Should the second wife be separated?
The people in the courtyard were all surprised when they heard this.
Inside the west room, Madam Qian's phoenix eyes widened in shock, and her voice suddenly rose, "No, Brother Erhu, we can't separate the family! I don't want to separate the family, how will my unborn child and I survive if we separate?"
After saying that, he seemed to realize that what he said wasn't very pleasant to hear.
He quickly forced a smile and added, "As the old saying goes, 'While parents are alive, the family doesn't separate.' Mother is still in good health. If we, the second branch, were to separate like this, wouldn't people find out and tear our spines apart?"
Moreover, the Su family's reputation is also in jeopardy; they might be laughed at behind their backs.
Su Erhu knelt on the ground without turning around, and kowtowed to Su Baishi again. "Your son is unfilial and cannot always be by your side to fulfill his filial duties, but I promise that after the family is divided, things will remain the same as before. If anything happens at home, as long as you let me know, I will do my duty without hesitation."
"Su Erhu! You're not allowed to separate the family! I don't agree!" Madam Qian was so angry at the man's attitude that her face turned pale, and she pounded her fists on the bed.
Back when she used to count every grain of rice before cooking, she would have readily agreed to the idea of dividing the family property.
But now is the best time for the Su family. If the second branch of the family were to separate, wouldn't they have nothing left?
When the time comes, the son in her womb will have to endure hardship with them even before he's born. How can that be? Absolutely not!
Qian Dabao quickly chimed in, "Brother-in-law, let's talk this out. Separating the family isn't child's play. If we separate on impulse, it'll be too late to regret it later."
Su Erhu ignored Qian Dabao, only glancing at the west room with a cold expression. "I'm not discussing this with you now. If you don't want to separate the family, when the old village chief arrives, ask him to be a witness and write a divorce agreement so that you and Qian Dabao can go back to the Qian family together."
Su Sanhu, who was standing nearby, quickly stuffed the handkerchief back into Qian Dabao's mouth. It was none of the business of outsiders to interfere in the affairs of the Su family!
Qian was so angry that her chest heaved, and she almost fainted again.
Thinking of her son in her belly, she forced herself to stay awake on the bed, her phoenix eyes blinking for a long time.
Su Erhu has now made his stance clear, giving her only two choices: either divorce and return to the Qian family, or separate from the Su family and live independently.
If she divorces and returns to the Qian family, she will never have any connection with the Su family again.
If the family were to separate, she would still be a member of the Su family, Su Erhu's wife, and the mother of Su's grandson. As long as Su Erhu maintained a good relationship with Su Hua and could work and earn money at Su's restaurant, her and her son's lives would not be too bad, which would be much better than a divorce.
Moreover, living under Su Baishi's command for the past few years has been incredibly stifling. If she could separate and live independently, with no one above to manage her own household, she would be in complete control.
At that time, no one will be able to tell her what to eat, what to wear, whether to work, or how much work to do!
Madam Qian's eyes darted around for a while. Since they were going to divide the family property, everything should be clearly divided, and nothing that belonged to their second branch should be lost.
Outside the courtyard, Madam Su Bai looked at her second son, who resembled Old Man Su so much, and sighed deeply, "Since this is your choice, then so be it. Your second branch will be separated from the family. Don't regret it later."
"Mother!" Su Erhu's eyes were already filled with tears.
"Your son is unfilial. From now on, the wages you earn from working will remain the same as before. Half of them will be given to the public funds, and you will give your mother additional gifts during festivals."
Su Bai waved her hand, her face showing signs of fatigue. "This old woman is in good health and doesn't need your money for the time being. You should just take care of your own life from now on."
After waiting for a while in the west room without hearing what she wanted to hear, Qian Shi quickly had Chunhua help her out of the room. She walked up to Su Bai Shi and her son, and said in a soft but clear voice, "Mother, since we are dividing the family property today, shouldn't we, the second branch, be given a share of the land, houses, and money?"
"What nonsense are you spouting here?" Su Erhu suddenly looked up and glared at the woman. "You have no right to speak here. Go back inside and lie down."
Qian shrank back, her voice clearly aggrieved, "Why don't I get a say?"
You only care about being filial to your mother-in-law, but you completely disregard the life and death of my daughter and me.
My son is still less than a month old in my belly. If we don't have a house, where will we live? If we don't have land to grow crops, what will we eat? If we don't have money to spend, what will we wear?
Are you suggesting we, mother and daughter, go and live in haystacks to make a living?
Chunhua supported the woman, her obsidian-like eyes fixed on her belly. She didn't understand what it meant to separate the family, but the "the two of them" her mother mentioned must have referred to her mother and the little brother in her belly.
And what about her?
Su Erhu slumped over his hair, his words tinged with embarrassment, “I’m a grown man with hands and feet, how could I not be able to support you three?”
The land and house were earned by your father when he was alive. How dare you ask your mother for them?
"If you're willing to live with me, then stay. If you don't want to suffer with me, then hurry up and go back to the Qian family with Qian Dabao. Whether you remarry or not, it's all up to you!"
He wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground. His brother-in-law was already shameful enough for asking for money based on Hua'er's information, but because of the pregnancy diagnosis, he couldn't even get a divorce.
But now, Qian is asking her mother for a house, land, and money, making him unable to hold his head up in front of his siblings.
I really don't know if he did something terrible in his past life that angered both heaven and man, so that God specially sent someone like this to torment him!
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