader Zheng, so we do what we can to take care of his family, but it can only be within our capabilities; it’s not our responsibility. Taiguo, being human means each of us must be responsible for ourselves, we can’t just rely on others."

"I know, I’m just upset." Qi Taiguo replied gloomily.

Cheng Su patted his back and said, "I feel sad too, but this can’t be helped."

"How about I set aside forty yuan for them each month in the future?" Qi Taiguo hesitated and said.

He used to give them money, but actually, he didn’t do it every month.

Now it seems that Little Yu’s family is really struggling; if he doesn’t do something, he can’t feel at ease.

Cheng Su thought for a moment and said, "I have something to say, not sure if I should."

"What?"

"It’s still the same saying, ’rescue the urgent, not the poor,’ giving money every month isn’t a long-term solution." Cheng Su hesitated and said: "In my opinion, teaching someone to fish is better than giving them fish."

Qi Taiguo stopped the bike and turned to look at her: "Hmm?"

"You’ve heard Little Yu say it too, when there’s no money, it’s about selling blood; the work she’s doing, like mining, is really risking her life to earn. I think instead of giving her money every month, why not support her to do something, lend money or whatever, help her start a small business, and she’ll have a livelihood, and won’t need to do mine work which is so arduous!" Cheng Su said.

Mining, you often hear about mine accidents, and Little Yu being a woman, to say something unpleasant, if anything happens at the mine, then the family truly would be ruined.

Giving money can solve living expenses, but can you keep giving for ten months, ten years, or forever?

Even now it’s manageable, but just giving like this, you may feel at ease, but the other side may not rightfully accept it.

But if we change the way, they find a long-term solution for their livelihood, and we don’t have to constantly support them, both families can maintain their relationship better long-term. Otherwise, just giving money, over time, even the purest feelings might deteriorate.

Qi Taiguo hadn’t thought of this, but upon careful consideration, it was indeed a good idea. But as Little Yu hadn’t done business before, he said, "She seems to have never done any business, do you think she can do something? I don’t know what she’s good at."

Seeing him agree, Cheng Su said: "How about this, I’ll visit them again in the next couple of days, explain this idea and check her thoughts, and we’ll plan it out carefully."

"Okay!" Qi Taiguo smiled, turned around and kissed her: "Wife, thank you, no wonder Little Yu says good things about you!"

Cheng Su spat at him: "Hurry up, it’s getting dark!"

"Alright!"