"No, no, since Zhao Di's leg is injured, she can't be moved easily, or what if it gets worse?"
When Fan's mother heard that her eldest son and daughter-in-law disagreed, she was clearly unhappy.
What's going on? They're clearly trying to get this old woman to be their maid and take care of their daughter.
She has to cook and take care of her granddaughter when she goes there. Is she going to enjoy herself or to work?
Uncle Huang was getting impatient; he didn't care whether his third sister went over to do any work or not.
Women are supposed to do housework.
Preparing daily meals doesn't count as working.
Besides, my nephew's family is doing well because they are hardworking and diligent. If my third sister doesn't work, what will she give them and what will she give her family to support in the future?
He addressed Fan Jin, saying, "Since it's agreed that your mother will go to your home, you will be responsible for taking care of her from now on. You must listen to your mother and remember that filial piety is of paramount importance!"
Uncle Huang continued, "Without your mother, you wouldn't exist. Your life was given to you by your mother. Once you're taken over, if anyone dares to disobey your mother, you have to stand up for her and support her, understand?"
"If your wife is not good, a beating will make her obedient. If one beating isn't enough, beat her a few more times, beat her to death, and she'll be completely compliant."
"You can change your wife, but you only have one mother. Your mother will depend on you for her old age and to see her off when she dies. You have to live up to the hard work she put into raising you!"
The two had already decided that the third sister would live with her youngest son in her old age, and every word they said was a gentle reminder.
Aside from the trouble he encountered with his nephew's wife and her father, the trip went smoothly as he had anticipated when he faced Fan Jin.
Fan Jin waited until they finished listening, and seeing that neither of them spoke again, his mother straightened her back and waited to go to his house, and his elder brother and sister-in-law looked happy, before he finally spoke: "As children, it is only right and proper for us to serve our parents and fulfill our filial duties."
Fan Qian and Sun Jinhua's smiles widened.
He felt that everything was going very smoothly, and that God was on his side.
Fan Qian was about to say a few words of praise, commending his younger brother for being sensible.
Since kind words are free, saying a few won't hurt you.
Sun Jinhua felt that this was a done deal and there was no possibility of change.
My mother-in-law will be living with her brother-in-law for the next ten or twenty years.
Fan Jin changed the subject and said in a deep voice, "But when we divided the family property, shouldn't Mother's share be taken along and belong to me as well?"
Fan Qian and Sun Jinhua felt a sudden unease.
Uncle Huang and Uncle Huang only knew about dividing the family property, with the eldest son supporting the third sister and the youngest son going out to live independently. They were unaware that the third sister also received a share of the property.
They looked at Fan Jin.
Fan Jin spoke slowly and deliberately, saying, “The family’s fields and forests are divided into three parts: one for my elder brother, one for me, and one for our mother. Whoever takes care of our mother in her old age will have their share.”
The same applies to food, money, and belongings.
Most importantly, the three old brick houses where he now lives were given to his mother because it was difficult to divide them. His mother and the son who raised him live there, while the others moved out and separated from the family.
It was all clearly written down in black and white back then, all three parties signed and affixed their fingerprints, and it was also reviewed by the old village chief and stamped at the government office. Now it's easy to handle; we just need to move out according to what's written on it.”
Fan Qian was stunned; his head was buzzing, like a lump of mush.
He only grasped at the last detail about the house, frantically asking, "Move out? Where will our whole family move to? Where is there anywhere to live!"
“We didn’t have anywhere to stay back then, and my older brother knew that too.”
"Just live your life the way we did back then, brother."
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