Xiao Dayong and Xiao Yi each called out "Mother," sat for a while longer, and then, not knowing what to say, told her to rest well before going to the east room.
Everyone arrived by then, including the clan elders and Xie Yujiao.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xiao Zhengde didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
"I'm here today because Da Yong and Xiao Yi want to split the family property again. When the family property was split back then, because the fourth brother was studying and his future was the priority, the fourth brother was given the biggest share. The eldest and second brothers were the ones who suffered losses."
Now, the fourth son has long since stopped studying, Dayong and his wife have sacrificed a lot for the family, and Xiao Yi has returned from hardship and also has a wife and children to feed. This land of yours needs to be redistributed.
The Xiao family's division of property was unprecedented; setting this precedent will make it difficult for others to follow suit.
As soon as Xiao Zhengde spoke, Widow Liu and Xie Yujiao's expressions changed simultaneously. They both knew perfectly well that it would be their families who would suffer the loss in the redistribution of assets.
Therefore, Widow Liu was the first to disagree and jumped out to say...
"No way! Why should we divide the family property again? We haven't seen those two brothers in the past few years, and they haven't been there to take care of their parents. Why should they take my land?"
Xie Yushu quickly added...
"Grandpa, our fourth son is angry right now, and we three mothers depend on these few acres of land to survive. If you take the land away, aren't you leaving us three mothers no way to live?"
Oh my god! I can't live like this anymore!
Since marrying into the Xiao family, I haven't had a single good day. My husband was exiled, and I still have to raise the little vixen's son. Now my brother wants to take my land!
They think we, a widow and her orphans, are easy to bully!
Good heavens!
"I'm going to make this clear today: whoever tries to take my land, I'll take Xiao Yuanhang's daughter and son and jump into a well. Aren't you afraid of being branded as someone who drove your brother's wife to her death? Come on then!"
In recent years, Xie Yujiao has lost her man's protection and the support of Old Madam Xiao. She has to raise two children on her own and farm to make a living. She is no longer the delicate, pretentious, and scheming beauty she once was.
On the contrary, through her open and covert confrontations with Widow Liu over the past few years, she has honed her skills as a shrew.
First cry, then make a scene, then threaten to hang yourself—it's unbearable!
She's incredibly skilled at this.
The key is that this method really works; it can resolve 95% of the issues.
So, upon hearing that her land might be in danger, Xie Yujiao immediately unleashed her ultimate move!
At first, she often cried, but after two years, she felt that life without a man was quite good.
The family has ten acres of land, and it's just the mother and her two children. The two little ones don't eat much, so they hire people for spring planting and autumn harvest.
She kept most of the income, and lived a comfortable life.
Besides, the son wasn't her biological child, and she had no intention of raising him to read and write. Once he grew up and got married, she would simply enjoy her retirement.
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