When her parents were discussing the future division of the family property between her second and third brothers, Lin Shumei asked with five parts of doubt, three parts of reluctance, and two parts of sadness,
"Then when my two brothers get married, they'll each have their own home in the village. What about me and my eldest sister? Will we have a place to live when we come back?"
This is a good question, which immediately brought the couple's conversation to a halt.
Liang Shengdi smacked her lips, sighed, and told the truth.
"Normally, a girl gets married, and when she returns to her parents' home, she becomes a guest. If the house is large, there's always room for a guest room. If the house is small..."
It’s just like the Lin family had so little space before that it was difficult for them to live there themselves, so would they go back and leave a room for Lin Yulan?
The truth is hard to hear, but it is the fact.
The most crucial point is that when you ask the village for land to build a house, you can't just pay money and get it. It also depends on the household registration. If you have one son, you can apply for one piece of land. If you have two sons, you can apply for two pieces of land. If you have three sons, you can apply for three pieces of land. After all, the higher-ups also support the division of the family.
But daughters cannot apply because once a daughter is married, she belongs to someone else's family, unless they marry into the family like Ma Dexiang.
But this usually happens when only one of the sisters stays at home, not more. Otherwise, wouldn't Ma Dexiang's family be able to apply for nine plots of land? That would not only be a mess, but there wouldn't be enough land.
Even if this is an objective reason, Lin Shumei still can't accept it.
"What about my parents? Where do you live? You always live with your brothers, right? Then when I get married and visit my own parents, they will be guests too?"
"But this is my home. Why do my brothers become a family when they marry my sister-in-law, and I become a guest, an outsider?"
The three points of unwillingness and two points of sadness turned into ten points. She couldn't even eat, so she stood up and ran upstairs. When she turned around, Lin Shuchao caught a glimpse of the girl's very red eyes.
Liang Shengdi couldn't eat anymore and sighed, "Girls are born with a hard life, from their parents' to their husband's family. Only those with good luck can have their own family..."
What is your own home? Your own home is where your words have weight and you can call the shots. Old Mrs. Liang felt that she had no home for the first half of her life. She was like a piece of duckweed, drifting here and there, with no say in the world.
It was not until that year that Chunhua gave her money and tickets to buy meat. It was not until then that she felt that her feet were rooted in this land.
But she was already 56 by then, and most of her life was almost over...
Even Chen Chunhua encountered an extreme mother-in-law like Liang Shengdi, who didn't care about anything and told her to make her own decisions. If she had a less extreme mother-in-law, there would still be some contradictions.
Chen Chunhua also sighed. What she and Lin Guoqing had originally agreed on was that each of the four children would own a house in Shanghai. If there were any commercial villas for sale in Yue City, they would also own one for each of them.
When a daughter gets married or a son gets married, they are considered to have started a family, and each person is given an equal amount of cash to help them establish their own family and start their own business in the future.
At the moment, it seems that no one wants to inherit their business. So when they get old, they can either find a professional manager to take care of it and divide the shares equally among their children, or just sell the factory for cash.
Anyway, the couple is still a long way from death, so the remaining cash and other things can be divided into four parts after they lie in bed.
Chen Chunhua originally thought that she was quite fair, but after hearing what Lin Shumei said, she felt uncomfortable.
She was once a daughter, then a daughter-in-law, then a daughter-in-law, then a mother. It would be fine if she didn't look back, but if she really thought about it, if she really accepted this kind of thing that had existed since ancient times... she wouldn't have held such a deep hatred towards Chen Laicai and Qian Lai'er.
But how can we solve what Shumei said?
"It's actually very simple." Lin Guoqing kept rubbing his knees with his hands, looking forward with empty eyes, which was a sign that his brain was spinning rapidly.
"There are two options. One is that we simply don't live in the village anymore. After the second and third children get married, you and I will move out with Mom. If there aren't any commercial properties for sale in town, then the county or city will do. We can buy a big villa like the one you mentioned, right? Maybe with six rooms? That way, there'll be room for any of them to stay when they come back."
What is home? Wherever my parents are, that’s where the Lin family is headquartered. My parents’ families are all there!
However, this method has a time limit, at least it can only work until they get old and lose the ability to take care of themselves.
"Another thing is, isn't the second son going to military school? He probably won't live here after he gets married. At least he definitely won't be able to come back and live here before he retires. We should build his house and keep it for him so we can live there first.
The rooms for the older daughter and the younger daughter have been reserved, so it feels like home when they come back.
The third son and his wife can just live alone."
Now it was Lin Shuchao's turn to feel sad. "No, then you guys are splitting up the family business and are just splitting me off! Why?! I want to live with you too!"
What if his future wife can’t cook? Then they will both starve to death!
"Then don't get married! Shumei shouldn't get married either! You two can just live at home until you grow old!"
Chen Chunhua has a headache!
***
"Hahahahahahaha..." Lin Shugan couldn't help laughing when listening to Lin Shuchao's complaints. His two younger brothers and sisters really never stop complaining.
"Who just said that? If you spend all your time thinking about giving money to your parents and siblings, how will you ever find a wife? And you also want to spend every day with your parents, how can you find a wife then?"
Lin Shuchao curled his lips and said, "I don't have any. I'm just worried that my future wife won't be able to cook... and we'll both starve to death..."
The two bachelors chatted about their future family life.
If Chen Chunhua knew about this, she would say that they were dreaming every day!
When Lin Shu was leaving, Chen Chunhua repeatedly asked him if he wanted her and Lin Guoqing to send him off, since he was going to college after all.
Lin Shugan shook his head. "Really, no need, Mom. It's too far. Besides, our place is... different. It's better not to send it."
All right then, Chen Chunhua suppressed her reluctance and sent the child to the train station. The whole family went out again, including Lin Shumei, who took a leave of absence to come here.
"Brother, even though you couldn't send me to school, I can still send you off. Please remember to think of me!"
Lin Shugan patted her head and said, "Of course!"
"Mom, Dad, Grandma, I'm gone. You all have to take care of yourselves. Third brother, the house is now in your hands."
"Don't worry!" Lin Shuchao patted his chest vigorously, full of confidence. However, he didn't know whether he would take care of his parents or his parents would take care of him.
"Hurry up on your studies! Don't go hungry! Eat and drink well! Call home when you have time!"
"Hey! Sure! Goodbye, grandma!"
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