"You've gone too far, you unfilial son! You dare threaten your old mother? You want to divide the family property, huh? Fine! I won't give you a single penny, and I'm not taking a single broken bowl with me. If you want to live with that slut, then you'd better leave with nothing! You're not allowed to take anything!"

Everyone stared in disbelief at the crazed Tian Zhuniang, unable to comprehend how she could utter such words.

The eldest and second sisters-in-law of the Tian family were also dumbfounded, thinking to themselves: Has Mother-in-law gone mad? She actually agreed to the third brother dividing the family property?

Doesn't she know what it means for her third brother's family to separate?

Doesn't she know how much less income the family will have?

The eldest sister-in-law of the Tian family reached out to pull her mother-in-law, but instead got scolded by her mother-in-law.

The eldest sister-in-law of the Tian family suddenly turned pale.

Tian Zhu was visibly stunned by his mother's words, but he quickly realized that this outcome was within his expectations.

Besides feeling bitterness and distress, I also felt a sense of relief.

Before they could think it through, Ning Yao said, "How can you divide the family property without any proof? Since both of you have this idea, why don't you write it down now? The officials from the yamen are here to witness it, so as to avoid disputes in the future."

Sister-in-law Tian retorted, "What business is it of yours to meddle in our family affairs?"

"Oh dear," Ning Yao covered her mouth and laughed, "Actually, it's not that I like to meddle in other people's business. The reason you divided the family property is because you didn't pay for Tian Wangshi's medical treatment, right? If that's the case, you owe money to Jishetang, and Jishetang is mine, so this is my business!"

“If your family doesn’t split up today, I won’t get the money from Tian Zhu, so I’ll go to the Tian family, since you’re all one family. But if you split up, then the grievances will be settled, and the debts will be settled. I’ll only ask Tian Zhu and his wife for the money. Tian Wang’s illness could be serious or minor, and both of her children were premature and in very poor health. They might need two or three months to recover, let alone a month!”

"Even if my pharmacy is dedicated to healing and saving lives, I can't just give away money for nothing, can I? My employees are waiting to be paid, and I can't just let you cheat me out of your wages, can I?"

Ning Yao's words were all reasonable and well-founded; paying for medical treatment is a matter of course.

Moreover, the Tian Wang family was a special case, making the expenses even greater.

If it's two or three months, wouldn't that cost several taels of silver?

After considering all this, Tian Zhu's mother became even more unwilling.

"I really married a jinx! It costs me so much money to have a child? We didn't spend a single penny to marry her! What terrible misfortune has befallen the Tian family!"

"They're all jinxes, big and small! Divide them up, divide them now! Get the hell out of here!"

Ning Yao waved her hand: "Yangyang, bring me paper and pen!"

"Okay!"

With paper and pen ready, Ning Yao picked up her pen and personally wrote three family division agreements.

The pen moved smoothly, and the strokes flowed effortlessly!

After the ink on the paper dried, Ning Yao said, "Come on, sign and put your fingerprints on it. One copy each for the Tian family, Tian Zhu, and the government, as proof."

Tian Zhuniang looked at Ning Yao warily: "How do I know if you're lying or not? I can't read!"

Ning Yao scoffed and said sarcastically, "You're quite vigilant, aren't you? Someone read it to her!"

"I'll do it, I'll do it!" the official beside him began to read.

The content was exactly the same as what Tian Zhu's mother had said: Tian Zhu's family of four had separated from the old Tian family.

Not a single tile or brick. Tian Wangshi and her child's medicine money, as well as the future Tian Zhu family of four, will not ask the old Tian family for a single copper coin or grain of rice.

Similarly, after Tian Zhu's family separated, they had no connection with the old Tian family, and all the money they earned was their own.

Upon hearing this, Tian Zhuniang's expression changed. She had originally planned to separate the family, but even if they separated, he was still her son, so why shouldn't she be able to do whatever she wanted with him?

We won't let him take a single penny, and we can still get money for ourselves later.

Who knows what this family division agreement actually says about dividing the family? Isn't it clearly a severing of ties?

Tian Zhu's mother was not having it: "What do you mean? He's my son? Shouldn't he take care of me in my old age and see me off when I die? Shouldn't he give me the filial piety I need? Why shouldn't he be filial to me?"

Ning Yao's lips curled up slightly; she knew this was what this person was planning.

Even though we've separated, I can still use filial piety to exploit you!

Tian Zhu was even more defiant: "Since that's the case, Mother, you should pay for the medicine first. Otherwise, I can't even take care of my wife and children right now. If anything happens to them, I might as well die too. Then you won't get a single copper coin!"

Tian Zhuniang was so angry that her face turned ashen and she couldn't utter a single word.

As the sun gradually rose higher, this stalemate couldn't continue.

"If you don't sign, then we'll start calculating the cost of the medicine from today! Yangyang, settle the accounts!"

"Okay!"

Lou Yangyang held the abacus in one hand, while the other hand made a clicking sound on it.

"Top-grade hemostatic drugs, wound-healing drugs, postpartum recovery drugs, and life-saving drugs for premature babies..."

"And then there are three meals a day, and the use of the backyard room. That'll come to fifty-three coins a day. I'll round it down to fifty coins for you!"

"Whether you want it paid daily or monthly, if it's daily, settle today's payment first; if it's monthly, pay for a month first. Fifty coins a day, that's one tael and five mace a month!"

Lou Yangyang was practically shoving her abacus in the Tian family's faces.

Hearing that it would cost fifty coins a day, everyone felt a pang of pain on their faces.

"There's no way I'm going to pay," Tian Zhu's mother said, glaring hatefully at Tian Zhu kneeling on the ground.

With a heavy heart, he bit his finger and pressed his fingerprint onto the family division agreement.

Tian Zhu didn't care about all that; he had already made up his mind to divide the family property!

He not only wrote his name, but also pressed his bright red fingerprint on it.

Finally, the three division agreements were handed over to the officials, who witnessed and stamped them before giving each of them a copy.

The official said, "Now that things have come to this, the division of your family is a done deal. From now on, the Tian family of four must not ask the old Tian family for anything unless they give it to you voluntarily."

"The same applies to the Tian family. If they violate this agreement, regardless of right or wrong, they will first be brought to the yamen to receive twenty lashes!"

The Tian family shuddered, filled with fear at the thought of being beaten.

"No, no!" Sister-in-law Tian grabbed her mother-in-law and tried to leave.

Tian Zhuniang didn't leave, pointing to the herbs on the ground and saying, "Shouldn't we have this money?"

Ning Yao waved her hand: "Pay up!"

Immediately, a waiter came and paid the copper coins to Tian Zhu's mother.

The whole thing was done in one go, and the Tian family didn't even glance at Tian Zhu once before leaving.

Tian Zhu thanked Ning Yao and then hurriedly went to the backyard.

Ning Yao sighed as she watched the man's retreating figure.

"Let's go inside and talk."

The people at the entrance of Jishetang dispersed, and things returned to normal.

Patients lined up to see a doctor and receive free medicine, and the process was carried out in an orderly manner.

Only the midwife remained standing at the door, not having left.