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  Gu Wei Qiang waved his hand and pulled Gu An An back, walking away without looking back. Only Tang Lan Zhi was left standing in the snow, lost in thought, unsure of what she was thinking.

  Gu Wei Qiang had just taken a few steps when an eight-year-old Gu Dong Dong came running from in front of him. He immediately spotted Tang Lan Zhi standing at the village entrance with her large and small bags. Without hesitation, he threw himself into Tang Lan Zhi's legs and wailed loudly, "Mommy, mommy, don't go..." Eight-year-old Gu Dong Dong knew that Tang Lan Zhi was biased, but after all, she was his mother.

  He is like all other children, yearning for motherly love.

  Tang Lanxi lowered her head and looked at Gu Dongdong, who was crying so hard she couldn't catch her breath. She squatted down, prying open Gu Dongdong's fingers one by one with her own. Her eyes sparkled with tears as she spoke in a firm tone, "Dongdong, I'm sorry..." Sending her younger daughter to the provincial city for school was just one aspect of it; she would be able to leave, but her biggest personal desire was that she herself didn't want to stay in the countryside anymore and didn't want to live a hard life.

  She had heard a lot of news about the returning educated youth, and those educated youths were all doing well.

  If I had a choice, who would want to stay in this mountain valley?

  Gu Dongdong sat in the snowy ground, wailing loudly, watching Tang Lanzhi's figure getting farther and farther away.

  Looking at Gu Weiqiang beside him, his heart was broken.

  He picked up Gu Dongdong from the snowy ground and comforted him, "Don't cry, Dad will find you a beautiful stepmother."

  Gu An'an heard this sentence and almost fell into the snowy ground. Is there such a comforting way to comfort one's son?

  She stuffed a large handful of money and tickets into Gu Dongdong's arms, domineeringly saying "Let's go! Sister, I'll take you to buy sweets, let you eat sweets every day, and eat meat for every meal." Indeed, with sweets and meat, everything is fine. Xiaodou heard that there were sweets to eat and meat to eat, and Jindou also stopped crying.

  He stared blankly, "Buy sugar, eat meat."

  Gu Anan's eyes sparkled as she looked at Gu Weiqiang, with an expression of seeking praise, "Dad, I cheated that woman out of a lot of money and tickets."

  The daughter-in-law ran away, which was originally a sad thing, but it was made into a joke by the eldest daughter, and I couldn't bear to feel sad anymore.

  Gu Weiqiang held his youngest son in one arm and his eldest daughter with the other, shouting "You're indeed my Gu Weiqiang's daughter!" Perhaps in Gu Weiqiang's heart, Tang Lanzhi would eventually leave this home anyway, so having a premonition made it not so difficult to bear.

  Actually, to tell the truth, Gu Weiqiang and Tang Lanzhi were together back then because of Tang Lanzhi's scheme. Tang Lanzhi was a cultured person from a big city, with a good appearance, a white and tender oval face, sparkling eyes, and a head of black braids. When Tang Lanzhi first arrived at Gujia Village, she stunned the entire village's young men.

  The young men in Gu's village all came to Tang Lan Zhi to show their affection, but Gu Wei Qiang was an exception. At that time, he had just learned how to drive and his mind was preoccupied with how to get into the transportation team so he could stay behind, without any thought of romance.

  Due to the transportation team's relationship, Gu Weiqiang was the only one in the village who often went out. He came and went, and many educated youths asked Gu Weiqiang to bring things from the county town for them.

  Tang Lanzhi was no exception. Logically speaking, with such close contact between Gu Weiqiang and Tang Lanzhi, he should have been moved by this watery, pale city girl, but he wasn't.

  At the age of eighteen or nineteen, Gu Weiqiang was emotionally immature and had not opened up. He worked hard because compared to city people, this rootless rural person wanted to join the transportation team, which was simply a fantasy.

  He put all his mind on the transportation team.

  However, he forgot that a woman's heart is the hardest to measure.

  Tang Lan Chi was used to the young men in the village adoring her, but then she ran into a wooden lump who didn't even acknowledge her, which naturally caught her attention.

  It's not that Tang Lanzhi didn't think it through, but after careful consideration, returning to the city is hopeless. If she wants to live a good life in Gu's Village without having to do heavy farm work, marrying Gu Weiqiang is the best way out.

