Regardless of whether the sons were sincere in not wanting to divide the family property or were just pretending to do so, Mrs. An, as an old mother, was still happy to hear this.
A mother raises her son all her life, and no one wants her son to drive her out when he grows up and live a good life alone.
But Mrs. An is not an ignorant person.
She understood even more clearly that if she forced the children to stay together when they grew up, there would only be more and more conflicts.
This family gathering made the atmosphere at home completely depressing.
Lin Cuihua also realized that she was wrong, but An Hongbing was still immersed in the sadness of the upcoming separation and was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Late at night, the couple slept back to back with a child between them.
An Hongbing's snoring had already been deafening, but Lin Cuihua was still sobbing secretly.
As for the second wife, An Hongwei also had a formal talk with Li Xiaomi.
But the result was obvious, it ended in a bad way.
In the third room, An Hongqiang accused Wang Dahua of not thinking before speaking. Wang Dahua was not a pushover either. The two of them chattered and pushed the blame to each other.
When there is no one else interfering in their lives, the two of them are just a pair of bickering lovers. Quarrels and bickering are common, but nothing happens after the quarrel and they just go on with their lives as usual.
Even the two children next to them have long been accustomed to the way their parents get along with each other.
Seeing the two of them shirking the responsibility, the two children took out the peach cakes that they had been given in the afternoon but were reluctant to finish from the cupboard, and broke them off into small pieces and put them into their mouths.
Wang Dahua turned her head inadvertently and saw the two children's actions. She didn't care about arguing with An Hongqiang anymore and turned to ask them, "Is this peach cake you two are eating? Where did it come from?"
This wonderful thing was bought for her secretly by An Hongqiang when they just got married to make her happy.
Life has been getting worse and worse these years. This stinky man only annoys her and never coaxes her. Plus, there are two children at home, so she hasn't had such good food for many years.
"My aunt gave it to me. It's delicious. Mom wants to eat it too." An Dou Miao broke off a small piece, handed it over and handed it to Wang Dahua's mouth.
Wang Dahua opened her mouth and bit it in, squinting her eyes with a look of enjoyment.
An Hongqiang was extremely jealous and deliberately picked a fight, "You are an adult, but you are still snatching food from a child. Aren't you ashamed?"
"That's not your fault. Ever since I married you, I've been eating worse and worse, wearing less and less, and I haven't had a good life..."
Wang Dahua’s ancestors were chefs. Fortunately, the restaurant was not opened by their family, so there was no problem with the ingredients. She also inherited the family’s excellent cooking skills.
But in this day and age, there is nothing you want. She is a skilled cook who cannot make a meal without the right materials. Her good skills have been reduced to the point of being able to cook home-cooked meals for her family.
An Hongqiang is also a man who loves his wife. When Wang Dahua said this, she thought to herself that it was true.
But he had no choice.
This is the situation in every household. It is already difficult to survive, and wanting to have enough food to eat well is simply a dream.
Moreover, they have an uncle who is the team leader. He doesn't do anything else except helping out with assigned tasks. Their family lives a pretty good life.
An Hongqiang felt guilty and no longer wanted to argue. He looked at Wang Dahua with a tender look in his eyes. When the two children were not paying attention, he whispered, "Wife, can we have another son?"
The eldest and second brothers have sons, and they have two girls. Although the girls are their biological children, in the countryside, it is generally believed that one must have a son to carry on the family line.
Wang Dahua's face turned red, and she rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, but she said to her two daughters, "What are you still eating at this time of night? Come to bed quickly, and put the food in the cupboard and eat it tomorrow!"
As the candlelight in the room was blown out, the plan to have a baby also began quietly.
The night is not peaceful.
Lying on the bed, looking at the back of Old Lady An, An Hongdou asked her, "Mom, do you really want to split up the family?"
The sisters-in-law had mentioned the matter of dividing the family property many times before, openly or secretly, but each time, it ended in failure due to Mrs. An's refusal.
No one expected that this time it was she who proposed it herself.
Of course, An Hongdou, who had experienced the future, also felt that since his brothers had already started families and had children, the division of the family was inevitable.
Old Lady An nodded, "I used to think that you and your fourth brother hadn't gotten married yet, and you had lived your own lives after the family split up. Who would care about you? Now you're married, and your fourth brother's marriage is also going to be settled. What should I worry about? It's like I like living with them. When they start to live their own lives, they'll know how hard it is to live with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea all day long!"
There was clearly some anger in what Mrs. An said.
An Hongdou smiled at her ingratiatingly, "Let's split up, as long as mom is happy. Anyway, we are all in the village, and mom will live with me when the time comes, so she can continue to look after me in the future."
"You're just talking nonsense. Your mother has four sons. How can you go to the son-in-law's house where the mother-in-law lives?" Mrs. An glared at her unhappily. If this was heard by outsiders, they might laugh at them. "Mom has already thought about it. Your three brothers already have their own children. When the family is divided, Mom will live with your fourth brother. I have to help him manage the family for another two years until he can stand on his own."
There is no parent who doesn't want the best for their children. No matter how angry they are and how much they say they don't care, they still can't let it go completely.
An Hongdou didn't try to persuade her. She just felt sorry for Old Lady An. She had worked hard all her life and even at such an old age, she was still thinking about taking care of her children and had never had a good life.
After thinking for a while, An Hongdou said, "Mom, if the money for Fourth Brother to marry is not enough, just tell me that your daughter has money."
Originally, she didn't plan to let her family know about this, but Mrs. An had loved the original owner for so many years, and since she had occupied the original owner's body, she should fulfill her filial duties on her behalf.
At this point, Mrs. An's heart suddenly choked, "Hongdou, tell me the truth, when you went to town with Ergouzi today, did you go to the black market?"
"Mom, you also know about the black market?" An Hongdou was stunned.
In her eyes, Mrs. An was just an ordinary country old lady, who was a little fierce at best.
She had lived in Qingshan Village for so many years that she could count the number of times she had been to the town on her hands, and she actually knew about such a place.
"What else do you think? Where did the money your mother saved come from?" He pointed at the people who were digging for food in the fields and were so hungry that they were exhausted, let alone saving money.
At this point, Mrs. An sighed and said, "You have inherited your father's great strength. When your father was still alive, our family was much better off than your second uncle's family. It's a pity that your brothers are more cowardly than each other, and none of them has any future."
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