Chapter 663, Post
Old Lady Yan called Yan Zhigao, Yan Zhiyuan and Yan Zhiqiang over. The other members of the Yan family soon found out and watched anxiously.
Not long after, Yan Wenxiu, Yan Wenjie and Yan Wenhui were called over.
This made everyone a little uneasy.
In the main courtyard, Madam Li fiddled with her teacup, her brows much more relaxed than before. After a while, she sighed to Han Xinran, "After all, the old lady is still open-minded."
Hearing this, Han Xinran's heart skipped a beat.
Does mother-in-law mean that the Yan family is going to split up?
Naturally, she fully agreed with this.
The people from the second house are a complete burden to the first house. It is not a big deal to spend some money to support them on a daily basis, but the key point is that the second uncle has no self-awareness and no sense of reverence.
Keeping a mistress privately is an act that ruins the family tradition. This kind of thing actually has a very bad impact. Externally, others will say that the Yan family has a bad tradition, and internally, it may bring the younger generation into the family.
You know, family traditions and rules are very important for a family to continue for a long time.
Next was the bribery. He was so foolish as to give evidence to his mistress. She almost thought that her second uncle was a fool.
Finally, the second brother Wenjie cannot help his father-in-law and husband. At present, he has no investment value at all. Being able to divide the second house will definitely be beneficial to the first house.
As for the three rooms
Her third uncle and aunt were both very honest. After she married into the Yan family, she had never heard of any trouble happening in the third branch. The whole family was quiet and well-behaved.
I heard that my third brother Wentao was also an ambitious person. In order to make a better future, he and his fourth brother went to the northern border where the war was going on.
Since she is capable and knows when to advance and when to retreat, the third wife can be kept. After all, my husband also needs help.
In the second house, Zhu Qiyun also guessed the old lady's purpose. Seeing that her mother-in-law was still unaware and was only busy scolding and blaming her father-in-law, she sighed and swallowed the words in her mouth.
The mistake my father-in-law made this time was too big. Both my uncle and aunt are feeling resentful. Maybe if they separate and live separately at this time, my uncle and aunt will still consider the brotherhood and help the second wife when she needs it.
If we continue to live together, and my father-in-law makes a small mistake in the future, the new and old grudges will be added together, and the affection between the two families might be exhausted.
Yan Yihan also felt something vaguely, and a look of deep sorrow appeared on her face.
Without the support of the first wife, the second wife would be just an ordinary citizen. She and her sister are both grown up. What kind of good family can they find in the future?
As for the third branch, Mrs. Wu was very relieved. No matter whether the family was divided or not, her eldest brother and sister-in-law would not treat them unfairly.
Now, she is worried about her eldest son in the northern border.
Wenxiu and Wenjie are both married, but her Wentao hasn't even found a husband yet. I wonder when she will have a daughter-in-law?
It was not until late at night that Yan Zhigao and others came out of the old lady's room.
Everyone else was fine, except Yan Zhiyuan, who looked dejected and needed Yan Wenjie's support to walk.
Yan Zhigao glanced at him, pursed his lips and said nothing.
If the second brother could be as honest and obedient as the third brother, he would be willing to support the second family. Unfortunately, this younger brother was too ignorant: "Wenjie, take good care of your father."
Yan Wenjie nodded with a pale face. He really didn't expect that his grandmother would propose to divide the family and even drive the second branch back to their hometown.
If they go back to their hometown and face a group of farmers who work hard in the fields all day long, what future can their second branch have?
Yan Wenxiu patted Yan Wenjie on the shoulder and left with Yan Zhigao.
Seeing how devastated Yan Zhiyuan and Yan Wenjie were, Yan Zhiqiang wanted to say a few words of comfort, but was stopped by his second son, Yan Wenhui.
Yan Wenhui said, "Uncle, brother, it's getting late. You should go back and rest. We will go back too." After saying that, he quickly pulled Yan Zhiqiang away.
After walking a considerable distance, Yan Zhiqiang said dissatisfiedly, "Dad wanted to comfort your uncle, why did you stop him?"
Yan Wenhui said helplessly, "Dad, Second Uncle's family was driven back to their hometown by Grandmother, but our Third Branch stayed with First Uncle. Now, nothing our family says is appropriate. With Second Uncle's temper, he might think we're showing off."
Now that his third brother is not around and his parents are both honest, he can't help but step forward and take the lead.
