This is not a standard answer.
According to common sense, he should have shaken his head in embarrassment.
"Grandma, you can't assume that," he would say painfully.
Or smiling.
"Grandma, how is this possible?" he would refuse to answer.
I never thought that he would make such a straightforward and positive choice, and choose the eldest and second sisters.
Old Mrs. Fang was stunned for a moment, then raised her brows again.
Who would believe it?
Fang Chengyu smiled bitterly and spread his hands.
"Grandmother already has her own answer in her heart. I told you what you wanted to hear and you believed it, then you got angry and scolded me. I told you what you didn't want to hear, but you still got angry and scolded me." He said, "In that case, why bother asking me?"
"That means I see through you." Old Mrs. Fang shouted.
"Grandma, since you've seen through it, you should believe what I say." Fang Chengyu said, looking at Old Lady Fang seriously, "If that were the case, Jiu Ling would definitely let me save my elder and second sisters."
"You!" Old Madam Fang raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Your answer is really the best of both worlds."
"Grandma, nothing in the world can be perfect." Fang Chengyu sighed. The sigh of a young man always made people feel a little funny.
Old Mrs. Fang didn't laugh, but sighed.
"I know you're not such a heartless person," she said, "I also know that our Fang family has never had a peaceful life, and it won't be peaceful in the future. No matter what you want to do, your grandmother will definitely be with you. But forget about your sisters. They're already unlucky enough to be born in the Fang family."
"I'm not ruthless." Fang Chengyu said with a smile in his eyes, "I let the sisters choose for themselves."
"What kind of choice are you talking about?" Old Madam Fang sneered, "I'll choose for them and let them get married."
"Grandma, you should let the sisters choose for themselves." Fang Chengyu said, smiling, "After all, they were born in the Fang family."
He repeated her words again. Is there any difference?
Is it so unfortunate to be born in the Fang family that I have no choice?
Old Mrs. Fang waved her hands with some annoyance.
"Ladies please," she said.
…
Girls are different from boys. When the three girls came in, the room became lively even though there was no chattering.
There were various snacks on the table, just like usual.
Old Mrs. Fang doesn't often chat or joke with her granddaughters. When they come to her, they always talk about business. But every time, Old Mrs. Fang will prepare snacks for them.
Fang Yuxiu sat down as usual.
"Give me some brine water," she said to the maids, "and some ginger honey water for the young lady."
As he spoke, he looked at Fang Jinxiu again.
"Jinxiu, has your taste changed? Deer pear juice or agarwood water?"
"I like to drink cardamom soup now," said Fang Jinxiu.
"It's indeed the taste of people in Beijing." Fang Yuxiu said, nodding to the maids.
The maids left as instructed and after a while they brought the sweet soup. All the servants left, leaving only the grandparents and grandchildren sitting together.
"Don't listen to your brother. It's not his turn to make the decisions in this family." Old Lady Fang said straight to the point, "You two can get married. The dowry is as much as the family property. I will also choose a good family for you."
Fang Yunxiu looked at Fang Yuxiu without saying a word.
"Grandma, no matter how much dowry you have, it is not as good as a banknote that can make money." Fang Yuxiu said with a smile.
"I want the ticket number." Fang Jinxiu said directly.
Old Mrs. Fang looked at them with a frown, but she didn't get angry as Fang Yunxiu had worried.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." She said, "You know why Chengyu wants to split up the family. It's because the Fang family will be in danger. He wants to face it alone, but he also wants to have three burrows to avoid being destroyed. We also know why you choose to split up the family. It's to work together so that you can help him in the future."
Although he had guessed it, he was not completely relieved until he actually heard it on Fang Yunxiu's face.
"There's no need to do that. You should get married and live a good life. With the help of your husband's family, the Fang family will be able to help us when we encounter difficulties. Even if that day really comes in the future, if you live well, you can be considered to have saved the Fang family from collapse." Old Mrs. Fang continued.
Fang Yuxiu smiled and put down the sugar water in her hand.
"Grandma, you are wrong," she said. "If that day really comes, we will not be able to live well because our last name is Fang."
Old Mrs. Fang frowned and looked at her.
"You mean, this surname will still be a burden to you when you get married?" She said, again with a dull expression, "I believe that with your intelligence, you can make yourself live well in your husband's family."
