"Hmph! You unfilial son, how dare you talk back! Let me tell you, as long as I'm alive, you can forget about building your house over there, or I'll break your legs!" He glared at Shen Zishan with wide eyes.

Faced with his father's threat, Shen Zishan sneered and said, "Dad, am I wrong? Why don't you just come at me? I just injured my leg a couple of days ago, and I don't know how well it will recover. Why don't you break it again?"

"Or, if my leg is still fine, and you're still not satisfied, then just break this leg now."

"But speaking of which, aren't you and Mother going a bit too far? My leg injury has only lasted two days, and you're already eager to separate from me. Why is that?"

At this point, Shen Zishan couldn't help but shake his head, a self-deprecating smile appearing on his face: "Hehe, that's true, I should have expected this to happen. I just didn't expect you to be so heartless."

Then I'd like to ask, why didn't you bring up the matter of separating the family property when I was doing well at work and my leg was fine? Why wait until now..."

He then said self-deprecatingly, "Because back then I could earn money and help my eldest and second eldest brothers. Now I've lost my job and injured my leg, so I can't help them anymore and might even become a burden to them. So you want to separate us?"

He remained heavy-hearted and silent, unsure of what to say. Who wouldn't know what he was thinking when he brought up separating the family at this time?

Shen Zishan didn't think he would say anything, and continued, "Dividing the family property! Not to mention that I was injured and should get a larger share, just look at that money, it was basically all accumulated little by little from my hard-earned wages! Why should it be divided equally?"

He roared loudly, his eyes wide, his face flushed, and veins bulging on his forehead.

Standing to the side, Zhong Chen lowered his head even further. He knew very well that his actions were indeed too biased towards his other two sons.

However, the eldest and second sons have never been as clever and intelligent as the third son. If they are only given a small amount of money, I am really worried that they will have a very difficult and frugal life in the future.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, his heart filled with entanglement and helplessness.

After venting his anger, Shen Zishan just stared at the heavy atmosphere without saying another word.

Ma Aning stepped forward and said, "Dad, we agree to your plan for dividing the family property, but I want to ask, how will your retirement be handled?"

He was also desperate for someone to help him out of this predicament, because he really couldn't answer his son's question: "Your mother and I can still work now, we don't need you to support us in our old age. After we turn 55, how will the village provide for us? How will you provide for us?"

“Okay, we’ll add it to the family division agreement later,” Ma Aning agreed without hesitation, seeing that no further unreasonable demands were being made.

He looked heavily at his third son, but ultimately said nothing, sighed, and walked out.

"Oh dear, I just woke up and I ran into the family division. I never thought the family division would happen so early in my life. That old man is really awful. The family division seems fair, but it's really annoying."

"Do you want to be good to yourself? If you're constantly being bad to yourself, then you can be completely ruthless."

"The problem is this kind of relationship that's neither good nor bad. If you're too good to them, you feel guilty; if you're not good to them, others will say you're unfilial. It's so frustrating that you can't even break off relations with them."

They quickly invited the village chief and brigade leader to witness the event, and many villagers also came to join in the fun.

Several villagers stepped forward to help, dividing up all the household items. Just as it was time to sign, the brigade leader remembered that he needed to borrow money from the team.

"Wait a minute, if you have so much money to distribute, why did you borrow 170 yuan from the team to pay for medical expenses? And shouldn't you pay it back first if you have the money?"

Hearing the brigade leader's words, Qian Daniu's eyes flickered. "Who said we wouldn't pay it back? Isn't it supposed to be paid back after the family property is divided?"

Seeing that she said that, the captain stopped insisting. After signing, he handed the document to the others. After everyone else had signed, it was Ma Aning's turn.

Ma Aning took the family division agreement and glanced at it. "Mother, there's one more thing I need to clarify: will you and Father repay the 170 yuan borrowed from the team?"

“How could I pay you back? It wasn’t my money,” Qian Danu blurted out.

Ma Aning looked at him with a half-smile, "If I remember correctly, this 170 yuan should be for Brother Shan's medical expenses, right?"

