The next day, Boss Chen and his family came home in a hurry for lunch. The captain's wife was used to it and had prepared lunch for them early.
After dinner, the team leader asked Chen Liang to invite the branch secretary and the old village chief.
The old village chief is also a relative of the Chen family. He is 73 years old this year. Fifteen years ago, he handed over the brigade to the current brigade leader. At first, he was the village chief of Taolin Village. Later, when the big pot meal system was implemented and the work point system was implemented, Taolin Village became Taolin Brigade. There was no longer a separate election for the village chief, and Maolin Town became Maolin Commune.
The former town mayor became the commune secretary, and directly appointed the team leaders, branch secretaries, accountants, and village heads of each brigade. Some of the positions were concurrently held by the team leaders, while others were directly abolished.
But everyone is used to calling him the old village chief, and he is a highly respected elder in the Chen family, so when there is a big event like the division of the family, the villagers will invite him to be a witness at the same time.
The rest of the family didn't know that their father was going to divide the family property, and they didn't pay much attention to the fact that the third child had gone out. After dinner, Liu Meili was just about to ask her parents-in-law why they had called them back when she saw several people coming in one after another.
Chen Tao was still a little confused when he saw the old village chief and several cadres from the team coming to his door.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
The captain asked everyone to sit down in the main hall, and his wife poured them some water.
"You all should sit down too. I gathered everyone together today to discuss the division of the family."
Split up the family? When this was said, everyone had different reactions.
Liu Meili quickly calculated. They didn't live together anyway, so she didn't have to take care of her parents-in-law. Logically, it didn't matter whether they split up or not. But she had to come back every now and then to get food. If the family split up, she wouldn't be able to come back with a clear conscience to ask for food. She might even have to pay the old couple annually for their retirement money and food. Furthermore, according to village custom, after a family split up, the old couple always lived with the eldest son. She didn't want to live with them.
No, this family cannot be divided.
"Dad, I'm not saying anything, but why are you suddenly thinking of splitting up the family? Are the second and third elders at home upset with you? Chen Tao and I don't agree with splitting up the family. If we split up the family, you two elders will have no one to take care of you. What if one of them gets sick, suffers a disaster, or gets hurt? That would be terrible."
Everyone else in the room frowned upon hearing this. The team leader and his wife were also furious. Aunt Chen was the first to lose control. She looked at the eldest son, who didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with what his wife said. She sighed inwardly, thinking that this son was born to someone else.
"Anyway, you and the eldest brother have never been filial to me. Before we separated, you had to come back home all year round to ask for food, and you had to ask for money to support your little family all year round. Since you are living in such a difficult situation, we can no longer rely on you for our retirement."
The team leader interrupted Aunt Chen: "Alright, let me tell you. Today's division of the family isn't a discussion with you, it's a notice. The eldest son hasn't brought any money home in all the years he's been working. The second and third sons are living on work points at home, and the fourth son is still in school. The family mainly relies on the work points I and your mother earn, as well as the salary subsidy I get as team leader."
He glanced at everyone's expressions as he spoke. The eldest brother looked a little ashamed, and his wife was full of indignation, looking like she was about to refute at any moment. The second brother's face was full of tension and confusion. His wife remained expressionless, but there was still a hint of joy in her eyes. Needless to say, the third brother was almost unable to suppress his smile. The fourth brother was not at home.
"Last night, your mother and I counted all the family property. Our total savings are 862.56 yuan. The 62 yuan will be given to the eldest son. You don't have any objections. Logically, I think it's okay not to give you any. You know in your heart that in the past few years, you have been no different from a son-in-law. Not only have you not provided any support to the family, but you also take away a lot of food and banknotes from the family every year. Apart from the food and money earned by your mother and me, the rest belongs to the second and third sons, and they have no objections to subsidizing you. Now that we have divided the family, I feel embarrassed to ask you to share the family things equally."
After saying that, he paused and said, "But your mother is reluctant to part with it. This money is for you, and you won't participate in the remaining house and farm tools. After we retire, we won't need you. Do you agree with this division, eldest brother?"
Liu Meili was obviously unhappy. It was over 800 yuan, so why should they only get a fraction of that? Chen Tao was the eldest, so how could he not share the money? And there was also the family house, so they should have a room. Even if they didn't live in it, they could still sell it for a hundred or two hundred yuan. But she was content not to have to support herself in her old age.
Chen Tao spoke first: "Dad, I agreed. I shouldn't have asked for it in the first place. It's about providing for the elderly. In our village, the eldest son has always lived with the eldest son. This..."
The captain looked at him disappointedly after hearing what he had not finished.
"Alright, as long as you agree, I won't need you for my retirement, so that's the end of your business. Let's continue. The remaining 800 yuan will be divided into four parts, which is exactly 200 yuan per person. The third child will get 200 yuan, and you will get another 100 yuan when you get married. The combined cost of your eldest and second sisters-in-law when they first came into the family is only about 100 yuan, so don't think it's too little. From now on, it's up to you. As for the fourth child, he's still young, so your mother and I will keep his share for now, and we can talk about marriage later."
"Now, let's talk about the house. The second and third sons can continue to live as they are now, with one room each. Just pay me and your mother one dollar a month for rent. If anyone wants to move out and build their own house, you can move out and build your own house. I won't drive you away. You can take care of the kitchen yourself. The house is your mother's and mine. If you want to cook, wait until we finish eating or cook early. If you want to eat at home, then pay for the food and meals. The farm tools have been divided into three parts. You can go out and take them later. Do you have any questions? If not, then sign."
Everyone had no problem. The only one who had a problem, Liu Meili, was held down by Chen Tao, and the team leader pretended not to see it.
Chen Liang quickly wrote out the family division agreement in four copies. He and his three brothers each took one copy. Everyone present signed and put their fingerprints on it, and the family was completely divided.
The division of the family was quite clean. The few people who came in didn't say much, they just stood as witnesses and that was it.
By the afternoon, the news that the team leader's family had split up spread throughout the village.
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