Wang Sanni's face turned pale instantly, and she subconsciously looked down at her belly.
Seeing his wife's reaction, Lu Jie smiled easily, "I remember my sister-in-law said last time that Sanni was pregnant with a son. It's hard to say for sure, but it would be nice to have another girl. They say a daughter is her father's little cotton-padded jacket, and two layers of cotton-padded jackets are warmer."
"Second brother, what you said is not right. Although we have two sons in the eldest house, and the old Lu family does not need you to continue the family line, you two still need sons to take care of you in your old age. It doesn't matter if you have many daughters. When they grow up, they will belong to other families. Of course, what the eldest sister-in-law said does not mean that you must give birth to a son. I also said that your eldest brother has two sons. Even if you don't have a son, let Xiaoshu carry the banner and break the pot for you. We are all one family. There is no need to divide us so clearly. Live a lively life as a family. When you are old, Chunsheng and Xiaoshu will not be able to ignore you?"
Zhang Xiu Lan kept talking about taking care of the elderly and seeing them off to the end, and about carrying banners and breaking pots. Lu Jie didn't like what he heard. He was only in his 20s. Did he need to think so far ahead?
The eldest sister-in-law never comes to visit unless there is something important. As soon as he came back, she ran to their room and kept saying this. Lu Jie also realized that something was wrong and turned to look at his wife.
Wang Sanni held the child in her arms and said nothing. She didn't know what to say in front of her sister-in-law. If she had known that her sister-in-law would come so soon, she should have told Lu Jie about the division of the family when he came back.
Zhang Xiu Lan just didn't want to give the two of them a chance. The second son of the Lu family looked carefree, but he was actually a soft-hearted person.
"Second brother, do you think what I said is right?"
What could Lu Jie say? His sister-in-law had her own son beat him and smashed the pot, so how could he say it was wrong?
"That's what my sister-in-law said."
"Hey~, that's what I said. It's more lively to live together as a family. When you get old, you'll all have someone to look after you. If we split up, we'll all have to live our own lives."
Lu Jie was indeed confused. "Split up? Why split up?"
"Why split up the family? Ask your good wife," Zhang Xiulan said, emboldened by Lu Jie's attitude. "You took advantage of your brothers' absence to instigate a split. Don't think I don't know. How can your second sister-in-law speak so arrogantly? Isn't it because she has someone backing her up? She's been running there since the harvest, bringing so many chestnuts from her mother's family to give away. She's been currying favor for a long time, just waiting for this day, right?"
Wang Sanni's face flushed red. She wanted to say that it was not the case, but before she could open her mouth, Zhang Xiulan interrupted her.
"Second brother, you don't know. After you left, your wife kept running to Third Brother's house for no reason. She even brought her a lot of things from her parents' home. But soon she started clamoring for a separation. We've lived together for so many years, and the spoon has always touched the pot, but she never mentioned a separation. Isn't this someone instigating something?"
Seeing that his wife's eyes were red with anxiety, Lu Jie knew that there must be something behind this matter. His wife was not the kind of person his sister-in-law described.
He also knew that his wife was on good terms with his third brother's wife. It was rare to meet a sister-in-law who got along well with him, so he was happy to see it happen.
"Okay, sister-in-law, I understand. Calm down first. I'll ask Sanni what's going on. This family really can't be split up just like that."
Dividing the family is a big deal, and it is even more impossible to divide the family when he and his third brother are not at home. It must be that there is some disagreement between the sisters-in-law at home, and his mother said that in anger.
Zhang Xiu Lan was very satisfied with Lu Jie's attitude. She said a few high-sounding words and then went back to the house.
The eldest son of the Lu family had been lying by the window listening to the noise outside. Seeing that there was no fighting in the second son's room, and his wife came out with her chin raised like a victorious rooster, he knew that this was almost certain.
Seeing someone enter the room, he climbed to the edge of the bed with all four limbs, eyebrows raised high, "So, the second brother doesn't want to split the family, right?"
"As the eldest brother, you should have stepped forward to deal with this matter. You should have just told them that the family can't be divided. What can they do to you? But fortunately, my words as the eldest sister-in-law still carry some weight. The second brother has no intention of dividing the family. In my opinion, this matter was instigated by the third brother's wife. When the third brother's wife leaves, the family will be fine."
Zhang Xiulan brushed off the non-existent dust on her lapels, feeling confident.
Lu Hui touched his chin. "Do you think the third brother's wife is really going to college? She and the third brother have a marriage certificate. If she wants to leave, she'll have to get a divorce certificate. If she wants to find another partner, it would mean she's getting married for the second time. She's lived with the third brother for so long. Even if she's a college student, which man would want to get married for the second time?"
"I think the third son's wife is not worth keeping. I said at the beginning that it's not okay to marry an educated youth wife. People don't care about first or second marriages. Who knows what kind of life you've been leading in the countryside after returning to the city? Jiang Wanwan is good-looking and has such a tender skin. If you go back and say you're a virgin, people will believe you."
Lu Hui leaned against the kang with his hands crossed, thinking about it and realized that this was indeed the case. "I don't know when the third brother will come back. What if he comes back and his wife runs away? I won't even have a place to cry."
"You're still worried about other people's wives. I wish the third daughter-in-law would run away right now so we don't have to divide this family. But the third daughter-in-law is going to college, so maybe we won't have to divide this family anymore."
On the other hand, Wang Sanni also explained to Lu Jie what had happened at home during this period and why the family was divided.
She felt a little guilty and aggrieved. Although Jiang Wanwan did encourage her, she had already wanted to separate.
Not to mention anything else, my sister-in-law always talks about her daughter. If this baby is another daughter, I can’t imagine what she will say.
Children who grow up in such an environment will feel inferior to others no matter how much their parents love them.
Although his father favored boys over girls, it was just a traditional concept. He wanted a son to inherit the family business and never belittled or insulted his three daughters. She was born with an inferiority complex.
I don’t want my daughter to suffer the same pain I have suffered.
Lu Jie also understood. He had been patient over the years because the third brother had not yet started a family.
There are no brothers in the village who are not married yet but are already planning to split up the family. Now that his third brother is married, he can see how comfortable it is for him and his wife to live a simple life together.
Seeing his daughter-in-law's aggrieved look, he raised his hand and patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, since mother has agreed to divide the family, we will divide this family. I will not let you be wronged because of a few words from my sister-in-law. After the family is divided, we can have whatever children we want. I like girls, let's give birth to a fairy girl."
Wang Sanni burst out laughing, and the heavy stone in her heart finally fell.
After Mother Lu left, Jiang Jianguo leaned against the door frame with his arms folded. "I'm becoming increasingly curious about this brother-in-law I've never met."
Jiang Wanwan was also flipping through the novel and replied without even looking up, "You're not the only one who's curious. I'm getting more and more curious too."
The original text did not mention Lu Xiao's identity, but we could tell something from the fact that people often came to him when Lu Xiao was doing business later.
After all, he is just a supporting role, and a villain at that. Even if he has any positive halo, the author will weaken it.
On the other hand, Du Jiaming, even though he used despicable means in the business world, often used his power with Qiao Wenwan to force others to submit, which became his means of success and his cunning.
It seems that her traveling through time did have a certain butterfly effect.
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