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Chapter 130 Chapter 131: Torn Opening

"After all the calculations, I can only live in the third brother's house."

"Brother, if you want to live in our house, then just live in our house. You have served our mother for so long, it is time to change your job. Just leave it to us, right, Meilan?"

Gao Meilan continued knitting and said, "You men can discuss it. We women have no objections."

Yu Deshui gave his wife a look of gratitude.

It doesn’t matter what people say in our small family. As long as my wife is willing to give me face in front of everyone, that’s enough.

"Yes, Uncle Er, just leave her at our house. Xiao Zhuzi and I will help take care of grandma."

Yu Qiuyuan added a sentence.

"Good boy."

Yu Demu nodded with satisfaction, "I am very happy to hear you say this, especially since Yuan Yuan is so sensible.

It is said that a harmonious family brings prosperity. There are only a few people in our family, so it is not easy to gain a foothold in Wangjia Village.

I have been out doing business for a long time, and I cannot take care of everything at home, but sometimes I am worried about you too. "

Yu Demu said this sincerely, and the fact is that he has been doing this all along.

He is quite rich and willing to support his brothers. He has tried to give his brothers some help before.

But the brothers of the Yu family are all more concerned about their reputation than each other.

From Yu Dejin to Yu Detu, they all felt that it was meaningless to live on the support of others.

When we look back on the past, it will seem as if it was others who took the risks.

Take Yu Dejin for example. He was actually quite nervous, but he rejected Yu Demu’s funding. Yu Qiutang had met with him four or five times.

Once, the two brothers almost had a fight over how to get the money back.

Yu Dejin, who was in a bad temper, yelled at the time, "You think I won't spank you now that you've grown up, you can try to put it back in my hand..."

Yu Demu had no choice.

I could only ask Yu Qiushan to buy some things and send them to each household from time to time, such as sending some meat during festivals.

There was nothing wrong with the other three families, but Yu Qiujiang had never accepted anything since his parents passed away, even though he was still a teenager at the time.

He is so stubborn.

Yu Qiutang felt that his personality was greatly influenced by his family.

He doesn't like to take advantage of others. When getting along with friends, he doesn't want anyone to suffer any loss. Sometimes he would rather suffer a little loss himself.

But sometimes fate is just so cruel.

He clearly wanted Miali and the children to live happily, but Miali left him early.

"Then let's leave our mother at the third brother's house. Does anyone else have any objection, big brother?"

"I have no objection. You can stay at the third brother's house for a while. When there is room at my place, Mom can go there if she wants."

As he spoke, he naturally glanced at his son.

Seeing that Yu Qiutang's face was calm, he looked away after their eyes met.

"Yes, yes, Demu, sister-in-law and your elder brother think the same thing, you can just take charge of this matter, no matter what you do, we will cooperate and will definitely not hold everyone back."

Yu Dejin glanced at Chen Meidi with dissatisfaction.

What nonsense did you say?

As the eldest brother, I will never fall behind. What do you mean by holding back? It is not true that an eldest brother holds back his younger brothers.

He can't speak, and he doesn't know how to close his mouth.

Chen Meidi didn’t understand what was wrong with the man. She thought about it and realized that she was trying to help him, so she didn’t say anything wrong.

It's true that a dog bites Lu Dongbin, and he doesn't recognize a good heart.

I'm too lazy to say it.

With this thought, her face immediately darkened, and the fake smile she had previously shown disappeared without a trace.

"What you said is right, sister-in-law." Yu Demu nodded. Among the family, he was the only one who called Chen Meidi sister-in-law, while the others basically did not.

Among them, the third brother is closest to Yu Dejin’s first wife Gao Meiying. She and his wife Gao Meilan are cousins, and it was Gao Meiying who introduced them to each other.

Besides, Gao Meiying was very virtuous and was very kind to her younger brothers and sisters.

She is also the most popular sister-in-law among the younger ones in the family.

The fourth brother, Yu Dehuo, is closest to Yu Dejin's second wife, Yang Zijuan, Yu Qiutang's mother. The reason is that when Yu Dehuo agreed to marry into the family, Wang Xiaoqin was still a widow, and other people in the family did not agree, especially the eldest brother, who was very opposed.

It was only after Yang Zijuan's patient persuasion that the eldest brother finally accepted it reluctantly. Then, with her help, she persuaded her traditional mother and other family members to accept them.

In her eyes, Yang Zijuan is a gentle person. She has the tolerance and broad-mindedness that are rare among rural people, especially rural women. She is also very smart.

