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"No. We don't have that kind of rule in our family."

Upon hearing Liu Guangqi's words, Yan Jiecheng and his wife simultaneously voiced their objections.

The Yan family's rule for the outside world is that you won't go poor from eating or dressing, but you will go poor if you don't plan ahead.

But that's not the real family rule.

When Sha Zhu showed off to Yan Bugui, Yan Bugui was furious and went to confront Yan Jiecheng. Yan Jiecheng clearly and completely explained the Yan family rules.

The law of life is to enjoy wealth and honor. Accumulate wealth first, enjoyment later. Do not covet the money of others. Do not give your own wealth to others.

This is the core part of the Yan family rules.

Liu Guangqi's suggestion violated the last sentence of the Yan family's family rules.

Do not give your own wealth to others.

Yan Jiecheng and his wife were naturally unwilling to agree.

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang went to the courtyard to visit Yan Bugui.

They get no benefit from it, so why should they lose money?

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang, however, thought differently.

Yan Jiecheng's opposition was based on the core rules of the Yan family.

The two of them wouldn't explain this rule to Yan Jiecheng at this moment.

At this point, they must rely on the family rules and Yan Jiecheng's theories in relation to external matters.

The family rules state that if you can't plan ahead, you'll be poor.

According to this theory, their going to Yan Jiecheng's house for dinner was a calculated move.

For them, success simply means following the rules.

"Brother Guangqi's idea is good. I agree. This way, we won't have any worries and can go back to the courtyard house with peace of mind."

"I agree. Doing this can also be seen as a warning to our parents."

Let them stop scheming against us.

Yan Jiecheng was furious at his two younger brothers' shameless remarks.

"Your parents schemed against you, and you schemed against me, didn't you?"

"We don't have that rule in our family."

"Brother, we're not plotting against you. We're doing this for the good of our family."

"That's right. What's our purpose in going back to the courtyard house?"
It's all to protect our family's assets.

Now that we've saved our family property, which of us four siblings benefits the most?
"It's you, the boss."

“That’s right. You live in a courtyard house, so you should be protecting our family’s property.”

How did you do it?

If Guangtian and Guangfu hadn't warned us, our base would have been raided.

"As someone who lives in a courtyard house, you bear the greatest responsibility."

"If you don't want us to go back, that's fine too. Then the task of protecting our family property will be yours."

My second brother and I go back once a quarter to check on your progress.

Without consulting each other, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang reached an agreement to target Yan Jiecheng.

With each of them offering their own perspective, they subtly shifted the core conflict onto Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng was naturally unhappy and said angrily, "If that's how you put it, then all the family property will belong to me from now on."

"That won't do. Everyone has a share of Mom and Dad's inheritance."

If you don't want to share with us, that's fine too.

Let's go back to the courtyard house today, face to face, and explain everything clearly step by step.

All you have to do is promise that everything about Mom and Dad has nothing to do with us brothers.

I agreed to forgo the family fortune.

Me too. Big brother, do you dare to say yes?
Yan Jiecheng said disdainfully, "Why should I agree?"

Supporting an elderly person is not as simple as just providing them with food and drink.

Food and drink only account for a small portion of the expenses.

The real expense is the cost of hospitalization when you are sick.

Nobody knows if the elderly in the family will get sick and be hospitalized.

How much money will be spent after being hospitalized due to illness?

Yan Jiecheng was very worried that Yan Bugui's meager assets would not be enough to cover medical expenses in the future.

The quarrel between the three Yan brothers opened the eyes of the three Liu brothers.

Compared to the Yan family's quarrel, what they just did was child's play.

Liu Guangqi scratched his head. He just wanted to retaliate against Yan Jiecheng, but he didn't expect it to escalate like this.

Seeing that the three Yan brothers were about to fall out, Liu Guangqi couldn't sit still any longer.

"Could you please say less?"

Jie Cheng, as the leader, you need to act like one. You can't be so petty. What you're doing is only hurting your own people and pleasing your enemies.

Yan Jiecheng said with dissatisfaction, "Wasn't that caused by you?"

Liu Guangqi felt he had been wronged.

He was the one who started the whole thing; he hadn't expected the three Yan brothers to argue so fiercely.

"Don't be unreasonable. I didn't ask you to fight."

“Wrong, we’re not arguing, we’re just reasoning,” Yan Jiecheng retorted.

"Yes, we didn't argue."

The Yan brothers, standing to the side, didn't think they were arguing.

Helpless, Liu Guangqi turned to look at Liu Guangtian and the other man, hoping they would step forward to help.

Liu Guangtian and his companion were also full of complaints about their elder brother and were unwilling to help, turning their heads away.

Liu Guangqi glared at them angrily, then looked to Yan Jiedi for help.

He thought that Yan Jiedi was also a member of the family and should stand up and say something.

Unexpectedly, Yan Jiedi, like Liu Guangtian, turned her head away.

Liu Guangqi thought to himself, "I shouldn't let Liu Guangtian and the other person speak, because they are outsiders."

You, Yan Jiedi, are a member of the Yan family; you can't escape.

“Jie Di, you are also a member of the Yan family, you should speak up for justice.”

Yan Jiedi said, "Brother Guangqi, I can't talk about this."

The daughter who is married off is the water that is thrown out.

I have no share in the family fortune, so what am I supposed to say?

If you want me to speak, you can ask my three older brothers to write a guarantee for me.

"I must have a share of the future family fortune."

"No!" the three Yan brothers shouted in unison.

Yan Jiedi's suggestion directly violated the last rule of the Yan family.

Do not give your own wealth to others.

In the eyes of the three Yan brothers, once Yan Jiedi got married, she was no longer a member of the Yan family.

Moreover, Yan Jiedi made it clear back then that she would not become a member of the Yan family.

Under no circumstances should Yan Jiedi be entitled to a share of the Yan family's property.

Not only did the three brothers think so, but Yan Bugui and his wife also thought so.

A married daughter is not entitled to a share of the Yan family's property.

If they really divide it up, wouldn't that be giving the Yan family's things to outsiders?
At that time, Yan Jiedi did not receive any of Yan Bugui's family property.

Yan Jiedi was very familiar with the Yan family rules, so she didn't say a word when she came over today.

Liu Guangqi was completely speechless.

Married daughters are not entitled to a share of the family property; this is an unspoken rule in society.

Liu Guangqi himself thought so too, but he didn't expect Yan Jiedi to bring it up so openly.

That left him with no choice.

If Yan Jiedi is not supported in dividing the family property, she will not contribute her efforts.

Supporting Yan Jiedi's division of the family property offended the Yan family.

He couldn't afford either choice.

"This won't work, that won't work, what exactly do you want to do?"

Hao Min said, "Jie Di, when you went home that time, did you agree to what Dad said?"

The three Yan brothers' eyes lit up, and they all said, "That's right. You did agree back then."

Yan Jiedi remained calm and said confidently, "That's right, I agreed."

But those are all clearly priced.

I get what I give.

What about this time?
This time it's to protect the family fortune.

I helped you protect your family fortune, but you won't agree to give me a share. Why should I agree?

“You…” The three Yan brothers, not wanting to let Yan Jiedi go, began to try to persuade her.

Yan Jiedi was also aware of this and actively sought solutions.

Finally, she came up with a solution.

“We can’t go on like this. I suggest that from now on, when the second and third brothers go to the courtyard house, they can ask the eldest brother for water.”

If you want to eat, you have to spend money.

"Brother, you're not going to make us pay for your water, are you?" (End of Chapter)