After hearing Grandma Lin's last words, Su Fen felt cold all over. She finally asked her parents-in-law to divide the first house as well. Wasn't it because of her and Lin Aojun's affair
Su Fen regretted it, she really regretted it now. If she had known, she would have confessed the matter in the morning. She thought that confessing would gain Grandma Lin's forgiveness, but unexpectedly, it made things worse.
As Grandma Lin finished her words, the hall was silent, and no one dared to make a sound. But it must be said that the three branches of the Lin family were quite satisfied with the division of the family this time. Finally, it was Lin who spoke softly: "Mom, you still have to go to work in the afternoon. Hide the money you got first, clean up the kitchen later, and then go to rest." It was a coincidence that Lin Aojun got married yesterday and Lin's father was resting today. However, Lin's father was not idle even when he was resting. He turned around and went to work. It must be said that he was really hardworking.
When Lin's mother heard her daughter's words, she came to her senses and agreed, "Yes, yes, hide the money first, hide the money first..."
"Second sister-in-law, I'm going to hide the money too, and I'll come back to help you clean it up later." Aunt Lin followed up.
Seeing that everyone was moving, Grandma Lin stood up and said, "Eldest wife, you and Aojun's wife come with me." Then she carried the wooden box back to the room.
Seeing this, Aunt Lin and Su Fen hurried to follow.
Wang Qiuyue quietly came to Lin Qingqing: "How come..." Now that everyone has separated, will their eldest family separate or not? Wang Qiuyue wanted to separate. Her second brother did such a thing, which showed that he was a fool. She didn't want their family to be implicated. After the separation, the parents-in-law would be fine with them.
Lin Qingqing didn't say anything, just patted her shoulder, and then teased the child in Wang Qiuyue's arms.
"Mom..." Lu Haici was also infected by the atmosphere and came to Lin Qingqing.
Lin Qingqing said, "You and your uncle go play." Then she walked out.
Seeing this, Lu Cheng followed.
Lin Qingqing: "I'm going to talk to my mother, don't follow me."
Lu Cheng: “…” Okay, he could only move a bench and sit on it.
Lin Qingqing came to Lin's father and mother's room. The door was closed. It was estimated that Lin's mother was hesitating about where to hide the money. Lin Qingqing knocked on the door: "Mom, it's me. I have something to tell you."
Hearing that it was her daughter, Lin's mother opened the door. When she hid the money, she would be on guard even against her own husband, for fear that the man would spend it. But she would not be on guard against her own daughter because she had money.
After Lin Qingqing entered the house, Lin's mother immediately closed the door. She still held the money in her hand and said, "My daughter, you said the house is so small, where can I hide the money? Oh, I don't feel at ease no matter where I hide it." Lin's mother was very sad, "What if someone breaks into the house when we are not here?"
Lin Qingqing said: "Let's go to the county town and buy a house."
"What?" Lin's mother hasn't reacted yet.
Lin Qingqing said, "This morning, Lu Cheng and I bought a small courtyard with a private entrance in the county town. It is relatively close to Lu Cheng's aunt's house. Due to the current situation, many houses are being sold at low prices, and the price is one or two hundred yuan cheaper than usual. Lu Ming is 14 years old this year and is in junior high school. He will go to high school next. There is no high school in our commune, so he has to go to the county town. When the time comes, you will go to accompany him and live in your own home. Don't be too nice. And now that we have a house in the county town, we can be more selective when looking for a partner in the future. My father has a stable job. If you buy a house in the county town and register your household registration in the county town, you will have commercial grain every month, and you don't have to work so hard at home."
Mother Lin was shocked when she heard this: “This… this…” But she felt bad to take out so much money at once, regardless of whether she had the money or not.
Lin Qingqing said: "Mom, do you believe me or not?"
"Of course I believe you." Lin's mother said without hesitation. She didn't believe it before, thinking that her daughter had a bad temper because of her mother-in-law. But she couldn't control it, there was nothing she could do. But now she believes it, because her daughter has got her eldest nephew into the army and found a stable job for the man. Now in her eyes, her daughter is the most capable.
"Then you go buy a house. There are some good ones among the small courtyard houses with independent entrances that we saw today. Pick one that is close to my house and Lu Cheng's house and buy it for Lu Ming. Think about it, money hidden at home will not make money, and there is a risk of being stolen at any time. But if you buy a house, it will not be stolen. Even if it does not make money, the commercial grain, pork, soap, etc. every month are all benefits. If you still want to work, you can come back to work and record the work points with your grandparents. It can also be regarded as the filial piety of our second house to your grandparents." Lin Qingqing analyzed. Because if she bought a house in the county and Lin's mother moved her household registration out, then her private plot in the countryside would be gone, and she would not be able to get work points. However, she could record the work points with Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin.
