Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

Seeing that Yu Li remained silent as if she had tacitly agreed, the third aunt quickly turned her gaze to her eldest son, Yan Jiecheng.

"Boss, did you hear that? Your wife wants to separate from us!"

Yan Jiecheng lowered his head and remained silent. This time, he also felt that his parents had gone too far.

He had previously disagreed with separating the family, but his parents' actions made him lack the confidence to go against his wife.

Just like his wife said, perhaps separating the family is really a good choice.

He's already twenty-six this year, and he needs to start making plans for his own little family.

"Boss, are you implying that you're planning to split up the family business?"

"Well done, Yan Jiecheng, you really are the good son I raised. Are you planning to abandon your parents and your younger siblings?"

Yu Li knew that in this kind of situation, one person had to play the good cop and the other the bad cop. Since she had already taken on the role of the bad guy, she had to see it through to the end.

"Mom, don't force Yan Jiecheng."

“You can’t just bully Yan Jiecheng because he’s honest.”

"It's true that you raised Yan Jiecheng, so I have nothing to say about his filial piety towards you two."

“I, Yu Li, was born to and raised by my parents. I am not the kind of unfilial daughter-in-law.”

“But Jiefang, Jiekuang, and Jiedi are your children, and Yan Jiecheng has no obligation to support them.”

“Over the years, we have contributed money and effort to help you and Dad support this large family. We have also fulfilled our responsibilities as the eldest brother and sister-in-law.”

“You need to understand one thing: it’s a favor we do to help you raise your younger siblings, not an obligation.”

"We also need to live our own lives, so let's split up."

Yu Li's words were like tearing down the last layer of paper, leaving the third aunt feeling dizzy.

The three women were holding onto the table. Yan Jiecheng saw that something was wrong and quickly ran over to support them.

"Mom, are you okay?"

The third aunt steadied herself and stared at Yan Jiecheng, who was supporting her, and asked.

"Boss, I'm not listening to your wife. Tell me, what are you thinking?"

"Do you want to follow that ingrate Liu Guangqi and learn how to separate from the family?"

"Aren't you afraid that people in the courtyard will gossip about you behind your back and laugh at our family?"

Yan Jiecheng looked troubled. He glanced at his wife Yu Li, who was thinking of him wholeheartedly, and then at his overly calculating mother.

After much deliberation, Yan Jiecheng, the eldest son of the Yan family, made up his mind and said through gritted teeth.

"Mom, I think Yu Li makes some sense."

“Yu Li and I have been thinking about having a child recently, and you should also consider our situation.”

“If things continue like this, even if Yu Li gets pregnant, I won’t be able to afford to raise her.”

"Why don't you go back and talk to my dad about it? We could split up the family property." (Shop)

Chapter 209 Yan Bugui Shifts the Blame, His Last Trump Card! [Please Subscribe]

When the third aunt heard her beloved eldest son say these words, she almost fainted.

Her fingers trembled as she cursed Yan Jiecheng.

"Yan Jiecheng, you're such an ungrateful wretch! I've raised you for nothing."

"When you were little, I taught you to read and write. When you grew up, I used my connections to get you a job at the steel rolling mill."

“I scrimped and saved to get you a wife, and we’ve only been married a few years, and you’ve already forgotten your mother and want to separate from me.”

"Are you trying to embarrass your parents in front of the whole hospital? Are you trying to label your mother as an evil mother-in-law who abuses her daughter-in-law?"

"You're not trying to separate the family, you're clearly trying to force your mother to her death!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the third aunt's face hardened, and she said to Yan Jiecheng and his wife.

"Fine, since you don't care about the Yan family's reputation, I might as well just kill myself today and save myself from being looked down upon."

As they were talking, the third aunt made a gesture as if she was about to bang her head against the wall, which startled Yan Jiecheng. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the third aunt's arm.

"My goodness, it's just dividing up the family property, do you really have to make such a fuss?"

