Ye Wanwan took the Sun family away in one fell swoop, which saved her a lot of trouble.
With a few less eyesores in the village, Ye Weiwei was in an indescribably good mood.
Although Ye Wanwan married a villager, she was still an educated youth sent to the countryside, so her family had to be notified of her death.
Lu Mingfa originally intended to go find Ye Weiwei, since Ye Weiwei and Ye Wanwan were cousins. However, considering the relationship between Ye Weiwei and Ye Wanwan, and the fact that she had just gotten married, going to find her would only bring bad luck. So, he found Ye Wanwan's address, had someone send a telegram, and that was it.
On the day of the return visit, my eldest and second cousins came to pick me up early in the morning.
Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao returned home with the gifts that Liu Guilan had prepared in advance. As soon as they entered the house, their second cousin pulled them aside and gave them a long lecture.
"Why did Ye Wanwan have to choose to die right when you're getting married? She's despicable!"
Ye Weiwei knew that her second cousin had never liked Ye Wanwan. Moreover, he was straightforward and didn't hide anything; his likes and dislikes were always written on his face. In the past, Ye Weiwei had a good relationship with Ye Wanwan and couldn't see through her scheming, which caused him to suffer many setbacks at Ye Wanwan's hands.
These past few days he'd heard more about the feud between Ye Weiwei and Ye Wanwan. Now, seeing Ye Wanwan end up like this, he felt that even her death was irritating and incredibly unlucky.
Ye Weiwei laughed and said, "It's not worth getting angry over an outsider!"
Zhang Haoran hummed twice, and seeing that Ye Weiwei was not affected, he was relieved and stopped mentioning it. The frustration he had been holding in for several days finally subsided a bit.
These past two days, Zhang Haoran has been busy for a long time. He is naturally lively and cheerful, always smiling at people and has no bad habit of looking down on rural people. He quickly became familiar with several educated youths and young men of similar age in the village.
After the raid, the mountain became much safer, and many people went up the mountain every day. As they got to know each other better, the villagers liked to invite him along when they went up the mountain. He also brought his older brother along, and the two of them brought back quite a few things from the mountain in the past few days.
Zhang Haoran dragged Ye Weiwei along and showed off his spoils, recounting the fun he had on the mountain while occasionally giving Huo Xiao a provocative look, which made Ye Weiwei chuckle to herself.
Auntie pulled Ye Weiwei into her room for a private chat, asking her how she had been doing at the Huo family's house these past few days.
Ye Weiwei told her about the red envelope and jade bracelet that Liu Guilan had given her in private on her wedding day, and even showed the jade bracelet to her aunt.
When her aunt saw the jade bracelet, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. She hadn't expected Liu Guilan to have such a fine item.
Although this item is not as valuable as it used to be, no woman would dislike such beautiful jewelry.
She was completely relieved.
It wasn't that I was after these things or the 101 yuan, but rather that I felt Liu Guilan was meticulous, thoughtful, and easy to get along with.
Lunch was cooked by her aunt again. After the meal, although she was reluctant to part with Ye Weiwei, her aunt still sent her and Huo Xiao back to their in-laws' home early.
After Ye Weiwei returned to the Huo family, she gave Liu Guilan the candies, snacks, and sponge cakes that her aunt had prepared for her. Liu Guilan accepted them with a smile and gave each of the adults and children in the family two pieces of candy and a piece of sponge cake, so that everyone could have a sweet taste and share in the joy.
Seeing how happily Xiaoshan and Xiaochuan were eating their chicken cake, Su Xuemei couldn't bear to eat it herself and decided to save her piece for the two children.
The eldest son of the Huo family objected, saying, "You can eat yours, but I'll keep mine."
In the end, the two shared a piece of sponge cake, saving one for the child.
Huo Lao Er didn't eat it either, intending to save it for the children.
Huo Xiao stuffed his piece into Huo Lao Er's hand, saying, "I don't like this soft stuff. Give it to Xiao Qiu and the others."
Huo Lao Er refused, saying that everyone had their share of what their mother had given them, so how could he take his younger brother's?
As a result, Ye Weiwei broke her piece in half and gave it to Huo Xiao, saying, "I ate too much at noon, so I can't eat much more now. Can you help me?"
Huo Xiao held up half a piece of chicken cake and boasted to his second brother, "See? My wife is so good to me."
Huo Lao Er looked at his elder brother and sister-in-law, then at his younger brother and sister-in-law, and suddenly the chicken cake in his hand didn't taste so good anymore.
Old Huo and Liu Guilan were very gratified to see that their three sons still had the same good relationship as before.
I only hope that, no matter how many years pass, they can still be like they are now, brotherly and respectful, helping each other and united as one.
The next day, Ye Weiwei originally planned to go up the mountain with her second cousin and the others, but before she could even leave the house, she heard Liu Guilan say, "Eldest brother, go and invite the village chief and Accountant Wu to come and we'll divide the family property today."
"Mother..." Huo Laoda was a little confused. It took him a while to realize what his mother had said. Just as he was wondering how to react, he heard Liu Guilan say, "Hurry up, stop dawdling."
He, who was usually obedient, was sent away by his mother with a single gesture, and after bringing the person over, he still felt dizzy.
When Lu Mingfa heard that the Huo family was going to split up and saw Huo Hai's appearance, he thought something had happened to the Huo family, so he rushed over.
When they arrived, they couldn't find anything wrong. Everyone in the family was fine, and it didn't seem like they had argued or quarreled.
"The Huo family, you're doing just fine, why do you suddenly want to split up the family business?"
Liu Guilan laughed and said, "A big tree branches out. I've finally raised these three sons to adulthood and helped them get married. It's time to send them out so I can have some peace and quiet for a couple of days."
Lu Mingfa was surprised that it was Liu Guilan who brought it up. He thought back to the time when the grain was distributed, and how Liu Guilan had told Huo Jiang to divorce Sun Hongying because Sun Hongying was making a fuss about dividing the family property. He thought to himself that women in charge of the household are unreliable and change their minds all the time.
Seeing that the Huo family all agreed and that they had agreed to a peaceful division of the family property, Lu Mingfa stopped trying to persuade them.
Once everyone had arrived, the Huo family divided their property in the presence of village chief Lu Mingfa and accountant Wu.
Old man Huo is a carpenter, and over the years he has been able to earn a little money occasionally to supplement the family income. As for Liu Guilan, although she is in good health now, she used to take medicine and couldn't do heavy work in the past. It was thanks to the hard work of Huo's eldest son and his wife and Huo's second son that they were able to make a living. After Huo Xiao went to join the army, he sent his salary back every month to Liu Guilan for medical treatment.
Otherwise, why would Liu Guilan be so good to Huo Xiao? Not only does she like her youngest son, but she also helped the family survive thanks to the money and coupons he sent back every month during those years.
The most important issue in this division of assets is the salary that Huo Xiao has been sending home over the years.
“Although our third brother has been away from home during his years in the army, he sends his monthly salary home. You all know what our family situation was like before. If it weren’t for our third brother, we don’t know what kind of life we would be living now! The reason why our third brother’s dowry is higher than yours as his older brothers is because he is capable and has earned his own reputation. He deserves it.”
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