Mother Lin thought about it carefully. She could eat both commercial grain and meat, and she would not be delayed in going to work. This was a three-pronged approach. Moreover, after buying a house, she could visit Aunt Lu Cheng's family more frequently. Their family could be considered as people from the county town, and her son would have more choices in finding a partner in the future. She didn't want her son to find a country boy, although she was also from the country. As a mother, she always liked her son to find a good partner. "But I don't have enough money. You know that we didn't separate, and before your father went to work, our family had no private house. Later, your father went to work, and he only saved 100 yuan in the past three years. With the 350 yuan he got, I only have 450 yuan. How can I buy a house now?"
Lin Qingqing said, "I'll go ask Lu Cheng if he can lend me one thousand for my family. We spent 1,500 on the house we bought this time, and now small independent courtyards cost about the same price."
When Mother Lin heard this, she said, "But I am a little worried about borrowing so much money." Although she was borrowing money from her daughter, it was still borrowing money. "Will Lu Cheng have any thoughts about you if you borrow so much money?" Although she cared more about her son and daughter, and her son might be more important, she also felt sorry for her daughter. She didn't want to affect her daughter and her husband because of the house purchase.
Lin Qingqing said, "I'll go ask first. If our family writes a promissory note and pays back 150 yuan every year, it shouldn't be a big problem." Lin's father earns about 20 yuan a month, 240 yuan a year, and paying back 150 yuan will not affect their lives. Lin Qingqing naturally didn't think of giving money for free, but it didn't prevent her from promoting Lin's father and mother. In any case, they are now her family, and she also hopes well for them. Of course, she knows that housing prices will be very high in the future, but she won't let them desperately buy a house. She will remind them to buy a house within their ability.
Lin's mother also calculated that if they had to pay back 150 yuan a year, their family could really afford it. However, she said, "Qingqing, can we buy a smaller house? The price should be within 1,000 yuan, so that we can borrow less."
Lin Qingqing said: "It is indeed possible. When the time comes, you can entrust Du Wei to stay for a while. You will always find a house that satisfies you in all aspects."
Mother Lin: "Okay, let's buy a house." If it was something else, Mother Lin might hesitate, but she really liked the idea of buying a house. Buying a house means they are county residents and can eat commercial grain. This is a business that will not lose money. Moreover, being a county resident is an honorable thing and a face-saving thing.
Besides, Lin's father works and has a fixed salary every month. Lin Luming is only 14 years old now and it will take several years for him to get married. Their family is not in a hurry for money.
After Lin Qingqing talked with Lin's mother for a while, she left the house.
When Lu Cheng saw her coming out, he stood up and walked over: "Is it settled?"
Lin Qingqing leaned close to his ear and whispered what she had said to Lin's mother: "… So we borrow one thousand from Dad and Mom, and Dad and Mom will write an IOU, and then we will pay back 150 every year. What do you think?"
"That's good." Lu Cheng said, "If my parents-in-law move to the county town, it will be convenient for us to come back and move around in the future."
Lin Qingqing said: "I think so too."
Mother Lin also called Father Lin, who was sitting outside, in and talked to him about buying a house. Father Lin naturally had no objection. His daughter could get him a job, so if she wanted to buy a house, then buy a house. But when it came to buying a house, Father Lin thought for a moment and said, "The third son's family also has money, why not ask them if they want to buy a house?"
"What are you asking?" Lin's mother glared at Lin's father. "How can they afford to buy a house? We have to borrow money from our daughter to buy a house. Do you want the third child to borrow money from our daughter as well? They don't have a stable job. When will they pay them back? You better save your money."
"Hehe..." Father Lin smiled honestly, "How could I make things difficult for my daughter?" He is honest, but there are no truly honest people in the world. No matter how good or close brothers are, they are not as close as their daughters. How could Father Lin make things difficult for his daughter? When the third wife doesn't have enough money to buy a house, she asks her daughter to borrow money. What if the daughter borrows money but the third wife can't pay it back? What if the daughter doesn't lend money and the third wife blames her daughter? "But we bought a house, and the eldest and the third brother will know about it sooner or later. We have no choice but to tell them."
Mother Lin thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea."
Father Lin: "What method?"
Lin's mother: "We just say we want to buy a house in the county town, but we don't have enough money, so we ask the first and third wives to borrow money. This way they will know we want to buy a house. If they want to buy it, then we won't lend it to them. It's just a name anyway."
Father Lin gave Mother Lin a thumbs up and said, "You are the smartest one, and our daughter is also smart. It's up to you."
"Of course not." Mother Lin showed a proud expression, "Then it's settled. Go and borrow from the eldest and third sons."
Father Lin said, "I understand." Then he went out.
