Chapter 308: Cutting the Gordian knot
Xia Qiu had been married for a short time, so she didn't know her aunt very well. But Qiu Shaofeng was different. After hearing what his sister-in-law said, he immediately realized, "Chu Xue's analysis is correct. I guess my aunt did this for our second room to see."
While they were talking, they heard Zhang Shanmei say, "I gave birth to children for the Qiu family. Did I want to have a difficult birth? Why should I go back to my parents' home to get money?"
Wang Lihua also stood up and said, "Mother-in-law, you know the situation of my family. My second brother's marriage has been decided. The in-laws just gave the gift last month. My family really can't afford it now."
The eldest aunt of the Qiu family had a bitter face and looked at Grandma Qiu worriedly: "Grandma, what do you think about this?"
How could the Qiu family's grandmother not understand what the eldest wife meant? However, the old lady had been strong all her life, and it was impossible for her to be so unfair and make people laugh at her: "The division of the family was agreed upon before. Shanmei gave birth to children for the Qiu family, and this time it was indeed dangerous. It is right to spend this money for her, but to put it bluntly, this is the eldest wife's business, and you can't let the second wife bear the responsibility for you.
I originally wanted to divide the family property and give the betrothal gifts and dowry to Shaohe and Shaomei first, and then give the remaining money to you, but this time, all the family savings were spent, so this matter can no longer be counted."
At this time, Qiu Shaomei, the youngest in the family, asked in confusion: "Grandma, are you not going to divide the family?"
Grandma Qiu knew that everyone had misunderstood her, so she waved her hand and said, "The family has to be divided. After all, your uncle and your father are both grandfathers. With so many people stirring the same pot, there are bound to be bumps and bruises. It's easier to divide it up."
Everyone looked at Grandma Qiu, and he said, "The two hundred and sixty is all the money in the family."
At this point, she glanced at the people in the second house, sighed and said, "After your father and I separated, I followed the first house. This was also agreed in advance, so of the two hundred and sixty, I will give you one hundred. Do you have any objections?"
Mr. Qiu and Mrs. Qiu looked at each other and thought: We are out of money now, where did this hundred yuan come from?
The couple nodded to Grandma Qiu: "We will listen to you, Grandma. We have no objection."
The eldest aunt of the Qiu family glanced at her husband, then looked at Grandma Qiu: "Grandma, what are you doing?"
Grandma Qiu looked at the people in the first house and said, "I will give the second house 100 yuan out of the 260 yuan. But you have already spent the money, so you should consider it as a loan from the second house. You have to pay it back later. Do you have any objection?"
The eldest wife naturally had some opinions, but they didn't dare to say it.
Then I heard Grandma Qiu continue to say: "Then it was Shaocheng's wedding day. Originally, the family should have paid for the wedding banquet, but now the situation is like this, you can see it."
She looked at her second grandson again and said, "Laichang, I'm sorry for your second branch this time. Can you find a way to pay for the banquet?"
Since Grandma said so, Father Qiu couldn't say anything like "no". He also knew how difficult it was for Grandma. Even if he disagreed, what could he do? He was afraid that it would be embarrassing in the end. "Grandma, you mean that this family is divided from now on, right?"
Grandma Qiu nodded: "Yes, I was thinking that when Shaocheng gets married, there will only be Shaohe and Shaomei left at home. At that time, I will take out their betrothal gifts and dowry money first, and I, your father, will keep a few dozen dollars from the rest, and the rest will be divided among you. But plans cannot keep up with changes, so I have to cut the Gordian knot and do it this way."
(End of this chapter)
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