Ye Jiu's hand had just risen, and before he could utter his polite refusal, he heard Mrs. He bluntly say to the two of them, "What are you looking at? Those eggs are for your younger auntie to nourish her body. Surely you don't intend to snatch them away to eat, do you?"
Ye Jiu clearly saw the two children quiver in fear at Mrs. He's words, and his sister-in-law Zhao's face instantly fell.
However, due to Mrs. He's authority, though Zhao knew speaking up would do no good, she could only hold it in.
In fact, such situations had occurred countless times since Ye Jiu was born, but previously, because of his physical coordination issues and inability to speak, many things could only be pondered in his heart but not enacted.
But now it was different, his health had already recovered significantly. In such a situation, he truly couldn't bring himself to selfishly enjoy alone while two younger ones, who called him uncle, watched.
Under the longing gazes of Ye Wenxuan and Ye Qingzhi, Ye Jiu directly peeled one of the eggs, split it into two halves, and placed one half in each of their bowls, saying, "I've already recovered quite a bit, let Wenxuan and Qingzhi ."
Mrs. He was about to say something when Ye Jiu interrupted her by picking up the other egg, and said, "Mother, I have been a burden for so many years because of my poor health, this egg is for you and father. When your daughter has money later on, she will buy other good things for you."
"Good, good, my dear treasure has grown up and become sensible, knowing to respect her mother. However, you are still weak and need to nourish yourself, so you should eat this egg. Later, when you grow up, your mother will wait for your filial piety!" Mrs. He placed the egg back in Ye Jiu's bowl with a satisfied heart, and old man Ye felt the same.
Only, as a man, it wasn't suitable for him to express everything outwardly like Mrs. He.
After praising Ye Jiu, thinking of Zhao's recent action, Mrs. He couldn't help but sarcastically say, "My Xiaojiu is sensible, not like some rotten-hearted people who only care about their own small families, having good things and sharing with their own parents but never caring about their in-laws' well-being and life!"
Zhao immediately grimaced and said, "Mother, what you said isn't right. You're the one managing the family and the money is all in your hands. Even if we wanted to, we are powerless, aren't we? If you really want filial piety money, why not separate our households sooner? When we have money in our hands, we can properly respect you."
This comment obviously struck a nerve with Mrs. He, "Tsk, Zhao, you rotten-hearted creature, you think such beautiful thoughts. Go and see which family's younger brother is still unmarried, and whose younger sister is still not wedded, and the elder sister-in-law promotes splitting the family?
I have put so much effort into raising my son, marrying him off, and bearing his children. You have raised the grandchildren to over ten years old. You want good, moving out for a better life, while leaving the eldest and youngest unattended at home with no one to care for or even ask about..."
The customs of Wangshan Village were still relatively good; there wasn't a custom that parents shouldn't split their households.
However, because people of this era were especially prolific breeders with large age gaps between children, often the eldest son would get married, but the younger children were still not grown-up while the parents were already aged.
Thus, even if most families split up, it was only after all the children in the household were settled.
Then the elderly often chose to live with the eldest son, while the other children paid some filial money each year.
It was just that this method seemed somewhat unfair to the elder children.