Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Division of the Family (1)_1 Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Division of the Family (1)_1 The result turned out to be exactly as Lin Yuan had expected.
Not only Boss and the third one, but even Lin Siyu, who always stayed in the house and did not go out, bounced out with her pretty little face flushed with urgency.
“Oh, my dear ancestor, why did you run out?
Stay away from Little Disaster Star, don’t get tainted by her bad luck!” As soon as Lady Ma saw that her daughter had actually run out, she quickly pulled her towards her own room.
Her daughter was supposed to marry into a wealthy family in the future, how could she be seen with someone lowly and unprofitable like Lin Yuan!
“Siyu, hurry back to your room, how can you run outside so carelessly?” Lady Yang saw her own granddaughter come out and quickly ushered her back inside.
This girl was her most cherished granddaughter, beautiful and clever, with a key feature being her sweet mouth as if smeared with honey.
She was waiting for this granddaughter to marry into a wealthy family to enjoy a life of luxury.
“Mother, I…” This Lin Siyu indeed had many tricks up her sleeve.
Upon seeing her grandmother’s angry tug, she quickly came over and clung to Lady Yang’s arm, acting coyly, “Grandma, don’t give it to her, that silver should be saved for you and grandpa to enjoy!”
Lady Yang smiled and patted her delicate little hand, nodding happily: “You care the most about your grandparents, not like that Little Disaster Star, who’s always like a creditor, always wanting food or money!”
Having Lady Yang’s assurance, Lin Siyu’s heart also settled.
She had long discussed with her mother that Grandma’s money should be saved for her dowry; how could it be casually given away?
With a scornful smile towards Lin Yuan, Lin Siyu strutted away with her head raised and waist swaying.
Xiao Linshuang stuck out her tongue towards her cousin’s retreating figure, making a face.
Everyone in the village said her cousin was beautiful, but she didn’t think so at all.
Speaking of which, Lin Siyu was about the same age as Lin Yuan, but unlike Lin Yuan, Siyu knew how to win Lady Yang’s favor, and even had her name chosen by a fortune teller!
But Lin Yuan wasn’t jealous of her at all.
Just by looking at her peach blossom eyes, you knew this girl was bound to be restless at home in the future!
“Grandpa, Grandma and the others don’t agree, what do you think?”
Lin Yuan’s eyes showed neither joy nor anger, as if everyone’s refusal to give her family food and silver couldn’t make her emotional in the slightest.
Lin Jianling finally looked at this girl properly for the first time.
The villagers all said that the prettiest girl in the Old Lin family was Siyu, and no other girl in the village could match her beauty.
However, upon closer inspection, Lin Jianling couldn’t help but feel that the delicacy hidden beneath Little Disaster Star’s thin face was something Siyu couldn’t compete with.
Yet this slight favor didn’t affect Lin Jianling’s judgement.
The Old Lin family still had four grandsons to feed and a granddaughter destined to marry into a wealthy family who needed a dowry.
He couldn’t jeopardize the boys’ futures for a few granddaughters destined to be nothing more than village women.
Besides, since his second son’s leg was indeed crippled, maybe it was time to divide the family?
But how could he divide the family without being scorned by the villagers?
Lin Jianling was conflicted and finally squeezed out a few dry words: “One month, one portion of food.”
“Then Grandpa, how much food do you plan to give us each month?
My family now has two adults and three children, and in just over two months my mother will give birth to a little brother, by which time our family will definitely need even more food.
My mother is weak and certainly won’t have milk for him, so I plan to raise a sheep to feed my little brother sheep’s milk.
Grandpa, you have to include the money for the sheep as well.”
Lin Yuan spoke as if she were an innocent little girl unfamiliar with worldly affairs, counting on her fingers for Lin Jianling to hear.
Before she even finished, Lin Jianling’s face had turned green.