Xu Changgong was embarrassed, his old face flushed with shame. Facing Xu Changqian's accusations, he couldn't say a word to defend himself. He was wronged and had no idea about it. But Hu and Mingrui talked nonsense in private, how could he, the head of the family, get away with it
Old Mrs. Xu was also stunned in surprise, her shrewd little eyes darting back and forth at Mingyu.
Xu Changliang shouted quickly, "Brother, I have never thought of Mingyu like this. She is my own niece! How can you make up such a story? Isn't that a bad conscience?" Li quickly joined in, "That's right, brother!"
With Li's help, the hands that were holding Hu's arms loosened. Hu took the opportunity to crawl to the side and avoided Mrs. Xu's slap. Mrs. Xu's eyes were full of anger. When she saw Hu running away, she wanted to chase her and beat her.
Xu Mingye looked coldly at the disheveled and embarrassed Hu, and reached out to stop Madam Xu who was about to chase her and beat her, and whispered, "Mother, calm down and don't argue with them."
Mrs. Xu was panting and stood by her son. Tears could not stop falling. She hugged Mingyu and pointed at Hu and Xu Changgong like an angry lion, saying sternly: "You bunch of weasels, how dare you ruin my daughter's reputation? If I hear a bad word from you in the future, I will fight you to the death!"
Xu Mingye patted his mother's back to calm Madam Xu down. He said in a very cold voice, "I don't think so. Sister Mingrui still wants to get married. Second uncle and second aunt are both smart people. They know what to say and what not to say."
Xu Changgong immediately put on a full smile and said, "Yes, yes, we are all family, flesh and blood, so don't let a few words hurt the harmony. They are ignorant and only know how to talk nonsense. Brother and sister-in-law, please don't bother with them!"
After saying that, Xu Changgong turned around and glared at Hu and Xu Mingrui, who were standing by with tears and snot all over their faces. He shouted, "Why don't you help your mother back to the house? What are you still standing here for? Don't you think it's embarrassing enough? You ignorant things!"
Xu Mingrui was startled and hurriedly lowered her head to help Hu go back. Hu suffered a great loss and was beaten up by Madam Xu and Li. She had never been so humiliated in all these years. Her feet seemed to be rooted to the ground and she was unwilling to leave. Seeing her father's increasingly ugly expression, Xu Mingrui tried her best to pull Hu away.
After Hu and Xu Mingrui left, Xu Changqian looked at his wife and daughter who were still feeling aggrieved, and was unwilling to be polite to Xu Changgong, so he said directly: "Since I came back, I feel that this family does not welcome us. I think our family should move out as soon as possible, so as to avoid being framed behind our backs all day long, and having to sneeze when eating and sleeping. Madam, Mingye, Mingyu, let's go back and pack our things, and leave now!"
Xu Changgong quickly stopped Xu Changqian and shouted, "Brother, it's just a quarrel between women, why has it escalated to such a serious level? Isn't it enough for my younger brother to apologize to you?"
Xu Changgong was not the most vehement opponent of Xu Changqian moving out to live a new life. The most anxious one was the third branch of the Xu family. The couple of the third branch was waiting to use Xu Changqian as an opportunity to separate the family property. How could they just let Xu Changqian go? In the eyes of the Xu family, the first branch had made a fortune outside and disdained the Xu family's small fortune. Xu Changliang never expected the eldest brother to give them money. They were not greedy, but only hoped that the family property could be distributed more fairly. If Xu Changqian's family left in anger, this eldest brother, who always thought he was noble, would not care about the family property, and he would be happy for nothing.
"Brother, calm down." Xu Changliang smiled. "If you don't live at home, where else can you live? How can we be separated as a family?"
Although Xu Changliang had a lot of thoughts in mind, he was still very warm and honest to Xu Changqian's family. Therefore, Xu Changqian's face softened when he spoke to him. He shook his head and said, "There are a few vacant houses in the government office that we are not using. I'll talk to my superiors and ask them to lend them to us for two days. When we find a suitable house, we will move out."
This, this was clearly planned long ago! Xu Changliang sighed.
"Old lady, please persuade my eldest brother. He and his wife are the most filial!" Xu Changliang quickly brought up the old lady. When the old lady heard the word "filial", she was obviously stunned, then sat down and said reluctantly: "It's just a quarrel of a few words, why do you want to leave so easily? The second daughter-in-law is wrong, you have beaten and scolded her, you should calm down now."
She is a stepmother, not Xu Changqian's biological mother. If Xu Changqian moves out to live somewhere else, others will only think that she, as the stepmother, is too harsh on her original son.
No matter how the second and third brothers of the Xu family persuaded him, Xu Changqian was determined to move out. No matter how strong the family ties were, they could not withstand such repeated tests, not to mention that he was not close to these half-brothers.
"Changgong, Changliang, we are all old, and our children are grown up. How can we brothers live together for the rest of our lives? Look, with such a large family, if something happens, it will hurt our bones and hurt our feelings!" Xu Changqian sighed, "It's better to separate. You and I are both descendants of the Xu family. If we separate, there will be fewer conflicts and we will still be brothers."
