Chapter 98 The Old Lady Wants to Divide the Family
Daya realized it later. She looked down at her hands, touched her face, screamed, turned around and ran away.

The yard is in a dilapidated state, having been ownerless ever since. Today you carry a few bricks from the wall home, and tomorrow he picks up a few to use. There are not many intact places now, so Daya can run very easily.

Zhao Jianan stood in the crowd. He didn't recognize who ran away, but when he saw that it was not who he expected, he felt a little regretful.

Zhao Jianan is the "adopted son" of the landlord Zhao. If someone saw him, the son of a former landlord, going to that yard, others would definitely wonder why Zhao Jianan went there.

Is there something hidden in that yard?
Is it because Zhao Jianan’s stance is not firm, so who is he going there to miss?

It's always trouble.

Zhao Jianan can't go, but it's okay for the children to go.

Children love to play!

It is not normal to play hide-and-seek in corners or treasure hunt in abandoned houses.

He thought he could catch a pair of wild mandarin ducks today!

Why do you think that when Zhao Jianan saw Gu Si holding Lingxi standing at the courtyard wall, he immediately imagined that Gu Si was holding someone else, it was because there was a couple like that who came to this courtyard from time to time over the years.

This widow or that idler, either the sister-in-law of this family or the husband of that family, Zhao Jianan didn’t know how many times she had seen it.

He originally thought that he could take this opportunity to tighten the skin of those who do not discriminate between meat and vegetables.
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When Lingxi and the others returned to the old Pei family, Pei Yu, who had followed the hunting team into the mountains, had also returned.

It's a rare occasion that all the family members are together, so we had a reunion dinner together.

There was no shortage of meat at home, and Pei Yanning had asked for a box of seafood to be brought over, plus various vegetables, so the meal was particularly sumptuous.

However, unexpectedly, just after dinner, when Uncle Pei, Aunt Pei and their family had just left, and before Pei Yanning and the others were about to leave, the old lady dropped a big bomb.

"Separation?!"

Everyone stared at the old lady in amazement.

Haven’t they all been divided?

Pei Yanning is not at home all year round, and Uncle Pei is not the old lady's biological son. She lives with Uncle Pei. What is there to divide?

Oh yes, it was a tacit division, but it was never formally divided.

But, everything is fine, why are you bringing this up now?

Aunt Pei came to her senses first and wiped away her tears.

"Mom, if my daughter-in-law does something wrong, or if any of these brats at home are disobedient, please tell us and we will change."

She didn't say anything when his third uncle was here just now, and only said it after the others left. Aunt Pei subconsciously thought that maybe the old lady was unhappy recently, and because her youngest son was here this time, she wanted to say it out to control them.

Let her youngest son support her.

Aunt Pei didn't understand how she had offended the old lady, but it was right for her to admit her mistake first.

The old lady's eyelids drooped.

"I didn't say you. I said to separate the three boys. It's a complete separation."

What the hell? !
Is this what you mean by separating Pei Jin, Pei Yu, Pei Xuan and the others?
She looked at the mother-in-law in shock!

Unbelievably asked again: "Mom, I think I heard it wrong!"

The old lady didn't even look at her: "You heard me right, I said to divide the family, from the third boy."

Aunt Pei was extremely anxious and turned to pull Uncle Pei, but Uncle Pei remained silent. Since Uncle Pei didn't speak, there was naturally no reason for Pei Jin, Pei Yu, and Pei Xuan to say anything.

Pei Yanning held the teacup, thoughtful.

As for Lingxi and Gu Si...

This matter doesn't seem to have anything to do with them.

The old lady has always been at the top of the pyramid in the family. Everyone in the family knows that if the old lady insists on doing so, even if it makes people feel inexplicable, then the division of the family is inevitable!
Aunt Pei refused to give up.

After the family splits up, each will live their own life. What kind of person will the daughter-in-law think of her then?
She tried to change the old lady's mind: "Mom, let's not talk about anything else, how are we going to live after the division?
Pei Jin is fine, but what do Pei Yu and Pei Xuan eat?
They are useless and can't even cook. Are they just waiting to starve?"

The old lady's face was stern.

"My words as an old woman are of no use, right? Second brother, is your wife still going to take care of you?" Aunt Pei was used to being bullied by the old lady. Upon hearing this, she immediately shut up without Uncle Pei saying a word.

The old lady then said, "When a tree grows big, it branches out; when a person grows big, he divides his family. This is a natural thing. Why can't it be done in your case?

As for not being able to cook...

How big of a deal is this?

Who is born knowing how to do it?
If it really doesn't work, I'll pay for their food every month or every year. Why are you still starving them?"

Second Aunt Pei: "..."

It turns out that the one who wants to be divided up is not your son!

But in front of so many filial sons and grandchildren, she was the only one with a different surname, so she dared not speak out.

The old lady didn't care what she thought and just kept talking about her own decision.

"After a hundred years, I will connect the place where I live with Minghui's father's house and give it to them. The houses of Xiaoer and Xiaosan will be connected and belong to Xiaoer..."

"Nana, no!"

Pei Xuan quickly interrupted the old lady.

There are five main rooms in the house.

The three brothers each had a room, Uncle Pei and his wife had a room, and the old lady had a room. The west wing was the kitchen and warehouse, which could not be moved. So the only room left was the east wing where Lingxi lived.

Pei Xuan didn't dare to ask the old lady to continue.

Pei Jin also spoke up.

"Grandma, Ling Xier's place cannot be moved, but everything else is fine, we have no objection."

Pei Yu also nodded.

"Grandma, we men can do whatever we want. We can't fight for what we want. But you want to take away your sister's property just for a place to live. You might as well just die."

Aunt Pei was also a little dumbfounded.

Over the years, Second Aunt Pei had never thought about Lingxi's room, and had always assumed it was for Lingxi, but -

The emperor loves his eldest son and the people love their youngest son.

The same goes for Second Aunt Pei. Although the youngest child is naughty, he is sweet-talking and can humble himself to please others. Although she usually doesn't say it, this is what she loves the most.

Although she loved Lingxi, she couldn't bring herself to say that she would leave her youngest child without a place to live.

The way she looked at Lingxi was filled with complexity and guilt.

Lingxi: “…”

She said nothing.

If she didn't move, it would be immature, but if she said she would move out cleanly, it would hurt their feelings...

Gu Si and Pei Yanning were relieved to see that Lingxi didn't rashly say anything about moving out. Gu Si held Lingxi's hand under the table, and rubbed it gently and slowly, fearing that she would feel uncomfortable.

The old lady's eyes swept over everyone, passed Pei Yanning who was holding the teacup and looking down at the tea, paused, and fell on Uncle Pei.

"What do you say, second brother?"

Uncle Pei: "..."

What do you say?
How could Uncle Pei be willing to let Lingxi move out?

But now he understood why his mother had made such a fuss.

A few days ago, his eldest daughter-in-law even instigated Minghui to ask Lingxi for the key, saying that if Minghui lived in Lingxi's house in the future...

Uncle Pei's gentle face turned cold for a moment.

(End of this chapter)