Chapter 290 Disagreement with the Division
Old Mrs. Chen was panicking. She knew that everything in the family now depended on the second son and his wife.
If the family is really divided, there will be no one to do the farm work, wash clothes and cook.
All of this will fall on her head, and her old bones will be exhausted to death!
She regretted so much after the eldest brother's family separated and moved out. If she had not acted on her own, how could this happen today?
With the lessons learned from the past, we will never separate even if there is a smallpox outbreak today.
Having made up her mind, she waved her hand.
"Don't talk to me about those boring things. I don't agree to split up the family."
Sun laughed sarcastically, "Mom, if we don't split up the family, do you think we can still survive? Do you have the nerve to face Erbao, Zhanliang, and me?"
The fat on Old Lady Chen's face trembled, and she said unreasonably,
"I have nothing to fear. Don't keep threatening me with Erbao's affairs.
That's me trying to find a good way out for Erbao. You two shouldn't be so ungrateful.
Besides, Erbao is the blood of my Chen family. I can sell him if I want to. It is not your turn to dictate. If you want to split the family, forget it."
"That's right. How dare you threaten your elders? That's really too much." Old man Chen echoed with a serious face.
Chen Zhancai also looked dissatisfied. He knew that the family depended entirely on the work of Chen Zhanliang and his wife.
If they really live separately, he will have to support his parents alone, which will cause troubles.
Dividing the family would do him more harm than good, so it would be better for him to be a hands-off king like he is now.
Thinking of this, he began to persuade,
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, you must not be impulsive. Although what our parents did today was not very glorious, you don't have to hold on to it so stubbornly!
As the saying goes, no one is perfect.
They are our parents who gave birth to us. If there are any unspeakable things or unresolved issues, they must tear each other apart and split up the family.
You are deliberately trying to kill your parents by doing this!"
Chen Zhanliang was so angry at his righteous words that his palms itched and he really wanted to slap him a few times.
Resisting the urge to hit someone, he snorted coldly, "Stop talking nonsense here. If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have ended up like this."
After saying that, he turned to Old Lady Chen and said,
"Mom, if you really can't bear to leave me, we can stay together, but as the head of the family, you must treat everyone equally.
The third child never worked, so from then on I also didn't work in the fields. Since someone in the third child's family was studying, someone in our second room had to study too.
Let Erbao go to the academy, and you will bear the tuition fees. If you agree, I will not split the family."
Chen Zhanliang knew that Old Lady Chen would not agree, so he deliberately said these words to force her to separate.
Dabao also chimed in, "My father is right. Why has the third wife gotten all the benefits over the years? We, the second wife, will have to do the same in the future."
Old Mrs. Chen was furious. "What are you thinking? You want me to pay for your child's education? Do you have the brains to do that? You even threaten me with dividing the family property. You are truly rebellious."
Old man Chen was also annoyed and said, "You are so smart! The third child doesn't go to the fields because he wants to study. If you don't want to go to the fields to work, why don't you go to heaven!"
Chen Zhancai shook his head and sneered, "Second brother, don't you see if Erbao has the brains to do that? All he does all day is eat. What can he do?"
Erbao nestled in Sun's arms, listening to what his grandparents and Third Uncle said, his teeth chattered with anger, a fierce look flashed in his eyes.
I swore in my heart that I would change and become a smart person like Chen Han, so that I would not be easily deceived by others.
Chen Zhanliang snorted coldly, "Since you don't agree, there's nothing to say. This family must be divided."
After saying this, he turned to Wu Baoan and said, "Village head, today I'd like to trouble you to help me be a witness and help me write the documents for the division of the family property."
Wu Baoan nodded and looked at Old Lady Chen. "Sister-in-law, how do you think we should divide this family?"
"Security guard, what do you mean? Is there anyone like you who is a village head?"
Old Mrs. Chen was not happy and started to make a fuss.
"Everyone is trying to persuade us to reconcile, not to separate, but why are you so eager for them to split up? Are you jealous because we're doing so well?"
"Okay, sister-in-law, don't be so unreasonable. You understand what's going on better than anyone else. As the saying goes, 'A tree is afraid of having its roots damaged, and a person is afraid of having his heart broken. A tree with damaged roots cannot survive; a person with a broken heart cannot be warmed back.'
'Things that are forced will not go smoothly, and people who are forced to stay will not last long'. You should understand the reason behind this. Since Zhan Liang proposed to divide the family, it must have been a well-considered decision, not a momentary impulse.
Now that things have come to this, you should just do it quickly to avoid hurting each other's feelings by dragging your feet. Besides, living apart is better for everyone. If you don't agree, it will be awkward to live together in the future."
"No, I don't agree. Stop preaching to me about life. I can't afford to lose face."
Old Mrs. Chen kept shaking her head. She didn't want to do farm work, wash clothes, cook, or serve the whole family.
Wu Baoan frowned and shook his head, saying nothing.
Chen Zhanliang couldn't help but get angry, and he hit his head with anger, "If you don't agree, forget it. Even if we don't want to separate, we will move out and will never get involved with you."
When Old Lady Chen heard this, she was almost furious. "You unfilial thing, get out of here right now. I don't have a son like you."
"Zhanliang, what on earth are you trying to do?" Old Man Chen also knew how important Chen Zhanliang was to the family, and he stamped his feet anxiously. "What Mom and Dad did today was wrong, but you can't be so cruel as to split up the family!"
"Dad, it's not that I'm cruel, it's that you've gone too far. You've never treated me as your son. I don't have parents like you, and your children don't have grandparents like you."
"I..." Old man Chen knew he was in the wrong and was speechless.
After hearing what Chen Zhanliang said, Old Lady Chen was so angry that she pointed at him and cursed him.
"You're such a heartless bastard! If I hadn't cared about you, would you have grown up like this? Did you grow up eating shit?"
Now that you've grown strong, you no longer need me as your mother. Do you think I'm old and a burden, and that I'll cause you trouble in the future, so you want to get rid of me, this burden?
You are truly lacking in virtue. You will be struck by lightning for being so cruel! I tell you, Second Brother, even if I die, I will not divide this family.
"You can say whatever you want. Even if I get struck by lightning, I won't be with you anymore." Chen Zhanliang had made up his mind and looked at Sun. "Cuiqin, take Erbao back to the house to pack up. Let's go."
Seeing this, Chen Zhancai stepped forward and used his old words to persuade him.
"Second brother, what are you doing? Can you please talk to your parents properly?
Think about it, our family's good days have come, and I, your brother, am now a scholar of noble status.
Not only are the taxes for the family exempted, but even the labor service for you and Dabao has been exempted.
Such a great thing has happened to you, yet you are still not satisfied.
If you insist on doing what you want, there is no medicine for regret in the world.
I have to remind you that it won't be long before I will be taking the Autumn Examination.
If I succeed, you will all benefit greatly from following me."
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