When Jiang Ning saw the seemingly respectable Lin Tao, his breath caught in his throat. The sins Lin Tao had committed in his past life played out silently like a movie.

She exerted a great deal of effort to suppress the urge to slap him, and simply looked at him coldly.

Lin Tao was not like his mother, who only knew how to act recklessly.

He genuinely cared about Lin Chen.

“Mom, I really have to criticize you. Xiao Chen doesn’t really want to separate from the family. He just sees that Auntie is having a hard time and wants everyone to share the burden more.”

After saying that, Yu Xiaofeng turned to Lin Chen and grinned.

"Xiao Chen, you're being foolish. Is dividing the family property as simple as you think? Your aunt isn't in good health and doesn't earn many work points. Xiao Qiao is still young and has to go to school. Your younger brother and sister-in-law are also educated youth, delicate and frail, and they haven't earned many work points either. With your meager salary, life isn't easy."

If someone gets a headache or fever, we'll have to help them out.

They may seem to be thinking of the other party in every way, but in reality they are fighting for their own interests.

He was used to being lazy since childhood, and making him work in the fields every day was like torture. He could only earn a maximum of five work points a day.

She clearly couldn't bear to part with his salary, yet she portrayed herself as so noble.

Lin Chen loved playing with Lin Tao the most since he was a child. When he was bullied, it was his older brother who would step in to help him, so he listened to Lin Tao's every word.

Even when I joined the army, it was on his advice.

But this time, he finally understood the hidden meaning in his words.

You can't have two different kinds of people living in one house. Lin Tao is also against dividing the family property!

"Brother, when did you learn to confuse the issue? I won't hold it against you because you're not well-educated, but you learned arithmetic in elementary school. You can still do the math, right?"

"You...when did you become so calculating?" Lin Tao stammered in anger.

He used to be the one who listened to me the most, but now that he's married, he's learned to talk back to me.

Anyway, he won't split up the family. Since Lin Chen hasn't lost his job, he should continue to hand over his earnings so the whole family can use them together.

Lin Fugui had originally come to curry favor with Lin Chen, but faced with this situation, he couldn't openly show favoritism in front of everyone, so he acted as a peacemaker:

"How about this, you come up with a plan for dividing the family property. If both parties agree, we'll sign and put our fingerprints on it. If one party disagrees, we'll just stick to the current arrangement."

The fact that he said that already shows he was somewhat biased towards Lin Chen.

Jiang Ning already had a plan in mind, and had whispered it to Lin Chen earlier. Now she shared her thoughts.

"There are two options. One is to divide the money in the grandmother's hands in half, with each family taking half and contributing 20 yuan per family to the grandmother's retirement fund every year. The other is that we divide the money, and you can choose whichever you prefer. We don't want the money, but we won't contribute to the grandmother's retirement fund in the future."

It could be said that her first plan was the one typically used when dividing a family property.

But the thought of turning twenty yuan a month into twenty-one years made Lin Zhou feel the pinch.

She has over 800 yuan in hand now, should she choose the second option?

She didn't want to take away more than four hundred!

If you get twenty a year, it would take more than twenty years to get four hundred back!

She was very shrewd when it came to keeping accounts.

If we don't split the money, it would be even better if we could receive twenty yuan every year.

Thinking this through, Lin Zhoushi proposed a third solution: without taking any money from her, she would still have to give her twenty yuan every year.

Wow~

Jiang Ning truly admired the old woman's shamelessness.

Even the onlookers couldn't stand it anymore, saying she was being too greedy. Over eight hundred yuan! What young man has that much money? Enough to marry several wives.

Many people felt sorry for Jiang Ning, who was clearly an educated youth, but was forced to marry a peasant, not only without a dowry but also with a bunch of awful relatives.

"Impossible. Ningning's proposal already represents a huge concession. Don't push your luck." Lin Chen's attitude was resolute.

Actually, he disagreed with this plan. Why shouldn't he get a share of the money?

He didn't understand why his wife had suddenly become so generous.

Actually, it's not that she's generous; it's just that she doesn't want to waste time arguing with people like that. Anyway, when she finds an opportunity, all that money will be put into her possession.

The negotiations have stalled again.

Lin Fugui tried to persuade him from both sides, his forehead dripping with sweat.

Being a village cadre is tough. All you do is argue about these trivial matters. It's just a little money, but you end up fighting over it all and ruining your good fortune!

Just when things were in complete chaos, the two commune cadres squeezed through the crowd.

One was tall and the other short, both wearing white shirts and green military pants, and both had slicked-back hair despite their young age.

The shorter man asked first, "Is this Lin Chen's house?" in an arrogant tone.

Lin Chen hurriedly went to greet him: "Comrade, I am Lin Chen."

The taller officer's expression was much kinder, and his speech was less aggressive.

"Comrade Lin Chen, we were originally going to have you report to the commune today, but we received a report from the masses that you are having illicit relationships with women and that your wife married you against her will. The organization has sent us here to investigate."

The crowd immediately started discussing it again.

Lin Chen's marriage to Jiang Zhiqing was indeed dishonorable. If he hadn't saved Jiang Ning from drowning, he wouldn't have had the chance to marry her.

I heard that some production brigades deliberately used this method to keep educated youth away and prevent them from returning to the city.

Was Jiang Ning's drowning orchestrated by Lin Chen?

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he rescued her right after she fell into the water?

Lin Tao stood behind Yu Xiaofeng, a smug smile on his face.

His whistleblower letter did indeed have an effect.

Before Lin Chen returned, he had already taken a liking to Jiang Ning and even took the opportunity to confess his feelings to her, but unfortunately, he was severely scolded by her.

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