  He's the village head, and Gu Weiqiang's second brother is now the team leader. As for Gu Weiqiang himself, he has a robust build, tall and strong, and his work as a temporary worker in the transportation team has great prospects.

  Tang Lanzhi began to think of marrying Gu Weiqiang.

  Gu Wei Qiang, who was initially hesitant, was no match for Tang Lan Zhi. After a series of events, he was naturally captivated by Tang Lan Zhi's gentle and charming demeanor. The two got married and spent a sweet and blissful life together.

  However, as time went on, people's bad habits would appear. Tang Lanzhi loved vanity and was biased towards selfishness. Gu Weiqiang knew it, but he just turned a blind eye to it. After all, this woman had given him three children.

  In public and in private, he should give way to her.

  So Gu Weiqiang worked even harder outside, wanting to earn more money to satisfy his young wife.

  Gu Weiqiang publicly announced that his monthly salary was 37.5 yuan, but he drove long distances and could earn some extra money on the side. Every month, his extra earnings were more than his salary, and after deducting the part he gave to Zhou Aijuan, the remaining money was basically all given to his wife Tang Lanxi.

  But Tang Lanzhi is a city girl, and her hands are originally big. Moreover, with Gu Wanwan at home who has poor health, their food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all raised in comparison to city girls. The money earned by Gu Weiqiang is basically spent on Tang Lanzhi and mother-daughter duo of Gu Wanwan.

  This time, the quota for going to high school in the county town is not only about money, but also depends on grades. Tang Lanzhi has enough money to let Gu Wanwan go to high school in the county town as well... However, she can't do that because the Gu family hasn't divided their property yet, and all four houses are still together, with each house sending one person to study in the county town.

  If so, they would have four houses for two daughters to go to the county town to study. Tang Lanzhi dared say that she would be scolded to death by her sisters-in-law.

  So he clenched his fist over the money and didn't dare spend it.

  Gu Weiqiang led a boy and a girl walking back and forth, just meeting Zhou Aijuan who had just returned from Er Ma Zi's house, as well as Da Sao and Er Sao.

  Zhou Aiju had always doted on Gu An'an, and at a glance, she saw that Gu An'an's clothes were dirty and her hair was disheveled.

  She immediately quickened her pace, pulled over Gu Anan's arm and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Who bullied you?"

  Gu An'an saw the old man in front of her, and the tears that had stopped falling again flowed down. However, she glanced at so many people and considered her own father's face, feeling embarrassed to say, "My dad's wife has run away, don't want them anymore."

  Just pouted and didn't say anything in the end.

  In Gu Weiqiang's arms, Gu Dongdong didn't care that much. Seeing his sister cry, he also started wailing and said, "My... my mom doesn't want us anymore."

  Zhou Aiju's face changed, she stared with her eyes wide open at her youngest son.

  Gu Wei Qiang smiled wryly, "Mom, Lan Zhi has returned to the city."

  "Who gave her the certificate?" The old lady was sharp, she had known all along that this young daughter-in-law was careless and couldn't keep secrets, so she had specifically instructed Old Second not to give the young daughter-in-law a certificate.

  In those days, educated youth who wanted to return to the city had to have the village's production team leader issue a certificate, and also needed a relative from the city to provide a reception certificate. Both certificates were required to leave the village.

  Gu Wei Qiang hesitated, "Second brother?", he actually understood the situation clearly. He had even greeted his own second brother specially, if Tang Lan Zhi had come to him privately to open a proof, he would have agreed with just one word, but unexpectedly, this time's proof was opened by him, and yet he didn't know anything about it.

  When others want to leave, using such petty tricks, how can they be kept from leaving? Moreover, since their heart is no longer here, what's the point of staying?

  Zhou Aiju dragged Gu An'an away with a fierce momentum, rushing back and forth.

  Gu Wei Qiang shouted from behind, but it was no use.

  The two daughters-in-law who were originally following Zhou Aijun, the elder daughter-in-law Zhao Junyan and the younger daughter-in-law Wang Daying, looked at each other and said: "Did the fourth daughter-in-law run away?"

  This is big news.

  However, Zhao Junyan never liked to gossip, and after finding out, she would at most mention it briefly to her husband.

