Chapter 23 Shen Guoqiang’s Thoughts

“There are four rooms in the house. Your dad and I will live in one, and the remaining three will be one for each of you.”

“This is all the money we’ve saved over the years, a total of eighty-five yuan and two cents.” Chen Cuijuan took out the money, and Wang Xiulan’s eyes immediately glued to it. Shen Zhiyu was married, so she definitely wouldn’t get a share, which meant they would get more than forty yuan. Shen Guoqiang was at his prime, and she could also work, so their life would definitely be better than now. Even if they separated, wouldn’t Chen Cuijuan and the others still acknowledge Gou Dan and Tie Dan?

They were their own grandsons! They could let Gou Dan and Tie Dan eat with Chen Cuijuan and the others, and they could save a lot of food. “The third son hasn’t gotten married yet. When you two got married, it cost more than sixty yuan.

The dowry for your family was fifty yuan, you didn’t bring back a single cent. Brothers should be treated equally, so these sixty-five yuan is for the third son’s marriage. There’s twenty yuan left, you and the third son’s family will split six yuan, and your dad and I will keep eight yuan to live on.” “There’s also half a bag of sweet potatoes and half a bag of cornmeal, also split into three portions. Find a bag later and take one portion.”

 When it came to the dowry, Wang Xiulan’s face immediately flushed red. But when she heard that she would only get six yuan and half a bag of grain, she regretted it, “What about Tie Dan and Gou Dan?” Chen Cuijuan’s face darkened, “Alright, you take eight yuan, and the remaining two cents are also yours. I’ll pretend I only had one son and one daughter!” “Mom, what are you saying?” Shen Guoqiang finally spoke. He sighed, “Don’t separate. Just pretend Wang Xiulan is crazy. I’ve never thought about separating. Yuzu can stay at home as long as she wants. Yuzu, don’t take your sister-in-law’s words to heart.” Shen Zhiyu looked at her older brother.

Since she could remember, her older brother had been the best to her, besides her parents. But now, she suddenly realized that she hadn’t really known him. Before her parents talked about separating, Wang Xiulan had been making a fuss, but her older brother hadn’t said a word. Now, seeing that separation would be disadvantageous to them, he spoke up to play the good cop. Yeah. If it hadn’t been for her older brother’s tacit approval, or even encouragement, how could Wang Xiulan have become more and more outrageous? Shen Zhiyu lowered her eyes and didn’t respond.

She could see it, and Chen Cuijuan and Shen Dahe could see it too. Shen Zhiyu thought further. In the countryside, everyone assumed that the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law would take care of their parents in their old age. But looking at it today, her brother and sister-in-law weren’t so reliable. Rather than relying on others, it was better to rely on herself.

 In that plot, Jiang Wenbin had several classmates who were originally from the countryside, and they all got good jobs after getting into university, which directly changed their fate. If Jiang Wenbin could get into university, so could she! Although Shen Guowang was the youngest, he was the most like Chen Cuijuan, and he still had the innocence and youthful spirit of a young man who hadn’t been beaten down by society, “I don’t want Mom and Dad’s money, you keep it, Mom and Dad. I’ll marry a wife with my own ability!” Chen Cuijuan glared at him, “With your lazy and irresponsible attitude, I’ll be thankful to heaven and earth if you can even find a wife!

” Shen Guowang grinned, “Then Mom, you just wait and see.” This interruption by Shen Guowang made Shen Guoqiang and Wang Xiulan regret it again, and the topic of separation naturally came to an end. But this time, Chen Cuijuan was hurt by her eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law. She didn’t give Wang Xiulan and Shen Guoqiang a good face afterwards.

 That night, Shen Zhiyu didn’t sleep, instead, she pulled out the books she had used when she was in junior high school from under her bed. When she opened it, the first few pages were missing. Before, there wasn’t any toilet paper at home, so she had torn them off to wipe her butt.

