"What's going on here today? You actually want to call us old men here?" The old man with the longest beard spoke, his voice was a little weak, as if he might die at any moment.
"Second uncle, that's what happened... Tongwen has always been in charge of the affairs of our house. However, now that Tongwen has handed over the gold lock piece and Tongwu is not at home, Tongcai can only temporarily manage the affairs of our house.
Tube."
"This kind of thing is not a big deal. It's up to you to decide."
"Yes, of course I don't dare to bother my second uncle with such a trivial matter. But just now...well, since Ji married me, Tongwen and Tongwu have treated her..." Some things don't need to be explained too clearly, anyway, everyone knows
knew.
Failure often starts from the inside (8)
Wan Qing snorted secretly, she was obviously here to force her father to hand over the gold lock piece, but now, she actually did it with such an understatement...
"We are all old, and we want to find a quieter place to enjoy our old age... It was nothing big when we arrived, but Tong Cai is a filial man and wants to serve us... Now, these three brothers are older, and I am old again
, I really can’t control it anymore, each of them feels that they have their own abilities and they don’t agree with each other.”
"So, I think it's better to let them divide their families like this. At that time, each of them will get some family property. What will happen in the future depends on their own abilities, so as to avoid them all saying that I am partial to others... I invite some uncles to come today.
I just asked a few uncles to bear witness so that they would not cry out about injustice in the future."
The uncles really didn't expect that Old Mrs. Xiao invited them here for the purpose of dividing the family. Especially when they thought of what he said before that the Xiao family is now managed by Xiao Tongcai. This...even if the juniors don't know, they do.
You know, that Xiao Tongcai was born from a concubine, and his legitimate eldest son, Li, is still alive, so he must not be allowed to take power.
However, what can they say at this time? Mrs. Xiao invited them here to give them face. In fact, among the entire Xiao family, only one branch of the Xiao family is the only one, and the other branches have long since declined.
No, it’s because they have never been in their prime. If they hadn’t married Xiao Tongwen’s mother, this branch would never be where it is today.
They have no room to interfere in such matters.
Therefore, they could only look at each other, and finally, their eyes fell on Xiao Tongwen.
"Tongwen, do you have any opinions?" It was the second uncle who asked.
"Back to my second uncle, Tongwen only wants the Xiao family's house. As for the rest, my father has the final say." Although the Xiao family's house is surnamed Xiao, it is his mother's dowry. Her mother was the only daughter in the family, and she married the old man.
After that, everything about his mother came with him. He didn't care about other shops and the like, but this house was the place where his mother was born and grew up. He would never give in.
The second uncle turned his attention back to the old man. As for Xiao Tongcai, he never glanced at him from beginning to end.
Decline often starts from the inside (9)
No matter how hard they try, Xiao Tongwen is the only one they will admit, because he is the legitimate eldest son of the Xiao family.
"How do you plan to divide this house?"
"All the shops belong to Tongwu, and all the land and manors, including this house, belong to the two brothers Tongwen and Tongwu." The old man said softly.
Not just Wan Qing, everyone raised their eyebrows fiercely and looked at him in surprise. If this is not called partiality, everyone in the world is the most fair and selfless person.
Even Xiao Tongcai, his wife and the old lady looked surprised. Presumably, they did not expect to get so many benefits.
"Is this..." The second uncle frowned.
"I agree."
As soon as Xiao Tongwen said these words, everyone looked at him.
"My uncles, as long as this house is left to Tongwen, Tongwen doesn't care about the rest. My second brother also thinks the same as me. As the ancients said, a good man will not live in separate families, and a good woman will not wear wedding clothes.
It doesn’t matter how much you get, what’s important is that people must have real abilities and be able to support a family with their own abilities...”
Xiao Tongwen's remark won high praise from several uncles.
"It's just that this is really a bit difficult for you..."
"It doesn't matter, uncle, my father also left some land for us."
Wan Qing looked at the exchange between Xiao Tongwen and her uncle, and felt that she was looking at the old man, but she saw that he was also looking at Tongwen, something flashed in his eyes, but he said nothing.
It was only when Xiao Tongwen and his uncle finally reached an agreement and decided to respect other people's opinions that they snorted and said, "That's it. While the uncles are here, you two brothers will go to the Yamen to handle all the documents that need to be done.
Then he turned to Xiao Tongcai, "I guess you have already found the house you like. You can move there before the New Year!"
At this time, even Xiao Tongwen was a little surprised. He knew that the division of the family was finalized today, and he knew that he would not be able to share anything in the Xiao family's property except this house. However, he really did not expect that the old man would be so eager to leave.
"Father, do you need to be in such a hurry?" Xiao Tongwen was confused.
Wan Qing suddenly remembered that one day she heard her father say to her mother, "Soon, soon, no one here will dare to bully my mother anymore. Believe me, soon, soon..."
Decline often starts from the inside (10)
Is this what her father said? Wan Qing looked at Xiao Tongwen and saw that it was indeed very fast. Compared to a lifetime, less than half a year was really extremely fast. From now on, the entire Xiao family will
Hongyun will be in charge alone.
For some reason, Wan Qing suddenly felt upset, especially when she saw the old man turning around to face Xiao Tongwen, showing a rare knowing smile that he didn't know what it meant.
Fortunately, things come and are resolved quickly, and those people leave even faster.
The old lady and Mr. Xiao's family got the benefits as they wished, so they left in a hurry. Xiao Tongcai and Xiao Tongwen immediately went to the government. The old lady sent several uncles away.