Chapter 44 044 The Complete Separation of Families
Before Su Laosi could speak, Qin Aiguo waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say anything. You have your own difficulties and thoughts, and I know that."
But you can't drive someone to their death, can you? How much does he earn in a month? Doesn't he need to make a living?
It's only twelve yuan a month, where are you expecting him to get it from? Steal it or rob it?
He's served the Su family like a slave for so many years, that's enough. He should be grateful for their kindness in raising and giving him life.
Supporting the elderly is right, but it's unacceptable for someone to help their parents support their brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews, and nieces. What kind of talk is that?
He single-handedly supported the entire four branches of the Su family, totaling thirty or forty people. Isn't that enough after all these years?
Su Zhiyuan gave a bitter laugh, put his hands behind his head, and closed his eyes helplessly.
Whatever, he doesn't agree to get back together and live together anyway.
He felt guilty for letting his wife down all these years, making her suffer along with him. Even though the family was wealthy, he couldn't spend a single penny on her and the children. As a father, he felt so ashamed!
His son is married and has children, but the whole family still lives together. He wants to build a house so that his grandsons can live in a new house.
The other three families all lowered their heads, but none of them said they didn't want the money, which shows how shameless they were.
Qin Aiguo looked at Grandpa Su and said, "You are the head of the family, the patriarch of this household. If you say you don't agree to live together anymore, what can they say? The future of this family depends entirely on you."
Qin Ai nodded to Old Master Su, letting him make the decision, but her eyes glanced at Su Zhiyuan, indicating that Old Master Su should look at Su Zhiyuan.
They've been brothers for years, and he understood the meaning behind Qin Aiguo's gaze at a glance.
Grandpa Su thought for a moment, then looked at his wife. When he saw tears welling up in her eyes, he hardened his heart.
"The family has already separated, it's not appropriate to put them back together, so let's just leave it as it is."
The eldest brother felt the third brother's retirement allowance was too low, so from now on we'll live with the third brother and won't need the eldest brother's support anymore.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Su was greatly shocked and stood up abruptly, glaring angrily at Old Master Su.
"Dad, are you trying to force me to my death by making the third son take care of you and Mom in your old age?"
In the village, the elderly are usually cared for by their eldest son, or at least by their youngest son. But none of them live with their middle brother. If Grandpa Su did that, how could he ever hold his head up again? The villagers would be ashamed of him!
Grandpa Su calmly took a puff of his cigarette. "I'm doing this for your own good. You've worked hard your whole life. Your mother and I don't plan to go out to work anymore. If we don't work, we won't get work points, so we can only rely on the two of you."
Your mother's health isn't good, and she's done housework her whole life. Several daughters-in-law have been married into the family for so many years; there's no reason for her to continue doing housework. She deserves a rest.
Anyway, from now on, my wife and I will neither work in the fields to earn work points nor do housework. If you want to support us, we'll live with you. If you don't agree, then I'll go with my third son.
Old Master Su was going all out. What did reputation matter? It was all nonsense. His own comfort was the most important thing.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Su fell silent, while Su Zhiyuan looked at Old Master Su with delight.
Grandpa Su accidentally glanced at Su Zhiyuan's face, saw him looking at him with surprise, and was stunned for a moment before feeling comforted.
He raised this son for nothing. Looking at the eldest son, it seems that if he wants to have a good life in the future, he'll have to live with the third son.
While the eldest son was struggling with his decision, little did he know that the old master had already given up and was preparing to live with his third brother.
Su Laoda was furious that his parents stopped working in the fields to earn work points, leaving him to support the whole family on his own. He was also afraid that if he didn't support his parents, the villagers would gossip. He was caught in a dilemma.
Seeing this, Su Zhiyuan suggested in a low voice, "How about I take care of your parents? Brother, your family has a lot of people and a heavy burden. It's my initiative to take care of your parents, so the villagers will understand."
After speaking, Su Zhiyuan looked at Qin Aiguo.
Qin Aiguo immediately understood and spoke up for Su Zhiyuan.
“That’s right. I’ll talk to my eldest son about this later and ask him to communicate with the village. The villagers are reasonable and will understand.”
With his worries gone, Boss Su readily agreed.
As soon as he agreed, Su Laoda's wife secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She's too old to work, so she doesn't want to keep her.
Su Zhiyuan was overjoyed to find that he had unexpectedly gained the right to support his parents. He was so happy that he almost burst out laughing.
Because he can earn money, his parents still favor him to some extent, and he has the best relationship with them. Even after he gets married, he will still be filial to his parents.
After the family separated, he was secretly sad for two days because he couldn't live with his parents. Now that his parents are going to live with him, he is naturally happy.
The eldest Su brother compromised, and the second and fourth Su brothers also tacitly agreed that Su Zhiyuan would take care of the elderly.
With Qin Aiguo here today, Su Lao Er and Su Lao Si's delusions can only be thwarted.
Grandpa Su and his wife moved out of the main house in the front yard. "Didn't the second son say he didn't have enough rooms? From now on, you and your mother will live with the third son. You can decide how to divide this room yourselves."
"Also, the third brother will move out sooner or later. You can buy those rooms in the backyard after we move out, then everyone will have a place to live."
After finishing his sentence, Grandpa Su pulled his wife and went to the backyard without looking back, where they moved into the room that Su Zhiyuan and his wife now lived in.
Seeing this, Qin Aiguo followed to the backyard and happened to see Su Zhiyuan talking to Old Master Su.
"I'll separate the family tonight. I've already talked to Qin Feng, and he and Hung Hing will come over tonight."
Grandpa Su didn't expect his son to be so decisive, wanting to divide the family property now.
"Is it too early? A few more years is fine too."
Su Zhiyuan shook his head. "Originally, I wanted to wait until Xiao Jiu got married before dividing the family property, but I was afraid that if the new bride moved in, the villagers would gossip. Rather than waiting another two years, it's better to divide it now. Besides, the current situation at home doesn't allow us to wait any longer."
Even if he can control his sons, what about his daughters-in-law? They may not say a word on the surface, but they will grumble behind his back and always be rude. Rather than offending the whole family, it would be better to just break up. Even if Xiao Jiu suffers a little loss now, it will be beneficial in the long run.
Qin Aiguo fell silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat cold.
Soon it was time to start work in the afternoon. Qin Xiaoxiao continued to work diligently. Although she didn't earn many work points, her attitude was so good that it was hard to find fault with her.
The day passed by in a blur. After dinner, Qin Aiguo and Qin Feng went to the Su family home again. Su Zhiyuan divided the family property among the four brothers and made it clear that he and his wife would not live with the eldest brother, but with Su Lu.
The brothers had no objection to this division of the family property, since Old Master Su had never lived with the eldest son's family, and no one could really say anything about it.
Even if people in the village gossip behind their backs, it's only temporary; after a while, no one will say anything anymore.
Besides, it's your own life, and the most important thing is to live comfortably.
(End of this chapter)
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