As soon as Su He came out, she heard Huang Laosan shouting at the top of his lungs from the next room: "Me, ashamed? I've already become someone's live-in son-in-law, why would I be ashamed?"
You have no idea what kind of life I lived in her house; it was worse than being a dog!
I do laundry and cook every day, serving their whole family, and she hits me whenever she's not satisfied.
That's not all, she even said she already has enough children, and won't even give me one.
Is it wrong for me to have a child with someone else?
This absurd logic, which seemed so self-evident, stunned everyone in the courtyard!
However, Su He curled her lips when she heard this. "You chose this path yourself. You became a live-in son-in-law to return to the city and for a job, so you should have thought about what kind of life you would have to go through. What's the use of complaining now?"
However, the elderly Huang couple were clearly distressed.
Aunt Ren burst into tears, "My son, what sins have you committed to deserve such treatment!"
It's all my fault! If I hadn't sent you to the countryside, you wouldn't have had to go through all this!
My son, you're breaking my heart!
But clearly, the Huang family's concern was only for the elderly couple, and it was of no use, since the second son's family was now in charge, and the house was in the second son's name.
It was difficult for Grandpa Huang and his family to keep their third son, since the Huang family only had one room left. The house was already cramped with so many people, and if another grown man were added, there would be no room for him to live.
So no matter how much Huang Laosan cried, how much Aunt Ren felt sorry for him, or how much Uncle Huang sighed, the second son's family remained unmoved.
Finally, seeing that his second son's family was unyielding, Grandpa Huang made a tough decision and invited several influential families, including Grandpa Ma, who were watching the commotion in the courtyard, to come in and say that he wanted to re-divide the family property.
Upon hearing this, the second son's family objected, "Dad, what are you saying? What do you mean by re-dividing the family property?"
Didn't we already agree that the third son would become a live-in son-in-law and wouldn't have anything left in this family? Why are we redistributing things now? What is there left in our family to divide?
"Wasn't it enough that you already paid off so much of your older brother's debt?"
But Grandpa Huang was determined to split the family property again.
“The house was originally meant for you three brothers, but now your brother has nothing, so I have to leave him a place to live.”
Upon hearing that Grandpa Huang wanted a share of the house, Huang Lao Er became agitated, "Why? This house was supposed to be mine, I don't agree to it!"
"You'll have to divide it whether you want to or not. Forget about your older brother, but the rest of the house should belong to your younger brother. I'll decide that you two should each get half." Grandpa Huang didn't care what they thought and made his own decision.
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Fen immediately shouted, "Why? This house was supposed to be ours!"
"You two old folks gave all your savings to the eldest son, and you even lost your house because of him. Why are you now trying to claim our house?"
"What do you mean 'your family'? This is our Huang family's ancestral house. I say we should divide it, and that's what we're talking about!" Grandpa Huang shouted coldly.
Grandpa Ma and the others standing nearby, along with the onlookers outside, exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing this.
I really can't believe that Grandpa Huang would make such a decision.
This infuriated Spencer.
She shouted, "I disagree! You're being so biased, in-laws!"
Back then, besides the houses, you also had a lot of savings. Even if we divide the family property, each of the two houses would get one share, and your savings as the elderly couple would also be counted as one share. So, it would be just right for each of the three sons to get one share.
We've now received our share, which is this house. The remaining two shares were used for the eldest brother.
"If you want your youngest son to get a share, then go find the eldest son. Why should he get a share from our family?"
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