Uncle Gu and Fourth Uncle Gu made similar choices, but Cai Xiaolian didn't agree to anything now and planned to wait until after the New Year to discuss it with the whole family.
In Cai Xiaolian's mind, the whole family definitely included her married daughters, such as Gu Sangu, Gu Hui, and Gu Nian. The second day of the Lunar New Year was the best time to talk about this matter when they returned to their parents' home.
Of course, if their in-laws also want to join, Cai Xiaolian won't hesitate to do so.
Besides the married daughter, there was also Gu Qingyuan's family.
Gu Qingyuan's grandfather and Gu's grandmother's father were brothers. Their lineage was ruined by the concubine's branch, resulting in a small number of descendants. If Gu's grandmother hadn't been a twin, she would probably have been taken back to the Goddess Kingdom, leaving only Gu Qingyuan in that lineage.
Grandma Gu stayed in Da Zhou and took in a son-in-law, which made her grandfather's lineage prosperous and also allowed them to reclaim their ancestral property.
Therefore, Gu Qingyuan and Peng Yizhu were also within Cai Xiaolian's consideration.
Originally, Cai Xiaolian had considered having everyone participate in a modern shareholding system, but after thinking about it, she decided against it. The Gu family seemed to be particularly prolific, so it was better to do it this way: each person would buy a shop and treat it as their own property, with the future development left to their descendants.
She had also discussed it with Gu Shouxin, and they decided that the commercial center would be left to their five children, Gu Nian, Gu Xin, Gu Xiaoba, and the twin brothers, and would be divided up immediately after all the children had grown up and started their own families.
It wasn't that she disagreed with Grandma Gu's idea of not dividing the family at the time; she just felt that it was best for the Gu family not to divide the family back then, so that the family could support each other.
But once Gu Xin's generation of children have all started their own families, if the Gu family's vast fortune is not divided, some trouble is inevitable.
They can't live to be a hundred years old and can't watch over their children forever. They need to enable their children to manage these things on their own when they start their own families, whether it's taking the imperial examination to become an official, doing business, farming, or becoming a craftsman. In short, they need to learn to handle things independently.
After chatting about this for a while, the conversation shifted to other topics.
Gu Xin sighed, "I remember our first New Year in Kunzhou. My eldest sister wasn't married yet. Our whole family gathered together to reflect on the past year and dream about the coming year. I really miss those days!"
Gu Shouxin glanced at Gu Xin and smiled, "We can do it now! Let's follow the old rules, starting with the eldest brother and ending with Renren, and talk about the summary of the past year and our vision for this year!"
Gu Xin was the first to agree.
Cheng Huaijin and Gu Yingxue had never attended a family meeting like this before, and they felt a little awkward.
Gu Yingxue was a little better off; as a transmigrator, she had companions, and sitting next to Gu Ren made her feel more at ease.
Gu Ren was unusually considerate and patted her hand.
Seeing that Gu Xin, Gu Si, and Gu Ren all agreed, Uncle Gu stood up to appease the children: "Alright, I'll give you a summary!"
"The past year, no, you could say the past few years, have been very happy. I've been doing what I love, hanging out with my like-minded buddies, and feeling a great sense of accomplishment watching my crops grow and ripen. Of course, there are some regrets too. The regret is that our Gu family has a son, so we can't find husbands for our daughters, which means my Huihui and Niannian have to get married! Sigh..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Gu En and Gu Ren.
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