Chapter 331

Chapter 331

"Old Fifth?" Wang Shoucheng looked at his silent youngest son with dissatisfaction and asked him.

Wang Qingqi was also worried about the money. When his father asked him, he looked full of disdain and said, "Dad, my wife’s right. If it weren't for you, Third Brother and his wife wouldn't have an excuse to split the family. We didn't split the family because we are filial enough.

You’ll have to pay that money back eventually.

I was wondering why you were paying back Big Brother's money month by month. It turns out it was all lost to scams, and you had no money at all.

If you and Mom weren’t so naive, we wouldn’t be struggling to pay off this debt.

And yet, you still blame my wife."

Wang Qingqi was full of resentment.

Wang Shoucheng was so angry that he felt dizzy. "You, you ungrateful son, how did I end up with someone like you? If it weren't for your wife, your elder brother's family wouldn't even think about splitting the family!"

"Dad, I think these two matters can be evened out now. In the future, no one in the family should mention this again. You can’t keep using this to threaten me. We should all focus on making money as a family."

Zhou Jiaojiao quickly spoke up.

She was sick of her father-in-law using the money spent to save her as leverage.

Now everyone had made mistakes, so no one should blame the other.

Wang Laosi sat there in shock. The information was too overwhelming for him.

He couldn’t process it.

So much money... just gone like that.

And, is Third Brother crazy? Why is he causing a fuss about splitting the family?

The family was finally starting to live a better life. Were they leaving just when things were getting better? Could Third Brother's salary alone support his wife and son?

They must be crazy!

Compared to Wang Laosi, Wang Qingfu was particularly happy.

With fewer people to share the money with in the future, the family would keep more of what they earned.

Besides, since Old Fifth and his wife had upset Dad, Dad would definitely give more benefits to him in the future.

As the family head, Dad would prioritize him.

He wasn’t like Third Brother, who let his wife walk all over him. Was it really worth splitting the family over a little bit of food?

With money, what kind of good life couldn’t they have?

Wang Laosan felt miserable thinking about the tough times ahead. "Wife, I don’t oppose anything you do. You’re my wife, and you even gave me a big son. But... why do we have to split the family when everything is fine?

If we split the family, where will our family live?

With just my salary, how can I support you and our son?"

Wang Laosan felt miserable thinking about the tough times ahead.

Zhao Cuihua was in the middle of folding the quilt when she heard his foolish question and threw the quilt onto his head. "What are you saying? With a monthly salary of 25 yuan, you think you can't support me and our son?

Our son is still so young.

We still have some money left, and with the 200 yuan we'll get from dividing the family assets, our future will be just fine. It'll be much better than staying here and living in such cramped conditions."

"But why should we leave when everything is going well? Don't you want to get more money? It's obvious that Old Wang’s family is about to make a lot of money soon," Wang Laosan said. He was thinking about how Wang Laosi and Second Brother would soon be splitting the money, while they wouldn't get any of it.

He wished he could go back right now and ask if they could still avoid the division.

Zhao Cuihua really wanted to pour a basin of cold water on his head to wake him up.

After packing everything up, she looked at him and said, "Grab the stuff, let's go. We'll stay at Sister Xu’s house in the back for the night. I have a good relationship with her.

I'll tell you why we need to leave on the way."

If she didn't tell him the reason now, he would probably cause a scene for the next few months.

"Alright," Wang Laosan said, picking up two bags and heading out.

Seeing the couple leave, Wang Laosi was still a bit dazed. "Third Brother... why are you doing this? Can't we just let it go?"

"I..." Wang Laosan was about to agree.

Zhao Cuihua grabbed his ear and dragged him out.

"Ouch! It hurts, wife! Please let go of my ear. What are you doing? Our Fourth Brother means well," Wang Laosan cried out in pain.

Zhao Cuihua gave him a sideways glance. "Means well? People can mean well and still mess things up."

As they walked away, Wang Laosan kept asking why they had to leave. "Wife, didn't we agree to stay a little longer and get some more money? Why are you suddenly changing your mind?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Cuihua sneered. "If I don't change my mind now, do you want to wait for trouble to come knocking?"

"What could happen? We've been fine for so long," Wang Laosan said, confused.

At first, he had been scared, but after so much time had passed without any incidents, he had stopped being afraid.

Sure, they had been beaten before, but for money, it was something he could endure.

"Ever since you started working in the county, have you lost all sense?" Zhao Cuihua said, holding their son tightly to protect him from the wind.

She looked at her husband with disdain. "Before, our family was just selling some pastries under that Hu Tian guy, making a bit of money. But what about the future? In the future, it'll be Fifth Brother's Wife and our father trying to take on other people's jobs.

What? Do you think people will just tell you about their grain business just because you're making money safely?

Do you really think they care about us?

They just think it's too risky.

Didn't you see how things were a while back? That Hu Tian is no ordinary man; he has connections far beyond what we can imagine.

He makes more money than us.

What do we have to compete with someone like him?

Do you really think we can rely on Fifth Brother's Wife's hit-or-miss luck?"

If something really happens, won't we end up suffering too? They don't have any children, so there's nothing to worry about for them, but what about us?

Zhao Cuihua looked at her husband and questioned him.

Wang Laosan felt a wave of unease after hearing her words.

That's right.

However...

What about Second Brother? He has two daughters, so why is he still...?

"Wife, according to you, Second Brother has two daughters, so why is he still..."

"He doesn’t care about his daughters like we care about our child, but should we not treat our child as a human being? Besides, can his brain even compare to ours? Anyway, we should stay far away from them and not get involved in their matters. That's all we need to do.

The money we’ve saved up is enough to find a small house in the county to live in.

Our son is still young, so we don’t need a big house.

Right?"

Zhao Cuihua started to lay out her plan.

Wang Laosan didn't have much ambition to begin with, and hearing his wife's words made him yearn for it even more.

"From now on, just focus on working hard at the factory and stay out of the grain collection business. We don’t rely on them, and we don’t want anything from them. Anyway, we don’t need to be involved with the rest of the Old Wang family!

In the future, during festivals, if you want to visit Dad, just bring over some food, like a fish or a piece of meat.

Even though the job at the factory was gotten through some connections, as long as you work hard, settle in at the factory, and make more contributions, that way we’ll be safe and sound."

Zhao Cuihua said as she took one of the bags from him.