Xia Wenhua showed everyone the truth: she didn't care about the money!
She knew she had to live her own life from now on, and she wasn't about to create so much trouble for herself.
Xia Wenhua showed no intention of giving money; instead, she decided to resolve the issue seriously.
"You're saying I don't work?"
Wang Chunhua, who had always been the leader and the smartest of the three sisters-in-law, immediately sensed that Xia Wenhua's condition was not right and did not answer Xia Wenhua's question.
Unfortunately, she could control herself, but not others.
Lin Zhaodi had only been married for a short time and knew nothing about the Pei family's arrangements. She only knew that her sister-in-law had never done any work, so she harbored resentment and immediately cursed back.
"Yes, we're talking about you. Have you done any work? This whole family is working to earn a living, and you're just sitting here eating for free. Are we wrong to say you're not working? If you don't work, get out of this house!"
Pei's mother was gentle and mild-mannered, so every daughter-in-law in the family was incredibly capable and assertive, giving Pei's mother no chance to speak. Lin Zhaodi immediately took charge of the matter.
Her words were quite interesting, and Xia Wenhua immediately followed up: "So you're saying we should separate the family? Okay, if Mother has no objections, let's separate the family now!"
From the original owner's memories, it was clear that apart from Pei's mother, no one in this family was easy to deal with. In order to avoid future troubles, splitting up the family was a good choice.
Xia Wenhua remembered to respect Pei's mother. After speaking with Lin Zhaodi, she looked at Pei's mother and said, "Mother, if we really have to separate the family, you should stay with us. Songbai sends so much money back from the army every year. Others don't see it and bully you every day. If you stay with me, we can live comfortably even if we don't work for the rest of our lives!"
In fact, not to mention the money Pei Songbai sent back every year, Xia Wenhua also contributed a lot of money to her family so that she wouldn't have to work.
It's true that her family has fallen on hard times, but even a broken ship has three thousand nails. When she went to the countryside, her family hadn't completely fallen into ruin. Her family originally came to find her a place of refuge, and they had a lot of good things with them. They've spent a lot of money at the Pei family over the years.
In her opinion, aside from her infidelity, which is undeniable, this girl has done nothing wrong to anyone else, except for being sorry to Pei Songbai and their two children.
Pei's mother was still holding the children, and had just calmed them down when the conversation turned sour. Her face immediately turned pale, and she hurriedly waved her hand: "Songbai has been away all this time. How are you and your children going to live? This family can't be divided."
Xia Wenhua's ambiguous relationship with the male educated youth there was known to Pei's mother for a long time, but her son was never home, so she sometimes didn't have the right to interfere.
The family can't do anything about Xia Wenhua even if they live together, but if Xia Wenhua is really separated from her family, it's really uncertain whether she will still be their eldest daughter-in-law.
Xia Wenhua didn't know what the others were thinking, but she was never one to make things difficult for herself. Since she knew that the Pei family's sisters-in-law were hard to get along with, she wouldn't cause trouble for herself and seized this opportunity to insist on separating the family.
Even Lin Zhaodi, who initially complained, didn't expect that things would suddenly turn into talking about dividing the family property.
She was immediately at a loss and turned her gaze to Wang Chunhua.
Wang Chunhua: ?
She just wanted some money, what did she do wrong? Why did things suddenly turn into talking about dividing the family property?
Pei Songbai gives his family twenty yuan every month. Xia Wenhua doesn't need the money, and Pei's mother doesn't spend it herself. Isn't all that money going to their families?
If they really split up, they'll be struggling all year round and at the end of the year, the whole family won't even get a hundred yuan. Everyone knows who's at a disadvantage.
Wang Chunhua was disappointed that things didn't go as she had planned, but she really didn't want to separate from her eldest son's family like that. She immediately put on a smile and said, "Sister-in-law, that's not what we meant. What do you mean by separating the family? We're all family, so we shouldn't talk about these things. Since you're not feeling well today, you should rest. I'll go cook dinner now."
She immediately gave her second sister-in-law Liu Lingling and her third sister-in-law Lin Zhaodi a wink, trying to gloss over the matter.
"Stop!" Xia Wenhua's voice wasn't loud, but it sent a chill down Wang Chunhua's spine.
During their brief encounter, she noticed that her sister-in-law was different from before; she was now much more difficult to deal with, so she tried to brush it off. But now that Xia Wenhua was relentless, she felt a little uneasy.
Many families in the village have split up, but the Pei family is one that absolutely cannot split up. If they really did, their second branch would never have the good life they have now.
She gritted her teeth and turned back to Xia Wenhua, trying to ingratiate herself: "Sister-in-law, just think I was blinded by greed. I was wrong just now. Let's forget about you not doing any work today, and we won't mention it again, okay?"
Xia Wenhua never stooped to their level. In the past, when they made too much of a fuss, Xia Wenhua would use money to resolve the problem and never caused them any trouble. Even though they had lived in the same house for several years, Wang Chunhua really didn't understand Xia Wenhua.
She was reckless this time, but she has already apologized for everything. If Xia Wenhua still wants to use this as an excuse to continue the argument, then it is definitely Xia Wenhua who is in the wrong.
In just a few minutes, Wang Chunhua's thoughts changed several times, but in the end she felt a little guilty. Her gaze fell on Xia Wenhua, and she found that Xia Wenhua did not seem angry. She breathed a sigh of relief and waited for Xia Wenhua to take the way out she had given her.
Based on this brief exchange and combined with the original owner's memories, Xia Wenhua roughly understood what these people were thinking.
Mother Pei felt that all her daughters-in-law were equally dear to her, and as long as they didn't cause trouble for her, she didn't care about anything else. Her second daughter-in-law, Wang Chunhua, only cared about money, and eight out of ten times she caused trouble at home, it was to demand money.
The third son's wife is a cunning woman who never takes the lead in anything, but she won't let her family miss out on any benefit.
The fourth son's wife joined the family later than her. She's brainless, easily angered, and often argues with others.
The Pei family was small and didn't have much of a business, but everyone had their own ideas. If they were to live together forever, it would be too draining.
Xia Wenhua agreed to come here because she wanted to live a good life. She was used to being alone in the modern world and had no patience for dealing with complicated relationships.
Pei Songbai and her two children were her only means of survival. She had no choice but to get along with them for the sake of her life. It was fine if she got along well with others, but since it was obvious that they were there to cause her trouble, she had no patience to deal with these ridiculous matters.
She knocked on the door, her face full of impatience: "You think you can take it back after you've pulled it out? Didn't I say if I don't work, get out? Fine, I'll split up the family. Let's settle this today before you leave!"
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