47 Establishing a Female Household
“If you spew nonsense again, I will divorce you!” Lin Dachui said angrily. He felt a trace of joy in his heart.
When Old Lady Lin heard this, she panicked. With her sons by her side, she started crying.
Divorce? This time, she actually panicked.
She was already so old. Her parents were long gone. If Lin Dachui really divorced her, what would she do?
Seeing that Old Lady Lin did not dare to speak, Lin Dachui’s felt victorious. He turned around and looked at the village chief again.
“Sir, it was my negligence that caused my third daughter-in-law to suffer. Xiaoyue and Xiaozhi are my grandchildren. As their grandfather, I will take good care of them. Both of us are still alive, what will others think if we give them their inheritance now?”
The village chief’s expression softened as he looked at Lin Xiaozhi.
In his opinion, since Lin Dachui had spoken up, then their situation should be better.
“Grandpa, we don’t want the inheritance, but we want to separate from the Lin family. In the future, we will not be the Lin family, but the Liu family. When Xiaozhi becomes an adult, he will be the head of our household. We just want to take back what belonged to father.” She had discussed the matter of establishing a female household with her mother previously.
She knew that it was possible in their situation, and the choice was still in her mother’s hands.
As long as Liu Shi wanted to, she could even get married again and change the head of the household.
Lin Dachui was a little confused, until Lin Yuanshan tugged at his sleeve.
“As long as I’m around, the Lin family cannot be separated!” Lin Dachui immediately said.
The people around somewhat agreed.
It was an old tradition that a family should not separate as long as the elders were still around.
Glancing at Lin Yuanshan, Lin Xiaoyue smiled on the inside.
“According to the Imperial Court’s regulations, my mother can choose to set up a female household without anyone’s consent in a situation like this.”
“Since ancient times, when a woman is married, she follows her husband. When her husband dies, she follows her son. When my father died, my brother knew that he was the head of our family. However, he knew that he was still young and needed my mother’s supervision. The Imperial Court had considered this situation and issued this decree,” Lin Xiaoyue said.
“Fifth uncle is studying in school, so he should know this, right?” Seeing that Lin Yuanshan was about to tug at Lin Dachui again, Lin Xiaoyue suddenly looked at him.
Lin Yuanshan instantly froze.
Seeing that everyone’s eyes were focused on him, Lin Yuanshan’s face became white.
“Well, yes…”
“In that case, then please help us.” Lin Xiaoyue immediately interrupted Lin Yuanshan and bowed to the village chief.
The village chief frowned. He felt that he had been set up by Lin Xiaoyue today.
But when he thought of their situation, he could empathize.
It was indeed the rule. If Liu Shi insisted on establishing a female household, he could not interfere.
“Xiaoyue, although this is true, the choice is in third sister-in-law’s hands. If third brother were still alive, would he want you to leave the family?” Lin Yuanshan looked at Lin Xiaoyue with a pained expression.
The corners of Lin Xiaoyue’s mouth curled up into a sarcastic arc.
“Of course! When father was still alive, he had already mentioned to mom that he wanted to separate from the family.”