Chapter 15

Wang Qingzheng was speaking, and Chen Fang, the fourth son’s wife, suddenly realized what was going on. She quickly kicked her husband.

They didn’t have any children yet!

They had done their share of work around the house, and if all the money was spent on others, what would they get in the end?

Wang Qingliang, the fourth son, wasn’t stupid. He understood his wife’s meaning and also stated his position: “Yes, Mom, we are a family. You can’t be partial.”

Zhao Guifen was so angry that she almost snapped the chopsticks in her hand. She angrily scolded them: “You two ungrateful brats! How are you being partial? Partial to whom? The fifth son will be successful in the future. How many days will he actually live in that renovated house?

In the end, it will still be yours!”

“So you think we are not successful?” Wang Qingzheng, the third son, was even more unhappy.

Zhao Guifen: “…”

“Mom, are you planning to let the second brother and the fifth son take all the family’s money to live a good life in the commune, and leave this broken house to us?” Wang Qingliang asked, also unhappy.

“How could that be?” Bai Xiuxiu, who was sitting next to her daughter, gently spoke up.

Zhao Guifen was stunned. The eldest daughter-in-law was actually going to speak for her?

Zhao Cuihua, who had just chatted with Bai Xiuxiu, was also confused. What did her sister-in-law mean?

Under their questioning gazes, Bai Xiuxiu continued: “This renovated house might not be yours in the end. After all, if you want to live in the commune, you’ll need to buy a house, right?

I heard that many workers in the commune haven’t been allocated houses yet, and it definitely won’t be our turn.

At that time, it would be good enough if we didn’t have to sell the house we are living in now.”

Bai Xiuxiu’s words were like pouring oil on fire!

“Shut up! What are you stirring up trouble for?” Zhao Guifen wanted to cover Bai Xiuxiu’s mouth. She knew it! Nothing good could come out of Bai Xiuxiu’s mouth!

“Isn’t it true? Once this house is sold, Mom and Dad will only go to live with the second or the fifth son, or they will divide us all and randomly choose one unlucky person to live here. As for where we live?

We are all grown-ups, how can we rely on our parents?”

Bai Xiuxiu laughed and splashed dirty water on Zhao Guifen and Wang Shoucheng, the old couple.

This wasn’t a lie, they really could do something like this.

The faces of Wang Qingzheng and Wang Qingliang, the two brothers, turned black.

They knew their parents very well. The old couple would definitely do something like this!

“Eldest son, control your wife! Look at what she’s saying!” Wang Shoucheng, the old man, couldn’t sit still anymore. If they kept arguing like this, the whole family would be fighting over a separation.

But clearly, he had called the wrong person.

Wang Qinghe, hearing his words, acted as if he hadn’t heard anything.

In fact, he was ready to help his wife add more fuel to the fire.

He seriously proposed to his father: “Dad, since there are already thoughts of separation among the brothers, why not just separate?”

As soon as Wang Qinghe said this, everyone was shocked.

“Separate? As long as your father and I are alive, no one dares to separate. Whoever dares to separate, I will go hang myself at their doorstep!” Zhao Guifen was the first to disagree. The eldest son could hunt, and the Wang family was doing so well, mostly because the eldest son was capable.

If he separated, wouldn’t Bai Xiuxiu, that little vixen, live even better?

What about the rest of the Wang family?

Wang Shoucheng was naturally a thousand times unwilling: “Eldest son, parents are alive, no separation. Separation will be laughed at by others. As for thoughts of separation, it’s just your brothers worrying about themselves. This is normal.”

Then, Wang Shoucheng looked at his third and fourth sons: “Third son, fourth son, what are you two trying to do with this fuss? Just say it directly.”

Wang Qingzheng, the third son, was very clear-headed. He was also the one who was most like Wang Shoucheng in the family.

He immediately understood what his father meant. He was agreeing to let them make their demands!

“Dad, me and the fourth son don’t have any other intentions. It’s just that now, all of us brothers are married. We will have more expenses in the future. It’s reassuring to have the family’s money in your and Mom’s hands. However, we should know how much money our family has and how it will be used in the future.

Otherwise, in another ten or eight years, when the family separates, we won’t be able to clarify things then.”

As soon as Wang Qingzheng finished speaking, Zhao Guifen exploded: “You ungrateful son, you want to manage the family finances?”

“Mom, I don’t want to manage the finances. I just think we should settle this clearly. It’s almost autumn harvest. Let’s calculate our family’s money clearly, and add the money from the autumn harvest. All the family’s money will be transparent, and we brothers won’t cause any trouble.

Moreover, Mom, you have to be fair.

If the fifth son and his wife want to renovate their house, they must pay for it themselves. Back then, the eldest brother and sister-in-law’s house was built with the sister-in-law’s dowry money.

If they are unwilling to pay themselves, then Mom, you have to give us brothers the same amount of money that you used for them.”

Wang Qingzheng was not afraid of his mother’s outburst. He didn’t believe that everyone else wouldn’t agree, except for his parents and the fifth son and his wife!

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the other brothers immediately agreed.

“Mom and Dad, I think this is a good idea.” Wang Qingliang, the fourth son, immediately said.

Wang Qingfu, the second son, hesitated a bit. He wanted to buy a job, and he didn’t want the money to be calculated too clearly.

“But the job thing isn’t set in stone yet, that money is guaranteed.

We can’t let the fifth son get a good house for free, can we?”

“Mom and Dad, I think that’s reasonable too.” Wang Qingfu agreed.

“You, you all want to drive me to death!” Zhao Guifen cried in anger.

Wang Shoucheng looked at his sons, finally focusing on his eldest son: “Eldest son, you feel the same way, right?”

Wang Qinghe nodded.

“Alright, let’s do it that way. Old woman, go get the family’s money and show it to them. As for the fifth son, are you going to renovate the house or not?” Wang Shoucheng looked at his youngest son again.

Wang Qingqi was confused. Why was a good thing turning into this?

Why couldn’t they take money from the family?

He didn’t really want to renovate the house, but… if he didn’t, Jiaojiao wouldn’t be happy. Jiaojiao had been spoiled at home, she couldn’t be worse off than she was at home, could she?

Besides, Jiaojiao had told him that as long as he treated her well, his current incredible good luck would continue.

He had found money for two days in a row! A whole yuan yesterday, and fifty cents today.

He couldn’t let this good luck disappear!

Wang Qingqi sighed in his heart, and with a heavy heart, he decided: “Renovate!”

Wang Qinghe wasn’t surprised by the outcome. As long as he mentioned splitting the family, his parents would definitely compromise temporarily.

After all, they wouldn’t give up on him until they had a better source of income.

Zhao Guifen’s face was dark as she brought the money out from the room.

However, everyone exploded when they saw the amount of money.