So besides Gao Meiying, he would still call Yang Zijuan sister-in-law.

Similarly, Yu Qiujiang is very respectful to his two aunts, Gao Meiying and Yang Zijuan.

Gao Meiying had helped their parents a lot in the past, and Yang Zijuan took good care of him and his sister who had no parents.

As for Chen Meidi...

Almost no one in the family likes it.

Even after being married for so long, no one except Yu Demu and his wife has ever called her sister-in-law.

As a younger generation, Yu Qiujiang has never even called her aunt.

I'm really not doing well.

"We have no objection, right, boss?" Wang Xiaoqin poked Yu Dehuo.

"Yes, yes, we have no objection. No, we'll just listen to second brother." Yu Dehuo was always a little absent-minded.

Then, everyone's eyes fell on Yu Qiujiang.

He is the fifth one.

Represents the deceased Yu Detu and his wife.

"Qiujiang, tell me what you think." Yu Demu tried to make his voice gentler.

Yu Qiujiang did not answer immediately, but fell into a brief silence, then said: "It is my duty to support his mother on behalf of my father. The son should pay for the father's debt. Uncles and aunts, it's up to me to decide. If you need me to do anything, just tell me directly. I have no objection."

"Oh, that's good, that's good."

Although Yu Qiujiang's tone sounded harsh, it was considered to be giving face to everyone.

No one prayed too much. After listening to this, Yu Dehuo stared at Yu Qiujiang blankly, his eyes fixed on him, but the smile on his face did not fade away. If you look closely, it is a bit scary.

Yu Qiutang is now a man who has experienced the world, and he sensitively discovers that there seems to be something wrong with his fourth uncle.

You have to know that Fourth Uncle is the most handsome man among our father’s generation, otherwise how could he be favored by Wang Xiaoqin, a rich widow.

But now, I don’t know if it’s because I’ve gained weight or for some other reason, but I feel very bad.

Yu Qiutang felt like a piece of porcelain placed on the edge of a table, which could fall to the ground and break at any time.

He suddenly wanted to recall what happened to his fourth uncle at this time in his previous life, but he didn't have a very clear memory. He just remembered that his fourth uncle didn't live very long and seemed to have some disease.

"Since everyone has no objection to this point, let me talk about the second point, the alimony issue."

When it comes to money, people's reactions are obviously a little bigger.

It was Gao Meilan. Her knitting speed had slowed down noticeably and her attention was clearly focused.

"Before my mother was at our house, she said she would pay five dollars a month for my support, but since I rarely came back from the city and I didn't need the money, I stopped asking for it.

I am financially well off, so these are no big deal.

Now, it's the third brother's turn. Considering the actual situation of his family, alimony must not be lacking. We can't let the third brother bear the pressure alone, right?

However, considering everyone's actual situation, and that they are all living in poverty, I would like to propose an idea. From now on, I will give the old man 30 yuan a month, and the others will each give 5 yuan. What do you think?"

When Yu Qiutang heard his second uncle say this, he secretly sighed in his heart, thinking that he was indeed a businessman outside, and he was very thoughtful even for such a small matter.

This ten dollars is very considerable. With his financial strength, he can actually afford it all. With a car worth more than 200,000 yuan, a few dollars is really not worth mentioning.

But he insisted on suggesting that everyone support him together, and that he only contributed twice as much as everyone else, which was actually taking everyone's common feelings into consideration.

The economic situation of each family is uneven, but the feeling of filial piety to the mother is the same for everyone. If he says too much, it will make other brothers feel embarrassed. If he gives too much, they cannot afford it, and if he gives too little, they will feel pressured.

Ten dollars is a very suitable number.

He gave ten dollars and the others gave five dollars. Everyone could afford it. Knowing that he had money, he had twice as much as everyone else, so they could accept it.

Sure enough, when he said this, everyone basically agreed.

Yu Dejin said, "Second brother, you are financially better off, so you can give more. Others live a normal life, so they can't give too much. Five dollars is five dollars. To honor your mother, it all depends on your heart. Those who are more capable can give more, and those who are not so capable can just work harder."

Yu Deshui took over the conversation, "Brother is right, we have no objection, right, wife?"

"I'll listen to you. We women are just listening to your discussions."

Wang Xiaoqin smiled and said, "Although our family situation is special, we will still respect everyone's opinion. Five dollars is five dollars, no objection." After that, she poked Yu Qiuhuo, who nodded hurriedly, "We have no objection, that's it."

