Now all the real estate and land are rented out. Although the rent is not much, it is still a considerable amount of money if I pay back half of it.
Before the family was divided, she was the eldest elder in the family, controlling all the property left by the ancestors.
Most of the wages earned by her two sons belong to her, because since the family has not been divided yet, she still controls the financial power of the family.
But if the family splits up, it will be a completely different concept.
Once the family is divided, the two sons will each be in charge. They will inherit the ancestral real estate and land, and they will also collect the rent.
Not only will she not be able to control the financial power, she will also have to look at her son and daughter-in-law's faces and take money from their pockets to live. She will be far from being as free and domineering as she is now.
When Li Ying thought about this, he finally felt scared.
"Archie...can't be divided."
Gu Qi had already made up his mind, and said, "Ayi is also a family, and sooner or later this family must be divided among us brothers to spread out. According to the old tradition, the first day of the sixth lunar month is the center of the family, without favoring either side, so most people choose that day to divide the family. I will be in charge of the family property for the time being, and we will divide the family on the first day of the sixth lunar month tomorrow."
"Aqi!" Li Ying stood up anxiously, pointing her trembling finger at her eldest daughter: "Divide...divide what family! Your two younger sisters are not married yet! They still need to study and get married - what will we do then?"
The family must not be divided, otherwise she will have nothing.
Controlling the entire family's financial lifeline and asking for living expenses from your son and daughter-in-law - there is a world of difference!
In addition, her two daughters were not married yet. She had given birth to and raised her daughters, so she could not bear to see them being looked down upon by their in-laws after they got married. Naturally, she had to give them generous dowries so that their in-laws would not dare to neglect them in the slightest.
If she only had ten yuan a month, how could she save up a generous dowry for her daughter? Ten yuan was not even enough for her to spend!
Therefore, whether for herself or for her daughter, she must firmly oppose the division of the family!
"I won't marry." Gu Xuan said coldly.
Unexpectedly, no one was in the mood to listen to her at this moment.
Gu Qi said calmly: "We will share my sister's tuition and living expenses until she graduates and can earn money independently. When they get married, we will also prepare a dowry for them and will never bring shame to the Gu family."
Li Ying was extremely anxious when she saw that he had arranged everything properly.
"Can't divide it! Can't divide it! I'm not old yet, I can still take care of it——"
"No." Gu Qi interrupted in a deep voice: "You even lost the few gold jewelry and silver dollars left by my father. In less than a few months, you lost a thousand or a hundred dollars. Mom, even if we have a rich family background, we can't stand you gambling like this."
His old mother became more and more confused as she grew older, which disappointed him more and more.
If she hadn't been addicted to playing mahjong, how could she not even know that her younger sister had eloped with Chen Erliuzi!
Her two younger sisters are already grown-up and can't be relied on by her to bring them up or take care of them. She didn't even know her daughters were missing - how can anyone trust her!
Gambling can make people lose their rationality, and it happens once or twice, each time more serious than the last.
He didn't dare to imagine whether he would owe a bigger debt next time. By then, not only his brothers and sisters would be harmed, but even his wife and children would not be spared.
If one prospers, all prosper; if one suffers, all suffer. If he is financially strapped, his wife and children will certainly be affected if they follow him.
It was not easy for Xing'er to go to school and work hard to make money. If he had more money, she wouldn't have to be so stressed.
My younger brother and his wife have just started a family, and they have been struggling all the time. They have to hand over their wages and secretly subsidize their parents' home, so the young couple usually tries very hard to save money.
If Xing'er hadn't stuffed a quilt into their hands earlier, they wouldn't have been able to afford one.
My younger brother and sister-in-law can’t even take care of their daily necessities, but my old mother lost so much money in one go!
As a family, she didn't consider the younger generations and acted recklessly. Therefore, he couldn't let his old mother control the family recklessly, otherwise it would cause a bigger disaster sooner or later.
Li Ying cried and begged: "I...I will definitely not gamble anymore...Really."
