Everyone in the educated youth settlement now looks at Zhang and Shen differently; they're not good people.
Zhang Datao, the head of the brigade, had her eldest son call over the clan elders. After understanding the situation, the elders looked at Old Mrs. Yang and asked for her advice.
Uncle Yang Jiu was the youngest uncle of the late Grandpa Yang. Looking at his nephew's wife, he said, "Eldest daughter-in-law (Grandma Yang), what are you thinking?"
Grandma Yang looked at her younger brother-in-law and said, "I support my daughter-in-law's opinion. When the children grow up, they should move out so that they can establish themselves sooner and we can all be happy and at ease."
Uncle Jiu greatly admired his eldest nephew's wife. In those years, she was the one who raised the children and earned money, which allowed his eldest nephew to live for many more years.
“Then we’ll do it your way. Since you’re not living with your sons now, the family will be divided into four parts. Even though the second son is in the army, he’s still a part of the family.”
Zhang Datao got straight to the point and told the elders about his family situation.
"The house we built in the past two years was mostly built with subsidies sent back by my second son. Now that you have all started your own families and have children, I have been taking care of you all personally."
As you all know, we don't have much money at home. I even gave dowries for your weddings. The weddings of my eldest and third sons only cost 50 yuan each. You all came empty-handed.
At this moment, the eldest son's wife and the third son's wife both lowered their heads. Their families had no dowry and had come empty-handed.
"I will also leave a dowry for the second son, treating all elders equally. As for the house, you all benefited from the second son's house, with the second son paying the bulk of the cost."
Since we haven't separated the family, we won't say anything. The second son will have to pay a small loss first, since he gets a salary in the army, which you can't compare to.
We divided the family's money into five parts: one part was your grandmother's funeral money, and the rest went to each family.
After deducting the bride price for the second son, the family had a total of a little over 80 yuan, which was divided into 16 yuan per family. As for the houses, you can each live in your own houses.
Let's not talk about the house where your grandmother and I lived for now; we'll talk about it after we pass away.
"We don't need your help with our retirement now. Your grandmother has been receiving money from Ningning's father over the years, so we're shamelessly asking you to donate anything more."
When Xu Hongxia heard about the old lady's money, she exclaimed, "Why? The old lady is also a member of the family. Why can't she get a share of the money in her hands?"
"Have you no shame? Xu Hongxia, I think I went too far with you. You still haven't learned your lesson and are still eyeing the old lady's retirement money. You've got some nerve. We won't let you take care of yourselves in your old age, and you're still acting all high and mighty."
When Yang Laosan heard Xu Hongxia eyeing his grandmother's retirement money, he slapped her across the face. Ignoring the elders around him, he said with red eyes, "If you keep eyeing things you shouldn't be eyeing, you can go home. I'll just find someone else."
When Xu Hongxia heard that she was told to go home and find someone else, she immediately shut her mouth and stopped talking.
Then he looked at his two daughters-in-law and said, "The grain in the house is divided into three portions. The second son won't get any. As for Ningning's grain, I already gave her share when she came. You two took advantage of her and ate a few good meals."
As for the cooking pots and pans, I won't give them to you. There are still a few industrial ration coupons sent by my second brother, which I'll share with you. If you don't have enough, you'll have to find a way to get them. The bowls and chopsticks will be divided into three portions; just take enough for yourselves.
Upon hearing that they would be eating separately from now on, Xu Hongxia looked up again, as if to say something, but Yang Sanlang looked at her and she pulled her head back down.
Zhang Datao looked at the clan elders and said, "My lords, please forgive my rudeness."
Everyone shook their heads, looking at the two brothers, "Live your lives well from now on. Now that you've separated the family, you're in charge of your own affairs. You should learn from your parents how they handled everything."
The two brothers nodded repeatedly, and the family property was divided up just like that. Today, the clan elders came over, and two tables were set up at the house as a family division meal.
The educated youth settlement was also very lively. Now that Hao Yujie was no longer there to clean up the mess, Shen Shiyu couldn't even wash her own clothes properly and kept complaining.
Hao Yujie didn't care what she said about herself; it was because she had refused her help, so she was left with nothing to do.
Recently, they've stopped cleaning up after her, and Shen Shiyu is feeling frustrated. She can't seem to handle anything right, while they manage to do things so easily. Why is it that she can't do anything right?
She almost burned down the kitchen when she started cooking, and she might have fallen into the river if Hao Yujie hadn't pulled her back while she was washing clothes.
It really proves the saying: good for nothing but causing trouble.
Exhausted, Shen Shiyu went straight to sleep when she got home, completely unaware that Liu Qiang had stolen her underwear from the clothes she had washed.
Liu Qiang saw that Shen Shiyu had high standards, so he came up with a plan. He secretly followed them and waited for their underwear. He then stole one of their undergarments, leaving them with no way to deny it.
Thinking that he would take action tonight, after they had all fallen asleep, he took a long stick and picked up the small clothes that Shen Shiyu had hung out to dry in the corner.
Yang Jiazhang Da Tao looked at Song Yining apologetically, "Ningning, I'm sorry, Auntie feels very sorry today. I didn't expect that eyelid to be so thick. Please don't mind it."
"As long as you don't mind me stirring things up, Auntie, that's fine."
"Hey! Actually, we've been putting up with it all this time, but since you've been here so long, this guy has been eating and drinking well and has become so arrogant, always trying to cause trouble."
Your uncle and I have been putting up with it, which is good. Now that we've separated the property legitimately today, let's see what she has to say. She'll have a hard time later.
"They're truly blessed but don't know how to enjoy it; they're someone who doesn't know how to appreciate good fortune."
“If the village asks you anything recently, just tell them the truth. We are upright and honest, and we are not afraid of gossip.”
"Okay, Auntie, I understand. You should get some rest today if you're tired."
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