These words stunned not only the Gu family, but also the onlookers outside the wall.
Gu Jianhua's smile froze on his face: "Old He..."
As he spoke, he kept glancing at Gu Changzheng out of the corner of his eye. He still felt that this whole mess was caused by his troublesome youngest son.
Gu Changzheng was truly wronged!
He Meizhu noticed Gu Jianhua's subtle movements and continued coldly, "You don't need to glare at the fourth brother. It was my idea to split the family business. If you want to glare, glare at me instead."
“From the time my eldest son married Liu Chun until now, four daughters-in-law have entered the family one after another, which has taken ten years. In these ten years, I have been worrying about the food, clothing and daily necessities of the whole family every day. I am tired.”
"We've separated. I'm not going to manage this family anymore. We'll each live our own lives, and whoever wants to manage can manage it."
He Meizhu was truly hurt by Xu Honglian's words, which is why she took the initiative to propose separating the family.
She knew it was horrifying, and would likely become the talk of the village for a while, but that didn't matter. She didn't want to waste her energy worrying about ungrateful people like the second son's family anymore.
After the family split up, everyone went their separate ways and lived their own lives behind closed doors. Whether or not she had food to eat was none of her business.
"Old He..."
“It’s good to separate the family. I agree to Mother’s suggestion. We can each live our own lives, and whether we go to work or not will have nothing to do with anyone else.” Xu Honglian interrupted Gu Jianhua loudly.
She was afraid he wouldn't agree to separate the family.
Xu Honglian has been married into the Gu family for eight or nine years, and her mother-in-law, He Meizhu, has always been in charge of the family. Xu Honglian has long wanted to be in charge of the household herself, but since there has never been a precedent in Dawan Village for parents to separate the family, Xu Honglian could only think about it in her heart.
She always thought that she could only take charge of the household after He Meizhu died.
To my utter surprise, this unexpected delight came so suddenly.
Xu Honglian, of course, held on tightly.
Gu Changqing watched his wife from the side without saying a word.
The eldest son and the third son's couple remained silent for a moment. However, their expressions revealed that they too were considering dividing the family property.
It's just that we haven't said it before.
Seeing this scene, He Meizhu felt even more heartbroken.
She meticulously planned for the family's future, striving to treat everyone equally. But what did she get in return? She gained the family's dissatisfaction with her.
They've probably been thinking about separating the family for a long time, haven't they? I blame myself for being a meddlesome old woman, controlling them and not letting them have their freedom.
Thinking of these things, He Meizhu felt a deep sadness welling up inside her.
"Mom." When everyone was silent, Lu Huaijiao walked to He Meizhu's side: "Mom, after the family is separated, you and Dad will live with us. When we have children, you and Dad can stay at home to take care of the children and not go to work. Gu Changzheng and I will support you."
Lu Huaijiao's voice was soft and gentle, but everyone who spoke could hear what she said.
He Meizhu felt a little better after hearing her say that.
However, with an older child in the family, she definitely couldn't live with the youngest child.
“Retirement is a matter for the future. Jiaojiao, as long as you live a good life with Lao Si, Mom will be happy.”
“Mom is right.” Gu Changshan interjected, “It is my responsibility as the eldest son to take care of my parents. There is absolutely no reason for my fourth brother not to take on this responsibility.”
His words actually implied his agreement with the family splitting up.
He Meizhu was not comforted by her eldest son's words. On the contrary, she finally saw through the true nature of her sons.
Apart from the fourth brother, the other three probably harbored deep resentment towards him for a long time.
The child she had raised with great difficulty almost became her enemy over a trivial matter...
"Let's split up the family, fourth brother. Go and call your second grandfather, third grandfather, and fifth uncle over. Let's separate the family under their witness. Otherwise, some people will say that I, as the mother, am being unfair."
He Meizhu gave the order with a cold face.
As for the "some people" she mentioned, there's no need to ask who they are.
Xu Honglian chuckled.
Having achieved her goal, she was no longer as hysterical as before. The thought of soon being able to take charge of her own life even made her want to burst into laughter.
She's waiting to see what will happen to that lazy couple from the fourth son's family after the family splits up. It would be hilarious if they became the first couple in the village to starve to death.
Xu Honglian was fantasizing in her mind.
Standing next to He Meizhu, Lu Huaijiao's face was slightly flushed. Her hands were clenched into small fists, and her delicate red lips were tightly pursed.
He remained silent.
angry.
Gu Changzheng had been keeping an eye on Lu Huaijiao, afraid of overlooking this little devil. When he saw Lu Huaijiao's increasingly angry face, he immediately walked over.
"Shall we go back and rest for a bit?"
He thought Lu Huaijiao was tired from standing, so he gently coaxed her to go back to her room to rest.
Lu Huaijiao remained silent.
Or rather, she didn't make a sound, but in her mind she was arguing with the 998 system. This system, which claimed to be helping her fulfill her wishes, actually said that she had just let Gu Changzheng wash her hands and would deduct one point from her score.
Very good. Originally, Lu Huaijiao had zero points. She thought that she would go to work to earn some points, and then accumulate them to quickly return to her previous life and knock Lu Huaiyu's head off.
But to her surprise, she was penalized with a point before she even went to work.
The points panel that used to display 0 has now turned into a negative number.
-1.
The reason is that Lu Huaijiao violated the virtue of diligence and thrift by making Gu Changzheng wash her hands!
Could Lu Huaijiao tolerate this? Of course not! Therefore, in her mind, she began a series of debates with the 998 system called 'fairness'!
This 998 isn't very good-looking (998 System: Thank you, you haven't seen what I look like). But it's very good with words. When Lu Huaijiao was spouting nonsense to it, she didn't have as many nonsense ideas in her head as 998.
This made her very angry.
"Jiaojiao?"
Gu Changzheng called Lu Huaijiao twice, but she didn't answer.
"Jiaojiao?"
Gu Changzheng grasped Lu Huaijiao's hand.
Just as Lu Huaijiao was mentally trucing herself against 998, she snapped out of her daze and, looking at Gu Changzheng's rather unpleasant expression, asked, "Is the family division finished? Are Mom and Dad living with us?"
This person was daydreaming the whole time!
Gu Changzheng's face darkened.
What were you thinking about just now?
"Hmm? I'm thinking about how to kill Lu Huaiyu, and how to deal with my dad and Qin Lan!"
Gu Changzheng: ...
That's really outspoken!
But why kill Lu Huaiyu?
"Because he's small, damn it." Lu Huaijiao's thought process has always been beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Gu Changzheng felt that they shouldn't dwell on this issue, otherwise she might say something even more outrageous in a little while.
"Once Second Grandfather and Third Grandfather arrive, the family will be divided. Why don't you go back to your room and rest for a bit?"
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