"You can't promise." Gu Qi shook his head: "You are too obsessed with the mahjong table, you can't change it. When you went to Beijing before, you lost some from time to time. I was far away and couldn't stop you, so I had to pretend I didn't know. Later, in the alley, you said that it was just an old lady playing for fun and there was no gambling, so I let you go. It was all because of my carelessness and trust in you - it almost caused the family to be broken up!"
Fortunately, the people from Maweiba did not make things difficult for the old man, otherwise, in such cold weather, on the dark dock and on the rough seashore, he might have lost his life if he was not careful.
This time the disaster was so severe that he could not imagine it, so he had to stop the loss in time to avoid causing a bigger disaster in the future, which would make it too late to regret.
Li Ying choked up: "I...I really won't dare to do that again in the future."
Gu Qi said calmly, "Mom, if Xing'er and Ma Dali hadn't helped, Ayi and I wouldn't know where to find you tonight. Right now, our family has lost several hundred dollars, so we have to save money from the end of this month to the beginning of next month."
After saying this, he took out a dollar from his pocket and put it on the table.
"It's freezing cold, wash your face and feet early and go to bed."
Then he wiped his hands, quickly closed the door and went downstairs.
"Archie!"
"Archie!"
Li Ying cried bitterly, sobbing continuously, with tears and snot all over her face.
Gu Xuan drank the water given by his elder brother and pushed the other bowl to her.
Li Ying wiped her tears while ordering her father: "Ah Miao is not going to leave the family. You must tell your eldest brother not to divide the family, otherwise you will not have a good life in the future."
Gu Xuan lowered his eyes and looked at the empty bowl, his voice as cold as ever.
"I can't tell you."
Li Ying said angrily, "I taught you to say it, so you must say it. Ah Xuan, it doesn't matter. If the family really splits up, then - then your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law won't pay your tuition, what will you do? You are my own child, so I will naturally take care of you. Once the family is split up, according to your eldest brother and second brother who listen to their wives, we can only wait miserably!"
Gu Xuan shook his head: "No."
"What?" Li Ying asked suspiciously, "What don't you know? Where don't you know?"
Gu Xuan replied: "My eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law can't do it, and my eldest brother and second brother can't do it either."
She didn't have much contact with her second sister-in-law, but she knew that she was a kind, honest and good woman.
As for her elder sister-in-law, she had known her for several years and understood that she had endured humiliation in the beginning until her elder brother took her back to Yucheng and everything happened. She was 100% sure that her elder sister-in-law would continue to treat her well as always.
Li Ying rolled her eyes and said, "They were all born from other people's bellies. How can they be on the same page with you? If the family is divided, I won't be able to control them. They will definitely make a scene! Especially your sister-in-law!"
Gu Xuan said coldly: "Mom, if it weren't for my sister-in-law, you wouldn't know where you would sleep tonight, and you wouldn't know how many tears you would cry."
Forehead?
Li Ying was a little embarrassed and whispered, "I'm her mother-in-law, her elder, how can she ignore me? But you are different, you are the sister-in-law. You will get married in the future, and you will have to ask them to pay for your tuition and dowry - she can't be that generous."
Gu Xuan couldn't help but ask, "You lost so much money in gambling. Did your eldest and second sisters-in-law scold you just now?"
Forehead?
Li Ying was extremely embarrassed and hesitated, "You--your elder brother and second brother are both dead, are they planning to rebel?"
"You worry about yourself." Gu Xuan said calmly: "Big brother always keeps his word, and big sister-in-law is not a stingy person. Big brother said he would pay my tuition, and he will definitely do what he said. I will work part-time and study, and will not drag them down for too long. I don't need any dowry, because I don't plan to find a partner to get married."
"You're so stupid!" Li Ying couldn't continue talking to her and waved her hand in annoyance: "Go get me some water to wash my feet! Go!"
Gu Xuan didn't like chatting either. Today was the day she talked the most in the past half a year and a half. She said she was tired and didn't want to continue at all.
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