Li Miaomiao is a decent person. She doesn't want the fourth wife to have any grudges because of this. Her only enemy is the first wife, and Pei Guoqiang has always helped them and their son.
Liu Lin saw what Li Miaomiao wanted to say: "We have absolutely no objection. It is true that the third house has paid the most and received the least over the years. It is only right that the third house should get a larger share. I think the same as my second sister-in-law."
Liu Lin has always been generous in this regard, otherwise she would not have let Pei Guoqiang take half of his salary home in recent years, and she would not have cared about such a small amount of money. She also saved her own salary.
"You have no objection, of course you have no objection. We are the ones who serve mother-in-law at home. You live a comfortable life, but you haven't given the Pei family a child yet. What qualifications do you have to say this!"
Zhou Fang was also furious, so she attacked indiscriminately and mocked Liu Lin, whom she usually flattered.
Liu Lin's face turned pale. After she got married, although her husband's family was from the countryside and it was not as decent as marrying someone from the city, her husband was considerate and caring towards her. She never regretted her decision. The only regret was that she had not been able to have a child for several years.
They also went to see a doctor, and the couple was fine. The doctor told them to let nature take its course and that they would eventually have a child.
But she waited for several years and there was no movement at all. Not having children was her biggest pain. Now that Zhou Fang was attacking her for this reason, she felt very sad and painful.
"Sister-in-law, whether or not to have children is our own business. It's not your turn to blame my wife, and this matter has nothing to do with the division of the family. I'm putting this on hold today. If you're rude to my wife like this again, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my sister-in-law!"
Pei Guoqiang and Liu Lin fell in love at first sight, and their relationship has been good over the years. He also cares about his wife Liu Lin very much. Seeing Liu Lin's pain and sadness, he protects his wife in a domineering manner.
Li Miaomiao admired Pei Guoqiang for what he did. This is how a man should be.
"See? This is what a real man does. He stood up and protected his wife at the critical moment."
Li Miaomiao looked down on people like Pei Guotai, who always used Zhou Fang as a shield for bad things and really thought that everyone else was stupid.
When Pei Yifan saw Li Miaomiao looking at Pei Guoqiang and Liu Lin with admiration, he felt a little more distressed. Mom was thinking of Dad, and Dad used to protect Mom in this way.
"Mom, don't be envious. I will grow up quickly and protect you in the future!"
Li Miaomiao didn't expect that her casual words would touch the little guy's heart. He felt relieved after hearing them. "Yes, our Xiaofan is also a responsible man. He is very useful at the critical moment."
What Li Miaomiao said was not empty talk. Although the little guy was young, he had been a great assist to the original owner when he was causing trouble and couldn't defeat the other party.
Pei Yifan raised the corners of his mouth when he heard this, with a hint of pride in his eyes.
Li Miaomiao was so moved by the little guy's behavior that she almost died of cuteness.
The mother and son were talking in whispers when Old Man Pei made the final decision: "Alright, stop arguing. Let's do as the second son's wife wants. We don't need to divide it into seven parts, just six. We two old guys still need it and can support ourselves. The extra part will be given to the third son."
Zhang Degen nodded. "This is a fair division."
"It's not fair at all. Why? We are the eldest wife! Besides, don't you, mom and dad, feel bad for your eldest grandson? Chengli is already sixteen and is about to get married. What can we give him?"
"Let him earn money with his own ability and work hard for two years. He still can't afford to marry a wife. It's not like he wants to marry a fairy." Old Mrs. Pei said indifferently.
Getting married is not a big deal. Every family has the same conditions. The better-off families in the village only need a betrothal gift of fifty yuan. Why would it have to come to this? Besides, he is not her most beloved grandson, so why should she be so cruel?
"I still say the same thing. If anyone has any objections, leave the house clean, or else follow my rules!"
In the end, matters like dividing the family are decided by Old Man Pei, the head of the family. Once Old Man Pei makes up his mind, the division of the family is settled.
Even if the eldest wife is unwilling, she has to accept it. She can't really be kicked out of the house. Besides, it is better to be divided into six parts now than seven.
After they agreed on how to divide the money and grain, Old Mrs. Pei brought over a small wooden box containing all the family's belongings.
Mrs. Pei took out all the money and grain from the box in front of everyone.
There are quite a few bills inside, including cloth bills, grain bills, oil bills and industrial bills, all of which were obtained by Old Mrs. Pei through her frugal life over the years.
"The money is exactly over 1,200 yuan. We agreed to divide it into six parts. Except for the third room, which got 400 yuan, the other three rooms got 200 yuan each. The remaining 200 yuan and a little more are for the two of us, the old couple."
No one has any objection to this division.
As for bills, there were all kinds of bills, but they were not distributed evenly. There were more than twenty food coupons and only one industrial coupon.
"These tickets, you guys can discuss how to divide them based on your needs."
Everyone needed different things, and with Old Lady Pei watching, no one could take more, so there weren't many arguments.
Liu Lin chose an industrial coupon, and Zhou Fang and Chen Xuexiang both wanted to choose a cloth coupon, but there were only three cloth coupons, so the result was predictable. Chen Xuexiang naturally would not compete with Zhou Fang.
This time, Li Miaomiao did not go against Zhou Fang, but chose food coupons and sugar coupons.
After letting them choose, Old Mrs. Pei collected the remaining bills.
"As for food, we still have 900 kilograms of millet at home. Each family can take 100 kilograms back home. If you want more, you have to wait until the autumn harvest. The team will distribute the food, and each family can receive it based on the work points they have earned."
"The pots, pans, and other sundries at home are hard to divide up, so leave them for us old couple. You can buy them yourselves and use them together for the time being. The second son's wife is moving to the old house, so she'll take the small pot with her. The rest is up to you to buy."
"Okay, Mom, I just need this small pot. I'll buy the rest at the supply and marketing cooperative."
"How about you go to the county with us tomorrow morning and get your things ready. Also, let Guoqiang take a leave and ask him to help clean up the old house. He can also bring you back with him." Liu Lin planned for Li Miaomiao.
Li Miaomiao shook her head. "There's no rush to buy things. I can still handle it anyway. I'll go to the old house tomorrow and clean it up. Then I'll see if there's anything missing and buy it together to save me from going there again."
"What you said makes sense. I'll go back to the city tomorrow morning and ask Guoqiang to stay and help. I'll ask for leave for Guoqiang at the factory." Liu Lin nodded.
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