Chapter 122

Chapter 122

"That won't do. You're always like a wooden block, unable to speak properly. If you were to relay it to me, it would be stiff and formal. It's much better to wait here. The two old ones from the Old Wang family are thoroughly rotten; they've been exploiting their eldest son for the past two years.

I've been watching them with disapproval, and today I must see this division of the family through.

I need to make sure that our girl Xiuxiu doesn't get shortchanged."

Chen Jinhua had a basketful of reasons to refuse going home.

She turned around and poured herself a cup of hot water, ignoring her husband.

It was clear she was angry.

The team leader had no choice but to approach indirectly: "What about the others in our family..."

"Relax, our son went home to cook. He should be there by now, right?"

Chen Jinhua was very calm. Not to brag, but her son had a good job, looked decent, and was tall. He could cook and was filial—what more could one ask for?

Seeing how she put it, the team leader couldn't bring up sending her back again.

"Oh, they're coming." Chen Jinhua looked outside and saw a group of people heading towards the team office, so she kicked him.

"Really?" The team leader hurriedly got up to look, and indeed, they were coming.

Why did so many people come for this division of the family?

When Bai Xiuxiu entered the room, she immediately saw Chen Jinhua.

"Xiuxiu is here? Come sit down."

Chen Jinhua invited Bai Xiuxiu to sit next to her, feeling even worse about the Wang family seeing that Wang Qinghe and Bai Xiuxiu had to bring their children along.

Bai Xiuxiu didn't hesitate and sat down beside Chen Jinhua.

"Aunt Jinhua, why haven't you gone home to rest?"

Bai Xiuxiu's caring tone made Chen Jinhua feel much better.

Look at how well-spoken she is! And then there's my own wooden block.

"Auntie heard about your family division. I need to watch out for you, so no one takes advantage of you." Chen Jinhua didn't hide her intentions from the Wang family. If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't interfere directly, she would have helped Xiuxiu tear this family apart.

"Cough, cough! Old Wang, Qinghe, are you here to have me witness the division of your family?" the team leader asked.

"Yes, we want to divide the family," Wang Shoucheng said anxiously.

He sighed heavily: "My son is grown, and these old bones can't control him anymore. They don't want to live together, so I have no choice."

"How will you divide it?" the team leader wondered.

This time, before Wang Shoucheng could continue playing the victim, Wang Qinghe spoke up: "We want one-sixth of the family's money, which is three hundred yuan. Also, the room I currently live in, and five yuan for the pots, pans, and other utensils. Yunjiu Novels

In total, three hundred and five yuan.

That's our share."

"Just that?" The team leader felt uneasy. How could it be just that little?

Ever since Qinghe could work, he has been doing all the labor for the family.

Even the donkeys in the production team don't work as much as he does.

"And this." Bai Xiuxiu handed the ledger to the team leader.

Wang Shoucheng didn't expect them to show the ledger. This was meant to humiliate the Old Wang family. How could they be so malicious?

The team leader was initially puzzled, wondering what these small books contained.

But after reading through them, he was so angry he wanted to pour a thermos of hot water over Wang Shoucheng's head.

He had seen unreasonable things, but nothing this outrageous.

Children under six are not allowed to participate in labor. Children between six and nine can only do light work worth less than three points.

Children nine and older can participate in other labor.

Wang Qinghe, between the ages of seven and nine, had to do two-point labor every day.

By the time he was ten, these two old ones took him to the fields. He was strong and worked quickly.

Everyone in the village knew this.

But who knew that at home, he barely had any money to spend?

He wore clothes that were hand-me-downs from Old Wang when he was young, and patched-up clothes when he grew up. Not a single penny of his earnings ever reached his hands. Even in winter, he had to go into the mountains to hunt for this family?

Is he really their own child?

His clothes were stuffed with dried corn leaves.

Only after getting married a few years ago and bringing Bai Xiuxiu home, with her dowry, did he start dressing better.

He attended school because the village promised an egg subsidy for each child attending primary school.

Their family thought the annual tuition was cheaper than a year's worth of eggs, so they sent him!

These records show every penny he spent in the Wang family since he learned to count.

Including food and drinks, the expenses for nearly twenty years didn't even add up to three hundred yuan.

All this money was spent on food.

Even when it came to getting married, he earned extra money to cover the costs himself.

But from Wang Qinghe, they received over four thousand yuan.

Subtracting the three hundred yuan for the division of assets and the money spent on food and drinks, there's still over three thousand yuan left...

"These are what they owe me and my husband. Captain, is that unreasonable?"

Bai Xiuxiu asked the captain, who looked rather displeased.

The captain nodded. "No, that's not unreasonable. I'll also act as your witness for this."

He had seen biased parents before, but these parents weren't just biased; they treated their children like they were someone else's.

"Captain, there's also the matter of Zhou Jiaojiao and Xu Xiaojuan pushing me into the water. I was traumatized, so I'm asking for five hundred yuan in compensation, making it a total of one thousand yuan."

Bai Xiuxiu continued.

Chen Jinhua had just gotten hold of the ledger and was still angry when she heard this.

Looking at Bai Xiuxiu, she felt increasingly satisfied.

Indeed, Xiuxiu's actions made her feel comfortable.

"I'll write all this down. You'll put your fingerprints on it, and I'll stamp it. I'll be your witness for the division of the family. Both sides find it reasonable, right? There are no other issues?"

The captain stared at Wang Shoucheng.

In previous years, he had acted as a witness for others, but... in those cases, he would usually favor the elderly parents during the division.

After all, the kindness of parents raising their children was undeniable.

So most of the time, the younger couples would have to bear some loss when setting up their own households.

But this time, Wang Shoucheng better not cause any trouble.

Wang Shoucheng felt guilty under the captain's gaze. "Captain, what about my wife and me for our old age?"

How could they have the nerve?

The captain rolled his eyes but still handled it officially. "Let's follow the village's average standard. In our village and the other villages under the commune, the minimum monthly support for parents by their children is two yuan.

Let's go with that number.

For both of you together, it's four yuan a month."

"Qinghe, Xiaobai, do you agree with this?"

"That's too little..." Wang Shoucheng couldn't care less about the captain's expression; what could four yuan do?

"I didn't ask you," the captain scolded him irritably.

Then he turned to Wang Qinghe.

Even during such a major event as dividing the family, Wang Qinghe showed little emotional fluctuation. He glanced at the Wang family and finally looked at Wang Shoucheng: "Fine, I'm willing to provide the minimum monthly support for my biological parents."