Aunt Guan's concerns were very real. "Think about it. That four-story villa has upper and lower floors. It's already hard for neighbors to get along. Living on the lower floor means I have to depend on others, and living on the upper floor means I don't have a dirt yard. I'm not sure if I can live there!"
"At worst, I can just spend a little more money and take all four floors." Guan Bo didn't care about that. He glanced at his children in the room.
"Since everyone is here today, I'll be frank. If you all contribute money, we'll try to split it up so your mom doesn't have to worry about the upper and lower floors. If you don't contribute a penny, I'll leave the house to Xiang Xiang."
"We'll take it!" Ma Zhao responded straightforwardly. "Dad, think about it, she's already rich and doesn't need a house. Just give us four a chance. We can work it out together. It won't cost you a penny, and you can even live on the lower floor with a dirt yard."
Guan Zanfu and Guan Zanqiang also quickly expressed their opinions, "We'll take it, and your parents don't have to pay. That's your own retirement money, keep it for your future."
Guan Bo finally smiled. "Okay, that's settled. We'll discuss the details when the demolition and reconstruction begins. Whoever takes the money will be eligible to get a share of the house when we're old."
Guan Zanli said, "I won't participate. The area of the three houses my parents originally built for me is enough for me to buy a villa. However, I will pay part of the money for the house on my parents' side..."
"No!" Before she could finish her words, Guan Zanxiang interrupted her hurriedly, "All four families together."
"Sister? You..." Guan Zanli didn't understand what her sister meant.
This idiot, Guan Zanxiang glared at her fiercely. Her husband spoke up first, not to fight for the house in the future, but to find a chance for his brothers and sisters to come back and be filial to their parents. In case of any emergency in the future, he could also check and balance his two younger brothers. "Shut up!"
The smile on Guan Bo's face shattered. "Forget it, all our previous discussions are null and void. Your mother and I have enough money to take over all four floors. If there's any shortfall, we can borrow some from Xiangxiang. You won't have to worry about it. Have you finished eating? Let's go back afterward! Don't come here if you have nothing to do."
"Dad?" Guan Zanli looked at her father in surprise and embarrassment.
"Get out of here!" Guan Bo frowned and waved his hands, "Don't hang around in front of me. It makes me angry just looking at you."
Zhou Xiang secretly shook his head. What's wrong with Guan Zanli's brain? She had ruined the whole family reunion plan.
This time, Aunt Guan didn't cry, but just looked at her little girl with disappointment. It seemed that she had taken it for granted, and the superficial changes were exposed again when something big happened.
While Guan Zanli was still confused, she was carried out of the door by her eldest sister and sister-in-law. The others also came out one after another. Everyone shook their heads at her in disappointment and went back home.
Her son pushed her and said, "Mom, let's go home!"
Guan Zanli came back to her senses and caught up with Guan Zanxiang in front of her in a few steps, "Big sister, big sister."
Guan Zanxiang stopped and said coldly, "Boss Guan, what's the matter?"
"Sister," Guan Zanli didn't hear Guan Zanxiang's sarcasm, "I don't understand. We were talking so well, why did you stop me, and why did Dad change his face?"
"Huh? You don't understand?" Guan Zanxiang chuckled. "You don't understand, you don't understand, why are you butting in? You're showing off your nobility and wealth, right? Is money the only issue now? My parents can even get down to the fourth floor, so why would they care about your little money? You're stupid and ignorant, worse than a pig. Get out, I don't want to see you either."
Guan Zanxiang turned around and caught up with her husband and son. After this sister made money, she was pursued by Liu Hui again. Her brain was like water, no, it was the same as before.
Guan Zanqiang had stopped when he saw the young lady catching up with him, thinking that she had come back to her senses. But who knew, he sighed and kindly explained to her,
"Except for me, no one is short of money. My eldest brother-in-law doesn't care about the house. He is taking advantage of Sister Xiangxiang's presence today and the slight softening of Dad's heart to give both of us a way out and try to win over Dad to be willing to recognize us.
My eldest brother-in-law took my mother's hint that it's difficult for neighbors on the upper and lower floors to get along, and tried hard to let my father see that the four of us were united in building a retirement home for him and my mother.
The reason why Dad gave in was to go together. Do you understand? If you don’t take a cent, it will be yours. Think about it. Sister’s words also imply going together. Either we go together or we don’t go together.
We've just agreed, and you're already making your own move before we've even expressed our opinions. You have a house, but doesn't my eldest brother have one? Don't I have one? If you don't participate, can my eldest sister, as a daughter, participate? What about me and my eldest brother? If only the two sons participate, will it be any different from before?
What makes my eldest sister even more angry is that you didn't participate, but you took out money on your own. Why? Are you trying to show that you are noble? You make our three families look despicable and greedy, as if we don't even let go of this old house that our parents have now.
You immediately brought us back to the past, when my elder brother and I were not doing well. Everyone who knew about that time could immediately recall the sadness when my father cruelly broke up with us.
The tears he shed at that time, filled with regret, are the hurdle that I will never be able to overcome in my life, and it is also the hurdle that my father will never be able to overcome.
So, today, Dad, who finally agreed to let us have dinner, has now chased us away, and things are back to the way they were. Are you satisfied?"
After saying that, he turned and left. As he turned around, the tears that had already filled his eyes fell. With a girl like this, he might never have the chance to be filial to his father again in his life. His own father's practice was to drive away all the children at once, leaving no chance for any of his children.
Guan Zanli stared blankly at her brother's sad back. She didn't mean it.
In the housekeeper's room, Zhou Xiang sat next to Guan Bo and took his arm. "Godfather, you can't generalize! I think Qiangqiang is pretty good. That Peng Qiu seems honest and doesn't talk much. Ma Zhao, as the eldest brother-in-law, is also trying hard to win everyone over. Why do you want to erase everyone's feelings just because of Lili?"
Guan Bo sighed softly, "I didn't want to do that either. I know Ma Zhao's dilemma, so why didn't I give him a chance? But when I heard Lili wasn't going to participate, I immediately thought of the past. My own four children were a mess, and my grandchildren were all separated by a layer of belly. Who knows what the situation will be like when they are put together?"
If I leave one or two people alone, the others will think I am biased. Lili said she would not participate. As long as I agree, if she regrets it later, she will definitely say I am biased.
I have money, so why should I bother with all this trouble? It’s a little lonely now, but it saves me the worry.”
Aunt Guan also agreed, "Think about it, your godfather is right. I was just happy for a while, and then something strange happened over there. It's better to keep it as it is. They are willing to bring the children over to coax us, which is better than us going to see our grandson."
Then, Aunt Guan gave examples of several fierce daughters-in-law in the village who would not let their children care about their parents-in-law, and even refused to let their parents-in-law see their grandchildren when they came to visit. If someone said a few words to them, they would start quarreling with others.
Seeing that his godfather and godmother were open-minded, Zhou Xiang felt relieved and asked Ling Ran to clear the table and put everything in order.
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