Chapter 180 Forget it, a forced melon is not sweet

Liu Shanling wanted to back out, but Su Hongjuan, seeing his cowardly look, walked over and said, "Dad, it's because our family is so messy that we want to separate. Look at what kind of life we're living now.

After all, Xiaoman is already sixteen years old. Given our family's current reputation, is it wrong for us to consider the children a little more?"

Old Man Liu held his forehead and sighed heavily.

He knew that if he didn't give in today, the third daughter-in-law would not give up: "Okay, since you have thought it through, then separate."

Mrs. Liu said anxiously, "Old man."

Old Man Liu raised his hand to stop her from speaking: "Forget it, a forced melon is not sweet."

If he doesn't agree, the brotherhood between the eldest and the third brother will be completely exhausted. What should the old couple do then?

He has been planning for his whole life, and now his family is in this state. Wouldn't he be looked down upon by his brothers in the clan and laughed at by the villagers?

Thinking of the eldest couple who had caused the situation today, he really didn't say a word.

The eldest grandson, who was still wailing, no longer cared about it. He stood up, hunched over and went into the room where he lived. Then, with trembling hands, he filled himself a pot of dry tobacco, lit it, and took a long puff. Finally, he was able to suppress some of his sorrow.

Old Lady Liu followed in: "Old man, do you really want to divide the family?"

Old Man Liu didn't say anything until he finished smoking a bowl of tobacco. He knocked the pipe on the edge of the kang and said, "A grown-up son is no longer under the control of his father. What the third daughter-in-law said is right. After all, whose child it is should be loved by him. If we do what the third wife wants, at least they can remember us well."

Soon, the branch secretary and the village chief were invited to the house. Old Man Liu said, "You all know the family affairs. Today I will make the decision to separate the first and third rooms."

Liu Shangang didn't quite understand: "Dad, you said you want to separate us, so you won't live with our eldest wife?"

Old Man Liu coughed lightly and said, "Your mother and I are still in good health now, so we won't be a burden to you for the time being. When we can't earn work points one day, you brothers can take care of us in our old age."

In fact, Old Man Liu was also very conflicted. It was not that he didn't want to follow the first wife, but now the first wife was in debt, and they were afraid that they would not have a good life if they followed her. What if they could not earn work points in the future, wouldn't they also drag down the first wife?

He thought about it for a long time and decided that it would be better for neither branch to follow him. For the time being, they could earn work points to support themselves. When the day came when he really couldn't move, the two sons could take care of them together, and the eldest branch would have a lighter burden.

After all, he still favors the first wife, and he is also afraid that the first wife will be powerless in the future and the third wife will no longer care about them. So it is best now. In the future, the third wife cannot ignore them either, which can be regarded as an extra layer of protection for the old couple.

Thinking of this, he thought of the second brother. After seeing the separation of the family, the life of the second house had improved, but it had nothing to do with him. He felt really depressed, as if there was a lump of air stuck in his chest, making him very uncomfortable.

Soon, the news of the Liu family's splitting up again spread out, and people in the fields, on the land, and among the neighbors were discussing this matter: "Look, this knife doesn't hurt unless it cuts yourself. Before, Su Hongjuan was openly and secretly ruining the reputation of the second branch of the family in the fields.

Now it’s their turn, and they are afraid of having to pay off the debt together, so they just proposed to split up the family.”

"When a tree grows big, it branches out. When a son grows up, he branches out. This is an eternal law. Shan Gang has become my grandfather, so it is normal for him to branch out. Don't take him in a biased way."

"What did we say? If it weren't for the Shangang couple's shameless behavior, would the Liu family have reached this point today?"

"Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything. You guys talk, you guys talk."

(End of this chapter)