"Mom! Juan and I have been married for almost 20 years, and she has given birth to five children for me. If I don't want her now, am I still a human being? Mom, please don't say these things anymore. I don't like to hear them!"

"You damned boy!"

Zhou Shuimei slapped him hard in annoyance.

Sun Erni was originally quite happy to hear that the second house was to be separated, but now she heard that Zhou Shuimei not only disagreed but also wanted to remarry Ye Erzhu, how could that be possible! Not to mention that she would have to give another betrothal gift to remarry a new wife, but she was also very hostile to the widow Liu. They had a fight half a month ago. If she married her back, she would have a hard time! Thinking of this, Wang Juan, an honest woman, was easier to deal with.

"Mom, since the second son is so filial, if you want to divide the family property, just do it. He is still your son after all!"

"You know nothing! If I say no, then we can't split. Do you have any say in that?"

Seeing that she dared to raise the stakes and allow the family to split, Zhou Shuimei lost her good face towards her.

Sun Erni pursed her lips and said unconvincedly, "Why can't I say it? Since the second brother wants to split up, then we should split up too. Let's just take this opportunity to split up! Chunhong is about to give birth again, and Jianhua is about to get married. It will be so crowded for this big family to live in! We can't even sit apart for meals. It's better to split up and live separately!"

The Ye family has a total of three rooms. The main east room is occupied by Zhou Shuimei, Ye Dashan and their spouses, as well as the unmarried siblings Ye Baozhu and Ye Jiancheng; the west room is given to Ye Jianguo and his wife who just got married two years ago; Ye Qing and his family squeeze into the small house at the west end of the yard.

Because it was hot in the summer, it was too uncomfortable for a family of six to squeeze on the kang, so Ye Erzhu built a simple small wooden house next to the house, which could only accommodate a wooden bed. Sisters Ye Qing and Ye Fang would sleep there in the summer. Zhou Shuimei scolded them a lot for this.

"My aunt is right. There are more and more people in the family. We won't have enough space to live together in the future. We should break up as soon as possible. Jiancheng should be looking for a partner soon. Who would be willing to marry him if they see a whole family squeezed into two rooms?"

Ye Jianhua is the youngest son of the eldest wife and the most promising one in the family. At the age of fifteen, he is already in the first grade of junior high school. In this era, especially in rural areas, junior high school students are rare. Zhou Shuimei likes this smart little grandson the most and hopes that he can find a good job after graduating from junior high school. Then the whole family will benefit from it.

When Zhou Shuimei heard Ye Qing talking about Ye Jianhua, a hint of relaxation appeared on her cold old face.

"Do you think that if you divide the family, you will have more houses or something?"

"We can't have more houses, but we can't have more people living together. It's easier for everyone to have their own affairs, and we don't want to be accused of taking advantage of others. My father and my uncle are both in their forties, and it's time for them to separate!"

In their village, as long as it is not a son, the third generation of the family will tacitly divide the family and live their own lives, so as to avoid too many people and troubles that affect family harmony. In recent years, because Wang Juan has not given birth to a son, it does not affect their interests. The whole family treats the second room as a workhorse, so they will not mention the division of the family. Now that Wang Juan has given birth to a son, Sun Erni is the first to agree to divide the family.

"Do you really want to split?"

Zhou Shuimei looked up and stared at Ye Erzhu expressionlessly.

Ye Erzhu pursed his lips and nodded firmly, "Mom, don't worry, even if we split up, I will still respect you as always."

"How dare you disrespect me! Your father died early, leaving me to raise you three siblings. I can't count on that heartless He Hua anymore. If you two brothers dare to disrespect me, I will kill myself and go find your father!"

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about! I said I would honor you, and I will honor you."

The thing Zhou Shuimei is most proud of in her life is that she gave birth to two filial sons, because even though the two sons grew up and got married, their hearts are still with her. She is still the one in charge of the family, and no one can surpass her.

Zhou Shuimei glared at Ye Erzhu and then looked at Ye Baozhu, "Go call your father and your brother back."

Ye Baozhu smiled and agreed, then turned around and ran out. She also wanted to split up the family and didn't want to live with the people from the second house. She was the only ugly girl in the family. When outsiders talked about the girls of the Ye family, they would always compare her with Ye Qing. The one she couldn't stand the most was Ye Qing. After the family split up, let's see who dared to compare her with Ye Qing!

Seeing this, Ye Qing winked at Ye Lan, and Ye Lan turned around and ran out. Zhou Shuimei saw it but didn't care.

In less than twenty minutes, Ye Baozhu called back Ye Dashan and Ye Jianguo who were working in their private plots.

"Mom, what's going on? I heard Baozhu say that our family is going to split up?"

Ye Dashan started asking as soon as he entered the room. Qin Chunhong, who had been hiding in the west room paying attention to the situation, also walked in with a bulging belly.

Zhou Shuimei said coldly, "Your wife and Erzhu both want to split up the family, what do you think?"

On the way here, Ye Baozhu had already told the father and son what had just happened, so they also knew that the second wife had given birth to a son.

"It's fine with me. Whether we split up or not, you'll always live with me, mom."

His words made Zhou Shuimei feel much more comfortable, but she also heard that the eldest son also wanted to separate from the family. Both sons wanted to separate from the family, which made her a little discouraged.

"Oh! Let's break up! I'm too old to take care of you!"

"Mom, please don't say that. You still have to worry about this family. We can't do without you."

Ye Dashan had always been sweet-talker and good at making her happy since he was young. In addition, he was her first son and helped her establish her status in her husband's family, so naturally she loved him more.

Ye Qing curled his lips as he watched the scene of loving mother and filial son in front of him. In his previous life, when Zhou Shuimei was paralyzed in bed, Ye Dashan did not behave like this. In the end, it was Ye Erzhu who took care of her by taking care of her excrement and urine.

Zhou Shuimei raised her lips slightly and then said, "Since you all want to divide it, then divide it as soon as possible. We don't have much at home. I..."

As she was speaking, Ye Lan led Han Tiansheng in.

"Captain, why are you here?"

Han Tiansheng's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard this, and he smiled, "Lanlan came to me and said that your family was going to split up, and asked me to come over as a witness."

After hearing her words, Han Tiansheng knew that she didn't ask him to come over. He glanced at Ye Erzhu and Ye Qing standing beside them, and he knew what was going on. He thought that this kid was finally smart for once.

Zhou Shuimei cursed Ye Qing in her heart, and then quickly asked Han Tiansheng to sit on the kang.

"Excuse me, please sit on the kang. Baozhu, quickly pour some water for your Grandpa Han!"

"Hey~"

Ye Baozhu responded and poured a bowl of water for Han Tiansheng and placed it on the kang table.