In rural areas, when a family has many sons, they will divide the family property after the sons have all grown up.
Ji Wanmei also knew that this custom existed in many places.
However, she was an exception. Before the country implemented the one-child policy, she became an only child because of her parents.
She was favored by Ji Xingguo her whole life, so she never had the trouble of competing with her siblings for her parents' affection and inheritance.
No wonder Ji Wanmei felt that Lei Tingjun's uncle was quite incompetent and treated Lei Tingjun badly, yet Lei Tingjun still felt a sense of pity for him.
So that's how it happened.
Lei Tingjun was raised by his grandmother, who felt guilty towards her youngest son, and this feeling may have unconsciously affected Lei Tingjun.
But Ji Wanmei comforted him, "You don't need to feel guilty. Everyone has their own choices. The life you have now is the result of your uncle's own choice back then."
“Your parents passed away so early. If your uncle had wanted to be filial to your grandmother, he would have moved back with his wife and children to live with you more than ten years ago. But he chose not to come back, which means he chose to continue living the life he is living now.”
Once home, Lei Tingjun said, "Alright, let's not talk about him anymore."
Rural old houses are not as convenient as those in the city, where washing up is not as easy and there is no running water.
We had to go to the old well outside the yard to fetch water and carry it in buckets.
Lei Tingjun only cares about cleanliness for Ji Wanmei; she always washes up before going to bed.
But it was the dead of winter, and the water was freezing. Lei Tingjun said, "I'll go light a brazier and boil some water in a pot for you to wash your face and feet. Taking a bath might not be convenient, so please make do for tonight, okay?"
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