Chapter 306 How to Divide

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Marquis. The Marquis was in a dilemma. He didn't want this family to break up more than anyone else. But looking at Chunfeng's determined eyes and Liuli's pleading eyes, the Marquis said coldly: "Chunfeng, come back whenever you want. Dad will take care of everything."

If Liuli can live peacefully after moving out, and there is still hope for their relationship, then it is worth it to separate. However, if Liuli still doesn't know what is good for her, he doesn't want Chunfeng to suffer outside. At that time, let alone saying that there is no reason for a royal princess to be divorced, even if it costs his life, he will help Chunfeng out of this misery.

Yu Shi said angrily, "My Lord, how could you agree to this?"

I had hoped that the Marquis would be able to use his authority as the head of the family to make Chunfeng give up this idea, but I didn't expect that the Marquis actually agreed.

The Marquis looked at his grieving wife helplessly and said helplessly: "You should sort out the property and give Chunfeng everything that should be given to him."

"Dad, you're going to split up the family, what about us?" Chunli slipped in at some point, and when he heard about the split up, he was overjoyed. That's great, I don't have to look at Youshi's face when I need money in the future.

The old marquis was already full of anger with nowhere to vent, and when he heard such a question and saw the anxious look, he immediately got angry at him.

"Why? Do you really want to split up?"

Chunli was slow, but he could see that his father's face was covered with dark clouds. He said tremblingly, "How can that be possible? I just got here and didn't hear everything. I was scared. I absolutely don't want to split up the family."

How could the old marquis not see that he was saying one thing and thinking another? He said unhappily, "If you want to get out, then get out."

Chunli shuddered and dared not speak any more. In his heart, he was complaining: Since the third brother has divided everything, he might as well divide it all. The third brother is still lucky!
Youshi was so heartbroken that she didn't even care about the family property and just left.

The Marquis called Chunfeng to the study. Chunli wanted to stay and see how to divide it and how much to give to his third brother, but when he saw that everyone had left, he also left awkwardly.

Ye Jiayao and Liuli were the only ones left in the hall.

Liuli just ignored Ye Jiayao and walked past her without even looking at her.

Ye Jiayao had something to say, so she said, "Zhao Liuli, you don't love Chunfeng at all."

Liuli paused and said coldly: "You don't need to preach, you are not qualified."

Ye Jiayao sneered: "The only one you love is yourself."

Liuli retorted, "Don't talk like you are so great. I admit that I can't beat you. You are the pearl in everyone's hands, and I am the stink bug in the gutter that everyone despises. You can act high and mighty, but I still won't take you seriously."

"What does it matter whether you have me in your eyes or not? Do you think I care?" Ye Jiayao sneered.

Liuli said expressionlessly: "I care. If you hadn't existed, Chunfeng and I wouldn't have come this far."

"Is it because of me that you have come to this point? Zhao Liuli, if you still can't figure out where the problem lies, there will never be a chance for you and Chunfeng to get back together." Ye Jiayao turned around and stared at her.

"You have a thousand ways to save the relationship, but you chose the worst way. Have you ever thought about how Chunfeng feels? Are you unwilling to endure even this little bit of grievance for him? And are these grievances imposed on you by others? You asked for it all."

Liuli sneered: "I am not as mean as you, nor as cunning as you. From now on, we will live our own lives and have nothing to do with each other."

After saying that, Liuli turned around and left leisurely.

For the first time, Ye Jiayao experienced so deeply what it meant to have a mortal enemy. She hated the enemy to the core and would not stop until her death.

Well, then she will keep her eyes open and wait to see whether you, Zhao Liuli, can still turn the tide.

Xia Chunyu heard about this major event as soon as he came back from his shift, but he did not express any objection. He just said to Ye Jiayao that when his mother divided the property, Chunfeng should get more. Even though he could not help with other things, he could still make him have more money.

Even if he didn't say this, Ye Jiayao was prepared to do so. They were short of money now, but Tianshangju was a source of living funds, with income every day, and at the end of the year, there would be dividends from the second aunt. She didn't even look down on the Marquis's property, so how could she be so fussy about it.

After Youshi calmed down, she called Chunli and Chunyu over. She felt sorry for Chunfeng and wanted to make up for it a little in the property, but she was afraid that the other two wives would be unhappy, so she decided to divide it equally.

"These are our family properties. There are 200 mu of fertile land. You three brothers own 50 mu each. There are 16 shops in the city. You each own four. There is also the income from the farm, which is about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan per year. These cannot be divided. In the future, one third will be allocated to Chunfeng based on the actual annual income. As for the silk shop in the city and the business in Hangzhou, I don't plan to divide them. They are my private property..." Yu said one by one.

"Do you have any objection to this decision?" Finally, Yu asked her two sons for their opinions.

Chunli spoke first: "Mother, you divided the fertile fields and shops into four shares before, why is the income from the farm distributed into three shares? Should my second brother and I each get one third of the remaining money?" Youshi was unhappy. It was very generous of you, a child born to a concubine, to get so much. If it were someone else, they would have been secretly happy. But he was still not satisfied.

