Chapter 68 Reasons for the Division
Xuanxuan looked aggrieved, soft and cute, and Shen Yueyao's heart melted when she saw it.
Shen Yueyao squatted down and hugged Xuanxuan, taking the opportunity to kiss his plump and soft little cheek.
"Baji", Shen Yueyao laughed.
Then, Shen Yueyao looked at Song Mao next to her and said, "Do you know that what you just did is robbery? Didn't your parents teach you that it's wrong to do so?"
Although a seven-year-old child should be sensible, Shen Yueyao felt that his behavior was related to his parents' education.
She wouldn't mess with children.
Just looking at him like this gives me a headache.
"Xuanxuan is your younger brother. You shouldn't take his things, even though you respect the old and love the young."
"Respect the old and love the young, understand?"
Shen Yueyao did not scold Song Mao, but her expression was serious and cold.
It's a bit scary for a seven-year-old child to watch.
If it were a normal child, he would have cried long ago, but Song Mao didn't cry. He just said louder, "Auntie, you are biased. You gave Xuanxuan candy but not me. Mom is right. You are all bad."
"Mom is the best person to me. You are all bad. You bully me!"
"I don't care. I want candy. I want candy. He has it, so why shouldn't I have it..."
Song Mao shouted, still looking very arrogant.
Shouting like this attracted the attention of several villagers passing by.
"Is this a commotion again?"
"Probably."
"The second daughter-in-law of the Shen family is really something. They have separated and are no longer a family, but she is still thinking about the old man's things."
"Who says it's not true? She keeps urging her son to go to the old house to ask for food."
"To be honest, it's Cui who's easy to talk to. She can endure even when her daughter-in-law rides on her head. But look at our village, every family has a mother-in-law who oppresses the daughter-in-law. Who dares to make trouble?"
"That's right, with filial piety pressing down on them, let's see how they can rage. The second son doesn't even care about his wife and son, and just lets them do this?"
"If the eldest and second sons of the Shen family had known more and were grateful, they wouldn't be like this. Old Shen and Madam Cui worked so hard to raise the eldest and second sons, and helped them get married and have children, thinking they could relax a bit. But once they got married, they didn't care about their younger brothers and sisters at all. They only wanted to divide the family property, and even took away more than half of the land. How dare they ask for it?"
"If you ask me, the Cui family is still kind."
Everyone was talking at once, and looking at Song Mao's expression, they all shook their heads in disagreement.
But no matter what, he is still a child. People don’t think there is anything wrong with this child. At most, they think that his parents did not teach him well.
If they were really taught well, it wouldn't be like this.
Song Mao was still making a fuss, saying that Xuanxuan had candy, so why didn't he have any.
Cui, who was busy in the house, couldn't help it and came out with a broom.
He rolled up his sleeves, took Songmao's hand and led her to the second brother's house.
"Grandma, I want candy. I want candy. If you have candy, give it to me. Give it to me."
Song Mao was making a fuss and was hitting and making a fuss at Cui.
Shen Yueyao had a headache seeing this.
Xuanxuan was so scared that he hid behind Shen Yueyao.
But seeing Song Mao's expression, he became anxious again and said anxiously, "Auntie, he hits grandma, he hits grandma."
It doesn't really hurt when children get hit a few times, but it does look inappropriate.
Shen Yueyao touched Xuanxuan's hair and said, "Our Xuanxuan is a good boy. He can't learn to be like him, understand?"
Xuanxuan nodded seriously, "Yeah, I won't learn."
"So good, this is the baby that aunt likes."
Every move of Xuanxuan, the son of the third brother and sister-in-law, touched her soft heart, and he looked so cute.
Over there, Cui dragged Songmao to the second brother's house, and ignored Songmao's fighting and noise.
"Second brother's wife, come out here. If you don't come out, I'll talk to the second brother."
At this time, a woman came out reluctantly, twisting her body.
"Mom, what do you want me to do?"
Seeing Zou like this, Cui was filled with anger.
"Zou, don't think you are truly innocent just because you are pretending to be innocent now."
"Before the family split up, what did you say? Do you need me to tell you in front of everyone? You said you wanted to make plans for your son and that you were afraid of being dragged down by your brothers and sisters, right?"
Cui usually has a good temper, but if she is really provoked, she can become fierce.
Zou's face flushed a little.
"Mom, there are people outside, why are you saying this?"
Cui snorted coldly and said, "You dared to say and do it back then, and you're afraid that others will know?"
"I wanted to save your face, but you're shameless. Even after we've split up, you're still thinking about your father's and mine. You've made Song Mao make trouble every few days. Whenever he smells something to eat, he insists on ordering it. Even Xuanxuan gets his food snatched away. I don't want to blame you, but you have to wait and see when you want your things..."
"Now the third son's family is anxious and angry. The third son's wife is sick. Xuanxuan's sister-in-law came back to bring some food, but you glared at Songmao and let him snatch it away. This is how you teach your children. Can't you teach them something good, huh?"
"Your father and I worked hard to reclaim eight acres of land. We gave your family two acres of prime land and some silver, and you're still thinking about the things in the old house, ah!"
Zou was scolded and muttered, "Mom, you're angry because the third brother's noodle shop can't continue, but you shouldn't take it out on us. I told you at the beginning that running a noodle shop is not that easy. The rent is at least one or two taels of silver a month. You should give the money to the third brother's wife, but you can't be partial. It's not wrong for us to want to divide the family business and ask for some land."
Zou always felt that she was not wrong.
Cui was so angry that smoke came out of her head. "The rent of the third brother's noodle shop was paid by the third brother's wife with the money she earned from selling her jewelry. It was not paid by us."
"We made it very clear when we split up the family business. Since you've taken these things, you can no longer take anything from us. It's all written down in black and white, signed and stamped. So take care of yourselves and your son from now on."
"If you keep pushing your luck, don't blame me for telling others what you said back then. If you're not afraid of being stabbed in the back, then behave yourself."
Only then did Zou's expression change.
When the family split up, people in the village were talking about it, but they didn't know what was going on. She thought her parents didn't dare to say anything, and how could they be so mean to their son?
So if her husband made something delicious, she would ask her son to get some.
Anyway, I can always have a good meal every time.
I never thought that if I made my mother angry, she would really not give me face. I am not afraid of what people will say if I say this to others.
Zou lived in the village, so she should at least have some dignity.
"Mom, look at what you said in anger. With the third and fourth sons in such a state, don't you still expect us two families to show filial piety?"
Zou also reminded Cui that the third son's noodle shop was closed, and the fourth son was like a gangster and was not at home every day. When he got old, he would have to rely on the first wife and their second wife for support.
Cui was so angry that she laughed, "We were counting on you to show respect, we're lucky you didn't get so angry that you died."
"I really shouldn't have..."
At this point, Cui realized something and held back, not saying those words.
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