Yan Zhiqiang choked, thinking that his second brother was indeed like this, so he said nothing more and walked towards the third courtyard with his second son. After a while, he sighed, "I didn't expect our family to split up so soon."
Yan Wenhui: "My son thinks the separation is good. We can't always rely on uncle. Uncle will get tired too."
Yan Zhiqiang nodded. Today, when his mother proposed to divide the family, his eldest brother and Wenxiu did not say a word of objection, which showed that they really wanted to divide the family.
Seeing his father's worried look, Yan Wenhui smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry. We have my third brother and me in the third room. The teacher said that my son will be able to take the exam next year. Although my son is not as good at studying as my eldest brother, I think it will not be a problem for him to pass the exam."
Yan Zhiqiang patted his son's head and said, "Who praises themselves like that? You don't know how to be humble at all."
Yan Wenhui raised his head and said, "Big sister said that excessive modesty equals pride. I am just being realistic."
Yan Zhiqiang laughed and said, "Just follow your elder sister's example."
"Of course, big sister is so smart!"
Sun Changze was of great help in finding military rations. Daohua prepared some silver and medicinal herbs and asked Yan Shouhou to send them to Deshou, who then passed them on to Sun Changze.
After finishing all this, Daohua looked up and saw Wang Man'er standing beside her with a complicated expression. She asked with a smile, "Any results from Grandmother's side?"
Wang Maner nodded: "The old lady presided over the division of the family, and also asked the second wife to return to her hometown."
Hearing this, Daohua paused for a moment. "Grandma has always been a sensible person. What Second Uncle did this time has already left a knot in Father's heart. If we continue to live together, it will only make the knot in Father's heart grow bigger. It's better to separate now so that there can be some affection left."
"Also, Second Uncle's taking bribes behind Father's back is extremely egregious. If he's not severely punished, someone in the family might take chances and commit other crimes in the future. This would be detrimental to the family's development. Grandmother won't watch everything Father worked so hard to gain being destroyed."
Wang Maner nodded: "I heard from Aunt Sun that the old lady cried after the master and the others left."
Daohua sighed, "Grandma, you've made this decision with such a hard heart. You must be feeling bad." Then she stood up and said, "Let's go. I'll go sleep with you."
Regarding the division of the Yan family, the first and third branches were very quiet, but the second branch started to make a fuss. Although Sun was angry that Yan Zhiyuan had a mistress, she could not care less at the moment.
She knew very well that she could only live a good life with the first and second wives. If she just went back to her hometown, not only would she lose face in front of her clan members, but the second wife would just be an ordinary citizen in the future. What future would her son and two daughters have then?
Seeing that Sun was about to go find the old lady, Zhu Qiyun hurriedly asked Yan Wenjie to stop her.
Daohua had already prepared for Sun's disturbance, but she had never expected that the second house would be so quiet the next day. She immediately smiled and said to Old Lady Yan, "Second sister-in-law is a good person. With her around, the second house will not be too bad in the future."
Old Madam Yan looked listless and nodded gloomily, "I hope so."
Daohua smiled and said, "Grandma, even though we've split up the family, Second Uncle, Father, and Third Uncle are still brothers as close as brothers. I'm just asking them to go back to their hometown, not that we'll stop communicating in the future."
"As long as Second Uncle admits his mistakes and corrects them, will Father still ignore him?"
Old Lady Yan nodded and said, "I hope the second son can learn his lesson this time."
After the matter came to a conclusion, Daohua sent Yan Shouhou to Taohua Village and told Gu Jian about the family affairs, asking him not to worry, as Old Mrs. Yan was still ill and could not go back for the time being.
In the next few days, Yan Wenxiu began to go out early and come back late to take care of Yan Zhiyuan's aftermath.
As for when the second wife would return to her hometown, everyone tacitly agreed not to ask.
On the eighth day of the eighth month, Mrs. Li suddenly received an invitation from the Yuan family.
"Governor Yuan mercilessly arrested your father, and now he's invited us to a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. What does the Yuan family mean by this?"
Han Xinran looked at Daohua, who was silent and drooping her head, and said hesitantly, "Are you trying to sue for peace? Father and Governor Yuan are both officials in Zhongzhou, and their relationship has been strained."
Madam Li frowned. "I heard Wenxiu talk about that Governor Yuan. He doesn't seem like someone who would lower himself and actively seek peace."
Daohua pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, "Mom, since the Yuan family has already posted it, let's go take a look."
(End of this chapter)
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