"You mean, your father and I can just go out and starve?" Yu said in an unfriendly tone.

"That's not what my son meant. Don't my father and mother have a silk shop? How can we starve?" Chunli chuckled and said, "My son is just afraid that my mother has made a mistake."

"You're right. I just want to give Chunfeng more. He never asks me for money, but you come to ask for it every now and then. How much silver have you asked from me over the years? When I asked for money, you didn't think it was too much, but now you think it's not enough?" Yu Shi was so angry that if Chunli dared to complain again, he would not be able to take a single copper coin from her.

Chunli was embarrassed and thought to himself, even if you gave money to my third brother in private, you couldn't have told me. Don't pretend to be fair. He is a concubine's son, how could he get more benefits than a legitimate son?

Chunyu glared at his elder brother. His elder brother had the nerve to speak, revealing his greedy nature.

"Mother, I don't want my share of the farm's income. Give it all to my third brother. He has set up a separate residence and his expenses are high. He also has a shop, which I don't need either. Give it all to him," said Chunyu Dao.

Youshi felt a little relieved. After all, they were brothers, and Chunyu knew that he felt sorry for Chunfeng.

Chunli was anxious. You don't want it, but you can't give it all to your third brother. What about your eldest brother? You can't forget your eldest brother!

"Second brother, you are worrying about nothing. How could third brother be short of money? Don't forget that Liuli is a princess. How could the queen mother let Liuli suffer? She will definitely give her a lot of money." Chunli said.

Chunyu said indifferently: "It's the Queen Mother's business if she wants to give it. Do you want people to say that Third Brother is a gigolo? If Third Brother wants to use the money, does he have to ask Liuli for it?"

"What's wrong with asking Liuli? Men are in charge of external affairs and women are in charge of internal affairs. Am I not asking your sister-in-law for money?" Chunli argued.

Qiao pulled his sleeve, trying to tell him to stop talking, but was pushed away.

"No, if you want to give up your share, my third brother and I will split it equally." Chunli said.

Damn, this is Chunli's real purpose! When it comes to money, all his true colors are exposed.

Ye Jiayao couldn't bear to listen any longer, so she said slowly, "Brother, you must have made a mistake. We didn't give it up, but gave it to the third brother. You made a fortune quietly, and we didn't miss you, did we?"

Chunli said in embarrassment, "What do you mean by transferring the gift? We are all brothers, why should I transfer the gift to my third brother? Am I not your eldest brother? What do you mean by making a fortune quietly? Where did I make a fortune? You have Tianshangju, making a fortune every day, Chunfeng married a princess, and there is a large fiefdom waiting for him to inherit. You are all financial sponsors, but I am just taking a fixed salary. Do you think you are making a fortune? You are really jealous of beggars."

Ye Jiayao was about to say something, but Chunyu stopped her and said, "Brother, don't hide it. You have made a lot of money from playing with strange stones. Others don't know, but I know it. Jinling City is so small, do you still expect to keep it a secret?"

Qiao was stunned and said to Chunli, "Well, you made money but hid it from me, and kept crying poor in front of me. You almost emptied my dowry. You... you... is there a husband like you in the world?"

Chunli was sweating in anxiety. How did his second brother know that he made a lot of money by reselling rare stones? He even said it at this moment. Isn't this destroying his reputation?

Facing Qiao's accusation, Chunli could only play dumb and said, "It's just a few small amounts of money. I invested it again. You just listened to my second brother's nonsense."

Yu Shi was disgusted with Chunli's expression and said impatiently, "No matter how much you earn, it has nothing to do with the family. You two should settle the accounts when you go back. Now Chunyu wants to give his share to Chunfeng. This is Chunyu's own idea and has nothing to do with you. That's it. If you still have complaints, go to other families and ask how they distribute their income, and then come to me to settle the accounts."

Really ignorant.

"Mother, let's just leave it at that. We have no objection." Ye Jiayao was the first to express her opinion.

Seeing that her mother-in-law was unhappy, Mrs. Qiao did not dare to make a scene anymore and followed suit: "I have no objection. Chunli drank too much wine today and his mind is not clear. Mother, just ignore him."

Chunli gritted his teeth in hatred. This is a family division. It only happens once in a lifetime. How can it be so easy to let it go? If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again. This woman who spent money on the family, she also said that women are water and water produces gold. Spendthrift woman, go back and see how I will deal with you.

You was upset and handed all the property deeds to Ye Jiayao, asking her to handle it, then waved her hand and told everyone to disperse.

As soon as Chunli left the house, he started to grumble to Qiao: "I gave you a little color, and you are getting arrogant, right? When will it be your turn to speak in the family?"

Not willing to be outdone, Qiao sneered, "Are you anxious to settle accounts with me? Well, I'm going to settle accounts with you as well."

Ye Jiayao was afraid that if the two quarreled, Chunli would get violent towards Qiao, after all, Qiao was pregnant! She wanted to persuade them, but Chunyu pulled her away: "Don't worry about them, my brother deserves to be punished."

(End of this chapter)