Qian Qing, who had just returned from escorting the second batch of goods, had just finished packing when Qian Yu showed up.

"So, your second sister-in-law's family can't help it either?"

Because there was really no manpower available, Qian Qing had to go to escort the goods by herself this time. She did not take Lin Xiaohui's train, but took a day-long train to Wuzhen. The next morning, she paid the factory manager to help deliver the fabric to the station, so that she could catch Lin Xiaohui's train.

Lin Xiaohui arranged for her to put the fabric in a safe place, so she had no worries along the way.

Qian Qing held a bowl of rice noodles in her hands. She bought some dry rice noodles from Wuzhen. Qian's mother cut mushrooms and black fungus, added a spoonful of soup, and then put a few slices of chopped meat on top. The rice noodles were springy and not sticky. With the rich soup, they went down her stomach hot and warmed up the cold weather.

Qian Yu was jealous, so he took a pair of chopsticks, scooped half a bowl of rice noodles from the pot, and sat opposite Qian Qing.

"It's not that easy. It's been a mess these past few days."

Liu Ertao went to help for a few days and came home and said that she wanted to take her son out to start a business. Mrs. Huang would definitely not agree.

It's fine now during the off-season, but when the season comes, the family still has to sell vegetables, and the vegetable fields are left to the second wife to take care of. If we really send the people in this wife away, there will be no one left in the family.

Qian Yu ate rice noodles while complaining: "Fortunately, I acted quickly. After clearing the goods, I brought your brother-in-law to the oil field and told them that you needed help. If you were still at home now, you would definitely not be able to rest in peace."

Needless to say, Mrs. Huang must hate her the most now. If she hadn't gone out to be a self-employed person, the Huang family wouldn't have become what it is now.

"Your brother-in-law doesn't know anything yet. I asked him to help our mother run the shop, and I even asked Qianqian to pretend to be sick and drag him along."

A good-natured man like Huang Sanping cannot be allowed to get involved, so Qian Yu decided to settle the matter first before letting Huang Sanping know.

Qian Qing finished eating and put the bowl down: "Isn't this good?"

The second room is now the first to make trouble. If given one more push, it will immediately jump out and become the first.

"Sister, please give my second sister-in-law five yuan for me tomorrow. Tell her that she has worked hard these past few days and will need help from now on. Give her a raise. Thirty yuan a month. Pay her every six days."

Qian Yu: "Even if you didn't tell me, I would have done it anyway."

The second brother's family is in a very angry mood right now, and with the money added to the mix, they're about to start a fight.

As a result, things happened faster than the two sisters expected. At noon the next day, Qian Yu came back with a cold face.

"Sanping, come back with me."

"We're going to split up."

Qian Qing was still in the recovery period after returning home, and was a little worried when she heard this. According to their expectations, they should have to wait a few more days, so why did Mrs. Huang agree to split up the family today?

Qian Yu didn't bother to talk to his sister, and dragged Huang Sanping away. Huang Sanping was even more confused. Didn't he say he was going home to give his second sister-in-law the wages? Why did he suddenly make a fuss?

When the two arrived at Huang's house, the house was silent, as if no one was home.

As soon as Huang Sanping and Qian Yu entered the house, they saw the whole family gathered in the main hall. Everyone was in the house except for a few who were at school.

The eldest brother's family was unruly, the second brother's family was full of anger, the fourth brother's family was cowering like quails, and Old Mrs. Huang sat on a chair holding her youngest daughter's hand and wiping her tears.

"I worked so hard to raise you all, and I treated each of you like my own flesh and blood. Now that life has just started to get better, you're arguing about splitting up the family. You don't take me seriously at all!"

Liu Ertao sneered when she heard this: "Mom, don't say anything else. I went out to work for someone and earned five yuan. You turned around and said you would confiscate it, leaving me fifty cents, and you held the remaining four and a half yuan in your hand, saying it was money for my eldest son to marry a wife. You held the money in your hand for less than half an hour, and you secretly stuffed the money into my eldest sister-in-law. I would like to ask, why should I give the money I earned to my eldest sister-in-law? We are both daughters-in-law, I am busy with housework and outside work, what has the eldest sister-in-law done for me? Why should I subsidize the eldest wife with the money I earned?"

Huang Sanping then realized the cause of today's incident. He couldn't help feeling guilty. If his wife hadn't gotten the second brother's family involved, how could there be a dispute over five dollars?

Old Mrs. Huang was already sobbing, and Huang Sanping wanted to go over to comfort his mother. At worst, he could pay the five yuan out of his own pocket and give it to his second sister-in-law's family. It wouldn't be necessary to split the family just for five yuan, right?

Just as he was about to say something, he felt his arm tighten. Qian Yu had a blank expression on his face, but Huang Sanping didn't dare to move.

