Li Chen's words did not stop Li Jiakang and his wife from giving him a lecture. Sun Xiu just shook her head and said, "Third brother, you can't do this even if you're angry. Last year you gave several hundred dollars, but this year you only give fifty. Not to mention others, even your father-in-law and mother-in-law will be worried, wondering if something has happened to our business, or if something has gone wrong with you two.
Just wait and see, they might not be able to sleep well tonight, and they will most likely come to you tomorrow to inquire about the situation."
"Your mother is right. What you did was too unreliable. Not only did you make yourself angry, but you also made the elderly worry." Li Jiakang echoed.
They seemed to be talking about Li Chen, but they were actually talking about their daughter-in-law Zhou Miao.
Zhou Miao naturally understood what he heard and showed an embarrassed expression on his face.
She realized her mistake. She and Li Chen only thought about the expressions of her brothers from her mother's side and her sister-in-law and sister-in-law, but did not consider the feelings of her parents.
This is indeed not true.
Li Chen also realized it and felt extremely regretful.
If I had known earlier, I would have brought more money with me, and when my parents-in-law declined, I would have taken the money back, leaving only a little behind.
In this way, the old couple won't think so much, and he and his wife won't have to suffer so much.
Seeing that Li Chen and his wife remained silent, Sun Xiu stopped talking about this topic and started talking about something else.
I have to say, Sun Xiu really hit the nail on the head.
The old couple of the Zhou family did not sleep for half the night. Early in the morning, Zhou's father ran to the unit to ask for leave, and then took Zhou's mother to Li Chen's house to inquire about the situation.
Seeing this scene, Li Chen and his wife felt regretful again.
When asked, they could only say that everything was fine.
But the two elders of the Zhou family didn't believe it and kept asking questions.
There was no other way, so Zhou Miao had to tell the real reason why he and Li Chen did that.
After hearing this, the old couple stood there for a long time.
After coming to his senses, Father Zhou sighed deeply, and then said to Mother Zhou, "Old woman, let's divide the family and take away the two who are most likely to cause trouble."
Although Zhou's mother looked extremely sad, she still nodded in agreement.
Now that the reason was clear, the old couple of the Zhou family did not stay long. They said a few more words and then left.
Looking at their departing backs, Li Chen and his wife looked at each other and both felt a toothache.
They had never imagined that things would develop to this point.
After the Li family learned about this, they thought that dividing the family might be a good idea.
If the most troublesome person is separated from the family, the house might become much quieter, and it is even possible that the kind of things that make Li Chen and his wife feel uncomfortable will never happen again.
The Zhou family's old couple acted quickly. They came up with the idea of splitting up the family business in the morning and started to implement it in the evening.
There are five sons in the Zhou family, four of whom have jobs, but the youngest, Zhou Ben, does not. His wife is also the one who causes the most trouble.
Even so, the old couple of the Zhou family resolutely divided the property among Zhou Ben's family, no matter how they pleaded.
Of course, due to their family's special circumstances, the old couple also gave them extra care, and the money they allocated to them was much more than that allocated to their third son's family. In addition, Zhou's father also promised that when he retired, his job would belong to Zhou Ben.
It is true that the old couple of the Zhou family are good to their eldest daughter Zhou Miao, but being good to their daughter does not mean that they are not good to their son.
Let’s not talk about anything else. Even though they didn’t have that much money a few years ago, they still gritted their teeth and built two courtyards with seven rooms each, and divided them among the other four sons except the eldest son.
My sons and daughters-in-law are becoming more and more extreme in their behavior because I know their temperaments and feel that they will not do anything to me.
Now their actions are equivalent to a big slap in the face to their sons and daughters-in-law. Only then do they realize that the old couple can be so cruel.
Only two of the five sons were separated. If this were to be spread out, Zhou's relatives and friends would definitely speculate on the reasons why the two of them were separated.
If the old couple of the Zhou family told the truth, their reputation would be ruined.
Even if the old couple didn't say anything, others would still make wild guesses.
After all, if you two didn't do anything bad, why would they give it to you two and not to others?
In addition to reputation, this matter also affects interests.
When living together, many invisible expenses are paid by the old couple. If they are divided, these expenses will have to be paid by themselves.
Moreover, as time goes by, the old couple will have more and more money in their hands. In this case, the earlier the money is divided, the less they will get.
This is so important.
The rest of the people were worried that their family would be the next to be separated. In order to prevent this from happening, from that day on, they became extra filial and obedient, and no longer bothered Zhou Miao and his wife.
This made the old couple of the Zhou family feel very emotional. If they had known that the problem could be solved so easily, they would have done it long ago.
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For the Li family, this year's New Year is not much different from last year.
But for Li Jiafu, Uncle Sun Da and Uncle Sun Er, this year's New Year was very different from last year.
This year, Li Jiafu's family made a lot of money from the restaurant. Uncle Sun and Uncle Sun's families relied on Li Xu's idea to grow peanuts, and then fried them and sold them in the city, also making a lot of money.
Now that I have money, and it’s money I earned myself, do you think I can perform the same as last year?
Apart from anything else, the smiles on the faces of these three families are much more than last year.
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