Chapter 83 Double the Money

The one who spoke was Ye Yunjian's mother-in-law. Mother Hu shook off Father Hu's hand, stood up, and said with a forced smile: "My dear, your family hasn't divided up yet. If you take out these twelve taels, is it considered as the public share or your second son's contribution?"

Uncle Ye had just mentioned the money, and he had said it with gritted teeth. Now that he was interrupted by Mother Hu, his face darkened, and he spoke in a calm tone: "Mother-in-law, this is our family's business."

"Hmph," Hu's mother stood up directly. "I don't care if you pay for your second son, but you have to give the same amount to my son-in-law. We're both sons, so you can't be too partial. You're counting on your eldest son for your retirement, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Uncle Ye hesitated. In the village, the eldest son takes care of the elderly and the other sons are divided out.

"Boss, your brother is in trouble now. Let him get through this first, and I'll save money for you later, okay?" Lin was afraid that Uncle Ye would ignore Ye Yunkang, so she immediately looked at Ye Yunjian, with pleading and threatening eyes.

Before Ye Yunjian could say anything, Hu's mother laughed out loud: "That's hilarious. Saving money in the future? Who will save it? You or your second son? You won't let my son-in-law save it, will you?"

Lin's face was filled with embarrassment. Hu's mother continued, "My daughter didn't marry into your family to be treated like a slave and to be bullied. If you pay this money today, you must give my daughter the same amount."

Lin couldn't win the argument with Hu's mother, so she confronted Ye Yunjian directly: "Just watch your mother being scolded and let your mother bear this anger."

Ye Yunjian frowned, and Mrs. Hu beside him quietly tugged at his sleeve. He finally said, "Mom, I didn't."

The mother-in-law is also a mother. When two mothers confront each other, nothing Ye Yunjian says is right.

When Mrs. Hu saw that Mrs. Lin was making things difficult for Ye Yunjian, she became furious and spoke even more sarcastically.

"These days, who can save twelve taels of silver? Your second son and his wife squandered the money and left the family to pay off the debt. Your mother-in-law is determined to rely on her second son and doesn't care about the life and death of her eldest son and his family."

"Son-in-law, pack up your things and come home with me. No matter how poor our Hu family is, we are not partial. From now on, you will be our son-in-law."

Having said that, Uncle Ye coughed a few times and looked at Father Hu: "Brother Hu, our friendship dates back to our ancestors. Isn't what my sister-in-law said inappropriate?"

Father Hu then stood up and walked over to Uncle Ye. "Da Hai, since you called me brother, I have to take care of this matter. Your second son did something wrong, and he should take the responsibility for it. He shouldn't let his parents and brothers eat coarse food for him."

"You have three sons. If you favor one, you'll hurt the other two. Your life will be difficult in the future."

Father Hu's tone showed that he was concerned about Uncle Ye.

Uncle Ye looked at the two brothers Ye Yunjian and Ye Yunshun.

Ye Yunjian kept his head down and said nothing. Ye Yunshun muttered softly, "I can't give all the money in the family to my second brother. How am I going to get married?"

Seeing that they couldn't come to an agreement, Brother Dao stood up and said, "Who's going to pay? I don't have time to wait here for you. If you can't come to a decision, I'll take him away. I'll let him come back when the money is paid."

The two people behind Brother Dao went to catch Ye Yunkang, and he was so scared that he tried his best to hide behind Lin.

Lin opened her arms, like a hen protecting her chicks: "You can't take my son away. My son owes six taels of silver, and we will pay it back."

"That little bitch paid back the money she owed. She brought a box with her, and there must be money in it."

The more Lin spoke, the more she felt that what she said was right, and she turned and went into Ye Yunkang and Lu Jingya's room.

Lu Jingya's face changed drastically, and she followed closely. She had just touched the silver in the box, but it was not locked.

The two people brought by Brother Dao directly stopped Lu Jingya and prevented her from entering the house. Lu Jingya was so anxious that she broke out in a cold sweat. She couldn't let Lin find her money.

Inside the house, Lin had already opened Lu Jingya's suitcase. Seeing two new sets of clothes inside, she curled her lips and said, "It's just daily life. Who would make so many new clothes?"

Lin searched as she spoke, even shaking out each piece of clothing for fear of pulling even a little bit off.

She searched out all the "treasures" Lu Jingya had hidden: seven or eight taels of silver, a silver bracelet, and a few hair flowers.

The hair ornament was brightly colored, so she pushed it aside, leaving six taels of silver, and stuffed the rest of the silver and silver bracelets into her arms. She checked Lu Jingya's things again, and found nothing else of value, so she walked out.

She handed the silver in her hand directly to Uncle Ye: "Boss, this is six taels, use it to pay off the money owed by the second son's wife."

Lu Jingya rushed over directly: "That's my money, give it back to me."

Lin curled her lips and said, "You marry into our family, and the people are ours, not to mention the money."

Ye Yunkang looked at Lu Jingya with some hostility. He didn't expect Lu Jingya to be so rich. He paid for all the things she bought before they got married. Since he didn't have much money, he bought cheap fabrics.

Lu Jingya didn't notice Ye Yunkang's eyes. Her attention was on the silver in Uncle Ye's hand.

"Dad, this is what I saved with great difficulty. Please return it to me first. Later, when there is more money at home, I will definitely honor you."

Uncle Ye clenched the silver in his hand, his expression brightening: "We are all family, so let's not talk about this."

After saying that, he extended his hand to Brother Dao: "Here are six taels of silver. Take it first. We will give you the remaining six taels tomorrow."

Brother Dao took the money from his hand and shook it: "You said tomorrow, tomorrow, what if you can't take it out tomorrow? It's better to hand it over early."

Seeing that he refused to leave, Uncle Ye and the surrounding villagers started talking again. He gritted his teeth and told Lin to go back to the house to get the money.

Lin's face was full of reluctance, and finally she had to go back to the house under the glare of Uncle Ye.

Mother Hu pulled Father Hu over and said, "My dear in-laws, you can't be too partial."

Uncle Ye was a little annoyed. He didn't understand why such a good life ended like this. His head hurt a little, and he couldn't help rubbing it.

"That's the rule in our family. If you're not satisfied, we can separate and live separately."

"You can't be partial when dividing the family property. You have to give six taels to your second son and six taels to my son-in-law before we can divide the family property." Mother Hu was delighted, fearing that Uncle Ye would regret it.

"Why divide the family? I don't want to divide the family." Lin, who just came out of the house, screamed.

Although she was not satisfied with Hu, she felt much more relaxed with Hu doing the housework. That was why she did not agree to divide the family!

Uncle Ye's face was also filled with anxiety. He looked at his eldest son and said, "Ye Yunjian, do you want to split the family business?"

"I don't want to." Ye Yunjian said this as a conditioned reflex.

Uncle Ye's expression eased, but Mother Hu disagreed: "If you don't want to divide the family, you have to give my son-in-law six taels of silver. We in the Hu family won't tolerate such obvious partiality."

Uncle Ye looked at Father Hu, and Father Hu looked at him silently. His meaning was very clear: what Mother Hu said was exactly what he meant.

Seeing that Hu's father supported her, Mother Hu's face flashed with pride: "Give my son-in-law six taels of silver, or divide the family property. You can choose one?"