“Your mother is older than me. When she reaches that age, you should give her 15 yuan and 150 jin of grain.”

As for me, I can wait until I turn 60 before giving my other half.

Hearing their father say this, Tan Qingzhou and Tan Qinghe couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and then glared at their respective wives.

They still have at least nine years before they can retire!

She had a falling out with her father over a year or two's worth of retirement money.

Don't they realize that their parents are still healthy and can earn money?

If the two elders dislike him, then the money they have saved up will just go to the third son.

The house was divided into three parts: one room for the eldest and second eldest sons, one room for the old man and woman, and the other two rooms were originally occupied by Tan Qingshan and Tan Xiaohuan.

Let the two of them stay here temporarily. Once the third son gets married, they will move directly to the coal mine's dormitory.

After Tan Xiaohuan gets married, the two rooms will be vacant, and the eldest and second sons' families will each take one room.

The money was also divided into three parts. The third brother didn't get a share; his share had already been spent when he bought the coal mine recruitment quota for him.

Hearing their parents divide the property this way, Tan Qingzhou and Tan Qinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the third son got a job, he almost ended up with nothing after losing the job.

Thinking about the coarse grains that the two of them moved to Fu Hongxing's house, plus the money they spent, compared with the money and house that I received, it was clear that they got much more.

Neither of the two daughters-in-law expected their father-in-law to divide things this way.

While overjoyed, a hint of doubt lingered in my mind: could it be that my in-laws hadn't brought out all the money?

Just as the two women were hesitating, Tan Dingguo tossed a thick, thread-bound book onto the table.

“I started keeping accounts for the eldest, second, and third sons after they came of age and started earning work points, as well as the daily household expenses.”

Although some entries and exits may be omitted, there shouldn't be any major errors.

You can take a look at the money in your house; is it roughly the amount I mentioned?

Upon seeing this, Tan Qingzhou and Tan Qinghe quickly waved their hands and said there was no need to investigate; their parents' decision was final.

Seeing that Wang Hui and Wu He had both shrunk their necks and lowered their heads to behave themselves, Tan Dingguo coldly withdrew his gaze from the two daughters-in-law.

The villagers had barely heard that the family was going to split up when, the very next day, before Tan Qingshan had even returned home, the Tan family had already neatly and efficiently divided their assets.

Upon hearing this news, Zhao Dazhu shook his head secretly, thought about his own situation, and then sighed.

News of how the Tan family divided their assets spread within a few days.

Hearing the village chief's distribution, many people were secretly waiting for Tan Qingshan to come back and cause trouble.

After all, Tan Xiaohuan, their unmarried daughter, was crying and complaining that her parents were being unfair!

As the son, he was practically left with nothing except a job. How could he be willing to accept that?

Not only did the villagers think that way, but Wang Hui and Wu He also had similar thoughts.

Tan Qingzhou and Tan Qinghe, however, understood their third brother quite well. Now that their parents had separated the family, Qingshan shouldn't cause any more trouble.

After all, being dissatisfied with the family division plan is tantamount to being dissatisfied with one's parents.

Given the third son's personality, he would never do anything unfilial to his parents.

However, deep down, both of them knew that they felt somewhat sorry for their third son regarding the division of the family property, that he had suffered a loss, and they were worried that things would be awkward if their third son came back.