Gu Xilan looked at Jiang Jinxiu in shock. She never expected that her third sister-in-law, who was always dramatic and indifferent to her, would say such a thing to her.
Jiang Jinxiu affectionately stroked her head: "I believe you, Third Sister-in-law, hmm~"
Oh my god—my third sister-in-law is so gentle, what should I do? My beautiful third sister-in-law is so gentle with her.
Gu Xilan's heart was screaming involuntarily.
I love my third sister-in-law so much, I really want to hug her.
She looked at Jiang Jinxiu with bright eyes and nodded subconsciously.
Seeing her excited expression, Jiang Jinxiu had no idea what was going on in her head.
I couldn't resist pinching her little cheek.
Gu Xichen noticed their little interaction and her eyes flickered.
Yang Dongmei laughed, but then deflated like a punctured balloon, feeling utterly drained of energy.
Why, why did the child end up like this?
She believed she had always treated them well and had never shortchanged them, especially the eldest son's family.
She gave the most.
Yang Zhaodi always secretly took this and that back to her parents' home, and she turned a blind eye to it. On the contrary, she felt that she owed the third son the most.
The children have separated from their parents; how is she going to explain this to her husband?
That's enough.
Forced relationships are never sweet. Since their hearts are no longer connected, they should break up.
Seeing his mother's expression, Gu Xichen seemed to know what she was thinking: "Mother, I'll go talk to Father."
Jiang Jinxiu then remembered that on the day she got married, someone had mentioned that her father-in-law seemed to have been lying in the hospital and had not woken up.
How could she forget about that? She should have visited him at the hospital these past two days.
"Mom, let's split it. I'm sure Dad will understand," said Gu Laoda, who was standing to the side.
Gu Laoda spent the most time with his father, Gu Dashan, and he knew that his father was a very open-minded person.
Sun Xiaomeng tugged at Gu Lao Er's hand under the table.
Gu Lao Er secretly comforted her: "Mother, let's divide it."
At this critical juncture, not separating is no longer an option.
Yang Dongmei closed her eyes, waved her hand and said, "That's enough, that's enough. You've all grown up and started your own families. You can separate if you want."
"Mother, hurry up and give me the money. We'll separate the family tonight." Yang Zhaodi was getting impatient.
Yang Dongmei didn't even want to look at her anymore. If it weren't for her being so troublesome, the Gu family wouldn't have separated.
I really don't understand what their eldest son saw in her in the first place.
"Eat first. After dinner, Gu Xichen, go and call the village chief and a few elders from the village to come and be witnesses."
Gu Xichen responded with an "Mmm".
No one else had any objections.
After finishing his meal, he quickly summoned the village chief and two elders from the Gu family, along with Gu's uncle.
Looking at their large family, the village chief couldn't help but ask, "Are you really sure you want to separate the family? Your father is still in the hospital."
“Yes, sister-in-law, brother is still in the hospital. Dividing the family property is no small matter. What if brother wakes up…” Uncle Gu Dahai couldn’t help but add his own words of advice.
Yang Dongmei waved her hand: "The children are all grown up, let them divide the property if they want. As for your eldest brother, I'll talk to him personally."
Now that the land is collectively owned, dividing a family property only requires dividing the family's assets.
The family had a total of 430 yuan in savings. Yang Dongmei left 30 yuan for Gu Xilan and divided the rest into four parts.
Yang Dongmei tries to distribute the items in the house as evenly as possible, since there aren't four of each kind.
Gu Dashan's hospitalization fee is nine yuan per month, which is three yuan per person.
Gu Xilan had not yet become a nun, and Yang Dongmei planned to cook for her alone.
Each of the sons gives him 50 jin of rice and 10 yuan as a pension every year.
The rooms will be assigned according to where everyone is currently staying.
There was only one set of kitchen utensils, which everyone took turns using.
Yang Dongmei had sorted everything out; all that was left was for the children to sign.
Gu Xichen suddenly spoke up, "Mother, you and my little sister should eat with our third branch of the family. I still have to go to the army. My current rank doesn't allow Jinxiu to accompany me. I'll feel more at ease if you two are with her."
Gu Xichen spoke first; if he didn't, Jiang Jinxiu would have to speak up herself.
Yang Zhaodi was overjoyed when she heard Gu Xichen's words.
After all, according to the custom in their rural area, if the family were to separate, the two elders and the unmarried sister-in-law would have to stay with the eldest son's family.
Especially after the two elders are no longer able to support themselves, the burden falls entirely on the eldest son's family.
This will increase the burden on the family.
She's overjoyed that someone is willing to take over.
When Yang Dongmei saw Yang Zhaodi's beaming face, her mind went blank.
Everyone else saw it too, and they couldn't help but frown.
Gu Laoda felt extremely embarrassed.
He was a filial son, and if possible, he would prefer that his mother stay with their eldest son's family.
After all, he's the eldest brother, and it's his responsibility; he can't shirk it.
"Mother, why don't you and your little sister come with our eldest son's family?"
"No way!" Yang Zhaodi shouted as soon as Gu Laoda finished speaking.
Old Master Gu's brows were so furious they could practically trap a fly. He glared at Yang Zhaodi and said, "Shut up. When we split up the family, Mother and my younger sister should have stayed with us."
Seeing her boss's attitude, Yang Dongmei finally felt a little better.
"Mother, I want to go with my third brother and sister-in-law," Gu Xilan said, expressing her thoughts.
She always knew that she had to fight for what she wanted.
If she didn't say it, she was really afraid that her mother would say she wanted to live with her sister-in-law, which she didn't want to do.
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