To Ling Dahu and Zhou Xiaoyun, Tao Wanniang's words sounded rather heartless.

However, Ling Dapeng felt that two hundred taels of silver and a house deed weren't too bad a deal.

“Mother, I remember your kindness in raising me. Even though we've separated the family, I will still bring Xiaoyun and the children to visit you from time to time.” Ling Dapeng’s words still carried a hint of melancholy.

Zhou Xiaoyun kept a cold face. Two hundred taels was nothing to her mother-in-law, but she wouldn't ask for anything more. She, Zhou Xiaoyun, wouldn't let her mother-in-law look down on her.

With three more days to go, Ling Dapeng wasn't in a hurry to move. He had Zhou Xiaoyun put away the banknotes and house deeds, and told her to go back to her room to rest. He himself stayed in front of Tao Wanniang, calling her "brother" and "sister-in-law" happily.

Because of the family division, Tao Anna did not go to the restaurant.

"Elder sister, if you're feeling uneasy, why don't you talk to me about it?" Bai Yumei asked, seeing that Tao Wanniang was alone in the room.

“What’s wrong with me? I’m perfectly fine!” Tao Wanniang replied. “I’ve done my best.”

“Between a mother and son, how can you talk about benevolence and righteousness? Dapeng is a bit easily influenced, but he is still filial to you,” Bai Yumei comforted. “Even if the family has separated, we are still in the same capital city and working in the restaurant. You don’t need to be too sad.”

She wasn't really sad, and Tao Wanniang didn't need to explain. Her second son had separated from the family, and she was wondering when her eldest son's family would separate as well.

If this were actually said, it would probably cause chaos again. But separating the family doesn't mean we're no longer a family; it just means the son is grown up and it's time for him to be independent!

“The second son isn’t very shrewd, and he’s easily swayed. If he loves his wife, then let him love her,” Tao Wanniang said. “I won’t say anything bad about Zhou Xiaoyun. Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have always been enemies. If they can’t even maintain a semblance of peace, then they should separate.”

"I was already thinking that we would definitely separate the family in the future. I just felt that the two of them were still too young and inexperienced, and they would suffer after they went out." Tao Wanniang swallowed the rest of her sentence, hoping that they would come back crying.

"Big sister, do you want me to be separated from you in the future?" Bai Yumei, who had been with Tao Wanniang for quite some time, asked subconsciously.

“We’ll see. If you and Chen Liansheng become a couple and you can afford to buy a house, I don’t think you’ll want to stay here,” Tao Wanniang said bluntly.

Bai Yumei's face stiffened, her eyes darting away slightly, and she said somewhat embarrassedly, "Big sister, please don't make fun of me."

"Don't tease me. You two are clearly in love. Just live a good life together." Tao Wanniang smiled. "I'm already counting down the days until the restaurant opens. It'll be busy then!"

Bai Yumei looked slightly shy, but seeing that Tao Wanniang wasn't trying to tease her, she took the opportunity to bring up the matter of the restaurant.

Ling Yunzhou quickly learned about his second son's division of the family property, and upon learning the reason, he couldn't help but feel angry.

“Wan Niang raised him with great difficulty and now she is giving him a comfortable life, yet he actually joins his wife in disobeying Wan Niang. Such an unfilial son of my Lingyun Continent is unworthy of being called a son of my Lingyun Continent!”

The news was spread by Gao Cuiniang. Qian Feng, acting as the messenger, saw Ling Yunzhou's angry expression and joked, "Cuiniang said that the second young master is quite happy. He even said that even if they don't live together, it will still be the same as before."

"Fool!" Ling Yunzhou said angrily, "Ignore them and let them see how they'll survive without their mother's care!"

The three-day deadline arrived quickly. At Zhou Xiaoyun's repeated requests, Ling Dapeng, in addition to the belongings in his own room, also asked for two chickens and two ducks, one male and one female.

Tao Wan's mother didn't care about such a small thing, and even had her eldest son send her second son's family over.

"Brother, that house isn't very big, but it's much bigger than the house we had in Lingjia Village back then," Ling Dapeng said cheerfully on the way there, having already visited it.

"Dapeng, are you that happy?" Ling Dahu asked, sounding somewhat bewildered.

"How could I? I can't bear to leave Mother, and I can't bear to leave you, Brother. But if Xiaoyun knew I was unhappy, she would be sad too," Ling Dapeng said in a low voice. "She's pregnant, so she's a bit prone to crying."

Ling Dahu was stunned and couldn't think of anything to say for a moment. He just frowned and looked at Ling Dapeng.

“It’s three streets away from this house, so it’ll be convenient to go to the restaurant in the future,” Ling Dapeng chuckled. “Brother, you should bring your wife and kids over for a visit sometime.”

He realized, "So pretentious!" Yes, his sister-in-law has become quite pretentious.

"I'll go when I have time," Ling Dahu replied. "Your sister-in-law is pregnant, so you need to take good care of her, and Zhi'er is still so young."

“It’s alright. We’ve already bought two servants, a sixteen-year-old orphan girl and a woman about the same age as my mother. It was all Xiaoyun’s idea, and it was cheap, only ten taels of silver in total,” Ling Dapeng said with a smile.

Ling Dahu was shocked. They actually bought servants and thought ten taels of silver was cheap. Did they forget their roots after receiving two hundred taels of family property from their mother?

"Brother, watch the road! Watch the road!" Ling Dapeng exclaimed immediately, turning Ling Dahu, who was looking at him from the side, around. "Phew, I'll drive the carriage then."

"Dapeng, you...you must stay calm!" Ling Dahu said earnestly.

"Brother, what you're saying sounds strange. Aren't I supposed to work with you guys at the restaurant?" Ling Dapeng said with a smile.

Ling Dahu found it all very strange. Even working in a restaurant only earned ten taels of silver a month, with a bonus at the end of the year depending on how much they earned. His mother had no one to serve her, yet his sister-in-law had already bought two servants.

"Can a pregnant woman really be like this?" Ling Dahu was puzzled. His own wife had given birth to two children, and she wasn't this dramatic!

Soon, they arrived at the house. Ling Dahu helped carry the things inside and saw the servants his younger brother had mentioned.

"This is my brother-in-law." Zhou Xiaoyun carried her son into the house and introduced the two servants to Ling Dahu.

“Cao’er and Liu Ma are people we bought from human traffickers. They are from the countryside and their families are very poor,” Zhou Xiaoyun said calmly. “I don’t treat them as servants. When Dapeng is not around, and my belly is getting bigger, it’s inconvenient for me to do things, and Zhi’er can’t take care of them either.”

“At least I can eat here.” Zhou Xiaoyun seemed to be explaining her purchase of the person.

Ling Dahu remained silent, his face expressionless. He was puzzled as to why his younger siblings, who had come from Lingjia Village with them, had changed so much. He would have to ask his wife about it later.

"Haha, everything's all set up. We'll fence these chickens and ducks in and maybe they'll hatch some chicks and ducklings," Ling Dapeng said cheerfully. "Brother, come visit often!"

When Ling Dahu left, he looked melancholy. Did his second brother really love his wife, or did he also want to live a life of being waited on?