A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 136 Divide Money
With the electric fan on, it's quite comfortable in this summer.

The whole family sat down around the table, and Yunlinhe took out the money from selling the pearls.

"The boss didn't accept those that were too small or had a bad shape."

A total of thirty-two pearls were brought with them, and six were confiscated.

The shopkeeper bought the three beads that were over 8mm in diameter at 160 yuan each.

Actually, as he said before, he would buy pearls larger than 8mm for 200 yuan, but the color of oyster pearls is not as good as that of other sea pearls.

The rest, smaller than 8mm, were round and full in shape. The larger ones were bought at 30 each. There were 5 of these.

They are smaller and not as round, but they are also unique. They are priced at 10 yuan each, and there are eight of them.

The others were purchased at 3 yuan each.

All things considered, the pearls sold for a total of 740 yuan!
After deducting the money spent on buying glasses for Yun Chennan and other miscellaneous items, there is still 575 yuan left.

Looking at the remaining five hundred yuan on the table, the family's eyes crinkled with laughter.

Yun Linhe pushed the money toward Grandma Yun: "Mom, keep the money for you."

Grandma Yun didn't accept the money. Instead, she suddenly said, "My husband and I have discussed it. The house is almost finished. Starting today, the money will be split up. From now on, each of you will manage your own money."

The group looked at each other in bewilderment. Was this... a sign that they were about to split up the family?

"This is all the money we have in the house."

Grandma Yun took out the money and put it on the table.

“I did the math, and we only started saving this money in the last two years. There are a lot of people in the family and expenses are high, but everyone is working hard for the family. We only started saving more money after we bought the boat this year. We have saved a total of 5400 yuan.”

Five thousand is an absolute fortune for any family.

After all, these days, it's common for families to have savings of over ten thousand yuan to make a newspaper announcement.

"Adding the money from selling pearls, the total comes to 5975 yuan."

"If we're splitting the family property, my husband and I will keep the remaining 975 yuan, and you two can split the remaining 5,000 yuan equally, right?"

Yunlinhai and Yunlinhe both shook their heads.

"Father, Mother, please keep more. What can you do with just over nine hundred?"

Both daughters-in-law nodded repeatedly.

The two old people laughed and said, "It's not over yet. We two old folks can still do some work. We can save some money on vegetables by growing them ourselves. After the family is divided, each of you can give me and this old man ten yuan a month, which will be enough for us to eat."

Yunlinhe and Yunlinhai calculated it and it was alright. If it wasn't enough, they would give more. They would also buy more things for the two elders on a regular basis.

"Now everyone has no objections, right?"

Yun Linhai and the others shook their heads.

Grandma Yun distributed the money, 2500 yuan to each family.

“I am very satisfied with both of my daughters-in-law. You are both thrifty and hardworking, so I feel at ease entrusting this money to you.”

Grandma Yun handed the money to her two daughters-in-law.

The two women were deeply moved, feeling truly blessed to have such a wonderful mother-in-law.

“We haven’t moved yet, and we all live together. In the future, my two daughters-in-law and I will take turns cooking. Each of you will give me 10 yuan. This money will cover the family’s living expenses, including groceries, food, and other daily necessities.”

Neither Shen Yunlian nor Wang Mei had any objections.

Grandpa Yun continued, "Besides money and houses, all we have are a few acres of land and that wooden boat. You can discuss whether to buy another boat or just cooperate on this one. Then, the profit sharing is up to you."

"We'll divide the land when we move, right? You all agree?"

Everyone shook their heads; the two elders had truly treated each other equally.

There are very few fair old people like this nowadays. Yun Linhai and his family have seen other families divide their property before, and each time it would cause a lot of trouble.

Thankfully, their family is very harmonious, and the two families would never fight over trivial matters.

"There's one more thing," Grandma Yun suddenly said. "Jiaojiao's earnings from now on must be kept separate. You all know her abilities; she can't have her money mixed up with yours. That wouldn't be fair to her."

Yun Jiao blinked. "Huh? There's something else about her too?"

Actually, Grandma Yun and Grandpa Yun's performance today was mainly for Yun Jiao.

Yun Jiao's abilities were simply too incredible for these fishermen.

She earns enough money to support her whole family.

However, neither of the elderly people wanted their children and grandchildren to develop a personality that was overly dependent on Yunjiao.

This is undoubtedly bad for everyone.

Although Yun Jiao is registered under the eldest son's name, both families treat her like their own daughter. Now that the families are separating, her earning power will only get better and better.

Putting all the money into the eldest son's house might not seem like a big deal now, but over time, both families might start to have other ideas.

The two elderly people discussed it and thought about it again. They decided that Yun Jiao's money had to be kept separate.

“Jiaojiao is good at making money. It’s not appropriate for this money to be kept in any of your households. I’ll keep it for her separately.”

She glanced at her two sons and daughters-in-law, and seeing that they had no objections, she felt very gratified.

“Jiaojiao, from now on you will go to sea with your father and uncle. The money for going to sea will be divided into three parts. You will keep one part with your grandmother. If you want to buy anything, just ask your grandmother for money. When you grow up and can save money yourself, your grandmother will return the money to you.”

Yun Jiao: "Okay."

Although she couldn't understand why, she knew that her grandmother wouldn't harm her.

Hearing that their younger sister could save money on her own, Yun Xiaowu and the others were very envious.

She even secretly asked her parents, "Mom, can I save money on my own too?"

Yun Xiaowu rarely played the role of a good boy.

But the 'good boy' still got a beating.

"Dream on. You'll be able to save money on your own once you get married."

Yun Xiaowu: …………

I'm only 10 years old now, and it'll be a long time before I get married.

Although the family has now separated, they still live together, and their lives haven't changed much.

The new house is almost finished.

Yunlin Hai remembered what Awang had said that day, and after discussing it with his younger brother Yunlin He, they decided to go out to sea.

Yun Jiao was naturally going too.

Yun Xiaowu and the others also wanted to go.

Yun Linhai: "The boat can't hold that many people. We'll take you there when we buy a bigger boat."

"When are you going to buy the big ship?"

Yun Linhai: "Just wait, it'll be soon."

It's actually still a long way off.

They all wanted to buy a steel boat with a diesel engine, which would cost two or three thousand even if it was secondhand.

What's more, they don't even have any second-hand iron boats for sale here.

Saturday was a perfect day for sailing, as the weather was perfect for it.

Yun Jiao was lifted up early in the morning, and her mother and older brother helped her wash her face and comb her hair.

She was still half asleep when she was already tidied up and put into her older brother's arms.

My older brother also came out to sea today.

(End of this chapter)