Zhao Dashu happily took two purses and carefully put away the silver and copper coins separately.
"I will put it by my bedside and look at it every day to remind myself that I must never be soft-hearted towards others, because being soft-hearted towards anyone is harming myself."
"As long as Dad is happy," Zhao Xiaoyu said indifferently.
He can put it wherever he wants; it's not even twenty taels of silver, so what if he just scatters it anywhere?
"I really want to go to your second uncle's house and see how devastated they are."
The fat meat that was about to be eaten is gone, and now they've lost so much money. The two of them must be crying in each other's arms at home, right?
Just thinking about it fills Zhao Dashu with enthusiasm.
Going back to the village, isn't it all about having some fun?
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The next morning, Wang got ready and went out.
"You stay home and copy the book carefully, don't be lazy. I'm going to the second son's house."
Zhao Dawen ignored Wang Shi. The old woman was obsessed with money. She had just asked someone for so much money yesterday, and today she wanted to come to their door and ask for their house.
My second sister-in-law has never had a good temper, and I really hope the two of them fight, preferably to the death.
No, no, no, it would be best to just beat his wife to death.
Second sister-in-law, don't let him down!
Li was furious when she saw Wang.
"Why are you here again, sister-in-law? We don't think we owe you any money, do we?"
Madam Wang clicked her tongue and walked into the main room on her own. "Second sister-in-law, what are you saying? Can't your sister-in-law come to see you if there's nothing wrong? We're sisters-in-law, by blood."
Li looked at Wang warily, without saying a word.
"This heated room is really nice, much better than a heated kang. It's not hot to sit in, and it saves firewood."
"What's wrong, sister-in-law? Just say it." Li was too lazy to beat around the bush with her, her heart still aching from the money she had lost yesterday.
"Great!" Wang clapped her hands, turned to Li with a fake smile, and said, "Then I'll get straight to the point. Now that your family has moved here with me, the old house will be empty, won't it?"
When we divided the family property, we agreed that the old house would be split in half, right? Later, we moved out ourselves, but since my second brother and sister-in-law continued to live there, we didn't say anything, right?
Now that you're not living here, shouldn't the house be redistributed? What about our half, the eldest son's half? What are my second brother and sister-in-law planning to do with it? Shouldn't it be returned to us?
Li's mind went blank, and she almost lost her balance. The old house! How could she have forgotten about that?
After my father died, my mother moved out. My eldest brother and his family lived in the old house, each taking half. Later, after his family moved away, they took over the entire old house.
So in her heart, she instinctively thought that the old house belonged to them.
I was having a headache with my husband before. After we split up the family property, who will get the old house and who will live in the new house?
The two brothers will probably have another big fight then.
Now... now my sister-in-law says the old house belongs to them half, and she's coming to claim the house?!
Li hated Wang to death. She hated her for being aggressive and stingy. She was clearly so rich, why couldn't she give them a little more money? It was just a dilapidated house, they didn't even live there, what did they want it for?
Where do you plan to bury me?
Li was so angry that her face contorted, but Wang pretended not to see it.
So what if she's angry? Even close brothers keep clear accounts. She didn't take advantage of them, okay? She didn't even settle accounts with them for the money that was lost when she was in charge back then. What more do they want?
"Second sister-in-law?"
"Sister-in-law, you can't say that!" Li said urgently. "The old house is so dilapidated, and all the repairs and maintenance over the years have been paid for by our second branch of the family!"
"We contributed both money and effort to my elder brother's education back then, so what difference would it make if we got the old house now?"
“Oh, that’s not how it works. It was my father-in-law who supported my husband back then, not you second wives. Let things be as they are. The house clearly belongs to us, so I can’t just give it up.”
“You…” Li was speechless, her face turning bright red.
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