Qian Yu had warned him repeatedly not to tell anyone about the money they made. If he came forward and said he had money...

Old Mrs. Huang was still stubbornly saying, "Xiao Yun is pregnant. She is my first great-grandson after all. I just gave her four dollars to buy some nourishing food. How can it be considered unforgivable?"

Liu Ertao's face was stiff. "Oh, that's your great-grandson, you feel sorry for him. Our eldest son is still a bachelor. According to your way of supporting him, you only need one great-grandson in your lifetime, right? What does it have to do with me if Fan Xiaoyun is pregnant? Are her parents-in-law dead? Are you going to use my hard-earned money to raise their grandson?"

These words were so heartbreaking that Boss Huang jumped three feet high.

"Who are you cursing, old man? Are you just going to stand there and watch?"

Huang Laoer was grinning and said, "Brother, my wife is right. You and my sister-in-law are both strong and healthy. Why does our own daughter-in-law need support from our mother? It's not like you two have broken arms or legs, so you don't have to earn money to support your daughter-in-law."

Fan Xiaoyun hid at the back holding her belly. She really didn't mean it! It was only when she saw Auntie San bringing money back in the morning that she suddenly had an idea and instigated the old lady. Who knew that just four dollars would lead to a commotion to the point of dividing the family?

How can she bear such a reputation!

Old Mrs. Huang couldn't control the situation anymore. She cursed the second son and his wife several times in her heart. Finally, she put on a sad face and acted pitiful: "Forget it, you are all grown up. You don't want justice. You just want to divide the family. The biggest problem of me is that I didn't die early. If I died earlier, I wouldn't be a burden to you. Since you want to divide it, then give it to your family."

Qian Yu was holding her breath. She thought to herself that she had seen the world with her sister, but she had never seen someone like Old Lady Huang. Whose family was divided so weirdly, dividing the second son's family and leaving the remaining two families to continue to provide blood for the first house?

Before she could say anything, the fourth daughter-in-law next to her stopped first. She was jealous of Qian Yu, because he was good-looking and a city dweller, and she could show herself superior by saying a few words to him on weekdays, but she was not really stupid!

The old lady is not bad for their family now because the second son's family is supporting them, and if things get worse, there is the third son and his wife who work hard. Now the second son's family is separated, and the third son and his wife do not go home and work outside. Only the fourth son and the first son are left at home. It is easy to guess who the old lady will favor.

"Mom, that's not what I meant. If we just split up my second brother's family, we would be embarrassed to stay at home. People would think we were the ones who squeezed them out. Right, Third Sister-in-law?"

Qian Yu had a cold face and looked at the sister-in-law who always dragged her into trouble with a sharp gaze.

The fourth daughter-in-law suddenly shuddered and regretted it in her heart. Her husband had told her a while ago to respect the third daughter-in-law, but he didn't see that the third daughter-in-law was getting stronger day by day and might have saved some money. Unfortunately, she had been accustomed to spending money quietly over the years and couldn't control her mouth every time.

Old Mrs. Huang's face turned unhappy. The fourth son was her youngest son. Although she favored the eldest son over the years, she had never treated the fourth son unfairly. Why did the fourth son's family jump out when the family was about to be divided?

"My sisters-in-law just don't like me and think I'm a burden to my brothers, right? Then I'll just find someone to marry tomorrow to save you from all the quarrels. Mom is old, why do you make her so angry?"

Huang Pingping was also worried. She knew that the family atmosphere was not right recently, but why did they have to split up the family? If the family was split up, would she have to live with her eldest brother's family?

Huang Pingping was terrified. How could she not know what kind of people her eldest brother's family was? They were all selfish. But she had been praising her mother all these years, and by the way, she had also been praising her eldest brother's family. If the family really split up, and her mother was so careless that she handed her marriage over to her eldest sister-in-law, she would really cry to death.

When Mrs. Huang saw her daughter like this, she immediately hugged her and burst into tears.

The eldest daughter-in-law also hugged her daughter-in-law and wiped her tears: "There is no place for us to stay in this house. I just want some money to eat something. I finally have a grandson, why do you think it is against the law of heaven and ask you to criticize and fight me!"

The second brother's family stood firm. The braised pork and meat buns that Liu Ertao brought back from home a few days ago were so delicious! The four of them ate everything in the house.

Liu Ertao also said that she could no longer hang out with the first and fourth wives, otherwise the whole family would be poor together.

The only clear thing that Old Mrs. Huang said today was that their second branch really wanted to use this as an excuse to split up the family business.

