Chapter 887: 887 Property Distribution
Li Rong’er felt smug at heart when Xiao Yishan admitted his identity, yet her face maintained a frail and pitiable expression.
Noticing Su Qingyue outside the door, she deliberately called out timorously, “Miss Su…”
In her mind, she thought, Su Qingyue, this woman, is no more than a guest of the Xiao Family now, and it would be best if she scrammed sooner rather than later.
Xiao Yuchuan looked at his guilty second brother, and then at Li Rong’er, who was feigning frailty, “Second brother, your third brother might have to say some disrespectful words now.”
“Say it,” Xiao Yishan tightened his expression.
“I really think you and Li Rong’er are nothing but a pair of shameless dogs,” Xiao Yuchuan’s voice was icy cold.
Xiao Yishan’s face darkened immediately, “Third brother, you are overstepping!”
“Overstepping?” Xiao Yuchuan sneered, “Second brother, you said we were just village men. Do you deserve to use words like ‘overstepping’?”
“I am your second brother! If not for me, would this family have lasted until today?”
Xiao Yuchuan laughed, “Xiao Yishan, I respect you so I don’t care who has made the greatest contributions in this family. When I was 12, after Father and Mother passed away, you were only 15. Back then, we had no fields, just the old decrepit house. You didn’t dare go hunting in the mountains alone, it was I who accompanied you. You couldn’t hunt, didn’t dare ask others for guidance, it was I who desperately begged the old hunters in the village to teach you. We hunted together to provide for the family for two years, then I went to sell goods. The money I earned was no less than yours. I had no intention of taking credit, but please be clear on one fact, after Father and Mother passed away, even if without you, I, Xiao Yuchuan, could still keep this family alive!”
Xiao Yishan’s face turned ashen, his fists clenched tightly.
Li Rong’er felt that Xiao Yuchuan was a tough nut to crack, and living under the same roof with him, she could not take advantage of him and longed for an early division of the family.
Su Qingyue had earned so much money for the Xiao Family. As the head of the family, Xiao Yishan certainly had hidden much silver away, and wouldn’t have handed it all over to Su Qingyue.
Thirty-three acres of fields under Xiao Yishan’s name were enough for her to live a moderately prosperous life, never lacking in food and drink.
“Third brother, I didn’t expect you to become !” disappointment filled Xiao Yishan’s eyes.
Xiao Yuchuan also looked disappointedly at Xiao Yishan, “Second brother, you have changed. Or perhaps, the current you and I are the real you and I. Ever since Li Rong’er came, you truly stopped showing any respect to your wife in front of her. The woman you bought with your wife’s money, you talked about marrying her in front of her. Couldn’t you have waited until after the division of the family to say that? Did you see Li Rong’er’s eyes just now? It was clear she was boasting to your wife about having climbed onto your bed.”
“I haven’t…” Li Rong’er, with a pale face, thought she had only pondered it; could it be that she had accidentally shown it just now?
Xiao Yishan said with a cold face, “Rong’er is not that kind of person!”
“Is that so,” Xiao Yuchuan replied indifferently, “Second brother, I also have some good news to tell you. My wife and I have decided to get married after we divide the family.”
Xiao Yishan stiffened, surprise flashing in his stern eyes, “Yue’er agreed to marry you?”
“Yes, my wife has agreed,” Xiao Yuchuan thought of it and his heart blossomed with joy, his gaze tenderly shifted towards Su Qingyue outside the door and said firmly, “She has consented to marry me.”
Seeing that Su Qingyue did not deny the third brother’s words, Xiao Yishan knew it was true.
Suddenly, a tide of rage surged within him, along with a thick jealousy. Why was it that he had always been so good to Su Qingyue, who never showed him a hint of warmth, yet now she had easily agreed to marry the third brother?