- As a neighbor, I understand Mrs. Lan's family story well. She has two sons; the eldest is married and lives separately, while the younger one works in Japan. The younger one is kind and hardworking, so he saved up a considerable amount of money, sending it back to his parents to keep for him when he returns home, so he'll have some capital to start his own business. However, when he returned home and needed money to invest in a business with a friend, he discovered that the money he had saved was running low. That's where the family conflict began.
- Actually, for a long time, many people have advised Ms. Lan to be more thrifty and economical with her spending, but she doesn't seem to care much. Everyone knows that the items she buys are for her family's daily needs, but I think she should only use what's still usable and not buy new things. Even if she buys new things, she needs them to last a long time. Instead, with money readily available in her account, she keeps replacing things constantly, buying whatever she likes, which is very wasteful.
- Your son still sends his parents a monthly allowance for living expenses and medicine. As for savings, although they don't explicitly say it, I think Mrs. Lan and her husband have a responsibility to safeguard them so their son will have some capital to start his own business later. After all, parents are the people children trust the most. Instead, I heard that Mrs. Lan used the money her son sent to lend out at interest, but the borrowers defaulted on their payments…
- The story of Mrs. Lan's family is not uncommon. Many Vietnamese people working abroad send money back home to relatives to pay off debts or act as guarantors when buying land, houses, or opening savings accounts. Not a few of them, upon returning home after their work contracts expire, are cheated or lose the money they had painstakingly saved and sent back. However, in this relationship, there needs to be a clear distinction between gifts, money held in trust, and money used for investment or asset purchases. We must appreciate the money earned through the hard work of others, even if it's our closest relatives. Our ancestors had a saying: "Eat wisely, save wisely," to remind us to be thrifty in our spending, to prepare for times of hardship or to avoid the breakdown of family relationships as in the case above.
Ha Vy
Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/xa-hoi/202601/an-phai-danh-co-phai-kiem-dda0c6d/
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