"Mom, you don't have to cry here. We are not giving up our support after the family division. We will still show filial piety as we should. Besides, we have worked hard in farming and selling our land these years, and we are worthy of the family. As the saying goes, when a tree grows big, it branches out, and when a family grows big, it branches out. Last year, when the land was contracted to households, you said we would divide the family, and then you said we would wait for one or two years. Now one or two years have passed, and my eldest brother has a daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Why do we have to wait until all of my eldest brother's children graduate, get married, and have children before we can divide the family?"

Huang Laoer was really desperate today. He said what his wife couldn't say! His family had worked hard all these years, but now they couldn't even afford their son's wedding. Why?

Old Mrs. Huang was almost suffocated by her own son. She could handle the trouble made by her daughter-in-law, but when her son jumped out and said nasty things, she could only accept it.

"That's enough! What you're talking about is to divide the family. You've married a wife and forgotten your mother. What can I, as your mother, do to you? Just divide it."

"There are seven rooms in the house. You will be given one room. The land is based on the number of people. You should have as much as you want. We are running low on food. I will give you fifty yuan to buy food for yourselves."

Huang Laoer waited for a while but there was no further news. He was so angry that he almost laughed.

"Mom, where is the money from selling food these two years?"

Old Mrs. Huang looked a little uncomfortable: "Where is the money? There are so many people in the family. Who doesn't spend money on food, clothing and schooling?"

Liu Ertao rushed into the inner room with a quick step. Old Mrs. Huang was stunned for a long time before she hurriedly shouted, "Stop her! Hurry up!"

Her family didn't keep any money in the bank, but kept it all in a cloth bag under Old Lady Huang's pillow. The eldest daughter-in-law rushed into the house to pick up Liu Ertao.

But she was fat and strong, Liu Ertao jumped left and right swiftly, and finally came out with the cloth bag. As soon as she took it, she knew that Mrs. Huang was not lying, because the cloth bag was light and obviously there was not much money in it.

The group of people were stunned when they saw a dozen thin large reunion notes and a few Mao bills in the cloth bag.

Last year, the production contract system was implemented, and every family could earn a few dozen yuan, and those who were more diligent could earn a hundred yuan. The Huang family had more people and more land, so this year's harvest was better than last year's, and there was also income from selling vegetables. Country people have everything they need for food and drink, and they have earned at least four or five hundred yuan in the past two years. Add to that the savings from earlier years, and no matter how much they spend, they won't have only a little over a hundred yuan now!

Liu Ertao's voice was hoarse: "Mom, my second son and I worked day and night, staying in the fields for a whole day, and selling vegetables in the wind and rain. Last year, the old man spent more than ten dollars on the banquet and a hundred dollars on the betrothal gift. In the past two years, we haven't bought any big items at home. How come we only have so little money left?"

Old Mrs. Huang is in good health and doesn't need to see a doctor or take medicine. The biggest expenses in the family are the children, but even if the expenses are high, it's only 20 to 30 yuan a year. There's no way the savings would shrink to this point!

When Mrs. Huang saw that her secret was exposed, she stopped pretending to be pitiful and started to throw a tantrum.

"What's the matter? You still want to question your mother-in-law? Liu Ertao, let me tell you, it's not your turn to make the decision in this family! I did spend the money, and it went into the mouths of the four of you! I say the same thing to anyone who asks me! You want to find fault with me now because you want to split up the family! I tell you, if we want to split up the family, we're going to split up the family. We're going to split up the family just for the things I just mentioned, nothing else!"

Huang Lao Er pulled his angry daughter-in-law and glanced at the eldest brother's family who were obviously feeling guilty, the fourth brother's family who were full of anger, the frightened third brother and his wife who looked indifferent.

"Okay, I accept it if you say so. You are the mother and I am the son. I will go find the village party secretary and we will discuss the issue of my future retirement."

The second son asked his son to go find someone, and the main room immediately became deserted again.

The fourth brother was stabbed several times by his wife, and he also stood up with his head tilted.

"Mom, my second brother's family got fifty, so you have to give me fifty when I get my share."

Old Mrs. Huang was stunned. She had just given fifty to the second son's family because she wanted them to stop while they were ahead and not to bother about how much money they had. If you counted carefully, each family could only get twenty or thirty out of the hundred-plus dollars.

The fourth son’s wife couldn’t wait: “It’s okay if mom doesn’t want to give it to us, just give us two rooms in the house.”

The eldest son's wife stopped pretending to be dumb and jumped out to curse: "You wish! Fifty yuan for an extra room? You two have only one son, what's the point of sharing a dime!"

"That's not what I said..."

Seeing that the quarrel in the main room had broken out again, Qian Yu spoke up.

"Mom, it's over a hundred dollars, and there should be at least the forty dollars I gave to my family some time ago. It looks like everyone has divided up the house and the money, and we are leaving with nothing."