Father Lin left the house and saw Uncle Lin and Uncle Lin San were also sitting there. They were all the same. They gave the money they had just received to the women in the family. Father Lin walked over and said, "Big brother, Third brother, I want to discuss something with you."
Uncle Lin: "What's the matter?"
Lin Qingqing had just been talking to Lu Cheng, and when she saw what Lin's father did, she looked at him curiously.
Father Lin said, "It's like this. Didn't Qingqing and Lu Cheng buy a house in the county? We want to buy a house for Lu Ming in the county as well, so that the two siblings can be companions. But we don't have enough money, so if the eldest brother and the third brother don't have money arranged, can they lend it to us?"
Uncle Lin: “…”
Uncle Lin: “…”
This cheating second son, their money hasn't even warmed up yet, he actually came to borrow money from them. However, Uncle Lin said: "I need to ask your sister-in-law." But they can borrow it. Their two sons of the first house are married, and there is no use for the 250 yuan in their hands. Moreover, Yiyang's work is still Qingqing's help, so Uncle Lin also has an idea in his mind and will definitely lend the money.
Uncle Lin said, "I want to ask your third brother's wife, too."
Although the three brothers of the Lin family are all honest people, being honest does not mean that they are stupid. It just means that they are honest in character and will not cause trouble.
Father Lin: "Then the eldest brother and the third brother go and ask."
Uncle Lin and Uncle Lin went back to their own room. Lin Qingqing looked at Lin's father's actions and was a little shocked. What was this operation? She was really stunned.
Father Lin noticed his daughter's gaze, blinked at her, and then gave her a simple smile.
Lin Qingqing felt that this cheap father's smile was not honest at all. "What do you think Dad meant by this?" She leaned close to Lu Cheng's ear and asked.
Lu Cheng just felt his ears itchy, he hummed and said: "You can go in and ask your mother-in-law about this matter."
Lin Qingqing: "Then I'll go in and ask."
Grandpa Lin was still in the yard. He was collecting his medicinal herbs. Of course he heard what Father Lin, Uncle Lin and Third Uncle Lin said just now. He was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the second son would think of buying a house. According to the third son's brain, how could he think of buying a house
Large Room
Uncle Lin walked to the door and looked at the empty room. He suddenly remembered that his wife was still in his mother's room, so he had to come out awkwardly. Seeing Father Lin, Uncle Lin said, "Your sister-in-law is in his mother's room and hasn't come out yet. I'll ask her when she comes out."
Father Lin: "Oh, no hurry, no hurry. We are not going to buy a house right away."
Three bedrooms
Uncle Lin also told Aunt Lin what his father had said: "Wife, how much money do you think we should borrow?" They had to borrow it, it was just a matter of how much.
Aunt Lin looked at the 1,050 yuan she received. Needless to say, her family had the most money. "Do you think we can buy a job right away?"
Uncle Lin said, "How can this job be so easy to buy?"
Aunt Lin San said, "That's right. I was thinking that even if I bought the job, I wouldn't know who to give it to among the three sons. If I don't buy the job, each of the more than 1,000 yuan can get more than 300 yuan in the future, which is enough for them to live a good life."
Uncle Lin: "..." That's because his wife didn't have a good life, but Uncle Lin also knew that the good days of the past were gone. "How about this, lend 500 to the third son, and don't lend the 500 that mom gave us to buy jobs. What if there is really a job by then? Although I don't know which son will get the job, I'm still young and I can still work for another 20 years, and I can save a lot of money."
Aunt Lin: "Then I'll listen to you." She counted out 500 yuan and gave it to Uncle Lin. The largest denomination was 10 yuan, and counting 500 yuan took quite a while.
After Uncle Lin received the 500 yuan, he went out and gave it to Lin's father.
Father Lin happily took the money and said, "Third brother, I will write you an IOU later and pay you 150 yuan every year."
Uncle Lin: "Okay, just follow what Second Brother said."
Uncle Lin watched Third Uncle Lin readily lend out 500 yuan, and asked curiously: "Second brother, how much does it cost to buy a house in this county town?"
Father Lin said, "It depends on the house. Qingqing and Lu Cheng went to see it this morning. It's about 1,500. If we can get 1,500, we'll buy the one that's 1,500. If not, we'll buy something cheaper."
Uncle Lin nodded: "It really depends on the situation."
Father Lin said, "Big brother, I will pay yours later, I will pay the third son first." The two sons of the eldest brother are married, and Yiyang also has a salary every month, so it's okay to pay later. The third son's Sanbin is 18 years old this year, and he will soon find a partner, so the third son is more important. Father Lin also has a plan in mind.
Uncle Lin: "Okay, it's okay. The third family is more important. Take care of them first."
Grandpa Lin felt comforted when he heard about the harmony between them.
But at this moment, there was one room that was not harmonious at all.
