Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and seemed to mutter to himself, "Yes, Lin Feng and Ming Xue are still young..."

Shen Mingxi felt filled with grief and indignation, yet also with a sense of powerlessness.

Her father might be seen as cowardly and useless by others, but she knew that he had tried his best to treat them and his wife.

He was not biased towards boys and never yelled at any of them.

Whenever his grandmother beat or scolded her, as long as he was at home, he would do his best to protect her.

The same treatment was applied to Chen Li.

Although, his cowardice had almost no effect.

He taught them knowledge and culture, but could not send them to school.

He hated himself for being like this.

Hence the feeling of world-weariness.

Hence, what I said just now.

It is difficult to change my father's mind overnight, but I have to say what I need to say, otherwise, my father will never remember it.

She didn't understand what was going on. She suppressed her doubts and asked simply, "Dad, do you know how old the eldest and second brothers are this year?"

"...Well, I'll be eighteen in two months."

"Some young people of their age in the village have already started talking about marriage. Dad, my eldest and second brothers are getting older every year. Have you thought about their future?"

"I..." Shen Yu's face changed.

"Xiaoxi, I'm not in a hurry..." Shen Qingshan said hurriedly.

Shen Jiawen seemed to be thinking about something.

"Second brother, don't interrupt me. Just listen to me."

"Dad, you definitely haven't thought about it, but not thinking about it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The five of us are growing up day by day. Can this thatched house still accommodate seven people? Don't my eldest brother and his family want to get married? Where do you plan to let them live after they get married? Or will my grandpa and grandma build a separate house for them?"

The room suddenly became quiet.

Shen Mingxi glanced toward the main house outside the window and said coldly, "Dad, you can ask my grandmother. I'm sure they haven't thought about it. Do they want my eldest and second brothers to be bachelors for the rest of their lives?"

She was naturally sure because she had experienced these things herself.

"Dad, these things can't be avoided. You are their father. Even if the eldest and second brothers can support themselves, you and mom still have to make plans. We can't put our hopes on grandpa and grandma. They won't care about the eldest and second brothers."

"Xiaoxi, I..." Shen Yu's face was pale and he stared at his daughter in a daze. It seemed that his muddled life suddenly became a little different.

His children are all grown up.

"Dad, my eldest brother and second brother have to get married and start a family. As a parent, you have the responsibility. It's normal for grandpa and grandma not to care, and no one blames them. But you are different."

"We, the Shen family, live together. There are four families, a total of 20 people. There are seven boys alone, which means we will have to marry seven daughters-in-law in the future and form seven families. My grandparents can't bear such a big thing and pressure."

"A big tree has many branches, and this family will be separated sooner or later."

"Dad, you need to think carefully about how to plan for the future."

Everyone in the room looked at Shen Mingxi.

Chen Li was even stunned.

Is this still her taciturn daughter?

"Mom, Dad, just because I didn't say it before doesn't mean I haven't thought about it. I started working in the fields when I was ten years old. My eldest brother and second brother started carrying water and firewood when they were nine years old, not to mention the work in the fields. Dad, you are not in good health, but you still earn more work points than my strong uncle. Yaya is only six years old, but you can see what she and Goudan do every day."

"The four children of my second uncle and the three children of my third uncle are all older than Yaya, but Yaya cuts much more grass for the pigs than they do. It can be said that all the grass for feeding the pigs is cut by Goudan and Yaya."

"Those kids either go to school or run around the village playing."

"But they still have enough food and warm clothes."

"Why? Is it because Goudan and Yaya don't have a father or brother and there's no one to work at home?"

"And my mother. There are three daughters-in-law. Why is it that my mother is the only one who cooks, feeds pigs and does housework? Moreover, she has been doing this for more than ten years. Is it because we are incompetent?"

"It's none of these. It's because you are too good to your brothers, so good that they think your children and wife should serve them like slaves."

At the end, Shen Mingxi emphasized his tone.

Split up the family?

This is the second time everyone has heard these two words today.

Everyone looked at Shen Mingxi.

Especially Shen Yu, his heart was beating very fast with Shen Mingxi's words in his ears.

Suddenly, there seemed to be a ray of light in his foggy and muddled life.

He stared at his daughter in a daze, his hands clenched tightly together.

This is destined to be a restless night.

Shen Baozhi returned to the house and immediately started the summoning system.

"009, come out."

"Host, I'm here." This was a calm and emotionless electronic voice.

"Take a quick look at how much hard work and dedication the Dafang family has."

"Host, Shen Yu, 90, Shen Jiawen and Shen Qingshan, 60, Chen Li 95..."

"Where's Shen Mingxi?"

“—100.”

Shen Baozhi was stunned. "Negative one hundred, what the hell is this? Did you see it wrong?"

“You’re right.”

"How much misery is left?"

"There are still 8,700."

"What's the luck value?"

"There are still 180,000."

Shen Baozhi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she had her luck points, she wouldn't have to worry.

"Then let's collect the misery value of the eldest wife today." Shen Baozhi instructed the system.

After a moment, 009 reported, "The misery value has been collected, a total of 15 points."

"What?" Shen Baozhi exclaimed, "Why is it so little? Did you make a mistake?"

"Yes, that's 15 points." 009 replied calmly.

Shen Baozhi looked unhappy. On normal days, she would score at least 100 or 200. She frowned and asked, "Also, shouldn't Shen Jiawen and Shen Qingshan get 80 points? Why are they only 60?"

"Host, human hearts are hard to predict. 009 cannot answer this question."

Shen Baozhi was very angry, but there was nothing she could do. She asked again, "How many more blessings are needed to upgrade the system store?"

Her current store is level three.

"It requires 100,000 blessing points."

Shen Baozhi calculated that after the upgrade, there were still 80,000 left.

"What's in the Level 4 store?"

"Host, 009 doesn't know. You need to unlock it before you can view it."

Shen Baozhi thought about it and decided not to upgrade for the time being. The things in the third-level store were enough for her to use.

"009, what happened to Shen Mingxi today?" Shen Baozhi asked in confusion.

"Host, 009 cannot answer this question. You can change to another one."

(End of this chapter)