  But Wang Da Ying was different, as the leader of the village team, she felt superior to others, and in the village, she was also considered a person who could speak with authority. Whatever small news there was, she would be the first to know. It's worth noting that her mother-in-law had always looked down on Er Si's wife, but now it seemed that Wang Da Ying was even more superior, as if she didn't even consider this mountain village worthy of her presence, and directly returned to the city.

  Wang Da Ying felt a mix of emotions, both happy and worried.

  She naturally noticed Gu Anan's disheveled appearance, and intentionally said, "Anan, your mom is really heartless, look at you, all battered like this, and she just left without even looking back."

  Gu An rolled her eyes, from the memories she received, Second Aunt wasn't a good person.

  Zhou Aiju's footsteps paused, warning, "Daying, watch your mouth, don't say what shouldn't be said, shut up."

  Wang Da Ying perfunctorily responded with an "uh-huh".

  Zhou Aiju left, and the news spread throughout the village. Tang Lanzhi was a ruthless woman who didn't care that her own daughter had fallen apart like a broken doll, she still wanted to leave Gujia Village.

  Gu An'an and Gu Dongdong became like small white vegetables soaking in bitter water, motherless children.

  ……

  Take care of your family.

  Inside the east house, a warm kang was burning, and the adults of the Gu family were all snuggled up inside, silent. Although it was a warm kang, Zhou Aijuan's heart had cooled down by half.

  The old man sat on the edge of the kang, holding a tobacco pouch in his hand, taking an occasional puff, and gazing out the window as if he hadn't heard a word of what Zhou Aijuan had said.

  Guo Weiguo, the eldest son of the Guo family, squatted beside the kang, his head lowered, lost in thought.

  Only Gu Jia Lao Er Gu Weifu occasionally retorted, "Mom, the proof has been issued, and Lao Si's daughter-in-law has also left. You're still talking about these things, it's useless."

  This has really infuriated Zhou Aijuan.

  She slapped a palm on Gu Weifu's head, scolding, "If it weren't for your wife, you'd be standing here talking nonsense without any discomfort. If your family's Da Ying wants to return to the city, does this prove that you can drive so smoothly?"

  Gu Weifu was indeed the team leader, and when he spoke up, he had a logical argument. "What's wrong with being open? Husband and wife are one entity. If my wife is living well, I'm happier than anyone else. Eldest Fourth Brother, don't you think that makes sense?"

  Gu Wei Qiang, who was asked to speak, looked up and stared deeply at Gu Wei Fu. After a long time, he finally spoke, "Second brother's ideological awareness is indeed high." He was willing to let Tang Lan Zhi go, but his second brother secretly opening the proof was another matter. He wasn't saying that he didn't want to let Tang Lan Zhi go, but rather that he was angry at his own brother for not even discussing it with him when he opened the proof. At least he was Tang Lan Zhi's man, and she had a guilty conscience, so she didn't dare say anything. He understood, but Gu Wei Fu, as his second brother, helped to cover it up tightly.

  This thing is indeed done in a very unscrupulous way.

  It's just not feeling right in my heart.

  Gu An'an opened her heavy eyelids, narrowing them into a line, and looked around. The courtyard was surrounded by thick bamboo fences, which were somewhat dilapidated. Next to her was a large stone mill, and the ground she knelt on was muddy, with snowflakes covering it in a white sheet.

  The voice in my ear is getting clearer and clearer.

  "Come on, Dad, just agree with Anan."

  "It's snowing outside and it's cold, what if something happens to my body when I kneel down?"

  "No way, the quota for going to school in the city was something I fought hard to get for An An. Don't think that just because you've been taking care of An An and kneeling down, this quota can be swapped."

  "But the school quota is what An'an is willing to give up for Wanwan." The woman's voice was a bit shrill, she pulled over a teenage girl standing next to her. The girl looked exceptionally pretty, with pale skin and tears in her eyes, her slender body looking even more fragile as she forced a smile. "Dad, call sister in first."

  Where is this?

  Gu An'an's face turned even paler, but her skin was originally dark, making her look like a blackboard that had been smeared with something, looking particularly unattractive.

  She took a deep breath and slowly raised her hand, but it wasn't her hand, it was dark and rough.

