"Sigh, the eldest son's family and the second son's family are both clueless. They've completely forgotten how good Jianjun was to them during the famine years."
"You know how many good things Jianjun gave when his second son had a baby? He's never satisfied," Grandma Guo sighed.
"That's just how people are, never satisfied. They take Jianjun's kindness for granted. Both of their sons remember their brother's kindness, and their two wives are the same. Sigh," Old Man Guo said sadly.
“Old man, you said if this family isn’t doing well, then we should split it up. The third son already split up a long time ago. The eldest and second sons weren’t willing to split up at first either, but now they’re doing better than before.”
“Old woman, I’ve thought about this too. The eldest son’s family has many boys, so it will cost a lot to get him married. The second son’s family only has one boy, so there will definitely be conflicts over this in the future.”
“No, let’s just divide it among them. We’re old, we should be more open-minded. It’s not a good thing to force our son to stay with us. Look at what happened to the Qin family, they’ve become the laughing stock of the whole village.”
“Old man, although our eldest and second sons’ wives are a bit more troublesome, they are much better than Granny Qin. You can’t compare them.”
"Sigh, I'm getting old. I don't want to hear about all this breaking and smashing, but let them go on their own."
"Old woman, do you know? Did the eldest daughter-in-law fall down today because of Chengcai? And what about the conflicts that have been brewing in this big family?"
"Hey, now that you mention it, I understand. I think the whole Chengcai thing is just an excuse."
Old Guo was also saddened. Now that the child has grown up, it's not a matter of eating more or less anymore; everything has to be fair and just.
Just because the son doesn't care doesn't mean everyone else doesn't. While everyone's relationship is still good, let's quickly separate the family so that the children's relationship won't be affected.
That's why the elderly are said to be the most important people in the family. Parents who are open-minded and clear-headed are the key to family harmony.
"Hey, honey, wake up! What's this sister-in-law doing? She's smashing a basin over there. Who is she going to smash? She wouldn't dare to smash my mother, but she's smashing me instead. This is really funny. Do you think I'm afraid of her?"
"Honey, don't think like that. Your sister-in-law isn't that kind of person. Go to sleep and stop overthinking things. These are all minor matters. Look at you, you're overthinking things again."
"And another thing, this has happened so many times. You two are getting angry because of the fact that you do more work and she does less work."
“Although Jianjun and his wife said that giving them 5 yuan a year would be enough, look at how little they give to the family. Family members shouldn’t be so calculating.”
“If you two continue like this, is this still a home?” Guo Lao Er advised his wife.
"You still have something to say? I get angry just thinking about your third brother. This set of clothes can be made for Chengcai and Youcai, but not for our son. Everyone knows that," Qin Ersao said, venting all her grievances.
“Isn’t it Chengcai who saved Zhuzi? Look how Jianjun has treated our family and our son. Have you forgotten how much food he gave you when he had the baby? You even said you wanted to repay him, but now you’re arguing over clothes.”
“Wife, is this reasonable? The three of us brothers have never cared about things like this. I have seen Jianjun’s efforts.”
“Honey, I’m feeling really bad. I know Jianjun is good to us, but our son is dressed in rags, and my sister-in-law does more work than her.”
“She has more sons than us, and getting married costs money, so why should we give her a share of what we have?” Guo Ersao said, crying as she spoke.
"Alright, alright, stop crying. It would be bad if your mother and the others heard you."
The sound of crying reached the next room, where Old Master Guo and his wife heard it and fell even more silent.
“My dear husband, this family must be separated. I was still hesitating just now, but now it seems that the sooner we separate, the better. This kind of thing will happen less often in the future, and we can live our own lives. This will make our brotherly relationship even better.”
"Old woman, I'll listen to you. I'll always listen to you for the rest of my life. You're in charge of this matter. The children are grown up now, they don't have the same control over their parents anymore."
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