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Chapter 19 Dividing the Family
In ancient times, every family was poor, and it was normal to buy a wife if you couldn't find one. Moreover, a wife bought was considered family and didn't have any status or identity, although her treatment might be worse.
But Xu Qinghe is different. Shen Zhizun's respect for her is her greatest source of confidence, which is why she dares to stand here and make a scene with the Shen family.
Old Man Shen was furious at Xu Qinghe's sharp tongue. He pointed at Shen Zhi and yelled, "You good-for-nothing! Aren't you going to do anything about it? You just let her talk to your father like that!"
As Shen Zhi tied up the chicken and placed it on the cart, he calmly said, "I don't care, she's the one who calls the shots in our family."
Enraged, Shen's father's heart pounded several times. Seeing that his father wasn't taking any action, Shen's eldest brother quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Second brother, what are you doing!"
"Are you only happy when you've made your parents sick? Besides, what kind of woman runs the household? Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?"
Hearing Brother Shen's disdainful words, Xu Qinghe chuckled and covered her mouth, laughing. "Brother, what are you saying? What do you mean by 'no woman is in charge'? As far as I know, isn't it your sister-in-law who's in charge in your family?"
"I remember when I first arrived, my sister-in-law said she would kick us out and then kick us out. Even when my mother wanted to help us, she had to do it secretly, because she was very afraid of my sister-in-law. Aren't you afraid of laughing at us? What are we afraid of laughing at?"
Upon hearing this, Brother Shen was immediately speechless, "You."
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Xu Qinghe stopped being polite and said, "Since everyone is here, let's talk about the division of the family property."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Shen flew into a rage and shouted, "What division of property? I'm not dead yet!"
Xu Qinghe glanced at him indifferently, "I'm only doing this for your own good. Look at me, I'm not exactly a saint, am I?"
"My sister-in-law is even more troublesome than me. Tell me, if the two of us were to get together, would you two even be able to live together?"
"If you listen to me, you should just break up already, so that when my sister-in-law comes back, we won't have to fight again."
Knowing he couldn't win against Xu Qinghe, Brother Shen turned his attention to Shen Zhi. But Shen Zhi was still busy, making sure that he took everything Xu Qinghe asked him to take.
"Second brother, that's enough. Your wife is like this, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Shen Zhi continued tying the car without looking up, "I don't care."
Brother Shen...
"waste."
Seeing that things were about to reach a stalemate, Xu Qinghe continued to urge, "Hurry up! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Anyway, there are four of us in the family, four mouths to feed. If you don't split up the household today, I'll bring them over to eat tomorrow."
"If I end up fighting with my sister-in-law and we end up smashing this and breaking that, I don't care. I'm not afraid of being laughed at."
During this time, Old Man Shen kept staring at Shen Zhi. Seeing that all he did was rummage around and didn't side with them at all, he knew that Shen Zhi thought the same way. He sighed and said, "Fine, if you want to divide it up, then divide it up."
The words had barely left her lips when Shen's mother screamed, "Old man!"
Looking at his wife, whose hair was disheveled from being pulled, Mr. Shen said helplessly, "Alright, we're both getting old. One capable woman in the family is enough. Two would be too much to handle."
Having already witnessed Xu Qinghe's formidable nature, Shen's mother pursed her lips and glared fiercely at Xu Qinghe, but didn't stop her any longer, turning to go find the village chief.
As the village head, Shen Youfu had long known about the Shen family's farce, but he did not interfere because the old man was a native of the village.
Seeing that Old Lady Shen had come to call for people in person, they called Chen Youlin, the village secretary, to come along as well.
On the way here, Shen's mother didn't forget to sow discord between the two of them, "Brother Shen, Brother Chen, you know that our second son went out to join the army a long time ago. All these years, it's the eldest son who has taken care of us."
"Now that the family has separated, your brother and I are really upset. Tell me, how are you all going to manage from now on?"
"Do you think it's possible to give the eldest son a larger share when the family property is divided?"
Upon hearing this, village chief Shen Youfu stopped in his tracks. "Sister-in-law, we're just here to witness the division of the family property. As for how it's divided, that depends on your husband."
"If you two want to give the eldest son's family a larger share, then discuss it with the second son's family. As long as they have no objections, it's fine."
Upon hearing this, Shen's mother immediately pictured Xu Qinghe threatening her with a stick. She shrank back and muttered under her breath, "If the second son's family were so easy to talk to, would they need to divide the family property?"
The three of them soon arrived at Old Shen's house. As soon as they entered, Chen Youlin had someone bring him a table to prepare for writing the family division documents.
In a short while, Old Man Shen looked several years older, hunching over as he sat next to Chen Youlin, talking about the things in his house one by one.
Xu Qinghe listened from the side, “The rice, flour and cooking oil in the family are divided into three portions: one portion for the eldest son’s family, one portion for the second son’s family, and one portion for me and his mother.”
"The farm tools are also divided into three sets. Those with more tools will each have one set, while those with less will share one set with me and my eldest son."
Upon hearing this, Shen's mother immediately became unhappy. "Why should we get a share! The second son's family didn't contribute anything. It should be a share for both us and the eldest son's family."
When Mrs. Shen said this, Old Man Shen subconsciously glanced at Shen Zhi. Seeing that he was expressionless, he suppressed Mrs. Shen's words and said, "Listen to me."
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen knew there was no room for negotiation, and could only listen resentfully as Old Man Shen divided the family property.
Just when Xu Qinghe thought that Old Man Shen would favor the eldest son like his mother, Old Man Shen distributed the land fairly, "Six mu of good land, nine mu of medium-quality land, and three mu of inferior land, divided equally. The land belonging to the second son's family will be given to him, and the land belonging to our family will be given to us."
"In our old age, we will follow the eldest son's lead, and the second son's family will pay for it. They will give us two taels of silver a year for our old age, one set of clothes for spring and one set for autumn, and we will give them money as we see fit during holidays."
As soon as he finished talking about elder care, Old Man Shen looked at Xu Qinghe and asked, "Second son's wife, is there anything else that hasn't been divided up yet?"
Xu Qinghe: "The houses...the houses haven't been allocated yet."
Old Man Shen sighed softly, "The eldest son gets a bit of a bargain with the house. This house goes to the eldest son, and the one you two live in goes to the second son."
While reviewing the family division documents written by the village office, Xu Qinghe mentally checked if anything had been missed. After confirming that no major items were missing, Xu Qinghe said, "Nothing else."
Chen Youlin: "Are you sure there aren't any more? Then I'll just copy them?"
Old Man Shen: "Copy it!"
While copying the documents at the treasury office, Xu Qinghe searched the Shen family's house again, only stopping after confirming that nothing of hers was missing.
Only after copying the document was completed by Village Chief Chen Youfu did the three men sign and put their fingerprints on it. No matter how capable Xu Qinghe was, the task of signing the document never fell to her.
After signing the papers, they were officially separated from the Shen family. Just then, Xu Qinghe suddenly picked up a stick and rushed aggressively into Sister-in-law Shen's room.
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