  Gu An'an lifted her head and faced the eaves in front of her. Under the eaves, there was a swallow's nest, and below it was a wooden door painted with red oil paint.

  This is not her home.

  This was Gu Anan's first reaction, this body wasn't hers either, her hands wouldn't be so dark.

  Gu An'an's original body was that of an ordinary 90s-born little girl, but her father and mother were social elites with a pretty good family background, so An'an never suffered from any hardships since she was young.

  Moreover, as the only daughter in the family, whenever there's something good, parents naturally spare no effort to prepare it for their own child.

  However, Gu's mother has a way with educating children. Although An'an was raised in a pampered environment from a young age, she has a particularly good temperament and is well-behaved and understanding. An'an also inherited the best qualities of her parents and grew up to be very beautiful, it can be said that from childhood to adulthood, she was always the class beauty and school belle. Especially her skin, anyone who has seen An'an would say that this child must have been raised on milk, her skin is so white and tender that it makes people want to take a bite.

  An An has been beautiful since she was a child.

  From a fair and tender beauty, she turned into a dark and dirty radish head.

  Gu An'an felt extremely uncomfortable in her heart.

  She came to a strange world, where there was no loving father and mother, everything could only rely on herself.

  Gu An'an sniffled, forcing her stiff joints to move, and slowly regained consciousness. Her previously foggy mind gradually cleared up, and she began to receive the memories of her original body.

  This is Gu's Village in 1977. Her birth name was also Gu An'an, the eldest sister of the four houses of the Gu family, who was sixteen years old this year. She had a younger sister and brother below her.

  And she would kneel here for a reason, this summer, the news of restoring the college entrance examination came from Beijing, and she happened to graduate from junior high school this year, which was an opportunity to leave the countryside and take the university entrance exam.

  Gu An'an's father is Gu Weiqiang, a long-distance truck driver.

  Traveling south and north, with extensive experience, plus Gu An'an's grandmother, Zhou Aijuan was originally the village teacher, so the Gu family's ideology has always been relatively advanced. That is to say, among the four houses, whose child performs well will go to the county town to attend high school.

  It turns out that Zhou Aiju had five children in her lifetime, the first four were sons, and it was not until old age that she finally gave birth to a daughter. Who would have thought that the youngest daughter would be frail and leave early?

  In the second year after the departure of the youngest daughter, in the all-male household of the Gu family, Tang Lanzhi, the wife of Gu's fourth son, gave birth to a girl, who was Gu An'an. This child looked very much like the youngest daughter that Zhou Aijuan had lost.

  So, Gu An'an became the only child of the old Gu family. It's said that in rural areas, everyone wants a boy, but in the third generation of the Gu family, there wasn't one, so when Gu An'an was born, she received all the love and attention, becoming the little princess of the Gu family.

  However, good times did not last long. In the second year, Tang Lan Zhi's belly was stirring again. One-year-old Gu An An had just learned to walk and got into big trouble. She was in a walker, running wildly around the house, and accidentally bumped into Tang Lan Zhi, who was over eight months pregnant, causing her baby to be born prematurely.

  When everyone thought it was a son, unexpectedly, Tang Lanxi's belly was particularly competitive and gave birth to another daughter, who is Gu Anan's sister, Gu Wanwan. However, due to Gu Anan's mischievousness, Gu Wanwan was born prematurely and had a weak body, so everyone's attention shifted to the newly born Gu Wanwan.

  Not only that, but Tang Lanqi also had a rift with Gu Anan because of this matter. Although the palm and back of the hand are both flesh, the flesh on the palm is indeed thicker than the back of the hand.

  Gu An'an knelt in the courtyard on this cold winter day because Tang Lanzhi spoke up, hoping that Gu An'an would give up her spot to attend high school in the county town to Gu Wanwan. The reason was that Gu Wanwan had a strong physique and could do laborious work in the countryside, so she wouldn't starve in the future. On the other hand, Gu Wanwan's weak physique was caused by Gu An'an, so this opportunity should be given to Gu Wanwan, allowing her younger sister to go to the city to receive food supplies, which would be a great advantage.

  Tang Lan Zhi and Gu Wan Wan came to find Gu An An just because of this family, the one in charge at home is Zhou Ai Ju.

