At that time, shop decoration was not so troublesome, and it was completed in two days.
The shelves the two ordered were finished, they went to get more goods, and after consulting with Li's father to choose an auspicious day, they opened for business.
The Li family all arrived on the opening day, but the Liu family was not notified.
During this time, the Liu family also went to the Li family to look for them, but the Li family only said they didn't know anything. The two of them only said that they had sent the child over to stay for a while, and that they didn't know anything else.
The shop opened, and since they had sold clothes in the area before, business was good. Seeing that things had stabilized, the two decided to go back to the Liu family to confess.
After all, even if they didn't go back, the Liu family should have known that their place had come knocking on their door.
Both of them knew that they wouldn't be in the mood to eat if they went back, and they still had a tough battle to fight, so they ate before going back. Besides, it wouldn't be good if Liu's parents disturbed Liu Jing and Liu Yun if they didn't go back soon.
When they arrived home, Liu's father and Liu Aidang had just gotten off work, and Liu's mother and Xu Hongxing were cooking. On the way, the two encountered various people teasing them, but they ignored them. It was obvious that these people just wanted to watch the drama unfold.
Xu Hongxing and Liu Aiguo saw that the two men had clearly found a scapegoat.
Xu Hongxing: "Oh, so you finally decided to come back! Anyone who didn't know better would have thought you two had fled to avoid punishment and were too scared to come back!"
Liu Aidang: "Sister-in-law, what you're saying is hilarious. Fleeing from justice? What crime have we committed? Why are we afraid to come back? We haven't come back simply because we don't want to. After all, who wants to see someone they find repulsive? Clearly, sister-in-law doesn't want to see us! Since we both despise each other, why don't we separate? That way, it'll be better for everyone, don't you think?"
Xu Hongxing: "You... Ha! Don't you know what crime you committed? Let's not even talk about your wife, she's just too magnanimous, after all, they're not on the same page. But what about you? What gives you the right? That job is your mother's, what do you mean by selling it without saying a word?"
Liu Aidang: "How come I didn't know that was Mom's? Isn't that mine? Since it's mine, I can sell it if I want! What business is it of anyone else's?"
Liu Aiguo: "Fourth brother, what do you mean? You took over that job from Mom. She let you take over so that you wouldn't have to go to the countryside. How can you say such a thing against your conscience?"
Liu Aidang: "Ha! What do you mean by 'so that I don't have to go to the countryside'? Isn't it because you spent all your money and connections to get a job, and I would have nothing left? That's why Mom gave me the job, right? Mom, do you and Dad think like Liu Aiguo?"
Liu's mother: "Fourth son, did the teacher say that the second and third sons instigated you to sell? If you want to be like them and speculate, then go ahead. Why sell your job? You didn't even say a word to the family. Do you remember that I gave you this job?"
Father Liu: "Fourth son, don't you know how hard it is to find a job these days? You two just sold it like that. If you want to speculate, go ahead, no one's stopping you. There are so many people in the family who don't have jobs! You just sold it like that, and even went out of your way to have someone keep it a secret from the family. What are you trying to do?"
Liu Aidang: "Ha! Where does the principal come from? Does it fall from the sky? How come I didn't know there were so many people in the family who were unemployed? Isn't there just one idle person in the family? Besides, the job that was given to me is mine. Who told you to find a job for Liu Aiguo as well? We have to treat everyone fairly! As for my wife's job, she can do whatever she wants. Back then, Xu Hongxing gave her job directly to her family and no one said anything, right? Why is it that when it comes to my wife, she just sold it, she didn't give it away for free, but everyone is gossiping? Also, don't drag my eldest and second eldest sisters into everything. What does this have to do with them? It was my own idea."
Mr. Liu: "Your cousins are still in the countryside! Even if you don't want to give it to your sister-in-law, your cousins can do it! You're just going to sell it off like this."
Liu Aidang: "I'm afraid that if I utter a sound, Xu Hongxing will snatch my job away!"
Liu Aiguo: "Can't I just sell it to your sister-in-law?"
Liu Aiguo: "Sell? Don't flatter yourself. A job is only 800 yuan. Can you afford it? Do you have the money? Forget 800, you'd struggle to even get 80. If you don't have the money, don't spout nonsense here. Nobody's watching you pretend to be rich. It's disgusting."
Liu's mother: "Fourth son, how dare you talk like that!"
Liu Aidang: "Can't you see me standing here? Dad, Mom, I don't care who you want to give this job to. If you want to give it to Xu Hongxing, then you can go with the eldest son and the others! We'll split up the family property directly. I'll pay for all the things we owe you in your old age, and that's all. If you want to give it to my cousin and the others, then we'll split up the family property too. You can even adopt them as your sons. Anyway, they'll take care of you in your old age. You can choose. I can give you the eight hundred yuan."
Xu Hongxing: "Dad, Mom, just agree! We'll take care of you in your old age. Look at those three or four, they're all ungrateful wretches. How can we rely on them in the future? They'd be better off staying with us. If we're going to separate the family, then we'll separate."
Liu Aidang: "That's right, Dad, aren't we all supposed to have the eldest son take care of us in our old age? What are you all hesitating for? Just divide the family property!"
Seeing this, Liu Aidang sneered inwardly. They had talked about separating the family for so many years, but the two of them hadn't dared to utter a word. Now they knew how to make a fuss about separating the family. Did they think that everyone else in the world was a fool and that only the couple of them were smart?
Mr. and Mrs. Liu were also heartbroken. How could they not understand the eldest son's family's intentions? It was precisely because they understood them so well that they realized these two were unreliable.
Looking at his silent parents, Liu Aidang felt a sense of calm. He had known this would happen, hadn't he?
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