Old Marquis Zhou Moyang was quite surprised by what his eldest son said. Although he favored the third son, he only planned to subsidize him a little from his private property.

The old marquis had never thought of dividing the assets of the Cheng'en Marquisate equally, especially in front of so many elders, he also had to save face.

But the eldest son was so insistent that the old marquis couldn't refuse his eldest son's decision from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't help but confirm, "Can'er, are you sure you want to divide it this way?"

"Son, I'm sure. Father will divide it according to this!" Zhou Wencan smiled again and gave an affirmative answer.

It’s not that Zhou Wencan is stupid and generous, he just wants to take care of his second brother who has always respected him.

By the way, I want to get rid of that troublesome third brother. You have already divided up so much of the family property. If you come to him for everything in the future, it will be unreasonable. Just think of it as losing money to avoid disaster.

All the elders present praised Zhou Wencan highly. In their opinion, if the current Marquis Cheng'en could be so friendly and brotherly, then he must be no worse to them as well.

If it were them, they wouldn't necessarily be willing to give up so much money. According to the rules, the eldest son should get 50%.

"The old marquis is also very lucky. His sons are friendly and filial."

"Brother is still lucky!"

The elders of the clan all praised the friendship between Zhou Wencan and his three brothers.

The old marquis felt much better after hearing these compliments. He looked at his other two sons and said, "I hope that when you do things in the future, you will remember the kindness your eldest brother showed you today."

Zhou Wenjun had always listened to Zhou Wencan, and this time, his eldest brother was taking such good care of him. If there weren't so many people watching, he would have immediately wanted to jump over and hug his eldest brother's thigh:

"Don't worry, father. I will not let you down for your love and care for me."

After Zhou Wenjun finished speaking, his eyes were shining as he looked at Zhou Wencan.

Zhou Wenfu also agreed with a smile, after all, he could indeed benefit from it.

Seeing the two young ones express their opinions, the old marquis continued, "Since that's the case, the assets of the Cheng'en Marquisate will be divided into three equal parts. However, this mansion can only belong to Can'er."

Zhou Wenjun quickly agreed, fearing that his third brother, a scoundrel, would even want to divide the mansion of the Marquisate. "That's as it should be!"

Zhou Wenfu also quickly expressed his opinion. If he didn't, he would be scolded to death by the elders around him.

Moreover, the mansion of Marquis Cheng'en was a gift from the emperor, and he couldn't just divide it up if he wanted to. He still had some foresight.

Once the division plan was decided, it was quick to divide it. Zhou Wencan didn't pick and choose, he just took one, since they would all be divided equally anyway.

Zhou Wencan was not picky, and Zhou Wenjun, who had always followed his eldest brother, was also unlikely to be picky, so he also picked one at random.

Zhou Wenfu wanted to choose one, but he was the youngest and according to the order of seniority, it was not his turn to choose.

Then came the issue of marriage among the several branches. In the eldest branch, there was only one illegitimate son, Zhou Zhiqi, who was still unmarried. Zhou Zhiqi was the seventh child in the family.

The second branch of the family had only two male offspring: Zhou Zhiyu, the legitimate son of the wife Zhao, who was the second child in the family and had already married. The other was Zhou Zhiman, the sixth child in the family, who was born out of wedlock and had not yet married.

The legitimate son of the third branch of the family is the youngest in the entire family, ranking eighth, and is definitely unmarried. Their illegitimate son Zhou Zhikun is ranked third and has also been married for a long time. The illegitimate daughter Zhou Nanqian has also been married for a long time.

By this calculation, every family has one person who is not married yet, but the third branch is the legitimate child, so he is relatively at a disadvantage.

The old marquis thought for a moment and finally spoke, "In the mansion, there are only three brothers, six, seven, and eight, who are still unmarried. However, the eighth brother, Zhou Zhiwei, is a legitimate son, so the third branch is relatively at a disadvantage. I will make up for this shortfall from my private treasury!"

Zhou Wencan had already given up the big one, so it was impossible for him to still hold on to such a small thing. "It's my duty."

Zhou Wenjun always followed his eldest brother's lead. Once his eldest brother expressed his opinion, he followed suit. Although he didn't agree with his father's statement, his third brother's annual expenses were undoubtedly much higher than his and his eldest brother's.

As the beneficiary, Zhou Wenfu's face was almost broken with laughter the whole time, and anyone could see his joy. He had already transitioned from not wanting to split up the family business at the beginning to feeling that splitting up was really a good thing.

When the old marquis saw his third son like this, he actually felt a little embarrassed.

At this point, even if everything was divided, only the private property of the old marquis and Liu Shi remained undiscussed. The old marquis also wanted to say here, "As for my wife and I's private property, we are still strong and have many years to spend, so we will not divide it for now.

If I die first, I will give the rest of my private property to your mother. If both your mother and I die, you three brothers will divide it equally!"

Zhou Wencan had long guessed that his father would say this, so he remained relatively calm.

The second oldest, Zhou Wenjun, was speechless. His father's words might as well have been saying that he and his mother would have to subsidize his younger brother in the future! When both of them were gone, there would probably be nothing of value left.

The second brother was speechless, but he still agreed with the same straightforwardness as his eldest brother. After all, he was still promising. A good man would not eat the food of a divided family. There was a world waiting for him to explore outside.

The third son, Zhou Wenfu, was even happier, because if his parents had it, it was almost the same as if he had it.

The division of the family was complete at this point. The old marquis asked the three brothers again if they had any objections.

Zhou Wencan and his two brothers had no objections, so the old marquis asked them to sign the family division document on the spot.

The three brothers signed without hesitation.

The elders who witnessed the agreement signed it readily, including Zhou Qiongyue. After all, as a princess, she was still qualified to sign it.

The family division document was made in five copies. Each of Zhou Wencan's three brothers held one copy, one was kept in the clan, and one was enshrined in the ancestral hall.

As soon as this process was completed, the old marquis ordered people to present the generous gifts that had been prepared for the elders of each clan. After all, since they had asked them to make this trip, their marquisate had to express their gratitude.

Afterwards, the old marquis asked everyone to move to the front yard and started eating and drinking to bond with each other.

After Zhou Wencan divided up the family business, he immediately picked out two good-looking farms from a pile of land deeds and stuffed them into the hands of his second brother, Zhou Wenjun, saying, "Take them and manage them well!"

Zhou Wenjun wanted to refuse immediately. He and his third brother had already taken advantage of his eldest brother during the division of the family business, so he really couldn't accept this.

But Zhou Wencan didn't give him a chance to refuse. After giving it to his second brother, he drew two more and stuffed them into Yuan Chaokang's hand, "One for you and one for Chang'er!"

Yuan Chaokang didn’t know if he could get it, so he could only look up at his mother, Zhou Qiongyue.