  Zhou Aiju has been especially fond of An'an since he was a child.

  In addition, Gu Wei Qiang had previously made it clear at home that whoever scored higher on the exam would go to the county town for high school. Gu An An's test scores were a big gap higher than those of her siblings, so Gu Wei Qiang insisted that Gu An An go to the county town for high school. He also made arrangements with the high school in the county town, and had previously told his friends that he would send over the child with the best academic performance at home, and the teacher had agreed.

  At this point, Gu An'an couldn't help but laugh bitterly. This body was really stubborn to the end, even kneeling in the snow just to give away the quota...

  Adorably silly.

  Gu An'an was a single daughter since childhood, and her parents doted on her. With good education, whether it's EQ or IQ, she was very online. Gu An'an saw that the quota belonging to her was going to be given to her sister Gu Wanwan.

  And she, the victim, was kneeling in the snow, while the beneficiary was comfortably at home.

  What's going on here?

  Although Gu Anan didn't have any sisters, her best friend Yan Yanyu's family was a big mess. The Yan family was considered to be from a wealthy and influential background, but her mother had passed away early, and her father had found her a stepmother, who brought with her a younger sister into their household. From then on, Yan Yanyu embarked on a path of being taken advantage of without complaint, while also being disliked by her own family members.

  It's because Yan Yanyu's stepmother brought her daughter, a fighter among white lotus flowers.

  Thinking of this, Gu An'an rubbed her forehead.

  She leaned on the stone mill beside her and got up with difficulty, ignoring the pain in her legs, and limped into the main room.

  There were not a few people standing in the house, among whom an old lady sat in the first place. She looked kind and gentle, but when she saw Gu Anan limping in, her eyes flashed with a hint of heartache, followed by a glare at Gu Anan as if resentful that he was not living up to expectations.

  This quota was finally persuaded by her husband's good words to the younger son, and was specially set according to An'an's strengths. Who would have thought that this silly girl would rather go out into the icy snow on her knees than give up the quota.

  Zhou Aiju got angrier and angrier, directly turning her head away, out of sight, out of mind.

  Gu An'an felt a warmth in her heart and knew she had made her grandmother angry. She thought to herself, "I'll go coax her later."

  A little boy next to her, fell into Gu Anan's arms, pointing at Gu Anan's pants that were wet halfway up the leg, and whispered, "Sister, does it still hurt?" This boy was none other than Gu Anan's younger brother, Gu Dongdong, who was eight years old this year and had a very good relationship with Gu Anan.

  Gu An'an shook her head.

  Tang Lanxi supported Gu Wanwan, who was arguing with Gu Weiqiang. Gu Weiqiang's temples were bulging with rage as he shouted, "The quota for County High School is not something we can just swap out! They made it clear from the start that they wanted the student with the highest score from our village school. Now that An'an has scored the best, she should be the one to go to County High. Secondly, Wanwan's health is poor, and if she were to attend high school, she would have to board, who would take care of her?"

  Tang Lan stood up straight and argued, "It's possible to swap An'an's transcript with Yuanyuan's. It's precisely because Yuanyuan is in poor health that she can't be delayed in this rural area."

  Watching Tang Lanxi single-mindedly fighting for her daughter's interests, Gu Anan's heart cooled down by half. After all, it was just a slap on the back of the hand, thin skin and little flesh, not painful at all.

  Tang Lan Zhi's selfish words made the room fall silent instantly, even Zhou Ai Ju, who didn't care about worldly affairs, shifted her attention to Tang Lan Zhi.

  She glared at her own youngest son, blaming him for spoiling his wife. She said sternly, "Although my old Gu's family is not a big clan, it's not as despicable as this. Let the younger daughter take the place of the older daughter to study, Gu Wanwan, you tell me, was it that your grades were poor and you couldn't get into the county high school, or did your good-achieving sister let you take her place?"

  Zhou Aiju had always been gentle and kind in this house, rarely speaking loudly. Her sudden outburst of anger left the few people inside the room stunned.

  The named Gu Wanwan finally moved out slowly from behind Tang Lanzhi, she moved her lips, her face turned pale, but ultimately didn't speak up, her mom was scolded by grandma, the only one she could turn to for help was her sister.

