The next day, after lunch, Chi Dashan left with Xiao Suotou.
Le Huai naturally stayed.
Li Mingfan and his wife must have had a fight in the middle of the night. Both of them had dark circles under their eyes and were still angry, not saying a word to each other.
This made Chi Dashan even more embarrassed.
I have a feeling it's all because he brought Le Huai back...
"Dashan, don't tell Xiaomei too much about what's happening here, lest she worry... She's pregnant now and can't take any stress."
Aunt Li gave him her instructions with tears streaming down her face.
She felt really uncomfortable listening to her son and daughter-in-law arguing last night.
Seeing that his mother-in-law had aged considerably overnight, Chi Dashan secretly slipped her two taels of silver and repeatedly instructed her:
"Mother, you're getting on in years, you need to take good care of yourself. After my younger sister gives birth, you'll be holding your granddaughter."
"I shouldn't be interfering in Lehuai's affairs, but I still want to offer you some advice. Your elder brother and sister-in-law will have to take care of you in your old age... and it's understandable that your sister-in-law is upset..."
Seeing the silver, Aunt Li was overjoyed, but she resolutely refused, saying, "You haven't separated your households yet, and it's not easy to save a little money. Take it and keep it; you'll have many expenses in the future. I'm very grateful for your kindness."
"Yes, Mother knows..."
Seeing that the others had come out, Chi Dashan felt it was inappropriate to give them any more money, so he could only take it and leave.
Aunt Li sighed, exchanged a glance with the old man, and then said, "Eldest son, there's something I want to tell you both."
Because of this, none of the family members went to work today.
After arriving at the east wing, Aunt Li spoke:
"In that case, if we save up for two years, we can buy this courtyard. We'll use the money your father earned to buy it. After we buy it, my wife and I will live in the main house on the east side and this room next to it with Lehuai."
"When we're gone, these two rooms will belong to Lehuai, and the rest will be yours."
"mother!"
Li Mingfan jumped up from the stool as if his pants were on fire, and turned around to glare at his wife with a grim expression.
He's not stupid.
His mother wouldn't have said those things if his wife hadn't been unhappy!
Li Mingfan's wife touched her nose and turned her head away, not daring to look at anyone else.
Hearing her mother-in-law say that, she felt a little uneasy.
But if she were to actually support Le Huai, she would feel extremely uncomfortable.
Life is already tiring enough, why does she have to make it so hard for herself?
"Sit down."
Grandma Li stared at her son, many thoughts flashing through her mind, some sad and some relieved.
As children grow up, they will eventually reach this stage.
"From now on, Rong'er, you can keep the money you earn yourselves. But buy us twenty catties of grain every month, and we'll buy the rest ourselves. We'll still eat together."
What about the money your father earns...? Since Le Huai has no parents, we have to be a little heartless. Half of the money your father earns, after daily expenses, is saved for Le Huai, and the other half goes to Le Shan Le Shi. Eldest son, I know we women suffer losses, but, but..."
"Mother, stop talking!" Li Mingrong clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth, "I am the eldest son, and it is only natural for me to support you. From now on, I will pay for all the household expenses. Father, you can buy whatever you want with the money you earn, and give it to whomever you want."
Li Mingrong looked at his wife and said, slowly and deliberately, "My own son, I'll raise him myself! Only that cowardly beast would covet his own parents' money!"
Even if he's a good-for-nothing, he shouldn't have to be supported by his parents!
Old Man Li coughed twice, his face looking rather ashen.
With only one son left by their side, why bother with dividing the family property?
Really!
"Alright, all grandsons are our own grandsons. Your mother and I won't show any favoritism. Let's leave it at that."
Old Man Li went out with his hands behind his back.
He worried that if he stayed any longer, he might lose control of his emotions.
How did such a good family end up like this?
As soon as his master left, Li Mingfan slammed the door and went out as well.
Even Leshan Leshi criticized his mother: "Mother, what are you doing? What's wrong with raising Le Huai? How much money have you spent? There are only a few people in our family, are we going to separate the family?"
It really is!
Leshan's face, which looked remarkably like Li Mingfan's, was long and drawn out, conveying extreme impatience.
He said, "Mother, no matter what Second Uncle did wrong, it has nothing to do with Lehuai."
One by one, they all started criticizing Li Mingfan's wife, which made her lose her temper. She didn't understand why they were all suddenly scolding her.
What's wrong with her?
"Did I say anything? Or did I do something that made you all come to criticize me? Huh?"
Seeing that things were about to get worse, Aunt Li quickly stood up to appease her daughter-in-law: "Hey, do you, as a mother, have to hold a grudge against your own son? Leshan and Leshi, you two can't talk to your mother like that, do you hear me?"
Tears welled up in Li Mingfan's wife's eyes. She pushed her mother-in-law aside, walked up to her eldest son, and asked in a tearful voice, "I'm asking you, what did I do? Hmm?"
"Mother, why do I need to explain?"
Leshan felt that keeping quiet was better for everyone.
Li Mingfan's wife suddenly exploded, shouting with all her might, "Speak!"
She wanted to see what kind of nice things her good son could say!
Leshan was startled, his eyes flashing with fear, but even more so with annoyance.
Why does Mom always yell like this whenever something happens?
Does that mean you can't speak unless you yell?
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