Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Dividing the Family 2 Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Dividing the Family 2 “Dividing the house? Third sister-in-law, do you know what you’re saying?”
Mrs. An looked at Su Yunjin in astonishment, “Are you really sure you want to divide the house?”
Mrs. An disagreed with the division mainly because she was concerned about the hardships faced by the third son and his wife. Now that the third son had broken both his legs, what could they rely on for income in the future?
And as a woman, the third sister-in-law was even less capable of earning money.
Mrs. An was also distressed about her own son, which was why she disagreed with the division. If the house were divided, how would her son Gu Ya and his wife Su Yunjin get by?
If they didn’t divide the house!
With so many people in the Gu Family living under one roof, there would always be food for the mouths of Gu Ya and his wife. One way or another, they would not starve.
Yunjin could see the concerns of her mother-in-law, Mrs. An, so she said, “Mother, if we don’t divide the house, the constant quarreling between eldest sister-in-law and the younger sisters-in-law isn’t sustainable. It’s better to split the house to avoid the whole family being a laughingstock because of our daily disputes. Don’t you think so?”
Ever since Gu Ya’s legs were broken, Mrs. Han and Mrs. Zhang did indeed make a fuss about dividing the house every now and then. Mrs. An’s scolding used to settle them down for a while, but since both of Gu Ya’s legs were broken, her scoldings no longer had any effect.
Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Han were causing trouble in front of their mother-in-law Mrs. An about the division every day.
It gave Mrs. An a headache.
The daughters-in-law making a fuss every day indeed wasn’t right. Mrs. An didn’t want the Gu Family to be in constant unrest, and Yunjin’s words struck a chord with her concerns.
For a moment, Mrs. An didn’t know whether she should agree to the division or not.
Seeing an opportunity, Su Yunjin continued to persuade her mother-in-law, “Mother, let’s just do it this way! Since eldest sister-in-law and the younger sisters-in-law are eager to divide the house, why don’t we just do it today? That will save us from daily disturbances and becoming a spectacle for outsiders. What do you say?”
At these words, both eldest sister-in-law Mrs. Zhang and the younger sister-in-law Mrs. Han found it somewhat incredible. They wanted to separate because they were afraid of being dragged down by Gu Ya, who had broken both his legs.
Separating would benefit them, but it offered no advantage for Su Yunjin and her husband. Why would that wretched girl Su Yunjin speak up for them?
And agree to the division?
Mrs. Han didn’t understand why Su Yunjin would do such a thing.
Mrs. Zhang thought Su Yunjin was indeed a fool, but no matter what, as long as that little wretch Su Yunjin agreed to divide the house, that was all that mattered.
They were keen to separate Su Yunjin and her husband Gu Ya.
In the future, they wouldn’t be burdened by the couple anymore.
Struggling with indecision, the mother-in-law Mrs. An wasn’t sure whether to consent to the division. Even though her daughter-in-law Su Yunjin agreed, Mrs. An couldn’t help but worry about her son Gu Ya.
Her son Gu Ya’s legs were now both broken.
How would they make do if they were to separate?
Mrs. An didn’t concede to the idea of dividing, and Mrs. Zhang, eager to move out of the Gu Family as soon as possible, therefore incited her husband Gu Baofu. Understanding his wife’s intention and also wanting a division himself,
Gu Baofu hasn’t forgotten the issue with his son Gu Changshun.
Gu Ya and his wife had caused his son Gu Baofu to be unable to return to the village; he definitely wouldn’t let Gu Ya and his wife have an easy time!
“Mother, since things have come to this point, just agree to the division,” Gu Baofu spoke up, then continued, “Now that the third brother has become a cripple, why should we brothers support him and his wife? We have no complaints taking care of our paralyzed father, after all, who else gave birth to us? But taking care of the third brother, what kind of situation is that? From ancient times, it has always been sons looking after their father, and there has never been a precedent for looking after a brother.”