The main room suddenly became quiet again, and after a while the eldest brother's dry laughter was heard.

"Don't you have only Qianqian in your family? The second son of our family has a room, so isn't that your room?"

Qian Qing stopped talking at this time, and stared at Huang Sanping.

Huang Sanping was sweating profusely: "Brother, we have said that we don't need to have a successor. Qianqian alone is fine."

Before the eldest brother could refute, he was interrupted by Old Lady Huang.

"What? Are you really planning to be a person without descendants? You are just a money loser. No one will bury you when you die. Third son, you should be obedient and live with your eldest brother's family. When the second son gets married, his son will be registered as a resident of your family. This way, the second son can have another child. You will also have descendants."

Huang Sanping was sweating anxiously. He was unwilling and afraid to do what his mother said. Once he agreed, Qian Yu would turn around and leave. But he couldn't do what Qian Yu wanted. The second and fourth brothers would be divided out. The eldest brother's family didn't work well, and his mother would suffer if she followed the eldest brother's family.

“I…I…”

Qian Yu became more and more silent as Huang Sanping hesitated. Her sister was right, but she was wrong in one thing. She was not someone who could remain calm. She had a fire burning in her heart, and this fire made her unwilling to be hypocritical with these people.

"Sanping, you make your own choice. No matter what you choose, I will listen to you."

Qian Yu's face was gentle and his eyes were encouraging.

When Huang Sanping heard his wife say this, his heart beat like a drum. Qian Yu loved him so much that it gave him a little hope.

"Then...then let's not separate the family."

Qian Yu nodded, his expression still gentle.

"Okay, let's do this. Let's go get a divorce certificate tomorrow, Qianqian, come with me. You stay at home to take care of your mother. It just so happens that your eldest brother's second son will be adopted by you. You will have both the old and the young, and you will be a complete person in the future."

This sentence was like a trump card, and the Huang family's main hall exploded instantly.

Huang Sanping was so shocked that he saw stars and subconsciously reached out to hold Qian Yu's hand.

Qian Yu took a half step back, her expression unchanged: "Huang Sanping, I've suffered a lot in the years since I married you. But because I've never had a happy life, I don't know how to complain about this kind of life. Now that I've lived a normal life outside for a while, I feel that this kind of life has no hope at all. Your mother talked about inheritance, you actually have this idea in your mind, right? It's just that you want to delay it for a little while, so that when I'm old in a few years, you can naturally bring a child back to be your root."

"I used to save your face and didn't want to say anything to you. I also hope that you can change for the better. How has my family treated you these years, and how has your family treated me? I tell you, I, Qian Yu, am not someone who can't live without a man. I have worked like a slave for your Huang family these years, and this is my way of repaying the kindness you showed me when you saved me. If you don't want Qianqian, I will take her away. You adopt the child, and don't come to find Qianqian in the future."

Huang Sanping was enveloped in a huge panic, and every word Qian Yu said pierced his heart.

“There is no hope at all.”

"It's a way of repaying you."

"Don't come to see Qianqian."

…

What did he do wrong? How did he end up without a wife or daughter? He just wanted to honor his mother and wanted the whole family to stay together. Isn't that human nature?

Old Mrs. Huang jumped up and scolded Qian Yu: "I told you that you are wild! How long have you been away and you're back to ask for a divorce! San'er, divorce her! What's the point of being so proud of a hen that doesn't lay eggs! We can just find another one after the divorce!"

Qian Yu went into the inner room and tidied up everything, including her own clothes and Qianqian's picture books. Only then did she realize how few things she and her daughter had in this house.

Qian Yu felt a little regretful in his heart, but what he regretted was why he didn't see the problem clearly earlier, causing his daughter to suffer so much over the years.

Huang Sanping was still in a daze in the main room. The other families didn't dare to say anything. Who could have expected Qian Yu to really get a divorce? In this day and age, there are still people who dare to get a divorce after having a daughter!

The fourth son's wife looked very happy, the elders didn't dare to say anything, only Liu Ertao was very happy in his heart. The third son was a muddleheaded person who couldn't tell good from bad, and he ruined his soon-to-be-rich city wife.

Liu Ertao helped Qian Yu carry the bag to the roadside. She wanted to persuade him but didn't know where to start. It must be hard to raise a daughter alone. Huang Laosan lost his wife and was a fool. His life would be even harder in the future. But she didn't want to persuade him for some reason. During this period, she followed Qian Yu's business and knew that the Qian family's business was not small. If they really broke up, who would be the unlucky one.

Qian Yu walked for a while with the bag in hand before asking Liu Ertao beside her.

"Sister-in-law, I want to open a vermicelli workshop. Are you interested in joining me?"