Everyone's eyes turned to Yu Qiujiang again. This time, he did not hesitate and said directly: "Five dollars is five dollars, I have no objection."

"Then since everyone has no objection..."

"and many more!!"

Yu Demu was very relieved to see that everyone had no objections. He felt that the pace of discussing things today was more relaxed than expected. He was originally worried that someone might cause trouble.

He was about to make a final summary and invite everyone to eat together. But at this moment, the old lady who had been sitting in the corner of the kang and "resting with her eyes closed" suddenly interrupted him.

Everyone was startled and looked at her.

But the old lady suddenly pulled back the quilt, her eyes wide open, and pointed at Yu Qiujiang and cursed: "Tell him to get out, this disobedient son, just treat me as if I never gave birth to him and never raised him!"

Everyone's faces changed drastically.

Yu Qiutang stood up immediately and subconsciously came to Yu Qiujiang.

For some reason, his grandmother's scolding seemed to pierce his heart, causing him great pain for a moment, not to mention Yu Qiujiang, the person involved.

Sure enough, he saw Yu Qiujiang staring at the old lady, his teeth biting his lip, and blood flowing directly to his chin.

Maybe during the whole conversation, he tried his best to stay rational and suppress the hatred in his heart. He just hoped that his father would die and no one would say anything to him. But now his good intentions did not get the corresponding results...

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Yu Demu hurriedly grabbed his mother, who was about to jump off the kang with a kang-sweeping broom in her hand, and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Second brother, why are you pulling me? Don't you know that the little beast is looking for the junk that others don't want..."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Yu Qiutang hurriedly grabbed Yu Qiujiang and whispered, "Brother, let's go outside. She's having a seizure and thinks you're her uncle."

He changed "Brother Jiang" to "Brother" and "our grandma" to "she", just because he didn't want to completely irritate Yu Qiujiang. However, Yu Qiujiang's eyes turned red in an instant, and he stared at the old lady fiercely.

"You stinky boy, you bastard, you're staring at me like that, are you going to beat your mother?"

The old lady was like a madman at this time, completely out of her mind, "I raised you with my own hard work, I couldn't bear to eat, I gave you all the food when I was hungry, all because I hoped that when you grow up, you can find a good girl from an honest family..."

"Mom, stop talking nonsense," Yu Demu was almost numb. Only then he was not so confused. How could it suddenly become so serious? But what could he do with an almost crazy old lady at this moment? He could only pray that she would not speak.

"Let me speak, let's see what you want to say?!" Yu Qiujiang suddenly yelled at Yu Demu.

"Since we have to talk about it anyway, why not take advantage of everyone being together to make it clear? I want to hear what happened to my father and my mother. What is a slut? Why are they not from an honest family?"

"What else do you want? You've forced people to death, but you still can't let it go, right? If that doesn't work, go to the mass grave now, dump my parents out of the ground, and then tell them, okay?"

"Qiu Jiang..." Yu Demu tried to stop him.

"Second uncle, what do you want to tell me? Are you asking me to say less and not bother with her?

Why? !
Why do you, the elders and the big guys, get to decide a person's fate? What qualifications do you have?"

Yu Qiutang had no choice but to let go of Yu Qiujiang's arm. He knew that today's events would cause him trouble.

This cut, like a rupture a long time ago that was not treated in time, left a hidden wound that always bleeds inexplicably and causes dull pain.

If you use a little too much force, the wound will be torn apart, causing heart-wrenching pain.

Everyone was trying to avoid opening this wound.

Yu Qiujiang also tried hard to avoid it.

But the old lady was confused and mistook Yu Qiujiang for Yu Detu, which aroused the anger that had been hidden for who knows how long.

It turns out the old lady's Alzheimer's disease is this serious.

Second uncle also said that this situation should have been told in advance. The old lady's emotions are unstable, and she gathered everyone here. Isn't this forcing Yu Qiujiang to collapse?
He glanced at Yu Qiushan on the side and found that Yu Qiushan also had a panicked look on his face, as if he had not expected this at all.

"Let me go, why are you holding me?"

"open!"

The old lady on the kang was still going crazy. Seeing that she couldn't break free from Yu Demu's arms, she took a broom and hit Yu Deshui's face hard. Although she was an old lady, she was very strong under her madness. After just a few hits, several red marks appeared on Yu Deshui's face.

Now, everyone couldn't just stand by and watch. Yu Dejin immediately stepped forward, snatched the broom from his mother, and pushed her back into the corner. "Can you be quiet, Mom? Why are you so noisy?"

(End of this chapter)