Chapter 302 We Will Never Divide Up (Part 1)

And they even complained that they weren't giving them enough!

If the carpentry job hadn't been given to the fifth son, would they have earned so much money?! And yet they're so stingy and miserly!

Liu Lanzhi's snow cream, lipstick, and eyebrow pencil must have cost at least ten yuan, while the New Year's red envelopes she gave to her nephews and nieces only cost two mao!

It's presentable enough, so we should at least give them a dollar!

Li Chunhua thought indignantly, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her family had suffered a huge loss and that she had to get it back from somewhere else!

So, while everyone else was helping in the kitchen, he secretly went into Chen Jianmin and Liu Lanzhi's room, opened the bottle of face cream, scooped out a large dollop of the cream, wrapped it in oil paper, and stuffed it into his pocket.

Then, after taking one last, reluctant look at the lipstick and eyebrow pencil, she hurriedly walked out.

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After dinner and cleaning up the dishes, Ma Xiulian asked the family to sit down and not leave, as she had something to say.

"Please speak."

At first, the others didn't pay much attention; some were picking their teeth, others were picking their toes.

Then Ma Xiulian casually dropped a bombshell: "I discussed it with your father last night. Once the fifth son's wife finishes her postpartum confinement, we will separate the family."

Upon hearing this, the whole family was dumbfounded, not understanding why their mother had suddenly proposed dividing the family property without any warning.

Helian Jiao blinked her big eyes and glanced at her grandmother. She knew what it meant to separate the family, but she didn't care at all, since she lived with her grandparents anyway.

After realizing what was happening, Chen Jianguo and his brothers shook their heads repeatedly, saying, "Mom, we don't want to separate the family."

Zhou Zhaodi's mind worked even faster: "Mom, did someone make you angry again today?"

Chen Jianguo, being the most honest and filial son, jumped up from his seat upon hearing this: "Mom! Did Erni upset you again after we left today? I'll beat her up again right now!"

He glared at Erni, his dark face somewhat frightening, and at first glance, he looked a bit like Chen Dazhu, which was quite creepy.

Recently, it's only our second daughter who's been causing trouble at home. It must be because she upset her mother that she's considering separating the family.

If that's the case, then his son is extremely unfilial!

Erni was startled by his posture, as if he really wanted to beat her to death. Her face turned pale as she shook her head and said, "It wasn't me! I didn't do anything!"

She was clearly the one who felt most wronged today!

Not only did I stay in bed all day, but I didn't get to eat any malted milk powder or pastries, and I only had lunch!

Moreover, he can only eat standing up. If he makes any big movements, his wounds will ache. If he gets beaten up like he did yesterday, he might not even be able to get out of bed!

"It has nothing to do with Erni."

Ma Xiulian waved her hand and said, "I've been thinking about dividing the family property for a long time now. Now that the fourth brother has a daughter and the fifth brother is married with a child, all five of you brothers have started your own families. It's time for the tree to grow big and branches to split up.

The sons and daughters-in-law still shook their heads: "Mom, we won't separate the family."

Ma Xiulian squeezed her granddaughter's soft little hand, her attitude firm: "Besides, we two old folks are getting old, and managing a household is too much of a strain for us. Why don't we separate the family? Your father and I will just stay here and take care of our precious baby."

Zhou Zhaodi immediately flattered, "Mom, we understand the principle and know that we will have to separate the family sooner or later, but you are still young and can manage our whole family right now."

(End of this chapter)