Some are happy, some are sad.
The Shen family was happy, but the Lin family was shrouded in gloom.
Lin Yi, the youngest son of the Lin family, paced back and forth in the room, which annoyed Wu Biao.
Seeing his agitated state, Lin's mother felt a pang of sympathy.
"My son, don't worry, I'll think of something for you."
"Find a way? What can you do? They want a dowry of six taels of silver, or they won't marry me! Mother, I'm already in my mid-twenties, almost thirty. If I can't get married soon, I'll be a bachelor for life!"
Lin Yi angrily roared at his mother.
It's as if everything was because of Lin's mother.
Lin's mother cursed, "The Fang family is no good either. Their daughter is already remarried, yet they still want such a high dowry!"
Is this marrying off a daughter or selling her? Demanding six taels of silver as a bride price? Doesn't she even know if she deserves it?!
What kind of parents act like this in the world?
Listening to Lin's mother's cursing, Lin's eldest daughter-in-law found it extremely funny.
Doesn't their family want an exorbitant bride price?
They wouldn't even consider six taels of silver, insisting on asking for one hundred and sixty-six taels.
What, didn't you consider whether to marry off your daughter or sell her back then?
That's really interesting.
However, she wouldn't say that. She didn't care about any of that; all she wanted was money.
Although they only sold two taels of silver this time, the parents-in-law should never think of spending all of that two taels on Lin Yi!
"What's the use of all your cursing? Why don't you hurry up and think of a solution?"
The more Lin Yi looked at his mother, the more useless she seemed.
He couldn't help but think that if he were the son of the Shen family, he would never have to worry about money.
Why am I so unlucky to be born into this family?
"...Your father and I have four taels of silver left for our funerals...and with the two taels of silver we got today, we can make up enough for the bride price."
Lin's mother was worried that her youngest son would be angry, so she hurriedly told him.
But he regretted it as soon as he said it.
Because she saw her eldest daughter-in-law's face change instantly.
broken.
They forgot to watch out for the eldest son's wife.
This time, not only did the eldest daughter-in-law get angry, but even Lin Jia refused to stand for it!
"Father, Mother, this won't do! This is your savings for your funerals. You can't use it for Mother's future medical expenses!"
Lin Jia shouted excitedly.
The eldest daughter-in-law wisely remained silent.
Let them discuss this sensitive topic as their own family, so that she, an outsider, won't have to nag about it.
If the topic goes completely off-topic, it'll be a whole different story!
As soon as Lin Jia spoke, Lin Yi became unhappy and immediately started arguing with his own older brother.
"No, brother, what do you mean by that? So you have a wife, and you're not going to help me, but now you're getting involved?"
Lin Yi's face was contorted with anger.
Who wouldn't want to live a life of comfort with a wife, son, and a warm bed?
They have the same parents, so why is he always alone?
Lin Jia immediately said, "How am I interfering? I have no objection to your marriage, but you can't ignore your parents' lives, can you? You know Mother is sick. If you take all the money, what if something happens to Mother?"
"Hey bro, are you cursing your mother?"
Lin Yi, thinking he had caught Lin Jia off guard, shouted smugly.
Lin's mother immediately scolded her eldest son: "Eldest son, how can you talk like that? You only have one younger brother, are you really willing to watch him live alone forever?"
"Father, Mother, you have two sons, you can't give all the money to him!"
There was no point in continuing the stalemate, so Lin Jia simply stated his purpose directly.
He had no grudges or feelings for the second brother.
There was no conflict before, but whenever there was something that required money, their parents would ask Lin Xiaomin for help, which is why the brothers maintained a superficial harmony.
Now that Lin Xiaomin has been betrayed, the two brothers can no longer maintain their so-called peace.
"What are you saying, eldest son? Your mother and I are still alive! We've found you a wife, so we should find you a wife too!"
Mr. Lin did not want to interrupt and offend either of his sons.
But then he heard that what Lin Jia said was really too much, so he spoke up.
Lin Jia, his face flushed and neck thick with anger, refused to back down: "How much did it cost me to marry my wife? It cost me a total of three taels of silver! Why should the second son have to spend six taels of silver?"
Besides, it's not like he's never been married before! He spent four taels of silver to get married back then, didn't he?
Half of these six taels of silver should belong to me!
That's all the money we have at home.
If it's all given to the second son, what does he have left?
Not only do I have no money, but with my damn physique, I might need to get medicine again any day now.
He'll have to pay out of his own pocket then!
He absolutely cannot accept this kind of loss.
"I can give my money to whomever I want!" Lin's father cursed angrily. "Get the hell out of here!"
The series of misfortunes these past few days had left Mr. Lin seething with anger.
Lin Jia is like a giant cannonball, constantly bouncing around in Lin's father's lungs. Won't Lin's father explode?
Lin Jia also got angry: "Dad, aren't you being too biased?"
"I do what I want, it's none of your business."
"Alright, alright! Dad, you're absolutely right! From now on, if you need anything, don't come to me! Go to your youngest son!"
Lin Jia got angry and started yelling too.
The eldest daughter-in-law was overjoyed.
Separation?
If you don't have money, you can split up the family.
Although they won't get any money, they won't have to take care of the two elderly people anymore. From now on, they can keep all the money they earn.
That's perfect!
"Damn it, do I need you to serve me? Get the hell out of here!"
After finishing his rant, Lin's father coughed violently.
Lin Yi quickly expressed his concern.
Just kidding, he's still counting on his dad to fight for his interests!
Something absolutely cannot happen.
Taking advantage of this moment, the eldest daughter-in-law finally realized what was happening and got straight to the point.
"Father, what do you mean by this? Are you suggesting that we split up the family and kick out the eldest son and me so that the second son can get married?"
The eldest daughter-in-law's angry shouts reminded Lin's father.
Lin's father immediately said, "We must divide the family! We must divide the family! Get rid of you two unfilial children!"
Lin's father had an impulsive mind.
He likes to be in charge.
But Lin Jia kept contradicting him, which made Lin's father feel challenged.
So even though he soon realized that dividing the family property was not a good idea, Lin's father stubbornly refused to change his mind.
He was still delusional, hoping that his eldest son and his wife would cry and apologize to him, and that he would reluctantly retract his decision.
Unexpectedly, Lin Jia didn't give him that chance at all and immediately made the final decision!
"Okay, very good! Let's divide it up, I'll go find the village chief right now!"
Lin Jia turned and rushed out.
However, he forgot about his wife. His eldest daughter-in-law cursed her husband a couple of times in her heart and then ran off as well.
If I don't run away soon, my in-laws might take their anger out on me once they realize what's happening.
But as soon as she stepped out of the main room, she heard a slap!
The eldest daughter-in-law was quick-witted.
Who are they taking their anger out on?
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