GBP Chapter 24: Does he want the first wife's family to leave with nothing?
Chapter 24: Does he want the first wife's family to leave with nothing?
After verifying with Mr. Lu that his father had no descendants, Shen Qingchuan had already made up his mind to separate the family. Moreover, he had already promised his wife and daughter, and now that his father had sternly refused, he simply could not accept it.
"Father, please grant your son's request. This family... I insist on dividing it."
When Mr. Shen saw that his son refused to listen to his advice, he became furious and slapped him across the face.
"You unfilial son, why are you so obsessed with separating the family? Why do you want to separate the family for no reason? Tell me, what have your mother and I done to wrong you? Why do you have to make such a mess of the family and become a laughing stock in the neighborhood!"
Shen Qingchuan was slapped, his face turned to one side, but he still persisted.
Seeing that her husband was truly angry, Mrs. Sun quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Yes, Qingchuan, you and Feng'er are still young and don't know the seriousness of your parents' ongoing dispute over dividing the family property. Your father is a bit strict, and your mother is all bark and no bite. Please don't take what she says or does to heart. Our family is harmonious and there's nothing we can't resolve. If you have any thoughts on your mind, you can talk to your parents. Don't keep them bottled up inside."
Sharp tongue but soft heart?
There's nothing that can't be resolved?
That's hilarious!
Shen Xiaotang sneered coldly. From childhood to adulthood, her whole family did no work. Her uncles and brothers all went to school, while her second aunt and her daughter and third aunt stayed at home embroidering or weaving. They could keep half of the money they earned as their private savings. Only her parents did the hardest, most tiring, and dirtiest work. They didn't even eat as much as everyone else, and they never missed out on a single copper coin. They were even treated like thieves by her stepmother.
She and Xiaoyu both started working at the age of four. If they made a mistake, they would be beaten and scolded by their stepmother. Sometimes, when their stepmother was in a bad mood, she would also cause trouble for the sisters.
Is this what they mean by "sharp tongue but soft heart"?
The fact that Grandpa had taken advantage of the family's infertility and betrayed Grandma had already taken root in Dad's heart. As long as Dad was a normal person, he could never truly forgive Grandpa, after all, they were his own mother and maternal grandfather's family.
This knot is not going to be untied any longer!
Shen Qingchuan glanced at his stepmother and said expressionlessly, "Since Mother has said so, then let's be family. I want to go to school to learn to read and write. From now on, we can all do the farm work together. My two younger siblings can keep half of their embroidery and weaving money. Fengniang cuts pig feed and grinds tofu every day. The chickens are fed by Tang'er and Yu'er. Shouldn't half of the money for delivering tofu and eggs to town also belong to our eldest son's family?"
"no!"
Ms. Sun immediately refused.
Over the years, she had used every means to keep the eldest son and his wife firmly under her control, leaving them not a single penny, and no one dared to resist. Now that they had grown up, they suddenly coveted so much.
These incomes account for eight or nine tenths of the family's total income. If half of it is given to the eldest son's wife, they will become more powerful, and how will she be able to command them in the future?
Shen Qingchuan asked in confusion, "Mother, didn't you just say that I could tell you and Father anything I wanted to say? Then why haven't I received even half of the work that Fengniang and I have done, or even a single copper coin?"
"This this……"
Sun suddenly found herself at a loss for words. After all, her two daughters-in-law only handed over half and kept the other half, while the eldest son's family had handled everything and handed it all over.
If we really have to bring it up in the open, it's not really something to talk about.
Seeing his wife speechless, Mr. Shen said coldly, "So after all this fuss, you feel it's unfair that we didn't leave any private money for your eldest son's family?"
“Our family has more men than women, and they are all in school, hoping to get into high school and lead the family to a better life. You had a comfortable childhood, and your parents never let you suffer. But it’s different for your younger brothers and nephews. They had a hard time when they were born, as you know. They say the eldest brother is like a father, and you are the same as me. Shouldn’t you work harder for this family? Why are you so calculating now?”
Shen Qingchuan immediately scoffed, "Dad, stop bringing up our childhood. We had a comfortable life when we were young, but that was because my mother and grandfather left us a lot of wealth. It wasn't because you and Mom suffered so that I could enjoy the good fortune. Besides, our parents are still alive. Why talk about the eldest brother being like a father? Lu, the accountant at the restaurant in town, is also literate and knowledgeable, but he doesn't approve of it."
“Father only needs to go to the school to teach every day. All the chores inside and outside the house are done by me and Fengniang. Father only needs to give instructions, but Fengniang and I are bent over with the weight. Father and Mother control the income of the family. Fengniang and I can only listen to the sounds. Whenever we need to use a penny, we have to go to you and Mother with trepidation. It’s different between Father and me. We do all the work, but we don’t get a penny of the harvest. If there is any good fortune, it will not be our eldest son’s turn to enjoy it. If my younger brother and nephew pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, will the family accept our eldest son’s family?”
Mr. Shen never expected that his taciturn and dull eldest son would speak so much in one breath, and so fluently.
He was so angry that his chest heaved, he almost couldn't catch his breath, his hands trembled, and his lips turned purple.
"You...you unfilial son!"
"Fine...fine, you want to separate the family? Fine, pack your things and get out of here. I'll pretend I never had a son like you. Even if you die outside, don't ever say you're my son, Shen Yunting's son."
Haha, do you want them to leave with nothing?
Think beautiful!
Shen Xiaotang quickly said, "Master, you've got it wrong. This house was left to Father by Madam, as was the sixteen mu of land. If you don't divide anything, shouldn't you be the ones packing your things and leaving?"
"you……"
Mr. Shen was so angry that his chest heaved violently, his eyes rolled back, and he almost fainted.
Sun panicked immediately, quickly supporting her old man and digging her fingers into his philtrum. She turned to Shen Xiaotang and said fiercely, "You...you bastard, you ungrateful wretch, who gave you the right to speak here!"
Is it an ungrateful wretch who can't be fed?
Ha, I don't know how she said that. The house and land belong to the first wife. One is a son-in-law who moved in with his wife's family, and the other is a second wife. Who is the ungrateful one?
Sun squeezed the old man's philtrum until it bled before he could catch his breath.
Shen Yunting's face darkened, and he said in a sinister tone, "Boss, keep a close eye on your Xiaotang, or this slap of mine will definitely draw blood."
Anyone who dares to reopen old wounds and rub salt into them is asking for trouble!
Shen Xiaotang was only reborn; inside her was a modern person in her twenties with impeccable morals. How could she be intimidated by a single expression or a few words from the master?
"Sir, don't threaten my father. Am I wrong?"
“This house and land belong to the Lin family. Even if you change your father’s surname back, it doesn’t change the fact that it was left to my father by my first wife. If you want to divide the family property quickly today, then we will divide it quickly. If you want to make a scene and let the neighbors know, it’s reasonable for my father to take back the inheritance that belongs to my first wife. He won’t be accused of being unfilial, right?”
It's impossible to leave with nothing after a family division.
A family of bloodsucking leeches, wanting to cling to her parents and suck their blood for the rest of their lives—what a pipe dream!