"I...I have no money!" Li almost shouted. "I gave you all the silver yesterday! There's not a single copper coin left in the house!"
Wang picked at her ear and said slowly, "No money? It's alright if you don't have money. I certainly won't make things difficult for my second sister-in-law. Go to the village chief to get an estimate, and I'll give her the remaining half of the silver."
We're family, it's the same whether you buy or I buy. As the eldest sister-in-law, I prioritize my younger brother's wife. If you want it, you can have it; if not, I'll take it. Haven't I been more than kind to you?"
Li was once again blocked from retreat, and she was so angry that she gasped for breath.
They're not satisfied until they all drive her to her death, are they?
She couldn't sell the old house to her eldest brother's family. Her two sons were already at odds, and it was impossible for them to live under the same roof in the future.
The three sons are scoundrels; if they lived with the eldest, he'd probably beat the eldest to death. So the old house had to be left to one of the sons.
"Don't even think about it!" Li roared. "I won't sell even half of myself!"
A cold glint flashed in Wang's eyes. What did she mean? She wasn't selling her share, and they didn't want to buy theirs either, so she was determined to keep the old house and take it all?
"Second sister-in-law, what exactly do you want? Give me a straight answer."
"I...I..." Li's mind was in complete turmoil. She was unwilling to part with the money, but she also absolutely refused to hand over half of the old house to the eldest son's family. "Sister-in-law, the old house belongs to our second son's family. You can't take it away!"
Wang was about to burst out laughing. Their second wife's family? They put their family's name on it?
The whole village knew that the old house belonged to two families, but the third son didn't get a share. Back then, many people said that the father-in-law was too biased and that he was too kind.
Given how much her father-in-law liked her husband, the old house would only belong to their first wife; what would the second wife have?
"What do you mean by 'your second wife'? What, trying to renege on your debt? Li, let me tell you, it's not that easy! Either you pay to buy back my half, or I'll tear down that half of the house. If I don't get it, you won't have a peaceful life either!"
"How dare you!" Li's eyes turned red.
"You'll see if I dare!" Wang took a step forward. "I'll go find the clan chief and the village chief to settle this matter. They know very well how these things were divided back then."
Just because you've lived here a few more years doesn't mean the house belongs to you.
Wang suddenly realized why Li Shi hadn't been willing to pay for her mother's courtyard before; this was probably what she was planning.
As time went on, the items became hers.
What a shameless woman! Utterly despicable!
"Don't try to pin this on me!"
Li was filled with regret. She had said she shouldn't have bought the house, and now she realized it was a mistake; buying it would only bring endless trouble.
If they hadn't moved, the eldest son's family wouldn't have remembered the old house. When they got old and died, the old house would have belonged to her son.
Now, if you want something, you have to spend money to buy it.
Money, money, you need to spend money everywhere, where does she get so much money?
It's all the old man's fault. Look at what kind of people his brothers are; they're all scoundrels.
"Alright, I was just talking nonsense. Second sister-in-law won't have any designs on the old house, much less any intention to seize it. So tell me, are you planning to buy or sell? I'm open to it. Second sister-in-law can do whatever she wants."
Li was completely dumbfounded. Had she shot herself in the foot?
"Sister-in-law, I...I have no money on me. I gave you all the silver yesterday."
"That's why I said I'd buy the old house so as not to make things difficult for my second brother and sister-in-law."
Li made up her mind, "How much silver can the old house sell for?"
Wang shook her head. "I don't know. Why don't we go ask the village chief together later?"
Li was currently upset and didn't want to go to the village chief with Wang. She wanted to have a serious talk with the old man about what to do.
"Sister-in-law, can we go tomorrow? I'm not feeling well today."
Wang's tongue is too sharp; she doesn't dare to speak too harshly or be arrogant, for fear of being rebuked by her.
Wang smiled and said, "Of course, I'll come to see my second sister-in-law tomorrow. Just make sure you're not feeling well or have anything going on. If you're busy, leave things to me. I can go to the village chief or clan head."
She wasn't afraid of running errands; she could earn a good amount of money by doing so a few times, so it was worth it!
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? I won't keep you any longer, take care."
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