Shen Zhiyu frowned and scratched her head. When she was in school, everyone was playing, and she was playing too, she only listened to the first few lessons. Now, the few pages she had listened to carefully had been torn off to wipe her butt, and she couldn’t understand the rest at all! She regretted it! This paper was harder than toilet paper, it was uncomfortable to wipe her butt with. She should have used something else to wipe her butt. At the same time, Shen Guoqiang and Wang Xiulan were also awake. Wang Xiulan cried until her eyes were swollen, “Mom and Dad are so partial, how can they give a share to their daughter when they’re dividing the house? She’s already married, Tie Dan and Gou Dan will need to marry wives in the future, and you’re only giving us one room.”

 Tie Dan and Gou Dan. Shen Guoqiang suddenly realized that his parents weren’t afraid of separation at all. Why? Because his sister married a military officer. Yuzu and her parents had such a good relationship, she would definitely not ignore them in the future. If they separated, Yuzu would have her own children, and her relationship with Tie Dan and Gou Dan would definitely become weaker and weaker. Would she still be as good to Tie Dan and Gou Dan as she is now? Definitely not.

 After figuring it out, Shen Guoqiang sat up directly. Wang Xiulan thought he was going to hit her, she shrank her neck, “The kids are still here!” “You still know about the kids.” Shen Guoqiang looked at her with a sullen face and analyzed it for her, “Gu Ye is a military officer now. I’ve heard that family members can join the army. He’s at least a battalion commander, and he’ll definitely get promoted in the future. When the time comes, we’ll ask him to get Tie Dan and Gou Dan to join the army, wouldn’t that be better than a few pieces of meat?” Tie Dan and Gou Dan joining the army?

Wang Xiulan’s crying stopped abruptly. Yeah! Although her younger sister was pampered, she was really good to her two sons. When Gou Dan and Tie Dan grew up, if she asked her sister-in-law to help them, wouldn’t that be a matter of her husband saying a word? “I’ve told you, don’t be so shortsighted. A family should stick together, and life will get better and better. You want to separate, do you want to ruin your children’s lives so that they’re like us, only able to dig for food in the fields every year?”

“I didn’t!” Wang Xiulan was instantly regretful after being told off by Shen Guoqiang. She hurriedly asked, “Then what do we do? Yuzu won’t hold a grudge, will she? I’ll go apologize to her tomorrow, okay?” Her son was her lifeblood. If she affected his future because of her, and he couldn’t become a soldier, she might as well jump into the well and die. “Okay, don’t be too hasty, take your time. Yuzu is soft-hearted.” Wang Xiulan nodded quickly, “Okay, I understand. Don’t worry.”————After that day, Wang Xiulan really became much more well-behaved.

She even took the initiative to wash clothes with Shen Zhiyu! Shen Zhiyu was startled, had her sister-in-law been possessed? Chen Cuijuan snorted, “You think she’s had a change of heart? If you hadn’t married Gu Ye, you’d see what kind of face she has.”

 Chen Cuijuan didn’t know what to say about this eldest daughter-in-law. She was diligent, not bad, and she was good at getting pregnant, but she was too shortsighted. She was always blinded by the immediate benefits. Chen Cuijuan had also been a daughter-in-law, so she wasn’t so disappointed in Wang Xiulan. What disappointed and saddened her even more was her own son, Shen Guoqiang. “Your sister-in-law is not bad. Anyway, she’s not exposing it now, so you just pretend you don’t know anything and live your life as usual. As long as your parents are still alive, no one will let you suffer.” Shen Zhiyu naturally listened to Chen Cuijuan.

 Her life was still as comfortable as before, but Shen Zhiyu had one more thing to do when she went to work, which was to study her junior high school textbooks!

 She recognized many of the characters, but when they were put together, she didn’t recognize them anymore. It made her scratch her head in frustration. She was so annoyed, it was almost time to get off work, she closed the book and decided to study it again when she got home. As soon as she put the book away, Aunt Qin, their next-door neighbor, came running over, panting, ” Yuzu, hurry up, your parents are fighting with He Bao’s family!”