"Of course there is no doubt about that." Fang Yuxiu said, "But that's not what I meant. What I meant was, Grandma, do you think we can still live a good life after watching the Fang family fall and your mother and Chengyu die?"
She emphasized the word "good", and the word "good" then took on more meanings, namely, living a good life and living a good life.
Although she didn't say anything, when these words came, Fang Yunxiu couldn't help but shed tears. She didn't even react. She just thought about it, thinking about how the Fang family overthrew her grandmother, mother, and brother...
She raised her hand to her mouth.
Old Mrs. Fang was a little stunned.
"Grandma, look." Fang Yuxiu gently spread her hands, "Just think about it, my elder sister is like this. If it really happens, what kind of life do you think we will live?"
"We will cry every day, and even if we force ourselves to smile in front of others, we will be unable to sleep or eat well, and have nightmares at night."
"My eldest sister will die of depression in this torment."
"Jinxiu and I will do anything to get revenge. We will either die or drag down my husband's family."
"Grandma, do you think this is the good life we will have?"
Old Mrs. Fang looked at Fang Yuxiu. Although she did not cover her face and cry like Fang Yunxiu, her throat was also burning with pain.
"You, why are you doing this..." she said hoarsely.
Fang Yuxiu smiled slightly.
"It's not about why, it's because our last name is Fang." She said, "Chengyu is right, we were born into the Fang family by destiny, we have no choice, but we can choose how to live."
The surname Fang means, firstly, they are connected by blood, if something happens to their grandmother and mother, they will never treat it as something they saw by passers-by, or even turn around and forget about it and continue to live happily. Secondly, whatever Chengyu with the surname Fang can do, they can do too.
Old Mrs. Fang's expression gradually calmed down.
She understood what Fang Chengyu meant when he repeated that after all, they were born in the Fang family.
Chengyu had already understood it, so there was no need to cry and ask you to persuade him, it would be better to just be ruthless.
He would really be cruel enough to drive his sisters out of the house and find them random in-laws, because good or bad in-laws are all the same. As long as the people are there, bad days can be better. If they are gone, good days will be gone.
Instead of letting others force you, why not take action against your own people?
Although he ruthlessly forced his sisters to choose to continue running the bank in order to have three burrows, even if he was not ruthless, his future enemies would be more ruthless.
"Okay." Old Mrs. Fang straightened her back. "If that's the case, then let's do as everyone wishes."
…
When I walked out of Old Lady Fang's room, Fang Chengyu was waiting outside.
"It seems that my sisters can convince grandma, too." He laughed. "That's amazing."
Fang Yuxiu raised her eyebrows and smiled.
"Then you have to be more capable and don't get into trouble easily, so as not to drag us down." She said, "It's not easy for us to earn some money. You know, that woman spends money as if it's nothing."
Fang Chengyu laughed.
"Then the sisters have to be more powerful so that they won't be easily dragged down by others," he said.
Fang Yuxiu waved to him and held Fang Yunxiu's arm.
"Sister, what do you think our ticket number should be?" She said with bright eyes and a bit of excitement.
Even the name had to be changed. The ticket numbers they got would no longer be Deshengchang. This separation was so real and thorough. Fang Yunxiu felt complicated and nodded to Fang Yuxiu with a smile.
"Whatever you say is fine," she said.
Fang Jinxiu coughed lightly at the side.
"Sister, I've thought about it, why don't you come with me?" she said.
Fang Yuxiu glanced at her.
"Hey, Third Sister, are you trying to steal my people or my business?" she asked.
"To seize the industry." Fang Jinxiu said with a smile.
Fang Yunxiu also laughed. She was laughing at Fang Jinxiu's call of "big sister" and Yuxiu's call of "third sister".
Old Mrs. Fang did not hear the girls' teasing and laughing in the yard. She had already walked into a small room behind the bedroom. Usually, because of the thick murals, no one noticed that there was another room inside.
The room was dark and narrow, with only a small incense table and a cushion, and a portrait hanging on the table.
Old Mrs. Fang lit three incense sticks respectfully and looked at the person in the portrait.
The portrait was of an old woman who, at first glance, looked very similar to Old Madam Fang.
"Mother." Old Madam Fang knelt down, tears streaming down her wrinkled face. "I will pay you back in my next life. I owe you, I will pay you back in my next life."
She leaned over and kowtowed again and again.