Aunt Lin and Su Fen were called into the house by Grandma Lin. Aunt Lin was not nervous, but Su Fen was extremely nervous.
As soon as she entered the house, Grandma Lin said bluntly: "I called you in because I wanted to tell Aojun's wife that since we have split up, you should also split up your family. Aojun's wife, I know my own grandson very well. Aojun would never come up with such an idea. This was all your idea, right?"
Su Fen's heart tightened. She wanted to deny it, but facing Grandma Lin's gloomy face and the eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, she couldn't deny it.
Grandma Lin added, "I was young once too, and I know young people make mistakes, so at first, I really thought that Aojun had sex with you, but this morning you came to confess. My silly grandson would never have thought of such a scheme of calculating first and then confessing. He might be impulsive, but he would never take into account the calculation. So, this is something you came up with, right?"
When Aunt Lin heard this, she said quickly, "That's right, I knew my son wouldn't do such a thing. Well, it turns out that you led him astray. How can you be so black-hearted at such a young age?"
Su Fen knelt down with a plop: "I'm sorry, grandma, I'm sorry, mom, it's my fault. I can't stand the hardship, so I want to marry Brother Aojun." She didn't deny it anymore, but admitted it straightforwardly. Because she knew that since Grandma Lin already thought it was her idea, it would be useless for her to deny it. If she denied it again, Grandma Lin would only think that she was worse. It would be better to admit it straightforwardly. "But grandma, mom, I will live a good life with Brother Aojun in the future. I will not let him down. Please forgive me."
Grandma Lin said, "I've said before, I was young once too, I know young people make mistakes, I can forgive you for making a mistake once, but if you make a mistake, you have to bear the consequences."
Su Fen's face turned pale. She didn't know what consequences Grandma Lin would want her to bear. But when she heard Grandma Lin say that they could be forgiven for their mistake this time, she felt a little more at ease. At least the result would not be that she and Lin Aojun would be divorced.
Su Fen was a little clever, but she was still self-aware in this unfamiliar Gaoshanao Production Brigade. After all, it is not without reason that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. Besides, the Lin family is very famous here. To put it bluntly, they are the most powerful. She can't afford to offend them. So, she could only apologize: "I'm sorry, grandma, I was self-righteous and showed off my cleverness. I was wrong. Thank you for forgiving me this time. I won't do it again in the future."
Grandma Lin suddenly said in a stern voice: "Okay, I'll tell you about the consequences now." She was a young lady after all. When she held the majesty of the mistress of the house, not only would a little girl like Su Fen be afraid, but even people of Aunt Lin's age would be afraid. "I won't make things difficult for you. The consequence I'm talking about is the division of the eldest branch of the family. You and Ao Jun can live your lives in peace. I will still give you face in public. And the eldest daughter-in-law, we've talked about this matter behind closed doors today. It's fine if you've heard it. Once you leave this room, just pretend you haven't heard about it. The reason I asked you to come in is to make you understand something."
Aunt Lin hurriedly said, "Yes, I will listen to mother."
Su Fen lowered her head and did not dare to object: "I will listen to grandma. I will live a good life with Brother Aojun in the future." Grandma Lin had said so much. If she dared to object, the whole family would surely know about it, and she would be even more embarrassed then.
Grandma Lin nodded and said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, you should also go and divide the family property. When you divide the property, be fair and don't lose out on what Aojun and his wife deserve."
Aunt Lin certainly didn't dare to object, but said: "Mom, can we not have three rooms? Yiyang is the eldest son, and we two should live with him."
Aunt Lin couldn't be as carefree as Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin. After all, she had seen little of the world and she only knew that the elderly had to live with their eldest son. What's more, her eldest son was in a military farm.
Grandma Lin waved her hand and said, "You decide for yourselves." She wouldn't interfere with how the old family divided the property.
Aunt Lin was relieved when she heard this, but if Aojun and his wife were separated, how would the money be divided
Before Aunt Lin could think of a way, as soon as she walked out of the room, she learned from Uncle Lin where the money went.
Seeing Aunt Lin coming out, Uncle Lin pulled her aside and said, "Wife, the second son and his family want to go to the county town to buy a house, and they don't have enough money. The third son borrowed 500 yuan. You see, our money is of no use for the time being, so why not lend it to the second son?"
Aunt Lin was about to faint, the money was not even warm yet. But she said immediately: "Okay, let's lend the 250 to the second brother. But..." She looked at Su Fen, "Aojun's wife, you can see that our money was lent to Aojun's second uncle, so after we split up, you have to wait a while before dividing your money." That's great, she was worried about Su Fen in the first place and didn't want to give her the money. Now with the second uncle as an excuse, she doesn't have to divide the money immediately. She didn't want to take the money, but wanted to see how Su Fen would perform first.
Su Fen pulled her stiff face and forced a smile: "Yes, I'll listen to you."