Cheng Yue felt uncomfortable being stared at by Chen An. He looked so ordinary when he was asleep, but he seemed much more handsome when he opened his eyes. It was strange.
Da Ni and Er Ni looked at Chen An, then at Cheng Yue, and covered their mouths, laughing softly. Chen Lin also laughed foolishly along with them.
Chen An blushed instead and immediately changed the subject, saying, "So, you want to separate the family?"
"Yes, but they will take the initiative to suggest separating the family." Having been frank, Cheng Yue didn't hide anything.
Chen An's attitude reminded her of something. In the original owner's memories, Chen An had mentioned the matter of dividing the family several times.
However, the original owner was so focused on the hope of following the eldest son's family that she never took this matter to heart.
No wonder she didn't remember.
Chen An remained silent upon hearing this, but his disappointment continued to well up inside him.
He wanted to separate from the family because his mother was biased, and his wife and children would also suffer.
If Mother were to bring up separating the family now, it would simply be because she feels he is a burden and wants to get rid of him.
They are both splitting up, but the nature of the split is different.
"Don't think about it anymore. I'll go make you something to eat to fill your stomach. We still have a lot to do."
Cheng Yue couldn't take things out of her spatial storage, so she could only use the excuse of going to the kitchen.
Just a moment ago, we could still find two sweet potato buns, but now we can't even find a single vegetable leaf. It's obvious that Zhao and Li Manying have hidden all the food.
Now, no one knows where the two have gone; there's not a trace of them.
Cheng Yue looked at the kitchen in the space and found that there was still as much chicken and steaming buns as before. Could it be that this space has an automatic replenishment and preservation function?
However, even if there are many, it's best not to take them out to eat for now, lest the children become suspicious.
After all, how could the Zhao family possibly hide so much chicken and steamed buns?
Cheng Yue thought for a moment, then scooped out a spoonful of rice and put it in the pot to boil. She then cracked two eggs into the pot, added a little salt, and a bowl of fragrant egg porridge was ready.
It's delicious and nutritious.
Chen An looked at the egg porridge with disbelief, and Cheng Yue used the same excuse again.
Chen An still felt something was off, but he couldn't think of any other reason. The rice and eggs couldn't have just fallen from the sky.
As she was saying this, she was about to share the food with Da Ni, Er Ni, Chen Lin, and Cheng Yue, but all four of them waved their hands. Da Ni even said that they had already eaten chicken and steamed buns.
Chen An: "..." My head is spinning. His family is really that wealthy?
Da Ni, Er Ni, and Chen Lin felt a little guilty. It was all their fault for being greedy and eating all the chicken and steamed buns without leaving a single bite for their father.
Seeing the egg porridge that Mom made for Dad, all my guilt vanished. It was made with fine rice and two eggs!
After Chen An finished his egg porridge, Chen Lin washed the dishes and then chatted with Chen An along with his two younger sisters.
Cheng Yue went outside for a walk, but the room smelled musty, so she didn't want to stay any longer.
Moreover, she felt somewhat awkward now that Chen An was awake.
Speaking of this dilapidated house, Cheng Yue felt even more that Zhao Shi was not human.
Old Master Chen was a carpenter who worked in the county town. Because of his good skills, he never lacked work and was considered to have a good fortune in the entire Houshui Village.
Therefore, three brick houses were built long ago, with Zhao, Chen Ping, Li Manying, Chen Gen, and Chen Shu each living in one.
Only the second branch of the family was still huddled in the outbuilding, a crumbling and leaky mud-brick house. No wonder Chen An wanted to separate the family.
The original owner was really brainwashed. Despite how much Zhao Shi and the eldest son's family tormented her, she still thought of relying on them and didn't share the same mindset as her own man.
After complaining, Cheng Yue sat in the courtyard for a long time, but Zhao Shi and Li Manying did not return. She guessed that the two had gone to find Chen Ping.
Chen Ping has a fixed time to go home every month. He just left this morning, and Zhao is so eager to find him and bring him back. It seems that the family division is set for today.
