Chapter 126 - Chapter 126: Chapter 126: There’s Selfishness Too (2/2)

“As a person, one must keep their word. What we promised back then, you’ve forgotten all about, have you? Besides, the sons are grown up and each has his own mind. Look at the troubles of these days, all caused by what! Fourth child is about to enlist, we should divide the household, so everyone can live peacefully on their own, and Fourth child can be at ease,” Old Man Han seemed quite open-minded.

“What’s there to be uneasy about? Who said Fourth child must go? There’s more than one son in the family, I don’t agree to the division!”

When Mrs. Yang said this, aside from Su Wenyue, the other daughters-in-law all changed their expressions. They could tolerate their mother-in-law’s favoritism on regular days, but these words were hard for them to swallow at this particular time. They were all sons; why should the Fourth child be the only one who couldn’t go!

“Mother, let’s not talk about the usual. Fourth child has already agreed to it. All of us are sons, how can you be so biased!” Mrs. Liu blurted out what she thought, her words filled with indignant discontent.

Mrs. Yang had said those words in a moment of desperation, and with Mrs. Liu’s questioning, she actually found it difficult to respond, blushing with embarrassment.

Although Han Hu felt ripples in his heart, after all, Han Yu was his brother, and he didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. Seeing his wife pressuring his mother like this, he felt a bit sorry for her, and besides, he wasn’t very supportive of the idea of dividing the household in the first place.

“Dad, whether Fourth child should go or not, we can discuss it later. The idea of dividing the family doesn’t seem right. Mother said some things right; in the village, any prosperous family doesn’t divide. Moreover, with parents still around, there’s no need to divide. You and Mother are still hale and hearty, it’s not yet time to split the household,” Han Hu’s thinking was quite old-fashioned and conservative, similar to the majority’s opinion.

Han Hu’s words still carried weight in front of Old Man Han, who puffed thoughtfully on his dry cigarette.

“Child’s father, if Dad says so, he certainly has his reasons. Just listen to Dad,” Mrs. Liu knew she was disliked, but she couldn’t help but chime in.

Had it been any other time, others might not speak, but Mrs. Liu would be the first to oppose the division; after all, with Su Wenyue’s dowry in the picture, not dividing the household would benefit her significantly. If they did divide, she’d have nothing. But faced with such a situation, when choosing between her man and a small benefit, the latter seemed insignificant. In her view, as long as the family was divided, Han Yu going to enlist would be a sure thing, and the burden would not fall on her own man.

For the Second and Third House, the matter of dividing the family was neither here nor there.

Han Quan might be as naive and conservative as Han Hu, thinking that dividing the family was not good. Mrs. Li, however, was entirely in favor. Living together in one big family, she was suppressed by her mother-in-law, and disliked by the sisters-in-law except for Fourth child’s wife. Their house was full of honest folks who always ended up being bullied. She also had a selfish wish that her man would not leave.

As for the Third House, Han Lin was a bit simple-minded, relishing the thought that after the division, all the property would be in his hands to squander as he pleased, with fewer people above him to control his actions. He was overly pleased with the idea.