  She looked at Gu An'an with slightly red eyes, hoping that Gu An'an could help her out, after all, usually when Gu Wanwan got into trouble, it would be An'an who would make amends in the end. Who made An'an have a soft spot for his younger sister and felt sorry for her, so he naturally took the blame willingly.

  An An's little brother, Xiao Dou, tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Sister, don't agree." Although Second Sister was also his own sister, in Gu Dongdong's eyes, Big Sister was still the best. Gu Dongdong was small but clever, knowing that his mom liked Second Sister the most, while Big Sister was the one who spoiled him the most. He had secretly listened to Grandma and Dad's conversation, and knew that going to county town for high school was equivalent to having half a foot in the city, which would affect Big Sister's future, so it couldn't be delayed.

  Even if Second Sister cries, it won't work.

  "Ban Xia, I've given you all the leftover pastries!"

  Bàn Xià was eating with a hum, when she heard ān ān's words, she raised her head, "I'll leave two pieces for Dōng Dōng, you guys hurry back, remember to come over at noon to eat!", from her dad's tone, there will be delicious dishes at noon.

  Gu Anan's mind was preoccupied with something else, and she dragged her younger brother home in a hurry.

  By the time she arrives, the family will have dispersed.

  Inside the main house, the first person sitting on top was the elder of the Gu family. Gu Weiqiang shouted "Uncle".

  Next were Mr. Gu and Zhou Aijuan.

  Gu's four sons sat on both sides. Because of the division of the family property, Gu Wei-qiang specially called back Gu Wei-min from the county town.

  Although Lao San became the son-in-law of Lao Li's family, he is still considered a member of the Gu family and has his share in the family property.

  This was Gu An An's first time seeing her third uncle. Unlike her own father, who was tall and majestic, her third uncle looked somewhat bookish instead.

  She was spotless and clean, if you said she was a schoolteacher rather than a carpenter, she would also believe it. To be precise, Gu Shu's appearance was the one that made San Shu look like they were carved out of the same mold.

  Gu Anan pulled her younger brother's hand and rushed back from outside in a fluster.

  As soon as she saw Gu Weiqiang, she rushed up to him like a little swallow, softly calling out "Daddy". After crying out, tears fell down. Gu Weiqiang's previous fierce look was gone, his entire demeanor suddenly became gentle, "You're all grown up now, why are you still acting like a child and crying?"

  "Why didn't you have dinner at your maternal uncle's house?"

  "Waiting for Dad, we'll have dinner together as a family."

  "Yes, Dongdong also misses Daddy."

  Gu Wei Qiang coaxed his two children, then turned around and looked at the first elder of the clan. "Seventh Uncle, let's do it as previously discussed. This house will be divided among us four brothers, one room per person." It was only right that he should get this much, not a single cent would he willingly give up. He had figured it out clearly - while he considered others his brothers, they treated him like an outsider.

  Seventh Uncle took a puff of his dry tobacco, tapped the tobacco pouch on the table a few times, nodded and said, "Gen Sheng, do you have anything to say? You two old folks are going to follow which child?"

  Gu Gen Sheng is Gu Lao Ye Zi, he's now completely out of energy, he finally understood that when children grow up, they don't listen to their parents. Among the four sons in his family, only the second son has a heart that matches his. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said, "I'll live with Er Ge."

  Gu Weifu's complexion finally looked a bit better, and the old man followed him, which meant that the things his brothers had been filial to the old man were still his. Moreover, the old man was still young now and could still work for a few more years.

  Zhou Aiju seemed to have understood that now all the children had left and were following someone, but no one was comfortable in their heart.

  "She simply waved her hand, 'When dividing the house, leave me one room, I won't follow anyone, just live alone from now on! Each child will give us five yuan a month to show their filial piety, four sons, that's twenty yuan in total. My husband and I will each take ten yuan, we'll live our own lives separately. If you want to follow the second son, then go with him, it's up to you.' Her heart had turned cold by now."

  Old Master Gu heard this and his neck stiffened. "You old woman, what nonsense are you spouting? If you don't follow Old Er, then what do you want to do?"

  "Depend on Erniang? With Erniang's stinginess, she only does things that benefit herself. Do you think she'll serve you tea and water? Support you? Dream on." Zhou Aijuan thought to herself, "I can still move around now, I support myself, but if one day I'm unable to move, Si, I'll ask you, are you willing to support this useless old woman?"

