Then he pulled Chen Jun back into the house, but that night the sharpening time was extended from half an hour to an hour, and the whetstone was moved closer to the other rooms so that they could enjoy the ultimate accompaniment in their sleep.
Within just a few days, everyone in the Chen family couldn't take it anymore, and Chen Laoshi had no choice but to continue talking to his son.
"What exactly do you want?"
Wang Ting decisively replied, "Two hundred yuan plus the work points we both earned this year."
The two hundred yuan was what she and Chen Jun had agreed upon. Of course, Chen Jun had earned more than that for the Chen family over the years, but given their nature, this was all that was left after the one hundred yuan from last time.
They also have to take away the work points they earned after a year of hard work.
Chen Laoshi's first reaction was to refuse. He only had a little over 260 yuan left, and his third son was getting married. Where would he get the money for the bride price?
“Brother Jun, you know how much you’ve earned for the family over the years. If you don’t give it to us, we’ll just keep dragging it out. I’m not afraid anyway. I’ll just go back and cry my eyes out to get Uncle to stop cooperating with our village. I just don’t know if you can handle the gossip from the villagers.”
Chen Laoshi could no longer describe his feelings with the simple word "alpaca".
They've already been cursed by their fellow villagers in the last few days. If they're really kicked off the cooperation list, can their family still stay in this village?
I really can't even imagine what that scene would be like.
"Xiaojun, are you really going to treat your parents like this? We raised you, and now you..."
Wang Ting was not someone to be trifled with, so he tried to take advantage of Chen Jun, but Chen Jun was no longer the honest and easy-to-bully person he remembered.
A sarcastic smile appeared on Chen Jun's lips. "Are you sure you're the ones supporting me?"
Chen Jun recalled how he started helping with housework at the age of three, started working to earn work points at the age of five, and was even forced by his family to go hunting in the mountains the day before, even if there were unusual animal movements in the forest, in order to earn more money for the family.
He felt that he was truly blessed to have survived until now; if he had been any less lucky, he would have died eight hundred times over.
But Chen Laoshi thought all of this was to be expected. "Xiaojun, what do you mean by that? Children from poor families mature early. Do you hate us?"
Chen Jun didn't intend to argue with the other party; he knew that further arguing would be pointless.
"I'll do whatever my wife says."
After saying that, Wang Ting looked at the Chen family triumphantly, "If you agree to our demands, we will immediately separate the family. We don't want that dilapidated house anymore; consider it charity. You might need it someday."
"you!"
Looking at Wang Ting in front of her, Chen's mother felt that her face was just as hateful as that of the female educated youth who had cheated her out of money a few days ago.
No matter how unwilling they were, the Chen family still agreed, because their grandson had been frightened sick by Wang Ting, who was sharpening knives.
"Ah Jun, go find the village chief and the village party secretary to be witnesses."
Once everyone had arrived, Wang Ting took out the family division agreement that Gu An'an had taught her to write.
"Xiaojun, are you really going to do this? Then you won't even have a place to stay."
Chen Jun nodded, "We'll stay at my father-in-law's house."
Chen Laoshi was almost furious at his words. Wouldn't that make him a live-in son-in-law?
He wanted to act like an elder, but thinking of his grandson who was still having nightmares while he was asleep, he hardened his heart and signed the document directly.
"Three copies are needed; please have the village chief keep one for us."
"The issue of elderly care is just as stated in the agreement. We will not ignore it. We can provide it according to the village's standard rates, but only if the other two families provide it in the same way."
"Everyone knows what kind of life Ah Jun has been living all these years. Even if we don't support him in his old age, it's no big deal. So it's impossible for them to push all the responsibility of supporting him in his old age onto us."
Chen Laoshi felt that he was losing face.
Chen's mother was the same, and she was even more impulsive than Chen Laoshi. "We don't expect you two ungrateful wretches to support us in our old age. From now on, let's go our separate ways and pretend I never gave birth to this beast."
The two men's faces darkened at the mention of "beast."
"Okay, you said that, so let's write it into the agreement, just in case someone goes back on their word later."
Without hesitation, she picked up her pen and rewrote three copies of the agreement. "Sign!"
Chen Laoshi didn't want to sign, but his mother was faster than anyone else, and even used her second wife's precious grandson to force Chen Laoshi to sign as well.
For safety reasons, Wang Ting also had Wang Lao Er and Wang Lao San sign the document.
Those two were spoiled by their families; they were timid and afraid of trouble, so they signed the papers without hesitation.
After signing the agreement and receiving the money, Village Chief Chen said, "Pack your things, and I'll take you home later. Your parents won't need to come pick you up."
He was also anxious, so this was a good opportunity to go to Wangjia Village.
"village head!"
Chen's mother couldn't stand seeing Wang Ting and her husband so smug, so she wanted to stop them, but she was glared at by the village chief, Chen, who said, "Honestly, you need to keep an eye on your wife."
After saying that, he ignored the Chen family's unpleasant expressions and went about his business.
"You bitch!"
Before Wang Ting and her companion even reached their room, the sound of Chen Laoshi beating his wife echoed from the main room.
They didn't care much; they'd rather use that time to leave this house. Luckily, they were prepared, and when Village Chief Chen arrived with his men and cart, they were already waiting.
Gu An'an had just carried her things down the mountain when she saw Wang Ting already waiting for her in the courtyard.
"Sister Ting, is the matter resolved?"
Wang Ting nodded repeatedly, "I did exactly what you told me, but after a few days they couldn't stand it anymore and started talking about splitting up the family. This time, not only did we keep our work points, but we also got two hundred yuan back from them, so buying a new house won't be a problem."
Although she went back to her parents' home, her older brother and sister-in-law lived there, so it was definitely not appropriate for her to stay there for an extended period of time.
"That's good."
Wang Ting handed the things she brought to Gu An'an, saying, "These shoes are homemade. They're not very pretty, but they're very comfortable to wear. You must accept them."
Besides a pair of handmade cloth shoes, there was also a piece of meat.
Gu An'an's eyes lit up when she saw the cloth shoes. Although the shoes couldn't compare to the exquisite embroidered shoes of the past due to the fabric, the delicate little flowers on them showed that they were not something an ordinary person could embroider.
"Sister Ting knows embroidery?"
Wang Ting nodded. "My maternal grandmother fled from the south. Her embroidery skills were the best in the area. I learned a little bit from her, so please don't mind."
Gu An'an shook her head. Wang Ting was definitely being modest. If this had happened after the reform and opening up, she wouldn't have to worry about starving to death with just this skill.
Although the environment is not as open as in later generations, her skills are still not without use.
"How many patterns like this can you embroider in a day?"
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