Pei Fugui, the eldest of the Pei family, had just reached the entrance of Peijiagou Village. He was thirsty and hungry, and he hated Pei Xinghe even more. Wasn't he just late because he dawdled for two hours on the road? The fourth brother, this black-hearted man, actually kicked him out of the car.
It took him six hours to get back. It was already dark and everyone in the village was asleep. Besides, he left late for the good of the fourth brother. How could he be controlled by his wife before they even got married?
Isn't it just someone from my mother's family coming? The fourth child even ran along to pick them up and stayed in the city for three days. The accommodation fee was not small, and since they hadn't split up yet, he also had a share of the money.
What's wrong with going later to give Gu Qingmeng's relatives a warning? Isn't it normal to make things difficult for the newlyweds?
Besides, Gu Qingmeng's family is from Beijing? If he doesn't make the rules clear, how can he live his life? It would be a waste of his good intentions.
When Pei Fugui got home, he found that only his wife was waiting for him, and the others had already gone to bed. He also felt dissatisfied with Pei Dazhuang and Zhang Shuqin. He was not at home on such an important day and his parents didn't even look for him.
He went to bed early. Was he adopted? Why do his parents only care about the fourth child?
He is the eldest son. Don’t you plan to live with him in the future?
"Dad, have you eaten? I left some food for you in the kitchen." Pei's wife Qian Shufen asked cautiously.
Pei Fugui was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger. When he heard what his wife said, he took out his anger on her.
"Did you say I've eaten yet? Why don't you go get some food, you stupid bitch? You sonless loser, I'm so unlucky to marry you!"
Qian Shufen didn't dare to refute. She felt that she was sorry for not giving birth to a son. It was all her fault that she couldn't conceive and made the head of the family be laughed at outside.
Carefully taking the hot food back to the house, Qian Shufen thought about the Gu family's visit today and Pei Weidong's marriage. She whispered, "Weidong is getting married in a few days, and it's our turn to give a gift. What do you think is a suitable gift? We can't afford more. When you were away today, grandma asked Second Uncle for 200 yuan as a betrothal gift and gave it all to Su Zhiqing."
Qian Shufen's eyes were filled with envy. She heard that Su Xue's dowry included a watch and a sewing machine? And it was bought by her godfather. She was really rich! Why didn't she have such a godparent?
"Guess how much my fourth brother's wife's dowry was? I heard today that her parents gave her a house in Beijing, a sewing machine, and a watch. I guess the money at the bottom of the box must have been quite a bit. My parents gave her 200 yuan as a betrothal gift."
As for the dowry of my fourth brother's wife, two hundred yuan is not enough to marry her. Without waiting for Qian Shufen to say anything, Pei Fugui threw the bowl to the ground.
"Idiot, what does her dowry have to do with us? Since ancient times, dowry has been a woman's private property, but the two hundred yuan betrothal gift given by my parents has something to do with us. It's also our money."
Pei Fugui stared at the room opposite. He knew that Pei Xinghe could hear him smashing the bowl. Maybe he didn't come out because he felt guilty.
Two hundred yuan to marry a wife, the fourth brother is really capable! Is Gu Qingmeng made of gold? Even if it is made of gold, it is not worth two hundred yuan.
Who in Peijiagou could afford to marry a daughter-in-law for more than fifty yuan? But Pei Laosi was the only one who was special. If he wanted to marry an educated youth from the city, he might as well find one in the mountains. As long as the woman could give birth to a son, what did her appearance matter?
Pei Honglian and Pei Zhaodi hid at the end of the kang, hugging their quilts. Knowing that their father was angry, they were afraid of being beaten, so they found a corner to hide in.
Pei Honglian had a numb expression and just hid in the corner, while Pei Zhaodi was looking for an escape route. What if her father wanted to beat someone? How could she escape quickly without being beaten?
Suddenly, she remembered that her great-grandmother was back! Her father probably wouldn't dare to hit anyone today. Pei Zhaodi rolled her eyes, moved to the edge of the kang, put on her shoes, and ran out.
Pei Jianshe and his wife stood at the door listening to the sound. They didn't want to pay the two hundred yuan, so they hoped that the eldest son would make a fuss. They had two grandsons in the family, and his parents would definitely be disgusted if the eldest son made a fuss!
When the family is divided, they will definitely reap the benefits! They will get more money.
"Second brother, you two should stop eavesdropping. My parents are partial to me and I want to divide the family. It's impossible for you to just sit back and wait for the benefits. If we work together, maybe we can divide the family before the fourth brother gets married."
Pei Fugui wanted to make a scene and divide the family property. As the eldest son, his parents were expected to rely on him in their old age, so at most the property could be divided equally. However, he refused to pay the 200 yuan betrothal gift.
Pei Jianshe and his wife looked at each other, quickly opened the door and walked out. If they were to divide the property now and each family got at least 50 yuan more, only a fool would not try hard.
"Divide the family, today, no... tomorrow is fine."
Pei Jianshe was happy. Since the eldest brother had stepped forward, he would leave some room for him. The family had to be divided.
"Fourth brother, stop pretending to be dead! Come out quickly! Don't think that just because your parents and grandma favor you, you can spend the family money at will. I don't agree with the 200 yuan betrothal gift. If you insist on taking 200 yuan to get married, we will separate today."
Pei Fugui had been walking for the whole afternoon and was already full of anger. Then he heard about the two hundred yuan betrothal gift, which made him so angry that he dared to make trouble. Normally, he would not have said such words. He was afraid of being beaten, and he was also afraid that his fourth brother would tell others about his relationship with the White Widow.
"Snap"
The sound of slapping was particularly loud in the quiet little village, and the air in the yard was stagnant for a moment.
"Shut up! It's late at night, and you have no shame, but do your parents still have some? You can split up the family, but if you make a scene and everyone is watching, think about how tough you are."
Pei Xinghe thought that his two brothers would quarrel over the separation of the family business, but he didn't expect that it would happen today. He was getting engaged the day after tomorrow, and they were so impatient and showed no mercy to their brothers.
At this moment, the few remaining feelings between the three brothers disappeared completely.
Two hundred dollars...just because of two hundred dollars, haha!
"What are you doing? Come inside, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Pei Dazhuang glanced at the gate. Fortunately, every household in Peijiagou was far away from each other. If the neighbors saw him making trouble, he would be too embarrassed to see anyone tomorrow.
He and his wife had originally wanted to separate the family property after the fourth son got married, but it was one thing for them to take the initiative and another for their sons to make a fuss about separating the family property.
It would be a lie to say that he wasn't heartbroken. Just now, the couple were discussing giving some compensation to the other three daughters-in-law. Now that there's a quarrel, how can he not give them the money?
Originally he disagreed when his wife proposed it, but his wife said that they should be treated equally so that they could get along better in the future. There was no point in being equal now, people’s hearts were biased.
"Big brother, you want to split the family, second brother, do you want to split the family too?" Pei Dazhuang asked while sitting on the kang.
Of the three brothers in the room, only Pei Xinghe sat down on the kang. Pei Fugui and Pei Jianshe stood on the floor. They looked at each other and said, "Dad, Mom, a big tree has many branches. We can't accept the betrothal money that the fourth brother gave for his wedding. Two hundred yuan is too much!"
"If you really don't want to split up, that's fine. The betrothal gift can be no more than fifty yuan, and the engagement should be simple."
This was said by Pei Jianshe. He was present throughout the whole day and knew how much the fourth brother valued Gu Qingmeng. Pei Weidong had already given out 200 yuan as a betrothal gift, and the fourth brother would not agree to give 50 yuan as a betrothal gift. In the end, the family could only split up.
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