“If even an older mother doesn’t find it funny, it’s even less of a joke for an eleven-year-old child.”

Fan's mother and Sun Jinhua's expressions turned cold.

"Sanzhu is strong and healthy. Shuiqing is young and only had to lie down for a morning after being hit. If it were her mother, she would probably have lost half her life. We should discipline her more strictly in the future, otherwise she might hit someone and no amount of money would be enough to cover her expenses."

Sun Jinhua was indignant. "Brother-in-law, what you said is nasty. Are you cursing my Sanzhu?"

Besides, he's just a child. What's wrong with him bumping into something? Are we adults going to hold a grudge against a kid?

Anyway, she insisted that it was the child who hit her, and it's unreasonable for an adult to argue with a child.

Fan Jin didn't even frown. He looked at his sister-in-law with his dark, moist eyes and said gently, "If children are not taught properly, it is the parents' fault. If children do something wrong, they can take responsibility when they are older. If they are young, it is naturally the parents who should bear the responsibility."

For example, if a child in the village steals his sister-in-law's money, and he spends it all and can't return it, who does his sister-in-law think should compensate him?

Looking at her with those dark, moist eyes and hearing her gentle question, Sun Jinhua unconsciously replied, "Of course, the child's parents should compensate me!"

"Sister-in-law is right. Shuiqing has been lying down all morning, so she's clearly injured. For now, we're family, so let's not talk about money, just compensation."

Fan Jin paused here, his dark eyes looking at Shui Qing. Just when Shui Qing thought he was going to ask for her opinion, he looked straight past her and focused on Er Ya, asking gently, "Xing Hui, you've always been clever. Tell me, what do you think your aunt should do to compensate your mother?"

The praised Er Ya beamed and said, "Mother lost a lot of blood, so she definitely needs to take good care of herself."

There should be sixty-five eggs stored at home, so let's give fifty eggs to Mother to help her recover.

By the way, the eggs are from a male, and my aunt has two pounds of brown sugar, which is perfect for making brown sugar eggs—it's the best for your health!

Auntie would never part with the silver, but the eggs were from a male or female, and the brown sugar was readily available. Compared to the silver, Auntie would definitely take the lesser option and give it up.

Sun Jinhua's heart was bleeding. She had just bought two catties of brown sugar, which she couldn't bear to drink herself, but she was going to use it to nourish Hu Shuiqing's body!

She doesn't even deserve it?

Fan's mother felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. Fifty eggs! They could have been exchanged for a lot of salt, or at the very least, they could have been eaten by her to nourish her body. Now, they were all going to end up in Hu's belly!

"If sister-in-law is unwilling, then money will do."

"Yes, yes! My brother-in-law is right, we are still family, it's too formal to talk about money!" Sun Jinhua was afraid that Fan Jin would take back what he said, so he hurriedly agreed.

Anyway, she only contributed two catties of brown sugar. Although she also contributed her share of the fifty eggs, most of them ended up in her mother-in-law's hands, and her mother-in-law was definitely more distressed.

With Fan Jin's gentle smile, Sun Jinhua went into the house and brought out brown sugar wrapped tightly in oil paper, while Fan's mother went into the house and brought out fifty eggs in a bamboo basket.

Fan Jin gestured for his two daughters to accept the money, then spoke in a clear and gentle voice: "Alright, now let's talk about dividing the family property."

Shui Qing's doubts deepened as she watched her 'husband' handle things with a smile and ease.

Everyone else calls her Da Ya or Er Ya, so why does he call Er Ya "Xing Hui"?

When he asked for something, his intention was to ask her what she needed, so why did he skip her? Did he think she didn't know what things Sun Jinhua might ask for?

He completely ignored his mother's accusations of damaging his reputation, instead bringing up the matter of dividing the family property. Did he already have this in mind...?