Chapter 85: The Plan Failed
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Old man Heng’s plan had failed.
However, he did not want his sons to ask him, “Father, are we really splitting up?”
Old man Heng was astonished.
“It’s good to split up. This house is only this big. After splitting up, we can go back to the countryside and get a piece of land.” Heng Dalang said.
It was difficult to find a reliable job in town.
“That’s right, Father. You said that you want to split up, so when are we splitting up? How?”
Old man Heng was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
He cursed the idiot in his heart.
Was he splitting up? He thought that Heng Yi would compromise for the sake of harmony and beauty.
Who would have thought that Heng Yi would act like he had taken the wrong medicine? He didn’t even talk about compromising, he directly refuted and stated his position clearly.
Uncle Heng said, “This house is indeed a little crowded. The children are all grown up and want to start a family. Second brother, you should let them go and let them work hard. If they can’t, they can go back to the countryside and build a house. They can raise a few chickens and grow vegetables.”
“That’s right, Second Brother. Is Eldest Brother right?”
Third Uncle Heng and Fourth Uncle Heng urged Old Man Heng.
Old Man Heng looked at his four sons and daughters-in-law. After a long silence, he said, “Divide them. Your uncles and uncles are here today. Divide them.”
“Old man.” Old Woman Heng exclaimed.
“It’s good to split them up. The houses in the town are indeed small, and it’s not enough for a whole family to live in. However, it’s definitely not affordable for all of you to buy houses in the town…” Said old man Heng.
He had spent so much effort to move his family to the town, and now he had to move back to the countryside. How could he be willing?
“Father, moving back to the countryside is much better than staying in town.”
Old man Heng didn’t know what to say about his stupid sons.
However, since Old Man Heng had agreed to divide the family, this family had to do so.
The four daughters-in-law had saved some money, but the money they had when they returned to the countryside to repair their houses was not enough, so they all had their eyes on the money box of Old Woman Heng.
Big Uncle Heng and the others were also staying in the inn today, so they weren’t in a hurry at all. Instead, they kindly gave Old Man Heng some advice.
For example, which place in the countryside was better? Their family already had a few acres of land. If they bought a few acres of wasteland to open up wasteland and build a small courtyard for each of their sons, it would be extremely dignified.
But was this what old man Heng wanted to hear?
Of course not.
He kept smoking in silence.
His uncles felt that it was good to go to the countryside. If they did not have enough money, they could sell this small courtyard in town and have the money to repair the house.
The most expensive thing to build a house was the tiles. Anything else that could be used could be used.
However, after the house was repaired, it would also require a lot of money to buy all the furniture.
Old Woman Heng leaned on the chair, feeling her flesh being cut off piece by piece.
“That’s all for today!” said old man Heng.
Big Uncle Heng, Third Uncle Heng, and Fourth Uncle Heng immediately rose to their feet, giggling as they spoke to old man Heng, praising him for his wisdom.
Old Man Heng was furious.
If it wasn’t for his deep thoughts and good endurance, he would have cursed out loud.
Everyone returned to their rooms to sleep. The small courtyard gradually quieted down, but the rooms were not quiet.
They were all muttering about the matter of splitting the family, calculating the money in their hands. How much money would Old Woman Heng take out to split when the family split? Does Heng Yi’s share count?
There was an opening in the window of the bridal room, and an oil lamp was burning in the room.
Heng Yi and Han Qiao were lying on the bed.
They had never thought of consummating their marriage here. Although both of them had thoughts, they held back.
They did not say anything. After all, the walls had ears, and it was inconvenient to say anything.
He just lay there.
Since they were already married, they were in a very good mood.
They thought that they would not be able to sleep, but they fell asleep very quickly.
That night, apart from Heng Yi and his wife, and the carefree children who hadn’t grown up yet, the rest of the Heng family didn’t sleep well.
Old Woman Heng was a little listless when she woke up in the morning. She sat on the chair and sighed.
