No, she can't be separated and live alone.

"Mom, we can't separate the family."

"If others find out we've been kicked out of our home, how will we ever face anyone again?"

Even if you don't think about me, you should at least think about your son and grandson!

Gu Nanzhi said angrily, "You still have any shame?"

"I thought you'd already thrown your face in the street long ago!"

Tang Anning knew her mother-in-law was angry and didn't dare to provoke her further, so she could only soften her tone and apologize, "Mom, I know I did some things wrong before."

"Please forgive me just this once, okay?"

"Besides, it was Dad who told me to speak my mind. I'm dissatisfied with the second son's dowry and settlement allowance. Can't I even say it?"

Gu Nanzhi was almost laughing in exasperation. "Then tell me, what should we do to satisfy you?"

Tang Anning rolled her eyes and started thinking seriously. "We'll give the bride price as we see fit. As far as I know, the military can apply for furniture and such for free. So you don't need to give them cash anymore, since cashing it would cost a lot of money anyway."

"As for the resettlement allowance, we don't need to give it to them, right?"

"The second child has already been assigned a dormitory, so why would they need a settling-in allowance?"

Gu Nanzhi retorted, "Do you think that our salaries, savings, and everything in this house belong to your eldest son's family?"

Tang Anning thought to herself that her husband was the eldest son and her son was the eldest grandson, so the eldest branch of the family would definitely get the lion's share of the old couple's inheritance.

Besides, it's usually the eldest child's family who are primarily responsible for elder care, so it's not unreasonable for them to ask for more, right?

“Mom, my second son is away from home for a long time, and my sister-in-law will get married in the future, so the responsibility of taking care of you two will definitely fall on us.”

"I hope you can carefully consider the distribution of family finances."

Commander Ning said in a deep voice, "You don't need to worry about our retirement."

"Besides, whatever money we give to the second son is our own money; we haven't taken a single penny from you."

"I also have to remind you of something else. When you and the eldest son got married, Xiaoyu's maternal grandparents gave a gift of 1,000 yuan, and Xiaoyu's parents gave a gift of 1,000 yuan plus a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets."

“We didn’t take this money or the dragon and phoenix bracelet. When the second son gets married, you will all have to give gifts on top of this.”

Tang Anning couldn't help but shiver, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her back felt chilly.

She's probably doomed!

She was so happy to receive the gift back then, and now she regrets it so much!

Let alone paying back more than they gave her before, even paying back the equivalent amount, she still can't afford it!

She used part of that two thousand yuan to buy pretty clothes and shoes to satisfy her vanity, and part of it to support her family.

Her mother knew she had a dragon and phoenix bracelet and asked her to give it to her for safekeeping.

Based on her understanding of her mother, this safekeeping was like throwing a meat bun to a dog—it was likely gone forever!

Seeing this, Gu Nanzhi added, "Don't let the Ning family be impolite!"

Tang Anning stood frozen in place, her vision blurring as darkness fell over her.