Can I revoke the gift at any time?

Chen Xiaoying's children and daughters-in-law all looked at each other, you looked at me and I looked at you.

Is this the first time they have heard such words?

Other people were fine, but the third son, Li Hongjian, and his wife, Zhao Xueyan, looked at each other subconsciously. Was their mother going to ask them to sign such a gift contract too?

As expected, Chen Xiaoying took out the contract on the spot.

"You two should sign it too."

When I bought the house, I paid the deposit, but I haven't completed all the formalities yet.

It is the 1990s now and the policy of purchasing multiple houses has not yet been introduced, so it doesn’t matter how many houses Chen Xiaoying buys.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the third brother Li Hongqiang was too shy to say, "The house can be given to the second brother, or to the fourth brother."

Now they all no longer feel uncomfortable as they did in the beginning, but they are ready to go back at any time.

So, what’s the difference?

It’s the same as not giving anything, but just letting them live there for free and even have to pay off the loan.

"What are you afraid of? As long as you live an honest life, this house will still be yours," said Chen Xiaoying.

His mother said this, and the third son's wife, Zhao Xueyan, couldn't help but murmur: "Yujie still has to go to school, and it's not appropriate for me to live in the house of my eldest brother."

She always felt that as long as she worked hard, her mother-in-law would never take the house back. Besides, her mother-in-law was almost 60 years old. To put it bluntly, if something really happened, the house would still be hers.

If I give it to the second or fourth child, and it's not her turn, what if something happens to the mother-in-law? Wouldn't that mean I'd be left with nothing?

After hearing what she said, the third brother Li Hongqiang looked at the second brother Li Hongjian and the fourth brother Li Honggang.

"That's fine with me."

"That's fine with me."

Neither of them had any objections, so the third son Li Hongqiang signed, and his wife Zhao Xueyan also signed.

Now, everyone’s worries have been resolved and no one feels uncomfortable anymore.

My mother said from the beginning that she would treat everyone equally. Now my eldest brother and the third brother have houses, and even my married daughter has a house, so they will definitely not be left out.

However, the fourth son's wife, Yang Xiaohui, is very cunning. She also has the same thoughts as her third sister-in-law, Zhao Xueyan. Her mother-in-law is so old, and she may not have the money to buy a house when it is their turn. What should they do? The matter of the house must be brought up as soon as possible.

She said, "Mom, Yumeng is in primary school now. The teaching level in the village is not good. It would be better to send her to the county town."

She witnessed the changes in her third sister-in-law's daughter Li Yujie with her own eyes. She used to be listless and taciturn in the village, but when she went to school in the county town, she not only became prettier, but also became lively and clever.

Chen Xiaoying understood the fourth son's wife's thoughts. No matter what she delayed, it would not affect her grandchildren's studies.

"I think so too. When the third sister's house is ready and she moves in, you can move in. You can learn from your third sister-in-law and work in the store while taking care of the children in school."

The fourth son's wife Yang Xiaohui was not very willing to work, it was too tiring, but she was just waiting for the house to be allocated, and was afraid that she would not be able to wait, so she could only say: "Okay, I will come to work when the time comes."

After getting the house, she kept complaining about the pain here and the discomfort there, which made her mother-in-law lose her temper. Then she lived a comfortable life in the county town.

Chen Xiaoying didn't know that the fourth son's wife Yang Xiaohui was planning to act first and report later, but it was good that she was willing to work.

At this time, seeing that the sisters-in-law had all found their homes, the second son's wife, Wang Xiaoqin, looked here and there. She was not paying attention, so she asked her husband, the second son, Li Hongjian: "Second son, what do you think?"

Wang Xiaoqin is timid and shy, so she likes to live in the village.

"The second son's wife can't do the job. When the store is too busy, we will let the second son come back to help. Each family will have to have one person to do the job." said her mother-in-law Chen Xiaoying.

"Okay, I'll be back then." The second brother Li Hongji immediately patted his chest and promised.

The work in the lumber mill is too tiring. If you can make money somewhere else, there is no need to work there.

"Okay, third and fourth brothers, when you want to do this, just come back. Society is developing now, and there are many places in the county that are short of people. It's not just the money earned from the sawmill that can be spent," said Chen Xiaoying.

The mother has made good arrangements for the future of her sons and daughters-in-law.

What else could they have to say?

Seeing that her sons and daughters-in-law were silent, Chen Xiaoying looked at their faces one by one. Although she didn't say anything, how could she see clearly with her naked eyes what was going on in their hearts.

Then she started talking again: "I remember I told you all before that as a mother, although I am willing to build and buy houses for you, no one should ask me for money before I buy them. I have already built a house for you in the village, so I have no obligation to use my hard-earned money to buy you a house in the county town?"

"Whose son is already a father, but still wants to be supported by his own mother?"

She has a point.

"Okay, Mom, we all know." The eldest son Li Hongwei knew how difficult it was for his own mother.

The second and third brothers all nodded in agreement.

The sons all had no objections. Li Pingwang thought about it and realized that he and his wife Chen Xiaoying had already divorced, so she could spend the money however she wanted and he had no right to have a say.

Everyone was satisfied except one person, the eldest daughter Li Hongyan. She was sad and upset and kept sobbing.

Chen Xiaoying's face turned cold: "I have already severed the mother-daughter relationship with you. Who brought you in? Any of them has the right to say that I am biased, but you don't."

"Your father and I have kept all our money for most of our lives in your hands. It's much more than 30,000 yuan. There's also the money I borrowed from the loan shark, which adds up to 50,000 yuan. Li Hongyan, as your biological mother, I don't owe you anything!"

Li Hongyan was stunned for a moment. The pain in her heart was beyond words.

That is indeed true, but the second sister Li Hongli took a ready-made house, a house in the county town, which she does not have.

In fact, the money Li Hongyan spent over the years is really more than 30,000 or 40,000 yuan, but she has to support her son's education, and sell bicycles, tricycles, seeds, fertilizers and farm tools for her family, all of which cost money.

This money was spent unknowingly, like a steady stream of water.

She didn't know about the house she has now at that time. She never dreamed that her mother Chen Xiaoying would become rich in the future.

Is it too late to regret? She felt so heartbroken.

Seeing that her eldest daughter Li Hongyan, who always talked back and turned black into white, had settled down, Chen Xiaoying started talking about Li Hongli: "I will give Li Hongli a house on the premise that Xu Xiaodong and his mother give her a betrothal gift of 30,000 yuan. If Hongxia gets married in the future, I will give her the same dowry as her in-laws give her."

She actually had selfish motives. The 30,000 yuan was in Li Hongli's hands in the hope that her in-laws would be nicer to her, at least during the most difficult and tough years before her child turned three years old.

At least it should be better so that you can cheat people out of their money, right?

Li Pingwang originally thought that he had nothing much to say. He was craving for a cigarette and was rolling a cigarette on the table.

Suddenly he heard that Chen Xiaoying had given back all the 30,000 yuan betrothal gift to his second daughter Li Hongli, and he, as her father, did not get a penny.

He immediately exploded, his shaking hands scattered the tobacco all over the floor, and he didn't even notice it: "What did you say? You returned all the 30,000 yuan betrothal gift?"