Chapter 204: Chapter 204 Splitting the Family 1 Chapter 204: Chapter 204 Splitting the Family 1 “Eldest sister-in-law, why isn’t the third sister-in-law working? Today, not only did Yunjin go to the market to get medicine for third brother, but she also cooked and fed him the medicine,” Mrs. Chu spoke up in defense of Su Yunjin.
At that moment, Su Yunjin also looked at Mrs. Zhang and questioned, “Eldest sister-in-law, my husband now has both legs broken. Shouldn’t I stay at home to take care of him? Are you implying that I should neglect my husband because his legs are broken? Shouldn’t I fetch his medicine? Shouldn’t I care for him?”
Gu Ya’s legs were broken.
It was indeed beyond reproach for Su Yunjin to care for him at home.
Even if this matter were taken to others for judgment, no one would say Su Yunjin was in the wrong.
Mrs. Zhang now found herself at a loss for words.
Yet Mrs. Han’s heart ached very much; today, Yunjin had gone to the market again to get medicine for Gu Ya. Who knew how much silver of the Gu family she had spent!
This family must be divided as soon as possible.
She must separate Gu Ya and his wife, Su Yunjin, from their household as soon as possible.
This couple was just a burden.
If they continued to be dragged down by this couple, who knew when they might not even be able to afford food.
“Mother, I don’t care. I am going to lay it all out now. We have to divide the household—I insist on it,” Mrs. Han put down her chopsticks and once again brought up the issue of dividing the household.
“Now that third brother’s legs are broken, he is going to be a cripple in the future. Our Gu family is burdened enough caring for father; are we supposed to care for another invalid? Taking care of father is one thing, but why should we be obligated to care for third brother if he’s paralyzed? There’s no reason for that.”
“Fourth sister-in-law, what are you saying?” Chu Jianghai, the fifth brother, looked at Mrs. Han and Zhang with some anger, “How can you say such things, fourth sister-in-law?”
Mrs. Han was indifferent, “Am I wrong in what I say? If third brother’s legs are useless, doesn’t that mean there is another invalid? Won’t he still be relying on our Gu family to care for him?”
“Fourth daughter-in-law, after all, third brother is your brother-in-law. How can you say such things? What kind of manners are these?” Mother-in-law Mrs. An scolded Mrs. Han, her face darkening with anger.
It was obvious her face had turned iron blue from anger.
“Mother, if you feel that I, your daughter-in-law, have no manners, then let’s divide the household!” Mrs. Han, determined and reckless to separate, continued, “Mother, our Gu family cannot always stay undivided with such a big family. Sooner or later we’ll have to split up. Now that the grain from the fields is almost all harvested, why not take this opportunity to divide the household!”
Eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, also argued for dividing the household, “Mother, Mrs. Han is right. With such a big family, it’s not proper to remain undivided forever. Sooner or later we’ll have to live separately. Why not divide the household now, so that each family can live on its own without being dragged down by certain people.”
Mrs. Zhang’s meaning was clear.
It was plain she was hinting that Gu Ya was a burden.
Su Yunjin, sitting to the side, found that Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Han’s insistence on dividing the household suited her just fine; she also wanted to separate from the Gu family as soon as possible! Since these two troublemakers were now making a fuss about it, today would be a good opportunity to break away from the Gu family.
It would even save her the effort.
She no longer needed to think of other ways to split from the family.
Before the meal was even finished, the entire dispute became about dividing the household. Initially, the mother-in-law, Mrs. An, disagreed with the division, but Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Han kept making a fuss day after day.
This could not go on.
Just then, Su Yunjin suddenly spoke, “Mother, since the eldest sister-in-law and others are unwilling to have my husband burden them, then let’s divide the household.”