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Douzi's mother glanced at her sister-in-law, and the look in her eyes made her feel guilty: "Okay? You mean I'll do all the work for all three families? That's definitely good for you."

"I have only two requests. First, we need to separate our household and eat separately. Second, I don't care about other people's money, but I want to manage my husband's money. Just give me a straight answer, that's all."

"Is it okay or not?"

Douzi's father nodded emphatically: "Okay, I can promise my wife that. It's easy to have conflicts if we eat together now that we're married. Besides, Mom is in pretty good health now."

"Tomorrow I'll call the clan elders over, and we'll simply divide the family property. From now on, unless it's a festival, we won't eat together anymore. We'll separate the two households with a mud wall."

"From now on, sister-in-law, you and your husband can cook for yourselves. Since you don't have children yet, it's a time when you don't have much to do, so cooking for yourselves is easy."

He reached out and pulled his wife's hand: "Honey, how about this? We won't go to work tomorrow morning. We'll finish this matter first, and then we can divide up all the money and belongings at home."

Hearing him say that, Bean's mother's expression softened: "Yes, I'll listen to you."

Seeing his wife like this, Douzi's father breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, it's getting late, go home and rest. Tomorrow, Mom will take out the money and divide it up."

"We will have a lot to give to our children in the future. We need to save the rest of our money for our own family and for Xiaodouzi, because there will be many expenses for our family in the future."

"And Mother, don't try to play tricks on us like this anymore. We're all family. It's too much to bully people like this."

"If my wife were bedridden and lying to you, you probably wouldn't be able to stand it for a year. Let's try to understand each other."

The old woman's chest heaved as she said aggrievedly, "Fine, you've forgotten your mother after getting married. I didn't do it on purpose; it's just that your wife made me angry."

"Why can't she learn from your sister-in-law? Say some nice things to me and I won't dislike her."

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Bean's mother's eyes: "Is that so? You lied to me for three years because you didn't like me, and waited on me to poop and pee in bed. You really hid it well, Mother."

"...!!"

Seeing this, the sister-in-law yawned and waved her hand, "Whatever, if you want to divide the family, then divide it. Anyway, I'm going home to sleep. Mother, you should rest early too."

The couple left the kitchen, ignoring the curses behind them, went back to their room, locked the door, and lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) unable to fall asleep.

"Wife, have you ever blamed me in these three years?"

Bean's mother remained silent. Strange, how could she not be strange? But she couldn't say anything. It was all in the past, and bringing it up again wouldn't do her any good. It was enough to focus on what was in front of her.

"It's all in the past, get some rest. We have a lot to do tomorrow."

Being able to smoothly separate the family through this incident has exceeded her expectations. There's no rush; we must proceed step by step.

The next morning, the old woman, with dark circles under her eyes and a sullen face, sat in the main seat, listening to the elders' words. She said sternly, "I have no objection. Anyway, there's only so much money. Let the two brothers divide it."

The clan elder looked to the side and said, "Zhu Zi, do you have any objections to splitting the two hundred-plus yuan equally?"

Bean's dad shook his head: "No objection, let's split it."

"Mom, I don't mind that this amount of money is too little. I just want to ask, over the years I've paid a lot of money. Did you give the extra to the second son?"

"I didn't give it to your brother, don't overthink it. There are expenses in every aspect of life at home, so money naturally doesn't last long. It's not good if you can save more than two hundred."

Finally, witnessed by the clan elders, the two brothers completely separated their family property. When Douzi's mother received her share of the money and belongings, her eyes lit up with excitement.

That's great! We've finally separated the family property. From now on, if I want to treat my child better, I won't have to shamelessly go to my mother-in-law for money, and then get humiliated if I don't get it.

The old woman said with a gloomy face, "Are you smug now? From now on, pay me fifty yuan a year, except for holidays. Don't wait for me to come and urge you."

Douzi's father nodded: "Mom, there's no problem with that. We'll do it as we agreed."

"I also hope that you can treat both brothers equally, so that both brothers receive the same amount of money and goods. If only our family pays and the younger brother's family doesn't pay, then..."

"Once I find out, I'll stop giving her money that month. Mom won't mind, will she?"

The old woman said sarcastically, "Hmph, how dare I have any objections? You're the ones who call the shots at home. I'm too old and useless now, so I'll have to work harder and save money myself in the future."

Douzi's mother pretended not to hear, took the money and things, and dragged her husband home. They dug up mud to prepare mud brick blanks, so that they could be molded, dried, and used directly.

In the afternoon, everyone went to work, including the old woman who had been enjoying her retirement for three years. From afar, they could hear continuous laughter, and everyone's eyes were still on them.

"Look, look, what's so interesting about it? I think they're just laughing at me behind my back."

The old woman put her hands on her hips, glared at him fiercely, and shouted, "What are you looking at? If you look again, don't blame me for being impolite. I'll tear her mouth apart if I see who's talking behind her back."

Upon hearing this, the others didn't hold back and scoffed, "Oh dear, why are you so angry? Have you been living a life of being waited on hand and foot for three years? You're not used to working in the fields now."

"That's true. Who doesn't want to be waited on? But pooping and peeing in bed is something not everyone can stand. Auntie, you really can come up with all sorts of tricks to bully your daughter-in-law."

The women teased, "Zhu Zi, your mother's acting skills are amazing. I heard she didn't react at all when she got a shot at the hospital. But we're different; we can't stop moving our legs as soon as we get a shot."

The old woman was already furious about the separation from the family, and seeing this made her even angrier. She rushed over and started cursing.

The argument escalated, and the women quickly began to fight, creating a chaotic scene.

Douzi's mother looked up and glanced at him, then silently retreated to the plot of land next to Wen Zhiqing to work, and whispered her thanks: "Thank you, Wen Zhiqing. We've completely separated from the old house."

Wen Yao said calmly, "It's nothing. I didn't do anything, just said a few words. How you do it is up to you."

"Well, if you hadn't reminded me, I would never have suspected that my mother-in-law was faking her paralysis. It's ridiculous."

"What grudge do I have against her that would make her go to such lengths to pretend to be a patient, get needle pricks, and drink bowls of medicine? Who would have thought she was faking it?"

Bean's mother thought of something else and asked in a low voice, "Wen Zhiqing, may I ask how you discovered she was faking it? Where were the flaws?"

Wen Yao smiled slightly and said softly, "I was just wondering at first, but after having this guess, I pricked her with a needle when I went to your house, and her muscles reacted."

"In this case, it means the nerves are not dead, and it cannot be a reaction to three years of paralysis."