Chapter 162: Chapter 162: If We’re Going to Split, Let’s Split
Jiang Mianmian felt somewhat embarrassed, after all, Yu Cheng, an outsider, was listening to this family’s “dirty laundry” inside the room.
Seeing that the eldest was truly angry, Jiang Changtao hurriedly set aside his pride to seek peace, “Eldest brother, she’s not thinking straight, don’t lower yourself to argue with a woman. They’re all children of this household; there’s no need to quibble over such matters.”
He knew trouble was coming when his wife began to attribute the accounts to San Ya.
Clearly, they had been in the right, but now the eldest had turned the tables, and what was right had become wrong.
“No, today we must clear everything up! Just like you said earlier, biological brothers should also settle their accounts clearly, to prevent you and your wife from always thinking that our main branch has taken an enormous advantage of you.”
Jiang Changhai was naturally argumentative even when he was wrong, so when he had a point, he was relentless.
Jiang Changtao’s face turned red with frustration, “Eldest brother, must you press people this hard?!”
Jiang Changhai was aggressive, “It’s you who started treating me like a soft persimmon first!”
Seeing that the two brothers were on the verge of a real argument, Jiang Dashan slammed his old tobacco pipe heavily on the table and said sternly, “Enough, shut up, all of you, with your quarreling and squabbling—what kind of behavior is that?”
Then, without waiting for Jiang Changhai to rant, he shot a sharp look towards Sun Lixia, “Laosan’s wife, with your relentless nitpicking and squabbling with the eldest, do you have thoughts of dividing the house? If you want to split the household, just say so; I’ll grant your wish.”
Jiang Dashan’s words were truly harsh, and Sun Lixia’s face immediately turned pale with fright. She hastened to explain, “Dad, I didn’t mean that. I just thought that the eldest took so much money and should contribute a share, especially since Yu Cheng has been staying and eating at our home recently.”
“The decision-making in this household is still up to your mother and me; it’s not your place to decide!”
Jiang Dashan’s face was stern, and both his expression and tone were very strict, “The money the eldest has, is his own reward for saving a life. If you’re jealous, you can go out and save lives too. When people come to thank you, your mother and I won’t want a penny.”
This was the first time Sun Lixia had been scolded by her father-in-law , and in front of all the family members, without sparing her the face of one who had borne two grandsons.
She felt both wronged and humiliated, but managed to restrain herself and spoke her mind, “Dad, no matter what you say, you’re still biased towards the eldest!”
Upon hearing this, Su Wanyu immediately countered softly, “Sister-in-law, what you’re saying isn’t right. If we’re talking about favoritism, mom and dad favor Zhiwen and Zhiwu the most. Our Mianmian has never tasted eggs or braised pork in secret.”
Sun Lixia’s face turned from green to red with Su Wanyu’s retort, but the latter stated facts that she couldn’t refute at the moment.
Meanwhile, upon hearing his father angrily mention “dividing the family,” Jiang Changhai’s thoughts quickly began to churn.
He hastily adopted an indignant expression and said resentfully, “Then let’s divide the house! I know you all think mom and dad are biased towards me, that you’re treated unfairly, but I don’t even want to live with you.”
He had long desired to split from the household, and if he could take this opportunity to do so today, that would be perfect.
With the money he had now, it was more than enough to buy a plot of land and build a new house.
At these words, the Jiang family members were all dumbfounded—how did it come to a real division of the house so suddenly?
Zhang Guihua was the first to jump out in disagreement, “Eldest, what are you talking about?!”