CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 55: THE DIVISION OF THE FAMILY

Mrs. Chen shook her head, "I’m not afraid. I’ve decided today that I’ll risk my life to tear this family of wolves and tigers apart."

Jiang Youzhi wanted to say something more, but Mrs. Chen had already stormed out.

Jiang Youzhi sighed. He originally planned to come up with a way for them to propose it themselves. Alas, never mind, his mother’s character just couldn’t tolerate it.

Soon, the sound of arguments could be heard from outside.

Yun Jiao listened carefully. Mrs. Chen kept repeating the same thing, either give silver for Jiang Youzhi’s treatment, or they would separate from the family.

Mr. Jiang was annoyed by the noise, coupled with Mrs. Zhou and Jiang Rong also making a fuss about splitting the family. Originally intending to wait a few more months, Mr. Jiang made up his mind, "Fine, it’s you who wants to separate the family. Don’t regret it when you can’t make a living in the future."

As soon as Mr. Jiang finished speaking, Jiang Rong threw out a sentence, "I’ll go find someone," and hurriedly ran outside.

He was the most willing to split the family. He had been dissatisfied for a long time with the special status of the main house in the family.

His elder brother was no longer around, and Da Lang was gone too. Now he was the eldest son, and Erlang was the eldest grandson, yet in this family, they never received the treatment the eldest son and grandson should have.

The whole family treated San Lang like a precious phoenix egg.

The silver was all spent on San Lang.

Only by separating them would father and mother pay attention to the second household.

It was still half an hour before the usual dinner time when Jiang Rong quickly found Zhao Lizheng and two elders from the family and brought them over.

Jiang Youzhi heard the greetings from outside and gestured for Liu Lang to come over. He whispered, "Stay with mother later. No matter what they say, don’t make a fuss. Just remember everything and tell me later."

Liu Lang nodded and ran out.

Zhao Lizheng and the Jiang family elders all sat in the main hall, and Mrs. Chen was there too.

Originally, a woman like Mrs. Chen wouldn’t have the right to be involved in such a big matter as splitting the family, but since her husband was dead and Jiang Youzhi couldn’t move, and Liu Lang was still young, only she could take charge.

Liu Lang stood by Mrs. Chen’s side. Despite Mrs. Chen’s usual ferocity, she felt uncertain at that moment. With Liu Lang by her side, she tightly gripped Liu Lang’s hand, seemingly seeking some strength.

Mr. Jiang lightly coughed and began, "I invited you here today to witness due to the issue of San Lang’s injury. The eldest daughter-in-law has disturbed the whole family because of it. Given the situation, let’s separate the main house and let them live on their own, to avoid further quarrels."

Zhao Lizheng spoke in a conventional manner, "It’s good to separate, as a large tree tends to branch out, and when sons grow up, they must start their own families. It’s inevitable."

Mr. Jiang nodded, "Then I’d like to proceed."

"First, let’s talk about the grain. We just harvested autumn grain, and this year was a good year. The family has enough grain, so we’ll divide it according to the number of people and give you enough for more than half a year."

Mrs. Chen remained silent, and Mr. Jiang continued, "Next is the housing."

"There is only this one courtyard at home. The main house has always lived in the east wing, which has five rooms."

"Now, with Erlang about to marry, the second house doesn’t have enough space. My idea is for the main house to give up the two rooms on the south side for Erlang to use as the bridal chamber."

Mrs. Chen sneered, "Father, that won’t do. There are only three rooms left, and one is a side room. How could our family of five live in them? San Lang is also at marrying age. What would we do then?"

Mr. Jiang motioned with his hand to be patient, "I have my reasons for dividing this way; wait until I finish."

He continued, "Then there’s the land; the family has a total of thirty acres."

"The land will be divided by giving three acres to the main house."