Chapter 80 Meeting the In-Laws
On the day of meeting the in-laws, Grandpa Liu asked Shu and Luo Yue to come to the Liu family to help. Thinking that their in-laws were either factory directors or bureau chiefs, Uncle Liu and Father Liu felt a little nervous.
Shu was a little speechless about Liu's father's thoughts. Oh, my dear father! We don't need to discuss matters of interest when we meet our in-laws. They have already come to the Liu family, so how can they act like factory directors or bureau chiefs? That would only make us enemies instead of welcoming the bride.
Around ten o'clock, the Huang family and the Shen family arrived. Liu Jianguo and Liu Jianjun went to the village to pick up their father-in-law, while the rest of the Liu family was at home preparing to start cooking.
Huang Lie and Director Shen's families came together. They were both well-known figures in the county. Although the two had never dealt with each other directly, Huang's mother worked in a machinery factory and naturally knew Director Shen. Therefore, the two families were not embarrassed and soon started chatting.
Director Shen and Huang Lie each had a smile on their face, but secretly called the other a fox.
Director Shen knew that Huang Yao and Liu Jianjun had only been dating for a short time. His daughter Tiantian said that they seemed to have started dating after Liu Shu came back last time. It must be that the old fox Huang Lie knew that Shu went to participate in the competition, so he married his daughter to the Liu family.
Huang Lie was thinking in his heart: The Liu family also has Shu, that old fox of the Shen family would be willing to marry his daughter to the Liu family, otherwise he would have broken up the couple long ago, and there would be no chance of them meeting as in-laws today.
If Shu knew about their business activities, she would definitely complain in private: Stop calling the elder brother the younger brother, you are both old foxes, you don't even try to show off when you see a rabbit, who is better than who?
Along the way, although Director Shen and Huang Lie had a pleasant conversation, neither of them was willing to give in, and they were secretly competing with each other throughout the whole process.
When Liu Jianguo and Liu Jianjun met their respective partners and father-in-law, neither of them noticed the turbulent situation in their hearts.
Mother Shen and Mother Huang both knew the character of the men in each family, and there were no major conflicts between them. However, due to the men's habit of not wanting to lose, they simply ignored them and continued talking affectionately.
After Liu Jianguo and his companions led everyone to the Liu family, Huang's mother and Shen's mother quickly looked around the yard at the same time. It was clean and tidy, without the slovenly look of ordinary rural people. It was a good start.
Then she looked at the mother-in-law who was talking to them. She didn't look like an evil mother-in-law. Her initial impression was that the Liu family was not bad.
When Shu-bo appeared, Shen's mother and Shen Tian immediately left their in-laws and partners, and took Shu-bo to praise her excitedly.
Mother Huang was not in a hurry. She had been dating Shubo for several years and was now rational towards her. But Mother Shen was different. She really liked Shubo who won the title of Female Soldier King.
From the moment she saw Shu, Shen's mother decided that her daughter Shen Tian would marry Liu Jianguo and become the sister-in-law of Comrade Liu Shu, a role model for all women in the country. That is a title that others would try their best to become, but her daughter Shen Tian was lucky enough to get him early.
Shubo handled Shen's mother's enthusiasm skillfully. After returning from Beijing, she had no idea how many times she had experienced this kind of scene. From fleeing in panic at the beginning to being calm and composed now, who could have known how much she had paid for being watched by others.
After comforting Mother Shen, Shubo left the women in the care of Luo Yue and Mother Liu, Aunt Liu, and went to talk to Huang Lie and Director Shen.
Compared to women who are more emotional, men are more rational. As for Director Shen, he didn't dare to hit Shu, but only spoke harshly. However, she prefers rational people more.
As for Luo Yue, looking at the task Shu gave him, he showed his best skills and made Mother Huang and Mother Shen laugh.
He was a young man from a marquis's mansion, and although he was a little spoiled in front of Shu, he had learned how to behave and deal with people since he was a child.
Because the atmosphere in the Liu family was harmonious and the interactions with relatives were simple, he didn't have to use what he had learned before. Now he finally got the chance to put it into practice.
Shu told him that she would take him with her to accompany the army this time. His wife is now on the official career path, and he will pick up the part handed over by the lady when the time comes. Today, he will test the water with them to see if his level has dropped.
Mother Liu and Aunt Liu looked at how Luo Yue had arranged their in-laws clearly, looked at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief. Although they would become in-laws in the future, it did not prevent them from acting like noble ladies in front of Mother Shen. They felt pressured, and now that Luo Yue had taken over their work, they were both relieved.
You have feelings and I have wishes. The families had lunch together in peace and the marriage was settled. At this time, Grandpa Liu spoke.
"While my relatives are here, I will handle the division of the Liu family today as a witness, so that they don't have to make another trip in the future."
Shu didn't expect that grandpa would talk about dividing the family at this time, but everyone present was considered a family member, and the daughters of the Huang family and the Shen family were about to marry into the family, so dividing the family in front of them was not considered polite.
The Huang and Shen families certainly didn't think it was polite. After all, it concerned their daughter's future life, and they were eager to watch it on the spot.
"Thanks to Shu and his two brothers, our Liu family is still quite wealthy. I won't be partial. You two will share the family property equally. Your mother and I will take care of the family from now on, but you still have to give the second brother the annual pension."
"Mom and Dad, please let me go. This is what we should do." Father Liu said on behalf of the second branch.
"Okay, then let's divide the money first. The total deposit is more than 1,300 yuan. Part of it is the money you earned from collecting herbs over the years, and part of it is the salary for building the country and the army. Your family will get 150 yuan, and your mother and I will keep the rest."
"You know how much food there is. Keep the food for the two of us, and divide the rest between you two brothers. As for the house, we will follow the eldest brother, and he will have an extra room, which is the one we live in. The rest will be divided in half between you two brothers, and you two families can discuss how to divide it privately."
"The rest of the pots and pans are the same, half for each family."
No one had any objection to Grandpa Liu's way of dividing the spoils. It was very fair and everyone accepted it.
Shu뀞 had no objection to Grandpa Liu dividing the family fortune only between Father Liu and Uncle Liu. Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu had privately said before that they wanted to give her some, but Shu뀞 did not agree.
When she paid her salary, she also paid to her family. She got married less than a year after she started working. Even if she paid part of it every month, it was only about 100 yuan.
Now that she's married, if they still have to share the savings, they'll probably feel a little uncomfortable. She's not short of money now, and she doesn't want to cause unrest in her family over a few dozen dollars.
Cousin Shulan and her three aunts did not get a share. If she did, even the closest relatives would probably object. Although she is now considered successful, the older generation thinks that married daughters will not participate in the division of family property. It is also because of her success that Grandpa Liu wanted to give Shulan a share.
Another reason why she didn't want to share the money was: If she shared the Liu family's money today, would she help the Liu family if they had any problems in the future? Although they are all relatives, she does not want to help her family without any bottom line. She also has her own life.
However, Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu wanted to give Shu a hundred yuan in private, but Shu refused. It was enough for her to know that the two old people had this intention.
If her parents were to separate today, she would accept the money they gave her, because her parents would also be her responsibility as their daughter in the future, and whether she took the money or not, she would have to be responsible for her parents in their old age, so why not take it?
Although it is now her son's job to support him in his old age, how can she, as a daughter, not care about it at all? Therefore, she has no burden taking the money given by her parents when they divide the family property, but it is different for her grandparents.
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