Chapter 23 Shen Guoqiang's Thoughts

"There are four rooms in the house. Your father and I will live in one, and you will each have one of the remaining three."

"This is all the money the family has had over the years, a total of eighty-five dollars and twenty cents."

When Chen Cuijuan took out the money, Wang Xiulan's eyes seemed to be glued to the money.

Shen Zhiyou definitely can’t be divided since she’s married, so they can still divide more than 40.

Shen Guoqiang is in the best health now, and she is able to work, so her life will definitely be better in the future.

Even if they split up, could Chen Cuijuan and the others still not recognize Goudan and Tiedan?

This is their grandson!

At that time, let Goudan and Tiedan go to eat with Chen Cuijuan and others, which can save a lot of food.

"The third brother hasn't married yet. When you two got married, it cost more than sixty dollars, and the betrothal gift to your family was fifty dollars. You didn't bring back a penny. Brothers must be treated equally. The sixty-five dollars is the money for the third brother's wedding. There are twenty dollars left. You and the third brother's family will share six dollars, and your father and I will keep eight dollars for living."

"I still have half a bag of sweet potatoes and half a bag of cornmeal at home, which are also divided into three portions. I'll find a bag later and you can take one portion away."

When talking about the bride price, Wang Xiulan's face immediately turned red.

But when she heard that she would only get six pieces, or half a bag of food, she regretted it again, "What about Tiedan and Goudan?"

Chen Cuijuan's face darkened. "Okay, you take eight dollars, and I'll give you the remaining twenty cents. I'll treat it as if I only gave birth to a son and a daughter!"

"Mom, what are you talking about?"

Shen Guoqiang finally spoke. He sighed and said, "If we don't split up the family, you will think Wang Xiulan is mentally ill. I have never thought about splitting up the family. Youyou can live at home as long as you want. Youyou, don't take your sister-in-law's words to heart."

Shen Zhiyou looked at her elder brother.

As far as I can remember from my childhood, my eldest brother is the best person to me besides my parents.

But now, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have never really known him.

Before my parents talked about dividing the family property, Wang Xiulan had been making a fuss, but my eldest brother never said a word. Only now that he saw that dividing the family property would be disadvantageous to them did he speak up and play the good guy.

yes.

If it weren't for the tacit approval or even encouragement from her eldest brother, how could Wang Xiulan have made more and more trouble?

Shen Zhiyou lowered her eyes and didn't respond.

If she could see it clearly, how could Chen Cuijuan and Shen Dahe not see it clearly?

Shen Zhiyou thinks further ahead.

In the countryside, everyone assumes that the eldest son and daughter-in-law are responsible for providing for their parents in their old age.

But today, it seems that my elder brother and his wife are not that reliable.

Instead of relying on others, it is better to rely on yourself.

In that plot, Jiang Wenbin had several classmates who were originally from the countryside. They all got into good jobs after being admitted to university, which directly changed their destiny.

If Jiang Wenbin can pass the exam, so can she!

Although Shen Guowang is the youngest, his personality is most similar to Chen Cuijuan, and he also has the innocence and high spirits of a young person who has not been beaten by society:

"I don't want my parents' money, you guys take it, I will marry a wife with my own ability in the future!"

Chen Cuijuan glared at him angrily: "You are so dishonest all day long, I am thankful that you can marry a wife!"

Shen Guowang said with a playful smile: "Then you just wait."

After being interrupted by Shen Guowang, Shen Guoqiang and Wang Xiulan regretted their decision again, and the topic of dividing the family property naturally came to nothing.

But this time, Chen Cuijuan was hurt by her eldest son and daughter-in-law.

Later, he didn't look happy towards Wang Xiulan and Shen Guoqiang.

At night, Shen Zhiyou did not sleep, but took out the books he used when he was in junior high school from under the bed.

When I opened it, I found that the first few pages of the book were gone.

There was no toilet paper at home before, so she tore it off to wipe the shit.

Shen Zhiyou frowned and scratched his head.

When she was in school, everyone was playing, and she was playing too, so she just listened to the first few classes.

Now the pages that she listened to carefully have been torn off by herself to wipe her butt, and she can't understand the rest at all!

Regret it!

This paper is harder than toilet paper and it's not comfortable at all to wipe the butt with. If she had known this, she would have used something else to wipe her butt.

At the same time, Shen Guoqiang and Wang Xiulan were also awake.

Wang Xiulan cried until her eyes were swollen. "My parents are so partial. How can they give one house to their daughter? She is already married, and Tiedan and Goudan will get married in the future, so they only give us one room."

Tiedan and Goudan.

Shen Guoqiang suddenly realized just now that his parents were not afraid of dividing the family property at all.

Why? Because my sister married an officer.

Youyou has such a good relationship with her parents, she will definitely not ignore them in the future.

If the family splits up, Youyou will have her own child, and her relationship with Tiedan and Goudan will definitely become more and more distant.

Will she still be as nice to Tiedan and Goudan as she is now?

Definitely not.

After Shen Guoqiang thought it through, he sat up.

Wang Xiulan thought he was going to hit her, so she shrank her neck and said, "My son is still here!"

"You still know your son."

Shen Guoqiang analyzed the situation with her with a serious face: "Gu Ye is now an officer. I inquired and found that family members can follow the army. He is at least a battalion commander and will definitely be promoted in the future. When the time comes, let him get Tiedan and Goudan to serve in the army as well. Isn't it better than a few pieces of meat?"

Tiedan and Goudan are going to join the army?

Wang Xiulan stopped crying all of a sudden.

yes!

Although my sister-in-law is spoiled, she really has nothing to say about her two sons.

When Goudan and Tiedan grow up, asking her to help Tiedan and Goudan will only be a matter of a word from her man, right?

"I've told you, don't be so short-sighted. If the family sticks together, life will get better and better. You insist on splitting up the family. Do you want your children to have to work in the fields like us all year round?"

"I don't!"

After hearing what Shen Guoqiang said, Wang Xiulan immediately regretted it.

She asked hurriedly: "What should I do? Youyou won't hold a grudge, right? I'll go apologize to her tomorrow, okay?"

Her son is her life.

If she felt that she had affected her son's future and prevented him from joining the army, she would rather jump into the water and die.

"Well, don't be too anxious, take your time, Youyou is soft-hearted."

Wang Xiulan nodded quickly: "Okay, I understand, don't worry."

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After that day, Wang Xiulan really became a lot more obedient.

She even took the initiative to wash clothes with Shen Zhiyou!

Shen Zhiyou was shocked. Was her sister-in-law possessed by evil spirits?

Chen Cuijuan snorted coldly: "You think she has a change of heart, if you hadn't married Gu Ye, you would have seen what she would look like."

Chen Cuijuan didn’t know what to say about this eldest daughter-in-law.

He is hardworking and not a bad person. He has a good appetite, but he is too shortsighted.

Always fascinated by the immediate benefits.

Chen Cuijuan herself was once a daughter-in-law, so she was not that disappointed with Wang Xiulan.

What made her even more disappointed and upset was actually her own son Shen Guoqiang.

"Your sister-in-law is not a bad person. Since she won't make trouble now, you should just pretend that you know nothing and live your life as usual. As long as your parents are alive, no one will let you suffer any injustice."

Shen Zhiyou naturally listened to Chen Cuijuan.

Life was still as comfortable as before, but Shen Zhiyou had one more thing to do when he went to work: studying his junior high school textbooks!

She clearly knows a lot of the words, but she can't recognize them when they are put together.

She was scratching her head and ears when she saw it.

I was so annoyed and it was almost time to get off work, so I closed the book and planned to go back and study some more.