"Sister-in-law, if you're going to act like this, why did you even marry into The Lin Family? You might as well just go back to your maiden home!"
"Lin Xiaoman, what kind of person are you? How dare you even talk about me! If you weren't so unreliable, this family wouldn't be like this.
My family worked hard to raise me, so what's wrong with me helping them a little now?
If you're not happy, then split the family!"
The original Lin Xiaoman was a good-for-nothing, always messing around, but his sister-in-law, Fang Zhaodi, was a pure "brother-worshipper." Her only purpose in marrying into The Lin Family was probably to use this family to support her maiden home.
Lin Xiaoman had brought this up before, but both his elder brother, Lin Dong, and his parents had urged him to be more tolerant.
According to them, once Fang Zhaodi had a child and found her own sense of belonging, she would settle down.
Lin Xiaoman, however, didn't think so. Some people never change.
Besides, as a transmigrator, the current Lin Xiaoman had many secrets, and it would be very inconvenient to be with his family all the time.
So, when he heard Fang Zhaodi finally mention "splitting the family," Lin Xiaoman chuckled to himself!
"Why should we split the family? If anyone's going to get out, it's you!" That's what he thought, but Lin Xiaoman couldn't say it directly.
"Me get out? Me get out? I have The Lin Family's child in my belly, where am I supposed to go!"
"Lin Dong, what you promised me today, say it now.
And Mom and Dad, Lin Xiaoman is back now, please talk to him about splitting the family!"
Fang Zhaodi was clearly well-prepared; she had already discussed it with her husband, Lin Shanhe, and Wang Xiuzhi.
Hearing her say that, Wang Xiuzhi's expression turned a little sour.
Earlier today, her eldest son and daughter-in-law had approached them, saying they wanted to split the family. And the core of it was to kick Lin Xiaoman out.
To be fair, her second son used to be a handful, always unreliable, not working hard, and often getting into trouble, costing the family a lot of money.
But recently, he had changed quite a bit.
It's just that the conflict between her second son and eldest daughter-in-law was quite significant, and Fang Zhaodi was constantly instigating her eldest son to split the family.
During the day, the couple was so pestered by the two that they could only vaguely say they would discuss it after Lin Xiaoman returned.
She didn't expect her eldest daughter-in-law to bring it up again now.
Seeing her husband remain silent, Fang Zhaodi directly pinched Lin Dong's waist, making Lin Xiaoman wince in sympathetic pain.
His elder brother used to be honest, but he was also big and strong, and with him, his little rascal brother, backing him up, most people wouldn't dare bully him.
But now, he was more obedient than an elementary school student.
Lin Dong, having been lectured by his wife, could only brace himself and stammer to his parents, "Mom and Dad, and Xiao Man, this..."
He still didn't know how to say it, but seeing his wife's devouring gaze, he could only continue, "Well, we're all grown up, so why don't we split the family and live separately?"
"No, how can we split the family? What will others think of our family!"
"And, Zhaodi's belly will be big soon, and when she has the baby, if we split the family, how will we take care of the child!"
Hearing her eldest son mention splitting the family again, Wang Xiuzhi could no longer hold back and immediately started scolding.
They had worked so hard to raise their sons, and before they could enjoy any peace, each one was causing trouble.
Fang Zhaodi had long had her own ideas, and hearing her mother-in-law's words, she explained.
"Mom, if you're worried about us, then just live with us after we split the family.
I'm easy to get along with. Lin Lei and Lin Hui are still minors, so they can stay with you, but Lin Xiaoman must be separated!"
Ah, Lin Xiaoman understood now; the purpose of this family split was to kick him out.
Fang Zhaodi's plan was very clever: her parents would live with them, and then their parents' money, jobs, and house would all be theirs. They would only need to pay a minimal price to get rid of the burden that was Lin Xiaoman.
Lin Xiaoman actually didn't care much about the house or money in the family.
It's true that houses would be very valuable many years later, but that was many years in the future, and in the 80s, when they could be traded, as long as one had money, any number of houses could be bought.
And there was the matter of work. His father was not old yet; he still had at least 10 more years before retirement.
Besides, to take over the job, he would have to work at the sanitation station, dealing with trash all day, which Lin Xiaoman definitely wasn't willing to do.
Despite not caring, Lin Xiaoman wouldn't let his sister-in-law off easily.
"Splitting the family is fine, but it must be fair and just."
"As long as you agree to split the family, the rest can be discussed slowly!"
Hearing Lin Xiaoman give in, Fang Zhaodi quickly agreed, fearing he would change his mind.
In her opinion, once the family was split and Lin Xiaoman was kicked out, she would be in charge of this family.
Wang Xiuzhi wanted to say something more, but Lin Shanhe stopped her.
Birds leave the nest when they're grown, trees branch out, and people split the family when they're grown. He had long anticipated this day, he just didn't expect it to come so soon.
Actually, when the original Lin Xiaoman was messing around all day, he had thought about splitting the family early and letting Lin Xiaoman live on his own.
Later, when Lin Xiaoman changed a bit, he lost that idea.
Now that his eldest daughter-in-law had spoken to this extent, not splitting the family was no longer an option.
Rather than living together and arguing every day, it might be better to split the family early; that way, perhaps everyone would be a bit more comfortable.
Lin Shanhe held back his wife and said in a deep voice, "What are you arguing about? We need to talk about splitting the family properly! We're still alive, not dead!"
He walked first to the only piece of furniture in the living room—a square table—and sat down, then asked Lin Lei to get his homework notebook and began slowly listing the family's assets.
Seeing Lin Shanhe like this, Lin Dong and Fang Zhaodi also stopped arguing and stood quietly to the side.
Lin Lei and Lin Hui were very worried; they were still young, and the thought of splitting the family meant being left to fend for themselves, which made them panic.
Especially Lin Hui, who was only 10 years old and just starting to understand things, was so scared that tears streamed down her face.
A few minutes later, looking at all the family's assets written in the notebook, Lin Shanhe glanced at Wang Xiuzhi, and then began to divide the family.
"Our family is different from others. Lin Lei and Lin Hui are still young and temporarily need to live with us. They will have to wait until they grow up, but their shares must be reserved."
"As for the other assets, the most valuable is this house, but the house only has two rooms. How do you propose we divide it?"
As soon as Lin Shanhe finished speaking, Fang Zhaodi eagerly said, "The house must stay; otherwise, your eldest grandson won't have anywhere to live!"