Heng Sister-in-law and a few other sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen, waiting for Han Qiao and Heng Yi to get up and serve tea to Old Man Heng and Old Woman Heng.
The children were all waiting for their new aunt’s greeting gift.
When Han Qiao and Heng Yi woke up, the atmosphere in the Heng family was very tense.
A few boys came over with water to wash their faces and called her Fifth Aunt.
All of them were smiling so brightly that their eyes were curved into crescents, and their faces were filled with flattery.
Han Qiao gave each of them a red packet with too wens inside.
“Thank you, Fifth Aunt!”
After receiving the greeting gift, they all ran away happily.
The little girls brought breakfast over one after another. They also called out to Aunt Wu in unison and looked at Han Qiao eagerly.
Han Qiao still gave each of them a red packet.
After the little girl took it, she said, “Thank you, Fifth Aunt.”
Then, she ran away.
Han Qiao laughed.
Heng Yi, who was sitting on the side, laughed as well.
“Let’s eat breakfast.”
Han Qiao looked at her breakfast and didn’t have much of an appet.i.te.
Because it was all leftover from yesterday. It was a big mess of meat and oil, and it looked a little bad.
“Eat a few mouthfuls. I’ll go out and buy wontons for you after you toast me some tea.”
“No, it’ll be over soon.”
Heng Yi wasn’t picky. He ate everything and enjoyed it very much.
Han Qiao indeed did not have much of an appet.i.te. She casually ate two mouthfuls and put down her bowl and chopsticks.
Heng Yi finished the rest of the food.
Heng Yi carried the empty bowl and chopsticks out. Fourth sister-in-law Wu Shi walked over. “Fifth brother, leave it to me. Have sister-in-law prepare some tea for Father and Mother.”
Even if he wasn’t her biological son, he still had to toast her.
The grace of raising him…
Heng Yi took a deep breath.
He was actually very depressed. On the one hand, he was extremely annoyed, but on the other hand, he could not get rid of it.
When Han Qiao and Heng Yi arrived at the central room, the atmosphere was very harmonious again, as if yesterday’s conflict had never happened. Old Man Heng and Old Woman Heng were all smiling, and the uncles and aunts were even more amiable.
Han Qiao couldn’t help but sigh. The Heng family was really thick-skinned.
If it were her, she definitely wouldn’t be able to do it.
Fourth sister-in-law brought tea over. When Heng Yi and Han Qiao took it, they were still hesitating whether to kneel or not.
Kneel, but feel that they are not worthy.
If he didn’t kneel, others would gossip. It was really difficult to be a human.
Old Woman Heng smiled and said, “No need to kneel, no need to kneel. Hurry up and serve tea!”
Han Qiao couldn’t ask for more.
“Father, drink some tea!”
“Mother, have some tea!”
Old Woman Heng and Old Man Heng took the teacups, then Old Woman Heng gave Han Qiao a red packet.
Han Qiao pinched it curiously. It was a thin piece, which should be a copper coin.
Han Qiao handed him a cloth and a pair of shoes as a greeting gift.
The shoes were bought from someone else, so she didn’t have time to make them. Heng Yi didn’t let her do any needlework.
Han Qiao then served tea to her uncles, aunts, uncles, aunts, and uncles.
They also gave him a red packet. It was so thin that he didn’t know what was inside. Anyway, it wouldn’t be a banknote.
Then, he gave her a recognition gift. It was a cloth that could be used to make clothes.
After serving tea to her brothers and sisters-in-law, she could sit on a chair and wait for the younger generation to serve her tea.
The juniors of the Heng family were really good at pleasing people. They knelt down and kowtowed, then shouted,” Fifth Aunt.””
The juniors were also made of cloth.
When they got the things, they all smiled. This fifth aunt also shouted more and more attentively.
These children weren’t bad by nature, but they had been taught badly by Old
Woman Heng..