  Gu Wei Qiang forced a smile, "Mom, you can follow me now, An An and Dong Dong don't have a mom, so it's up to grandma to take care of them more."

  Gu An'an and Gu Dongdong also hugged Zhou Aijuan's thigh, opening their mouths together, "Mom, we'll support you."

  "This, Zhou Aijuan heard in her heart is comfortable, but still shook her head,"If I were to follow you Lao Si, who knows if someone would think that I'm taking advantage of Lao Si's family and feel it's unfair. It's better for me to be alone, you all have time come visit me often."

  Who is this kind-hearted person referring to? It's naturally Wang Da Ying.

  Wang Da Ying stood by, also silent, letting everyone watch.

  Gu Weimin, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "Since mom wants to live alone, I voluntarily give up my share of the house, let her live there." Behind him, Li Yue'e pinched his waist, Gu Weimin turned back and glared at her, after all, he was the head of the household. Li Yue'e didn't say a word, she just hugged their young son tightly.

  "Ancestor, 'no regrets'?"

  Gu Weimin shook his head, "I was already a live-in son-in-law, this is what my mother deserved."

  The old man stood up, "Alright, since everyone agrees, let's do it this way! The house will be divided into four parts. Guo Gen Sheng and his branch will give up their share automatically. Zhou Ai Ju, Guo Wei Min, Guo Wei Guo, and Guo Wei Qiang will each get one room. As for the elderly, Guo Gen Sheng will live with the second brother, while Zhou Ai Ju will live alone. From now on, Guo Wei Qiang will be responsible for taking care of Zhou Ai Ju's old age. Each child must give their parents five yuan every month."

  "After taking care of the family, the five mu of mountain land behind the house, how will you divide it?"

  Gu Weiqiang and Gu Weimin shook their heads at the same time, "We don't need it, give it to big brother." Big brother naturally referred to Gu Weiguo.

  The two younger brothers have expressed their opinions, so Gu Weifu naturally cannot compete with the eldest for this land. Even if he were to get it, considering their household, Wang Da Ying is lazy and gluttonous, and his three sons are not suitable for farming. As for himself, why would a good team leader like him bother with farming?

  "Let it go, big brother."

  Gu Weiguo thanked his brother with gratitude, if after the division of the house, he didn't even have land, what would he use to support his wife and children? Unlike his three brothers, Gu Weiguo had been a farmer since childhood, working in the fields for his whole life.

  The old man nodded and continued, "How much savings are left at home? Take it all out and divide it up."

  The family savings were kept by Zhou Aiju, she hurriedly ran to the inner room, took out a cloth package, and poured out more than 200 pieces of money onto the table.

  "Old Master Gu spoke first, 'How can there be so little?'"

  Zhou Aiju sneered, pulling out a small notebook from her bundle and starting to read: "Let's calculate from the past three years. The new house that was built last year cost 1,300 yuan. Gu Shu went to the city to study for three years of junior high school and took 400 yuan from me. Last year, he attended high school for a year and spent 280 yuan. He repeated a grade for half a year and spent 120 yuan on tuition fees. He also spent 100 yuan on supplementary lessons. When Old Second's sister-in-law's brother got married, I gave him 20 yuan as a gift. When Old Second's mother-in-law fell ill, I spent a total of 63 yuan on her medical expenses. Old Second entertained his superiors and spent around 10 yuan per meal for a total of eight meals. During festivals and holidays, we spent nearly 300 yuan on gifts. Gu Dan went to the county town last year to learn carpentry and spent five yuan per month on living expenses. This year, Gu Shuang fell ill and was hospitalized in the county town, spending a total of 130 yuan. Our family's daily expenses are around 0.5 to 1 yuan per person, which adds up to over 20 yuan per month. And this doesn't even include the grain we harvested from our land."

  Zhou Aiju was also intentional, only reporting the expenses of the second house, just to make Wang Da Ying, the head of the second house, take responsibility. If it weren't for her stirring things up, a good family would not have fallen apart. Every time she reported an item, Gu Weifu's face turned red with shame. He was not good at managing the household and didn't know how to control expenses; he actually didn't even know that just the second house alone spent so much money.