Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 643 - 331 Each Has Their Own Way of Dividing_1
The third watch of the night, a plea for a touch of pink.
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Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou both lowered their eyelids in unison, followed by another short silence.
"Old Second, what are your thoughts?" After a moment of silence, Old Master Lian asked Lian Shouyi.
"Father, you’re the head of the family, I have no say. I’ll follow my older brother’s lead, whatever you say goes," Lian Shouyi replied.
Since Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi were both in favor of dividing the family property, it seemed unnecessary to ask Lian Shouli.
"Old Third, what’s your opinion?" Nonetheless, Old Master Lian asked Lian Shouli without any hesitation.
"Father, it’s up to you, whatever you say is fine," Lian Shouli said.
"A bunch of useless buggers, if you want to split up, just split up," Lady Zhou couldn’t hold back and cursed, turning her back to her sons as she sat.
But in doing so, her face was now facing the window, where she could see Lian Manman.
Lady Zhou shifted her position, turning towards the corner of the room, and finally found some peace in her line of sight.
"If everyone is in agreement to split up, then let’s split... your mother and I are old," sighed Old Master Lian.
No one responded, everyone was waiting to hear how Old Master Lian would propose to divide up the family.
The mixture of emotions in Old Master Lian’s heart at this moment was complex. Deep down, he didn’t want to split up the family. What elderly person would wish for their family to divide? Everyone hopes for a bustling household, where generations can live together, enjoying the delight of their progeny.
Was he unaware of the reasons behind the words Lian Shouxin had said earlier?
Decades of experience meant he saw things even more clearly than Lian Shouxin. But he didn’t want to acknowledge it. With even the slightest hope of keeping the family together, he wouldn’t give up.
Yet, events had forced their hand. Lian Shouxin, fearing endless trouble ahead, was therefore unwilling to provide urgent aid. Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi each had their own agendas. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
With no alternatives, out of desperation and anger, they called for splitting the family.
If only one of his sons had intervened. He had placed his hope on Lian Shouren. As the eldest son of the Lian Family, with the status of a Scholar, if Lian Shouren had opposed the division, then the family could have remained united.
However, Lian Shouren had disappointed him. Under his, the father’s, guidance, the family had supported Lian Shouren for so many years, yet he was keen to split the family. This was more hurtful than the idea of the division itself.
The family had faced disintegration several times before, and it was he who had always managed to hold them together. But now, they could not be held together any longer.
Suddenly, Old Master Lian felt a sense of despair.
"As for dividing the property, everyone should share their thoughts," declared Old Master Lian, still able to assert his position despite the sorrow. He collected his shattered emotions and spoke again.
"Father, look, our branch of the family has many members, and many males. Old Fourth has already moved out, we won’t count his share. The rest of us brothers, we total five males. My branch has four. Erlang, Sanlang, Si Lang, and Liulang— they’re the ones who will carry on the Lian Family name. What’s most important for our Old Lian Family? Isn’t it the continuation of our lineage? Erlang has married, and soon your great-grandson will be born. Sanlang, Si Lang, and Liulang need wives too," he said.
"Let me suggest a simple method; we gather all our assets and divide them into five parts. Jizu and the five of us each get one share. My older brother and I, from now on, will rely on our sons, so we won’t split anything separately; we’ll just live with our sons," he proposed.
"Right, we don’t want anything for ourselves, we’ll just divide it among the children," Lady He hurriedly agreed.
Hearing this method of division, Lian Manman, propped against the window sill, was stunned. Lian Shouyi was quite calculating indeed. Why didn’t he just say everything should go to his branch? Divided this way, the second branch would naturally have the most, while the third branch would be left with nothing, not even to mention Old Master Lian, Lady Zhou, and Lian Xiuxiu.
"Ptui, you heartless bastard," Lady Zhou turned back, spat at Lian Shouyi, "You sure know how to play the game. What’s stopping you from throwing us out, keeping everything for yourself! You want me, Old Master, and Xiuxiu to starve in the cold? You wastrel, you squandered a mansion and over a hundred taels of silver—you have the gall to even talk about splitting assets. Pack up and get out now! I wish I had never given birth to you, I should’ve drowned you in the piss pot right at birth."