They brought it up themselves because they wanted to split up the family property; when you ask someone for a favor, you have to be sincere.
Thinking this way, Cheng Yue felt a little hopeful.
Sure enough, just as dusk fell and Cheng Yue had barely sat down inside, the wooden door slammed shut, and Zhao rushed in, followed by Li Manying and Chen Ping.
Chen Ping was fairly decent-looking, after all, he was a shopkeeper, and he always had a smiling face. However, he was two-faced and extremely hypocritical.
Now that Zhao had someone to back her up, she stormed in, about to explode, when she saw that Chen An was already awake. She immediately went up to him, grabbed his arm, and began to sob and complain.
"Second son, you're finally awake! Your wife almost killed your mother!"
That wicked woman! Her good nature before was all an act; you've been fooled!
“When Da Ni and Er Ni made a mistake, I just gave them a few words of reprimand, and they started hitting me. They even taught the children to be lazy, not to cook or wash clothes. Do they expect their mother to serve them?”
"You fool brought back water, and your wife dared to kick it over and force me to fetch water myself. What a disgrace to our family!"
On the way back, the eldest brother repeatedly reminded us that the division of the family property should not be forced.
After all, the second son had injured his leg, so it was really inappropriate to divide the family at this time. If things got out of hand, it would damage the reputation of the grandson.
Therefore, the three decided to take turns playing the good cop and the bad cop.
Chen An knew that Zhao was just looking for an excuse to separate the family, and said, "Mother, A-Yue has the best temper and would not do such a thing."
Zhao choked, her face immediately turning cold.
Li Manying disagreed, saying, "Uncle, you've forgotten your mother after getting married. Your mother is being mistreated, and you're still siding with your sister-in-law."
She hit her mother-in-law; that's unfilial. If others find out, won't that ruin our family's reputation?
Cheng Yue sneered, "Your Chen Gen is so young yet so wicked. He even dared to harm his own second uncle. What kind of reputation does he have to offer?"
"Sister-in-law, why are you saying such hurtful things? Xiao Gen is still a child, he didn't do it on purpose. Besides, it's only right for a second uncle to save his own nephew!"
Besides, we already paid for the doctor, why are you still so relentless!
When this matter was brought up, Li Manying became furious, saying that her son was wicked and that it was an absolute insult.
"Of course? Chen Gen injured my husband's leg, so I should break his leg too!"
Cheng Yue snorted, "Should I? I should give you a big slap in the face!"
Chen Ping's face darkened. Cheng Yue was indeed as sharp-tongued as her mother had said.
He's afraid that if he proposes a separation of the family now, Cheng Yue won't agree, and might even make a scene everywhere.
After all, the second wife's family was weak and disabled. If they separated from the family, what good days would they have? It would be strange if they didn't leech off them.
But this family has to be separated. If Cheng Yue, with her crazy, madwoman-like behavior, causes any trouble, it will only implicate them.
Chen Ping had no choice but to put on a smiling face and said, "Second brother, sister-in-law, Xiao Gen was in the wrong. We apologize on his behalf."
"Second brother, your leg is already like this, there's no point in pursuing the child's responsibility anymore. Whatever compensation you want, your elder brother will grant it."
"Brother, what's the point of compensation from family members? It's just that I've injured my leg and I'm afraid I can't do anything now."
Our whole family will depend on my eldest brother's care from now on. We just hope he won't separate us from the family.
As soon as Chen An spoke, Cheng Yue almost couldn't help but laugh. She hadn't realized that this was a black sesame dumpling.
So he added fuel to the fire, "Yes, from now on we'll all be relying on you, brother. My husband's leg was injured by our nephew, so he has to take full responsibility, otherwise it will ruin his reputation."
But we have little hope. We certainly won't tell anyone. We're just waiting for our two nephews to pass the imperial examinations and become successful, so they can find a good doctor to examine their uncle's leg!
Chen Ping's expression changed. Cheng Yue was just threatening him with the child's reputation. How could he get rid of this clingy person?
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