Xu Changliang's expression slowly changed. He exchanged a glance with Li, unable to conceal the surprise in his eyes, and then shouted, "Brother, are you going to split up the family?"
Old Mrs. Xu, who had just sat down for a while, almost jumped up from her chair when she heard this. She said with a stern face, "Divide the family? I'm not dead yet, what are you dividing? If you want to divide it, you have to step over my dead body!"
This era is very strict about dividing the family. There is a tradition that the family should not be divided while the parents are still alive. The emphasis is on four generations living together to be happy and complete.
Xu Changqian had not originally thought about dividing the family. In his heart, he was a proud and arrogant person. The harsh treatment he received from Old Lady Xu during his youth made him never feel a sense of belonging to the Xu family after Xu Lin was gone. Therefore, he felt that taking his wife and children away this time would only bring the Xu family back to the state it was in before he returned to the capital.
However, Mrs. Xu didn't think so. Xu Changqian was the eldest son, and he was superior to the second and third sons in terms of etiquette. It was natural for him to have a share of the family property, and he had to leave some money for the two children. If he died like this, with the speed at which the second and third sons of the Xu family squandered the family fortune, who knew if there would be anything worth sharing in the Xu family in two years.
"It's better to split up." Madam Xu wiped her tears with a handkerchief and glared at Xu Changqian. This was not the time to be modest. She said, "It will save us from being pointed at and scolded for eating free meals."
"What nonsense are you talking about, sister-in-law?" Xu Changgong smiled guiltily, "This is sister-in-law's home!" He felt secretly regretful in his heart. He had just scolded Hu away, and now the people from the first and third rooms teamed up to deal with him. The old lady was useless, and he could hardly stand it anymore.
Mingyu poked her head out, her big, watery eyes still red, and asked in a nasal voice, "Second Uncle, don't you think I'm embarrassing? It's just right that we've separated, so I won't affect my cousin's marriage."
Xu Changgong wanted to slap himself in the face twice, and laughed awkwardly, saying vaguely: "That was your second aunt and the others who said the wrong thing, don't take it to heart."
Li said in a long voice: "Hey, big brother, this matter can't be vague. What if Mingrui doesn't fly up to become a princess or a royal lady, and you rely on Mingyu? What will you do!"
Before Xu Changgong could say anything, Old Lady Xu got angry first and shouted, "Shut up! No one thinks you are dumb!" She couldn't understand why the third brother and his wife did not help the second brother, who were born of the same mother, but instead stood on the side of the eldest brother. Could it be that the eldest brother gave them benefits in private
Hu was helped out of the old lady's yard by Xu Mingrui. She first found a secluded place to tidy up her hair and wipe her face, then she tremblingly returned to her own yard. The maids and old women she met along the way walked around them, because they all knew that the masters of the Xu family had made a big fuss, and seeing the Second Madam's behavior, no one dared to go up and bring bad luck upon themselves.
As soon as she returned to the room, Mrs. Hu couldn't help but cover her face and cry. She got angry while crying. First, she swept all the teapots and teacups on the table to the ground, and then she started to throw stools and overturn the table. Xu Mingrui was afraid that someone would see her, so she drove all the maids and servants out, leaving only her to serve Mrs. Hu.
"Mom, please stop smashing it!" Xu Mingrui was angry and anxious. Seeing her mother in such a state of disgrace, she felt distressed and could not help but shout, "If the maids and old women outside hear it, I don't know how they will make it up. If my grandmother hears it, it will be another big fuss."
Hu's eyes were filled with tears, her face was red and swollen, and there were several bloody marks on her neck from her fingernails. She gritted her teeth and the words she spoke seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth. She stared with an extremely ferocious expression, "Mingrui, you don't know, that country woman Su actually dared to hit me, and beat me in front of the Xu family... And that bitch Li, she took sides and did those little tricks, thinking I didn't know? She's an ungrateful bastard! She eats our food and drinks our drinks, and still wants to bully us... My heart feels like it's being fried in a frying pan..."
"That's because Third Aunt and the others don't know what's good for them!" Xu Mingrui said angrily, "How can they just turn their elbows outward? Grandmother is mad at them."
Mrs. Hu shook her head, looking at her beautiful daughter with heartache, sighed and said, "Your uncle's family is fine, but I'm afraid that Mingyu's affairs will affect you. I was originally hoping that with the marriage to the Marquis's Mansion, you could marry into a wealthy family, but now... oh, what can I do!"
Speaking of marriage, Xu Mingrui's pretty face turned red. Thinking of how her mother was beaten because of Mingyu, she clenched her fist and patted Hu's chest to assure her: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to deal with Mingyu, that ignorant girl, to vent your anger!"
Mrs. Hu was startled and said quickly, "You can't bully her just because you're her elder sister. If people find out, you'll be blamed."
Xu Mingrui smiled proudly, "How could that be possible! I guarantee that she will be embarrassed and dumb and can't say anything about it!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and give rewards on Qidian Mobile Network (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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