"Mother, if you don't pay it back, won't this become a debt for our family after we sign the papers?"

He took a deep drag on his pipe. "Third daughter-in-law, don't worry, the money has been set aside separately, and we will pay it back."

“Dad, since you say so, then I will believe you. The village chief and the brigade leader will be witnesses if this 170 yuan is eventually distributed to our family.”

“From now on, I will sever all ties with you on behalf of Brother Shan. He is now the son-in-law of the Ma family, no longer your son.”

He was trembling with anger. "What kind of nonsense are you spouting? He's my son, and I'd never sever ties with him."

"Dad, why are you so angry? As long as you don't intend to push these debts onto us, then there's nothing to worry about. We can get along as a family from now on."

"Mommy is awesome!" Chen Xiaoxiao's voice rang out in her mother's womb. If she weren't still unborn and trapped in this small belly, unable to move freely, she would probably have been dancing with excitement and even clapping her little hands.

Just then, another little boy next to him also showed a faint, almost imperceptible smile, but unfortunately, no one could see the joy hidden in his expression.

He shouted loudly to his wife, "Old woman, go and get me the 170 yuan. We need to return it to the village chief and the others first!" His tone was filled with anger and dissatisfaction. He had clearly told her last night that he would return the money this morning.

Although Qian Danu was extremely unwilling, she still slowly walked into the room in the face of her husband's order.

After rummaging through drawers and cupboards for a while, she finally managed to pull out the 170 yuan. As she walked back to the living room, she muttered to herself, seemingly complaining about something.

When Qian Dani handed the money to the village chief, he carefully counted the amount, then nodded in satisfaction and said, "Yes, the amount is correct. In this way, your family will no longer owe the team a single penny."

At this moment, Ma Aning, who was standing to the side, quickly and neatly picked up a pen and signed her and Shen Zishan's names on the family division agreement.

With the final stroke of the pen, the family division ceremony officially came to an end.

“Village Chief! Do you see if there are any empty houses in our team that we can rent out right now? I want to move out, so I was thinking of renting a house for two months as a temporary measure, and I’ll move out as soon as my new house is finished,” Ma Aning said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the village chief narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "There is indeed an empty house, the one where Granny Sun used to live. However, since she passed away, the house has remained empty and uninhabited."

"But the conditions are pretty good; it's a real brick and tile house! If you really want to rent it, you only need to pay three yuan a month. That way, our village can have a little income, right?"

The village chief secretly figured that even if it was left empty, someone would still want it.

His already somber face became even darker, and he glared at the person in front of him with wide eyes, his voice rising an octave involuntarily.

"Third son's wife! Didn't I make it clear before? You can continue to live here until your own house is built before you move out!"

However, despite the overwhelming anger, Ma Aning remained calm and composed. She smiled slightly and responded slowly.

"Thank you for your kindness, Father, but now that we have separated, it would be better if we lived our separate lives."

"Hmph! Do as you please, do whatever you want!"

He let out a heavy, angry snort, then forcefully swung his arm as if to vent all his dissatisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around without looking back and strode towards his room, out of sight, out of mind.

Seeing this, Ma Aning didn't say anything more. Instead, she turned to the village chief and said firmly, "Okay, village chief, then please take me to see the house first. If I think it's suitable, I'll pay the money right away."

Hearing Ma Aning agree so readily, the village chief and the brigade leader exchanged a glance and then began to move all of her belongings into the house and arrange them neatly.

At this moment, Shen Zishan, who had been lying silently on the bed, finally couldn't help but speak up. He looked at the village chief and the brigade leader with gratitude and sincerely thanked them.

"Thank you so much, Uncle Village Chief and Uncle Brigade Leader. We are so grateful for your help."

"Hey, it's nothing, why are you being so polite with your uncle? You should just stay here and recover. I'll take your wife to see the house. If you like it, we can help you move in together."

The brigade leader smiled and waved to Chen Zishan, then walked out the door with the village chief.

Ma Aning immediately supported her pregnant belly and followed the two men to see the house.