“You’re usually the most reasonable person, how come you’ve learned all of Grandma Banggeng’s tricks of crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide?”

“Even if we live separately, you will still be my parents.”

"We'll still be staying in this courtyard. If you need anything, just let us know."

You know what, the three aunties' decisive victory really stunned Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li.

Yu Li has been married into the family for three years, and she has never seen her mother-in-law throw a tantrum before. This is the first time in her life.

Although she knew perfectly well that the Third Aunt was putting on a show of wanting to die, she dared not bring up the matter of dividing the family property again.

Otherwise, if something really happens, that's not what she wants to see.

But having already spoken, she was unwilling to back down just like that.

Most importantly, if she backs down now because of the third aunt's troublemaking, then this might become the third aunt's ultimate tactic in the future.

She certainly didn't want to end up like Qin Huairu, with a mother-in-law who constantly pressured her.

Therefore, she still had to find a way to deal with it and could not tolerate her way of doing things.

Just as she was thinking about how to deal with it, the door was pushed open, and then her father-in-law, Yan Bugui, walked in.

"Yang Ruihua, what are you doing here so late at night?"

Yan Bugui walked in and, unusually, began by scolding the three aunts.

"I told you so, I told you not to come, I told you not to come, why are you so impatient?"

"With a daughter-in-law who is so well-educated and reasonable, how could she possibly owe you living expenses?"

"Besides, even if they don't pay for living expenses, are you really going to let them starve?"

"One is our son, and the other is our daughter-in-law. How can you be so heartless?"

"Even if you can be ruthless, I can't. I'm still waiting to hold my grandson and give that old man in the bangs a good scolding."

The three women were completely dumbfounded. What was going on? Why was this old man coming at them?

He was the one who asked me to come and ask for living expenses, so how did it become that I came to ask for money?

He told her about Yu Li's raise last night when she was going to bed; otherwise, she wouldn't have remembered it so clearly.

Now, with these words, he has directly sold himself out, and he has become a good father-in-law.

"Alright, you should go back inside now. You don't need to worry about things here."

Yan Bugui tugged at the third aunt's arm, signaling her to leave. The third aunt immediately understood what he meant when she saw that familiar look in his eyes.

They're a married couple, and they're incredibly in sync. The third aunt immediately cooperated by shaking off the third uncle's hand.

"Go back? I'm going back now. By tomorrow morning, the whole hospital will know that the Yan family has split up."

Yan Bugui glared at him.

"What division? Who said we were going to split up the family?"

Yan Bugui turned to look at Yu Li and said.

“Yu Li, you know your mother. She likes to keep score. Don’t take it to heart.”

"Your dad is still the head of our household, so let's forget about raising the allowance."

"By the way, not only should we forget about the increase in living expenses, but we should also forget about the five yuan you're currently paying."

“From now on, you two will only pay for one person’s living expenses. You are the daughter-in-law that Old Yan brought home, how can you pay for living expenses?”

"From now on, you'll be just like my own daughter, eat whatever you want."

"Don't worry, as long as there's food for us in this family, you'll definitely get your share."

Yu Li had been wondering why her father-in-law had changed his personality, but after hearing what he said, she finally understood.

They're settling for second best, giving up the original five dollars to keep the rest; this should be considered sacrificing the small to save the big.

"Alright, Dad, stop saying all this. I know exactly what you're thinking."

"Stop with this back-and-forth acting; there are no idiots in our family."

"If you don't want to separate, that's fine too. I have two options here. Please listen to them and make a choice, and then we can continue."

Yan Bugui never expected his daughter-in-law to be so disrespectful, directly revealing what he had been thinking about for so long.

This put him in a somewhat awkward position, and he feigned a smile.

"Two options? Okay, tell me about them."

Yan Bugui, Aunt San, and Yan Jiecheng all turned their attention to Yu Li.

"The first plan is for Yan Jiecheng and me to cook for ourselves. From now on, unless it's a holiday or something, we'll cook for ourselves."