Chapter 33: Eavesdropping
Against the north-facing inner room is where the plum blossoms and osmanthus fragrans reside. Against the south-facing room with the largest kang, if this family squeezes in a bit, they can still live there. However, because all the children have moved out, the south-facing room now only has Chu Lixiu couple living with their youngest son, Chu Yande.
Today was the first time Chu Yande gave me a goose egg, and Gui Hua naturally lived with her parents.
Chu gave De a good goose egg, and the siblings laughed and played for a while before falling asleep to Mo's gentle humming.
Only Chuyande was truly asleep, while Guihua was just pretending to be asleep, actually preparing to eavesdrop on her parents' conversation.
Something so big happened tonight, and Osmanthus absolutely didn't believe that this couple would mention nothing.
Cough, of course, if I really encounter something that's not suitable for children, Osmanthus has thought it through. When the unsuitable thing is about to start, she'll pretend to go to the bathroom and then return to her own room to sleep with her sister.
After the two children fell asleep, the candles in the house were blown out, and a little moonlight came in through the paper windows, making the room not so dark.
Osmanthus flowers blinked with a pair of big eyes, ears almost standing up to eavesdrop on their parents' conversation. Sure enough, after Chu Lixiu fell asleep, the two people opened their conversation box.
"Child, I know it hasn't been easy for you and the kids all these years. But this division of property is a big deal, even if we really have to divide it, shouldn't we find an appropriate opportunity?"
Chu Lishou's voice was low and gentle, but the tone of his words was very thick with reconciliation.
Mo didn't respond, but instead let out a cold hum, followed by the sound of her turning over.
Mo must have been angry and turned his back on Chu Li.
"Hey, don't get angry so quickly. I know this is a good opportunity, but didn't you see tonight that Fourth Brother and Sister said they want to wait for one more night? Who knows if Fourth Brother has the idea of dividing the family property too. If he really does have this idea, wouldn't it be better if we two families bring it up together?"
Chu Lishou is not a fool, on the contrary, this simple man is very clever, but in front of Yu Xiao, he looks like a wooden stake.
He understood Mo's and the children's longing for a divided home. To be honest, wasn't he also thinking of giving his children and wife a stable and comfortable home?
Not to mention women and children, even he, a big man, except for the busy farming days when they could eat their fill, usually only had enough to barely keep from starving.
But there are some things he can only think about simply and cannot really put into practice.
They are one's own parents who gave birth to oneself and raised oneself. If one does not go to pay respects to them, can they still be considered human?
In the end, it was still a filial piety that weighed on his head, making him unable to think of other possibilities.
In fact, Mo also understood the bitterness in her husband's heart. If it weren't for today's events all happening at once, she might have chosen to continue enduring silently.
But now that things have come to this, if they don't make a decision soon, Mo couldn't even bear to think about what kind of terrible treatment her children would receive in the future.
"Master, Fourth Brother's family must also want to split up, otherwise Fourth Sister wouldn't have rushed out of our house and waited for her for a whole night. No matter what, you're still the older brother, and our family has two sons, but Fourth Brother's side... alas, they're still short one boy, so some things, even if they want to, they can't bring up. In the end, it's still up to you to speak."
